on the flip side
Podcast Description
Some ideas feel set in stone — Meritocracy, 99-year housing leases, the tuition culture. We’ve accepted them for decades, but should we still?
In Majulah Presents: On the Flip Side, host and former journalist Malminderjit Singh takes a hard look at Singapore’s deeply ingrained policies and norms, asking: Are they still serving us, or is it time to rethink them?
Join us as we flip the script, challenge assumptions, and explore global perspectives.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast tackles critical themes like governance, economic policies, and societal impacts, with episodes that delve into topics such as the implications of Singapore’s Budget 2025, the effectiveness of meritocracy, and contemporary challenges faced by families, including parenting support and job security in the context of rising living costs.
Some ideas feel set in stone — Meritocracy, 99-year housing leases, the tuition culture. We’ve accepted them for decades, but should we still?
In Majulah Presents: On the Flip Side, host and former journalist Malminderjit Singh takes a hard look at Singapore’s deeply ingrained policies and norms, asking: Are they still serving us, or is it time to rethink them?
Join us as we flip the script, challenge assumptions, and explore global perspectives.
Malminderjit Singh gets real about race and religion with Nazhath Faheema and Darren Mak, prominent figures in the harmony sector, and what it feels like to be a minority in Singapore today.
As friends who have spent years working in interfaith and community spaces, all three share their honest feelings on the burden of proving their Singaporean identity, issues even within races, and what warning signs might signal a more divided society.
With humour, joy and space for difficult reflection, they ask the question: How multicultural are we really?
Chapters
(00:00) Intro
(01:00) Meet Faheema & Darren
(04:25) They always ask me where I come from
(14:33) What does racism look like now?
(22:30) A different way of looking at privilege.
(28:14) Break
(28:30) The best country for minority groups?
(32:30) The tudung issue.
(38:30) Should the Government step back?
(41:30) Are you ready to hear the ugly truth?
(44:22) Government should have spotted this earlier
(49:00) What more we can do
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