Let's Talk, Singapore
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Start your day with the stories shaping Singapore — and your place in it. Join Neil Humphreys and Audrey Siek as they cover the biggest headlines, trending topics, and everyday conversations, unpacked through fresh perspectives, expert insights, and engaging discussion. From current affairs and social issues to lifestyle trends and community voices, each segment offers a different lens on what’s happening — and what’s worth your attention. And it’s not just talk — it’s your voice. Through polls, messages, and live call-ins, listeners are part of the conversation, sharing their views and shaping the discussion in real time. With a mix of clarity, curiosity, and personality, Let’s Talk, Singapore keeps you informed, connected, and ready for the day ahead.
AUG 13, 2025
13/08/25 - Companies To Watch: What Starhub’s acquisition of MyRepublic mean for investorsIn the latest of the ever evolving telco landscape, Singapore’s second-largest mobile operator Starhub recently announced that it will be taking full ownership of MyRepublic's broadband business! And that comes one day after the years-long speculation of StarHub acquiring M1 from Keppel was invalidated when the asset manager announced its proposed sale of the telco to Simba Telecom.
How should investors be digesting news of Starhub’s latest acquisition? And what could this mean for the iconic green star’s strategic positioning in this highly competitive landscape? Find out with Dan Koh and Ryan Huang as they tear down the details.
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AUG 12, 2025
12/08/25 - US Markets Wrap: Markets have potential to grind higherJoseph Shaposhnik, founder and CEO of Rainwater Equity zooms in on thepositive news from the software industry and AI beneficiaries in the latest earnings season, He discusses why he likes Constellation Software and Microsoft.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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AUG 12, 2025
12/08/25 - Mind Your Business: What happens when a psychologist plays the marketSingapore’s 60-year journey has been a masterclass in adaptability, a trait shared by the innovators shaping its future. Few reflect this better than James Leong, who made the leap from organisational psychology to the high-stakes world of proprietary trading.
Now CEO of Grasshopper, he has guided the firm from a two-person start-up into a fintech player with regional influence. The Breakfast Show invites James on the show to explore the story behind that bold career shift, the tech-driven strategies powering Grasshopper, and what it takes to succeed in an industry that never stands still.
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AUG 12, 2025
12/08/25 - Breakfast Bites: Do you have the post-holiday blues? Here's how to beat it!It's hard to describe the feeling after a nice vacation... a weird combination of sluggishness, mild dread, and wishing you could rewind to Saturday. Congratulations, you might just have the post-holiday blues. It's something we've all probably experienced, and the "depression" can hit hard. How do we manage it? Is this a feeling that can be avoided?
Audrey and Ryan discuss the ways you can "game" your mind and get back to the routine with minimal pain.
Presented by Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang
Produced by Audrey Siek
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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AUG 12, 2025
12/08/25 - Companies To Watch: The AI company suffering ‘catastrophic’ lossesIt’s a company once touted as a rising star in enterprise artificial intelligence. But all it took was one quarter to change it all for C3.ai - a company that serves a broad global client base in sectors from energy to financial services and healthcare.
Join Dan Koh and Audrey Siek as they investigate the ‘catastrophic’ quarter that C3.ai is faced with and what red flags are analysts flagging about the stock today.
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AUG 11, 2025
11/08/25 - Bigger Pic: Tariff implications for inflationPhan Vee Leung, CIO, Trackrecord, discusses how much the kicking in of tariffs will figure in this week's inflation reading in the US Consumer Price Index data for July. He looks at how markets are pricing in the expectations, and explains why they continue to hit new highs as well as where to buy on the dips.
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AUG 11, 2025
11/08/25 - Mind Your Business: Meet the Unsung Heroes Who Keep Singapore GoingAs Singapore marks its 60th birthday, the My Community Festival is turning the spotlight on the country’s “unsung economic heroes” — the hawkers, craftsmen, farmers, and family-run businesses who keep our cultural and economic fabric alive.
Kwek Li Yong, Co-founder and Executive Director of My Community, joins the Breakfast Show to share how these everyday players in Singapore’s cultural economy are adapting to modern challenges, and why supporting them matters now more than ever.
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AUG 11, 2025
11/08/25 - Breakfast Bites: How well do you know the lyrics to our most beloved NDP songs?As the SG60 weekend winds down, our minds are probably still on the NDP concert that was filled with our most familiar tunes we have been singing for decades. No, we don't mean our National Anthem, but our mainstay national day songs we listen to and sing in unison every year.
Can Singapore count on you to know these lyrics? Are we One People, One Nation, One Singapore? Let's play "finish the lyric"!
Presented by Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang
Produced by Audrey Siek
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo credit: ST Photo Gavin Foo
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AUG 8, 2025
08/08/25 - Bigger Pic: Singapore banks post mixed Q2 report cardsSingapore's big 3 banks are bracing for macroeconomic uncertainty following mixed quarterly results. DBS outperformed its peers in Q2, helping its share prices hit new highs. On the other hand, OCBC and UOB missed expectations. With tariff headwinds on the horizon, what does the rest of the year hold? Danny Khoo, Head of Sales Trading, SAXO Singapore shares more.
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AUG 8, 2025
08/08/25 - US Markets Wrap: Markets continue to push through "wall of worry”David Abella, Director of Investments, GoalVest reviews how much momentum is behind the recent marke run, against wall of worries -including: a rich S&P 500 valuation of 22.2X, relatively high tariffs that are now in force (which can cause stagflation), and continued tariff uncertainly especially with China, India, Mexico, and Canada.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
Image: Pete Linforth from Pixabay
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