#687: Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled & SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs

11/07/2025 1h 5min Episodio 692
#687: Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled & SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs

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Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Singapore, Dr. Anjani Sinha, struggled at his Senate hearing, prompting questions about his credentials, timing, and political optics. Though Bilahari Kausikan & Calvin Cheng feel a lot more positive. Meanwhile, campus finance clubs at Singapore’s universities are as brutal as they are prestigious, with sky-high stress and razor-thin acceptance rates. Sign up for "Your Little Bit" - our weekly newsletterGet a weekly roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches!Click here to sign up!Nominate a Senior over 60 for Words of Wisdom!We’ll be recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs as part of our “Words of Wisdom” Project for SG60You can check out the first wave of recordings on the same siteHelp us keep these stories alive by nominating your loved ones!(00:00) Words of Wisdom(00:48) Intro(07:37) Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets Grilled(36:33) SG Uni Students Stressed by Finance Clubs(57:50) One Shiok Comment(59:25) One Shiok ThingOne Shiok ThingHaresh: AI Interviews Westeros ResidentsTerence: Was Phantasmagoria Too Much?Comment on this episode!Reddit | TelegramFollow us on our socials for the latest newsTikTok | IG | FBTrump’s Pick for Ambassador to SG Gets GrilledTrump’s ambassador nominee to Singapore Anjani Sinha has a rough day at Senate hearingCommentary: Who is Anji Sinha? Trump’s ambassador pick for Singapore is a mystery, but the timing speaks volumesWho is Tammy Duckworth, the US senator who excoriated Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Singapore?Bilahari Kausikan, Calvin Cheng say Trump pick for S'pore Ambassador could do well thanks to personal relationshipUni Students Stressed by Finance ClubsInside Singapore’s cutthroat campus finance clubs where 10% get in and stress runs highSingapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubsMics and Headphones from @shureChairs from @ergotunechairEdited and mixed by Tristen Yeak

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