S1E41: GE2025: Is ‘abandonment’ the word of the campaign so far?
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Show Notes
As the election campaign heats up with a week left to Polling Day on May 3, how is this General Election shaping up?
Synopsis: The Usual Place now moves to a half-hour daily livestream at noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - with Singapore's general election on May 3.
Host of the Political Prude podcast Joel Lim and Assistant Professor Elvin Ong from the NUS Department of Political Science join Natasha in this live episode.
Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:25 Abandonment: Buzzword of the GE2025 campaign so far?
9:15 Rallies and democratic conversations in Singapore; how younger voters are also keen on studying political issues
11:10 Gloves truly off yet? What kind of punches have been thrown so far?
22:58 Which candidates have come across to Prof Ong and Mr Lim as most authentic so far, online?
25:43 Being a ‘Conviction politician’: What does it mean?
26:58 Why they both feel GE2025 is truly a “podcast election”, following on some trends from the recent US presidential election
Host: Natasha Zachariah ([email protected])
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ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh
Shorts edited by: ST Video
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong
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