#536 - Singles to Blame for Lack of Babies in SG & Kid’s Poster Banned From Sports Hub Football Match

A Department of Statistics report recently found that more women remaining single is one of the contributing factors for Singapore’s baby drought. However, the ST article headline covering this report was slammed for seemingly laying the blame squarely on women. We discuss why the headline didn’t paint an accurate picture of the situation. Elsewhere, a Singaporean kid brought a handmade poster to the Singapore-South Korea football match at the Sports Hub, only to be told that his poster was not allowed. However, other people who brought posters supporting the Koreans were allowed entry. Why the inconsistency?

(00:00) Intro
(06:32) Singles to Blame for Lack of Babies in SG
(33:24) Kid’s Poster Banned From Sports Hub Football Match
(46:59) One Shiok Comment
(51:19) One Shiok Thing

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Singles to Blame for Lack of Babies in SG

• Rising share of singles is one main reason for Singapore’s great baby drought: Report
• Singapore’s total fertility rate hits record low in 2023, falls below 1 for first time
• Singapore Department of Statistics | Using Decomposed Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to Understand the Drivers for the Decline of TFR in Singapore
• Extreme heat affects men’s fertility and birth outcomes: NUS study

Kid’s Poster Banned From Sports Hub Football Match

• Kids’ handmade poster for S’pore-South Korea match deemed too large, forced to throw it away
• Kids stopped from bringing poster in support of Lions against South Korea as it was larger than allowed

One Shiok Comment

• Comment by internetlurker96
• YouTube comments on ep534

One Shiok Thing

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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak