Singapore’s General Election 2025 took the nation by surprise—unexpected swings, shifting loyalties, and a brand new Cabinet lineup. In this candid fireside chat, Crystal Lim-Lange sits down with political scientist, podcaster and bestselling author Prof Walid Jumblatt Abdullah to unpack the shocks, surprises, and silent messages behind the vote.

We talk about :

• What were the most unexpected outcomes of GE2025?
• Is the new Cabinet a sign of real change—or business as usual?
• How do we elevate civil discourse in a polarizing climate?
• What does this election say about the maturity of Singapore’s electorate?
• And why is Walid’s new book, Why Palestine, flying off the shelves?

Walid is an associate professor at NTU, political commentator, and author of the bestselling book Why Palestine. Known for his sharp analysis and refreshing candor, he is a rare voice of reason in Singapore’s political discourse.

🔗 Follow Walid here:

- Buy Walid's bestseller Why Palestine

⁠https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/why-palestine⁠

- Youtube : ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@tehtarikwithwalid⁠

- Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/walidj.abdullah⁠

- Google Scholar page: ⁠https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oLLVN-QAAAAJ&hl=en⁠

Zachary Young is an empire builder whom I nicknamed the "Scaling King", and if you're a founder or in sales or marketing, you will not want to miss out his invaluable business advice!

As the Founder of Foundry & Co., Zach helps scale startups and SMEs into industry leaders.

He is also the author of the Amazon bestseller The Slingshot Maneuver, a strategic playbook for business acceleration, and an active angel investor in the AI and Web3 space, backing next-gen technologies and founders.

Currently, Zachary serves as Chief Growth Officer at Cryptoknight Academy, where he's leading the charge to make crypto education simple, practical, and profitable for everyone.

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Recorded live at Deep Human Club, Crystal has a frank, funny and inspiring conversation with new opposition politician-activists, Ariffin Sha from the Singapore Democratic Party, and Jeremy Tan, Independent Candidate for Mountbatten in the GE2025.

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https://www.instagram.com/ariffin_sha

Follow Jeremy on IG at https://www.instagram.com/jeremytan.sg