The longkang gets split into many camps this week over the refugee issue with our returning guest, Saiful!! How should nations deal with the influx of people fleeing from war or disaster? The answer, as we discovered, is not so straightforward. The kitties grappled with their internal struggles to maintain sovereignty while extending a helping hand.

On this most auspicious of weekends, we bring you the final word on the Ben Davis situation! Returning guest Saiful not only shares his football expertise, but also his thoughts on Ben Davis' deferment rejection and the implication that brings.

Since Davis probably does not have any uncles or cousin to teach him how to deal with the bureaucrats in our army, he should totally listen to 4 random strangers with his interest at heart!

The answer to the question, we don't know! Problem is, does the government know?! Do the people know, or care? This week we excavate the foundations of the HDB, uncovering the fatal flaws in its construction and design. We discuss how a 99 year lease combined with SERS that only benefits 4% of the population spells disaster, potential solutions to the problem, and if drinking beer really does really make one of our host, queer!

If you ever wanted to commit political career suicide, just simply say we should cut funding to education, but fortunately here at the LongKang we have no such consideration! Based broadly on the book "The case against Education" written by Bryan Caplan, we discuss the prevailing schools of thoughts surrounding the issue. Are schools focusing on signalling or building human capital? What subjects would you add to the current curriculum? And finally, would you take up on Dan's pain spike challenge?

Free money for everyone! Universal basic income is a very real possibility in the future, so what do we really think of it? In this episode, we got special guest Danny from the Economical Rice Podcast to discuss UBI, because you know, we occasionally have someone who knows what they're talking about. This week we talk about the ups and downs of such a system, alternate solutions, and finally, in which situation will Danny strap himself to a rocket and launch himself into the Sun (hint: its in the picture).

Don't let the image fool you! We're deep into the tunnels of SMRT this week, letting our feelings about new CEO Neo Kian Hong gently come into contact with each other. While most of the kitties weren't impress, JonCat does his best to defend the incoming leader. What does a CEO do anyway? What characteristics do CEOs across the world share? And finally, has DanCat the good citizen joined a secret society? Find out more this week in the LongKang!

We're back at it again! This week we try to figure out why Jon is raging so hard he's picking fights with sociologist and the co-host. Jerry gets put on the spot when his usual yes/no answer satisfies not even Dan, and how will social media put the brakes on fake news in the future (pro-tip, its not by hiring poor and starving kids).

Are you all ready for Deliberate online Falsehoods again? Thats just a $12 word for fake news by the way, used by high SES folks. For the rest of us, we're getting bamboozled again by Dan's incredible proclamations. Jon discusses the various theories of "truth" and why its so irritating to talk about fake news in this day and age. And finally, the real meat of the matter, the Select Committee, who are they, why are they here, why is that guy's bald forehead so shiny it shadows our future?

Part 2 of our discussion on Budget 2018

With the prices of everything set to increase, the common folk are expected to be hit the hardest, will the new schemes fix everything? What paths will the government lead us down in this brave new world? And finally, why is Jon so smug about? (hint, it's about funding to the arts.)

Join us on this final part of our budget 2018 series! Be sure to comment and feedback!

Forum with Finance minister:

https://video.toggle.sg/en/video/series/ask-the-finance-minister-2018/ep1/568867

Lim Tean smartphone video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wGMO4xlBN4

Budget 2018 ripped through Singapore like a particularly rancid fart, leaving a foul taste in everyone's mouth! Our discussion brings about an introduction to the budget and what this foul wind of change will implicate for the populace.

LKK PSA: We are currently testing a new format, breaking an episode into easily digestible parts. Let us know if this change is just as bad as Budget 2018!