So this is 2021! In a look back at this crazy year, we deep dive into the Top 10 Trending News as collated by Google Trends. Some of these topics might be familiar as we covered them on our podcast, while others might surprise you, in a “WTF?” kind of way. We’re also doing a festive season giveaway of a Google Nest Hub courtesy of our friends at Google, so listen up to find out how to participate! And one last thing: for the first time ever, catch us at a YLB live show in 2022!

Find us here!

• FUNNY FRIDAYS (LIVE): MINISTRY OF FUNNY | KUMAR - Link to buy tickets

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Google Search Trends 2021

• https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2021/SG/

• Comment by u/buttthenhor

One Shiok Thing

• You Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix

Today we discuss tennis and badminton, and how SG has made waves in both racquet sports in the last couple of days. First, the mysterious case of Peng Shuai that has captivated global media in the past month sees another major twist; this time, it’s SG’s very own Lianhe Zaobao which publishes the first video interview with the tennis star since her explosive posts alleging sexual assault first surfaced on Chinese social media. Why is everyone watching and dissecting this interview? Second, SG shuttler Loh Kean Yew made sporting history by winning the BWF World Championships 2021. We discuss the significance of his achievement, and whether this is as proud a moment as Joseph Schooling’s Olympic Gold.

BTW, it's our 250th ep coming up so... ASK-ME-ANYTHING #3! It's time for YOUR QUESTIONS so please fire away!

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Tennis player Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault allegations in Zaobao interview

• Lianhe Zaobao Facebook video of the interview (with English subs)

Loh Kean Yew is SG’s first badminton world champion

• ‘Singapore, this is for you’: city-state’s first world champion shuttler

• Comment by OriginalGoat1

One Shiok Thing

• Tyron Woodley: It's Time To Put Some Respect On Jake Paul's Name

2 lions broke free of their enclosures at Changi Airport this week and had to be tranquilized by a team from Mandai Wildlife Group. While they are currently safe and stable, photos surfaced of their less-than-ideal transit conditions, which raised questions about the lions’ origins and destination. Elsewhere, host Steve Harvey gets flak for asking Miss India to do an animal impersonation onstage during the Miss Universe 2021 contest, rather than asking her about her background in advocacy. Did Steve screw up again?

BTW, it's our 250th ep coming up so... ASK-ME-ANYTHING #3! It's time for YOUR QUESTIONS so please fire away!

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Photos of escaped Changi lions’ treatment provokes discussion

• Two lions sedated after breaking free of container in Changi Airport

Ms Universe 2021 made to meow by host Steve Harvey

• Steve Harvey Asked Miss India to Meow During Miss Universe

• Comment with trailer about RK saga

One Shiok Thing

• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent -Official Red Band Trailer (2022) Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal

Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh finally gave his side of the story in the Raeesah Khan saga to the Committee of Privileges, in a 9-hour grilling session fronted by Minister Edwin Tong. But how much closer are we to the truth after today? Elsewhere, New Zealand took a bold step toward a smoke-free future by making it progressively harder for young people to legally obtain cigarettes. Could this ever work in Singapore?

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Pritam Singh testifies to Committee of Privileges

• Pritam says he told Raeesah in Oct.3 meeting that she ought to 'take responsibility & ownership of the issue'

New Zealand to ban smoking for future generations

• New Zealand to ban smoking for next generation in bid to outlaw habit by 2025

• Comment by Mofsterboi

One Shiok Thing

• GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE - Official Trailer (HD)

At a panel discussion on future skills featuring an appearance by Minister Chan Chun Sing, a straw poll showed that a majority of the attendees were only “slightly confident” that their skills would be relevant in a few years' time, while 19% expressed that they were “not confident”. How should we interpret this data point about the SG workforce? Elsewhere, the CEO of Better.com, Vishal Garg, has apologised for how he handled the layoffs of 900 employees at his company, which was done over a Zoom call. We discuss whether there really is a way to better execute layoffs.

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Straw poll reveals SGeans “not confident” of their skills

• Straw poll finds S'poreans not confident of their skills; business leaders say it's a good sign

Better.com CEO faces backlash for firing workers over Zoom

• 900 Better.com employees learn their jobs are being eliminated in a Zoom call

• Comment by NiceNefariousness771

One Shiok Thing

• Ariel Heelwani vs Paul Heyman 👊 Who Wins The Promo War? | This Is How to Cut A Killer WWE Promo!

In another twist in the Raeesah Khan saga, former MP Yaw Shin Leong came out on Facebook to dispute Pritam Singh’s account of events surrounding his expulsion from WP in 2012. Who’s telling the truth? Elsewhere, a Sugarbook user complained to the MOE about a teacher who allegedly advertised herself on the platform as a “sugar baby”, saying that teachers should be held to a “higher standard”. Is it wrong for an educator to moonlight as a “sugar baby”?

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! #folklory

Former MP Yaw Shin Leong says WP asked him to “stay silent” 

• Yaw Shin Leong, expelled by WP in 2012 for not addressing alleged affair, now claims party asked him to ‘stay silent’

Will MOE allow teachers to be "sugar babies"?

• Sugarbook user alleges teacher advertised herself as 'sugar baby', complains to MOE

• Comment by flylikeawind

One Shiok Thing

• Spider-Man Rated-R

On Friday evening, an interim report featuring Raeesah Khan’s testimony was released by the Committee of Privileges, and it painted the Workers’ Party in a bad light. Most damning of all was that the WP leadership allegedly asked Khan to keep up her lie in Parliament. We dissect the report and her explosive testimony. Elsewhere, Grab finally listed on NASDAQ, making a billionaire out of founder Anthony Tan - at least momentarily, until the share price subsequently dipped more than 20%. What does this mean for Grab’s future?

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions!

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! Check out the sample that we've included in this week's podcast! #folklory

Raeesah Khan’s testimony opens can of worms for WP leaders

• Raeesah Khan testifies to privileges committee that WP leaders told her to keep to lie made in Parliament

Grab’s share price tumbles after going public

• Grab founder's stake sheds billion-dollar mark after shares sink 20.5% by debut close

• Post by GoldGene3631

One Shiok Thing

• Ralf Rangnick's first press conf as Man Utd manager

Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan abruptly resigned from her position as an MP and from the party on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before she was due to face an internal disciplinary hearing. WP’s leaders came out with the details of what happened, and it turns out that they knew of Khan’s lies a lot earlier than the public. How did this happen? Also, Singapore tied with Paris in second place on The Economist’s list of most expensive cities in the world, only behind Tel Aviv. What should the average Singaporean make of this news?

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions!

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! Check out the sample that we've included in this week's podcast! #folklory

Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan resigns

• WP leaders told by Raeesah Khan in August she had lied, decided to give her time to deal with matter: Pritam Singh

Singapore crowned world’s second most expensive city

• Singapore overtakes Hong Kong as most expensive place to live in Asia

• Comment by manofficial

One Shiok Thing

• Invisible String by Taylor Swift (studio session)

In the past week, a new variant of COVID was identified in South Africa, and it was named the Omicron variant. The CEO of Moderna has said that the current vaccines are likely to be less effective against this variant, and several countries have shut their borders to prevent its spread. What about here in SG? Elsewhere, YouTuber MrBeast created a jaw-dropping real Squid Game competition and setup for his latest video, and like its source material, the video went crazy viral worldwide. However, is it really as big of a deal as many people are claiming?

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions!

FOLKLORY - Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! Check out the sample that we've included in this week's podcast! #folklory

Are the vaccines effective against Omicron?

• The Omicron Variant: We Still Know Almost Nothing - The Atlantic

MrBeast’s viral Squid Game video sparks discussion

• $456,000 Squid Game In Real Life!

• Comment by dat_rak

One Shiok Thing

• You Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix

Actor, father, entrepreneur, and now metaverse evangelist Andie Chen tells us about relocating during a pandemic, the differences between Singapore and Taiwan, and how the metaverse is going to take over!

Find us here!

• Our YLB Subreddit for detailed show notes and mindblowing discussions!

FOLKLORY - Thinking of what gifts to get this holiday season? Record a personalized podcast as an audio gift for your loved ones! This is the baby we've been working on! We've launched the new edition of FOLKLORY.com, and can't wait to help you create a one-of-a-kind present that will be shared and cherished forever! Check it out now! #folklory

Find Andie Chen here:

• Instagram

Here are our one SHIOK things!

• Home Sweet Home Alone | Official Trailer | Disney+