There is more football than ever before, yet many fans are watching less of it.

In this episode, Alastair and Guo Feng reflect on how packed calendars, expanding tournaments, and modern life have reshaped the way fans engage with football. Rather than blaming fatigue or apathy, they explore why being selective has become a reasonable, even necessary, response.

This conversation is about attention, meaning, trade-offs, and why loving football does not always mean watching every match.

Chapters

Chapters00:00 – Intro: More football in 202601:10 – Expanded World Cup explained03:00 – Is there too much football?05:30 – Club vs international overload12:45 – Time zones and watching from Asia14:00 – Being selective as a fan22:30 – More matches, same stakes23:48 – Money talks in football27:14 – TIL: Why it’s called “Kapchai”30:03 – TIL: How to pronounce “Budapest”

Food articles are supposed to add clarity. Instead, many now prioritise outrage, punchy headlines, and simplified narratives that spark anger but explain very little.

In this episode of Also Consider This, we examine recent food and hawker-related coverage and ask what we lose when articles are written to provoke reaction rather than provide depth. We discuss how shallow framing fuels public anger, why hawkers and F&B operators often bear the cost of these narratives, and how conversations about food prices and closures become distorted along the way.

This is not a defence of bad food, nor an attack on criticism. It is a critique of how food stories are framed, and why anger-driven coverage ultimately prevents more honest discussions about sustainability, costs, quality, and choice in the food ecosystem.

If you care about food culture, media responsibility, and having better conversations beyond headlines, this episode is for you.

🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng
🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers.

⏱ Chapters00:02:13 — ST Life Article on “Disappearing Singaporean Diner”00:04:11 — STOMP Yong Tau Foo Article Summary00:07:55 — Consider This: What Drives Media Profitability?00:10:28 — Our Beef With the STOMP YTF Article (Too Headline-Heavy)00:12:46 — Doxxing the STOMP Writer Is Not Right00:13:56 — We Understand the Anger00:14:53 — The “Secret War” in Hawker Culture: Cheap vs Quality00:21:04 — There Is Space for Different Hawker Price Points00:23:26 — If It’s Too Expensive for You, Just Move On00:24:26 — The Market Is the Market: Consumers Vote With Their Wallets00:29:18 — Parting Shot 1: Journalists Need to Dive Deeper00:30:35 — Parting Shot 2: SPH Has Not Done Proper Investigative Journalism for Years00:32:02 — Are Newspapers Crap Because of Short Attention Spans?00:33:18 — Today I Learnt: Was Nike Fined by the NBA for Air Jordans?00:35:47 — Today I Learnt: Creatine Is Also a Brain Supplement

What in 2025 really changed about how we think?

In the final episode of Also Consider This for 2025, we step away from external topics and spend time reflecting inward. Using six structured reflection questions adapted from a Mel Robbins podcast, we look back on the year and use it as a grounding point to think about how we want to approach 2026.

We talk candidly about burnout, mental health, career uncertainty, creativity, experimentation, and what it meant to finally start this podcast after years of talking about it. We also unpack what we learnt about process, failure, iteration, and why reflection matters more than setting surface-level resolutions.

This episode is designed to be experienced alongside us. As you listen, you’re invited to pause, reflect, and answer the same six questions for yourself, using our conversation as a reference point rather than a template.

We got these questions from this episode of the Mel Robbins podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeD8tpOCyIY

🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng
🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers.

Was Singapore really built by one man, or have we simplified a much bigger story about the people who shaped the nation?

Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy looms large in Singapore’s national story, and rightly so. But over time, the way we remember history can become simplified, turning a collective effort into a single name.

In this episode, we ask whether Singapore has lionised LKY too much, and why that lionisation exists in the first place. We explore how focusing on one figure can provide clarity, identity, and continuity, but also how it can unintentionally obscure the wider team that made Singapore what it is today.

We then turn our attention to the first-generation leaders who worked alongside LKY, many of whom younger Singaporeans may not know or remember. From economic development and defence, to housing, foreign policy, education, and social institutions, we revisit their contributions and why they mattered.

This conversation is not about diminishing one man’s legacy. It is about recognising that Singapore was built by a team, and by its people, and that remembering the full story matters if we want a more grounded understanding of our past.

In a system where complaints often lead to results, the incentive to complain becomes hard to resist.

Why complaining works in Singapore, and why that’s a problem.

From MRT breakdowns to scheduled maintenance shutdowns, complaints about public services in Singapore often lead to quick responses and visible action. That effectiveness raises an uncomfortable question: if complaining works so well, have we become too reliant on it?

Why do sports in public spaces keep sparking complaints, and what does it say about how we coexist in a dense city?

Pickleball complaints have sparked heated reactions in Singapore, but they are part of a much bigger pattern.

In this episode, we use pickleball as a starting point to explore why sports like football, basketball, and cycling keep running into conflict in public spaces. We unpack the frustrations around noise, safety, space, and inconvenience, and ask whether these tensions reflect intolerance, poor design, or the realities of dense urban living.

Rather than choosing sides, we look for nuance and possible ways forward, and ask what coexistence in shared spaces should really look like.

Is hiring local talent really the best way forward for Singapore football?

In this episode, we dive into the debate around local versus foreign coaches, and what those choices say about trust, development, and expectations within Singapore football. We discuss why criticism emerges so quickly, whether scepticism is justified, and how much patience is actually required when building a long-term system.

This is less about one coach, and more about how belief, identity, and credibility are built over time in sport, and in institutions more broadly.

🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng

🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers.

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⏱ Chapters00:00:00 Intro00:05:10 Was Gavin Lee an emotional appointment with no thought?00:25:52 The Wider Social Argument Exposed: Local vs Foreign Talent00:49:33 Why Nationality Does Not Matter00:51:32 Lions Should Play in Jalan Besar ONLY01:03:29 How Shameless/Shameful Are We?01:04:55 TIL Why Some Cameras Are More Expensive01:09:48 TIL Pencils Don't Kill With Lead01:12:39 Guo Feng Explains Chemistry O Level Practical Exams

4 things worth watching this week, from emotional deep dives to clever creators, plus two Today I Learnt moments.

This week’s edition of "Also Consume This" features four pieces of content that genuinely caught our attention. From strange internet rabbit holes to historical storytelling, and from surprisingly emotional videos to small creators doing clever, meaningful work, we break down why these stood out and how they fed our curiosity.

Each of us brings two things worth your time, and we unpack what they made us think about, and why they lingered long after watching. If you are looking for something fresh to watch or listen to, this episode is our weekly watchlist, curated with zero doomscrolling guilt.

We wrap with our Today I Learnt segments, where each of us shares one idea or insight that changed how we see things this week.

Links to the Things We Consumed:Extra History: Ned Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb-B6kBKlQjNskAfZNbBkR-2ZqmSYzf9z

hongisbored
https://www.youtube.com/@UCR1PCKbQBI-xrSNlY194zpg

tehsiewdai
https://www.youtube.com/@UC4Fu_PxKyYXszbDDhxrbxoA

Why Single-Origin Coffee Is So Expensive
https://youtu.be/Dmpnrtey3YU?si=Pi5uLL21lUJEPE_L

🎙️ Hosted by Alastair & Guo Feng
🎧 Also Consider This — the podcast where we value nuance, perspective, and knowledge… so we can all be Also Clever Thinkers.

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsoconsiderthis.podcast

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rInsZVHA5qs

⏱ Chapters
00:00 — Intro01:33 — The Infamous Ned Kelly (Alastair)15:28 — tehsiewdai (Guo Feng)21:28 — Why Single-Origin Coffee is So Expensive (Alastair)31:13 — hongisbored (Guo Feng)39:00 — TIL: Why AirPods Keep Dropping Out (Alastair)44:35 — TIL: Why "Love" Means Zero in Tennis (Guo Feng)49:40 — Outro