The Daily Ketchup

Singaporeans often struggle with stress, not getting enough sleep, sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits. Yet Singaporeans are one of the longest-living people on Earth, so how does that make sense??In this episode, we sit down with Health Promotion Board CEO Tay Choon Hong to find out just how much of our health is really our own choice, and how much has been shaped by the environment around us. Is it actually difficult to be healthy in Singapore?Has Nutri-Grade really changed what we drink? Why is salt becoming the next big health problem? And if Singaporeans are living longer than ever, how do we make sure we can live those extra years well?

Everyone knows about "money can't buy happiness" but are you just spending it wrongly?? Does having a kid actually make you happy? We talk about the economics of joy with Prof Nick Powdthavee, who studied happiness for 20 years and put a dollar value on your marriage.Join Our Telegram Community!!!: t.me/dailyketchup

Adrian and Tracie Pang sit down with us to share insights into their relationship, business and lives together! How do you make a marriage AND a business work together? How do you know when it’s time to walk away from something you’ve built for 16 years? And what does it really take to survive 30 years of marriage when work and life are completely intertwined?

*This episode was filmed on 8 September, at 3pm!*9% MINISTERIAL SALARY INCREASE: why now? what about cost of living?! Singapore Government recruitment “crisis”??

Can't stop thinking about your partner IN BED WITH PAST LOVERS?! Do we care too much about body count?? We discuss "retroactive jealousy" and whether you SHOULD ask if you're the best they've ever had hehehehehe 😈

Singaporeans are taught to study hard, find a stable job and avoid unnecessary risk. But is "staying comfortable" COSTING us the BEST YEARS of our lives? In this episode, we unpack love, family, career, regret and responsibility, and why EVERYTHING seems to FEEL harder nowadays...

Does money REALLY solve Singapore's fertility problem?We sit down with Dinesh Vasu Dash, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Manpower, to ask: Can we actually afford children? Do Singaporean women STILL face a "motherhood penalty"? And why can’t Singapore simply let its population shrink??

Is it ok for a stranger to touch your kid's head? When does protecting your child go TOO FAR??After a viral incident involving a hawker and a young child, we debate what to do when harmless gestures seem cross a boundary.