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The Simon Says Podcast
“Simon Says” is a deep dive into the topsy-turvy world of Malaysian politics and why it matters. Follow host Simon Yeo as he gives his perspectives and decodes current political and government news for you. If you have ever wondered about some of the following, this show is for you! “Why does borin...
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White House sets Malaysia’s tariff rate at 19% (Ep.127)
In a brilliant article by John Carney of Breitbart titled “Putting a Price on Admission to America’s Market”, we discussed in this episode as to how d...
Season of Navigating Tariff for Malaysia (Ep.126)
As Malaysia struck a deal at the eleventh hour with the Trump administration, we discussed in this episode what might have been the ideal tariff deals...
Can Clerical Leadership Really Take Malaysia to Greater Heights? (Ep.125)
In Zaid Ibrahim’s facebook post, he said, “Guided by its Council of Guardians - religious scholars with deep ideological conviction - Iran not only su...
Expanded SST - Is Support for PMX Waning? (Ep.124)
Framed as part of the Madani Government’s broader fiscal reform efforts, Malaysians have been thrusted into the supposed reform that are in fact patch...
Nations Realignment through Trump’s Middle East Visit (Ep.123)
Nations Realignment through Trump’s Middle East Visit (Ep.123)
In the recent visit to Middle East, Trump called out “Nation-building Neo-Cons” a...
PKR Central Election - Rafizi or Nurul Izzah vying for 2nd highest position? (Ep.122)
Rafizi recently made a statement - "If Nurul Izzah loses, people would say Anwar has been rejected by his own party. So what choice do you have here?"...
Departure from a Globalist Era? (Ep.121)
Malaysia’s halal import restrictions and requirements for bumiputera equity in foreign-owned companies have been flagged by the United States as non-t...
Desperate China on ASEAN Tour to Rally Support Against US Tariff (Ep.120)
A master class in negotiation, Trump recognised a reality and perhaps predicted Beijing's belligerent approach to Trump's call for fairness in trade d...
Desperate China on an ASEAN tour to Jointly Resist Unilateral Bullying of Trump Tariffs (Ep.119)
Since the Liberation Day on 2 April, the world has been thrust into introspection of the unfair “free trade policies”, which is seemingly “without eco...
Affirmative Action & Preferential Policies in Malaysia (Ep.118)
In this episode, we have a guest speaker, Ch’ng Xin Ying, with whom we discussed the nuanced assertions and counter-assertions on group preferences an...
Turning Point for DAP? (Ep.117)
The recent CEC election results have signaled a generational change with the rise of new crop of party leaders. In this episode, we discussed with our...
DAP CEC Election (Ep.116)
Ahead of the DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC) Election on 16 March, we have two special guests on this show as we discussed the key question surr...
Anwar’s ASEAN Summit off to Bumpy Start? (Ep.115)
Many critics have equated Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship to a disappointing start, with possibility of supposed “neutrality” in ASEAN-US relations risk...
Associated Press claimed Elon’s DOGE less efficient at it reported (Ep.114)
With the federal protest on 19 February 2025 against Elon Musk’s “takeover” of public service jobs, we explore the dreaded topic by Malaysian politici...
New Paradigm in World Affairs? (Ep.113)
Barely 3 weeks into the new American administration, President Donald J. Trump continues to attract and commands the attention of the world. It is not...
Trump: Winning is What Matters (Ep.112)
In his inaugural address, the 47th President of United States of America proclaims ‘The Golden Age of America Begins Right Now’. In line with the hist...
2024 Recap: A Year of Establishment Crumbling (Ep.111)
While 2024 was a year many conservative values were upheld, from Labours voters flock to Farage’s Reform Party over mass migration, to Trump’s impress...
2024 Global Events in a Nutshell (Ep. 110)
As we come to a close of the chapter for 2024, we look at few significant events that took place, from Zelensky’s benefit from domestic corruption and...
The Tension between Media Freedom and Control (Ep.109)
The return to power of Donald Trump has news executive nervous, particularly with the recent ABC’s settlement of a defamation lawsuit brought by the P...
Trump Jokes about Taking Over Canada (Ep.108)
Trudeau visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after Trump threatened to slap a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico unless they c...
Media Meltdown - Logan Paul’s Epic Troll of Far-Left BBC (Ep.107)
Since Trump’s landslide victory, we have seen that many of the once respected corporate media being revealed of its true colours, i.e., “having its un...
Leftist Meltdown with Trump’s Victory in Pop Culture (Ep.106)
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said on MSNBC’s “Inside” after Trump’s re-election as the incoming 47th President of United States that Trump was “giv...
Which America will turn out on November 5? (Ep.105)
As both presidential candidate laid out their closing campaign message on Monday, the voters will answer Ben Franklin’s famous demand of the American...
The Most Beautiful Word in the Dictionary Is Tariff (Ep.104)
In days leading up to U.S. Election 2024, more and more Vice President Kamala Harris has backed out from opportunities to discuss economy policies at...
There is Not a Thing Kamala would Do Differently When Asked in The View (Ep.103)
The time to pick a side has never been clearer with just less than 3 weeks to go to Election Day on November 5, 2024. Actor Dennis Quaid who is known...
Female Voters Dig JD Vance after Debate Performance (Ep.102)
CNN poll taken immediately after vice presidential debate shows Vance overtakes Walz with a 12 point shift in Vance’s favour amongst the female voters...
Election Day in Less than 6 Weeks! (Episode 101)
While much of the voters in the U.S. will be tuning in to watch the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night between Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz...
Happy Malaysia Day 2024! (Ep.100)
Since the declaration of Malaysia Day as public holiday in 2009 by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, there has been slow but growing awa...
Malaysia condemns US’ hypocrisy in Human Rights and Democracy on Siding with Israel (Ep.99)
On a world stage, Malaysia cosies up to Russia with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s working visit to Russia in early September 2024 to advance Malaysia...
National Day or Malaysia Day? (Ep.98)
What an irony when PMX Anwar Ibrahim kicked off his National Day 2024 themed “Malaysia MADANI: Jiwa Merdeka” address by giving stern warning against a...
DNC Meltdown When Beyonce was a No-Show (Ep.97)
According to Nielsen, the television ratings of the first night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) sunk 22 percent from 2016. The ratings cra...
Trump Card - A Triumphant Return to X with Elon Musk (Ep. 96)
We saw the media broke the day after the conversation between billionaire Elon Musk and former President Trump went live in X for two hours. Many head...
Meta Interference - Should Social Media Platform Cancel Posts by Head of State? (Ep.95)
In a recent news where the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, expressed his dismay over the backlash against the effort to bring in the injure...
Is Assassination of Terrorist Leader a Heinous Murder? (Ep.94)
Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, joins in the choruses of those who deemed the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh to mean the...
Is Kamala Harris black or Indian? (Ep.93)
In recent week, we saw an uproar in the internet when former President Trump questioned the racial identity of Vice President of United States, Kamala...
Misrepresentations by Alleged Media Representation
Recently, an AI image of “All Eyes on Rafah” surges on social media after what the cable news coined as “deadly Israeli airstrike killing dozens of ci...
Trump’s Battle against Lawfare
At the 4th week of hush money trial, Trump decried election interference upon arrival at a Manhattan courthouse. “I should be out campaigning now inst...
Of Self-Determination, Pursuit of Happiness, and Small Government
Of recent years, there is a voice from Sarawak which has pro-independence stirring but the results over the last few election cycles do not seem to su...
Bitcoin Halving - Could Cryptocurrency be a Way for Financial Security?
Some crypto enthusiasts intone the halving like a religious event with near mystical importance which relies on the hard-coded mining mechanics, where...
Trump warns of a bloodbath if loses election - True or false?
In the era of misinformation, where we begin to hear terms such as digital leviathan, how do we navigate through the swampy media narrative? In this e...