#755: Bertha Henson on Support for PM Wong, What Pritam Said on the Assembly & Her New Book

Bertha Henson returns to talk to us about her reflections on GE2025, how the senior and new ministers have been faring, as well as her latest book: “How To Be A Singapore Election SUPERSTAR“. We also discuss the role of Singaporean voters, how media is evolving (sometimes not for the better), and the recent controversy involving Pritam Singh and CNA.

(00:00) Words of Wisdom
(00:45) Intro
(01:27) Bertha's New Book
(03:52) Challenges in Writing Political Books
(21:21) Publishing and Book Launch
(25:19) Engaging with Readers
(27:26) Unique Book Signing Experience
(29:21) Discussion about Voters
(31:03) Book Writing and Voter Statistics
(32:28) Political Engagement
(33:39) Media Influence
(34:25) Political Culture Shift
(39:26) MPs' Role and Political Landscape
(41:21) Parliamentary and Media Insights
(54:44) Media Coverage Challenges
(58:44) Pritam and The Assembly
(59:38) Editorial Responsibilities
(01:00:42) Public Opinion Impact
(01:01:34) Future of Political Discourse
(01:08:30) The Albatross Files Insights
(01:10:18) One Shiok Thing
(01:18:10) Post-Interview Reflection

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗮'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸!

• Click here to get your copy of “How To Be A Singapore Election SUPERSTAR”
• Find Bertha on Facebook

𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺!
We’re recording 60 Folklories with 60 Singaporeans above 60 yrs as part of our “Words of Wisdom” Project.

Check out the first wave of recordings for SG60

Help us keep these stories alive by nominating your loved ones!

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

• Terence: Vanity Fair portraits of White House leaders hoped to cut through ‘political theater.’
• Haresh: Disclosure Day | Official Teaser
• Bertha: The Vendetta of An | Trailer

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀!
Drop us an email at contact@ministryoffunny.com! We’re always looking out for people to do cool stuff with, so let’s chat!

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁”
Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!
Subscribe Here

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲!
Reddit | Telegram

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
TikTok | Instagram | Facebook

𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 @𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘬