Reset with Lynlee

Why does our recorded voice sound so unfamiliar, and is that really how everyone else hears us? On Is It Just Me? Dr Cate Madill, Associate Professor and Director of the Sydney Voice Lab at the University of Sydney, explains how we hear our own voice, why it is tied so closely to our sense of identity, and whether listening back more often can help us become more comfortable with it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jumbo HDB flat in Telok Blangah made headlines after it was listed for $2.18 million, prompting HDB to review the scheme that allows eligible owners to buy an adjoining flat and join the two into one larger home. But these flats are rare, raising the question of whether one unusual case is enough to warrant changing the rules. On Viewpoint, Lynlee Foo speaks with Lee Sze Teck, Senior Director of Data Analytics at Huttons Asia, about why families use the scheme, how such unusual homes should be valued, whether renting out part of a combined flat goes against its original purpose, and what HDB should consider as it reviews the rules.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asia needs more energy to support its growing economies, while also cutting emissions and keeping supplies reliable and affordable. Lynlee Foo speaks with Katsufumi Uchida, Head of Asia-Pacific Division at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, SMBC Group, about financing credible transition plans, taking calculated risks on emerging technologies and developing better-connected energy systems across the region. This interview was brought to you in conjunction with Singapore International Energy Week 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From starting his career in finance and taking an early posting in Cameroon to moving into technology and eventually co-founding Mindsprint, Suresh Sundararajan has built a career around taking on unfamiliar challenges. Over nearly three decades at Olam, he moved across finance, corporate affairs, risk, global business services and technology, picking up experiences that would eventually shape his decision to build something of his own. Today, as CEO and Co-Founder of Mindsprint, he continues to navigate change while finding ways to stay grounded beyond the demands of work. On Suite Talk, Lynlee Foo speaks to Suresh Sundararajan, CEO and Co-Founder, Mindsprint, to find out what decades of navigating change have taught him about work and life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the decision to launch a nuclear weapon was left to AI? That’s the extreme thought experiment Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan posed as he called for stronger global safeguards on artificial intelligence at the UN General Assembly.  On AI & Me, Lynlee Foo and Nazirul Asrar dive into the AI news that made the headlines, and ask listeners if they would completely trust an AI system to make an important decision for them, if they knew there was a human who could intervene.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.