🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s International News Review, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)Senior Advisor, Charlie Brown, joins Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphento go deep into one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints: the Strait of Hormuz.

Brown explains why the latest US–Iran deal is wobbling, why Trump’s retreat on Hormuz tolls signals deeper strategic uncertainty, and how Iran continues to leverage the world’s most critical oil chokepoint to pressure global markets. Also why he believes this is just part of a global war on shipping and how seafarers and Asia at large are all suffering the fallout in this "new normal".

🌍On&nbsp;MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s International News Review, <a href="https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/">United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)</a> <a href="https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/people/charlie-brown">Senior Advisor, Charlie Brown</a>, joins <a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show&nbsp;</a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> to go deep into one of the world&rsquo;s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints: the Strait of Hormuz.
Brown explains why the latest US&ndash;Iran deal is wobbling, why Trump&rsquo;s retreat on Hormuz tolls signals deeper strategic uncertainty, and how Iran continues to leverage the world&rsquo;s most critical oil chokepoint to pressure global markets. Also why he believes this is just part of a global war on shipping and how seafarers and Asia at large are all suffering the fallout in this "new normal".

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter — without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant — Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.

Start your weekend right with Saturday Mornings for sharp commentary on the stories that matter &mdash; without losing the lighter side of the weekend. Informative, conversational, and always relevant &mdash; Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen, only on MONEY FM 89.3.

Saturday Mornings with Glenn van Zutphen

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In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

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Start your weekend right with Glenn van Zutphen and an interesting mix of guests. Weekly news commentary with international journalists, and tidbits on Singapore's most interesting places with award-winning author Neil Humphreys.

Saturday Mornings International News Review: The Strait of Hormuz Faultline, Seafarers and Asia Suffer the Consequences

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s Wide Angle Segment, David Black, CEO Blackbox joins Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphento dive into one of the most quietly explosive shifts happening in Singaporean life: the collision of AI overload, tech fatigue, and the RTS link’s billion‑dollar gravitational pull toward Johor Bahru. 

Singaporeans are exhausted from the micro‑aggressions of tech that now shadow every moment of work, home, and play. As David puts it, tech is “in your face all day long,” and AI risks becoming just another layer unless it replaces work, not adds to it. Younger workers? They’re embracing AI while quietly fearing it may automate them out of the very jobs they’re helping build.

Then comes the upcoming RTS: a five‑minute ride from to JB from Singapore that could siphon an estimated $290M to $1B in retail and F&B spending across the Causeway. Singaporeans see opportunity; businesses see threat. And what about JB’s strained infrastructure?

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s Wide Angle Segment, <a href="https://www.blackbox.com.sg/our-team">David Black, CEO Blackbox</a> joins&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show&nbsp;</a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> to dive into one of the most quietly explosive shifts happening in Singaporean life: the collision of&nbsp;AI overload, tech fatigue, and the RTS link&rsquo;s billion‑dollar gravitational pull toward Johor Bahru.&nbsp;
Singaporeans are exhausted from the&nbsp;micro‑aggressions of tech that now shadow every moment of work, home, and play. As David puts it, tech is &ldquo;in your face all day long,&rdquo; and AI risks becoming just another layer unless it replaces work, not adds to it. Younger workers? They&rsquo;re embracing AI while quietly fearing it may automate them out of the very jobs they&rsquo;re helping build.
Then comes the upcoming RTS: a five‑minute ride from to JB from Singapore that could siphon an estimated $290M to $1B in retail and F&amp;B spending across the Causeway. Singaporeans see opportunity; businesses see threat. And what about JB&rsquo;s strained infrastructure?

Saturday Mornings: Tech Fatigue, AI Anxiety & The RTS Shockwave: Singapore’s Reality Check

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s Singapore Home Brew Segment, Lim Su Pei joins Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen to discuss one of the most meaningful arts‑and‑community projects happening in Singapore today. 

The non-profit OH! Open House, with its 16 years of site‑specific art, has spent the past 18 months in Singapore's Punggol area asking a powerful question: Can a community actively build its own cultural memory before it disappears?

Deputy Director Lim Su Pei unpacks how OH! has been working with long‑time residents, embedded artists, volunteers, and community partners to uncover stories that predate Punggol’s “model town of the future” narrative: fishing villages, pig farms, seaside restaurants, kampungs, and families whose memories are fading as the estate modernises.

Through conversations, artist residencies, volunteerism, and participatory artworks, OH! transforms everyday spaces into living archives where personal histories are shared, experienced, and preserved. 

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s Singapore Home Brew Segment, Lim Su Pei joins <a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show&nbsp;</a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a> to discuss&nbsp;one of the most meaningful arts‑and‑community projects happening in Singapore today. 
The non-profit&nbsp;<a href="https://ohopenhouse.org/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=10195078993&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADfgw_w_Wjv166cJurSGTiLLjCds2&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwsrbTBhAvEiwA0Bpp4VDHnkW_G5ri7v2JjuPkyKrO0xk1HM12SwjgVwgT4Da-90tC2gCZSxoC8o4QAvD_BwE">OH! Open House,</a> with its 16 years of site‑specific art, has spent the past 18 months in Singapore's Punggol area asking a powerful question:&nbsp;Can a community actively build its own cultural memory before it disappears?
<a href="https://ohopenhouse.org/Board-Members-Management-Team">Deputy Director Lim Su Pei </a>unpacks how OH! has been working with long‑time residents, embedded artists, volunteers, and community partners to uncover stories that predate Punggol&rsquo;s &ldquo;model town of the future&rdquo; narrative: fishing villages, pig farms, seaside restaurants, kampungs, and families whose memories are fading as the estate modernises.
Through conversations, artist residencies, volunteerism, and participatory artworks, OH! transforms everyday spaces into living archives where personal histories are shared, experienced, and preserved.&nbsp;

Saturday Mornings: Punggol's Past at Risk of Disappearing Fast

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3’s International News Review, Journalist Timothy McLaughlin joins Saturday Mornings Show host Glenn van Zutphen.

Scam syndicates aren’t just a regional menace anymore, they’re industrial‑scale operations with human trafficking at the core. As Tim puts it, “victims all the way down.” With this week's Forest City raid netting 335 arrests just across the Causeway in Johor Bahru, the conversation digs into how these networks are mutating, decentralising, and slipping into apartment blocks instead of compounds and why Southeast Asia has become a frontline for the FBI.

Then it’s straight into the geopolitical firestorm: Saudi Arabia’s 14‑nation maritime alliance, the forgotten but still‑lethal Red Sea conflict, and how Trump’s Iran war has dragged global shipping, Asian mariners, and petrol prices into the blast radius.

From Japan’s first intelligence agency since WWII to the chaotic churn inside Trump’s administration, plus the still‑explosive Epstein files.

🌍On MoneyFM 89.3&rsquo;s International News Review, <a href="https://www.timothymclaughlin.net/">Journalist Timothy McLaughlin</a>&nbsp;joins <a href="https://www.moneyfm893.sg/shows/glenn-van-zutphen-on-saturday-mornings/">Saturday Mornings Show&nbsp;</a><a href="https://WWW.VANMEDIAGROUP.COM">host Glenn van Zutphen</a>.
Scam syndicates aren&rsquo;t just a regional menace anymore, they&rsquo;re industrial‑scale operations with human trafficking at the core. As Tim puts it,&nbsp;&ldquo;victims all the way down.&rdquo; With this week's Forest City raid netting 335 arrests just across the Causeway in Johor Bahru, the conversation digs into how these networks are mutating, decentralising, and slipping into apartment blocks instead of compounds and why Southeast Asia has become a frontline for the FBI.
Then it&rsquo;s straight into the geopolitical firestorm: Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s 14‑nation maritime alliance, the forgotten but still‑lethal Red Sea conflict, and how Trump&rsquo;s Iran war has dragged global shipping, Asian mariners, and petrol prices into the blast radius.
From Japan&rsquo;s first intelligence agency since WWII to the chaotic churn inside Trump&rsquo;s administration, plus the still‑explosive Epstein files.

Saturday Mornings International News Review: The Strait of Hormuz Faultline, Seafarers and Asia Suffer the Consequences

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