{"podcast":{"title":"Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today","slug":"rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","podcast_index_feed_id":1530908,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890034/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a7d6a9542b23c4393b4a3b839f12fd78.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":243,"summary":"Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908"},"episode":{"title":"Singapore and the long shadow of Lee Kuan Yew","slug":"singapore-and-the-long-shadow-of-lee-kuan-yew","published_at":"2026-03-06T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/singapore-and-the-long-shadow-of-lee-kuan-yew","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/singapore-election-lee-kuan-yew-pritam-singh/106349614","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/gs.mp3","summary":"The government of Singapore this year sacked the leader of the Opposition — that's the way things happen in Singaporean politics. Though it looks like a model Westminster democracy, critics say it's actually a one-party state, dominated for more than 60 years by the People's Action Party. So, how is it that such a prosperous and modern nation has never managed to free itself from the long shadow of its authoritarian founder, Lee Kuan Yew. Guests: Dr Stephan Ortmann — Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University Dr Michael Barr — Associate Professor of International relations, Flinders University Dr Gillian Koh — Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore Joshua Kurlantzick — Senior Fellow for SE Asia and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations","meta_description":"The government of Singapore this year sacked the leader of the Opposition — that's the way things happen in Singaporean politics. Though it looks like a m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1791,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/episodes/singapore-and-the-long-shadow-of-lee-kuan-yew/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/singapore-and-the-long-shadow-of-lee-kuan-yew.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}