{"podcast":{"title":"Yah Lah But","slug":"yah-lah-but-1019349","podcast_index_feed_id":1019349,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3","website_url":"https://www.yahlahbut.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3/show-cover.jpg","author":"Ministry of Funny","episode_count":852,"summary":"A thrice weekly podcast on conversations Singaporeans are having but not saying out loud – politics, culture, identity. Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia consider every side, never quite agree, and never play it safe. Honest, informed, always worth arguing about. Subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T20:19:37.901888+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349"},"episode":{"title":"#832: Yeo Whee Jim - The Diagnosis That Changed Ex-Civil Servant & Single-Dad’s Perspective Forever","slug":"832-yeo-whee-jim-the-diagnosis-that-changed-ex-civil-servant-single-dad-s-perspective-forever","published_at":"2026-06-24T06:36:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/832-yeo-whee-jim-the-diagnosis-that-changed-ex-civil-servant-single-dad-s-perspective-forever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349","url":"https://shows.acast.com/yah-lah-but/episodes/832-yeo-whee-jim-the-diagnosis-that-changed-ex-civil-servant","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3/e/6a3b5d9dbfa923903778d2a0/media.mp3","summary":"Yeo Whee Jim won a coveted government scholarship, entered the civil service and lived the Singapore dream. In 2013, he lost his wife to breast cancer, leaving him a single father. An ALS diagnosis arrived in 2023 giving him two to five years left. He has since published a photo book and set up a trust fund at Community Foundation Singapore for underprivileged young caregivers. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Commentary: I'm dying. It’s okay if friends don’t know how to be there for me – just be there [2024] Verses that heal, poetry as legacy: S’pore man with terminal illness launches book [2024] Single dad with fatal disease starts charitable fund p2026 The Lok Yan and Whee Jim Fund: Because no child should walk alone 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Oats Studios | Netflix Terence: How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED Whee Jim: Moving. Yeo Whee Jim's Photographs and Reflections , ROHTO Z! Pro Eye Drops 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – \"𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (04:16) Whee Jim's Early Life and the Singapore Dream (05:31) His Wife's Breast Cancer Diagnosis (09:35) Grief and Life as a Single Father (16:01) Normalising End-of-Life Conversations (19:28) Preparing for Death: Decluttering and Legacy (22:30) Facing His Own ALS Diagnosis (25:14) His Wife's Letters for His Daughter (27:46) Rai…","meta_description":"Yeo Whee Jim won a coveted government scholarship, entered the civil service and lived the Singapore dream. In 2013, he lost his wife to breast cancer, le…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5663,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yah-lah-but-1019349/episodes/832-yeo-whee-jim-the-diagnosis-that-changed-ex-civil-servant-single-dad-s-perspective-forever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/832-yeo-whee-jim-the-diagnosis-that-changed-ex-civil-servant-single-dad-s-perspective-forever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}