YLB #21 - How bad is "Singapore Social"? And the teenagers whose armpit deodorant got mistaken for drugs

YLB #1 - Monica Baey vs Sexual Harassment & Why Dogs Love Their Poo: We discuss the state of sexual harassment in Singapore, the case of Monica Baey vs. Nicholas Lim and NUS, and why dog owners are OK with being licked by their dogs but not-so-OK being licked by people. Or at least some people. Say hello to us! Instagram... by Yah Lah BUT...

51 min listen

YLB #5 - Tosh Zhang cries over Pink Dot drama, and say hello to an escort service for Singapore "influencers": We cover Tosh Zhang's dramatic week and whether he needed to cry on video, before checking out Maybe.sg, a dodgy (and horribly-designed) website that offers 2-hour "dates" with Influencer-esque people for $60-$200 per date. Our "One Shiok Things" for thi... by Yah Lah BUT...

52 min listen

YLB #15 - Is NDP a WASTE of time? And why did one Singaporean fail so badly when trying the viral “number neighbour” trend?: Every 9 Aug, the biggest clusterfuck of patriotism happens in Singapore - the National Day Parade. With millions of dollars spent and countless weekends burnt by people of all ages, shapes and sizes, is it just a big, fat waste? Or does it actually make ... by Yah Lah BUT...

44 min listen

YLB #8 - A SG Teacher Sexually Assaults Her Underage Student & A Malaysian Singer “Kidnaps” a Bear: A Singaporean teacher has sexual relations with her 15-year male student and some netizens ridiculously celebrate the boy’s “conquest”. We discuss why that’s nothing but a f***ed symptom of “toxic masculinity” that could screw him up for life. We also tr... by Yah Lah BUT...

42 min listen

YLB #10 - Are Millennials SOFT & is Kim Kardashian’s new “Kimono” line pure evil or genius?: If you’re born after 1982, YOU ARE SOFT. Or at least that’s how a bunch of Facebook comments responded to a recent commentary published by TODAY newspaper on today’s youth and their anxieties over job prospects and the value of degrees, if any. But are m... by Yah Lah BUT...

56 min listen

YLB #3 - Michelle Chong does an OOPSIE and why slurping in Japan might end forever: We discuss the recent OOPSIE by Michelle Chong and our dear K Shanmugam about a ridiculously important issue, and why slurping in Japan is under threat. If you're wondering what kind of slurping, LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Muackz ;) Say hello to MOF! Insta... by Yah Lah BUT...

44 min listen

The MOFShroom EP1 - FAKKAH FUZZ Angers the Malaysian PM: From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - IT'S OUR FIRST PODCAST EVER! And our first ever guest is the enigmatic stand-up comedian, FAKKAH FUZZ! We chatted about anything and everything. by Yah Lah BUT...

150 min listen

The MOFShroom EP4 - The Most Controversial DATING APP Ever: From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with HERBERT and KYLIE, the co-founders of the dating app HighBlood, which gained WORLDWIDE notoriety back in 2017 for a controversial picture ad they posted on Facebook. by Yah Lah BUT...

102 min listen

YLB #9 - Narelle Kheng's Post About “Sudan vs Notre Dame” & Another (Political) Gay Sex Video Leaks from Malaysia: If you care more about the NOTRE DAME collapse than the current crisis in SUDAN, are you an ASSHOLE? A recent post about “selective empathy” by Naralle Kheng (from The Sam Willows) made us curious. Speaking of curious incidents, the third gay sex video a... by Yah Lah BUT...

45 min listen

YLB #13 - Huawei promotion causes apocalyptic CHAOS in Singapore & famous Singaporean comedian-DJ Dennis Chew does “brownface” in a national ad: Huawei has had a shitty year so far and their hot streak continues with their recent National Day phone promotion. Stocks ran out before stores even opened, causing mayhem and disappointment for thousands of people who queued up as early as 10pm the nigh... by Yah Lah BUT...

47 min listen

The MOFShroom EP3 - My Grandfather's Road with STICKER LADY: From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We talk with Sticker Lady, Sam Lo, the street artist famous for 'MY GRANDFATHER ROAD' graffiti and the iconic black stickers pasted all around Singapore in 2012. She is also the founder of a c... by Yah Lah BUT...

79 min listen

YLB #4 - "Peeping Tom Patrol" at NUS kicks off and why Bubble Tea lovers might have self-esteem issues: We wrap our heads around not just 2 but FOUR recent happenings - the latest initiative to stop the onslaught of "Peeping Toms" at NUS, Bubble Tea lovers and their (apparent) insecurities, an evil genius who tried to use his ex-gf's Instagram to get laid ... by Yah Lah BUT...

46 min listen

YLB #2 - Facebook wants to help you find f**k buddies, and why Lionel Messi could be ruining football: We discuss (read: freak out) Facebook's new dating app called Secret Crush that could be yet another way they're gonna take over our lives, and why Lionel Messi could be more like the Devil of Football instead of it's God. Say hello to MOF! Instagram, ... by Yah Lah BUT...

36 min listen

YLB #6 - The cost of the keeping mum & dad alive, and Singapore’s first public “shooting”?: What would YOU pay to keep your mum & dad alive when old, plus SG's first drive-by “shooting”. We cover a much-debated study on the costs for elderly Singaporeans to have a "basic standard of living" (which includes "needs" like bluetooth speaker, annual... by Yah Lah BUT...

50 min listen

YLB #31 - Singapore Social-ed One Last time feat. Sukki Singapora: We thought our podcast series on SS was done and dusted when Sukki Singapora popped up suddenly in Singapore! We chatted not just about the show but also about the art of burlesque, in much greater detail than was ever covered in the show. Like the first... by Yah Lah BUT...

84 min listen

The MOFShroom EP2 - What Dafuq is Bitcoin with DR PRASH: From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - What is Bitcoin? We have no idea. Which is why we got Dr. Prash Puspanathan from the Bitcoin brokerage Caleb & Brown to break it down for us layman. Be prepared to have your mind BLOWN! by Yah Lah BUT...

103 min listen

YLB #7 - Our genius solution to stop “chope-ing” culture, and why grading on a curve could prepare you for life: The “Anti-Chope-ing Movement” was in the news lately and a recent poll showed Singaporeans to be split 50-50 on the topic. We debate the whole thing and come up with a brilliant way to stop it. We also cover the “bogus” SMU Professor who gave all 169 of ... by Yah Lah BUT...

50 min listen

YLB #14 - Preetipls takes on “Brownface” in Singapore. Or does she? Or does the Govt?: RACISM has been THE topic of discussion this past week in Singapore, and it’s ridiculous how things have snowballed into such a shitshow. That’s why this week we focus on ONE topic and one topic ONLY - the whole fiasco involving the ridiculous ePay.sg “b... by Yah Lah BUT...

73 min listen

YLB #37 - Mahathir goes full “Game of Thrones” and our noob-ish views on the future of the Coronavirus: Step aside Coronavirus, Malaysia has bigger shit to deal with - their government. What a week it’s been for our neighbours and we TRY to understand and explain what happened. But we can only not talk about the virus for so long, so we share our totally n... by Yah Lah BUT...

65 min listen

The MOFShroom EP5 - The Funny in Marriage with RISHI & SHARUL: From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with RISHI BUDHRANI and SHARUL CHANNA, 2 stand-up comedians from Singapore who are slowly putting our country on the world map. While dealing with their marriage to each other, of cour... by Yah Lah BUT...

79 min listen

YLB #11 - DJ Joshua Simon gets “TED-axed” during Pink Dot & the “overly sexual” Korean ice cream ad starring an 11-year-old: Last weekend, the organizers of a TEDx talk at S’pore Poly (SP) advised one of the speakers, local DJ Joshua Simon, to edit out references to LGBT themes which “might be sensitive”. He ended up cancelling his talk, pointing his fingers at SP, who pointed... by Yah Lah BUT...

55 min listen

YLB #20 - Judge explains why NUS molester ain’t going to jail and the Govt announces “CleanSG Day” but will it work?: District Judge Kaur explains why she didn’t hand out a jail term to the latest NUS molester (we wish we didn’t have to specify “latest” but alas). Headlines erupted, but does she have a point? In other news, the Govt announced “CleanSG Day”, an initiativ... by Yah Lah BUT...

46 min listen

YLB #21 - How bad is "Singapore Social"? And the teenagers whose armpit deodorant got mistaken for drugs: Netflix’s latest reality show “Singapore Social” dropped on 22 November and lots of people vented on social media. But do they have a point or are they, as some suggest, “jealous”? One thing’s for sure - no one will be jealous of a group of teens who wer... by Yah Lah BUT...

63 min listen

YLB #17 - Ho Ching humblebrags about PM Lee’s salary and a SG Minister throws shade at Elon Musk about his “lifestyle”: This week, Ho Ching shared a blogpost that defended her husband’s (i.e. PM Lee) salary. We are less annoyed about her post than we are about the ridiculous BLOGPOST by Seedly, a local finance startup. In other news, SG Minister Masagos Zulkifli says Elon... by Yah Lah BUT...

44 min listen

YLB #27 - 2019 Review Pt 1 : WTF Happened: We review the biggest things that happened this year, according to what we searched for online. Publicly AND privately. Also, our FIRST ever giveaway. But you gotta listen for the goodies. Part 1 of 2 so listen up for next week’s episode. Our "One Shiok ... by Yah Lah BUT...

53 min listen

YLB #38 - The SG student who got hate-punched in London and is it too soon to joke about Covid-19?: Jonathan Mok, an SG student in London, went viral around the world after he posted images of his punched-up eye after being jumped by a group of strangers in a coronavirus-related racist attack. And his is just one of many hate-attacks around the world. ... by Yah Lah BUT...

71 min listen

YLB #25 - Feat. Paul Foster: Singapore Social Special Pt2: In the second of our series diving into Netflix’s “Singapore Social”, we chat with Paul Foster, who we’ve verified to be as nice in person as he appears to be in the show. Admittedly, this was the first time we met him face to face, but things still flow... by Yah Lah BUT...

100 min listen

YLB #18 - We’re BACK! Thanks to the PMD ban and a Singaporean man’s sexual fantasy gone awry: We’ve been gone for a while but ONLY because we’ve been working our asses off for our first ever TV show! More details on that later. For now, there’s been only one thing on the minds of Singaporean’s this week - PMDs and the ban. We share our thoughts a... by Yah Lah BUT...

46 min listen

YLB #16 - A leaked “Kukubird” video from a SG Uni orientation camp goes viral & a serial “panty-sniffer” goes prowling in Singapore: This week, a leaked video of fully-grown adult NTU students chanting a cheer about “Kukubirds” (slang for penis) went viral. They also performed lewd gestures and one too many thrusts of their hips. It’s weird. But more importantly, WHY?? Or is there an ... by Yah Lah BUT...

47 min listen

YLB #44 - Why queue up at IKEA, Sports Stores and Bubble Tea shops days before we “Circuit Break”?: The weekend before our country went into “circuit breaker” mode to contain Covid19, many Singaporeans decided that it was their last chance to SHOP. The queues were insane, and the internet was pissed. But why would people do that? And are they wrong if ... by Yah Lah BUT...

60 min listen

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YLB #21 - How bad is "Singapore Social"? And the teenagers whose armpit deodorant got mistaken for drugs

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