Fresh Off The Pod

Should I put my personality type on my dating profile? Am I more compatible with certain types? Can I project a different type at work? Our obsession with personality tests is not new. It's increasingly a part of workplace hiring, we've all done Facebook quizzes, plus if you scroll through your dating apps you're bound to see something like, "I'm an ISTJ if that matters...&quo...

You meet your sweetheart at 21 in university. Things go smoothly with Jun Jie. You bid for your BTO and get it on the first try. After school is done, you land the perfect job that pays well. You move out. You can now buy your cartier watch. You tie the knot at Sentosa Cove. Kids, car, condo, dog, exotic holidays every year....then, you wake up. IT WAS ALL JUST A DREAM ! It's Monday and you&#3...

Mermaid school is for men too? 🧜🏼‍♂️ We dive under the sea to meet one Singapore’s rare mermen and what it takes to chase your passions and hobbies, even if others might consider them to be unconventional. What goes on in the life of a merman? Can you choose the colour of your tail? How long can you breathe underwater? Turns out, flippin your fins, you might get quite far after all. 🟢 WATCH OUR...

As Michelle Yeoh said in her Oscar acceptance speech, “ladies, don't ever let anyone tell you you are past your prime.” Together with our elegant gran-fluencer Yan, we sit down for an honest conversation about womanhood, the fear of ageing (hi retinols) and most importantly, embracing beauty at every age. Check out Fashion For Cancer , a charity fashion show (32:15) organized by Yan for cancer...

Eh. Gong simi? Many young Singaporeans might not be too familiar with their native dialects today, but it doesn’t have to always be this way. Apart from swapping tea with your ahma, tracing our dialects will help us ✨reconnect ✨with our cultural heritage and grasp our roots more deeply. Also, love advice from your ahma in Cantonese hits different with Josiah Leong, who is grandson to the cutest...

Cricket tea. Silkworm pupae snacks. Insect protein bars. Are you buzzing yet? 🦗 As Singapore approves 16 insect species for human consumption in 2023, we sit down with urban farmer Christopher Leow, aka Cricket Man, who is also CEO of Singapore’s only cricket farm, Future Protein Solutions to take a look at what’s to come. What does cricket pasta taste like? Are insects safe to eat? How are crick...

Late-night suppers, crying over the phone, friendship dates. F is for friends who do stuff together! As adulting creeps into the picture, upkeeping our friendships (or making new ones) suddenly seems a little harder. There's a lot of talk about romantic love, and somehow, we seem to give platonic love a little less weight. But studies have shown that people with strong friendships tend to flo...

🎵 Only when I’m lying in bed on my own/ and I wake up and I don't see your name on my phone 🎵  In this ep, we brace ourselves for a new year of dating and the nerve-wracking tension of whether they will text back. Ghosting HURTS, but if it's happened to you, you're not alone (and we commiserate). 3 in 5 Singaporean singles have ghosted someone, or been ghosted. Together with our Dating Ther...

“I felt like I was holding on to my breath for a long, long time.” Ever felt like a fraud, wondering “how did I even get here”? Imposter syndrome can also sound like this in your head: Surely, this is all by chance. And, what if I fail? If such thoughts have crossed your mind, you’re not alone. In this ep, we chat with Tan Yang Er ( @yangermeister_ ), a multi-disciplinary Singaporean artist. Join...

"It was written on the prison wall. We are here to prove them wrong." In this ep, we sit down for an honest chat with our towkay, Alvin Chiong, as he tells us of a renounced life of drugs, crime, and regret. Spending up to 23h in a cell sometimes felt like the walls were 'closing in' and the vicious cycles of escaping drug addiction felt endless. How does one rebuild a life after facing incarcerat...

If your spirit animal is a permanently exhausted pigeon, then same. We're here with an uprising to remind you that REST is more than valid (02:07), and sometimes quitting is for CHAMPS (14:12). Work, productivity grind and hustle culture are not everything. Treat yourself kindly. Stick it to the man!  Go get your cucumber slices and your face mask. We've saved you a seat on the couch. Equipme...

We're back with a brand new SEASON 3 to tell you that red flags better NOT be making you feel some typa way. Repeat after me: Red Flags ≠ Carnival. You are not a bull. Stop charging at the red flags. Red is NOT our favourite colour. OK??? Ok. We sit down with singer-songwriter Lewis Loh ( @lewloh ) for an honest chat about dating. What are red flags to look out for? When is enough, enough? Am I se...

In this season finale, we talk to our most fiery guest ever. He's no stranger to catwalks, runways, 6-inch high stilettos or photoshoots and has also been voted one of the sexiest men in Asia 🫦. The best part? He's also 56! We speak to Rick Tan who is a model with Platinum Angels Management, the first agency in SG & Asia to exclusively represent models who are 50 & above. Join us at the e...

Well, we're getting real personal with this one. In the month of June, we talk about paid menstrual leave, in what would be a first for Europe (01:27) as Shane & Ebeth reflect on our daddy issues. Collective 'awws' ensue in the studio as we listen to your stories to celebrate our fathers (10:24), before we wrap this sentimentality up with Good Night Texts (23:56) and late night talking. Head o...

Yes, adulting is not easy but we can all do… something!☺ We check in with Dawn Tan, Senior Psychotherapist at Eagles Mediation & Counselling Centre as our first guest — to find out how we should manage our mental well-being amidst the pandemic. Find out how to deal with the ebbs and flow of adulting, how NOT to be overwhelmed, and the importance of taking a 1-2hour timeout for self-care. Plus,...

A new era begins, kinda! As we cautiously return to normalcy, we ease back into the lack of a group limit (01:09) which feels strange yet nice. But Alas! This world is about give and takes. While on one hand, there is now One Less Lonely Girl(s) as fans await the return of Justin Bieber (24:42), we gotta return physically to the workplace! But some of us are allergic to office life like Simu Liu (...

New things just keep rollin’ in — we delve into some upcoming tourist attractions in Singapore (03:21) and celebrate the rebirth of nightlife establishments and KTVs from 19th April 2022 (10:41)! We hear your take on how far we’ve come and get sentimental as we slowly emerge into a post-covid world. Plus, we scavenge half the island for NEWbrew craft beer — a brand new tropical blonde ale made of...

We are BACK — with an episode full of happy headlines. 🙌 Amidst a new era in our collective struggle against COVID, we talk about our newfound freedom to the streets from 10.31pm (04:08) and repping Southeast Asia as the happiest country (09:55)! We also rest our case about our adult chou chous (14:05) & the Singaporean urge to sleep late (20:30).  Also, we’ve missed you, stay in touch p...

In this finale ep of Season 1, we try out Hinge’s new voice prompt function (02:52) in the hopes that someone will fall in love with us before 14 Feb. We also get the candlelight 🕯️ ambience started by bringing you a compilation of your Meet-Cute love stories (10:45) that made us squeal, swoon and also…spiral? Since we’re realists (or plain bitter), we wrap it up by talking about how love scams ar...

Moving fast into the year of the 🐯, we break down the headlines and start manifesting a good love story. We take turns to write each other Rent-A-Date listings for CNY/Valentine’s Day and discuss Ebeth’s obsession with Pulau Tekong. Plus, find out how love and COVID-19 intertwine. (01:13) Woodlands residents spruce up corridor with CNY decorations (04:03) Cancer-stricken mom takes out billboard t...

New Year, Same Us? As 2022 begins, we’re relieved that even Bill Gates (01:38) isn’t a ‘Resolutions’ kinda guy. Jan also marks the start of school reopening, so we get to relive endearing Primary 1 flashbacks (08:38), but it apparently is also Breakup season according to a clinical psychologist (22:09). Also, Pope Francis gets Ebeth riled up with the perennial question: Pets or Kids?? (18:36) Fres...

Why are our sad song playlists SO long? Is nose blush a cute look? Are chicken nuggies good for my brain health?? [ WATCH ] — Check out how Ebeth and Shane unwrap their presents on @scapesg on Instagram! 🎁 Kick back and join us as we wrap a bewildering 2021 by unwrapping our Secret Santa surprise 🎄 (00:26), the psychology of why we enjoy marinating in sad songs (08:41), 2021’s weirdest TikTok be...

You know what’s hot? Taking care of our mental health. In this episode, we try our hand at Qigong with Master Teoh (10:02), talk about how we’re coping amidst this pandemic through new hobbies (04:54), and dive a little deeper into Mindfulness (23:20).  Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. Join Ebeth ( @ebeth.lee ) and Shane ( @shanesoh ) to get up to speed with fad ch...

In this debut episode, Ebeth and Shane get to know each other a little better through their own "headlines" and get the scoop on how it’s now illegal for your boss to text you post-work (05:05), cyber clothes you can try on (09:43), and Crazy Frog’s 🐸 crazy comeback (15:45). Plus, we’ve got a little surprise for you (and each other) with two wacky headlines from around the world (20:23)! Fresh Of...

Welcome to Fresh Off The Pod! Join us on this brand-new infotainment podcast hosted by Elizabeth Lee ( @ebeth.lee ) and Shane Soh ( @shanesoh ). Brought to you by *SCAPE, this series was recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.