The Sambal Pod

Are boarding school kids the most successful ones today? What secrets lies within these 'asrama kids'? Tune in to Aini and Nabiela, past students from Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) and Sekolah Berasrama Penuh (SBP) respectively as their share their experience and their perspectives on quality education for all. Kau Sekolah Apa, is a Merdeka 2024 project by The Sambal Pod where we get ana...

How does an international school set up these young privileged kids for life? Are they guaranteed more success? Tune in to Bryant Koh, Advisor to the Monash Political Awareness Club (MONPAC) and student from Monash University as he shares his views on learning and Malaysia! Kau Sekolah Apa, is a Merdeka 2024 project by The Sambal Pod where we get anak muda Malaysia to share their diverse experienc...

Are vernacular school students fluent in Malay? How are their experiences growing up? Tune in to Jia Chung and Jotisri as they share their experiences in Chinese and Tamil schools respectively and how they shape their way to the Malaysian they are today! Kau Sekolah Apa, is a Merdeka 2024 project by The Sambal Pod where we get anak muda Malaysia to share their diverse experiences through their dif...

How could one switch fields from being an engineer to being a technology in education researcher? Don't miss out on Assoc. Prof Bala's career journey as he shares the importance to keep chasing your dreams and how we students, can use AI to be smarter. STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guest: 1. Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr Balamur...

This conversation is a little bit different as we speak to a tech policy practitioner, as she shares her journey from English Literature to the futuristic tech world. Want to know how to switch fields? Why is the intersection between the hard sciences and social sciences important? STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guest: 
1. Ms M...

What is the reality behind being a policymaker and environmental engineer in making Malaysia a better place to live? Tune in as we explore demanding environmental jobs and niche in this episode. STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guests: 
1. Ir. Dhana Raj Markandu, Senior Analyst (Energy), Institute of Strategic & International...

Is Malaysia doing well in this environmental crisis? What can we do about it? Tune in to the first of a two-part conversation about the latest MADANI initiative about the environment and how we anak muda can be involved! STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guests: 
1. Ir. Dhana Raj Markandu, Senior Analyst (Energy), Institute of Str...

How smart do you need to be to pursue the healthcare industry?😬 Tune in to a chill and wholesome conversation about potential careers in the healthcare industry and how important it is to follow your heart in pursuing your dream job. STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guests: 1. Dr Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, Senior Lecturer from UKM,...

Are youths not interested in becoming engineers anymore? Do you know what is the first engineering structure in the world? Tune in to this engineering episode with engineers from several disciplines and perspectives to learn more! STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series this February and March as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries. Guests: 1. Ir. Alex Looi, representative fr...

How does STEM in policy careers look like? Are you tired with STEM and find scientific careers difficult? Do you know that science careers are more than working in labs? Tune in to STEM Hangat, a mini podcast series this February and March as we explore scientific careers in Malaysian thriving industries.

We are a mysterious bunch, but we let loose this 2024 as our host Shectra (or AG) gets the team over for a casual conversation about our journey. From introductions with our oldest member to our very own 'maknae' (not a korean girl group YET), tune in as we spoke about the good and bad of our work and advocacy in general. Want to know what the team needs to stay happy at TSP? Tune in to fi...

Do you agree with race based politics which is a big thing in Malaysian politics? Are Malaysian Indians always the ignored race- receiving the short of the stick in politics? Tune in to Veena as she explains her work at Dewan Belia India Malaysia, a nation building programme for Indian youths to increase Indian political representation. Our Socials: Dewan Belia India Malaysia @dbimsia Instagram- h...

How to communicate effectively on stage? Suffer from stage fright? Ever had a moment when you don't understand what the speaker is talking about? Learn more about the prestigious TED talks and how TEDxUKM do it in typical Malaysian fashion by allowing Malay speakers too! Our Socials: TEDxUKM @tedxukm Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/tedxukm LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedxukm/ @t...

What is green energy? Ever know the difference between renewable energy, sustainable energy and climate change? Ever get frustrated trying to understand the many jargons of environmental change? Tune in with Ilanur Elyssa Bart, a Renewable Energy Researcher or in her words (the most sustainable person you'll ever meet) as we spoke about all these different terms-in the most engaging way possib...

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort betwe...

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort betwe...

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort betwe...

What is the rate of women political participation in Malaysia? How do women struggle breaking into the Malaysian political landscape despite sexism and gender-based violence faced? Is the upcoming state elections changing matters in this issue? Tune in as we speak to Aisyah Adly, on the pod as she hails from Parliwomen, a local initiative with efforts to encourage women political landscape in Mala...

Is period poverty a worrying issue at Malaysia? Are distributing free pads enough? How did a 24 year old medical student got into finding her own NGO after just reading about this years ago? Tune in as we speak with Annsley Dashawna Stephen, Founder of Pertubuhan Projek Gadis Mekar Malaysia as we speak about period poverty struggles locally, pads or tampons and even about period pain simulators. O...

How embarassing can it be to talk about mental health struggles? Why is this something that we need to talk about? Why is talking about mental health not dramatic? Tune in with TSP's designer, Nadhirah (whom we fondly call Nad) as we try to make sense of mental health struggles and why is that journey (no matter how tiring) is an important one to take? Our Socials: Nadhirah Shah View her desig...

Want to be a voice to the community? To have a separate avenue to voice out on the injustices in your community WHILE kicking ass as a uni student? Want to be a better version of a super confident self? Join us as we had our very own team member, Shameera Nasreen who co-leads one of our content series, #sembangsambal (a monthly live session on youth issues although we are on a hiatus for now) as w...

Have you been in a situation where your country experienced a major earthquake and you are miles away from your family, not being able to reach them for 24 hours? Tune in as we had a heavy yet real conversation with Miemo, a Syrian refugee (they/them) as they speak about the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake, the problematic Syrian regime, how they apparently love durian and the bittersweet experienc...

Can we all be like those famous 'that girl' Tik Tok trend? Is it really that easy to be the best version of ourselves? Tune in with Faezah Mdnor, as she shares how she has achieved all that she has from founding a local business to having a successful blog with 100 K views and how she has also been that girl with a 1.93 CGPA several years back. We spoke about finding strength in negative times and...

Tune in with Farihin Ufiya, Director of NYAWA as she explains political psychology and its unique impact on Malaysian  politics. #politikpedas is a 4-part podcast series by The Sambal Pod held in conjunction of Malaysia's next General Elections. We aim to bring conversations with youth leaders who are in the political scene to make new voters understand the impact of their actions and get the...

Is corruption legit in Malaysia? Are the government actually doing something about it? Can we hope on the judiciary system? Tune in as we sembang quite a bit with Amelia Zainabila, Women Central EXCO from a political party as we talk about the reality of corruption and how our votes (yes, YOUR votes anak muda) can change the political scene. #politikpedas is a 4-part podcast series by The Sambal P...