The Sambal Pod

Is the upcoming GE solve everything in Malaysia? What is the true meaning of Malaysian democracy? What makes a good youth leader? Tune in as we ask this and more pressing questions to Kiran Raj Sathivel (who seemed pretty cool about it!), a Political Secretary and youth activist fighting for many causes at Malaysia! #politikpedas is a 4-part podcast series by The Sambal Pod held in conjunction of...

At this time, we do not know whether the current budget will be renewed, what we know is this budget had focused on youth A LOT (no pressure guys) So is that good or bad? What opportunities do the government have for youth? Will this budget affect the potential next one?  Tune in as we spoke with Amanda Yeo, a Warisan Candidate contesting for the P172 Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat and a Re...

Are we in an recession right now? (Wait, does that actually mean?) Are EPF loan withdrawals a good money move? Is 1 million not that much? Tune in as we had a chill conversation with Michelle from Her Duit who believes money talks should be pink and feminine (and who believes in the power of massages) as she expertly breaks down the relevant and complicated financial jargons and also advises us yo...

Does rape culture only mean the act of raping people? What is the impact on Malaysia a year after the viral Ain Husniza's issue? The million dollar question: Who should we thrust the blame in rape and sexual harassment cases? Why is this even a big issue, just go report then it's settled kan? Tune in as we speak to Ain Aissa from Speak to Speak as she passionately shares about the heartbreaking re...

Oh we went on a whole roller coaster ride this time! Having a chance to get a local travel and culture podcast, The Teh Chat on this episode was indeed mindblowing as we explored about travelling in the post-pandemic (get ready to pack your bags!) and the existence of culture and whether it still holds a huge impact in your life? You'll never know till you tune in!  Thank you Farwina Faroque,...

First #sambalpodcasts of 2022! Let's start our year with some body positivity and loving how we look for a terrific year! A very common topic, but let's still talk about it till it ends!  Is body dysmorphia something we are born with or can we blame society for that? Special thanks to Megha for joining us and tune in!

There's more to Mamak than the Mamak stalls? Mamak are not Indians meh? "Keling"?(ohhh yes, we were a little daring on this one!) Tune in to our own patriot, Shameera Nasreen as she flaunts her love for the one and only Malaysia. Dive in! Music credit: Jalur Gemilang

Wanna know how its like to live in a land where there are no racial tensions and everyone lives in the true meaning of harmony? Tune in with Shannen Ng! Music Credit: Satu Malaysia produced by Lim Kok Wing University

They live on trees? Too dark skinned and curly hair? Tune in to Chai Mey Ling as she went raw and deep with experiances and stay on to find out whether she can recite the Rukun Negara (or not!) Music Credit: Selamanya Malaysia by Shaw Sykes

Teens nowadays dunno what is a "batu seremban"? Was the #lawan protest necessary?  Chill in with Rifayah, a eighteen(yes 18!) year old youth activist as she explains about her fight for this place she calls home and what she would wanna ask YB Nurul Izzah! Tunggu apa lagi? Mai pi dengar!

Love how helpful Malaysians are? Scared to voice out here? A fusion of milk tea and teh tarik? Ending every sentence with "lah"(don't we all!) Zoe is just spitting truth and facts and we are definitely here for it! Tune in! Music Credit: Negaraku by Joe Flizzow, Altimet, SonaOne & Faizal Tahir

Indians pray to cows? Ceylonese, Indians or not? A caste system among the ethnicity itself? Should we continue to stay in Malaysia? It was an honour to have our very own Pengajian Am and Moral Ethics lecturer. Khayma Balakrishnan in the house as she shared fascinating tales about her ethnicity and how she believes that Malaysia is a strong country that will continue to prevail despite its ongoing...

This issue was all the rage especially on Malaysian social media last April. The world was appalled to see the Palestine-Israel crisis and the outbreak of violence especially has it happened on the holy month of Ramadhan to Muslims. We are talking about one of the longest humanitarian issues going on in the world. Malaysia also has majority given its support to Palestine especially with youths goi...

Three youths, three questions...what is happening in schools today? Period Spotchecks? Rape Jokes? Cn we trust our teachers today? Tune in to a very intimate project where we had sporting Mums sharing their concerns and opinions. It is very possible to change.. and very possible to have conversations like this no matter how taboo the topic is. May this episode give you the push both parents and ch...

"My parents will never understand me arghhhh"  "My parents are so lame oh my gawddd" "We are youths with voices too you know" Hmmm...I think we all are no stranger to these things. With dealing with individuals from different generations like parents, colleagues and anyone around us, having differences are normal. They were born in a different time with different struggles and experiences. Th...

Our International Women's Day episode! Tune in to a super raw, serious and even funny at times kinda conversation with the one and only Dr Soo Wincci known as Miss World Malaysia 2008, a singer, a recording artist or even for her recent feat of  furthering her second PhD at Spain! A true Malaysian icon, the 'inspirasi' for all the youths out there! It can be quite heavy so feel free to pause...

Social Entrepreneurship? What is that lah? You are not alone, I was clueless about it at first too! But we were lucky enough to have an amazing example of an proactive Malaysian youth, this great individual(one of many)who is doing so much to help the impacted communities with his social enterprise. Get excited to learn more about how social enterprise is different than the normal business aspects...

Are Sabah and Sarawak really a part of Malaysia? Do they use the same RM currency? Are their food good? Are Borneo people similar to the Orang Asal communities in Malaysia? How much do we especially the "Semenanjung"(West Malaysians) know about our neighbours who share the same home only to be separated by the South China Sea. Tune in as I had an awesome chit chat with Wesley Hilton, the talented...

What is 4C "pulak"? 21st century learning....but nope not like one of your typical motivational talks in school!  In this episode, Arisya and Husna, two public uni students at Malaysia joined me and shared about this simple techniques that is not only relatable to us, youths but everyone else as well! Can 4C's make you into a CEO? Can 4C's make you better thinkers? Was 4C's the answers to ans...

Another chill sesh talking about serious topics in a fun way! Tune in as I speak with Adeline,the founder of this social platform and we  talked about how important and relatable this topic actually is. It's not some far-fetched factual topic as how we think of it to be! We sidetracked a bit to also speaking about the toxicity of social media as the side effect of consumerism.(I probably enjo...

We continue more girly talk as we dived into Sharifah's and Hanan's friendship and how they used their friendship to maneuver this new podcast journey they had started on!  Tune in to see Hanan being the female version of Jay Shetty and we all saying "Marie Kondo" in unison at the end! We sure had our fun so listen in to join in the excitement!!

The most relatable episode ever! Tune in as I had a lil chit chat with these two kakaks,Sharifah and Hanan as they told me the reason behind starting their podcast. They also shared some stories about the ups and downs of this rollercoaster journey that they decided to embark on!!  In fact,we had so much fun till we have a Part 2! Tune in for some juicy and informational pointers about the ra...