Possibly the strangest sporting events yet. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. NOBODY CARES IS A RECURRING SEGMENT ON THE PODCAST IN WHICH WE TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT NOBODY ELSE CARES ABOUT. I have little interest in sports, so Ethan doesn't bother to discuss it with me. But the other day he discovered one that he... Continue Reading →
Episodes
Ep. 11: Put on your best face | Some Scuffs
What should the role of makeup be in our lives? Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. We hear horror stories of women who can't leave the house without a full face of makeup, and others who spend hours creating the illusion of double eyelids and high cheekbones, never satisfied with the looks they were born with.... Continue Reading →
Ep. 10: What if we can’t save the polar bears? | Some Scuffs
The world is heating up, fast. And it's all our fault. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. You've probably seen the horrifying footage of an emaciated polar bear wandering Canada's Arctic, circulated widely as proof of climate change's effects on wildlife. If you feel a twinge a guilt every time you take a plastic... Continue Reading →
Ep. 9: Creepily satisfying videos, incurable insomnia and all things ASMR | Some Scuffs
Youtube is home to a lot of weird stuff. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Nobody Cares is a recurring segment on the podcast in which we talk about stuff that nobody else cares about. From the very beginning, there was Charlie the unicorn, and his less endearing friends Nyan Cat and the Annoying Orange.... Continue Reading →
Ep. 8: An anxious person’s survival guide to hook-up culture | Some Scuffs
Forget old-school dating. This generation is ready to hop straight from an app into bed. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. So goes the common narrative, at least. First of all, is there anything wrong with casual sex and the new technology-mediated approach we use to attain it? And second, what does this change... Continue Reading →
Ep. 7: So your boss is toxic | Some Scuffs
Crazy unreasonable, or just downright crazy. Subscribe on iTunes or Google Podcasts We all know a supervisor, team leader or someone in a position of power who is abrasive, cruel or manipulative. It always troubled me that such people could conduct themselves this way without an ounce of remorse. In this episode, my friend Amelia... Continue Reading →
Ep. 6: Baiting criminals and recruiting fake space cadets | Some Scuffs
Early this month, I got chicken pox. Which is how I ended up quarantined at home feeling itchy, achy and miserable for two awful weeks. Desperate for human companionship, I turned to Netflix and to the stars of Terrace House, Queer Eye, and Drag Race. Subscribe on iTunes. Nobody Cares is a recurring segment on the podcast in which... Continue Reading →
Ep. 5: An interview with Rice Media’s Grace Yeoh, the accidental feminist | Some Scuffs
What happens when you write a story that ignites a national outcry over misogyny and sexual harassment? Subscribe on iTunes. Eden Ang, the star of local television series Tanglin and a former member of the popular Youtube group Wahbanana, became the central villain in Singapore's own #MeToo movement when accusations that he had sexually... Continue Reading →
“Phub” this!
The term “phubbing” needs to die. It’s a portmanteau of the words “phone” and “snubbing”, used to describe the act of blatantly ignoring a person you’re physically with in favour of your mobile phone. “Phubbing” sounds kind of dopey, and that to me is where the danger lies. While terms like “mansplaining”(man + explaining)... Continue Reading →
Ep. 4: Why are some people so bad at texting? | Some Scuffs
"Answer my text, you b*tch!" cries PWR BTTM's Liv Bruce emphatically in a song about boys who don't reply texts for hours. Subscribe on iTunes, Google Podcasts or any other podcasting app. The lyrics are totally relatable. Many of us fuss and fret over text messages gone unanswered by people who say they're just bad at... Continue Reading →