Relearning how to be human Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. THIS IS PART OF A MINI-SERIES CALLED THE BLANKET FORT SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS THAT EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE FIND HUMAN CONNECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC. Written by Grace Yeoh For the longest time, I thought I knew how to be a good journalist. And then the... Continue Reading →
Staying connected in the lockdown Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. THIS IS PART OF A MINI-SERIES CALLED THE BLANKET FORT SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS THAT EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE FIND HUMAN CONNECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC. Written by Joshua Poh What does connection mean to you? For me, it’s moments where you’re immersed in conversation with... Continue Reading →
The gift (and curse) of being together amid COVID-19 Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. THIS IS PART OF A MINI-SERIES CALLED THE BLANKET FORT SESSIONS, A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS THAT EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE FIND HUMAN CONNECTION DURING THE PANDEMIC. To the socially impoverished in a time of global pandemics, moral panic and economic turmoil, human connection... Continue Reading →
It's BioShock meets G-Force. 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. Season 2 wouldn't be complete with some good ol' rambling about stuff nobody else cares about, would it? But this time, we've decided to share the fun and... Continue Reading →
Let's learn to fall in love with the place we live. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. The following are complaints I've heard about our country, by our countrymen: Singapore is boring. Singapore lacks culture. Singapore doesn't have a soul. These comments make me sad, mostly because I really love Singapore, and not in an ironic way.... Continue Reading →
What it means to move Beyond the Label. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. In the last couple of years, the conversation around mental health conditions has changed dramatically. Using terms like "crazy" and "神经病" to describe those struggling with mental illness is no longer socially acceptable. The taboo surrounding the topic of depression and anxiety has... Continue Reading →
Good fiction, and a sense of humour, can carry hard-hitting truths. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. What would the Harry Potter series look like if Harry was a Malay Muslim boy? What would happen if you tried to get closure with your dead father by conjuring his ghost, and ended up attracting a pontianak? Writer Suffian... Continue Reading →
It's a simple idea with profound effects. Early in November, I spent a weekend sitting on a heap of duvets and fluffy pillows, shrouded in bedsheets held up by bamboo poles and clothes pegs. Outside the structure stood a sign that read: "Need a break from humans? Breathe easy in our social anxiety-free blanket... Continue Reading →
Through success and failure, the world spins madly on. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Magic Hands is a four part mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The... Continue Reading →
Say what you want, but money talks the loudest. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Magic Hands is a four part mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The... Continue Reading →
Some Scuffs | Mental Health and Wellbeing in Singapore 