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...".

We sit down with the Founder of Singapore's Enneagram Academy @cindy_enneagram for a deep dive into the 9 types and the answers to our burning questions.

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scapesg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ebeth.lee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Shane (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shanesoh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: Did the Pandemic Change Your Personality? Possibly. / The New York Times

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're back to work...

With inflation and hyper-competition still existing, where does the Singaporean Dream go from here? What does happiness even mean? Do we still care about the 5Cs?

In this special podcast collaboration, we sit down in our (makeshift therapy circle) with UOKORNOT to talk about our pursuits and living life such that we are more than just the moolah. What’s your Singaporean dream? Tell us in the comments. 🫡

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@scapesg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ebeth.lee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Shane (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@shanesoh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: The Singapore Dream no longer just the '5Cs' but leading purposeful lives, says DPM Wong // CNA

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 VIDEO PODCAST DEBUT NOW. For the first time, you can watch this podcast in video format.

📽️Starring special cameo by Prince Eric (@Chunhaotan), and ft bootleg Flounder and Sebastian.

Special thanks: Tan Jun Hao, Singapore Mermaid School

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠⁠⁠⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠⁠⁠⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠⁠⁠⁠@scapesg⁠⁠⁠⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠⁠⁠⁠@ebeth.lee⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Shane (⁠⁠⁠⁠@shanesoh⁠⁠⁠⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: Step aside Merlion, meet the merpeople of Singapore // The Straits Times

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 survivors as runway models to showcase their dignity, strength, and resilience. Held on 25th August 2023, all ticket proceeds will go towards NCCS Cancer Fund.

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠⁠⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠⁠⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠⁠⁠@scapesg⁠⁠⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠⁠⁠@ebeth.lee⁠⁠⁠) and Shane (⁠⁠⁠@shanesoh⁠⁠⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: Meet Ong Bee Yan: The 65-Year-Old Model Leading A Grey Revolution

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 grandma on TikTok.

Remember to tell your grandparents you love them after listening to this. (Which btw, is Wa-ai-li in Hokkien).

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠⁠@scapesg⁠⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠⁠@ebeth.lee⁠⁠) and Shane (⁠⁠@shanesoh⁠⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: Are Chinese dialects at risk of dying out in Singapore? // CNA

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 crickets farmed?

Before you freak out, hear us out — crickets actually taste so much better than they look. 😁 Get buggy with us as we look towards Singapore’s interesting alternative protein future, dive more into sustainable farming and talk about food security. Are insects actually…yummy?

Send this to a friend who bugs you all the time. 🐜🐝

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- ⁠Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K⁠

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (⁠@scapesg⁠). Join Ebeth (⁠@ebeth.lee⁠) and Shane (⁠@shanesoh⁠) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

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 flourishmore in both physical and mental health, and can even boost your immunity.

Together with Jonathan Chan (@j0nb0n1_1), we talk about the joy of unexpected friendships, smoothening out friendship kinks, learning through our friendship breakups and most importantly, being grateful for our support systems. Go grab your friends, tell them you love them and together, live long and prosper!

Headline of the week: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/01/09/how-to-adult-friends-relationships

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (@scapesg). Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

🎵 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 Therapist @violetlim, who is also CEO & Co-founder of Lunch Actually, we answer the perennial question of WHY ghosting happens and how to deal with its aftermath. Bonus: Stay to the end for useful tips on how dating can still be fun!

In 2023, stop triple texting pls...you didn't get ghosted – you just left them speechless. 

Headline of the week: 3 in 5 S’porean singles have ghosted or been ghosted: Bumble dating survey (ST)

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (@scapesg). Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

“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 us for an honest conversation about her journey navigating art and the creative field, mental wellness and coming out stronger on the other side. TW: Suicide

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (@scapesg). Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Headline of the week: They’re well-educated and holding good jobs but feel like a fraud. Psychologists call it ‘imposter syndrome’

"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 incarceration 4 times over? How do you prove your naysayers wrong?

Against the odds, ex-offender turned good Alvin Chiong (@alvinchiong1668) teaches us a thing or two about trying again, and once more.

Equipment support: Blackmagic Design, Audio-Technica, City Music

- Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

- Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Lens

- ATR2100xUSB dynamic mic

- Zoom PodTrak P4

Fresh Off The Pod is an infotainment podcast from *SCAPE (@scapesg). Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed about what’s FRESH and what’s TRENDING. From current affairs to pop culture and even deeper conversations about life, let's have a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.