Fresh Off The Pod

If your spirit animal is a permanently exhausted pigeon, then same. We're here with an uprising to remind you that REST is more than valid (02:07), and sometimes quitting is for CHAMPS (14:12). Work, productivity grind and hustle culture are not everything. Treat yourself kindly. Stick it to the man! 

Go get your cucumber slices and your face mask. We've saved you a seat on the couch.

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

Headlines of the week: TikTok's '5 to 9' trend boasts better use of time, but some question if it's healthy (todayonline) // Why Quitting is underrated (The Atlantic)

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.

We're back with a brand new SEASON 3 to tell you that red flags better NOT be making you feel some typa way. Repeat after me: Red Flags ≠ Carnival. You are not a bull. Stop charging at the red flags. Red is NOT our favourite colour. OK??? Ok.

We sit down with singer-songwriter Lewis Loh (@lewloh) for an honest chat about dating. What are red flags to look out for? When is enough, enough? Am I sending out strong BEIGE flag vibes?

Swipe right (with us) in this episode as we look for the green flags together in our relationships.

Superlikes & special thanks: Lewis Loh, Josias Lim (Where Are The Fruits), Martin Loh (Blackmagic Design)

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

Headlines of the week: Ready to go steady: Keep up to date with modern dating lexicon // How to up your dating prospects by weeding out beige flags (ST)

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.

In this season finale, we talk to our most fiery guest ever. He's no stranger to catwalks, runways, 6-inch high stilettos or photoshoots and has also been voted one of the sexiest men in Asia 🫦. The best part? He's also 56! We speak to Rick Tan who is a model with Platinum Angels Management, the first agency in SG & Asia to exclusively represent models who are 50 & above. Join us at the end of this runway because Rick has quality tea to spill about living a full life, at any age. WATCH on @scapesg: Not all of us were made for the runway...Rick rates Shane & Ebeth's modelling IG reel

WALK WALK FASHION BABY, you can find Rick here at: Platinum Models Management here: https://platinum-angels.com/

Headline of the week: Charisma, confidence, platinum hair: Here’s what it takes to be a model at 50 and above // CNA

Special Thanks: Rick Tan, Pat Kraal

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Well, we're getting real personal with this one. In the month of June, we talk about paid menstrual leave, in what would be a first for Europe (01:27) as Shane & Ebeth reflect on our daddy issues. Collective 'awws' ensue in the studio as we listen to your stories to celebrate our fathers (10:24), before we wrap this sentimentality up with Good Night Texts (23:56) and late night talking. Head over to @scapesg on IG to watch our full reel on late night texts. Plus... Shane has a name for his new segment (22:39) for our June wrapup! 

Father's Day features: Danelia Chim (15:25) / Joshua Kwa (18:50)

Headline of the week: Spanish Cabinet approves paid 'menstrual leave', a first in Europe // Chinese woman, 35, sells over 30,000 goodnight texts for S$0.21 each in 10 years

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Yes, adulting is not easy but we can all do… something!☺ We check in with Dawn Tan, Senior Psychotherapist at Eagles Mediation & Counselling Centre as our first guest — to find out how we should manage our mental well-being amidst the pandemic. Find out how to deal with the ebbs and flow of adulting, how NOT to be overwhelmed, and the importance of taking a 1-2hour timeout for self-care. Plus, we get some much-needed advice on understanding relationships (yes we asked about dating) and answer your questions on voice notes!

If you need someone to talk to, do not hesitate to reach out

EMCC: emcc.org.sg

CHAT: chat.mentalhealth.sg

Samaritans of Singapore Hotline: 1 767

Institute of Mental Health Helpline: 6389 2222

Headline of the week: TODAY Youth Survey: Majority more fearful, less sociable due to Covid-19 but hopeful of ‘better’ life a year from now// More youths seeking help with mental health - but finding it isn’t always easy

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Headlines of the week: COVID-19 group size limit to be removed in Singapore, all employees can return to the workplace from Apr 26 + Flexible work arrangements should be a permanent feature: Tripartite statement // Actor Simu Liu marks 10th anniversary of being fired as an accountant // Justin Bieber to perform at National Stadium in October

New things just keep rollin’ in — we delve into some upcoming tourist attractions in Singapore (03:21) and celebrate the rebirth of nightlife establishments and KTVs from 19th April 2022 (10:41)! We hear your take on how far we’ve come and get sentimental as we slowly emerge into a post-covid world. Plus, we scavenge half the island for NEWbrew craft beer — a brand new tropical blonde ale made of 95% NEWater. Hear our thoughts & whether cool home-brewers like our friend Bryan would tap on this (19:32).

Shoutout to our contributors! 🥹

Bryan Wu — Lost Boy Brewery 🍻 (24:40)

Post-pandemic reflections: Bryan Peh (15:11), Nana Tan (16:07) and Eugene Tang (17:51)

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Headlines of the week: Chocolate factory, electric go-kart, wellness festival: 5 upcoming events and attractions in Singapore // All nightlife businesses in S'pore, including karaoke outlets, can resume from April 19 // Newbrew, a beer made using Newater, to go on sale in Singapore

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. 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.

Headlines of the week: Here’s how Singapore’s COVID-19 measures will change from Mar 29 | CNA // The world's happiest countries for 2022 | CNN Travel // Panda Cub Le Le Hugs Chou Chou Like A Baby, Probably The Cutest Thing | Must Share News // Only 27% of people in S'pore get enough sleep: YouGov survey | Mothership

In this finale ep of Season 1, we try out Hinge’s new voice prompt function (02:52) in the hopes that someone will fall in love with us before 14 Feb. We also get the candlelight 🕯️ ambience started by bringing you a compilation of your Meet-Cute love stories (10:45) that made us squeal, swoon and also…spiral? Since we’re realists (or plain bitter), we wrap it up by talking about how love scams are among the top 10 scams in Singapore (20:45). Though in the end, we’re still big softies and want to wish all our listeners a happy season of love. We love you and see you in the next season! 💖

Special shoutout to our contributors of their meet-cute stories: Amirah and Adri (12:33), Annie on her parents (15:57), Kezia on her Mom and Dad, Guat Wah and Peter (17:49) 

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed with fad checks, what’s trending and hot headlines! From pop culture to new hobbies and deeper conversations, join us for a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.

Music credit: Hippie Beatnix - Piano (ID 1654) by Lobo Loco // Eternal-Funk-Palace by Ketsa

Headlines of the week: Hinge added a new voice recording function. Will it change how we digitally date? // Meet the couple who fell in love in Antarctica // Internet love scams are among the top 10 scams in Singapore. How do love scammers trick women?

Moving fast into the year of the 🐯, we break down the headlines and start manifesting a good love story. We take turns to write each other Rent-A-Date listings for CNY/Valentine’s Day and discuss Ebeth’s obsession with Pulau Tekong. Plus, find out how love and COVID-19 intertwine.

(01:13) Woodlands residents spruce up corridor with CNY decorations

(04:03) Cancer-stricken mom takes out billboard to help her daughter find love

(06:33) Rental dates for CNY/V’Day on TikTok

(11:45) Ebeth’s Dating Woes

(12:47) Chinese couple trapped together during COVID lockdown // MGK + Megan Fox

(16:11) Ah Girls Go Army // Tekong reopens for parents

(21:09) GIVEAWAY with @filmm.io

Fresh Off The Pod is a new infotainment podcast from *SCAPE. Join Ebeth (@ebeth.lee) and Shane (@shanesoh) to get up to speed with fad checks, what’s trending and hot headlines! From pop culture to new hobbies and deeper conversations, join us for a sizzling good time. This series is brought to you by *SCAPE, recorded at The Pod Studio, powered by Audio Technica and City Music.