Poh Ling Yeow has been part of our lives for two decades. As a TV chef, a gourmet stall owner, a celebrity in the jungle, and a cookbook author. Poh is a painter and has even popped up an actor, describing herself as having a greed for life experience.

Poh is currently hosting and judging on the latest series of Masterchef, and this week she's Taking 5. 

Fall into the stories and songs that have shaped who Poh has become.

Poh's song choices:

• The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
• Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Without Us (Theme from Family Ties)
• Sade - Like a Tattoo
• A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
• Jóhann Jóhannsson - A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder

00:30 Introduction to Poh Ling Yeow

01:10 Poh's love of being a DJ

03:14 The Bee Gees - 'How Deep Is Your Love'

05:45 Growing up and being unsupervised

12:40 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - 'Without Us'

14:07 Wanting to be a popular American teen

21:10 Sade - 'Like a Tattoo'

24:13 Reconstructing how you see the world after religion

29:11 A Tribe Called Quest - 'Electric Relaxation'

31:03 The ending of a shared history

34:23 Masterchef as contestant and host

37:58 Jóhann Jóhannsson - 'A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder'

Show Notes

Watch Poh on Masterchef: https://10.com.au/masterchef

Watch Zan on Race Around the World: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/race-around-the-world