What a year, hey? In the true spirit of 2020, this solo episode is completely candid... so expect plenty of weird twists and turns, from our thoughts on period sex and relationship contracts to the social pressures of New Year's Eve and more. It's Marissa and Hanli unplugged. But before we go, a massive thank you to every single one of you who have tuned in to listen to our little baby podcast. We can't wait to show you what we have up our sleeves for season three. Happy holidays!
Dec 30, 2020•31 min
This week, we’re chatting to makeup guru and all-round beautiful human, Sahur Saleim (@sahursart) on the realities of what it took to build her career in the beauty media space (spoiler: loads of sleepless nights), dealing with trolls, and striking the delicate balance between pursuing your dreams and not burning out. She also opens up about the pressures of being one of the few people repping brown beauty in Singapore and why brands need to try harder to make the beauty industry more inclusive....
Dec 21, 2020•46 min
We're back with another solo episode and we're discussing a different kind of breakup – friendships. From cutting out toxic friends that are straight up bad for you, to your childhood homie that you just don't connect with anymore, we ponder what it really means to 'break up' with a friend. How we do figure out which friendships are worth holding onto, and which are okay to let go? What's the difference between drifting apart and outright saying "we can't be friends anymore"? Losing a friend suc...
Dec 13, 2020•24 min
We’ve seen the pink ribbons. We know what mammograms are. We’ve checked our boobs every now and again. But when it comes to ‘the big C’, we never really think about the risks that much. We think, “we’re young… we don’t have to worry about that yet.” But guys, of course we do. This week, we’re focusing on breast cancer awareness. In this episode, we speak to a breast cancer survivor – Charlene Koh – about her story. How old was she when she was first diagnosed? What ran through her mind? How did ...
Dec 07, 2020•49 min
This solo episode, Marissa and Hanli chat about the immense pressure we're all under to 'be our best selves' and focus on self-improvement all the... damn... time. Marissa gives her take on why the self-help industry's message of relentlessly pursuing self-improvement can sometimes be toxic, and how we need to remember that life isn't all about always working to be the best or the greatest. Not every experience has to be a life lesson. Not everything needs to be a technique or a method or a mant...
Dec 01, 2020•42 min
[MATURE CONTENT WARNING] So last week's topic was personal finance and this week, we're diving into the world of play parties (or 'sex parties'). Get you a girl that can do both, know what we're saying? And if you thought Hanli's conscious party experience was wild, BUCKLE UP because this is another league entirely. We interview Vonny Lang (@vonnylang) – an international play party organiser – about how she found herself in this world, and what exactly goes ON at these parties. Is it a sexual fr...
Nov 23, 2020•45 min
Personal finance = proper adulting. We're meant to earn money, pay off our bills, build our savings and invest, all at the same time... it's a LOT. But rest easy, dear listeners... we're gonna break it down step by step, starting with an intro to investing. We hit up Amanda Ong from StashAway – a digital wealth manager – to teach us the bare basics on how to invest our wealth for our future. Amanda explains why it's so important to set up different investment plans (because turns out letting our...
Nov 16, 2020•50 min
It's been a hot minute since our last solo catch up, so here's a cheeky little update on what we've been up to. Marissa's working hard to get her life back in order after this dramatic year, and it's storytime with Hanli, as she reveals the weird af experience she had at her first "conscious party", involving ecstatic dance, intense eye contact, cuddle puddles, 9pm snuggles with strangers... and no alcohol. Yea, we see you raising your eyebrows. We did too. Marissa really struggled to contain he...
Nov 02, 2020•56 min
In this episode, we're talking all about the M word – masturbation. We’re covering how we remember our first climax, the toys we’ve owned and loved, what we’ve learned about our bodies in the process, and how we’ve come to embrace self-lovin’ as an important (and very normal!) part of our lives. And you just KNOW we’re gonna address the taboos and needless shame attached to an act that gives us so many physical and mental benefits. Plus we’re bringing back the one and only Dr Martha Lee of Eros ...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min
We've been thinking about our finances lately and admitted to ourselves that we're total rookies. So we've invited Anna Haotanto, the former CEO of The New Savvy – a financial education platform for women – to school us on all things dollars and cents in the most easy-to-understand way possible. We play a game of Money Mythbusters. Is rent a waste of money? Is our avocado toast stopping us from being able to afford a house? Do only rich people invest? And we ask all the basic questions that go a...
Oct 18, 2020•46 min
Marissa chats to Sharvesh Leatchmanan, the co-founder of Minority Voices (@minorityvoices) – a platform that shares personal stories of racism and prejudice against minorities in Singapore. They chat about why it's so important to understand how race can affect everyone differently – from the beauty standards we're all subjected to, to the sense of 'otherness' it can make someone feel in their own home – and why all of us need to care. And of course, we work out how we can all be better allies, ...
Oct 11, 2020•50 min
Happy Mental Health Awareness Week everyone! In honour of this extremely important time, this episode is a little different. Hanli sits down for an open and honest conversation with her therapist, Natalia Rachel from Soma Clinic, to give you an inside look at what really goes on in a therapy session. You're gonna get all the deets, like what is 'somatic touch therapy'? Did Hanli have a mini exorcism on the table? What even is 'the table'? What is a 'mind-body split'? And why are we so out of tou...
Oct 04, 2020•35 min
Full disclaimer: we're hormonal this week and salty af. Our period personalities are out in full force. We're not chill. We don't feel relaxed. And we most certainly do not have it together. Hanli's burnt herself with a hot water bottle. Marissa's been crying in the gym. We a mess. ALL that being said... we're still out here getting shit done. For our first solo episode of the season, we're going into how toxic positivity can mess with us (LET US BE GRUMPY) and when it's right to take your 'good...
Sep 27, 2020•34 min
You never know the shoes others are walking in... but we figured we'd ask anyway. This episode, we're talking to a true queen, Andrea Razali – Singapore's most prominent transgender activist, entrepreneur and model – about her personal journey as an openly transgender woman. She talks us through her experiences as a young child through to her transition at 23 years old, before sharing some of the many personal and societal challenges she has faced, from finding self-love and belonging, to becomi...
Sep 20, 2020•46 min
Our 'resident dude' and close personal friend, Alan Wong, is back on the pod to drop more of his man wisdom after we asked you guys what questions you've always wanted to get the male perspective on... and boy, y'all really didn't hold back. We asked Alan deep, important questions, like what makes it so hard for men to stand against sexism? And do men really have lower EQ than women? Then things got SPICY... we asked, is 'tightness' a thing? How do men really feel about sex toys in the bedroom? ...
Sep 14, 2020•55 min
Guys. We're changing our tune this episode to talk about something slightly different with someone very important... the one and only Nadya Hutagalung. Now, you might know of Nadya from her super successful career as a model and presenter (hosting the MTV Show and Asia's Next Top Model), but her work is SO much bigger than that. Nadya's devoted her life to making the world a better place, both as a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and through her latest project, We The Good , which puts a spot...
Sep 07, 2020•50 min
It's official! We're back! Season TWO you guys... And we're diving straight in on a topic we KNOW you're curious about too. Sexual. Fetishes. Come on. You didn't think we'd start light, did you? After a cheeky catch up about what we've been up to since our last episode, we're kicking off this season with a wild story about Instagram DMs, and Hanli's feet. We've gotta be honest, we were total noobs when it came to this topic, so we did what any sane person would. We went down a kinky internet rab...
Aug 30, 2020•55 min
Did you ever think we'd have the audacity to launch a SECOND season of Just So We're Clear? Of course we did. And we levelled UP. Have you SEEN our hot new look? Seriously. Take a peek at our Instagram (@justsoweclear). And we've got so much in store for you guys this season. New guests, new topics, and plenty more premium banter from your hosts, Marissa Trew and Hanli Hoefer. So buckle up baby and tune in! New episode drops on Monday.
Aug 26, 2020•5 min
It's our season finale y'all and best believe we'll be back. First, we're gonna take a little break so we can rest up, glow up, and serve you a killer season two... But before we get to that, let us be vulnerable with you for a minute. We want to take a moment to reflect on the people we were when we first started #JSWC by sharing some intimate truths about our personal lives. Things that we honestly didn't think we were ready to admit to you guys yet. But hey, in the interest of open conversati...
Jul 12, 2020•29 min
Meet Jana Yar. The walking definition of the 'cool mum' – professional photographer, mother of three beautiful kids, and covered head-to-toe in insane tattoos. We chat to Jana about her childhood of skipping school to attend film festivals and hang out with grownups, leaving her life in Slovakia to live in Asia, and how she accidentally-on-purpose ended up as one of Singapore's coolest photographers. With her tattoo-artist husband, she's raising the ultimate modern family and keeping her creativ...
Jul 01, 2020•48 min
Meet RRILEY. You might know her from The Sam Willows, but this goddess has since launched her solo career, serving us killer power anthems like Burn, Love Me Like A… and mmm bye (EP coming out in July, get excited)! But RRILEY is SO much more than her music. We chatted to her about finding your voice, embracing what sets you apart, and how self-doubt will never not be a thing, so just keep going! And guys, girl’s got jokes. We had to pause recording so many times because we just couldn’t stop la...
Jun 17, 2020•46 min
Meet Nicole Lim,the host and producer of Something Private – a podcast focused on all those hush-hush conversations we have about our bodies, in a world where we're still private about our privates. We're serving BIG snaps to Nicole for tearing up the sealed sections of those teen magazines and using her podcast to have loud, proud, unfiltered conversations about sexual health, no matter how weird, wonderful (or gross)! Are those bits on your bits normal? Why are we still too embarrassed to talk...
Jun 10, 2020•36 min
A lot is happening in the world right now and we need to talk about it. Black Lives Matter. Does it affect us? Why should we care? How we can show solidarity all the way from over here in Singapore? It all starts with education, awareness, and open conversations. But before we get to the real stuff, let us ease you in with a little pep talk on being your own hype-man, and why you still get points if you come out of this pandemic exactly the same as you were before. Plus, a sneaky peek into what ...
Jun 03, 2020•38 min
If you've seen 'Khloe', you'll know this week's guest, J. Jaikishan, as Joshua Paul – a self-loathing writer who isn't afraid to go to the darkest depths to expose the ugly truth (available on Mewatch and Viu). Despite the bitter character he plays, Kishan is way more likely to make you laugh than cry behind the scenes. In this episode, Hanli and Kishan dig into the acting methods they used to embrace their roles as twisted individuals. And, Kishan exposes why Hanli was annoying af to work with ...
Jun 01, 2020•38 min
Hanli catches up with actress, radio DJ and presenter Naomi Yeo, who also happens to play Anna in Singapore’s latest binge-worthy drama ‘Khloe’. Like two old friends gushing over good times, we touch on what Naomi’s been up to over the last two months, memories from being on the set of ‘Khloe’, and that shiny new rock on her ring finger… YES HE PUT A RING ON IT! (Nice one Mr Ben Kheng.) Khloe is available to watch on MeWatch and Viu.
May 31, 2020•37 min
Hanli hosts Jerry, Jason and Jed, the creators behind her latest lead role as Khloe in ‘Khloe’. This in-depth episode goes into the thoughts, events and characters that inspired Singapore’s latest binge-worthy series. From freak acts of nature, fiery female leads and fires (yes, there was literally a fire) to celebrity influencer culture, creative processes and sociopaths. We’re going behind the scenes and breaking down the story behind Khloe . Khloe is now available on Mewatch and Viu....
May 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min
We don't know about you guys but we cannot WAIT to dust off our passports and book our next holiday as soon as this is all over... because there's a big beautiful world out there and we're dying to see it. But once lockdowns end, what will travelling even be like? How much will change? Where can we even go? Is air travel gonna be an absolute nightmare? How can we do it more sustainably? Will travel influencers survive? We chatted to Caoilfhionn Maguire, an Edinburgh-based travel content creator,...
May 25, 2020•41 min
So... what's Mercury up to? And why does it constantly feel like something is in retrograde? We're talking to Bali-based astrologer, Sarah Thomas, better known as She Sees The Stars, about what on Earth is going on with the planets and stars right now, and what her take is on this pandemic. And for those of you who have NO idea what those last couple of sentences meant, don't worry. Consider this episode "Astrology 101". We go after all the major misconceptions around this ancient practice, disc...
May 20, 2020•54 min
There's two weeks left of this circuit breaker (we hope!) but we haven't flexed our social skills in months. Re-entering the world post-lockdown is bound to end up in all kinds of awkward... so we tested ice-breaker questions on our favourite Singapore comedian, 'fatness influencer' and podcaster, Shaun Tupaz. We played a weird game of 'Would You Rather?', figured out how to send the perfect dick pic (googly eyes and a cape are never bad ideas), covered what it takes to keep the hustle alive and...
May 17, 2020•44 min
Listen up! If you're an artist, musician, poet... creative of ANY kind, you need to tune into this one. We were so fascinated by what our guest had to say this week that we were literally speechless. Seriously. Just listen. You'll hardly hear us. Zaran Vachha, the co-founder of Collective Minds – the company behind bringing major acts to Singapore and Hong Kong, like Anderson Paak, AlunaGeorge, Masego... Craig DAVID y'all – shared some pretty woke words about why it's our duty to protect the art...
May 13, 2020•39 min
