Okay this is a bit late and unexpected. I talk a bit about why I am able to upload this episode, the 2 books I am reading (Girls can't be in the mafia and The Minorities) and the book I am unable to finish in a decade (The Quest For a Moral Compass: A Global History of Ethics). I share what I have realised after rewatching Stephen Chow's movies on Netflix and the job that I really hope that I may get. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast we...
Feb 27, 2019•19 min
Mo Sidik is a stand up comic/ actor from Jarkata, Indonesia. He tells me how Bahasa Indonesia standup comedy got popular, how stand up comedy was brought in to Indonesia and the story that how the guy who brought comedy into Indonesia, set a room up with English speaking audience members for Indonesian comedians who as English as their second language. We talk about the movie industry in Indonesia and he shares the movies that he is working on now. Zainal chips in the tour that they were involve...
Feb 23, 2019•1 hr 4 min
I talk about the problem of doing a resume and having an academic certification. I also reflected on valentine's day and an acquaintance's Facebook post. First time going to drag show, I was pretty much wowed. I processed a compliment I think. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-podcast/id1243363815?mt=2 Not Again Podcast S...
Feb 20, 2019•32 min
Growing up in Mongolia, Bataa had always been a city dweller and he tells me that it is also hard for him to be in the nomadic lifestyle. He tells me how the city culture had seep into the countryside and the nomadic lifestyle of Mongolia. I asked about the stand up comedy scene in Mongolia. Bataa explained the logistic of having his own comedy club, UB Comedy Club and describe the constrains of doing comedy at different places such as China. He reveals how he got the whole culture of standup co...
Feb 16, 2019•58 min
I try to figure out what people do in Valentine's Day, annoyed by people calling it a Friendship Day and paying for sex. I talk about having an all women show and the news article where people critic a girl's attire. Bowtie Productions Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bowtieproductionssg/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/no...
Feb 14, 2019•34 min
Rishi Budhrani returns to Not Again Podcast and we discuss about the word “content”, what is good content and controversy over a beer. I have asked about having setbacks and failures in show business and Rishi tells me the philosophy that guide him through with all the obstacle in life. Rishi confesses the darkest moment in his life and how he had deal with his stint with depression. We discuss about knowing what to do with life and being really honest with what one wants. I share the reason to ...
Feb 09, 2019•1 hr
I think I have discovered the secret of parenting. I ramble about Chinese New Year, the cynicism of Chinese people and being on a cruise ship. I suggest the form of gambling deserves more respect and the story on what had happen on previous episode. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-podcast/id1243363815?mt=2 Not Again Pod...
Feb 06, 2019•31 min
Siraj just got married and I ask about getting married and planning a wedding. He explains what does the ritual of a wedding signify to their family and the difference before and after marriage. Siraj tells me how his family is so close knitted and how he got booed and heckled on his first gig. He talks about doing other forms of arts such as spoken word. After finding out that he volunteers and doing community work, we discuss about our views on charity and how we try to serve the community. Si...
Feb 02, 2019•1 hr
I talked about Chinese New Year in Singapore and how I hangout with people in reunion dinner and festive seasons. I recollect about getting an interview with Dr Chee Soon Juan. I think out loud about seeking controversy for the sake of getting coverage for the podcast. I also gave my view of National Service in the light of Aloysius Pang's death which is most likely a dumb view to have. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://...
Jan 30, 2019•36 min
Being the most controversial man in Singapore, Dr Chee Soon Juan tells me how he got from a student scrapping by to pass to become the straight A's student in the university that he studied in. He shares the culture shock when it comes to education in Singapore and United States. We also talk about his research in Psychology which he did in School. Dr Chee explains to me about why he doesn't want to apply change "within the system" because how the days in his university shape the way he does thi...
Jan 26, 2019•1 hr 26 min
For this week's The Wednesday Thing, I reminisced the time when I was younger watching cartoons. There is a story that a taxi driver had told me. I talked about having comedians coming from other countries and managed to talk to hang out with them. I also talked about the meet up with podcast community and having so many things online. I share the start of the podcast and why I ended it. I also shared the news of RuPaul Drag Race being mentioned in the Singapore Parliament. Not Again Podcast Fac...
Jan 23, 2019•38 min
Nikki Wilkinson from the Kagools had explained to me about how mimes and physical had integrated into the act and how it was formed. She explains how she and her partner, Claire Ford communicate with the audience and make the audience safe for both them and the audience. She explains how the edit and Kagools's show. Coming from Hull, or Kingston upon Hull, Nikki talks about how arts had been infused into the city. We tried to figured out the difference of poverty and homeless and being a struggl...
Jan 19, 2019•1 hr 20 min
This is the debut of The Wednesday Thing show. I explained about why I did this show. I talked about putting a show online and how much fear that realising not being relevant until very late in life. I talked about meeting a childhood friend and later found out that my childhood bully. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/not-again-po...
Jan 16, 2019•30 min
Happy New Year guys! This is the first episode released in 2019! And it is going to be a bang! 2 episodes back to back! In the first part of the episode, I am talking to the show runners for Siao Char Bor comedy show, Marie Wong and Steph Dogfoot. We talked about our favourite cocktails and shared some embarrassing stories about getting people drunk. When we are explaining how Siao Char Bor came about, We talk about offensive comedy or controversial comedy and how is it being a female comic can ...
Jan 12, 2019•1 hr 44 min
This is the time of the year when we look back at the episodes that are out. I have compiled parts of different episodes that are out this year with some of the people I talked to, some of the topics I touched on. The highlights for the year. Please do check out the full episodes as well. Order of appearance: Not Again Podcast Episode 43- En Hua Not Again Podcast Episode 57- Dan Mcgrath Not Again Podcast Episode 59- Wes Zaharuk Not Again Podcast Episode 80- Imaan Hadchiti Not Again Podcast Episo...
Dec 21, 2018•1 hr 25 min
I am taking a dive to the vault and look for an old episode. Here goes. Gary talks to Inch Chua in this episode of #YourJobSucks: Singer/Songwriter. They talk about their favourite rom-com, Inch's wikipedia page and Limp Bizkit. They discuss about the previous bands that Inch was in, reasons why she loves Foo Fighters and the how she presents her songs live. P.s Gary, the title of the song you tried to name is "Home Sweet Home/Bittersweet Symphony" by Limp Bizkit. The title of the movie that sta...
Dec 15, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Bill Poorman, a former employee for NPR affiliate and I both share our love for coffee. Bill talked about what is like to work as NPR affiliate and the difference between news from NPR and TV News. We discuss the ethics of journalism, what is the idea to the journalism and the search of truth. We also have come to a conclusion of having a label as what political party affiliation had affected us psychologically. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again...
Dec 09, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Being a stand up comedy at the age of 15, Imaan Hadchiti and I discuss about trying to be famous and create online content. We too discuss about being happy and doing gigs for the mafia. We talk about doing radio and things that we have to do to get work. We share our conspiracy theory. Imaan tells me how racism had affected him after the 9/11, visiting the birthplace of his parents and being afraid to be like his dad. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ No...
Dec 01, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Mick Neven tells me about how a race had became the main source of entertainment for the whole town that night. He also tells me about writing for ads on radio and doing morning radio while doing stan up at the same time. We also talk about having kids in the show an introduce swearing to kids. We also discuss about doing stand up comedy in cruise ships. Mick Neven: http://mickneven.com.au Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https...
Nov 24, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Artur Akhmetzyanov tells me why he is afraid to do stand up full time and why he came to Singapore to study. He questions the reasons why people doing stand up and calling it a "hobby". He tells me what is it like to stay in modern Russia and why his grandfather is a hardcore communist. He also tell me how much he owe to his parents to work overseas and the shoe store that his parents started back at home post-communism. Artur's Website: https://www.arturakhmetzyanov.com Artur's one hour show: h...
Nov 17, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Stephen Carlin drops by this week. We chat about the cars. Stephen tells me that how his work starts from him wanting to be an actor to stand up and etiquette after the show. He also tells me how he get to work with Stewart Lee and growing up with different hobbies other than just stand up. We talked about the music and art how that affects stand up, being able to be in touch. We also talked about cynicism. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podc...
Nov 10, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Having worked in radio, Leo Kearse tells me how he did audio editing back in the day. He also tell me what is it like growing up in rural area in Scotland and how his dad brought him out to hunt. He explained about his favourite gun, the punt gun. He talks about being a consultant for the government and how it makes him a right wing comic. He also defines what he means by being right wing. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Thato Mabelane from South Africa topped by this week. She told me why she rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and explained the mechanics of rowing. I asked her about the apartheid and the ripple effects that affected in South Africa. She told me about studying in South Africa and starting a non profit which works with the kids in Africa. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page...
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Aidan Killian drops by this week! He talks about working with Doug Stanhope and how he got to get Doug Stanhope to be in Asia. He also talks about how he transit from working in a bank to standup comedy. We attempted to get the song that is in Aidan's head and he tells us how he met his girlfriend. We discussed about the burning of bridges. I asked him about the perspectives of having a comedy course. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast we...
Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Augustin drops by this week and he told me about how he moved from Ghana to Malaysia and Ghana to Scotland. He talked about the comedy difference. He also talked about growing up in Ghana, doing comedy in other language and Depression is being a taboo in Ghana or the whole of Africa in general. He opens up to me about his family which I was told he usually doesn't. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.co...
Oct 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Lincoln Lim drop by this week and we discuss about what happened back at school after realising that we were from the same school. We talked about quitting his day job and going full time music in Singapore. We discussed about having a distanced emotional relationship, the "outsider" for the family. He also shared the holiday that he had and the South East Asia folklore. He also tells me about the jazz music scene in Singapore. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpo...
Oct 06, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Harith Iskander talks about being authentic on stage and asking "what's next?". He talks about the first album he watched and the first story he told in his first set. He talks about getting corporate shows, working with a corporate audiences. He talks about his family, how his kids deal with a famous father and about the difference how he and his kids growing up. The Joke Factory Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thejokefactory.com.my/ Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook...
Sep 28, 2018•41 min
DJ Demers dropped by this week. We talked about the impression of Singapore he got being the first time here. We discussed about bitterness and anger when we see someone else got better. He shares how he got in to America's Got Talent and being on late night tv shows such as Conan. He also talks about being real on stage and how much realness to be on the act. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not...
Sep 22, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Okay! Finally this episode is out! In this episode, I talked to Joanne Kam! The Malaysia's Queen of Comedy. She tells me the story about how she started out and the famous Boom Boom Room in Singapore. She talks about growing up in Penang, Malaysia and working with a local crowd. She told me about visiting childhood homes and shares me the story about being in her dad's work place. I asked her about the joke that went viral online and angered Singaporeans (Yeah I know. What?) and her 13 year old ...
Sep 15, 2018•51 min
So Vinay came by this week! He talks about repeating jokes when doing gigs overseas. He tells me about Tokyo comedy scene. He talks about the crazy culture obsession in Japan and his country music band. He talks about how he got to move to Japan and how he get to voiceover. He talks about going back to his roots as well being the 2nd generation of immigrant in the US. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast...
Sep 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min
