Some Scuffs

An adult child gets to know her mother during the pandemic. This is part of our mini-series The Blanket Fort Sessions, a collection of personal essays on finding connection during the pandemic. Music in this episode: Hart, M - Debussy: La plus que lente Kevin Mcleod - Magic Scout - Farm Clip from [Oppa Thinking] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJyWeUSb3SE Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Grace talks to people for a living. Now she has to do that through a computer screen. This is part of our mini-series The Blanket Fort Sessions, a collection of personal essays on finding connection during the pandemic.

Joshua describes the many beautiful ways the lockdown can bring people together. This is part of our mini-series The Blanket Fort Sessions, a collection of personal essays on finding connection during the pandemic. Find Joshua's writing at: www.joshuapoh.com www.notingthisdown.substack.com www.instagram.com/letmereadthis/ Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

In this episode, Lauren explores how relationships with our non-human friends can teach us to connect with our human ones. This is part of our mini-series The Blanket Fort Sessions, a collection of personal essays on finding connection during the pandemic. Lauren's podcast can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/the.urban.equestrian/ https://soundcloud.com/lauren-koh Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

This is the first episode in our mini-series, the Blanket Fort Sessions. It's a collection of personal essays on finding connection during the pandemic. Essay 1 is about the gift and curse of being together in tight quarters amid COVID-19. Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

What do the sounds we love say about us? This episode is brought to you by Sudio. Get 15% off your next pair of Sudio earphones when you use the promo code "somescuffs" at www.sudio.com Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Bill Poorman and Nikolaj Groeneweg are expatriate husbands. Meaning they followed their wives' jobs to Singapore, and play the role of primary caregiver to their kids. And in an era that celebrates gender equality that shouldn't be weird, but we still act like it is. Why? Find the We Don't Mean to Dwell podcast: www.dontmeantodwell.com/ Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Producing a podcast is as much of an art as it is a science. Our goal on this show is to put out high quality content, while at the same time being true to who we are. So what goes into making a great, authentic show? Danny Christnanto Koordi, host of the Economical Rice Podcast, spills all. Find the Economical Rice podcast: www.economicalricepodcast.com/ Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Nobody Cares is back. In this episode, Jon Wang of the LongKangKitties podcast talks about creating an underwater utopia for hamsters, and Ethan and I rank acts of animal cruelty. Learn more about Hampture: http://hampture.blogspot.com/ Find the LongKangKitties podcast: https://longkangkitties.com/ Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Why do some people think Singapore is a boring, soulless city? Lorenzo Petrillo, director of the Urban Design Festival, shares how redesigning our public spaces can help change that perception. Find out about the Urban Design Festival: https://www.urbandesignfestival.com/ Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Nicholas Patrick went public with his depression in a huge way: he became the face of a national campaign to remove the stigma of mental health conditions. In this episode, he shares about his 12-year struggle with the disease, and how to have a conversation around mental illness. Find the NCSS Beyond the Label video here: https://youtu.be/VQoiz4wfV_c Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

"What if Harry Potter was a Malay Muslim boy?" said no one ever... until Suffian Hakim came along and wrote his bestselling parody novel, Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher. We talk to him about his latest book, The Minorities, and how we explore big ideas like identity, science, religion and death through fiction and humour. For more about Suffian, go to www.suffianhakim.com Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

The benefits of being real and being vulnerable in the workplace range from better emotional health to breakthrough innovation. Entrepreneur and vulnerability advocate Olivia Coleon shares how transparency and trust can transform the likes of large corporations right down to startups with just one or two founders. Find out more about Olivia's event series, Naked Nights at www.facebook.com/nakednights Theme music: Party Song by Sobs. Find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com More at www.somescuffs.com

In the finale of our mini-series Magic Hands, we find out if the Moody Nail crowdfunding campaign reaches its target, and where it goes from here. Magic Hands tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The series follows her through the intense process and questions what it means to sell wellness. More at www.somescuffs.com Theme music by Malika Avani, Derrick Siu and Kei Franklin. Follow Sinnead on instagram: instagram.com/sinnead.tma or instagram.com/moodynails.sg More on the Moody Nails crowdfunding campaign: igg.me/at/moodynails/x Audio for intro from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUWdhHDKS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkr-1C2e7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMz_UagXkFk&t=15s

Passion can't pay the bills... or can it? In part 3 of our mini-series Magic Hands, we find out. Magic Hands tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The series follows her through the intense process and questions what it means to sell wellness. More at www.somescuffs.com Theme music by Malika Avani, Derrick Siu and Kei Franklin. Follow Sinnead on instagram: instagram.com/sinnead.tma or instagram.com/moodynails.sg More on the Moody Nails crowdfunding campaign: igg.me/at/moodynails/x Audio for intro from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUWdhHDKS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkr-1C2e7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMz_UagXkFk&t=15s

The story you tell yourself about your life can determine where you end up, for better or for worse. In part 2 of our mini-series Magic Hands, we explore the concept of the narrative identity, with the help of a young yogi who travels halfway across the world to find herself. Magic Hands tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The series follows her through the intense process and questions what it means to sell wellness. More at www.somescuffs.com Theme music by Malika Avani, Derrick Siu and Kei Franklin. Follow Sinnead on instagram: instagram.com/sinnead.tma or instagram.com/moodynails.sg More on the Moody Nails crowdfunding campaign: igg.me/at/moodynails/x Audio for intro from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUWdhHDKS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkr-1C2e7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMz_UagXkFk&t=15s

Magic Hands is a mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The series follows her through the intense process and questions what it means to sell wellness. In part 1, we learn the basics of yoga mudras. More at www.somescuffs.com Theme music by Malika Avani, Derrick Siu and Kei Franklin. Follow Sinnead on instagram: instagram.com/sinnead.tma or instagram.com/moodynails.sg More on the Moody Nails crowdfunding campaign: https://igg.me/at/moodynails/x Audio for intro from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPUWdhHDKS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkr-1C2e7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMz_UagXkFk&t=15s

We're back with a simple question: who am I? And how do we show people who we truly are in the hope of being received bu them without reservation? In season 2 of Some Scuffs, we hear stories of people who are trying to find their authentic voices, and we look for our own, too. Theme music by Sobs, find them at www.sobs.bandcamp.com Sound design by Lee Zhe Ren More at www.somescuffs.com

All parents have high hopes for their kids, right? Sometimes it feels like we can never live up to those expectations, especially if what we want in life deviates from the traditional route to success. What do parents really want from us and how can we truly make them proud? We talk to Lee Wai Hoong, an expert in family, who also happens to be my dad. - This is the last episode of season one, thanks so much for sticking around till the end.

[Nobody Cares is a recurring segment on the podcast in which we talk about stuff that nobody else cares about.] Today, we bring you some of the strangest sports out there - some of which aren't as dangerous as we hoped. We're talking a mix of martial arts and juggling, thumb-wrestling plus many other obscure world championship competitions you've never heard of. - Have you read or come across something that you think is super cool but that probably nobody else cares about? Leave us a comment here, at www.somescuffs.com or drop me an email at davelleee@gmail.com and we'll find something interesting to say about it. More at www.somescuffs.com

Makeup quite literally shapes how others see us and how we see ourselves, so which is it - an unhealthy crutch or a tool of empowerment? We pose this question to makeup artist and hairstylist Christian Maranion, who shares about the transformative power of makeup, how our relationship with makeup has evolved thanks to social media, and his own journey growing up with physical insecurities. Chris can be found on instagram at www.instagram.com/_xtiano_ More at www.somescuffs.com

Yes, we recycle, carry reusable bags, and avoid plastic straws. But it doesn't seem to make a difference to climate change. Global temperatures continue to rise. Polar bears continue to starve. The feeling of dread and hopelessness that overwhelms someone who thinks that way is called ecoanxiety. This week, Paula Miquelis, co-founder of conscious festival Green is the New Black Asia, tells us how she comes to terms with her own eco-failures and why she carries on down the path towards greater sustainability. Find out more about Green is the New Black at www.greenisthenewblack.asia More at www.somescuffs.com

Disclaimer: This is not a weird sex thing. No idea what's going on here? Check out our previous episode on ASMR and incurable insomnia for answers: https://somescuffs.com/2018/08/16/09-asmr-insomnia/

[Nobody Cares is a recurring segment on the podcast in which we talk about stuff that nobody else cares about.] Do you occasionally indulge in those oddly satisfying ASMR videos of people carving bars of soap or whispering into a microphone? Ethan and I do. We aren't freaks, we promise. More at www.somescuffs.com

Dr Oberdan Marianetti, clinical psychologist and sexologist, talks about getting over your irrational fears. If you missed his insights on the hook-up culture on last week's podcast, you can catch up here: https://soundcloud.com/somescuffs/hook-up-culture The Guest House by Jalaluddin Rumi: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/guest-house More at somescuffs.com

It's time we had a conversation about casual sex. In this episode, we hear from sexologist and clinical psychologist Dr Oberdan Marianetti, and my friend Melissa about their thoughts on sex and intimacy in an age of Tinder, one-off hook-ups and friends with benefits. Dr Marianetti's website is https://www.oberdanmarianetti.com/ More at somescuffs.com

Have you ever had a boss who made you feel inadequate and stupid? Did you do anything about it? A friend shares her experience with a bad boss, and clinical psychologist Dr Joel Yang helps break down the situation and tells us what can help. More at www.somescuffs.com Find Joel at www.mindwhatmatters.com.sg

[Nobody Cares is a recurring segment on the podcast in which we talk about stuff that nobody else cares about.] Thanks to a nasty bout of chicken pox, we've been thrown hopelessly off schedule. So instead of the usual programming, we recorded another instalment of Nobody Cares, in which we talk about the weirdest reality TV shows we've ever watched. Back in two weeks. More at www.somescuffs.com

In February 2018, Singaporean Youtuber Eden Ang made headlines when four women came forward accusing him of sexual harassment. Behind the month-long investigation that led to his downfall was journalist Grace Yeoh. Even though she'd never set out to be a feminist activist, Grace inadvertently started a movement and got the nation talking about gender and sex. In this episode, she shares candidly about how it feels when your work goes viral, the very public role you're forced into as a result and the insecurities that come with it. More at www.somescuffs.com

Does it drive you crazy when someone takes forever to reply your text and then makes the excuse that they're just "bad at texting"? We try to figure out if it's really possible to be a bad texter, or if it's just a way of justifying being a bad friend. More at www.somescuffs.com

We’re on break this week so instead of the usual podcast, we bring you a new segment called Nobody Cares where we talk about stuff we think is cool but nobody else really cares about, record it and see what happens. Today’s topic is the invention of shark repellent and guns that shoot underwater. For sources and more information, visit www.somescuffs.com

It's an insult that stings. But why does it seem that some people have "no personality", and do you worry that people like think the same of you? We talk to matchmaker and dating coach Dolly Chua about what's really going on with a person who comes across as bland and uninteresting. Dolly is a matchmaker at www.letsgaigai.com More at www.somescuffs.com

Yoga does wonders for your mind and body. But if yoga class fills you with such dread and self-loathing that you avoid going, it can be hard to reap its benefits. What are the psychological barriers that stop someone from enjoying yoga and how can they be overcome? We talk to yoga teacher Gabrielle Mendoza to get to the bottom of it. Follow Gabrielle Mendoza at instagram.com/gabrielle.mendoza More at http://somescuffs.com

Life can be extremely overwhelming in fast-paced cosmopolitan Singapore, particularly for someone with high social anxiety. But it is also full of hope and joy waiting to be discovered. In this podcast series, writer Davelle Lee explores the psychological underpinnings of the fears, insecurities, dreams and desires we share in this beautiful city to figure out how we can lead happier and freer lives. Here's what you can expect from Some Scuffs. Find out more: www.somescuffs.com