Yah Lah But
Episodes
YLB #31 - Singapore Social-ed One Last time feat. Sukki Singapora
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We thought our podcast series on SS was done and dusted when Sukki Singapora popped up suddenly in Singapore! We chatted not just about the show but a...
YLB #30 - Thor cares about the bushfires but should we? And the SIA aircrew deemed "robotic" by UK YouTuber
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So much has been said about the bushfires in Australia, but why is it still so easy to not give a damn? Should we even though? And a YouTuber made a v...
YLB #29 - Can Singapore ever ban plastics and the ex-NTU valedictorian breast implant scammer
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What better way to start 2020 than talking about Mother Earth and if Singapore can ever ban single-use plastics like our neighbours Thailand just did?...
YLB #28 - 2019 Review Pt 2 : WTF Happened
28 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The next half of us talking about big shit that happened during the year, based on your searches online (we know everything). Also, WE’VE GOT ANOTHE...
YLB #27 - 2019 Review Pt 1 : WTF Happened
21 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We review the biggest things that happened this year, according to what we searched for online. Publicly AND privately. Also, our FIRST ever giveaway....
YLB #26 - Feat. Nicole Ong: Singapore Social Special Pt3
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the third of our series getting “Singapore Social”-ed, we chat with Nicole Ong. As the only one of the cast who wasn’t already dipping her to...
YLB #25 - Feat. Paul Foster: Singapore Social Special Pt2
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our series diving into Netflix’s “Singapore Social”, we chat with Paul Foster, who we’ve verified to be as nice in person as ...
YLB #24 - Parents label a(nother) school book "foul and blasphemous" and the police officer who kicked a PMD rider
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A group of conservative parents in Singapore lobbied MOE (again) to remove the highly-acclaimed book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-T...
YLB #23 - Feat. Vinny Sharp: Singapore Social Special Pt1
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a very special series on Yah Lah BUT, we have the most open interview yet with Vinny Sharp, one of the stars of Netflix’s latest ser...
YLB #22 - Singapore sucker punches nature with the MRT and our Marathon gets ranked 3rd worst in the world
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After 6 years of “discussions”, the govt announces that the MRT Cross Island line will literally “cross” through the forests of central Singap...
YLB #21 - How bad is "Singapore Social"? And the teenagers whose armpit deodorant got mistaken for drugs
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix’s latest reality show “Singapore Social” dropped on 22 November and lots of people vented on social media. But do they have a point or a...
YLB #20 - Judge explains why NUS molester ain’t going to jail and the Govt announces “CleanSG Day” but will it work?
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
District Judge Kaur explains why she didn’t hand out a jail term to the latest NUS molester (we wish we didn’t have to specify “latest” but al...
YLB #19 - A suspected upskirter dies in the hands of the public and dick pics that inspired a women-only carpooling service
16 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if you saw a crime, chased down the suspect and held him till the police came. Heroic, right? But what if the suspect dies in your hands? That...
YLB #18 - We’re BACK! Thanks to the PMD ban and a Singaporean man’s sexual fantasy gone awry
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been gone for a while but ONLY because we’ve been working our asses off for our first ever TV show! More details on that later. For now, the...
YLB #17 - Ho Ching humblebrags about PM Lee’s salary and a SG Minister throws shade at Elon Musk about his “lifestyle”
24 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ho Ching shared a blogpost that defended her husband’s (i.e. PM Lee) salary. We are less annoyed about her post than we are about the rid...
YLB #16 - A leaked “Kukubird” video from a SG Uni orientation camp goes viral & a serial “panty-sniffer” goes prowling in Singapore
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a leaked video of fully-grown adult NTU students chanting a cheer about “Kukubirds” (slang for penis) went viral. They also performed l...
YLB #15 - Is NDP a WASTE of time? And why did one Singaporean fail so badly when trying the viral “number neighbour” trend?
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every 9 Aug, the biggest clusterfuck of patriotism happens in Singapore - the National Day Parade. With millions of dollars spent and countless weeken...
YLB #14 - Preetipls takes on “Brownface” in Singapore. Or does she? Or does the Govt?
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
RACISM has been THE topic of discussion this past week in Singapore, and it’s ridiculous how things have snowballed into such a shitshow. That’s w...
YLB #13 - Huawei promotion causes apocalyptic CHAOS in Singapore & famous Singaporean comedian-DJ Dennis Chew does “brownface” in a national ad
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huawei has had a shitty year so far and their hot streak continues with their recent National Day phone promotion. Stocks ran out before stores even o...
YLB #12 - YouTuber N.O.C reacts to satirical video about local content & the “vacuum cleaner guy” who just bought a $100 million penthouse in SG
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A new content creator by the name of "Sneaky Sushii" made a (very) satirical video on the YouTube scene in SG BUT it got copyright claimed by N.O.C., ...
YLB #11 - DJ Joshua Simon gets “TED-axed” during Pink Dot & the “overly sexual” Korean ice cream ad starring an 11-year-old
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last weekend, the organizers of a TEDx talk at S’pore Poly (SP) advised one of the speakers, local DJ Joshua Simon, to edit out references to LGBT t...
YLB #10 - Are Millennials SOFT & is Kim Kardashian’s new “Kimono” line pure evil or genius?
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re born after 1982, YOU ARE SOFT. Or at least that’s how a bunch of Facebook comments responded to a recent commentary published by TODAY n...
YLB #9 - Narelle Kheng's Post About “Sudan vs Notre Dame” & Another (Political) Gay Sex Video Leaks from Malaysia
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you care more about the NOTRE DAME collapse than the current crisis in SUDAN, are you an ASSHOLE? A recent post about “selective empathy” by Na...
YLB #8 - A SG Teacher Sexually Assaults Her Underage Student & A Malaysian Singer “Kidnaps” a Bear
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Singaporean teacher has sexual relations with her 15-year male student and some netizens ridiculously celebrate the boy’s “conquest”. We discu...
YLB #7 - Our genius solution to stop “chope-ing” culture, and why grading on a curve could prepare you for life
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The “Anti-Chope-ing Movement” was in the news lately and a recent poll showed Singaporeans to be split 50-50 on the topic. We debate the whole thi...
YLB #6 - The cost of the keeping mum & dad alive, and Singapore’s first public “shooting”?
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What would YOU pay to keep your mum & dad alive when old, plus SG's first drive-by “shooting”. We cover a much-debated study on the costs for ...
YLB #5 - Tosh Zhang cries over Pink Dot drama, and say hello to an escort service for Singapore "influencers"
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We cover Tosh Zhang's dramatic week and whether he needed to cry on video, before checking out Maybe.sg, a dodgy (and horribly-designed) website that ...
YLB #4 - "Peeping Tom Patrol" at NUS kicks off and why Bubble Tea lovers might have self-esteem issues
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap our heads around not just 2 but FOUR recent happenings - the latest initiative to stop the onslaught of "Peeping Toms" at NUS, Bubble Tea love...
YLB #3 - Michelle Chong does an OOPSIE and why slurping in Japan might end forever
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the recent OOPSIE by Michelle Chong and our dear K Shanmugam about a ridiculously important issue, and why slurping in Japan is under threa...
YLB #2 - Facebook wants to help you find f**k buddies, and why Lionel Messi could be ruining football
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss (read: freak out) Facebook's new dating app called Secret Crush that could be yet another way they're gonna take over our lives, and why Li...
YLB #1 - Monica Baey vs Sexual Harassment & Why Dogs Love Their Poo
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the state of sexual harassment in Singapore, the case of Monica Baey vs. Nicholas Lim and NUS, and why dog owners are OK with being licked ...
The MOFShroom EP5 - The Funny in Marriage with RISHI & SHARUL
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with RISHI BUDHRANI and SHARUL CHANNA, 2 stand-up comedians from Singapore who a...
The MOFShroom EP4 - The Most Controversial DATING APP Ever
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We chat with HERBERT and KYLIE, the co-founders of the dating app HighBlood, which gaine...
The MOFShroom EP3 - My Grandfather's Road with STICKER LADY
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - We talk with Sticker Lady, Sam Lo, the street artist famous for 'MY GRANDFATHER ROAD' gr...
The MOFShroom EP2 - What Dafuq is Bitcoin with DR PRASH
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - What is Bitcoin? We have no idea. Which is why we got Dr. Prash Puspanathan from the Bit...
The MOFShroom EP1 - FAKKAH FUZZ Angers the Malaysian PM
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first season of our podcast titled "The MOFShroom" - IT'S OUR FIRST PODCAST EVER! And our first ever guest is the enigmatic stand-up comedian...