We are flying solo this week with no guests and a whole lot of nerding out on comedy. From our different processes of writing jokes to refining bits at open mics and how we come up with ideas for jokes, then we bust out our notebooks and run our very new and super old bits […]

This week we’re back on the comedy train, with one of Asia’s top comics and comedy powerhouse Garron Chiu. We discuss the recent talk of the town in Hong Kong: Nicole Kidman skipping HK quarantine to film her new show “The Expats”, as well as the chaotic way the quarantine rules in HK keep changing […]

Emily Tan is a health & fitness professional, co-founder of aerial arts & pole dance academy Viva Vertical, host of Body Blaze TV series, presenter of fitness education and performer of aerial dance – these were all proud titles before the title of “cancer fighter”, which led to “mental health advocate” and founder of the […]

Like many others, Simon Wilson lost his job due to Covid, and unlike many others, he didn’t “wait it out”, he went on to create Hong Kong’s biggest and most successful event in HK since Covid started, The Grounds then The Lawn. He sits down with Vivek and Mohammed to tell them all about his […]

Andy’s on the pod for one last time, he hands over the podcast to Vivek and Mohammed as he talks about his reasons for leaving the pod, why he left HK and what his new gig is, his plans for the future and some of his favorite moments on the podcast. 

Lindsay Varty, author of Sunset Survivors and former professional rugby player sits down with Vivek and Mohammed to talk about why she embarked on a journey to document Hong Kong’s last tradesmen and women. From the story of a face threader to a Shanghai-style barber, Lindsay had a great journey talking to people empowered by […]

If you’ve ever partied in Hong Kong, you’ve definitely walked by Beyrouth Bistro or ordered food at 3 in the morning there. Listen to one of Beyrouth Bistro’s partners Charbel Assaf talk about his life growing up during war times, his move to Hong Kong and the nitty gritty of what’s going on in his […]

Anson Chen’s a world-class illusionist and mentalist, reading minds all over the planet. He explained his journey from Taiwan to HK to Shanghai. How he learnt from the world’s top magicians. And the challenges of performing magic vs comedy.

Mo and Vivek spilled the beans on what it takes to run a comedy show. What exactly happens back stage? What’s all that noise at the back of the room? How do they handle all the egos? And most importantly, what happens when the heckler gets booted?

Jen Balisi is a proud Filipina-American based in HK, and a legit trail-blazing food influencer. We talked about her journey from blogging in New York, to pursuing her passion of dining, travel and recipes. And what she does when she has to review food that stinks.