Mamak Sessions

You've heard about the viral sensation Dododots. They sell uniquely designed pimple patches and it was just a simple idea suggested by one of its founders. We hear them tell their story about how they were laughed at, to how they're shipping hundreds and thousands of products worldwide

We speak to former Parliament house member, Ong Kian Ming about gaming, policies, and of course, Politics.

We know him as a renowned Film Director, Quek Shio, known for his award winning commercials and movies that has been watched by the world. Not mention he was the first Malaysian film director to be given a Netflix Special to direct. 5 Years later, we speak to him about his explosive rise to the social media space, creating vertical content that enabled him to connect will MILLIONS around the world. We speak about his  experience in this episode.

We spoke to CJ, better known online as isawkwardguy telling us how he started making videos about his workplace, to being one of the fastest rising online personalities we laugh with.

Recently a mobile phone released a brand new phone which uses A.I for a few things. We go through them and kinda test our the features to see if it really lives up to the hype

In this episode we talk about friends who gaslight you to make you think you should help them, but they end up causing you a whole load of trouble instead.

We got Brandon on the show to talk about corruption cases in Singapore VS Malaysia and some other stuff.

First Pod of 2024! And we kick things off with a conversation about parenting and how it has changed from generation to generation.

Great to have Sean aka iherng back on the show talking about how thing have grown for him versus the last time he was back on the show.

Vinh Giang, Otherwise known as @askvinh on the social media world, has taken the world by storm by teaching people how to overcome their fears of public speaking, and teaching people how to communicate better with their peers. In this episode we learn about the man behind the magic, on how he started and built his empire that he has today.

The band Tilly Birds came into the studio to have a chat about their tour, and how their music reached millions at a time where everyone was at their most vulnerable, aka the pandemic.

This is our first ever live show! With IKEA! Thank you so much for making this happen! We got some friends for a sleepover at IKEA and decided to talk about the weirdest sleeping habits. Caution, not for the OCD type :P

We speak to the heroes of Klang, Cavan, Kevin and Danny of 3P, to understand just how much goes into the production of their music videos and how life has been after blowing up on youtube.

We spoke the ambassadors of Penang, Sai and Bernice of Wabikong, to find out their journey from being content creators, to business owners.

We spoke to William Seng, huge on social media for his cooking videos and amazing video edits. We dove deep to what got him started in video editing, his answers might surprise you.

We got celebrity Alif Satar joning us on the show today telling us about his journey in the entertainment showbiz, completing his Ironman journey and partying on a multi million dollar yatch.

Jared Lee, known Youtuber/Filmaker recently made headlines for his film Horologist which won best animation at the Comic Con Festival in San Diego.  What was the road to that win like? We talk about his journey and his struggles

Our Asian Parents have their ways of ensuring we remain on top and competitive. We talk about the rise of Deadpudds and how she grew up with a competitive nature.

Inside scoop, is a local brand out of Malaysia that has grown to become one of Malaysia's own household ice cream brands.   They recently got acquired by Farm Fresh, and we speak to the Co Founder of Inside Scoop, Edmund, about how he gave up his banking career to pursue something completely different.

Really nice to have YB Syed Saddiq back on the show again to talk about life after the GE, and the progress moving up to towards the State Elections. We played some games too :)

To hear Aliff’s story, reminds me that everyone has their own sets of challenges but yet he chose to rise above all, and create a journey that he loves and is passionate about. Truly an inspiring journey, tune in to dive deeper into Airliftz back story and be inspired to tackle challenges with the right mindset. Because we are stronger when we smile. #SmileStrongMY #ColgatexAirliftz #ColgateMY

In this episode we speak to Ceddy on how he started off a a gamer, evolving to be one of Malaysia's notable food reviewers. Some tea was spilled too.

From dressing in mankinis once, to writing a full song in chinese despite being a chinese illeterate, we talk to Joseph Lee, and understand just what is in that thick skull of his, that makes millions around the world laugh.

Been a while since we have the original crew together for a podcast. We catch up and talk about recent events, life lessons, love quotes, and....keyboards.

Shi Qi, otherwise known as Qiwiie, has taken the internet by storm with her cute videos featuring her life as a teacher with her school children. We speak to her about her life and what her dream goal was growing up.

We talk about red flags in a relationship, what to do, and how to avoid such situations.

We got Nurul Izzah to come on the show talk about her journey through politics, and what is she is really like behind all the politics.

We bring back our favorite stand up comedian again, Dr. Jason Leong, who self invited himself onto our show to plus his new Netflix special. Always fun to talk cock sing song with Jason

Jane Lau, better known as Jane Chuck online, is an online personality who has been around since the blogging era. How does she remain relevant and grow her brand as the social media landscape changes at a rapid pace.

Are we headed towards a recession? and how do we survive one? We speak to Peter aka Mr Money TV to find out!

We got Tony Pua on the show this time round, to talk about his views on GE15 and hear his journey, trying to make a change in our country

We speak to Fahmi Fadzil to talk about his views on GE15 and how he got into the world of politics, from being an activist to being an MP of Lembah Pantai after the historic win in 2018

Miss Puiyi tells us her journey from being blackmailed to being featured on the cover of Penthouse.

A really hilarious episode talking about dating, first moves, rejections and also catching up with what Josephine has been up to, particularly with her clothing business

We talk to politician, Syed Saddiq about his views on the current situation in Malaysia and what his dreams are for our beloved country.

We caught up with the Kumaar Family and asked them about their YouTube journey plus the differences with culture, especially Malaysia VS America

In this episode, we talk about the ghost month and how some of us have experienced going through a supposed encounter with ghosts and wandering spirits.

We celebrate our 100th episode together with the team that started off Mamak Sessions!   In this episode we talk about Shu Faye's latest obsession and also how an Event Organizer refused to pay its vendors and models for up to 5 years

We spoke to Belle, who is the founder of Kayman Beauty, a huge successful skincare company today with its main focus of having really healthy skin. We go way back to how Belle decided to take a loan to start this business just to pay off her student debts, only to drop out to focus on this multi million dollar business. This inspiring episode is proudly sponsored by Ninja Van! Are you a business owner looking for hassle-free and fast deliveries? Look no further, because Ninja Van Malaysia has got you covered! Partner with Ninja Van Malaysia, a leading tech-enabled logistics company, today for a seamless delivery experience. For more information, visit www.ninjavan.co!

We speak to the owner of The Cap City, Nigel, to talk about how he found his calling for fashion at a very young age, moving to opening multiple stores across Malaysia selling Caps, and overcoming failure, after a rapid success. In his words, when you're ready to lose, that's when you win.

After exams and assignments, looking for a job after graduation might be a scary stage in life especially when you don't know what to look for when looking for your first job. We speak to an industry specialist who shares with us the common mistakes and tips one could take note of when looking for their first job. Thanks to Hiredly for being a part of this podcast! And if you're looking for a job be sure to check outhiredly.com/mamak If you’re looking for career advice, follow them at @hiredly_my on Instagram.

It's been a while, but we are back, with a brand new line up!

Malaysia has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in Southeast Asia. In the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey, 50.1 percent of our adult population were reported to be overweight In this episode we talk about the risks of being obese and what type of treatments one would have to go through to counter this disease.

Recently, a lot of investment apps have been making its rounds on apps stores. We spoke to Ken fro Stashaway, to understand if a Robo Advisor can actually help people make their investment portfolios grow.   We would like to remind our listeners that the discussion of this episode is for entertainment purposes only, and we are all not financial advisors, please ensure you do your own research when it comes to managing your own investments.

In this third installment of conversations about diabetes, we talk about whether pregnant women are at risk in getting diabetes, what they should look out for in order to keep their health in check, and can we beat diabetes?   #OpsKurangManis

We have Kakak Korea on the show with her fiance! Talking to us about how they met and what are some of the differences with regards dating culture on How Malaysians do it, and how Koreans Do it.

With influencer Marketing on the rise, we sometimes question the credibility or the authenticity of what's being promoted by a social media influencer. We discuss The Do's And The Don'ts, Who's Responsibility Is It? Influencer, or Advertiser?

We speak to Yung Lee, who is an Action designer who was working on Shang chi and also the likes of Kingsman. We talk about his journey from becoming a self taught filmmaker to working with some of the best Hollywood has to offer

In support for World Diabetes day, we go in depth in our second episode about how can one keep one self in check to ensure they're not at risk of getting diabetes.

The statistics are true, a lot of Malaysians risk being diagnosed with Diabetes because of a few factors. In conjunction with world diabetes month, we speak to Dr. Alexander Tan to talk about all there is to know about diabetes.

Vaping has quickly becoming a multi million dollar business, but also it has been discussed about how it is an alternative to kick the habit of smoking. We speak to the President of VCAM (Vaping Consumer Association Of Malaysia) to talk about the misconceptions of vaping in Malaysia

Recently Libresse was allegedly criticised by a religious group for degrading women because of their latest marketing campaign. We talk about it in this episode, and also how sexual education should be made a norm to ensure that we are all well informed

Heart failures, what causes them? Is it better to take the preventive measure or only check your heart when you feel something is wrong? Today we speak to a specialist to find out just how we should pay more attention to our hearts as part of AstraZeneca's and National Heart Association of Malaysia's #JagaMYJantung campaign

We spoke to Joanna Joseph, who has made waves online about her weight loss transformation. We spoke about what she went through as a child in school and how she was bullied and manipulated for being different from the rest.

We've heard of the saying, work hard and you'll be rich one day. But some others also believe if you start investing, it will also help reach your financial goals faster as well. We talk to Mr Money aka Peter Yong on how to start investing.

It's been more than 500 days of us being stuck with this pandemic. How has life been? How long more are we doing to be in this position?

We catch up with Joseph Lee, a business owner, as well as an entertainer online to talk about how, as a tall handsome hunk, had some insecurities and doubts of his own as well which led him to see for help through therapy. If you need to seek professional help please visit the following website https://www.befrienders.org.my/ or call BeFrienders at 03-76272929

I received a Whatsapp call one day, and clearly this guy was trying to scam me. I told him I was in a meeting and told him to call me back, while I went to setup my studio, to record this conversation with this BIGPAY scammer. Scammers should all go to hell. I have no tolerance for these idiots

On this Episode of Mamak Sessions we speak to singer, songwriter and the frontman of the band Lukas Graham Lukas Forchhammer about how he discovered his love for writing his stories into songs that touches millions of people all over the world.

With the current Pandemic situation, a lot of people have discussed about how it's the best time to enter the property market right now as it is in it's all time low.  We got Sean, the property expert together with Gim from Mah Sing to come in to share their views on the given topic. This Episode was brought to you by Mah Sing: https://bit.ly/3eietUi

Often people tend to overlook migraine as just a headache. We speak to a specialist and also a patient who has gone through migraine and how we should approach this illness the proper way. MIG.POS.11/MY2104133148   This podcast is brought to you by Novartis Malaysia

Everyone has been talking about how Bitcoin will reach $100,000 per coin by the end of 2021, encouraging a lot of people to hop in, some not know what the whole thing is about. We go deep into what Bitcoin actually is, together with Bobby, from Coin Gecko

We speak to a frontliner, Issac, to talk about how he was reposted to help with the Pandemic, and all we need to know about the Covid 19 Vaccine that's due to rollout soon this month.

Men will mostly go through a stage where they would need to seek high and low for the perfect engagement ring before asking their loved ones to marry them, but should the perfect ring be the most expensive one?

We got Shu Faye and Josephine back in the studio talking about peer pressure and how sometimes we tend to put up a front to be someone who we are not, just to impress others.

Making fun of people who do not know how to cook rice properly has lead Nigel Ng to become one of the most iconic uncles in the world. We speak to the man behind Uncle Roger, Nigel Ng to understand how this all happened for him.

We speaking to the hitz fm Morning Crew Ean and Arnold and talk about our experiences and struggles when it comes to Radio and hosting the biggest english radio show in the country.

Yang Berhormat Hannah Yeoh is known very well as a politician that has helped a lot of people. Some may see her as a very successful person, but she tells her story about failure and how it has led her to be where she is today.

CK decided one day to leave his job, and then go in to a territory which even he himself wasn't so sure about. But with a few life lessons along the way, including his son's help in naming his company, he is now running a business that serves more than 100,000 customers.

It has been Dr Jason Leong's dream to have a Netflix special for his standup comedy show. He invested RM150,000 on himself, in hopes to get his show on Netflix. We talk about his journey and also some gags in between.

It's never an easy decision when it comes to buying your first property. Then again, we see someone friends who have multiple properties under their portfolio. Is there a right way to purchase property? We speak to Sean who runs a YouTube channel talking about property investments and hear his thoughts

It is kind of a norm today when someone slides into someone's DMs to get to know someone. Rewind 10 years ago that might be deemed as creepy, how has dating changed over the last 10 years?    Plus we spoke to the cast of Tenet to find out just how long it took for them to understand the script from Christopher Nolan

Jordan Yeoh is no stranger in the fitness world, with a total of 8,000,000 subscribers across all platforms, we speak to him to ask what motivated him to give up his partying, supper eating days to becoming one of the sexiest man on social media today

Bryan Loo needs no introduction, he's known as the man who brought down the bubble tea culture to Malaysia. In this episode we talk about how he took a chance at an industry he knows nothing about, and eventually building over 500 stores nation wide.

As soon at the MCO was announced on the 17th of March 2020, Mark Odea made a quick decision to return home to be with his family in the United Kingdom, and shares his thoughts on how The UK handled the Lockdown, VS Malaysia

Peng Joon didn't do too well in college because of gaming too much, but his passion in World Of Warcraft moulded him into what he is today, a successful internet marketer.

Jared Lee is a friend of ours, and a few years back, it shocked and worried us to find out that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. What went through his mind? And how did he keep such a positive attitude throughout? Join us to find out in this episode

I've known Jian Hao for as long as when I first started YouTube back in 2012. We all grew together, but just when you thought we've all reached our peak, Jian Hao took it one step further to build a multi million YouTube Empire

What is the most essential way to save? how to kick start saving for an emergency fund? What motivates you to save? Are these some of the questions that you ponder upon about saving money? We speak to Su Yin Ong and share our thoughts and ways of saving.

We spoke to RenYi from MYBurgerlab to understand what his company and team are going through during these trying times and how are they working their way around it.

The government has allowed most sectors to go back to work to help the economy. Some states have not agreed to this, what do you think about lifting the MCO too early?

During this period of the Movement Control Order, some people suffered major losses, and sometimes resulting in them giving up or having major self doubt. We spoke to Marianne Tan about how she was able to overcome obstacles and still be able to express her creative side alternatively, apart from acting.

On facebook recently, a guy has been exposed for sexually harassing girls through sliding through their DMs, one expose, sparked a chain reaction of many other girls sharing their same experience with this same guy. What should you do when you are faced with such a situation?

we speak to Jason Leong on his views on how he thinks the health ministry is doing, and is the MCO working? Or not?

The Coronavirus Pandemic has brought the whole world to it's knees, and most recently, Malaysia ordered a Restricted Movement Order in order to help contain the virus and flatten the curve. We catch up to see how we have been doing and what we've been reading online.

In this episode, we talk about the struggles of a single parent, how children sometimes are at the receiving end of our parents' shortcoming, how we got through them, and also how our we used to hide things from our parents because we were so afraid of their methods of discipline

Deborah Henry, who is a former Beauty Queen who represented the country sits down with us to talk about how she got into the modeling industry and how she is using her influence to give free education to children to need it most through her organization.

Valentine's Day is coming up! Jin shared his story about asking a girl out for Valentine's Day for the first time! Besides, we talked about our perspectives on whether guys should offer to pay for dates, and is it right for girls to expect their bill to be covered by their dates?

Quek Shio Chuan is one of the most successful Film directors in Malaysia, with his movie Guang, and most recently, Ghost Bride on Netflix. We spoke to him to find out how he almost got fired from his job, to being able to direct some of the biggest projects by Netflix.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jason Leong about the Wuhan Virus and how it is affecting the world and at the same time giving birth to ridiculous irresponsible news articles, as well as people falling prey to traditional healers, whereby some take this opportunity to scam their patients.

We got Dew from the Real Talk show talking to us about the success of their show. Is it safe to record you and your partner having sex? In this episode, we got REAL.

We spoke to Feng Shui consultant Dato' Joey Yap and talked about his humble beginnings to how he started his career and became one of the leading most successful entrepreneurs in the world.

We speak to Lizz Chloe to talk about her burst to stardom and discuss if it is right to check your partner's messages on their phones.

We speak to Tata otherwise known as the Asian Mom that was once on MGAG on how she stumbled across the character and why she left MGAG to pursue her own dreams in content creation. Featuring our guest: Tata: http://www.instagram.com/tatatawanqian

We speak to Nigel, who recently came out and was very open about his same gender relationship and talks about some of the ups and downs after deciding to go public about his sexual orientation.

Jason Leong is well known as a stand up comedian who's performed in front of sold out crowds. But before this he was actually working as a full time doctor. Hear some of the struggles of both his careers as we talk to this funny man!

We catch up with Dennis Yin, who went Vegas single and came back married. Find out how that happened. Also we talk about sugar babies. Is it good? Is it bad? Would you do it? Tune in to hear our thoughts and opinions. Follow us Instagram: Jin: https://www.instagram.com/jinnyboy/ Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/ryanyee/ Dennis: https://www.instagram.com/dennisyin/

These days when we are on facebook, we ten to see a new trend of "Social Justice Warriors". Is it ok to publicly shame someone online without them knowing even though they're in the wrong? Isit right to call someone out online instead of directly approaching them?

While Jin is still in Australia enjoying himself for the holidays, we decided to talk about recent news and how we did in our SPM exams