We are a mysterious bunch, but we let loose this 2024 as our host Shectra (or AG) gets the team over for a casual conversation about our journey. From introductions with our oldest member to our very own 'maknae' (not a korean girl group YET), tune in as we spoke about the good and bad of our work and advocacy in general. Want to know what the team needs to stay happy at TSP? Tune in to find out! P.S: This will be our last #sambalpodcasts for a while as we bring a special science based podcast project this February! More details on our Instagram soon ..read more

Do you agree with race based politics which is a big thing in Malaysian politics? Are Malaysian Indians always the ignored race- receiving the short of the stick in politics? Tune in to Veena as she explains her work at Dewan Belia India Malaysia, a nation building programme for Indian youths to increase Indian political representation. Our Socials: Dewan Belia India Malaysia @dbimsia Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dbimsia LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbimsia/ @thesambalpod Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thesambalpod/ (we are @thesambalpod on Threads too!) Music Credit ..read more

How to communicate effectively on stage? Suffer from stage fright? Ever had a moment when you don't understand what the speaker is talking about? Learn more about the prestigious TED talks and how TEDxUKM do it in typical Malaysian fashion by allowing Malay speakers too! Our Socials: TEDxUKM @tedxukm Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/tedxukm LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedxukm/ @thesambalpod Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thesambalpod/ (we are @thesambalpod on Threads too!) Music Credit: Intro, Interlude and Outro Portrait by Joe Layne- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v ..read more

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort between The Teh Chat and DoGood Malaysia as our technical partners. This podcast episode is divided into three segments. The last segment is from the perspective of these three speakers as they speak abou ..read more

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort between The Teh Chat and DoGood Malaysia as our technical partners. This podcast episode is divided into three segments. The second segment is from the perspective of a Malay language speaker, Dr Har as s ..read more

Madah Negaraku is a Merdeka project by The Sambal Pod to celebrate the beauty of many languages in diverse Malaysia. The aim of this podcast episode is to discuss the importance of Malay as the national language and also other ethnic languages from the perspective of the three main races in Malaysia. This episode would be in Malay, a nod to our national language and is a collaborative effort between The Teh Chat and DoGood Malaysia as our technical partners. This podcast episode is divided into three segments. The first segment would be from the opinion of non-Malays citizens, about their exp ..read more

What is the rate of women political participation in Malaysia? How do women struggle breaking into the Malaysian political landscape despite sexism and gender-based violence faced? Is the upcoming state elections changing matters in this issue? Tune in as we speak to Aisyah Adly, on the pod as she hails from Parliwomen, a local initiative with efforts to encourage women political landscape in Malaysia as we speak about her visions for the future! Our Socials: @parliwomen Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/parliwomen/ @thesambalpod Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thesambalpod/ (we a ..read more

Is period poverty a worrying issue at Malaysia? Are distributing free pads enough? How did a 24 year old medical student got into finding her own NGO after just reading about this years ago? Tune in as we speak with Annsley Dashawna Stephen, Founder of Pertubuhan Projek Gadis Mekar Malaysia as we speak about period poverty struggles locally, pads or tampons and even about period pain simulators. Our Socials: @projekgadismekar Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/projekgadismekar/ @thesambalpod Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thesambalpod/ (we are @thesambalpod on Twitter too!) Music C ..read more

How embarassing can it be to talk about mental health struggles? Why is this something that we need to talk about? Why is talking about mental health not dramatic? Tune in with TSP's designer, Nadhirah (whom we fondly call Nad) as we try to make sense of mental health struggles and why is that journey (no matter how tiring) is an important one to take? Our Socials: Nadhirah Shah View her designs at @dedou.studio Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dedou.studio/ @thesambalpod Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thesambalpod/ (we are @thesambalpod on Twitter too!) Music Credit: Intro, Int ..read more

Want to be a voice to the community? To have a separate avenue to voice out on the injustices in your community WHILE kicking ass as a uni student? Want to be a better version of a super confident self? Join us as we had our very own team member, Shameera Nasreen who co-leads one of our content series, #sembangsambal (a monthly live session on youth issues although we are on a hiatus for now) as we discuss about the changes of youth platforms and the impact industry as a whole from COVID- days to now and also how youth activism made this girl into a better version of herself as she is a youth ..read more