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(After) Life Support

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Jaded Millennial Leia has developed an AI programme to talk to equally jaded supernatural entities on behalf of her exorcist uncle, after being laid off from her big tech job. Through her conversations with these sian spirits that roam the streets of Asia, Leia discovers that in order to move forward one needs to let go of demons from the past. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan.

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United States

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Jaded Millennial Leia has developed an AI programme to talk to equally jaded supernatural entities on behalf of her exorcist uncle, after being laid off from her big tech job. Through her conversations with these sian spirits that roam the streets of Asia, Leia discovers that in order to move forward one needs to let go of demons from the past. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan.

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English


Episodes
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Ep 10 - If You’ve Got It, Haunt It

11/3/2023
Leia finally confronts the wicked entity behind the voice that has been giving terrible advice to her afterlife colleagues, leading to an epic showdown (involving a sex doll head) that even the 18 levels of hell have never seen! (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Writer and Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani), Hafidz Adbul Rahman (@asonofapeach), Gavin Yap (@gavyap77) and Rishi Budhrani (@rishibudhrani). If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:10

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Ep 9 - Ghosts of Hotlines Past

10/27/2023
Leia realises that her advice to her ghost colleagues has led them to harm, including Pontianak and her living daughter, Farah. But was it even Leia’s advice to begin with? As she digs deeper, she discovers something sinister in the recorded conversations between herself and the ghosts. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani), Hafidz Adbul Rahman (@asonofapeach), Rishi Budhrani (@rishibudhrani), Farah Lola (@iamfarahlola), Andrew Marko (@andrewmarkoko), Su Paing Tun (@su_nnysideup) and Jo Tan (@jodecro) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:24:13

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Ep 8 - Ma Da Hee, Ma Da Huu

10/20/2023
Back in the flow of things, Leia counsels the faceless ghost Noppera-Bo, and Ma Da, the water ghost of Vietnamese origin. Ma Da is unable to haunt unsuspecting young swimmers in Singapore waters these days, because modern parents are suffocatingly overprotective. Later, an old friend drops by Team Spirit Excellent Exorcist’s office… (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Cheng Chai Hong (@chchchchaihong) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), Hien Dang (@hiennntd), Farah Lola (@iamfarahlola) and Koji Miyoshi (@kmiyoshi75) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:19

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Ep 7 - Owe Ma Phae Wah, Pay Ma Phae Wah

10/13/2023
Leia takes a call from Ma Phae Wah, a Burmese ghost that roams HDB flats built above exhumed cemeteries. She would normally be hunting for babies, but finds that the Singaporean birth rate is just not cutting it. Leia also receives an offer to return to her former company and previous life. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Cheng Chai Hong (@chchchchaihong) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani), Su Paing Tun (@su_nnysideup) and Jo Tan (jodecro) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:26:24

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Ep 6 - For Preta Or For Worse

10/6/2023
Leia commiserates with a Preta - the hungry ghost of Thai origin. He is facing eviction from his longtime haunt at Golden Mile, estranged from his family back home, and sick to his swollen stomach of health-conscious humans here only making offerings of Tom Yam soup. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani), and Andrew Marko (@andrewmarkoko) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:45

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Ep 5 - Jiang Jiang Jiangshi

9/29/2023
Leia speaks to the burnt-out Jiangshi, a zombie who also happens to be a stickler when it comes to his mother tongue. She discovers why Jiangshi doesn’t feel like hopping around East Coast Park after joggers anymore, and how that's connected to Singaporeans having less sex than the regional average. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Terence Chia (@tchia) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), and Liu Xiaoyi (@liu_xiao_yi) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:16

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Ep 4 - The Full Ponti

9/22/2023
Leia comes face-to-face with Pontianak, the fearsome femme fatale of Southeast Asian folklore. Pontianak’s recent haunting struggles stem from ridehailing and dating apps, as they have changed the behaviors of her two most common groups of victims, taxi uncles and horny men. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), and Farah Lolah (@farahlola) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:29

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Ep 3 - Horseh Bo

9/15/2023
The Headless Horseman, an expat-turned-ghost who lost his head after riding his horse into a plantation of low-hanging durians, is being turfed out of his regular haunts as horse racing venues are shutting down across Singapore. LEIA devises an ingenious plan to help him get ahead of the impending shutdowns. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), and Gavin Yap (@gavyap77) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:36

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Ep 2 - Manananggal Pal

9/8/2023
Manananggal - the mythical creature from the Philippines who can separate her flying upper torso from the lower half of her body - seems to have stopped terrorising pregnant mothers. Over a heart-to-heart, LEIA discovers why our tech-obsessed society is making it impossible for Manananggal to coast along with her head in the clouds and her feet on the ground. (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), and Bridget Fernandez (@b_r_e_e_f) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:12

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Ep 1 - Toyol or Not Toyol

8/28/2023
Toyol - the undead infant from Indonesian and Malay folklore - has stopped harassing the wealthy family that has had a love-hate relationship with for the past century. Fearful of losing his major client, exorcist Beng Heng of Team Spirit Excellent Exorcist Kongsi tasks his disgruntled millennial niece Leia to find out what's keeping Toyol from stealing money for the clients in exchange for food (and their blood). (After) Life Support is an original podcast brought to you by Mediacorp, produced by Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny), and created by Terence Chia, Haresh Tilani, and Jo Tan. Credits: Script - Jo Tan (@jodecro) Director - Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Producer - Terence Chia (@tchia) Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) With performances by Xenia Tan (@hotcheekylace), Edward Choy (@choyedward), and Hafidz Abdul Rahman (@asonofapeach) If you would like to listen to more, you can follow the podcast on the Melisten App, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:18:31