Muzakir (@mzkrx) and Anwar (@nooranwarhadi) are back at it again! This early February episode has them discussing:
- Google &Facebook versus Patreon
- How countries are weaker than multinational corporations
- Why Muz always gets angry at the monarchy on How to Malay
- Why being proud of your work is hard to do in a system that devalues merit
- Why appealing to a person's humanity is not an effective way to change their behaviour
- How difficult it is to do a video remix of Ismail Sabri's speeches and why
- Being suspicious of people who display flags in their house
- The meaning of being "too on the nose" and why it's bad
- How Anwar just straight up doesn't consume Malaysian news
- Muz's arrogance and ambition as an important propeller to leaving the country
- The first time Muz heard "you can't do that in this country" and how it made him feel
- How jail isn't as bad as tahfiz
- The fearlessness of Indonesian comics
- How Ramadhan teaches resilience and its relation to courage in exercising free speech
- How Muz unpacks his reputation as being a dick
- Teasing adults versus teasing children
- Muz's love of bringing people joy through discomfort
- Being kind in comedy
- Anwar's insecurities as an improviser
- How to be better improvisers by paying attention to Alan Rickman
- An analysis of "Si Bodoh Kau Dengar Sini"
- How Muz realised that Farid would be great for long-form
- Anwar and Muz's first exposure to the Illuminati and conspiracy theories
- How enjoying comedy helps us see absurdities
- People's lazy interpretation of religion
- The spirit of the law versus the letter of the law
- George Carlin's bit about swearing on the bible
- How rom-coms and x-rated movies are similarly pornographic
- The value of having healthy arguments in relationships
- Their opinions on people who look for jodoh on twitter
- Muz's hopes and wishes for couples out there
Send us a shout out maybe at mentolpecah@gmail.com! Stay sexy, my lovelies~
