The Coconuts Podcast delivers impactful, weird, and wonderful reporting by our journalists on the ground in eight cities: Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, and Bali. Listen to headline news and insightful interviews on matters large and small, designed for people located in – or curious about – Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.
It’s the start of Fresh Tunes Friday, where we showcase a musical guest every third Friday of the month. We kicked things off with Sydney’s own Bryan Estepa, a Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter, who just released his Back To The Middle EP....
This week, we spoke with Coconuts Manila’s own Sam Beltran about the queerphobic reactions to Beatrice Luigi Gomez being crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2021. Gomez identifies as bisexual and she’s the first openly queer winner — something...
This week, we got the chance to sit down with avid angler and adventurer Jeremy Wade, whose 40-year-long career proves that good things come to those who bait (okay, that’s the last of the fishy puns, we promise). We chat about his new show...
Happy birthday to us! That’s right, we’re officially ten years old — that’s what, like 70 in dog years? That’s a pretty long time, and we can’t thank you enough for reading, watching and loving our content. We’ve covered all sorts of...
Singaporean singer-songwriter Joel Tan — better known as Gentle Bones — releases his self-titled debut album today, and we got to ask him all about it. For an album that’s been eight years in the making, it’s a pretty ambitious one. It’s...
At least one case of sexual violence is reported every day in Singapore, and advocacy groups like AWARE Singapore continue the work to bring that number down to zero. But how can we help? We sat down with AWARE Communications Manager Kelly Leow to...
The American woman charged with assisting in the sadistic murder of her mother back in 2015 is set for an early release from prison. 25-year-old Heather Mack had three years shaved from her 10-year prison term for good behavior, and could be out as...
Pangolins aren’t easy to find in the wild, much less so in a suburban village — so why has one been spotted on the streets of Ayala Alabang? We got to speak with environmentalist and Ayala Alabang Village resident Anna Varona, Edward Lorenzo,...
This restaurant in Hong Kong serves up Chinese cuisine… and a whole lot of racism, according to one muslim woman surnamed Khan. She was told she could only work there as a dishwasher if she removed her hijab, stating that the eatery was a...
Covid-19 has taken its toll on the once-thriving nightlife scene in Singapore, with some establishments pivoting to operating as food and beverage outlets in a bid to stay afloat. But what else can be done? We ask Joshua Pillai, co-founder of...
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