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)

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