Poh Ling Yeow's five sides
Shownotes
Poh Ling Yeow has been part of our lives for two decades. As a TV chef, a gourmet stall owner, a celebrity in the jungle, and a cookbook author. Poh is a painter and has even popped up an actor, describing herself as having a greed for life experience.
Poh is currently hosting and judging on the latest series of Masterchef, and this week she's Taking 5.
Fall into the stories and songs that have shaped who Poh has become.
Poh's song choices:
- The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Without Us (Theme from Family Ties)
- Sade - Like a Tattoo
- A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
- Jóhann Jóhannsson - A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder
00:30 Introduction to Poh Ling Yeow
01:10 Poh's love of being a DJ
03:14 The Bee Gees - 'How Deep Is Your Love'
05:45 Growing up and being unsupervised
12:40 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - 'Without Us'
14:07 Wanting to be a popular American teen
21:10 Sade - 'Like a Tattoo'
24:13 Reconstructing how you see the world after religion
29:11 A Tribe Called Quest - 'Electric Relaxation'
31:03 The ending of a shared history
34:23 Masterchef as contestant and host
37:58 Jóhann Jóhannsson - 'A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder'
Show Notes
Watch Poh on Masterchef: https://10.com.au/masterchef
Watch Zan on Race Around the World: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/race-around-the-world