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the barryanakbarim podcast

An English podcast hosted and produced by Barry from Sarawak that talks about "Real Life Stories, From Real People". Guests include : JJ (HitzFM), Dewi Seriestha, Larissa Ping, Roxy Ixzy, Ryan Samsara, thorusss, muapuaka, Bryler Tipa, Natasha Juan, Yusuf Shukri, Nick Jansen of Global Gibbon, Joachim Then, Meldrick Bob of At Adau, Nathaniel Aubrey Russell of Hevance & Mozaik, Valerie Thiam, Steward Dawi (TVS), Cikgu Emmett Menulis, Priscilla John of TVS. Available on YouTube, Spotify &

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01:00:09

Episode 59 - Let’s Connect with Timothy Marimuthu

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2025/08/04

From mimicking his late uncle to emceeing weddings, corporate events, and church gigs, Timothy Marimuthu found his voice, fumbled forward, and never looked back.We talk about his first awkward gig in college, his 15-year journey with Empowered Ministry, and what it really means to own the mic. Whether or not he’ll take it full-time? That’s still unfolding. But as he says: “Just do it.”Available now on Spotify & YouTube.Sponsored by Langkau Salai Doraemon. Find them at Yummy Corner 2, next to

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00:48:50

Episode 58: Priscilla John

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2025/07/24

Hello, friends! Welcome to the 58th episode of the barryanakbarim podcast.In this episode, we’re joined by Priscilla John - an esteemed newsreader and a household name in Sarawak. Known as the poster girl for the state channel, Priscilla’s journey began with uncertainty and challenges. But today, she stands as a trailblazer, paving the way for future generations of the Dayak community to see broadcasting as a powerful and viable career path.We talked about her early struggles, her love for cooking,

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00:53:35

Episode 57 : Cikgu Emmet Menulis

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2025/07/03

Hello, friends! This is the first episode for the year 2025!In this special episode, I sit down with Cikgu Ahmad Fayzal / "Cikgu Emmet Menulis", a passionate educator and storyteller, to reflect on his remarkable teaching journey that began in the early '90s when he was posted to SK Lichok, deep in the heart of Sarawak.As a Malay from West Malaysia, Cikgu Emmet shares what it was like being an outsider learning to live and work among the Iban community, and how embracing local culture

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01:08:20

Episode 56: NGL featuring Ryan Samsara

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2024/12/19

Hello, friends! Finally the podcast is back after a three-month hiatus. It feels good to be behind the microphone and to talk and share my thoughts to all of you, listeners of the BAB pod. Meet a once-a-stranger now a brother, Ryan O Niel, or better known as Ryan Samsara. Sarawak's favourite content creator in giving us smiles and laughters, and sometimes on his sad and melancholic, hopeless romantic stories to share with his audience. Hang out with us as we answer some of the NGL's given by his

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00:42:07

Ep. 55: Aram "Ngirupp" with Sylvia Lim

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2024/09/21

Hello, friends! Happy September!The 55th episode brings you a young lady who was once embarking her journey to the unknown post-STPM as a bartender, unbeknownst that the sort of life leads her to tuak-making with flavours that aren't usually heard (no roselle or ginger in her line of menus). Meet Sylvia, who runs Ngirupp after she joined a pop-up booth for an event in 2022 and now cemented herself as part of the household Tuak brands in Kuching; and featured in New Sarawak Tribune and Tatler

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01:32:53

Episode 54: Bryler Tipa (Again!)

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2024/08/15

Hello, friends! A good day to you and hello, August! Four more months to close the chapter of 2024. Excited? Not sure on my end.... Anyway...Meet Bryler. A schoolmate of mine in high school, known for his prankster acts and infamously known in school assemblies (Miss Kho is watching), who is know active in the entertainment industry in Sarawak and currently opening the trails to emo-themed bands in Kuching under his lead together with Project Amnesia. Project Amnesia is being sidelined for the

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00:57:20

Ep. 53: Sixty Years Young and All Systems Go with...

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2024/07/31

Hello, friends! August is upon us. How was the first quarter of the year for you? :)Anyway, meet Nordin Razali. a 60-years old with thirty-five years of flying experience under his belt as a cabin crew. Started young in his early twenties with Malaysia Airlines, he then joined FlyAsianXpress and then AirAsia with stories of turbulence of career journey. Today, he has extended his one-year contract with AirAsia while at the same time dabbling with his cafe business, KopiCut, together with his

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02:14:48

Episode 52: Our Ghost Stories feat. Churchill & Hakim

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2024/06/25

Hello, friends! It's episode 52 and it's not for the faint-hearted (haha me included).I have my friends, Churchill and Hakim in sharing our stories about encounters with the spirit world and a little bit of our take on "One by One Gentleman", the bystander effect, and "theory vs practical". This episode doesn't run dry on the funsies, trust me. ;) Buy Me a Coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryanakbarim - I saw a kid running then vanished into thin

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01:34:23

Episode 51: Life As a Singer with Valerie Thiam

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2024/06/10

Hello, friends! It is still not too late to wish everyone Selamat Hari Gawai / Siramat Onu Gawea!Meet Valerie, a versatile singer with bubbly personality backed with life experiences as a trailblazer in building her character that she carries today. Join us as we talk about her singing experience, the ups and downs as a young Valerie and what inspires her to be the best than ever. Follow Valerie Thiam and her band on Instagram here : @valeriethiammeilee Support the podcast through Buy Me a

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00:53:25

Episode 50: NGL with Me!

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2024/05/21

Hello, friends! This is the 50th episode and it wasn’t an accolade that I could imagine when I started the first episode back in November 2021, but here we are! Guests and names that I didn’t get to mention on the video, I thank ALL of you for the journey, too. Thank you to all the questions posted. More could be said but my brain was too slow in processing.Also, my eyes were glued to the screen as I’m so used to monitor the laptop than focusing on the camera. Anyway, enjoy the 50th episode!

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01:04:47

Episode 49: Moving In & Making It in Kuching, Sarawak...

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2024/05/13

Hello, friends! Let me introduce you to Alireza, or Ali, a friend of mine whom I’ve known for years thanks to his early days of making shisha around top bars in Kuching a decade ago; mainly along the stretch of Jalan Song Thian Chiok and that was how I met Ali as a frequent buyer of his shisha.  Fast forward to recent years, he was promoted as the manager of the old Monkeebar and now manages Bear Garden located in the heart of Kuching city. Join me and Ali as we talk about his experience coming

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01:55:40

Episode 48: Life as an Insurance Agent with Joey Hiu

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2024/05/06

Hello, friends! It's the forty-eight episode of the podcast. Think of a friend or a family member in mind that sells insurance. Got them pictured? Okay, now think of some of the questions about their job that you might want to know. Got them, too? Okay, great because some of the questions in your head I will ask them to Joey Hiu, an insurance agent with an experience of almost on her fifth year and still running in the industry. Join me as I ask about her life as an insurance agent, what got her

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01:27:15

Ep. 47: Bintang RTM 2024 Champion - Roxy Ixzy

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2024/04/24

Hello, friends! Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the podcast!Today's episode features the recent champion of Bintang RTM 2024, our homegrown singer hailed from Kampung Bratan. A lady with character and with soulful voice thanks to her influencers - Dayang Nurfaizah & Alicia Keys, making R&B as her trademark & genre. Grab your beer and hang out with us as we talked about our experience with booze, childhood experiences, her seven-week journey as the champion of Bintang RTM 2024, goals in

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01:23:01

Ep. 46: Life as an Iban in Perth & Making Tribal...

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2024/04/21

Hello, friends! Another day, another new episode of the BAB pod!  Meet Debbie, a lady with a passion in beading and making it as her passion project. She has soared her passion by joining multiple craft festivals and having recurring VIP’s as her loyal customers.   A proud Iban living abroad away from home, she and other Sarawakians have worked their way to promote the Dayak culture in Perth and has been a part of the committee that runs Gawai celebrations in Perth.  Join us in the full conversation

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Episode 45: "Aku Dengar..." and Life as a Former Car...

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2024/04/10

Hello, friends! Selamat Hari Raya to all of you who are celebrating!For this episode, I am bringing you an uncle who is a family man, a former marine engineer and former car salesman for Mitsubishi, and now helping out with papa's law firm and currently pursuing his degree in Law. Meet Calvin Dior, an interesting guy with many takes and opinions about life and things in general. Fun fact, he is an uncle of mine hehe. Grab your Tsingtao if you haven't, and if you aren't able to

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Podcast : Sarawak In-Depth | An Interview with REDfm...

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2024/03/11

Hello, friends! How you doing? :)I had the privilege to be invited as a guest for REDfm RTM English Sarawak's show called #34je, RTM's radio segment in celebrating stories of Sarawakians. Nad Kamal, the announcer and producer has invited me to share on my thoughts regarding podcasting, the scene in Sarawak, and a brief sharing on the mental health issues in Sarawak and how the barryanakbarim podcast could play its role in championing the cause of goodwill in highlighting mental health

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01:33:57

Episode 44: Joachim Then

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2024/03/07

Greetings, friends! Episode 44 here. Some would say the number 4 as "bad luck", some would see it as "good luck", or if you're like me a neutral you'll be like "meh", then here's an invisible high-5 from me to you. Anyway, this episode brings a conversation from an emcee to another, a host to another, and a podcaster to another. Meet Joachim, a friend and a friendship that blooms through podcasting. Knowing him first as an emcee for events that I have

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03:10:36

Episode 43: Those Were the Days … with Anne & Hakim.

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2024/03/02

What is up (and hopefully not down), friends?!! Hopefully all is well on your side!Episode 43 features myself with two of my closest buddies in the whole world. Anne whom I've known since 7 and Hakim whom I've been friends with since 16, have decided to take the down memory lane and revisit some of our childhood and teen memories, some are core enough as reminders that our lives were once young, free and liberating. Get your XpressMusic, Friendster coding generators and Vans shoes ready

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Episode 42: Neng Kho Razali

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2024/02/26

Hello, friends! March is approaching and how fast 2024 flies, right?But the BAB pod doesn't slam on the brake pedal! Here's an episode 42, where I have invited Sarawak's own fashion designer and who has been in the scene for almost a decade, Neng Kho Razali. Using her name as her brand (coughs as barryanakbarim is also a brand :p), "Neng Kho Razali" has appeared in Sarawak's fashion scenes and Rainforest World Music Festival, Neng, as comfortably called as, is now growing

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01:23:13

Episode 41: Steward Dawi - Iban News Reader

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2024/01/29

I am inviting you to listen to a young man's story who once dreamed of living life as an entertainer & in following the footsteps of his idol, Pak Nil. Meet Steward Dawi, an individual with years of broadcasting experience under his belt & using it to educate and inform the people of Sarawak through his flair and his unique characteristics. As one of the few TVS crews who trailblazed a heavy task to read news and to produce shows in Iban, Steward knows not to give up but to lift the

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