Project M

The man, the myth, the legend - Bobby Saputra aka @supercoolben

Worked in tech all my life, never once made an episode about this topic. The industry is indeed at a precarious place right now as lay-offs and economic uncertainty still loom over us and conspiracy theories of how we'll all be replaced by machines in the next few years are extremely prevalent. Hence, super excited that I can have discussion about this topic today with two men that I really ad...

Those of you who have been listening for awhile have probably already noticed - many of the things I say do come from a Christian point of view. Sometimes its subtly hinted and sometimes its explicit, and although Project M is not an exclusively Christian podcast, I can't deny that its an important part of who I am, and I do believe its what makes alot of the values I champion here work. So to...

Wow, can't believe I'm back here again after almost 2 years. I know alot of you haven't heard from me in a while and am wondering how I'm doing. I am not dead, nor have I been kidnapped. The last several months has just been a crazy emotional roller coaster that's been really tough on me mentally and I haven't been able to catch everyone up on what's happening, mainly because, if anything, its way...

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't made an episode in forever. The last few months have been a roller coaster ride for me, moving from Indonesia to Singapore to start an MBA program (more on that in a future episode maybe). So the timing could not be more perfect for us today, for us to talk about rest. With me today is Jourdan Hussein, an executive life coach, and we discuss how we can find rest in th...

[EPISODE RECORDED IN INDONESIAN] Di episode kali ini, Project M kedatangan tamu istimewa, Eko Yuli Irawan, seorang atlet angkat besi yang sudah mewakili Indonesia di berbagai kompetisi di seluruh dunia, yang akan bercerita tentang pengalaman nya sebagai seorang atlet dan pelajaran apa saja yang kita bisa ambil dari situ. Seperti apakah mindset seorang pemenang? Dan pelajaran apa saja yang bisa kit...

This week we have another solo episode where we (finally) talk about dating. Improvised, Unscripted with two Gin & Tonics to help me get through the recording session.  This one's truly from the heart guys. Enjoy! 

This week we're going to be talking about mental health! "Boys don't cry" is a mantra many of us should be familiar with and its often been used to set unrealistic expectations for boys and men to never be able to show our emotions as its considered a sign of weakness. Joining me today is Lukas Limanjaya, one of the co-founders of Kalm, an online counseling platform here in Indonesia, who gives hi...

Education plays a significant role in the growth of young children and our time in school really played a huge role in shaping us into the people we are today. Some people found their passion which later developed into a career, others maybe found their soulmate and married their highschool sweetheart while others like myself discovered our caffeine addictions which stayed with us throughout colle...

Happy International Women's Day Everyone! In honor of this special day, I'm inviting Abigail Limuria, founder of the Lalita Project, to have a conversation about gender equality & women empowerment and what the role of men could be in this (do we even have one? hmm). This is an important topic for us men to know about and its often one that is unfortunately usually discussed contentiously. My...

WARNING: This episode will really hit you in the feels. This was such an emotional episode for me, I couldn't even come up with a funny title.  In todays episode I get to have a conversation with one of my childhood role models and favorite youtubers, Frank Hwang or ice1cube who shares his story on his experience as a youtuber, how his videos have evolved from comparing girls to cars to now g...

[EPISODE RECORDED IN INDONESIAN] Hari ini kita bakal ngobrol bareng Bro Michael Victor Sianipar, ketua DPW PSI Jakarta tentang situasi politik di Indonesia dan apa yang dapat dilakukan kita sebagai individu untuk dapat membantu mereformasi dan melayani negara kita.  Biasanya, denger kata "politik" aja di suatu pembicaraan itu bisa langsung bikin kita gregetan dan buru-buru coba ganti topik. A...

I was eating at a restaurant a few years ago and was really craving some mushroom risotto. I tried ordering it and the waiter said the dish was out of stock, after which a strange intense feeling of anger and disappointment came over me after which I screamed "BANGSAT" or "bastard" in front of the waiter, who was shook. I wasn't trying to call him a bastard; I just really wanted mushroom risotto....

For the next few weeks, Project M will be doing a series called "Masculinity Across Industries" where we will have conversations with men from various fields that will talk about what healthy masculinity looks like in their respective professions & sectors. This week former US marine and owner of Empire Fit Club in Jakarta, Elbert Tiwa, who will be talking about Fitness & Health, and his e...

Does the phrase "Too foreign for home, too foreign for here" resonate with you? Have you always felt like somehow you didn't belong? Have you heard the title of this episode being said to you more often than maybe you would like? Such is the life of a third culture kid. In todays episode I have a discussion with my friend Xiang Yi Lau on our experience as third culture kids -feeling too foreign fo...

The Boys are Back! Tune in to our last episode of 2020 where John, Andrew and I chat and reflect on this past year with some wine and our usual bromantical dynamic.  Life is indeed a storm, and in order to navigate through it, find yourselves some bros who will be there for you through thick and thin - comrades that you can be completely vulnerable with, who are unashamed of the fact that the...

Adulting - How does one actually go about doing this well in life? As men, our careers are a big part of our lives. It's our source of income which we need to support our families and ourselves, it contributes significantly to our overall personal and professional growth and we often derive from it our sense of self-worth and purpose. Over the years however many challenges have come up for us to t...

What exactly was the inspiration behind Project M? Why did I decide to make it in a podcast format? Why do I believe that the phrase "Hakuna Matata" from the movie Lion King may not be aligned with healthy masculinity? Today's episode will be a shorter one as I do my first solo recording session, doing some personal reflection on Project M and masculinity as a whole. What it means to be a man seem...

We come back this week for part 2 of trying tackle the age-old question "Can guys and girls just be friends?" this time from the girl's perspective featuring my friend, who is a girl, Chelsey Prewitt. Although that does mean no cringey bromance moments for this episode, trust me when I say, you don't want to miss this one :)  Chelsey gives us a lot of valuable insights on this topic during ou...

"Can guys and girls just be friends?" Today the boys and I try to tackle the age old question that has been debated by world-reknowned scholars for decades (...ok maybe not scholars, more like rom-coms, stand-up comedians and your favorite trashy dating advice website). My discussions with others on this topic often get pretty heated, with the answer always being either a hard "yes" or "no" a...

What is the secret to a long, happy successful bromance? In this first episode, John, Andrew and I talk about friendship, how its evolved for us throughout different seasons of our lives and how we managed to stay close friends all these years.  In our society today, often times popularity equals power regardless which stage of life you're in, and you need to "network" and "make connections"...

In this day and age, it seems life is becoming more and more complicated for the average young male. While society expects us to be these stoic, no-nonsense individuals whose got life all figured out, life can actually be pretty confusing sometimes, and to say we don't have it figured out would lead to people saying we're not real men or "not man enough."  Project M aims to be a platform that...