revelry: Podcast

Reddit dating stories get WILD, so we decided to give our completely unsolicited relationship advice. For the first time on revelry podcast, we’re reacting to Reddit dating and relationship stories and debating what we would actually do in each situation. Is dating your best friend’s younger sister crossing a line? What do you do when someone uses AI to create an entire fake relationship and famil...

What makes a school teacher walk away from a stable career to build one of Singapore’s most iconic nightlife experiences? In this episode, Mogan Vithilingam (co-founder of Singapore Pub Crawl) sits down with us to share the candid reality of building a business in Singapore. From taking the leap out of teaching, to losing everything overnight during COVID-19, and figuring out how to get introverte...

Does anybody actually care if you're a good DJ anymore? No smart business idea. No ROI. No algorithm play. Just two DJs who believe the craft still matters, and they're willing to lose money proving it. On this episode, we're joined by Koflow, widely regarded as the leading authority on hip hop DJing in Singapore and owner of Kossa, and DJ Rough, co-organizer of DMC Singapore's revival after years...

What started as a random conversation on a bus turned into a full episode about why people are afraid to enjoy life. In this episode, we talk about why suffering can feel safer than joy, why some people would rather feel nothing than risk the comedown after happiness, and what it actually takes to relearn how to feel good. A conversation about fear, comfort, and the discomfort of letting yourself...

How many people do you actually have in your life that you can call at 2AM? Not text. Call. Most people count on their fingers and come up short. And the wild part is it's not because you're bad at making friends. Everything that made friendship easy when you were younger, the forced proximity, the daily contact, the no choice but to see you again, just stops existing once you leave school. And no...

Bhas Karan spent years as a Sergeant Major. He also spent those same years being the guy his platoon called on to sing in outfield. In this episode we ask him what war actually means for people like us — freelancers, creatives, regular Singaporeans just trying to build something for themselves and their families. We get into why wars start, why Singapore will never pick a side, how information war...

Your job might be gone in 10 years. So what do you do with your life? We went down a rabbit hole on AGI, recursive self-improvement, and what actually happens when AI becomes smarter than its own creators. The answers were not what we expected. White collar jobs go before factory workers. Consulting firms recommended AI to their clients and got replaced by it. Your doctor is already using ChatGPT....

Wilson started collecting Pokémon cards around 2015-16, back when a pack cost $20 and nobody outside the hobby cared. He says it's "just a hobby," but he's clearly gone deep enough that his wife's started quietly selling off pieces of his collection. Then Logan Paul happened, the market went insane overnight, and Wilson found himself sitting on cards that used to be pocket change and are now worth...

Beauty standards aren't about being attractive. It's about who has the power. Think about it. Pale skin used to mean you were rich because you didn't work outside. Now in the West, tan skin means you're rich because you can afford vacations. The standard flipped, but the logic stayed the same. It was never about what looks good. It was always about signaling status. In this revelryHQ episode we as...

Norman (@taxitalessg) shares how he went from running a bar business that collapsed to becoming one of Singapore's most compelling content creators, all while driving private hire to support his family. After declaring bankruptcy and with a pregnant wife, Norman chose PHV driving specifically so he could work opposite hours and raise his kid without daycare. What started as stories told to his wif...

We've all been asked the same question. When are you getting married? When are you having kids? And most of us just follow the path. BTO at 25. Married by 28. Kids by 30. Because that's what you're supposed to do. But nobody actually sits down and asks — does any of this make sense anymore? So the revelryHQ crew did. No guests, no filter. Just an honest conversation about why Singapore's housing s...

DJ Sakura built her career from nothing — recruited underage into a model DJ agency, working six months without a single cent of pay while the club vanished with everyone's money. Then COVID hit. The clubs closed. And she made a decision that most people in Singapore would never dare to make. In this episode we sit down with Sakura Soh — Singaporean DJ, OnlyFans creator, and one of the first South...

Christian Smith is a techno legend with 27 years behind the decks, 530+ releases on his own label, and a career that's taken him from investment banking dropout to playing clubs across every continent. He's seen nightlife at its best — and he's watching it fall apart in real time. In this episode, he gets brutally honest about what's actually killing nightlife — and it's not just the bad DJs.

Is hard work actually making you poorer? We break down why the rules of success have completely changed — and why the hardest workers are rarely the richest. From the Power Law vs Bell Curve career theory to OnlyFans vs engineers, F1 drivers vs taxi uncles, and AI replacing entire industries — this episode challenges everything you were taught about effort and success.

Noah Kuntner & Kenson Kuan are experienced IT Managers that worked for a Singaporean AI start up. Noah then moved on to create his own app "Sledge" which aims to gamify the organization of real-world events empowering individuals to host what they’re good at — from tennis to art jams — with built-in trust, logistics, and payments.

Ben Woah is a social media content creator known for his comedic rant-style videos. In this episode we uncover the real man behind the meme.

Shi En Wong (Shay) is the founder of Beam, a multi-disciplinary movement studio that integrates music with the goal to create an immersive experience for both music lovers and practitioners alike. It’s more an ‘experience’ than a ‘class’, but the practice itself is rooted strongly in Vinyasa.

In this episode, we delve into the phenomenon of low desire society with a focus on Hikikomori in Japan and 'lying flat' in China and how it impacts the lives of asians including us here in Singapore.

Japan looks like a dream on the surface, but after 8 days, we realized why we could never live there. From the "politeness trap" to the mountain of physical paperwork that puts Singpass to shame, we’re breaking down the "hidden stress" that Singapore should absolutely avoid copying.

Olivier Burlot is the CEO of Heart Media Group, a leading media company in Singapore and the region, known for its portfolio of influential luxury and lifestyle brands such as ELLE, L’Officiel, Men’s Folio, Grazia, Esquire, and World of Watches.

Danny Loong is the President of the Singapore Nightlife Business Association (SNBA) and the co-founder of Timbre Group, one of Singapore’s most iconic live-music and F&B collectives. Starting his career as a full-time musician, Danny later became an entrepreneur behind multiple entertainment and dining concepts. He also co-founded Respect SG, a youth mentorship initiative promoting pride in ho...

In this episode, we dive deep into the messy, fascinating world of digital piracy — why it never truly dies, why it’s exploding again, and how streaming platforms accidentally revived it. From banned Pokémon episodes to game piracy, region locks, overpriced platforms, P2P networks, and The Pirate Bay’s impossible-to-kill ecosystem, we explore whether piracy is ever justifiable… and what it reveals...

We kick things off with a chaotic Secret Santa then each person has to answer a random question after receiving their gift — “high & low” style. What starts as banter (Uniqlo gifts, Victorinox knives, giant champagne glasses, “don’t be a DJ” type comments) slowly turns into real talk about what our childhood shaped in us. Some of us grew up in single-parent homes. Some of us grew up in homes t...

Jamie Lim is a Singapore-based entrepreneur and seasoned F&B operator, best known for founding brands such as Sticky Singapore (custom-candy studio, 2008), Joo Bar (bar & cocktails) and 8 Korean BBQ. With over a decade of experience navigating Singapore’s high-cost business landscape, Jamie has become one of the rare success stories in the local F&B scene—building sustainable operation...

Based on the sensational British Vouge article “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?” Writer Chanté Joseph explores how relationships, especially straight women publicly posting boyfriends, have shifted from a status symbol to something socially awkward. We knew right away we had to gather the fam to dig deep about this topic as well as share some personal experience of our dating life.