The Human Algorithm Podcast

My wife has a one-liner she pulls out whenever someone asks what I do. “My husband is the mom, and I’m the dad.” She says it because it’s the fastest way to make a confusing thing click for people who need everything filed under a label. That line is why I sat Felicia (Felly) down for this week’s episode and asked her to say, on the record, what most couples never say out loud. Because underneath...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com This is a free preview. Watch the full video at: https://humanalgorithm.substack.com/podcast Daisy Anne Mitchell went from $17 in her bank account to running Ang Mo Media, a six-figure creator consultancy helping influencers negotiate better deals and treat creativity like a career, not a side hustle. With ne...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com This is a free preview. Watch the full video at: https://humanalgorithm.substack.com/podcast For years, Andee Chua wanted to be invisible because visibility meant becoming a target and not because he lacked ambition. Behind the polished LinkedIn Top Voice, international model, and DEI leader lies a journey fr...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com Free subscribers can watch half the episode as a preview. Become a paid subscriber to watch the full hour-long episode. In my latest podcast conversation with Leonard Cheong , founder and creative director of Finix, he talks about trauma, fluidity, spiritual awakening, and redefining what it means to live and...

Creators’ Circle 4 was built for people who refuse to shrink their voices, and this past Wednesday, VaynerMedia invited me to speak about identity, reinvention, and what happens when you stop hiding. In my talk, I walked through the real chapters of my life. I shared how my first experience of shame at ten made me build a mask, like learning early that the world can be cruel and that I had no emot...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com Free subscribers can watch half the episode as a preview. Become a paid subscriber to watch the entire episode, which is an hour long. In this raw conversation with content creator Lynette Kua, she opens up about living with trichotillomania for over a decade, her decision to shave her head, and how dance bec...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com Free subscribers can watch half the episode as a preview. Become a paid subscriber to watch the entire episode. From musical theatre stages to Netflix screens, to viral TikToks, and international hosting gigs, this is the extraordinary story of how Caitanya Tan harnessed her ADHD brain into a creative superpo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com From facing criminal charges for illegal street art in 2012 to becoming the art director for Singapore’s National Day Parade 2025, this is the extraordinary story of how Sam went from society‘s margins to designing its most important celebration. If you feel like you don't belong anywhere, this conversation w...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit humanalgorithm.substack.com Non-binary photographer Ben Machap (Singapore’s self-proclaimed “cutest boudoir photographer”) joins me on The Human Algorithm Podcast to talk about how to survive and thrive as a creative in a conservative city. We discuss consent literacy, client boundaries, deposits/fees, platform risk, and representation...

In this episode of The Human Algorithm podcast, I sit down with Leow Yangfa, Executive Director of Oogachaga, for a profound conversation about visibility, vulnerability, and the quiet labour of building belonging in Singapore’s LGBTQIA+ community. For over two decades, Yangfa has worked across suicide prevention, public service, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. But his story is not one of loud activism, it...

I never thought I would be the person telling brands how to appear more human on LinkedIn, but on 13 March, that is precisely what happened. I was on stage with LinkedIn and VaynerMedia, speaking about storytelling, authenticity, and how creators like me reshape how brands build trust, not with polish or perfection, but with personality. And here is what I told them: Brands must stop hiding behind...

At Brainlabs’ “Marketing to Algorithms: The Trends Your CEO Will Actually Care About in 2025 , sponsored by LinkedIn, I spoke about the urgent shifts in content, influence, and storytelling. On the panel with me was Adelise Ashdown, Global Head of Brand and Client Experience, JLL, Su-Ren Neo, Group Head of Marketing & Director, LinkedIn Asia Pacific and Seema Punwani, Partner, R3. Marketing is no...

What does it mean to grow up queer in a society that often demands conformity? To kick off the inaugural season of The Human Algorithm Podcast, I share my journey of navigating identity, acceptance, and self-discovery in Singapore's conservative landscape. This episode is unique because I answered questions that were sent in anonymously by you, the audience. Putting the questions to me is Yan Yi C...