revelry: Podcast

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 ask why every country seems to want something completely different, whether our preferences are natural or trained into us, and what happens to beauty standards when power shifts from one part of the world to another.

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 wife turned into a TikTok account that's resonating with Singaporeans everywhere.

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 system is quietly turning marriage into a transaction, why most people who follow the Singaporean dream are chasing meaning they'll never find, and why men don't actually marry who they love — they marry whoever shows up when they're ready. We talk about childhood trauma, the medium ugly guy theory, the taxi cab theory, the real cost of raising a kid in Singapore, and why people with kids rank their life as happier even though they're suffering the whole way through.

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 Southeast Asian artists to debut in the Japanese AV industry — to talk about everything the headlines missed. The unglamorous origin story. The financial reality behind adult content. The business strategy nobody explains. And why she tells younger girls who want to follow her path: finish your studies first. Don't be like me.

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.