Qamarul Haziq (@qamshot) drops by the podcast for the very first time! Even though him and Muz (@mzkrx) have been working on a podcast together ("How to Malay") for quite some time now. In this episode, they talk about:
How Qamarul just found out about Muz's YouTube channel that's the same name as this podcast
Muz's feelings about being called "Mozek"
What a 'mood check' is, why Muz thinks it's important, and why Qam kinda hates it
Managing emotional vulnerability on stage and off stage
Why Qamarul and Muz see dramatic theatre as mean
The myth of needing pain to be creative
Hacky writing crutches
Why a lot of bad pieces of work get made anyway
How good content is no longer king
How making media makes us less critical of bad media
The way Netflix makes content decisions
The way Marvel Studios' picks directors
How underrated producers are
Qamarul getting too used to special treatment too fast during a shoot
Why Muz doesn't like being on set as a writer
Being creative collaboratively versus being creative alone
Muz's insecurities about his standup material
The monumental importance of the audience in standup comedy
Perfection being the enemy of good
How to helpfully support local content creators in the service of the arts
The role of critics in media
A LONG-ass rant by Muz against online advertising, the insularity of news, and their relation to the decline in social cohesion.
Muz proposes a solution to the rotting of public discourse
Qamarul and Muz's personal negative experiences with Facebook ads
The particular sensitivity of comedians
Why Qamarul would probably never join a revolution as a Singaporean
How much better Singapore is at handling the pandemic compared to Malaysia
Qamarul and Muz's contrasting feelings about traveling
Comedians "headlining" different comedy clubs around the world via Zoom
"Selling out" a socially-distanced venue
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