Maggy Wang Gets Down to the Nitty Gritty
Maggy Wang gets down to business with real and honest conversations about life, everyday struggles, social stigmas and more in her podcast Head over Heels.
Former broadcaster and Miss Universe Malaysia finalist (2012), Maggy Wang shines in Head Over Heels. Since launching the podcast in 2020, her podcast has covered sex and relationships, dating, health, parenting, and everything in between.
Described as a podcast that explores ‘what it means to be a modern Asian woman’, Wang is led by her curiosity – evident in the rundown of her previous episodes – and to date, there are around 40 of them. Her 2023 season, at least from the outset, is more focused on lifestyle, social media and an inside look at what it takes to be an influencer in Malaysia.
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More than just a DJ features DJ Blink a well known Malaysian musician who also runs creative agency 33.3 and is founder of new venture, Hejau, a matcha store inspired by trips overseas.
Wang and DJ Blink discuss what it takes to start a new business, remaining creative during the pandemic and Wang asks the question on everybody’s mind: “What are DJs really doing behind the deck when they’re not physically spinning records?”
Blink says he is not a purist and supports established and upcoming talent, regardless of their turntable abilities. “I’m okay with the ‘content creator DJ's," he tells Wang.
“They pop up because of social media and I feel they are crafting a certain type of art, which is relevant to a [younger] audience because they don’t go to clubs. So it’s okay if that works for them…I just hope more of them come out,” he says.
As technology evolves, there is often a shift in gear in the way DJs perform and how they execute their music. But that also creates a kind of hierarchy and tension between new adopters of tech, versus those who prefer to stick with what they know.
“Technology is becoming more convenient for us DJs,” Blink tells Wang, adding that it eases the burden of lugging records and heavy equipment around when all you need these days is a USB stick.
“If we don’t evolve, we become like Nokia,” he says of technology and the creative process.
In Head Over Heels episode Motherchuckers Wang speaks to Jane Chuck and Mandy Gioh, two friends who launched a business together called Motherchuckers, but are also influencers in Malaysia.
This episode is a lot lighter, and doesn’t go quite as deep as the Blink episode, with the conversation getting a little side-tracked with a three-way conversation that easily runs off-course.
But if you’re after sparky and flamboyant, food influencer, Cederic Ang, happily shares the major downsides of being an influencer and establishing his brand on social media, and the pressure to be ‘loud’ in an environment where every man and their dog is screaming out for attention.
Content curator @ceddyornot dispels a whole lot of myths about being in front of the camera.
Wang asks him how he stays grounded because “it’s so easy to jump on trends and be viral”.
“It all comes down to the purpose of what I am doing,” he says.
“In business you have to have a core idea of what you want to do, and I stick to what I do, and the core will always be [I am a ] foodie,” Ang says.
He adds that many Malay businesses will use social media and see bad publicity as good publicity, which downgrades the market for influencers, especially when brands do not align with his ethics or values.
For more from Head over Heels head to the podcast on Apple or Spotify.
