Saturday, September 4, 2021

Potato or the Egg?

I had the pleasure of hosting Kyle Ravin, Magician, Artiste, Voice-Over Expert and Hot-Shot-Radio-Deejay-in-the-making in my latest episode of “In Conversation with ESP” on the last Saturday of August 2021. 

That 60 minutes was simply fireball on steroids! It was so entertaining, inspiring and never a dull moment. 

Kyle shared his beginnings as an artiste with a story of growing pains. He was a victim of school bullies and often got picked on for body shaming with daily slew of racial slurs. I can only imagined how terrible and uncalled for it was for Kyle growing up as a child. 

Kyle did not wallow in self-pity, no ma’am, he didn’t. By chance, he picked up a book about magic from the school’s book fair, practiced a few neat tricks, showed it to the very bullies who picked on him, and made friends with them. Talk about growth mindset at such a young age!
A multi faceted artiste and a proud Singaporean Son, Kyle is one of the most fascinating guests I had on the show. He exudes kindness, energy, compassion, passion for life and displayed it with no hesitation. We also spoke about the various occasions we have met, which eventually lead to the invitation to the show. Kyle managed to also squeeze a couple of magic tricks, played an instrument call the Fujara, and shared lots and lots of positivities. 


What I enjoyed most about the conversation with Kyle, was he shared a very typical story of “Zero to Hero”. He overcame the odds in his own way: Not by aggression or anger, but using his friends to make peace and make friends. Kyle’s success story of overcoming school-bullying is dedicated to all the children and all the child in us; a reminder that kindness and love always prevail. 

Question: “So, do you want to be the Egg or the Potato in the boiling water?” Ever heard of that one? Kyle and I decided, with no debate, that we want to the egg. Watch episode to find out what this means. Oh yeah, Kyle ate fire as a finale. Nuff Said.

Kyle, it’s such a wonderful pleasure having you on. I look forward to having you on the show  again in the near future. For more of Kyle Ravin please visit:

For the full episode of the talk show, please click on link below. Special thanks to our sponsor, City Music Singapore. 

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