# #838: Why S’pore Fails Its Men & Gen Z To Blame For SG’s Dead Nightlife? | MenToo Founder

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Podcast: [Yah Lah But](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349)
Published: 2026-07-10T11:50:55+00:00
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Timbre Group CEO Danny Loong recently started MenToo, encouraging Singaporean men to talk about mental health, loneliness and suicide. As president of the Nighttime Business Association, he's also battling a collapsing nightlife with upcoming plans for some nightlife rebranding. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Danny Loong | Instagram Singapore Nightlife Business Association | Instagram Singapore Nightlife Business Association (SNBA) Amicus Curiae Psychological and Coaching Services (ACPCS) 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: Cristiano Ronaldo | FIFA World Cup Terence: Before Sunrise (1995) Trailer Danny Loong: USA vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) intro (02:12) How MenToo got started (02:57) Why they chose the name MenToo (04:09) Reactions from women to the name (05:13) Singapore's male suicide rates (06:17) Looking back on the name choice (08:29) Media coverage of masculinity in Singapore (11:50) Learning from women's groups (15:22) Danny's own journey with masculinity (16:24) Moving to Australia and becoming a musician (18:20) Three things that changed Danny (19:15) Losing his father and learning to grieve (20:33) What surprises Danny about Gen Z men (22:58) Gen Z and the declining desire to get married (24:10) Shifting narratives around fatherhood (25:38) Why there's so much ne…

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