On this podcast, we've always interviewed creators in Asia. I made an exception for this episode because I wanted to speak to Chris Jones. Chris is a journalist and screenwriter who is best known for his work at Esquire Magazine, where two of h

How losing at the Webbys turned into winning creative careers with Andas Productions' Roshan Singh and Isabel Perucho

Nov 27th, 2021 45m 46s

Temujin is a limited-series audio drama about the life of Genghis Khan. It has a fan base in the audio drama world and was a finalist at this year's Webby Awards in the Podcasts - Scripted Fiction category, where it competed against The Daily S

The patient ways of chocolate with Kad Kokoa founders Nuttaya and Paniti Junhasavasdikul

Oct 22nd, 2021 33m 11s

Paniti and Nuttaya Junhasavasdikul had stars in their eyes. They had just spent two weeks in Hawaii with Nat Bletter, a pioneer in the bean-to-bar chocolate movement, and at the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute in San Francisco with chocolate

When to scale and when to stay small with Anonymous Creative Director Felix Ng

Oct 17th, 2021 55m 31s

As fledgling graphic designers, Felix and his co-founder Germaine were held at arm's length by clients. While developing a brand identity for a restaurant, they never had a chance to taste the food. Another client claimed to do guerilla marketi

Why a technologist developed soft skills with innovation consultant Keith Timimi

Mar 24th, 2021 36m 15s

Through self-inquiry, Keith has embraced vulnerability and emotional honesty for a more meaningful career and life. “I'm 50 years old, I should know better, but I don't think the learning journey ever ends.” He incorporates these ideas into the

Launching your debut novel about protest amidst a mass protest with Sunisa Manning and Jason Erik Lundberg

Mar 9th, 2021 38m 41s

Sunisa Manning was born and raised in Bangkok to a Thai mom and American dad. She studied journalism at Brown University then came back home to work in the non-profit sector, which led to working in rural Thailand with farmers, school teachers,

Learning to be a sommelier using Wine For Dummies with Gerald Lu

Mar 2nd, 2021 25m 11s

How does a kid just out of National Service learn about wine when there are no teachers in Singapore? Wine for Dummies, of course. Gerald Lu, one of Singapore’s leading sommeliers and current chair of the Sommelier Association of Singapore, had

Why every creator needs a scene with filmmaker Suridh Hassan

Feb 18th, 2021 29m 19s

By age 30, Shaz Hassan had several significant projects under his belt. His London-based production firm Studio Rarekind, cofounded with Ryo Sanada, had produced and sold three independent films, “Scratching The Surface” about Japanese hip hop

Building the first buffalo dairy farm in Laos with chef Rachel Elman O'Shea

Feb 11th, 2021 30m 15s

What if you had to explain the concept of a gallery, then build one, before you could present your art? What if a creator had to build YouTube or TikTok before they could produce their first video? 99.999999% of us would never get started. And

Swapping rock-and-roll journalism for volunteer work with editor Kristine Fonacier

Feb 3rd, 2021 31m 39s

Journalist and editor Kristine Fonacier launched her writing career in the golden age of magazines, and her freelance work as a music journalist quickly took off. Ten years in, she found herself questioning its relevance. “I was doing rock-and-

Creating a Netflix-worthy comic book with Trese author Budjette Tan

Jan 29th, 2021 34m 1s

Like many authors, Budjette Tan had a dream. He wanted to get his comic book published in America so it could gain a wider readership. While working long hours as a creative director at an ad agency in Manila, Budjette and his co-creator, artis

Teaser: Making a comic book in 30 days

Dec 14th, 2020 1m 32s

One creative project, one hour a day, for one month. If you want to get a creative project going and it’s unrealistic to block out big chunks of time, find shorter, more manageable blocks. Budjette’s collaborator, Kajo Baldisimo, figured he cou