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SERIES FINALE. On this, the last episode of the show, KEVIN GEIGER and BRENDAN DAVIS discuss their lives in 3 acts, namely Reckoning: with what’s happened and what’s changed, Orientation: to where we REALLY are, right now - us and the world, an
JONATHAN LONDON (http://www.geekscape.net) has had an eclectic and cool career. Radio shows with bands like Blink-182 and Weezer led to music videos and more. He started Geekscape way back in 2005, where Kevin Smith first learned the joys of po
“I feel like I need to be objectified for more than just my body. I also want to be objectified for my brain.” Actor, comedian, writer and producer LEAH LAMARR spent years in NYC studying acting and improv comedy there and later in LA. She is
Saturday Night Fever. Dracula. War Games. Director JOHN BADHAM made those classic films and many more. He honed his craft doing years of TV, then Saturday Night Fever launched him into the stratosphere. We also discuss how Gregory Peck helped h
DENISE CARLSON is a very savvy film and TV producer whose war stories are shared here with insight, candor, and loads of sometimes salty humor. She’s also an old friend and colleague, and it was a real treat to get into the weeds of things with
“I’m glad I got to live long enough to hear that said”. ERIC ADAM CONNER is a screenwriter, director, actor and theater kid. A childhood in Delaware led to undergrad at Penn, stints in NYC, New Hampshire summer stock, and off-Broadway theater,
“Unity is our strength, diversity is our power”. MAX BARTOLI is a film, theater, and media writer-director-producer and also a sports businessman with a broad international portfolio. Born in Italy, educated in Florence and Rome, and former res
“Understand WHY you’re doing WHAT you’re doing”. Consciously directing our choices applies in most areas of our lives, and today I talk with filmmaker, professor, and author JACQUELINE FROST about this concept in terms of making aesthetic choic
Knowing your audience. Multinational branding. The ideal brand-customer relationship. Creating tangible, transformative results through trust and understanding each others needs. Gumpian journeys and near-death experiences as deep-game changers
RONALD PAREDES designed the logo of the podcast you’re listening to, but that’s only a tiny hint of what he’s all about. On our first talk (linked below) we talked about his background in Venezuela and his initial move to China when things went
In the last week I’ve been a guest on THREE shows I love, so instead of releasing new interviews of my own, I wanted to take a break and acknowledge / share the shows that folks were nice enough to invite me on. Special THANKS to all involved
Today’s show has been a long time coming. Actor turned TV producer CHRIS SANDERS (“My Ghost Story”) joins me for a long talk about his adventurous life. He was raised in Austin and moved to LA after stints in Japan and London, but his journey w
This week, JONATHAN GARRISON and I discuss: running an international business during a global crisis; invaluable insights from his time at Goldman Sachs, Dalian Wanda Group, and elsewhere; the pros and cons of operational diversity; finance, se
Solar City. Tesla. Climate change, sustainability, and environmental consciousness in action. Independant filmmaking. Corporate media. BILLY SAMOA SALEEBEY has worn many hats, and he’s integrated lessons learned from his diverse experiences int
Film and TV writer-director BEN ROCK (http://benrockonline.com) is an old friend, and we discuss all of this and more: Parenting and working while quarantining at home in Los Angeles. Building a career both before and after a lottery win (The B
In this week's episode - cross-posted on both "If I Knew You Better" and "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom"! - I discuss the BFMK reboot, a new layer for KNEW, the great new episode of “How China Works” done by my partner Yingying Li, and much mo
This week’s guest has had a profound influence on modern comedy. STEVE KAPLAN is creator of the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program, and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. He’s the author of The Hidden
It’s Sunday, March 1 in China as I post this, so to celebrate the end of a truly dismal February, I give you this humble podcast - wherein two middle-aged expats dissect it all as best they can. We cover the personal, professional, and politica
This week I’m cross-posting an episode of my OTHER podcast, “How China Works”, that I thought was worth sharing even wider. David Thomas has a very special history with China. His father Michael was the Attorney General for Hong Kong in the ear
Fred Taylor’s entertainment career approach exemplifies the concept of long-term thinking. In this show, we dig into the complicated legacy of Kobe Bryant, the empire of Tyler Perry and “Hollywood” as both a concept and a place, race and class
This is my 2nd chat with Chris Vogler, author of the classic book The Writer’s Journey. The 25th anniversary edition of his book discusses using esoterica such as the chakra system, the tarot, and more to get deeper into the truth of your chara
Originally I’d planned to release my NEW follow-up interview with Chris Vogler today. But coronavirus gonna coronavirus, so like many others who could, I had to make a dramatic escape from China to avoid possibly being on lockdown for months on
Today’s show features the third act of my 3-part interview with Ellen Shook, my Mom. Her story is one of perseverance and overcoming, and it’s been quite a journey. I also have a quick update about the coronavirus here in China, and my plans to
Today I present part 2 of a very personal series of interviews I did with my mom, Ellen. WARNING: this episode deals extensively with domestic abuse, sexual secrets, and escaping violence in the home. But there is also lots of humor and inspira
The next few weeks I’m presenting a very special series of interviews with the one woman who shaped me more than any other: my mom, Ellen. Her personal story and the vivid memories she shares - from growing up in small town America, striking ou
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