No franchise has left such a large impact on my life as has Pokemon. From the time I was 10 years old, throughout high school and even in university, Pokemon continued to have a dominating presence.Even now I still get nostalgic about the olde

#40 - Pokemon Kanto Draft Game

Feb 12th, 2024 37m 42s

#39 - Muay Thai, Racism & Passions

Dec 10th, 2023 1h 21m

(5:20) - Jordan Peterson & Frogs(9:30) - Compassion in Schools(14:15) - Plato's Cave and Teaching Dreams(18:30) - Yoga & Appearance(22:40) - Learning Languages & Korean(31:05) - Learning Thai & Muay Thai(38:25) - Music & Hip Hop(56:45) -

#38 - Addicted to Beauty

Jul 1st, 2023 1h 22m

What we consider normal seems so obvious that sometimes the possibility of change seems impossible and unlikely. Every society that has ever existed has clearly preferred thinner bodies, right? That’s just an unchanging law of nature, right?

#37 - Entering North Korea

Feb 19th, 2023 1h 33m

North Korea (NK) is a nation that everyone has an opinion on, but no one has any experience. Throughout my entire life, this rogue state has been painted with the worst portrays possible, linked with human rights violation, poverty, a closed-of

#36 - Incels, Sigmas & Masculinity's Crisis

Nov 27th, 2022 1h 8m

I think men are terrified and obsessed with women because we inherently understand that a beautiful woman can basically level us with a single glance. That’s probably why men have tried and still try to regulate women sexuality (Sharia Law or a

#35 - China and Neighbours in the 21st Century @Mr Mitchell History

Nov 6th, 2022 55m 20s

This is the second episode of a two-part series about China in the modern world. In the previous podcast, I was joined by Mr Mitchell History, a fantastic YouTube channel about history, to answer the million-dollar question. What political syst

#34 - Understanding the Chinese Government @Mr Mitchell History

Oct 29th, 2022 41m 35s

I recently had a discussion that made me realise how opaque the Chinese government is. I was reclining on my friend’s sofa when he turned his head and asked, “China is a communist country, right?” Right? I mean the central political body CPC do

#33 - Reflecting on My High School Experience

Sep 29th, 2022 1h 9m

Alain de Botton said “The furniture insists that we cannot change because it does not; the domestic setting keeps us tethered to the person we are in ordinary life.” I think this is a perfect summary of high school. The fact you see the same pe

#32 - Tips & Hints for Travelling to Japan

Sep 17th, 2022 1h 37m

On 14/9/2022, Japan announced that it would fully reopen to tourists after more than two years of closed borders. To celebrate this event, along with humanity slowly learning to live with this new pandemic, I decided to record, edit and release

#31 - Favourite Manga? Overrated Anime?

Sep 4th, 2022 38m 5s

If I had to make a list of the most common questions that I get asked about, anime and manga would comfortably sit within the top 10. So, today, we’re giving the people what they want along with the second part from my discussion with Srijay Ch

#30 - Should You Start a Podcast?

Aug 27th, 2022 1h 11m

I listened to my first podcast in my final year of high school, and honestly, my first reaction was this was a more niche radio broadcast. But during university, I started listening to basketball podcasts on the train ride to keep me occupied.

#29 - Being a Young Parent, Actor & Dancer

Aug 15th, 2022 1h 1m

There’s a quote that haunts the dusty halls of the internet and it goes “New friends are great but old friends are gold.” Well, how about a friend that you’ve known since year 4?Well, that friend is Rennard; a friend who has existed in my life

#28 - Late Night Conversations

Jul 16th, 2022 1h 37m

I had no idea what to title this podcast – “Friend Simulator” made me sound like a science geek and “Wining & Dining with Nicholas” sounded like we were dating. Eventually, I settled with for the milquetoast title of Last Night Conversations. H

#27 - Do You Want to Become an Author?

Jul 4th, 2022 58m 31s

I know a handful of people who have said they want to become an author, people who have sworn that they have the winning recipe for the next best-selling novel, people have had revealed that they've always wanted to publish their thoughts onto

#26 - Is Philosophy Actually Useful? @OliSUNvia

Jun 24th, 2022 1h 25m

Philosophy is a field of study often relegated to the margins of society; nowadays, telling someone you enjoy philosophy is akin to telling them you enjoy Latin or hunting with a bow. It’s just bizarre. However, this ultimately seems to be a di

#25 - Q&A

Jun 17th, 2022 1h 16m

A big thank you for everyone who tunes into this podcast, your support is much appreciated.For this week's special podcast, we will celebrate 25 releases with a question and answer session! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. For a

#24 - School Shootings

Jun 11th, 2022 1h 10m

Sandy Hook, Columbine (34:55), Virginia-Tech. These are all names that have been etched into our collective memories, and as of 24th of May, we’ve a new addition Uvalde. For the rest of the world, we can’t help but a sense of despair and confus

#23 - Am I Too Condescending?

May 26th, 2022 58m 23s

Flaws, those pesky things that we all try to hide from everyone. So of course, why not record a podcast with fan favourite Giorgio where we deep dive into one of my flaws. Am I too condescending?Interesting title, right? I hope it caught your

#22 - Tigerrabit & Everything Everywhere All At Once

May 10th, 2022 55m 21s

Hojung Lee is an Asian-American author and the writer behind Tigerrabit, a new book written in response to the rising hate crimes against Asians since the start of the pandemic. We’ve been planning this podcast for a while and settled on linkin

#21 - Shang-Chi & Celebrity Friends

Apr 16th, 2022 1h 13m

What makes a good film?Does a film that represents a neglected community immediately make it ‘good’? Or do we only end up looking at its social impact and thus ignoring its other strengths?Shang-Chi featuring Simu Liu was hailed as another fi

#20 - Canadian Truck Protests

Apr 1st, 2022 52m 38s

All power is political, and all politics is power. This idea may not resonate to a lot of Westerners who see different political parties win and lose without really changing the course of the nation. And while that might be the ‘best’ version o

#19 - Studio Ghibli

Mar 24th, 2022 1h 16m

Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle... Studio Ghibli's influence upon Japanese and international animation remains immense. After 19 feature films, several short films, and countless commercials, Ghibli's simple aesthetic has

#18 - Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mar 11th, 2022 1h 34m

One single question defines the entire field of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and that is whether or not it is real or fake. Does sticking needles in certain areas of your body, drinking certain herbs or even channeling one's "qi" (氣) actually

#17 - Growing Up in Rural Australia

Feb 26th, 2022 1h 28m

Imagine growing up in an environment where you were expected to wake up before the crack of dawn to feed your farm animals, imagine having no internet until you were an adult, imagine riding your horse for hours after school.The suburbs and ru