Ranked #1
STEVEN D. KATZ | Writing A Classic, Teaching Michael Jackson, & More
STEVEN D. KATZ | Writing A Classic, Teaching Michael Jackson, & More
Steve Katz has possibly the most eclectic background and resume of anyone I’ve ever spoken to. His early influences in t... Read more
29 May 2019
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #2
FEI WU | Making Art & Reconciling the Expat Experience
FEI WU | Making Art & Reconciling the Expat Experience
Fei Wu is the host of the Feisworld podcast, a documentary filmmaker, & a digital marketer. She left China to finish... Read more
6 Jun 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #3
WEIKO LIN | Screenwriting Between Hollywood & China
WEIKO LIN | Screenwriting Between Hollywood & China
Weiko Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, & he continues to work throughout Asia, but it’s in Hollywood that he’s really... Read more
12 Jun 2019
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58mins
Ranked #4
Recommendation: MALCOLM CLARKE on “How China Works"
Recommendation: MALCOLM CLARKE on “How China Works"
This week I want to tell you about another of my podcasts, “How China Works”. My co-host Yingying Li interviews 2-time A... Read more
29 Jun 2019
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1min
Ranked #5
CARL BRESSLER | From Detroit to L.A. & Beyond
CARL BRESSLER | From Detroit to L.A. & Beyond
CARL BRESSLER is an actor & advisor with an extensive career in Hollywood & a profound business network around t... Read more
2 May 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #6
STEWART CARARAS | A Real-Life Musical
STEWART CARARAS | A Real-Life Musical
Stewart Cararas is a songwriter-musician as well as a music engineer & producer in Los Angeles. He’s from Monroe, Lo... Read more
13 Apr 2019
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1hr 37mins
Ranked #7
RAYMOND MA | Acting in Hong Kong, Hawaii, & Hollywood
RAYMOND MA | Acting in Hong Kong, Hawaii, & Hollywood
Raymond Ma is a talented and hilarious actor who has worked with everyone from Ali Wong and Awkwafina to Chuck Lorre and... Read more
26 Apr 2019
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55mins
Ranked #8
STEVE “CAPTAIN HOFF” HOFFMAN | From Hollywood to Silicon Valley to China
STEVE “CAPTAIN HOFF” HOFFMAN | From Hollywood to Silicon Valley to China
Millions of people in the tech & startup world know Steve Hoffman as “Captain Hoff” from Foundersspace, a leading in... Read more
17 May 2019
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52mins
Ranked #9
ELLIOTT ZAAGMAN | Understanding China's Tech Environment
ELLIOTT ZAAGMAN | Understanding China's Tech Environment
Elliott Zaagman has built a professional life as a writer, podcaster, investor in, & consultant to the leaders of so... Read more
22 May 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #10
CHRIS SANDERS | Austin, Hollywood, and Masonry
CHRIS SANDERS | Austin, Hollywood, and Masonry
Today’s show has been a long time coming. Actor turned TV producer CHRIS SANDERS (“My Ghost Story”) joins me for a long ... Read more
10 Apr 2020
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2hr 5mins
Ranked #11
BILLY SAMOA SALEEBEY | Filmmaking, Renewable Energy, and Media
BILLY SAMOA SALEEBEY | Filmmaking, Renewable Energy, and Media
Solar City. Tesla. Climate change, sustainability, and environmental consciousness in action. Independant filmmaking. Co... Read more
28 Mar 2020
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #12
BEN ROCK | Family, Career, Covid-19
BEN ROCK | Family, Career, Covid-19
Film and TV writer-director BEN ROCK (http://benrockonline.com) is an old friend, and we discuss all of this and more: P... Read more
21 Mar 2020
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #13
STEVE KAPLAN | Comic Heroes and The Hidden Tools of Comedy
STEVE KAPLAN | Comic Heroes and The Hidden Tools of Comedy
This week’s guest has had a profound influence on modern comedy. STEVE KAPLAN is creator of the HBO Workspace, the HBO N... Read more
7 Mar 2020
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58mins
Ranked #14
KEVIN GEIGER | March of The Fretful Laowai
KEVIN GEIGER | March of The Fretful Laowai
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... Read more
1 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #15
CHRIS VOGLER | The Writer's Journey Continues
CHRIS VOGLER | The Writer's Journey Continues
This is my 2nd chat with Chris Vogler, author of the classic book The Writer’s Journey. The 25th anniversary edition of ... Read more
8 Feb 2020
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #16
KEVIN GEIGER | Fretful Laowai: Pandemic Edition
KEVIN GEIGER | Fretful Laowai: Pandemic Edition
Originally I’d planned to release my NEW follow-up interview with Chris Vogler today. But coronavirus gonna coronavirus,... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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31mins
Ranked #17
ELLEN SHOOK | My Mom, Part 2: Us Against The World
ELLEN SHOOK | My Mom, Part 2: Us Against The World
Today I present part 2 of a very personal series of interviews I did with my mom, Ellen. WARNING: this episode deals ext... Read more
17 Jan 2020
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #18
ELLEN SHOOK | My Mom, Part 1: Into The Unknown
ELLEN SHOOK | My Mom, Part 1: Into The Unknown
The next few weeks I’m presenting a very special series of interviews with the one woman who shaped me more than any oth... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #19
KEVIN GEIGER | Fretful Laowai NYE Special
KEVIN GEIGER | Fretful Laowai NYE Special
We’re coming off an extended hiatus and looking forward to a great 2020 of new shows. This week, I sit down with KEVIN G... Read more
31 Dec 2019
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45mins
Ranked #20
BRENDAN DAVIS | About My Father
BRENDAN DAVIS | About My Father
October’s solo episode of the show could be called “If You Knew ME Better”. This is a very candid and revealing one, as ... Read more
26 Oct 2019
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42mins