"The Complete Podcasting Course" is now LIVE !

I am very happy to announce that my long-in-the-works, how-to program to help YOU (or someone you know) make a podcast or improve one you are already publishing, "THE COMPLETE PODCASTING COURSE with Brendan Davis", is now available on the learning platform Udemy!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COURSE

For a limited time only, I am offering friends of the podcast a discount coupon for a FREE copy of the course! All I ask is that IF you like it, you rate and review it well. If you DON'T care for it, that's unfortunate but fine - just don't rate or review it. I spent about 200 hours making this and don't want to pay for negative feedback. :D

For YOUR free coupon, message me HERE or contact me via any of my socials that you have. Please allow about 24 hours for a reply, as I am on China time and between work and time zone differences I am likely not seeing your messages in real time.

Thanks!! 

- BD

Special ANNOUNCEMENT - Beijing LIVE Event: July 5, 2018

Heads-up to Beijing-based listeners: I get to participate in a panel discussion with other local podcasters being held at the nakedHub in Dongdaqiao on Thursday, July 5. The event is FREE and runs from 7:30-9:00PM. I wanted to get the word out ASAP and figured this was the best way to do so.

Heads-up to Beijing-based listeners: I get to participate in a panel discussion with other local podcasters being held at the nakedHub in Dongdaqiao on Thursday, July 5. The event is FREE and runs from 7:30-9:00PM. I wanted to get the word out ASAP and figured this was the best way to do so. Learn more in this super-short episode.

Regular full interviews resume this coming Wednesday and don't stop, so check back soon for more and come see us chat it up live onstage if you'll be in town. 

Check out all episodes at https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/ ! :D

BD on "AMERICANS IN CHINA"

To mark the one-year anniversary of my podcast, I'm working on a special live event - details coming soon - as well as preparing to spill a few other pieces of news. So it was nice to see this episode of "Americans in China" that Ioana Gomoi directed that talks a bit about that:

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/…/america…/1659/20180521/133987.html

Thanks to Ioana and her team for the fun piece. More soon!

1st Annual Beijing Hot & Spicy Fest

I got to attend the Fest and shot video of the scene and the chile eating contest, some of which may end up in the feature film CrazyHot - no promises! It's impossible to say what makes the final cut as of now - but a highlight reel of the footage and my day is below.

Special thanks to Kyle, Mike, Alicia, Mu, and everyone else at TheBeijinger for their hospitality, and to all the folks at the event and featured in the video!

Enjoy!

BRENDAN DAVIS ON "FEI'S WORLD" PODCAST

Today the new episode of Fei Wu's podcast "Fei's World" was released, and it features me - "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" host Brendan Davis.

You can read Fei's excellent Show Notes and find the episode here: https://www.feisworld.com/blog/brendan-davis

In it, we discuss my unsettled childhood, spending my 20s as an aspiring pro rock guitarist, my years as a film and TV technician based out of Atlanta, Georgia, how 9-11 spurred my move to Los Angeles to commit to my creative filmmaking career, and ultimately, my interest in and eventual move to China. 

Basically: If you REALLY want to know what makes me tick, this is a great starting point.

The episode also contains practical tips for happy expat living and lots of laughs, so it's not all "heavy", but it is by far the most personal, in-depth interview anyone has ever done with me, and I think Fei and her team did a great job putting it together with skill and sensitivity. It inspires me to up my game, and if you listen to it, I hope you enjoy. 

Chinese New Year 2018's Record-Breaking MOVIE BOX OFFICE (CGTN)

Thanks to my friends at CGTN for another opportunity to appear on their international arts & entertainment show "Culture Express"! I added my two cents to the lead story about the record-smashing Chinese New Year box office, right at the top of the episode. Fun fun!

Watch the archived show HERE: CGTN's "Culture Express" - Friday, February 23, 5:30PM CST

 #cgtn#film #boxoffice #producer #beijing 

Appearance on CGTN's "CULTURE EXPRESS": January 15, 2018

I just popped up on CGTN's "Culture Express" again today my time, this time adding my two cents' worth on The Last Jedi's massive China fail, Coco's historic success, the impact of the Chinese market on Hollywood, and what a winning strategy must consider moving forward. 

You can check out the segment here: https://news.cgtn.com/news/7a6b6a4e78677a6333566d54/share.html

Thanks again for having me, Jennifer and Stella! 

Bonus Episode: NEW YEAR’S 2017 | Brendan Davis

In this special NEW YEAR’S EVE edition, recorded and posted just hours before the champagne pops in Beijing, I discuss the “inciting incident” in my move to China, the launch and first season of the show, a snapshot of EACH guest, my recent appearance on CGTN, and I talk about what else I’ve been up and what’s coming next in 2018. Many good times were had, and there are many more to come! 

BD on the “Culture Express” Year-End Special on CGTN:
https://goo.gl/D59be5

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Brendan Davis interviewed on "12 Minute Convos w/ Engel Jones"

Podcaster and entrepreneur Engel Jones (https://twelveminuteconvos.com/) interviewed me for his fun, very short podcast "12 Minute Convos w/ Engel Jones". Engel is from the island nation of Trinidad & Tobago and has a very unique format for his show. In a (slightly longer than 12 minute) discussion, I ramble about my podcast inspirations ("WTF with Marc Maron", "The Tim Ferriss Show", "Rune Soup", and "How I Built This, with Guy Raz" in particular), meditation, "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" by The Ramones, prenatal memories, fireflies at night in the American South, and much much more.

We actually don't even really talk too much about China, now that I think about it. Wow.

Anyway, it was big fun for me, and if you check it out, I hope you enjoy it! Search it in your favorite podcatcher, or listen / directly download via the links below.

- BD

Brendan Davis on "12 Minute Convos w/ Engel Jones":

Apple / iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/12-minute-convos-w-engel-jones/id1098716772?mt=2#episodeGuid=8140cb055c46940b14672c770144b54d

Castbox:
https://castbox.fm/vd/58742774

Direct download:
12 Minute Convos w/ Engel Jones: 1471:Brendan Davis hosts the weekly "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" podcast, featuring in-depth interviews... http://traffic.libsyn.com/12minconvos/1471_Brendan_Keith_Davis.mp3?dest-id=367710

"Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" featured on TheBeijinger.com!

Kyle Mullin of True Run Media, the company behind The Beijinger, Jing Kids, and more, sat down with me for several hours and got the inside scoop on the podcast, my backstory in and prior to Beijing, and much, much more. A link to the fun interview is below. If you're so inclined, check it out! 

- BD

"Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" on The Beijinger
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/12/02/brendan-davis-big-fish-middle-kingdom-podcast