Brendan Davis 3/4/19 Brendan Davis 3/4/19

"The State of Migration in 2018" Event @ the BAC, December 2018 | MIKE SHAW, CHRISLYN CHOO, CARA GLEESON, JONATHAN GARRISON, BRENDAN DAVIS

Today I'm presenting a live recording of a special event I did at the Beijing American Center at the US Embassy to China back in December, 2018 with my former Migration Media partners Mike Shaw and Chrislyn Choo, plus Cara Gleeson.

Today I’m presenting a live recording of a special event I did at the Beijing American Center at the US Embassy to China back in December, 2018 with my former Migration Media partners Mike Shaw and Chrislyn Choo, plus Cara Gleeson. We were introduced by Janice Englehart at the BAC, the event was organized by Leslie Dong, and my esteemed friend and colleague Jonathan Garrison was kind enough to moderate the discussion. Enjoy!

Brendan Davis 12/7/18 Brendan Davis 12/7/18

Speaking at the US Embassy in Beijing | BRENDAN DAVIS

(^ We couldn’t pose for a group photo, so I used their stock image and made one… ^)

Today I can announce that I am honored to have been invited, along with my Migration Media cohort, to speak at the US Embassy here in Beijing on Thursday, December 13, in celebration of International Migrants Day. We've put together what should hopefully be a fun and fascinating evening, and I hope you'll join us if you can.

#086: Speaking at the US Embassy in Beijing | BRENDAN DAVIS

Today I can announce that I am honored to have been invited, along with my Migration Media cohort, to speak at the US Embassy here in Beijing on Thursday, December 13 in celebration of International Migrants Day. We've put together what should hopefully be a fun and fascinating evening, and I hope you’ll join us if you can. More information and the SIGN UP link are in the blog post below.

**SIGN-UPs are ONLY available through this official link from the US Embassy:**
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4iJpub48QnokqyFzvcZc7A

Sign up by clicking the picture above!

EVENT SUMMARY

With over 258 million people living outside their country of birth, the global migrant community is the fastest-growing major demographic in the world. Yet their voices are often missing from mainstream media. The population that the UN labels as “international migrants” goes by many names: Expats, foreigners, refugees, digital nomads, 海龟. But who are they? Where do they live? Why do they move? What does “home” mean for them? Living between cultures, what kind of culture do they create, and how do they impact their communities?

In honor of International Migrants Day, participate in a discussion about these questions with a diverse group of Americans who are living the migration experience in their own ways and who are working to elevate migrant stories worldwide. Speakers include Mike Shaw, Chrislyn Choo, Brendan Davis, Cara Gleeson, and Jonathan Garrison, who will share their journeys from “the nation of immigrants” to China. The program will include a presentation about the state of global migration, as well as a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities that international migrants face when they make the choice to live outside their country of origin.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, December 13

Time: 18:00-21:00 (3 hours)

Location: Beijing American Center (BAC), US Embassy

Address: No. 55 An Jia Lou Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (East Gate of the U.S. Embassy)

Expected Attendance: Up to 200

Event Language: American English

Event Agenda:

18:00-18:30: BAC Introduction
18:30-18:45: Presentation, The Reality of Migration
18:45-19:00: Discussion w/panel moderator
19:00-19:45: Panel discussion
19:45-20:15: Audience Q&A
All personnel to exit by 21:00

Brendan Davis 11/6/18 Brendan Davis 11/6/18

JEFF MARDER | Broadway Music, Freemasonry, Martial Arts, & more

This is one of the VERY BEST shows I've ever done: Simply put, JEFF MARDER is a world-class talent. He has established himself as an A-list Electronic Music Designer, keyboardist, and Conductor for numerous Broadway shows, tours, Cirque du Soleil, and the Radio City Christmas Show.

Simply put, JEFF MARDER is a world-class talent. He has established himself as an A-list Electronic Music Designer, keyboardist, and Conductor for numerous Broadway shows, tours, Cirque du Soleil, and the Radio City Christmas Show. He’s also the former pianist with the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble and toured the world with them for 6 years. In his spare time he’s a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practicioner, travel blogger and music tech guru.

Jeff is also a legacy Freemason, which is where our friendship began - and which I talk about in detail myself publicly for the first time ever, here or anywhere. This is one of the VERY BEST, most candid and interesting talks I have ever had on the mic, and easily one of the most personal and meaningful shows I’m likely to release, too, so I really hope you check it out.

I’ll do a FULL TRANSCRIPT for this one as soon as possible and publish that also. Please enjoy, share, rate, review, and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts, and enjoy!

JEFF MARDER links:
mardermusic, inc:
http://mardermusic.com

BudoBelly (Jeff’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blog):
https://budobelly.com

Ikimashou Travel (Jeff’s travel blog that he writes with Brian Li):
https://ikimashoutravel.com

441K (Brian Li’s music technology blog):
https://441k.com

“How China Works” - iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / Android / Windows / all devices: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-LibSyn

Migration Media: https://www.migrationmedia.net

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-link

Brendan Davis 11/4/18 Brendan Davis 11/4/18

Big Fish Side Dish: Launching Migration Media | MIKE SHAW, CHRISLYN CHOO, BRENDAN DAVIS

In this episode of "Big Fish Side Dish", I sit down with Mike Shaw, the founder of Migration Media (MM) and host of "Migratory Patterns", and Chrislyn Choo, fellow MM team member and the creator of her 2-pronged project "Chrysalis", to discuss the MM platform, the proper launch of the 1.0 version of the MM website, our various shows, my NEW show "How China Works" with Yingying Li, and much more.

#076 - Big Fish Side Dish: Launching Migration Media | Mike Shaw, Chrislyn Choo, Brendan Davis

In this episode of “Big Fish Side Dish”, I sit down with Mike Shaw, the founder of Migration Media (MM) and host of “Migratory Patterns”, and Chrislyn Choo, fellow MM team member and the creator of her 2-pronged project “Chrysalis”, to discuss the MM platform, the proper launch of the 1.0 version of the MM website, our various shows, my NEW show “How China Works” with Yingying Li, and much more. Good fast talk. Enjoy!

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

LINKS:
Migration Media: https://www.migrationmedia.net
Brendan on Mike’s show “Migratory Patterns”: https://anchor.fm/migratory-patterns/episodes/002-Brendan-Davis-e1p3nb/a-a4a8kn
Mike on “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/2017/12/6/mike-shaw
Chrislyn on "Migratory Patterns”: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/cchoo2
Chrislyn on “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom”:
“Chrysalis”: https://www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis/
“How China Works” - iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / Android / Windows / all devices: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-LibSyn

Brendan Davis 10/31/18 Brendan Davis 10/31/18

ALADIN FARRÉ | Filmmaking & Podcasting in Beijing

Aladin Farré is a Parisian documentary filmmaker and editor based in Beijing. He is also the host of "Middle Earth: China's Cultural Industry Podcast", a monthly show that I happen to like a lot. In this episode we discuss all of the above as well as Aladin's experiences navigating his way into the Chinese film industry and the absolute necessity of finding a good local partner.

#075 Filmmaking & Podcasting in Beijing | ALADIN FARRÉ

Aladin Farré is a Parisian documentary filmmaker and editor based in Beijing. He is also the host of “Middle Earth: China’s Cultural Industry Podcast”, a monthly show that I happen to like a lot. In this episode we discuss all of the above as well as Aladin’s experiences navigating his way into the Chinese film industry and the absolute necessity of finding a good local partner. Plus, I share some news about Migration Media, my new show with Yingying Li called “How China Works”, and more. Enjoy!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

Aladin Farré online:
https://twitter.com/Aladin_F
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aladin-farr%C3%A9/
https://www.instagram.com/aladin__f/

"Middle Earth - China's cultural industry podcast”:
https://middle-earth-chinas-cultural-industry-podcast.simplecast.fm
WeChat official account: middleearthpodcast

Other GUEST links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Townsend_Ward (one the first "foreign experts" to China in the 1860's)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Farr%C3%A9 (Aladin's dad)

Auphonic (audio enhancement services):
https://auphonic.com/landing

“HOW CHINA WORKS”:
https://www.migrationmedia.net/how-china-works

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-link

Brendan Davis 10/27/18 Brendan Davis 10/27/18

"Big Fish Side Dish" with KEVIN GEIGER: The Environment, The Singularity, & The Future

On today's "BFSD", where previous "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" guests return for a catch-up chat, KEVIN GEIGER and I discuss degradations in environments physical and political, raising kids to have both coding and wilderness survival skills, the future of tech and society as we blow past AI and march towards the Singularity, and much much more.

#074 - "Big Fish Side Dish" with KEVIN GEIGER: The Environment, The Singularity, & The Future

On today’s “BFSD”, where previous “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” guests return for a catch-up chat, KEVIN GEIGER and I discuss degradations in environments physical and political, raising kids to have both coding and wilderness survival skills, the future of tech and society as we blow past AI and march towards the Singularity, and much much more. It’s RAW, unedited (and therefore a bit rambly), sometimes dark but always honest, and pretty fun. Enjoy!

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

KEVIN GEIGER previous show BLOG: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/2018/3/7/kevin-geiger

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Brendan Davis 10/24/18 Brendan Davis 10/24/18

From Vintage Cars To Clean Air | SEAN KOOPMANS

This week's episode features Sean Koopmans. Sean is a Dutch Canadian who moved to Beijing in 2002. He left a world of vintage cars and clean air and came to China, where he found little of either.

#073 - From Vintage Cars To Clean Air | Sean Koopmans

This week’s episode features Sean Koopmans. Sean is a Dutch Canadian who moved to Beijing in 2002. He left a world of vintage cars and clean air and came to China, where he found little of either. There’s not much of a big local community for the former, but after some other stops along the way, he decided to do something about the latter. Enjoy!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

SEAN KOOPMANS info:
Web: www.airmazing.co
Phone (Beijing): 13501173463
WeChat: xiaoen5

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW Links:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-link

CHRISLYN CHOO / “Chrysalis”: https://www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis/

MIKE SHAW / “Migratory Patterns”: https://anchor.fm/migratory-patterns

BLUE NELSON articles -
New York Times: https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/automobiles-car-collector-blue-nelson/
Porsche: https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/christophorus/porsche-christophorus-history-classic-blue-nelson-356-718-boxster-los-angeles-13181.html
“Jay Leno’s Garage”: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/18/how-one-collector-found-a-250000-vintage-porsche-in-a-forgotten-garage.html

Brendan Davis 10/22/18 Brendan Davis 10/22/18

“Big Fish Side Dish” with YINGYING LI: Announcing “How China Works”!

This week I am SUPER EXCITED to be sitting down with my friend YingYing Li to announce the project we have been hard at work on: "How China Works"! It's a new daily podcast designed to help foreigners become "China-smart" and to help Chinese people better understand the outside world, in 15 minutes or less per day.

#071 - “Big Fish Side Dish”: Announcing “How China Works”! | YINGYING LI

This week I am SUPER EXCITED to be sitting down with my friend YingYing Li to announce the project we have been hard at work on: “How China Works”! It’s a new daily podcast designed to help foreigners become “China-smart” and to help Chinese people better understand the outside world, in 15 minutes or less per day. The goal is that Yingying and I will use our combined, hybrid perspective - crossing cultures, generations, and genders - to help find common ground and build better understanding between East & West. The Intro episode drops November 1 and the full series launches November 5. More information coming soon!

YingYing Li on “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/home/2018/8/8/yingying-li

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-link

Brendan Davis 10/17/18 Brendan Davis 10/17/18

"BFMK" Throwback with CHRISLYN CHOO

There's BIG NEWS coming from the Migration Media world over the next couple of months, and today's show highlights a great interview you might've missed with Chrislyn Choo, one of the MM partners, recorded shortly after I first met her, along with a new introduction to give you the rest of the story since the initial release.

#071 - “BFMK” Throwback with CHRISLYN CHOO

There’s BIG NEWS coming from the Migration Media world over the next couple of months, and today’s show highlights a great interview you might’ve missed with Chrislyn Choo, one of the MM partners, recorded shortly after I first met her, along with a new introduction to give you the rest of the story since the initial release. This show is being released on the same day that Chrislyn is releasing her NEW blog / video series, THE CHRYSALIS CHRONICLES, linked below - it is fantastic and you should check it out now! The whole thing has been remixed, remastered, and re-contextualized to give you a cool new experience listening to it. Please enjoy, and check out Chrislyn’s new video series and blog via the links in the show notes!

THE CHRYSALIS CHRONICLES links:
BLOG: https://www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis/
TEASER VIDEO: https://tinyurl.com/chrysalislaunch

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

Brendan Davis 10/10/18 Brendan Davis 10/10/18

JAN SMEJKAL | Startup Grinding and Entrepreneurship

Jan Smejkal grew up in a small village in the Czech Republic but has become a leader in the startup world, based out of Shenzhen. He is a successful founder himself who now runs the world's largest entrepreneurial community, Startup Grind, in China and throughout the Asia Pacific region.

#070 - Startup Grinding and Entrepreneurship | JAN SMEJKAL

Jan Smejkal grew up in a small village in the Czech Republic but has become a leader in the startup world, based out of Shenzhen. He is a successful founder himself who now runs the world’s largest entrepreneurial community, Startup Grind, in China and throughout the Asia Pacific region. We had a focused, inspiring talk - a very tight show. Enjoy!

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST links:
Find Jan on pretty much all social media by searching "Your China Guy” !
email: jan@startupgrind.com
web: jsmejkal.com

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-link

Brendan Davis 10/5/18 Brendan Davis 10/5/18

BRENDAN DAVIS | October Solo Show

While most of China is on vacation enjoying National Golden Week, a yearly holiday celebrating the founding of the PRC, I've been busier than usual. So I decided to do a short solo show to play catch-up on what's happening, what's going on, and what's coming up.

#69 - October Solo Show | BRENDAN DAVIS

While most of China is on vacation enjoying National Golden Week, a yearly holiday celebrating the founding of the PRC, I’ve been busier than usual. So I decided to do a short solo show to play catch-up on what’s happening, what’s going on, and what’s coming up. A regular show plus another “Big Fish Side Dish” are coming up next week!

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

Brendan Davis 9/28/18 Brendan Davis 9/28/18

“Big Fish Side Dish”: Punk Rock | JONATHAN GARRISON

In this inaugural episode of "BIG FISH SIDE DISH"*, Jonathan Garrison and I riff on how punk rock and other hardcore music helped shape our childhoods and changed our life trajectories. A 12-pack of Harbin Beer might've been involved. In a related note, you get to hear how much I curse when I don't pay attention and mind my manners.

#068 - “Big Fish Side Dish”: Punk Rock | JONATHAN GARRISON

In this inaugural episode of “BIG FISH SIDE DISH”*, Jonathan Garrison and I riff on how punk rock and other hardcore music helped shape our childhoods and changed our life trajectories. A 12-pack of Harbin Beer might’ve been involved. In a related note, you get to hear how much I curse when I don’t pay attention and mind my manners. Enjoy.

*”Big Fish Side Dish” is a companion show to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” that invites a previous show guest to sit down for a more casual conversation focused on a specific topic - unedited and uncensored.

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST:
Jon Garrison / En Route: http://www.enroute-global.com/

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-links

Brendan Davis 9/26/18 Brendan Davis 9/26/18

ERIC SELLEY | Comedy from Beijing to Toronto

Eric Selley has his degree in education from Toronto and works as a truly professional teacher here in Beijing, but these days he is becoming best-known as a comedian. Eric brings a great energy and a fresh perspective to the recent comedy-themed episodes of "BFMK" and shares his thoughts on joke writing, the differences between audiences in Toronto, NYC, Australia, and China, and much more.

Eric Selley has his degree in education from Toronto and works as a truly professional teacher here in Beijing, but these days he is becoming best-known as a comedian. Eric brings a great energy and a fresh perspective to the recent comedy-themed episodes of “BFMK” and shares his thoughts on joke writing, the differences between audiences in Toronto, NYC, Australia, and China, and much more. Enjoy!

This week’s show is sponsored by “The Complete Podcasting Course”, my new learning program on Udemy.com. Find it via the link in the show notes, and if you want a discount coupon to get the course for only $10 USD, contact me and I’ll hook you up.

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST Links:
Eric Selley on Instagram: ericjselley
Comedy Club China / WeChat Official Account: comedyclubchina
Website: www.comedyclubchina.com

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-links/

Brendan Davis 9/19/18 Brendan Davis 9/19/18

ELLIOTT ZAAGMAN | Tech Writing & Leadership Training in China

To lift directly from his LinkedIn, which says it far better than I ever could: Elliott Zaagman is best known as an executive coach, corporate trainer, and writer who focuses on how Chinese leaders and organizations interact with their global employees and the public. He focuses on leadership development, HR, and PR and is both an enthusiastic evangelist for, and honest critic of, China's tech industry.

Elliott is wicked smart and insightful, very funny, and we have one of the most real conversations - ranging from the curious debt structures in many Chinese businesses to the notable underrepresentation of Asian faces at the Bilderberg Meetings - that I've had on the show. Great talk. Enjoy!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST Links:
Elliott Zaagman on Twitter: @ElliottZaagman
Elliott Zaagman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliott-zaagman
Read: https://technode.com/2018/09/13/chinas-tech-is-addicted-to-debt/

Brendan Davis 9/12/18 Brendan Davis 9/12/18

DAVID JACOBS | Comedy Club China

David Jacobs grew up in an idyllic part of Virginia, began traveling on a fluke, and ended up in China - where he's stayed far longer than he ever expected. Along the way, he became a key part of the Beijing comedy scene, where he currently manages Comedy Club China (CCC).

David Jacobs grew up in an idyllic part of Virginia, began traveling on a fluke, and ended up in China - where he’s stayed far longer than he ever expected. Along the way, he became a key part of the Beijing comedy scene, where he currently manages Comedy Club China (CCC). CCC is responsible for hosting open mics and quality gigs many nights a week as well as bringing in ever-bigger names for special shows, helping to expand the scene and push the boundaries of what’s possible here.

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST Links:
David Jacobs / Comedy Club China
WeChat Official Account: comedyclubchina
Website: www.comedyclubchina.com

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:
“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-links/

Brendan Davis 9/5/18 Brendan Davis 9/5/18

CHRISTIANA ZHU | Plant-Based Food in China

Christiana Zhu has taken an unusual path to becoming the creator of YeYo, a plant-based non-dairy fro-yo that is one of my new favorite things.

#064 - Plant-Based Food in China | Christiana Zhu

Christiana Zhu has taken an unusual path to becoming the creator of Yeyo, a plant-based coconut yogurt that is one of my new favorite things. She’s a Kiwi of Chinese ancestry who first moved to China to apply her unique perspectives in the marketing and tourism industry, but a major health scare and the lack of local food options to deal with her challenges steered her towards embarking on the cool journey she’s on today with her company Marvelous Foods. As an omnivore myself I especially respect that she promotes plant-based foods primarily as a healthy addition to ANY diet, and I’m eager to taste whatever new flavors of Yeyo's fro-yo variety that she whips up next. Enjoy!

This week’s show is sponsored by “The Complete Podcasting Course”, my new learning program on Udemy.com. Find it via the link below, and if you want a discount coupon to get the course for only $10 USD, contact me and I’ll hook you up.

Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” and rate / leave a nice REVIEW at Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 or search and subscribe wherever YOU get your podcasts!

SPONSOR:
“The Complete Podcasting Course” - https://www.udemy.com/complete-podcasting-course/learn/v4/overview

GUEST Links:
Christiana Zhu on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christiana-zhu-4a2b9917
Yeyo - Official Account on WeChat: Yeyo-Yogurt

“BFMK" HOST / SHOW:“Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigFishMiddleKingdom/
Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis
Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux
Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-links/

Brendan Davis 8/29/18 Brendan Davis 8/29/18

CHOZIE MA | The Master of Experience

#063 - The Master of Experience | Chozie Ma

Chozie Ma is a master of so many realms of experience - musical, audio-visual, VVIP travel, and more - that it was hard to know where to start with our interview, but his wonderful hospitality made it really fun to find our way through his narrative. Chozie - short for “Chinese Aussie”, which summaries his cultural heritage - spent a few weeks in India right after our interview and is on a sailboat somewhere between Spain and Italy as I type this, which gives some idea of the adventurous spirit that led him to make the amazing life he has created for himself. He first found success as a DJ, promoter and then club owner in China, but that is just the beginning. This was a really inspiring interview for me to do and I hope you enjoy it as well.

This week’s show is sponsored by “The Complete Podcasting Course”, my new learning program on Udemy.com. Find it via the link below, and if you want a discount coupon to get the course for only $10 USD, contact me and I’ll hook you up.

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Chozie Ma MUSIC:
“Funky Disco Love” - https://music.163.com/m/song?id=76162&market=wechatsearch&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

“The Path” - https://music.163.com/m/song?id=76168&market=wechatsearch&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

“Walking Backwards” - https://music.163.com/m/song?id=76160&market=wechatsearch&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

“We Partyyy!” - https://music.163.com/m/song?id=76166&market=wechatsearch&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

“One Night in Beijing” - https://h.xiami.com/song.html?id=1770324556&ch=wechat&autoPlay=1&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

“Making Me Hight” - https://music.163.com/m/song?id=76157&market=wechatsearch&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

Chozie Ma VIDEO:
Making of “One Night in Beijing” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkEKO5q6W5I
First-Class Party Prep in Seoul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch4bU9n6XJg

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IGOR TORGESON | Comedy & Acting from D.C. to L.A.

Igor Torgeson is a writer, actor and filmmaker from Los Angeles. He is an old friend and we had a great time catching up and chatting here in China recently. Igor talks about his journey in the comedy world, shares his hot take on Beijing, and we even talk a little about what the shifting cultural dynamics back home mean for the entertainment business at large.

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GIANLUIGI PERRONE | International Filmmaking in China

This week's guest is Italian writer-director-producer Gianluigi Perone. Gian applies his passion for and training in neuroscience to his cinematic efforts. In his wide and varied career so far he's worked with, been mentored by, or has significantly crossed paths with cinema legends like Argento, Bava, Jodorowsky, and Tarantino, among others, and he is a fascinating guy to chat with in general.

This week’s guest has been on my wish list since I first had the idea for the show, and we finally made it happen. Italian writer-director-producer Gianluigi Perrone is something of a Renaissance man. He’s been an author, the screenwriter of cult film Morituris, a film critic and editor of Italian genre journal Nocturno, a director or producer of both occult projects like The 7th Night of Thelema as well as family films, and he’s now a pioneering director and creator of VR projects in China, who applies his passion for and training in neuroscience to his cinematic efforts. In his wide and varied career so far he’s worked with, been mentored by, or has significantly crossed paths with cinema legends like Argento, Bava, Jodorowsky, and Tarantino, among others, and he is a fascinating guy to chat with.

Gian is someone who I see too infrequently, and whenever we sit down, several hours pass and I don't even notice. When we met for this show, we talked for over an hour before we started, then we recorded for an hour and a half, and then we talked a good while afterwards. It’s always a blast to chat with him, and there are far more funny stories in this show than in a usual episode. Gian’s experiences and insights on the state of the film market in China - and on the real secrets of how to do business here in general, and on the shift to longer-term thinking that’s happening here and what that means for all of us in particular - are GOLD. Hint: read The Art Of War. Great show! Enjoy.

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YINGYING LI | Cross-Cultural Influence & Leadership

Yingying Li is an expert in cross-cultural leadership and the founder of Silicon Valley-based startup Yingfluence. Yingying's credentials are impressive: she has a decade of experience working in the U.S., China, Brazil, India and Turkey, and is trilingual in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. Her clients as a cross-cultural management consultant include billionaires and executives from Facebook, LinkedIn, Cisco and Intel.

#060 - Cross-Cultural Influence & Leadership | Yingying Li

Yingying Li is an expert in cross-cultural leadership and the founder of Silicon Valley-based startup Yingfluence. Yingying’s credentials are impressive: she has a decade of experience working in the U.S., China, Brazil, India and Turkey, and is trilingual in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. Her clients as a cross-cultural management consultant include billionaires and executives from Facebook, LinkedIn, Cisco and Intel. Yingying also serves as a mentor at Founders Space, the top global accelerator for overseas startups, which was founded by Steve Hoffman (guest #5 on the podcast).

Yingying and I had a fairly epic talk, covering topics ranging from her childhood in Kaifeng, China to her journey ever farther west, and concluding with her thoughts on how to build all the needed bridges between China and the rest of the world to enable the best possible future for all of us. This is one of my favorite shows yet, and I hope you enjoy it.

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Wechat: lynee272727

#086: Speaking at the US Embassy in Beijing | BRENDAN DAVIS

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