Tim Larkin

242. Tim Larkin on when and how to use violence

Tim Larkin is a former military intelligence officer who was part of a beta group that redesigned how Special Operations personnel trained for close combat. He has a 25-year career of training people in 52 countries on how to deal with imminent violence.

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Gene Luen Yang

239. Gene Luen Yang on comics, education and AAPI issues

Gene Luen Yang began making comics and graphic novels in the fifth grade. In 2006, his book American Born Chinese was published and became the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association’s Printz Award. It also won an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-New.

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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

236. Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

AAPI Heritage Month officially ends today, however, this does not mean we should stop learning about and honoring Asian culture. This is the start of an ongoing series that I will be hosting to help everyone – including myself, learn more about the various Asian countries.

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Anna Eskamani

234. Representative Anna V. Eskamani on COVID-19, vaccines and voting rights

Florida Representative Anna V. Eskamani discusses covid19, Representative Matt Gaetz, gerrymandering in Florida, reelection, and the issues that lie ahead.

Representative Anna V. Eskamani is someone who I truly believe in. Whether she is leading a protest or advocating on the house floor, she is an inspiration. It was an honor to speak alongside Anna at a vigil for the victims of the Atlanta shooting.

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Mark Cheng

233. Dr. Mark Cheng on Asian American culture

Dr. Mark Cheng is back on the podcast discussing the uniqueness of Asian American culture. He shares stories from his childhood and what it was like being an Asian American while working in Asia. We are both frustrated with the of rise anti-Asian hate crimes and focus on actions we can take. I urge everyone to listen and learn as we dissect various self-defense philosophies and tactics.

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Juliette Kong

231. Juliette Kong on child abuse prevention month

As many of you know, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and only began sharing my story a few years ago. I had the privilege of touring a local child advocacy center in Orlando called Kids House and interviewing the CEO Juliette Kong. Kids House is dedicated to preventing child abuse and helping child abuse victims and families by providing coordinated services in a safe, child-friendly environment from report and investigation through treatment and resolution.

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Rahul Gupta

228. Dr. Rahul Gupta on dispelling covid19 vaccine myths

In this episode, I welcome internal and preventive medicine specialist Dr. Rahul Gupta. Dr. Gupta gained national recognition for his work as public health commissioner for West Virginia and is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Officer at the March of Dimes, the nation’s leader in mom and baby health.

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Perry Yung

225. Perry Yung on racism, listening and HBO’s Warrior

Perry Yung is best known as Father Jun in the HBO series Warrior and fan-favorite Ping Wu in Steven Soderberg’s Cinemax show The Knick.
He was the founder of the Asian American performance collective SLANT Performance Group and is also a traditionally trained Japanese shakuhachi flute craftsman and musician.

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Katherine Spiers

222. Katherine Spiers on Food History

Katherine Spiers is a food history expert and former journalist. She is also the host of top-rated food history podcast Smart Mouth, which explores the fascinating history behind all of our favorite foods and ingredients.

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