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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.

227. Patti Brigham on voter suppression and equality

Patti Brigham is a grassroots leader and coalition builder, and the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida. In 2016, in the days following the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Patti partnered with former LWVFL President Pam Goodman to form the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, which now includes more than 100 organizational partners.

226. Greg Rucka on the covid19 vaccine, racism and writing

As many of you know it has been a rough week for me. I’ve been speaking out about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes on the news and at vigils honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Atlanta. It is always comforting to have conversations with Greg since we have podcasted almost weekly since the start of the pandemic.

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.

224. Dr. Mark Cheng on metabolic adaptability and healthy movement

223. Improving your martial arts training

What does it take to be successful in martial arts or fitness? How do you improve your martial arts or training regiment? Oscar Agramonte and I sit down to discuss the philosophy and actions that have helped us in our kung fu and fitness journeys.

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.

221. The rise of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes amidst covid19

Anti-Asian racism has risen at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic. We are now facing a time in which our elderly community is being targeted and have even suffered death due to these attacks.

220. Brett Jones on conspiracy theories and redefining strength training

Brett teaches Functional Movement Systems (FMS), and kettlebells as the Director of Education for StrongFirst. Brett is a wealth of information on all things fitness. We discuss common issues and stereotypes with strength training and fitness.

219. How to safely drop 2 sizes in 8 weeks!

In this episode, Oscar Agramonte shares tips on how to drop 2 sizes in 8 weeks and achieve fat loss safely!

Oscar Agramonte is both a kung fu Sifu at the Wah Lum Temple and a personal trainer at Control Your Health. He recently began this 8-week fitness challenge with his clients. We discuss nutrition, habit building, strength workouts, and metabolic training.

ICYMI: 218. Chinese New Year traditions and new year goal setting

The Year of the Rat is the first zodiac sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle. According to the Chinese zodiac story, in the competition held by the Jade Emperor to decide the zodiac animals, the quick-witted rat asked the diligent ox to take him on a ride to cross the river and jumped down before the ox crossed the finish line, so the rat won the race and became the first of the zodiac animals.

217. Dan John on hard work, revolutions and America

Dan John is a world-renowned strength coach and mentor to many in the fitness industry. In this episode, Dan discusses the importance of doing the work! Whether it applies to strength training, kung fu, or education… there are no shortcuts in life.