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Literally, Gaysians👻: Fears We Don’t Say Out Loud (Super Late Halloween Episode)Two gay Asian best friends get real about the fears that haunt them—from porn-at-work panic to aging, jealousy, and loneliness.We hit record on Halloween night in full costume and confront the ghosts that actually scare us: the fears we never say out loud. It’s our most vulnerable episode yet (and bootleg therapy)! We cover…Cute Ghosts of the Everyday: Small anxieties that still make our palms sweat, like accidental gay porn at work.Ghosts That Linger: Lifelong fears of being alone, running out of time, and ne...
2025-11-121h 01
Literally, GaysiansPretty Privilege, TikTok Fame & Midwest Gaysians (with Nathan Ramos Park)TikTok’s gaysian saint of hot takes Nathan Ramos Park joins us to talk about pretty privilege, internet fame, and what happens when your actual face becomes the discourse. We dig into his viral controversies, car rants and the Midwest vs. West Coast gaysians debate. Then, Bao surprises them with a game for the chronically online - HOT TAKE OR FAKE TAKE - that leaves everyone sob-laughing!In loving memory of Tamerlane Vuong Sanchez Jr. and Daniel Hoag — we know you're dancing, listening, and judging this episode in spirit where you are. Rest in Powe...
2025-10-081h 28
Sách Nói Chất Lượng CaoSách nói Biến Tiềm Năng Thành Tài Năng - Adam Grant | Voiz FMNghe trọn nội dung sách nói Biến Tiềm Năng Thành Tài Năng trên ứng dụng Voiz FM: https://voiz.vn/play/6697/Biến Tiềm Năng Thành Tài Năng của Adam Grant là một tác phẩm đầy cảm hứng, giúp người đọc hiểu sâu hơn về cách khai phá tiềm năng thật sự của bản thân và của những người xung quanh. Thay vì tập trung vào tài năng thiên bẩm hay những th...
2025-07-0955 min
TFG Radio - A Warhammer 40K PodcastTFG Radio Episode 277 | BAO After Action ReportThis week we have Adam, Danny and John on board. They discuss this past BAO, some of the announcements from Games Workshop, Adam's continued adventure in opening a game store, what everyone is working on in 40K, and more!
2025-06-0155 min
Literally, GaysiansAndrew Ahn on The Wedding Banquet, Twink Death & Gaysian CommunityBONUS EPISODE: Filmmaker Andrew Ahn joins us to talk about The Wedding Banquet — his hilarious, heartfelt new film about queer Asian identity that had us SOBBING 😭! We get into everything: working with Bowen Yang, LA’s 321 parties, Millennial indecision, chosen vs. biological family, Korean spa culture, and why queer theory’s kind of a buzzkill. When it’s time to Be Real, Andrew gets into his beef with twink death.Support us by subscribing to our PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaoze...
2025-05-211h 00
TFG Radio - A Warhammer 40K PodcastTFG Radio Episode 276 | Space Wolves, BAO, Adam's Big Announcement This week we just have Adam and Danny in this all Hispanic episode. They discuss the new pope, some of the Space Wolf reveals, the codexes that will be allowed at BAO, the recent trend among the local game stores to start charging for table space, and Adam's big announcement that he is partnering up with people in order to open a game store! If you are interested in being part of the Mentor Program, fill out the form below. https://forms.gle/acxtmf4hJ6MWYHAW6
2025-05-1151 min
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, SEASON FINALE PT. 2 WITH CORY NAKAMURAOur final episode of the season — where we drunkenly share chaotic advice to listener-submitted quandaries! From how to find a gay friend group, to how to break into one. How to bottom with hemorrhoids, and whether you should laser your butt hair off. We stumble hilariously through this finale and end on a Be Real — with the help of Cory Nakamura (@igotthedoorcor). Catch up on Part 1 of the finale first before you listen to this one!More importantly, rest in peace John. You were one of the podcast's biggest fans, and filled the world with such warmt...
2025-03-051h 11
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, SEASON FINALE PT. 1 WITH CORY NAKAMURAIt’s the season finale! We reach into the listener mail bag and attempt to answer your questions — with the help of Cory Nakamura (@igotthedoorcor), also known as Bao’s boyfriend. But first, Cory has a *mysterious whisper* surprise in store for us. What could it be???P.S. Return for part 2 next week!Support us by subscribing to our PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)...
2025-02-261h 13
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, SORRYWe're sorry, ok!?! We're issuing official apologies for things we've said on the podcast, and regrets IRL: wronging our former guests and yelling at our friends in Puerto Vallarta, to Ozempic, Wicked: The Movie and Sarah in 3rd grade. Tune in for the tea!Support us by subscribing to our PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker) Hosted on Acast...
2024-12-1155 min
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, YOUNGMI (WITH YOUNGMI MAYER)YOUNGMI MAYER (@ymmayer), our goddess, our inspo for this show, our ICON - joins us as the first queer woman on the podcast! The comedian and the wisecrack of TikTok and Twitter chats with us about her new memoir I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. And digs into why gay men adore her, her bravado as an Asian American from Asia, and the struggle of pretending to like a bad film or TV show solely because Asians made it. When it’s time to get real, we all console each other through our recent turmoils.Buy Yo...
2024-11-131h 26
40 Hadith Tiếng ViệtHadith 42- Sự Tha Thứ Bao La của AllahAllah phán bảo:
“Hỡi con cháu Adam! Chỉ cần các ngươi cầu xin Ta và hy vọng vào Ta, thì Ta sẽ tha thứ cho các ngươi cho những gì mà các ngươi đã làm mà không màng! Nếu tội lỗi của các người có chạm đến mây trời rồi cầu xin Ta tha thứ, Ta sẽ tha thứ cho các ngươi. Hỡi con cháu Adam! Nếu tội lỗi của các ngươi lớn gần bằng trái đất rồi đến trình diện Ta, kh
2024-10-2400 min
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, YOUNG HOT & TRANS WITH EMMETT CHEN-RANWe welcome our YOUNGEST guest ever Emmett Chen-Ran (@doubleemt) to talk about what he really thinks of the term “gaysian,” why older Gaysians hang out in homogenous groups, rice queens, going on 40 dates in one year, founding his own startup in SF, and what it was like confronting questions about his gender in a Christian, Chinese immigrant home 🏳️⚧️.Support us by subscribing to our PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Edited by Kyle Chang (@itsmejiakai)
2024-10-231h 27
Food on DemandState of Drone Delivery + Geoff Alexander of Wow BaoIn this episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, host Bernadette interviews Wow Bao CEO Geoff Alexander on redefining the restaurant experience through non-traditional locations, technology and gamification in the metaverse. Co-host Adam also joins to discuss the state of drone delivery and a delivery speed test on DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub.
2024-10-1028 min
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, HEADLINESBasically a BUNCH of drunk rants about the latest headlines in the news 🗞️!This year’s White Party Bangkok themeMoo Deng the gaysian hippoAsian American movies we hate privately and love publiclyporn star Eli Shawthe Bachelorette finaleDai
2024-10-021h 05
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, PORN WITH CODY SEIYAWhat’s it like to have one of the most famous gaysian holes on the Internet? Gay porn icon and artist CODY SEIYA (@silver.cody) hops onto the podcast to talk about his journey into porn and answer our burning questions: Has desire for Asian men changed with OnlyFans? Does his mom know? In an age of queer sexual liberation, how does he find true intimacy? When it’s time to Be Real, he shares a special announcement. Then we close things out with a game of "SeiYA or SeiNO?"Support us by subscribing to our PATR...
2024-08-071h 28
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, CONFESSIONSHere’s a full *BE REAL* episode where we confess our innermost feelings and controversial opinions. A rawdogged episode with random takes on: Bao’s new relationship, Gaysians Over COVID, Pride fatigue, the economics of Grindr hookups, brat summer, our IG explore page, sober curiosity and so much more! Support us by subscribing to our PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Edited by Kyle Chang (@itsmejiakai)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker) H...
2024-07-101h 36
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, EDC & THE CLURBt’s the EDC episode! Danny and Louis, two architects of gaysian nightlife (@qtnightlife), join us to talk about their EDC this year - the craziest thing they saw, and how raves have changed through the decades. Yes, DECADES (these are legends!). We also get real about why it’s important for Asian spaces in queer nightlife. Because “in the clurb, we all fam!” Then we get REAL real about substance abuse in the gaysian community.Support us with a paid subscription on PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Youtube, Instagram and TikTok.Hosted...
2024-06-051h 21
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, THROUPLESJust one week after being blacklisted by the poly community because on TikTok, WE’RE INTERVIEWING A THROUPLE! Jay, Alfred and Joe join us to talk about their little trifecta of gaysian love. We have a wholesome and adorable conversation about how and why they formed their relationship. Then get into the mechanics - like how exactly do 3 people share a bed? Then they get real about what’s misunderstood about throuples. And what people like you should stop saying about them!Support us with a paid subscription on PATREON!Follow us at @literallygaysians on Y...
2024-05-0846 min
Literally, GaysiansLITERALLY, BEEF 2: A PETTY GAYSIANS SEQUELWe’re back with GAYSIAN RAGE 🥩. This episode is all about our BEEFs. Petty beefs and deeper ones. Beefs that will get us unfollowed. That will drive our Spotify rating down FURTHER. Join us as we unleash our anger at Joy Luck Club, dance floor sex, guys with husbands AND boyfriends, Above & Beyond, DJs who sing on top of their sets…and many more. Plus, we get raw and real about internalized bottom shame.Support us with a paid subscription on PATREON!Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTubeHosted and produce...
2024-04-1753 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, Gay-Presenting Asian Podcasters with Lee & NuriIt’s the gaysian podcast crossover of your DREAMS (or nightmares)! Lee and Nuri from the “Why Won’t You Love Yourself?” podcast join us for pure CHAOS. We talk about finding each other in the gaysian podcast multiverse. Then, GET RAW AND REAL about Tumblr porn, social hierarchies in the gaysian scene, friendships/dating in your 30s, and SF vs LA fashion. Expect LOTS of inter-generational shade! (No Donchas were harmed in the making of this episode) And tune in to see if Lee and Nuri can break our “Canadian Curse” a.k.a. making it through the episode with...
2024-03-201h 28
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, KIM CHI with KIM CHI (SEASON 2 PREMIERE)DONUT come FOR her, or she will DESTROY you! 🍩 Rupaul’s Drag Race season 8 finalist Kim Chi (@kimchi_chic) opens our second season - bringing peak unhinged group chat energy 💬. We learn what Kim can and cannot share based on her NDA, and how she’s setting the record straight on burritos, chicken feet, and the season 16 queens. When it’s time to get real, we normalize sleep apnea shame and get unserious about panic attacks and loneliness.BREAKING NEWS! Part 1: You can now support us on PATREON! Join for free, or consider subscribing to our paid members...
2024-03-061h 26
Sách Nói Chất Lượng CaoSách nói Dám Nghĩ Lại - Think Again - Adam Grant | Voiz FMNghe trọn nội dung sách nói Dám Nghĩ Lại trên ứng dụng Voiz FM: https://voiz.vn/play/2600
Trong một thế giới đầy biến động, lối tư duy cố hữu và hiểu biết ăn sâu của chúng ta có thể trở thành lời nguyền án ngữ mọi sự tiến bộ của chính mình. Hơn thế nữa, bạn dễ đi thụt lùi vì “thiếu năng lực siêu nhận thức, tức là khả năng tư duy về cách tư duy của chính mình”, tác giả...
2024-02-1029 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, Gaysian Math & Other Dilemmas (SEASON FINALE)We’re closing our ✨first season✨ with the BEST GUESTS EVER: you guys! We’re opening the mail bag and answering questions from gaysians all over the world. As your jobless, single, and impulsive co-hosts, we know our advice is giving ✨unqualified✨. So this finale is a chaotic Korean army stew of SPICY TOPICS 🔥: What’s Gaysian Math? Should Gaysians post about Palestine/Israel? Can you and your ex really be friends? What’s an unintentional vs. intentional orgy? Then, we send off this season finale with one last BE REAL. We’ll miss you guys but we’ll be back soon bb! 😘😈
2023-11-291h 14
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, KUNG FOOD with Chef Jon KungSend noods! 🍜 We’re tackling every Asian’s favorite topic: FOOD. Jon Kung (@jonkung), self-taught chef, podcaster and dumpling messiah of TikTok, joins us to talk about being a third culture cook, tomato caviar sandwiches, cartoon meatballs, and his upcoming cookbook KUNG FOOD (preorder it below!). Plus, a quick round of hot takes on MSG and bottoms rights. Hurry eat while it’s hot!Pre-order Jon's book here. Do *your* part to place gaysians on the bestsellers list!Listen to Jon's podcast with @kimchichic "1 for the Table" here. Follow us at @literally...
2023-10-181h 08
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, Boyfriends with Justin & JasonYour hosts have been “in-between boyfriends” since 20$&**(redacted). For years, we’ve assembled Blue Apron dinners alone, snapping IG stories of our dominant fap hand on National Boyfriend Day. Yet boy relationships is our most-requested listener topic! So we welcome fiancés/friends Justin and Jason to show us what one queer relationship looks like in 2023. We learn that you can find true love on Grindr. That open relationship evolve. And navigating parents, hookups, and the community as a mixed-race couple comes with funny stories and heartbreak. Plus, how to use Sniffies to cruise HMart and a Folsom apology from Ch...
2023-10-041h 15
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, KINK with Zed Sheng, Kink/Adult PerformerIt’s FOLSOM WEEK! The perfect time to get *all tied up* in a convo on kink, BDSM, porn and sex work! Joining us is adult performer and kinkfluencer Zed Sheng a.k.a @toolboi, fresh from his first-ever Kink.com scene. We exchange our wildest Folsom memories and fetish curiosities. And Zed guides us through the pleasures of rope bondage, how kink found him, reclaiming the radical joy of being a bottom, and Asian representation in gay porn. Gaysian pup play makes a cameo, obvie (woof!) 🐶. So strap in or strap-on - you’re in for a fun ride in...
2023-09-201h 11
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, Being Real, Catching UpWe’ve had little time to catch up on our own gaysian feelings. So this week - it’s a whole Be Real episode! Just your hosts covering their world tour of gaysian milestone birthday trips, the sexual tension on these trips, tough lonely unemployment days, and our parents changing (or not).Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris YoungEmail: literallygaysians@gmail.com Host...
2023-09-0655 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, the Great K-Pop Debate with Jack Choi, Derrence Lim & Steve ChaGAYSIANS IN YOUR AREA! Three of our biggest K-pop stan friends come onto the podcast to reminisce about the rise of K-Pop in queer Asian culture. Then, we get into a DDU-DDU-DEBATE about the most under- and overrated songs and acts. When it’s time to be real, we dig into complicated feelings about the genre. So whether your K-pop knowledge is trainee status like Doncha, or Idol status like guests Jack Choi, Derrence Lim and Steve Cha - geek out before we say gee gee gee gee baby baby! K-Pop fandom please don't doxx us!Fo...
2023-08-231h 14
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, anti-Gaysian discrimination with Jack SongJack Song knew something was up when leaders at his former tech employer began shutting down his responsibilities. What happened next helped Jack find his voice for change against anti-Asian bias in Silicon Valley. He joins the podcast to tell us what he’s learned, how queer Asian folks can spot discrimination at work. AND, how to stand up to it (sue the f*ckers!). Also, Doncha gets real about his grief.Read Jack's story:https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/07/06/asian-americans-denied-leadership-roles-tech-industry-lawsuit/70369457007/https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7082730528847663104/
2023-08-0944 min
Turning the TableUnlocking Success: Geoff Alexander's Recipe for Restaurant InnovationGet ready to be inspired by the extraordinary journey of Geoff Alexander, a true pioneer in the restaurant industry. His story is filled with unexpected twists and turns that will leave you in awe. From humble beginnings to now standing in about 2,000 grocery stores, Geoff's path is a testament to the power of innovation. But what unexpected twist propelled Wow Bao to such incredible heights? Stay tuned to discover the surprising secret that unlocked Geoff's success.In this episode, you will be able to:Decode the benefits of infusing innovation...
2023-08-0141 min
Phân Tích Kinh TếTập 57 | Adam Smith như thể bạn chưa bao giờ đọc ôngMột góc nhìn mới về Adam Smith, không phải như một nhà kinh tế học với lý thuyết về bàn tay vô hình, mà ta sẽ khám phá những tư tưởng của ông. Tập podcast kỳ này sẽ khám phá quan điểm của Adam Smith về bất bình đẳng, độc quyền, tham nhũng, can thiệp của nhà nước, thuế, giáo dục, và thương mại, và thấy rằng ông thường có những phân tích phê bình, tinh tế, và phức tạp. Đồng thời, podcast cũng g...
2023-07-2205 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally affirmative action, butt hair and other hot takes with Chris ZouThe gaysian sage of TikTok, Chris Zou, joins the podcast to chat about his accidental road to internet and Australian fame, and the gay little Chinese boy behind the @storiesofcz. He joins a game of hot takes on affirmative action, dating White guys, butt hair and other critical global issues. And when it’s time to be real, we tackle the fake *ssholes who run online sextortion rings.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@ad...
2023-07-121h 18
Literally, GaysiansCould you be a daddy? Literally, the Fatherhood episode with dads Ed Center & Bobby LeeOn Father’s Day, we asked ourselves, “could we be dads?” So we invited two real-life gaysian dads to explore fatherhood. Ed Center (@villagewellparenting) and Bobby Lee (@leeland15) join us to chat about their path to fatherhood: when they knew they were ready, intergenerational family drama and trauma, lots of internal struggle, and how they made it all happen through adoption and surrogacy. We get real about a tragic loss Chris is going through, then wrap up with a hilarious game of “Dad or Daddy?” Be ready to cringe - you’re about to enter dad jokes galore!Follow...
2023-06-281h 17
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, the Electric Gaysian Controversy! EDC Part 2 with Tay Nguyen, Martin Hui and Aydin QuachOur previous episode stirred up some DRAMA! We dive into the Electric Gaysian Controversy at EDC with two new guests: NYC rave ambassadors Tay Nguyen (@taywen) and Martin Hui (@martinhui). And we bring back rave researcher Aydin Quach (@aydin_quach) to get his hot takes on the aftermath -- the cliques! the fanning on Kinetic Field! the NY gaysians! the rave baes! the trance-phobia! Sh*t gets real when we talk about how the controversy felt and share our peak core memories from EDC. Plus, Tay and Martin join us for a little rave game.Show notes:
2023-06-141h 22
TFG Radio - A Warhammer 40K PodcastBao Recap & 10th edition We look at the 10th edition rumors, Adam in shambles over his Forgeworld investments, BAO recap, and how Adam was able to help run BAO while having sight issues, and more. We are also part of the FLG network so be sure to click on the affiliate link below. Just a reminder to sign up for LVO on June 9th https://store.frontlinegaming.org/?re... Pre-order Adam's historical game, Obsidian Empires here: https://militaryminiaturepress.com/pr... Don't forget to support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tfgradio/
2023-06-031h 25
Literally, GaysiansEDC is literally the Electric Gaysian Carnival with Aydin Quach, rave researcherSO MANY gaysians were at Electric Daisy Carnival last week - but not your hosts! So Bao and Chris interview someone who did. Our guest Aydin Quach brings a fresh perspective as an EDC first-timer. But also as someone who’s dedicated his academic research to the growing gaysian subculture at raves. We cover EDC 2023’s highlights and low lights, totem poles, and rave baes. Then dig into Aydin’s research on raves and their place in queer Asian culture. Plus, we get real about circuit party behavior infiltrating raves.Read some of Aydin’s research here: https://u...
2023-05-311h 01
Literally, GaysiansIt's *literally* Gaysian Week! (mini-episode)It's GAYSIAN WEEK! Or, Queer and Trans Asian Pacific Islander week, to be exact. If you haven't heard of it, you’re not alone. It's relatively new! And drops on this upcoming week that shares the last days of API heritage month (May) and first few of Pride month (June). So we bring you a *mini-episode* where we get a bit corny, a bit softcore Asian American studies with each other. Then proceed to play an unhinged round of f**k marry kill: famous gaysians edition. We return next week with a full episode! PS. Sorry the sound sucks ug...
2023-05-2430 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, drag bands, not drag bans with Panda DulceAfter White supremacists stormed a children’s event she hosted at a Bay Area library last year, friend and Drag Story Hour co-founder Panda Dulce was thrust into the center of the drag ban debate. In this week’s episode, Panda recounts the story and why it’s the last time she’ll tell it publicly. We also get into the complicated journey of healing from traumatic incidents. Plus, life in a drag punk band, navigating the Bear community as an Asian Bear a.k.a “panda,” those impenetrable Panda conga lines at Asian circuit parties, and “the war on Poppers.”
2023-05-101h 03
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, BEEFWe’re popping the top off our GAYSIAN RAGE. Inspired by the Netflix series “BEEF,” we won’t bottle up our grudges any longer! Listen as we go through our beefs on a range topics: gender reveal parties, Frank Ocean’s Coachella set, misgendering, vaping, hemorrhoids….and finally, each other. Minor feelings? We’ve got major ones. The complaint department has fully arrived (and we hope we don’t get canceled).Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)...
2023-04-2652 min
Harbinger AsiaBuilding off the Beaten Path in Asia – with Metatheory COO Adam BaoHi folks, welcome back! Today Sandy Diao (Director of Growth at Descript) joins us to guest host and interview Adam Bao, founder of The Harbinger and COO at Metatheory. Since 2017, Adam took the path less traveled to explore business model innovation and venture deals across China, Taiwan, and SEA. Adam double clicks into startups he evaluated alongside Hurst Lin (Cofounder at Sina and DCM Ventures) during the Covid years. It’s a roving discussion that highlights the importance of unconventional thinking and competitive differentiation across categories ranging from e-bikes to K12 dance networks to selling upcycled trash products. Adam also de...
2023-04-151h 22
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, it's 11:30 and the club is gaysian, gaysianEverybody say clurb! Wearing our emotional support tank tops, we stumble down memory lane of our favorite pastime - *going out*. Gaysian clubbing has changed, but have we? Are our nights less messy, and the rice queens less creepy? Plus, we get real about the passing of a San Francisco drag icon.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris YoungEmail: literallygaysians@gmail.com Hosted on Acast...
2023-04-121h 00
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, TikTok and mental health with Rob OhRob Oh joins the pod to walk us through life as a viral TikTok and Reels gaysian. We cover the TikToks that bring us life and the cringey ones that need to stop. And we open up about our histories with depression (content warning: we discuss self-harm and suicidal thoughts). When it's finally time to be real: Chris evades his feelings far away from home, Rob addresses a spicy rumor, and Bao makes a personal announcement.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)
2023-03-2950 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, "homepas," and the gaysian party undergroundLittle is written or known about “Homepas,” secret spaces that have been at the center of gay Asia’s party underground for decades. In this episode, we attempt to do what chatGPT could not - describe what homepas are! The exclusivity! The muscles! The rules! The underwear! The marginalization that birthed these spaces! AND their complicated racial politics — all based on our wild and hilarious experiences.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris Yo...
2023-03-1544 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, gaysian drag’s legacy with Estée Longah.IT’S MOTHER! Doncha’s drag mom @esteelongah joins us to read her drag daughter to filth and walk us through the legacy of local Asian drag in San Francisco. A founding member and matriarch of the SF Asian drag troupe the @ricerockettes, she teaches us about the troupe’s humble beginnings, their connection to community activism, and their recent controversy with Shen Yun.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris YoungEm...
2023-03-011h 02
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, tough feelings as our parents ageWe’re facing some tough, complicated feelings about our parents (and ourselves) as they age. We work through the rawness of those feelings in this episode: The highs and lows of our histories with them. Their personal growth around our queerness. Neverending guilt. And new fears that are surfacing as they enter their “golden years.” Content warning: we talk about physical abuse and trauma in this episode, and call it out before discussing.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam B...
2023-02-1557 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, the famous mpox (fka monkeypox) gaysian, with Kevin KwongWe interview Kevin Kwong, who overnight became one of the most recognizable faces of the mpox (fka monkeypox) outbreak. We hear his first-hand account of what happened, and how he found the courage to share all his bizness to major news outlets. We also get to know the amazing human behind the face - learning how to hit on guys at the club, how to pull off a Coachella marriage proposal, and how to earn a "playa name."Note: We recorded this episode last year, before the CDC updated the virus's term to "mpox" to...
2023-02-0156 min
Lunch TherapySheng Jian Bao with Jenn HarrisThis week we're shaking things up, shifting from a "you've got to taste this" recipe to a "you've got to taste this" field trip! LA Times food writer and host of The Bucket List Jenn Harris knows more about L.A. food than most people twice her age; that's because she grew up here with a Jewish grandmother and Chinese grandmother who love to eat. Today she sends me to the San Gabriel Valley, specifically to the Kang Kang Food Court, for sheng jian bao: the dreamiest hybrid of a soup dumpling and a crispy bao you can imagine. We...
2023-01-3054 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, the White Party Bangkok and Afterglow SF new year's revue!It’s a big New Year’s Eve party revue! At the White Party Bangkok, Bao battles the crowds and body dysmorphia but finds some peace. And at Afterglow in SF, Chris is wondering where all the d*cks went. Plus, we address our first hurtful comment about the pod.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris YoungEmail: literallygaysians@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2023-01-1840 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, our drag daughter, featuring Nick Large (Kristi Yummicochi)We welcome our first guest: Nick Large, our drag daughter and queer historian! We get to know the queer behind the drag performer “Kristi Yummicochi” and why he owns the raunchiest instagram handle on our feeds. Plus, a chat about mental health and neurodiversity.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chris YoungEmail: literallygaysians@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-0454 min
Literally, GaysiansLiterally, our first episodeIn the first-ever episode(!), hosts Bao and Chris describe what their hopes for the podcast are, and answer a few questions to help listeners tolerate them more (...or less). They discuss which Sanrio characters have the most gaysian energy, how Chris accessed gay porn on a dial-up modem in the 90s, and Bao’s recent adventure to the dark room at Club Pegasus. Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted and produced by Bao Nguyen (@baobaobaozer) and Chris Young (@meatmesouthofmarket.gif)Music by Adam Baker (@adamibaker)Key art by Chr...
2022-12-2153 min
Literally, GaysiansIntroducing Literally, Gaysians (Trailer)Introducing LITERALLY, GAYSIANS, a podcast where two gay Asian guys (a.k.a. gaysians!), get real about their feelings and literally, gaysian stuff. Join Bao Nguyen and Chris Young as they explore situationships, mental health, sex, and everything going on in their lives – all through a uniquely gaysian lens. From the joys to the flops, from dim sum dates to dark rooms. Inspired by Feeling Asian (RIP!) and other amazing queer Asian podcasts out there. New episodes beginning December 21 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow us at @literallygaysians on Instagram and TikTok.Hosted an...
2022-12-1601 min
DocTalk with Dr. Adam NallyThe Polyol Pathway & Diabetic Disease ProgressionListen in as Dr. Nally answers listener's questions and discusses the Polyol Pathway relating to diabetic disease progression, important information about sweeteners, and why people seem to improve their health on a plant based diet. Your not going to want to miss this one.
References:
1. Molino G, Avagnina P, Cavanna A, Ballarè M, Torchio M, Bona B, Belforte G. Sorbitol clearance: a parameter reflecting liver plasma flow in the rat. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1986 Apr;52(1):119-32. PMID: 3715193.
2. Polyol Diagram - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fig-2-Schematic-of-the-Polyol-Pathway-blue-shaded-area-and-its-links-to-the_fig2_5630519
3. Zhou Y, et...
2022-12-0118 min
Sách Nói Chất Lượng CaoSách nói Bí Quyết Teen Thành Công - Adam Khoo | Voiz FMNghe trọn nội dung sách nói Bí Quyết Teen Thành Công trên ứng dụng Voiz FM: https://voiz.vn/play/2126
Nếu bạn đang trong độ tuổi ô mai, hoặc từng trải qua lứa tuổi này, chắc hẳn bạn sẽ đồng ý rằng đây là giai đoạn chúng ta gặp khá nhiều vấn đề về gia đình, trường học và cuộc sống: nào là các vấn đề với bạn bè, hoạt động ngoại khóa chiếm quá nhiều thời gian, bài tập về nhà chất đốn...
2022-11-1056 min
Medical EntrepreneurSecrets to Building a Profitable Medical Practice with Dr. Bao Thai➡️ Become an aesthetic injector WITHOUT wasting time or money: https://intro.aestheticnursesclub.com/masterclassDo you feel as though you're underpaid and overworked in the medical industry?My name is Adam Sewell and welcome to the Medical Entrepreneur podcast! This is where we teach you how to break free from mainstream medicine and carve the career of your dreams.In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Bao Thai, and we’ll be discussing what you need to know in order to run a profitable medical practice.We get people asking us...
2022-10-1133 min
My Food Job Rocks!Ep. 255 - [Singapore] From Chef to Cooking the Future of Food with Andrew Yip, Head of Future Food at Monde NissinToday I’m interviewing Andrew Yip, Head of Future Food at Monde Nissin Singapore, what the heck is Monde Nissin and why are they interesting? They are a philipino based mega food corporation that bought Quorn about 7 years ago. Andrew was one of the first people I contacted in Singapore mainly because he posts great food content on Linkedin. When I visited him, I was introduced to some amazing food applications using Quorn technology. If you want to see some pictures, check out the shownotes. I have mixed feeling about Quorn. Some products in the United States are...
2022-09-2846 min
Antler & FinWild Duck Bao and a Primer on Chinese BaoThis Chinese inspired shredded duck recipe can be as simple or as in-depth as you’d like. Depending on how much time you have, this dish can work as an easy midweek meal with tortillas, or it can be a fun couple of hours in the kitchen getting a little bit messy and trying something different with the bao buns. Either way, the simple but aromatic Asian flavors that explode from this dish will have you craving even more time at the duck blind stockpiling provisions.If you’re making the bao buns, which I highly recommend doin...
2022-09-1810 min
Lo Lắng "Xô"Adam Walsh - cái chết thay đổi nước MỹCậu con trai 6 tuổi rưỡi của người dẫn chương trình thực tế nổi tiếng của nước Mỹ “American Most Wanted” đột nhiên mất tích khi đang đi mua sắm cùng mẹ. Hai tuần sau, người ta phát hiện chiếc đầu bị chặt đứt của Adam trên một con kênh. Phần thi thể còn lại không bao giờ được tìm thấy!
Để lại bình luận sau tập tại đây.
2022-08-1813 min
TFG Radio - A Warhammer 40K PodcastBAO & GW Open San DiegoHey everyone! This episode we have Adam, Danny, and Tom on the show. They discuss the recent Bay Area Open, the release of Horus Heresy, getting ready for GW San Diego, and more! Sponsors Gameology Pasadena - https://www.facebook.com/GameologyPasadena https://gameologygames.com/ Shark Tank by Hammerhead Games - https://www.facebook.com/groups/642276279691195 Intro/Outro (used with permission) The Crimson King - Instrumental by The Contradiction Don't forget to support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/tfgradio/
2022-06-051h 32
TFG Radio - A Warhammer 40K PodcastTournament Talk, Nuturing your group, BAO prepThis week we have all hands on deck for this week's episode of TFG Radio. The groups discusses the Tyranid FAQ, results from the weekend's GTs, how to cultivate and nurture your local play group, BAO talk, and more! Sponsors Gameology Pasadena - https://www.facebook.com/GameologyPasadena https://gameologygames.com/ Shark Tank by Hammerhead Games - https://www.facebook.com/groups/642276279691195 Intro/Outro (used with permission) The Crimson King - Instrumental by The Contradiction Don't forget to support us on Patreon ...
2022-05-211h 33
Sách Nói Chất Lượng CaoSách nói Bí Quyết Tay Trắng Thành Triệu Phú - Adam Khoo - Nghe trọn bộ Sách nói tại Voiz FM (voiz.vn/download)Bí quyết tay trắng thành triệu phú Chắc hẳn, - Bạn là người có một khao khát mạnh mẽ muốn tự mình tạo dựng một gia sản hàng triệu đô mà chưa biết bắt đầu từ đâu? - Bạn nhận ra rằng với cách bạn đã làm việc quần quật 5 năm, 10 năm, 20 năm, thậm chí 30 năm vừa qua chưa phải là phương pháp đúng đắn giúp bạn trở nên giàu có? - Bạn mơ ước có thể thoát khỏi sự chật vật v...
2022-04-1642 min
Hospitality Hangout | Expert Strategies & Industry Trends from Hospitality InsidersThe Dark Kitchen | Season 5, Vol. 4: Wow BaoIn the latest episode of Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “ The Finance Guy” chat with Geoff Alexander, President and chief executive officer, to explore using dark kitchens to generate revenue. . Alexander talks about how he started back in 1993 with the privately held restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants that Rich Melman launched in 1971. He says that Lettuce Entertain You has created over two hundred and twenty different brands in its fifty years, currently operating about one hundred and sixty restaurants among sixty different concepts. “I’ve worked on twelve different co...
2021-10-2637 min
SGP2020Adam Grant # Cho Khế Nhận Vàng # Give and TakeCho khế nhận vàng sẽ giúp bạn có cái nhìn khác đi về cho và nhận, nhất là trong lĩnh vực kinh doanh, một lĩnh vực mà khái niệm “Cho” chưa được thừa nhận như là một cách để thành công. Được giới chuyên môn, bao gồm cả những tên tuổi như Dan Pink, Tony Hsieh, Dan Ariely, Susan Cain, Robert Cialdini,… cũng như đội ngũ lãnh đạo của những tập đoàn lừng danh như Google, McKinsey, Merck, Estée Lauder, Nike, và cả NASA...
2021-09-0724 min
Chuyện Xưa KHÔNG CŨNgày này năm ấy ngày 17 tháng 07 - Vua Lê Túc Tông, Nhà kinh tế học Adam Smith, Đạo diễn Vương Gia Vệ, ...Giọng đọc: Hoài Thu, Quốc Đạt, Viên Trà
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Sự kiện ngày 17 tháng 07:
1, Vua Lê Túc Tông
2, Nhà kinh tế học Adam Smith
3, Đạo diễn Vương Gia Vệ
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2021-07-1708 min
The Wedding Workflow's PodcastEp 19 | Introducing New Podcast Host Bao Luu!Today we introduce our new host, Bao Luu! We talk about what 2021 looks like for weddings, whether or not a couple should do a first look, and how to overcome some of the classic struggles when planning a wedding!
Hosts:
Bao Luu- Amore Photography
Adam Robb- All Circles Entertainment
Carson Parmenter- Headtrauma Entertainment
Tyler Neading- Neading Media
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2021-03-3148 minFood on DemandCelebrity Virtual Restaurants + Geoff Alexander of Wow BaoIn the 14th episode of the Food On Demand Podcast, hosts Tom and Nick talk with Geoff Alexander, president and CEO of Wow Bao and a managing partner at Lettuce Entertain You. They also cover the National Restaurant Association's new guidelines for delivery providers, an Ohio city hiring its own delivery drivers, and the rise of celebrity-backed virtual restaurants.
2021-01-2146 minHarbinger AsiaAR’s Comeback Kid – With Blippar CEO Faisal GalariaToday we have joining us Faisal Galaria, CEO of Blippar, a pioneer in augmented reality (AR). Now Blippar has a roller coaster of a story… the one-time unicorn raised $100m+ in venture funding but struggled to find a sustainable business model, burned through its cash and entered bankruptcy proceedings, before returning as a new business based on its drag-and-drop AR content creation tool (think WordPress for AR). Faisal joins to guide Blippar’s relaunch and set it on a sustainable growth track, leveraging experiences from his time scaling Skype as an early executive, and Spotify as SVP of International. Faisal shar...
2020-08-3042 min
Immerse Yourself In This Game-Changing Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.The Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day by Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao DinhPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447873to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day
Author: Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao Dinh
Narrator: Adam Sims
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 3
Genres: Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. We all need more hours in the day, as we spend more time than ever working, studying and caring. So what if we could reclaim an entire hour, every day, to spend on the things we love? With proven advice fr...
2020-08-203h 15Download Top Full Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career DevelopmentThe Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day by Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao DinhPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447873to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day
Author: Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao Dinh
Narrator: Adam Sims
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 3
Genres: Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. We all need more hours in the day, as we spend more time than ever working, studying and caring. So what if we could reclaim an entire hour, every day, to spend on the things we love? With proven advice fr...
2020-08-203h 15
Full Trial Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career DevelopmentThe Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day by Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao DinhPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/447873 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extra Hour: Powerful Techniques to Create More Time in Your Day Author: Will Declair, Jérôme Dumont, Bao Dinh Narrator: Adam Sims Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 3 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. We all need more hours in the day, as we spend more time than ever working, studying and caring. So what if we could reclaim an entire hour, every day, to spend on the things we love? With proven ad...
2020-08-2005 minHarbinger AsiaInvesting in Chinese Enterprise and Core Technology - with Oak Seed VC Founding Partner Chee-We NgThe Harbinger interviews Chee-We Ng, founding partner of Oak Seed Ventures. Chee-we invests solely in early-stage enterprise and core technology startups, and offers strategic advice and his network in order to help them succeed. Chee-We studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and has been programming in C and C++ since he was fourteen. Prior to founding Oak Seed, he was a managing partner at CRCM, a venture partner at Redpoint, led Cisco Investments in China and was a McKinsey consultant. He was the seed investor in many enterprise and core technology startups including Kyligence, Fastone, Oushu and Shangyong...
2020-07-2446 minHarbinger AsiaDigitizing Logistics Infrastructure – with Kargo Founder and CEO Tiger FangThe Harbinger interviews Tiger Fang, cofounder and CEO at Kargo Technologies, a Jakarta-based startup that aims to digitize trucking and freight logistics in Indonesia before expanding to other markets in Southeast Asia. Kargo counts among its investors Sequoia Capital, ZhenFund, Intudo Ventures, ATM Capital, Coca-Cola, as well as Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick. Kargo recently raised $31m in its Series A led by Tenaya Capital. With Tiger, we cover his journey over the past decade, initially as Managing Director at Lazada Thailand before joining Uber to manage Western China and Indonesia as General Manager. We then examine Kargo’s solution, discuss ho...
2020-05-0450 min
Trạm YêuNgười Thất Tình - Phật Dạy Về Tình Yêu - Rất HayHãy tải ứng dụng Waves để cập nhật những tập podcast mới nhất và có những trải nghiệm miễn phí tuyệt vời nhất:
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Đức Phật thường đề cập đến 4 chất liệu chính của tình thương chân thật: từ, bi, hỷ và xả. Từ (maitri) là khả năng hiến tặng những gì đem tới giá trị hạnh phúc đích thực cho đối tượng thương yêu; bi (karuna...
2020-02-211h 02
Trạm YêuTình Yêu , được mất... | Thiều Thanh YếnHãy tải ứng dụng Waves để cập nhật những tập podcast mới nhất và có những trải nghiệm miễn phí tuyệt vời nhất:
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Người ta hay dùng tình yêu để biện minh cho nhiều thứ.. nhưng không phải bỏ tất cả những gì mình đã cùng nhau vượt qua bao nhiêu sóng gió để chạy theo những gì mình đang muốn trước mắt.
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2020-02-2156 minHarbinger AsiaA Review of Enterprise, Tech, and the Chinese Consumer – with Lightspeed Assoc Partner Zac PanZac (Xiang) Pan is Associate Partner at Lightspeed China Partners (LCP), one of China’s top early stage VCs managing $2 billion USD. Zac joined LCP in January 2013, after having worked at Steamboat Ventures (Disney corporate VC) and China Renaissance. Since then, Zac has invested in some of Lightspeed’s top deals, including QingCloud, Spark Education, Full Truck Alliance (Manbang), IfChange, PeerSafe and more. With Zac, we hop on a Zoom call (while the coronavirus epidemic rages on), to explore LCP’s investment strategy, team structure, and how it collaborates with its sister funds around the world. We also touch on consum...
2020-02-1945 minHarbinger AsiaEnabling Content Discovery and Sharing for the Next Billion Users – with SHAREit COO Jacky WangJacky Wang is COO of SHAREit, a platform that provides global users with high-quality digital content simply and quickly. Its basic file transferring function is over 200x faster than Bluetooth and enables sharing of files, photos, videos and music of any format. SHAREit has served emerging markets since 2015 and now has 1.8 billion installs and 600 million MAUs. Jacky previously worked at Google, Zynga, and Pinterest, before moving back to China to lead SHAREit. Jacky shares how SHAREit stumbled into the emerging market opportunity, deeply understanding and then serving core user needs, riding viral growth to capture a huge user base, and...
2019-07-2449 minHarbinger AsiaBlitzscaling Hotels in China – with OYO JiuDian CTO Zou JiaZou Jia is CTO of OYO JiuDian (OYO China), a Chinese hotel chain operator that since November 2017 has scaled to over 500,000 rooms on its platform by February 2019 and raised over $800 million from Softbank’s Vision Fund. OYO JiuDian partners with fragmented hotel owners in China by aggregating them onto its platform through leases or franchises and through renovations, standardizes the user experience. Jia shares insights on why he moved back to China from SF, OYO JiuDian’s consumer product philosophy, how they manage supply, the fragmented Chinese hotel marketplace, and how he’s applied blitzscaling learnings from Uber China and Mobike...
2019-06-2840 minHarbinger AsiaPioneering China Seed Investing – with ZhenFund Managing Director Yuan LiuYuan Liu is a managing director at ZhenFund, one of China’s top seed funds founded by Xu Xiaoping (Bob Xu) and Wang Qiang (Victor Wang), cofounders at NYSE listed New Oriental Education, along with Sequoia Capital China. While at ZhenFund, Yuan has invested in some of their top deals, including autonomous driving unicorn Momenta, Yi23, Castbox, 12 Sigma, and more. With Yuan, we’ll learn more about ZhenFund’s investment focus, fund strategy, and how it differentiates against other funds. We’ll explore best practices when it comes to deal sourcing and portfolio management. Yuan also shares with us what trends h...
2019-06-1243 minHarbinger AsiaDigital Asset Management with Chinese Characteristics – with Tezign Founder and CEO Dr Fan LingThe Harbinger interviews Dr. Fan Ling, founder and CEO of Tezign. We had our initial conversation with Dr. Fan back in fall 2017, and his company has since grown from 30 to nearly 200 people, so we’re quite excited to dig in and understand what’s changed at Tezign and in the broader China market since that time. As a refresher – Tezign is a digital platform for creative talent and content resources based in Shanghai. It provides two primary solutions for large global brands: a creative supplier platform (match projects and companies with the right designers and creatives) as well as a digita...
2019-04-0937 minHarbinger AsiaWho Needs an AI Teacher? – with Liulishuo (LAIX) Founder & CTO Ben HuWe interview Ben Hu, Cofounder and CTO at Liulishuo, an AI-powered English learning solution with nearly 100 million registered users that IPOed in September 2018 (as LAIX). On Liulishuo’s platform, AI technologies are integrated with learning content, well-established language learning pedagogies, gamified features and social elements to deliver an interactive and adaptive learning experience. Ben shares his perspective on a number of topics, including: his journey from China to NYC/SF and back, what is Liulishuo and how does its AI work, the importance of integrating cutting-edge tech with a keen understanding of consumers and quality education content, how Liulishuo compares to...
2019-02-1042 minHarbinger AsiaHow the China-US Relationship Evolved – with Howard Chao, Founding Partner of Doon CapitalToday we have the pleasure of interviewing Howard Chao, an active cross-border investor and advisor to entrepreneurs. Howard began his career as a corporate lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers, helped found the firm’s offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Beijing, practiced law for many years as a cross-border investment specialist, and was chair of O’Melveny & Myers’ Asia practice. In the past six years, Howard has moved to the principal side of investing, and now makes angel and other VC investments in earlier stage companies through his personal vehicle, Doon Capital. Howard invests primarily in startups located in the US a...
2018-10-1941 minHarbinger AsiaWhere are the Most Promising VC Investment Opportunities in China? - with Tina He and Adam BaoRapid fire Q&A with Tina He and Adam Bao. Covers China VC trends and opportunities across consumer internet, education, enterprise, AI, China US, and more. Full transcription at: http://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/where-are-the-most-promising-vc-investment-opportunities-in-china
TL;DR 👇🏻
- Wechat's ecosystem offers a new playground where customer acquisition cost is extremely low, so there's a lot of new opportunities here to leverage this distribution channel.
- Ed tech in China is booming with people's eagerness to learn as well as the companies' capability to monetize through paid content. Accessibility of knowledge and information becomes huge because more and more people feel anxiou...
2018-09-2348 minHarbinger AsiaUnderstanding Xiaomi’s Global Strategy – Donovan Sung, Xiaomi Global’s Head of Product & MarketingWe recently visited the Xiaomi office to chat with Donovan Sung, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Xiaomi Global. Over the past few years, Donovan has led not only product development, but also helped build the global team at Xiaomi responsible for launching in dozens of new markets around the world and turning Xiaomi into a truly global brand. We discuss Xiaomi’s global product and business strategy, how this varies by market (e.g. China vs. developing markets vs. developed markets), key channels and partners, and how Xiaomi has been able to achieve incredible international success in such a...
2018-06-2937 minHarbinger AsiaA Lean Startup Approach To Hardware – with Indiegogo Head of Global Growth Sandy DiaoThe Harbinger recently spoke with Sandy Diao, Head of Global Growth for Indiegogo, a leading crowdfunding platform that has raised over $1b for makers. In this interview, Sandy shares her insights on how Indiegogo differentiates in building up a suite of services that addresses the entire lifecycle for hardware companies, how to leverage Indiegogo for product tests and pre-sales, and the role of Shenzhen and Chinese manufacturing in accelerating price, product, and business model innovation.
Link to write-up here: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/enabling-a-lean-startup-approach-to-hardware-with-indiegogo-head-of-global
2018-05-2739 minHarbinger AsiaUnlocking Immersive VR Consumption For Everyone – with CEO of Veer VR Ayden YeThe Harbinger recently spoke with Ayden Ye, Co-Founder & CEO of VeeR, which connects creators and users of VR content though a combination of social-following and algorithm-based recommendation. In this interview, Ayden shared his insights on the rapidly changing landscape of VR, and the unique position of Veer that allows it to participate in the entire lifecycle of VR content creation and consumption.
Link to write-up here: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/unlocking-immersive-vr-consumption-for-everyone-with-ceo-of-veer-vr-ayden-ye
2018-03-1137 minHarbinger Asiaofo and the Future of Urban Transportation - With ofo SEA GM Alan JiangToday we are joined by Alan Jiang, Head of Southeast Asian business for ofo, the world’s leading station-free bike sharing company. Alan oversees the company’s strategy and operations in Southeast Asia. Previously, Alan worked at Uber for four years, helping to launch Uber’s business in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Today, Alan starts by first sharing his story at Uber, before transitioning to ofo. Alan tells us more about how bike sharing is drastically different from ride sharing, and the impact that companies like ofo have on cities where these programs are located. Alan also talks about ofo’s...
2017-12-1625 minHarbinger AsiaInnovating in the “On-Demand” Creative Economy- with Tezign CEO Dr. Fan LingThe Harbinger recently interviewed Dr. Fan Ling, founder and CEO of Tezign. Tezign is a Sequoia-backed startup that creates platform-based design and creative talent solutions. In this interview Dr. Fan shares insights on what led him to start his company, the unique cloud-based solution Tezign offers and the role of AI, different trends in the “On-Demand” creative economy, and how Tezign plans to continue to innovate.
Link to write-up here: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/innovating-in-the-on-demand-creative-economy-with-tezign-founder-and-ceo
2017-11-1635 minHarbinger AsiaThe Future of Big Data Storage - With PingCAP CTO Ed HuangEdward (Ed) Huang developed a keen interest in engineering at the age of 12. After college, he worked for Netease and Wandou Labs, two large Internet companies in China, as an infrastructure engineer. After working for Wandou Labs for about 3 years and witnessing first-hand the difficulty in scaling the database manually as data grew, Ed saw the huge pain point in big data storage. With the vision that there should be a new kind of database to tackle this problem, Ed co-founded PingCAP in 2015 as the CTO. Besides his day job, Ed is a passionate open-source advocate and tech blogger.
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2017-11-1431 minHarbinger AsiaThe New Chinese “Inter-sumer” - with Qiming Principal Stella ZhouWe sit down with Stella Zhou, Principal at Qiming Venture Partners in Shanghai. Since joining Qiming from GE Capital in 2010, Stella has focused on “Inter-sumer” - Internet and consumer - companies like Musical.ly and Mogujie.
We'll start today's episode by first talking a little more about Qiming's investment coverage by geography and by sector. Then we'll tackle some of the major trends within Inter-sumer, including the sharing economy, entertainment, consumer applications of AI, and consumer upgrade. Lastly, we'll cover cross-border investment opportunities, the growth and prevalence of social video, and also have a discussion around how niche social networks and...
2017-11-0643 minHarbinger AsiaClosing Frontier Tech Deals in China - With Linear Venture Founding Partner Harry WangHarry Wang is the founding partner of Linear Venture, a $100m VC fund that specializes in early-stage technology investments related to China and greater Asia area. Harry has led investments into more than 40 technology companies, mainly focusing on data and AI-related firms. Harry has served as a CEO advisor to Baixing, Dianping & CSDN. Prior to founding Linear Venture, Harry was head of Facebook’s risk engineering team and led efforts on payments fraud control, and was one of the first engineers working on social ads and newsfeed. Harry received his MSE from Stanford and has a CS degree from Zhejiang Un...
2017-10-3040 minHarbinger AsiaHow China's Internet Economy Evolved - with Chinaccelerator MD William Bao BeanWilliam Bao Bean is General Partner at SOSV, a $300m venture capital fund known as “the Accelerator VC” with a >30% net realized IRR. He is also the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, SOSV’s global Internet accelerator and the first accelerator in China, as well as MOX, the mobile only accelerator platform with 130m smartphone users in SE Asia. William has spent the past two decades in Asia \and has a breadth of experience that covers not only the rise of China's original tech giants (BAT), but also core movements including: O2O, entertainment, sharing economy, social commerce and more. We'll cover...
2017-10-1532 minHarbinger AsiaShort Video and Live-Streaming as a Platform – with Yixia Technology Divisional Head Spencer KingToday we sit down with Spencer King, who's a divisional head at Yixia Technology. Yixia is the maker of China’s most popular short video app Miaopai (秒拍) and live-streaming app Yizhibo (一直播).
We start with Spencer's story and learn more about what it was like starting a company in China that was acquired in just eight months. Key lessons include a different approach to UI/UX, execution and speed as a competitive differentiator, the prevalence of fraud and blatant copy-cats in China, and more. We then cover Yixia Technology and examine the broader online video space in China, discussing not only China specif...
2017-09-1419 minHarbinger AsiaA Smart Piano That Teaches You to Play in Minutes - with The ONE’s GM of International Ariel LiuToday we host a Skype call with Ariel Liu, who is the general manager of international growth at The ONE Smart Piano. The ONE develops smart musical instruments, including its flagship digital piano solution with a smart keyboard, associated mobile apps, and other services that can teach anyone to play the piano within minutes.
We’ll learn more about how the ONE’s piano solution works, how they were able to raise venture funding from top investors such as Sequoia, and how the ONE piano became a best-seller in both China and abroad so quickly. The ONE has bigger aspirations to b...
2017-09-0628 minHarbinger AsiaBuild Your Own Website, No Coding Required! – with Strikingly CEO David ChenFollowing the broader trend of modularization, Strikingly abstracts away lower level code and design requirements, allowing any user to build gorgeous, mobile optimized websites in just minutes. On today’s podcast, we sit down with Strikingly’s CEO David Chen to learn more about his website builder product, how it works, and how it is enabling a new generation of entrepreneurs to set up websites quickly and test out MVP products before scaling further. We also learn more about the B2B services landscape in China, how it differs from the U.S., and how to properly incorporate lessons from one...
2017-09-0133 minHarbinger AsiaThe Modularization of Real-Time Communication – with Agora.io CEO Tony ZhaoThese days it’s getting increasingly easy for people to build full featured products and companies. Why? Well, fundamental features are becoming modularized and can be readily incorporated into existing software. That way, companies can focus on developing their core capabilities while out-sourcing other requirements to 3rd party providers. For example, use Strikingly to build your own website within an hour, activate payments with Stripe, and host everything on AWS. Or in the case of most mobile apps, incorporate Agora’s SDK or API suite to active voice and video calls over a public internet.
Today we have joining us Tony...
2017-08-2530 minHarbinger AsiaThe Do’s and Do Not’s of China Market Entry – with O’Melveny Managing Partner Walker WallaceWe sit down with Walker Wallace, managing partner of O’Melveny’s Shanghai office, to discuss how foreign tech companies should think about entering the China market. It’s worth noting that most tech start-ups should not even consider China entry in the early days, as building up tech and achieving a focused product-market fit should be the only priority, and a premature obsession over China could very well be a huge distraction. But for companies that have built up a relatively sustainable business and are looking to scale, a thoughtful, well executed China strategy could create significant value.
Today we dis...
2017-08-1630 minHarbinger Asia“Rent-to-Buy” the Chinese Runway – with YCloset COO Michael WangToday we catch up with my good friend Michael Wang, who is currently COO of YCloset, an online clothing rental and subscription service that raised $20m Series B in March and has already scaled to 40 cities in China. Before YCloset, Michael was on the other side of the table, having spent a few years at KKR before joining IDG Capital, where he was also the lead investor for YCloset's Series A+ round. As such, Michael offers a unique view, speaking from both an operator and investor perspective, and can help us understand the following:
Clothing rental companies only recently became...
2017-08-1532 minHarbinger AsiaFrom Silicon Valley to China to India - with Xiaomi Global Head of Sales & Ops Alvin TseAlvin's career to date has been an epic adventure, a journey that's taken him across epicenters of technology and the world's three largest internet markets: China, India, and the US. As a Stanford undergrad, he started ThinkBulbs, which developed 2 leading iOS photo apps and amassed over a million users before being acquired by Megatasty Labs. After college, Alvin spent time as EIR at StartX, before joining Flipboard to lead their China entry efforts. That in turn opened his eyes to the torrid growth of China's tech sector, eventually leading to a role as Chief of Staff for Hugo Barra, the...
2017-08-1535 minHarbinger AsiaA Gradual, Evolutionary Approach to Disrupting Education - with 17zuoye Cofounder Dun XiaoDun Xiao's pursuit of a quality education has taken him around the world, from Cambridge University to MIT and Harvard, where he studied electrical and information engineering. Armed with a lifelong passion for education and his technical background, Xiao Dun was inspired to found 17zuoye.com, (a.k.a. Homework Together), the largest online homework platform for K12 students in China.
And so today, we explore Chinese Edtech - a market of particular significance in China given its traditional reverence for learning and the lucrative commercial opportunity this yields. With Dun, we explore key topics and trends, including: how do...
2017-08-1541 minHarbinger AsiaFrom Sequoia to Democratizing Consumer Finance For the Underserved - with Omni Prime CEO Dan HuDan Hu has seen it all. From leading multiple successful investments for Sequoia China during the 2010-2014 tech boom to helping found ZhenFund (China's top seed fund), Dan has always had an eye for finding the next big thing. That penchant for uncovering opportunities has led him to found Omni Prime, a mobile consumer finance service company that provides payday loans to low income entrants with a complex, app based risk evaluation system.
In China, hundreds of millions of consumers still do not have formal credit ratings. In particular, students, farmers, and blue collar workers lack credit scores, not because...
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