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KodaCastEp 44 | Interview with Danny and Willson of Kodawari Collective — Following PassionThis conversation talks about Danny and WIllson’s journey into the car world. We talk about their lives before cars, and how a mix of burnout and taking risks ultimately led them to Kodawari Collective.From buying a manual Miata with absolutely no experience driving a manual car, to travelling the world and visiting SEMA.This conversation truly leans into what it means to take a risk, and follow your passion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow the Kodacast Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1DH7yc5...Follow Kodawari Collective on Instagram: / kodaw...
2026-01-171h 55KodaCastEp 43 | Interview w/ Matt Collyer (Morning Meets) — Building Community Through IntentionThis conversation takes us on Matt’s journey into building Morning Meets, from his early relationship with cars, to the leap of faith it took to commit to this path, and the responsibility that came with it.We talk through how Morning Meets evolved from an idea into a real community: the decisions that filtered for the right people, the risks that didn’t make sense on paper, and the quiet pressure of realizing that something born from passion had turned into something others trusted.Along the way, the conversation naturally weaves into Kodawari Collective’s own...
2025-12-161h 58
JudoMania - judo, selvforsvar og kampformer – med Arne MidtlundKodawari - hemmeligheten ligger i detaljeneKodawari er en japansk filosofi som handler om å legge sjelen i arbeidet og strebe etter perfeksjon i detaljene, ikke for anerkjennelse, men for helhetens skyld. Denne holdningen, som ofte er usynlig for andre, preger alt fra ramen-laging til judo-trening. Kodawari er en stille kraft som gir dybde og mening til hverdagslige handlinger.Support the showP.S.Likte du det du hørte? Har du tanker, spørsmål eller innspill? Da vil jeg gjerne høre fra deg! Send en e-post til podcast@judomania.no. Jeg svarer alltid!Har du ly...
2025-12-1521 min
TRENDY ReportKodawari Residences aposta na filosofia japonesa da perfeição e promete «melhor noite de sono» do PortoNo Japão, ‘kodawari’ é uma atitude que reflecte a «procura constante da perfeição», com atenção «absoluta aos detalhes e dedicação total a fazer algo da melhor forma possível». Esta é uma filosofia muito presente no artesanato e no serviço nipónicos: mesmo as tarefas mais simples são tratadas com rigor, cuidado e orgulho pessoal.E é precisamente este conceito que dá nome a uma nova marca nacional de hotelaria, que agora se estreia no Porto com as Kodawari Residences, um conjunto de alojamentos «premium com obsessão pelos detalhes e ligação à cidade» Invicta. Uma das ambições é «...
2025-12-0313 min
Vitor Machado Karate - PodcastEpisódio 53 - KodawariA palavra "kodawari" (こだわり / 頑張り) deriva de "kodawaru" (こだわる), que significa "ser obstinado" ou "ser obstinadamente dedicado" a algo. Essa obstinação não é vista como teimosa de forma negativa, mas como uma dedicação apaixonada e uma preocupação genuína com a qualidade e a autenticidade. No contexto cultural japonês, "kodawari" muitas vezes reflete uma filosofia de vida ou uma atitude perante uma arte, onde cada detalhe importa e a busca por perfeição é contínua.
2025-07-0613 min
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2024-07-1311 min
Excellence Foresight with Nancy NouaimehSeek Perfection: Kaizen, Kodawari, and Creative Excellence with Edwin GarroUnlock the secrets of achieving excellence in business with Edwin Garro, president of PXS Group in Costa Rica. Edwin takes us on a journey through the Japanese principles of Kodawari and Kaizen—striving for perfection and continuous improvement. Discover how these timeless concepts, central to the Shingo Model's "Seek Perfection," can elevate your business, and why maintaining a mindset of being number two—just like Avis rental car—can push you to better results. Edwin shares personal anecdotes that highlight the importance of having a clear purpose to define what excellence means, setting a high bar for success while contin...
2024-06-2128 min
Tsukimi - Le podcast pour les amoureux du Japon(30) Episode 30, Jean-Baptiste Meunier, fondateur de Kodawari ramen.Si le nom de Jean-Baptiste Meunier ne vous parle pas, celui de Kodawari Ramen fera sans aucun doute « tilt » ou peut-être devrait-on dire dans ce cas précis « sluurp », du bruit qu’il est de bon aloi de faire au Japon tout en dégustant ce plat à base de bouillon et de fines pâtes glissantes. Kodawari Ramen, c’est une adresse incontournable pour les amateurs de ramen en France. Le ramen est l’un des plats les plus populaires au Japon, et lorsque Jean-Baptiste Meunier l'a rapporté de la péninsule, il était encore très...
2024-03-161h 29
KodaCastEp 42 Interview: Hashiriya Ladies, Emma and Tiffany - Journey into Automotive, Women in Motorsports & Taking Inspiration from UltraceKodawari Collectective welcomes the Hashiriya Ladies, an Ontario-based organization fostering a positive environment for women in motorsports. In this podcast as Emma and Tiffany share their journeys into automotive passion and the story behind Hashiriya Ladies. We discuss our collaborative aim with hosting a show and shine, in hopes of building community and inspiring more women to step into the automotive world. Enjoy guys!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow and support Kodawari Collective / KodaCast ↴Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kodawaricollective/ & https://www.instagram.com/kodacast/Website and Merch Storehttps://www.kodawaricollective.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~P...
2023-07-181h 17
Japan Eats!Kodawari Ramen: A Former Air Force Pilot Leads The Ramen Culture In ParisOur guest today is Jean-Baptiste Meusnier, the chef and owner of Kodawari Ramen in Paris. Jean-Baptiste was an air force pilot in his home country of France when he had a revelation to become a ramen chef. In April 2016, he opened Kodawari Ramen in central Paris and his focus on creating the best ramen has been as sharp as flying a military airplane. He makes everything from scratch at a level even Japanese ramen cooks would never do. In this episode, we discuss how Jean-Baptiste was drawn into the world of ramen, his authentic yet in...
2023-06-1948 min
Exploring KodawariRevisiting KodawariIn this episode—especially since it has been so long since our last one—we decided to revisit the concept of kodawari and how it has changed for us over the three years of doing this podcast/blog. Over time we encounter more knowledge and have more life experiences. And as we attempt to integrate those into a coherent life philosophy, our ideas about life change and update. I believe we have a duty to regularly bring a beginner's mind to our ideas so that we can "rediscover" them with novelty. There is something cyclic to t...
2023-03-0539 minExploring KodawariThe Hedonic Treadmill: Exploring Happiness , Meaning, and Hedonic Adaptation“‘I shall take the heart,’ returned the Tin Woodsman; ‘for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.’” —L. Frank BaumThe topic of this episode is happiness and hedonic adaptation, otherwise known as the hedonic treadmill. Hedonic adaptation is a phenomenon of our psychology and physiology that keeps us at a stable level of happiness over time. This adaptation is like an immune system that desensitizes us in relation to negative and positive experiences, making us continually find our happiness baseline.The Hedonic TreadmillThe concept of hedonic adapta...
2022-08-2453 minExploring KodawariChad Goodman: The Art of Orchestral ConductingIn this episode, we explore the art of orchestral conducting with guest Chad Goodman. Chad is currently the conducting fellow of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, and he has also had fellowships at Festival Napa Valley and the Atlantic Music Festival. Since 2018, he has served as an assistant conductor to the San Francisco Symphony, and he also founded Elevate Ensemble in the Bay Area.Chad is also a good friend of ours, and so we used this conversation as an opportunity to get a more personal take on how orchestral conducting works and how a...
2022-06-111h 10
2022-06-0311 minKodaCastEp 41 Interview: Jay Hoang Pt.2 - 10hr Honda Fit Trip, CarTooning for Car Parts & Clean Wheels and BarrelsWe’ve been having a lot more reunions on the show and this one was definitely long overdue. The last time we had Jay Hoang on the podcast he was in the beginning stages of JToons and we were at the beginning stages of the podcast. Now after 2 colouring books, 500+ car commissions and a recent apparel drop, he found time to sit down with us again and talk about his newest passion project. Check out this podcast on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Jay in IG: @jtoons & @jayhoang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Supp...
2022-02-031h 09KodaCastEp 40 Nau Goes Solo Pt 2 - 2021 The Good, The Bad, & The UglyAs another year passes, Nau does another solo episode to reflect on everything Kodawari has done in 2021. From all kinds of content creation for YouTube, Instagram, finding our niche with diecast sales, and organizing car meets, all while running a detailing shop and staying consistent with the KodaCast. None of this was easy to do, but with each mistake comes a lesson learned. Watching team members come and go and really settling into our roles at Kodawari has been the biggest take away - knowing all this and going into 2022 with a clearer vision, we can't wait to show y...
2022-01-271h 02KodaCastEp 39 Interview: Matt Moreman - OCD, Car Detailing & Obsessed GarageSitting down with our next guest was a real treat. As a long time follower, Nau watched Matt from his YouTube beginnings as a guy detailing his car, while obsessing and testing products on the detailing market. Little did we know, the video journalling was a form of therapy that turned into Obsessed Garage. Fast forward to 2019 when Kodawari found a commercial space, the first thing we did was contact Matt and his team to help us design the shop and fill it with tools of the trade. A big topic that Matt emphasizes is the importance o...
2022-01-192h 51Exploring KodawariContending With Nihilism Part 2: Meaning in the Face of Absurdity"Written fifteen years ago, in 1940, amid the French and European disaster, this book declares that even within the limits of nihilism it is possible to find the means to proceed beyond nihilism. In all the books I have written since, I have attempted to pursue this direction. Although “The Myth of Sisyphus” poses mortal problems, it sums itself up for me as a lucid invitation to live and to create, in the very midst of the desert." —Albert CamusThis episode is part two of our exploration of nihilism and the search for meaning in life—be sure to check ou...
2022-01-1543 minKodaCastEp 38 Interview: Cliff Fraser - Switching Careers, Collecting Cars & Building A Job Around Your PassionStarting where all great friendships begin, we met our next guest at the very first Coffee Run meet for @collectingcars in Toronto, back in October. Cliff, having been in the finance industry for the past 25 years, found a chance to grow outside of his industry and move into a field that was more suited to his passion: all things cars. We listen to his journey and realize that no matter where you are in life, there will always be opportunities for you if you’re willing to take the chance and get creative. We also discuss what the future fo...
2022-01-121h 34Exploring KodawariContending With Nihilism Part 1: The Meaning Crisis“What does nihilism mean? That the highest values devaluate themselves. The aim is lacking; 'why?' finds no answer.” —Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power
This episode, Part 1 of our exploration of nihilism, gets into the justifications for nihilism and why it's important to give nihilism its due as a philosophy. We discuss Nietzsche and existential nihilism as well as the playful cosmic nihilism of people like Alan Watts or Kurt Vonnegut.
We also explore whether or not nihilism is on the rise, and how it might be influencing political movements around the world. In Part 2, coming out shortly after this, we talk abo...
2022-01-1045 minKodaCastEp 37 Interview: Derick Biones - Project1, Asking Too Many Questions & Thoughtful DisagreementWe’ve all been there, where what you learn in school doesn’t become relevant, or important to you until you start applying it to something you really enjoy, and that’s what happened with our next guest: Derick Biones from Project1. Being the curious person that he is, asking lots of questions is very natural for him; whether he’s getting to know someone, or just curious about a car build. This eventually led him down the path to where Project1 is today, a platform to dive into people and their passions. These friends are like two peas in a pod...
2022-01-051h 27KodaCastEp 36 2021 Recap: Mindset Over MatterIn our last episode of 2021, we wanted to leave on a positive note. Even though we try to focus on automotive and detailing, we find that a lot of what we talk about and the stories we hear have a common theme: An opportunity to be better and to do better. So, as we move into a new year, we wanted to share stories that takes things into different perspectives and help to create a positive mindset.See you in 2022! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch stor...
2021-12-2945 minKodaCastEp 35 Interview: Dear Nhu - Porsche's 1st Classic Certified Woman, RWB & Pfaff TuningCelebrating 10 years in the auto mechanic industry this Jan 2022, Nhu Nguyen joins Nau on the podcast to dive deep into the world of Porsche and the events that led her to be the first Classic Certified Woman for Porsche.Having an interest for cars and a knack for working with her hands, she went on to build an amazing skill set centred mainly around Porsches and with that garnered opportunities to work along side Nakai-San on the Kitchener RWB build, being on a racetrack team and more. All of this is only one of the many hats...
2021-12-221h 20KodaCastEp 34 Interview: Kaval Vilkhu - Make it Shin(ier), S2000 & MindsetAlmost one year after their first episode together, Nau and Kaval sit down to talk about the past 12 months: what it's like building a business, working/managing employees and creating a niche. They get introspective and dive deep into the Kodawari Mindset. Question why some people work the way they do. How can a company build morale and support its employees with their goals? And finding happiness in your work.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE Kaval's first interview on KodaCast (EP 3): HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Make It Shine Detailing on IG: HE...
2021-12-152h 17KodaCastEp 33 Interview: Austin Graner - Complete '91 Civic EF Restoration, 44 Cars & Graner's GarageListening in on Nau and Austin, you would figure they were long time friends but sometimes people just click. Diving right into Austin's most recent restoration on a 1991 Civic EF, we knew he had the Kodawari Mindset. Every small detail of the vehicle was restored to the highest standard, which is something a son of an engineer would have a pretty good eye on. You can tell these two (now best friends) really value the same ideals when it comes to cars, ESPECIALLY Porsches, driving experience and overall outlook on sharing all this knowledge with the car community. Make s...
2021-12-082h 11KodaCastEp 32 Cars & BBT 2 (Sans Boba) - Corolla GR, Integra REVIVAL & GT4 RSThe KC team is back with another car release episode! Our boys Lanzo, Kodawari Dave and Nau Ho sit down to discuss some of the most exciting Acura news to come out this year: the relaunch of the Integra Type S. This is definitely one for the JDM fans as we drool over all the specs of this manual 6-speed.Other big announcements over the past few weeks include: the announcement of the 2023 Civic Type R, more news on Porsche's GT4 RS, Toyota's Corolla GR coming to the North American market, the newest Subaru's WRX (thoughts??) and much...
2021-12-011h 46
PakiPodcastEp.9 - Kwentong Creatives and Kodawari with Direk Gio Puyat!Nagmistulang mini-reunion namin with HS classmate and advertising director Gio Puyat. Pinakialaman namin ang kanya-kanyang buhay, podcast na Kwentong Creatives at pinagsaluhan ang Gyudon at Shroomdon ng Kodawari PH!
2021-11-2546 minKodaCastEp 31 Interview with Ronan Heatley Smith - Funny Cars, Powder Coating & RoRo DesignsWhen asking our community about a powder coater in the Toronto area, Ronan was someone that kept coming up - and once we were in touch, sparks just flew and we knew we had to have him on the podcast!Growing up as the son of a drag racer Smax Smith, meant Ronan is no stranger to the camera. He recounts wild stories about growing up in the drag car scene in England and eventually here in Canada. Finding his way through different jobs within the automotive industry from paint shops, tire shops, custom performance shops to e...
2021-11-241h 56KodaCastEp 30 Interview: Josh Wee - Gold Certified Tech from Porsche Centre of OakvilleThis week we get to learn about Porsches and what it's like to be in the ever-changing landscape behind these fuel injected to electric vehicles with Josh Wee, a Gold Certified Tech at Porsche Centre of Oakville. From humble beginnings, Josh started at Porsche as a detailer while waiting for an apprenticeship to open up and is now one of the leading techs that gets to help and mentor the newer technicians in the field. You can really get a sense that Josh, has really developed that Kodawari mindset of continual learning, by always keeping an open m...
2021-11-181h 22KodaCastEp 29 Interview: Mark Seto - Driven, Building A National Car Show & Navigating The PandemicWe get a chance to sit down with Mark Seto, whom was settling back at home after being on the road for five consecutive weeks. As the director for the Driven Show, Mark and Nau talk about the 2021 shows and how they differed in many ways to past years, reflecting on the challenges of organizing and bringing a static car show across Canada. Having started in 2018, the Driven Show was something the car community was highly anticipating this summer. KC had the best time at the Toronto show, having had a chance to podcast live and was i...
2021-11-101h 04
#UnBlockYourselfKodawari: Your Ikigai At WorkThe essence of your personal ikigai working for you lies within five things happening within your ikigai framework.
Starting Small
Releasing Yourself
Harmony and Sustainability
The Joy of the Little Things
Being in the Here and Now
Kodawari is the commitment to doing the things you are called to do to a high standard or level of quality. It is all in the details. The very small things that matter to you because you were called to do this, and no one can be you better than you because of it.
In...
2021-11-0308 minKodaCastEp 28 Interview: Ben Kitchen & Chris James - Speed Therapy and JRPNau sits down with retail manager, Ben Kitchen and creative director, Chris James to learn more about the JRP and Speed Therapy brands. Being passionate about what you do and being able to bring that into work is something not a lot of people get to do as Ben and Chris talk about their personal experiences in tracking and building cars.Being a distributor and retailer of performance car parts, JRP has come a long way in terms of their presence on social media and has grown retail-wise through their social outlets. They also attend many car...
2021-11-031h 21KodaCastEp 27 Interview: Rob Scaglione - Acura of Oakville, CSX Type S & RC CarsSitting down with our friend, Rob Scaglione was long overdue. As a recognizable name in the fd2 community and an award winning sales manager at Acura of Oakville, Rob is someone that definitely represents the Kodawari Mindset. We dive into Rob’s family history with the Acura brand and how that passion has trickled into his work at @acuraofoakville from detailer, now as a used/new car sales consultant. We get to hear about the hype Acura is bringing back with the recently announced revival of the Integra, and we speculate (erm..dream) all the things we’d love to s...
2021-10-271h 15KodaCastEp 26 Interview: Tim and Navin from Japan Classic Track DayA few weeks ago some of our team members attended the Japan Classic Track Day event at Shannonville Motorsport Park. We got a chance to check out some JDM icons, like R32s, R33s, R34s, AE86s, RX-7s, S2000s, and even a few Datsun’s, including Tim’s 240Z.We knew after that event, we had to sit down with organizers Tim and Navin, to learn more about this meet and dive deeper into what classic JDM car culture looks like in Toronto.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE...
2021-10-201h 02KodaCastEp 25 Interview: Lliam - Personal Growth, Engineering & His First CarExcited to hear that Lliam Ly was going to fly back his Toronto hood, we had to get this interview together. Being the creative behind both Kodawari Collective and Koda Sound logos, Lliam's story with KC stems from the very beginnings of this whole car passion endeavour. This is not as much a car episode as it is about growing as a person and a business, and giving out life lessons from a Toronto mans living in Vancouver type of vibe. Nau and Lliam reflect on growing up together being the only Vietnamese families in their neighbourhood, sharing stories...
2021-10-141h 36Exploring KodawariWhat Is Metacognition? Mindfulness, Meta-Awareness, and Other Metacognitive Strategies
What is metacognition? Metacognition is a modern term coined in 1979 by the American developmental psychologist John H. Flavell. He defined it as “cognition about cognitive phenomena,” or “thinking about thinking”.
But the concept of metacognition has been around long before that in philosophy. "Meta", meaning beyond or above, signals that metacognition is a form of thinking above our usual cognitive processes. And in this podcast episode, we work through the varying layers of metacognition and meta-awareness and how metacognitive skills can make us better learners and better people.
Timestamps:
[04:45] What is metacognition?
[08:25] Examining how you learn
[12:33] The bird...
2021-10-0859 minKodaCastEp 24 Interview: Farid NurmohamedThe team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests.Farid and Nau sit down briefly to discuss his impressive IS 300 twin turbo with the 2JZ swap. He exchanges stories on how the car came to be after 9 years of transforming and some future plans for this build.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Farid on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Inst...
2021-09-2910 minKodaCastEp 23 Interview: Jesse and Kiel from Exo Shield - Nano Ceramic Windshield FilmThe team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests.Jesse and Kiel had a chance to it down with us at the show to talk a little bit about their products from Exo Shield: a window shield company that specializes in nano-ceramic windshield protectant film. Their newest GT3 formula has proven to help to protect, being 6x impact resistant than windshield glass, giving you that peace of mind. Don't worry, it's not all business, a...
2021-09-2937 minKodaCastEp 22 Interview: Jack UltraMotive - YouTube, Car Builds & DriftingThe team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests.During his first visit to Toronto, Jack and Nau sit down for a short interview breaking down his YouTube journey. Sitting at 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube at only 20 years old, Jack, explains how his three passions: gaming, cars, and documenting/recording everything took him to where he is today. He gives us a few tips on how to keep growing on the platform what it's...
2021-09-2434 minKodaCastEp 21 Nau Ho Goes Solo - Friends, Cars & BusinessIn his first solo episode, Nau gets personal about relationships, expectations and team building at Kodawari Collective. The ups and down of running a business and working with family and friends is not easy! Afterwards we go into an AMA about personal goals, cars and business. What is the scariest moment in the car? Why won't he drive a G Wagon? Find out on this episode!We'll be taking a break from podcast for the month of September to prepare for the next round of episodes coming out Wednesday October 6th BUT make sure to check us...
2021-09-0140 minKodaCastEp 20 Team Talk: Our Collective, Hello 2.0The whole team's here!For our 20th episode, we have a round table talk with the KC team one year after our first recording. We introduce old names and new faces to our collective and talk about our roles at KC for you to get to know us better. We also reflect on our first car meet with the S2Ki car group and other things you can look forward to this season. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch stor...
2021-08-261h 42KodaCastEp 19 Interview: Marc Perez - Mita Motorsports & Honouring Honda's Legacy CarsNau met our next guest in typical car enthusiast fashion: through shopping for NSX parts. Marc Perez, heads Mita Motorsports in Japan, a shop that specializes in exporting and fabricating NSX and S2000 parts. When these two first got in touch, their phone conversation stretched to over 3 hours long… needless to say Nau didn’t get much work done that day but his wallet certainly got lighter. Marc tell us his story of growing up in BC, Canada and eventually moving out to Japan where he currently resides. We hear some really interesting details on how the car cultu...
2021-08-181h 54KodaCastEp 18 Interview: Tony Nguyen - Blowing Car Motors, Complete 240SX Restoration & Welding OCDThe KC team flew out to Calgary, Alberta to visit the Kodawari man himself, Tony Nguyen. Cousin of Nau Ho, and along with long time friend Allan Phim, the trio talk car shenanigans and passions. There are too many stories to recount but the most epic story would have to be blowing the EM1 motor, which would be inevitably turn into the second engine swap for that chassis, fun! We listen to Tony’s journey from his passion of working with his hands from tires, auto body to eventually moving out to Alberta and discovering welding. His cur...
2021-08-111h 28KodaCastEp 17 Interview: Hector Levario - California Car Scene, S2000 & IG FameNau gets to sit down and talk to Hector Levario, a fellow car enthusiast from California. We get to hear about his iconic S2000 build and the social media following that grew around it. Hector reflects what IG ‘fame’ can be like for a car enthusiast and they discuss the good and bad about social media: what that does to the human condition. Yep! We’re getting into Psychology. The ultimate secret for success? Stay in your lane and be real. We’re all human beings just trying to find our own path.Watch this episode o...
2021-08-042h 20Exploring KodawariUnderstanding Stoicism: Stoic Psychological Techniques for Living a Better Life"Many of us have been persuaded that happiness is something that someone else, a therapist or a politician, must confer on us. Stoicism rejects this notion. It teaches us that we are very much responsible for our happiness as well as our unhappiness. It also teaches us that it is only when we assume responsibility for our happiness that we will have a reasonable chance of gaining it. This, to be sure, is a message that many people, having been indoctrinated by therapists and politicians, don't want to hear." —William Irvine, A Guide to the Good LifeIn this ep...
2021-08-0239 minExploring KodawariUnderstanding Stoicism as a Philosophy of Life"Remember: Matter. How tiny your share of it. Time. How brief and fleeting your allotment of it. Fate. How small a role you play in it." —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Stoicism as a philosophy is not the same as being lowercase s stoical. It is not about blocking our difficult feelings and emotions. Instead, Stoicism is an approach to life that teaches us how to handle our negative emotions in psychologically healthier ways.
Timestamps:
[04:11] What is Stoicism? Zeno of Citium and the beginnings of Stoicism to the Roman Stoicism centuries later
[09:12] What is a philosophy of life?
[16:26] The basic Stoic...
2021-07-2853 minKodaCastEp 16 Interview: Andrew Wadhwani - The Passion to Wrench, NASCAR & Apex MotoringIf you’ve been tuning into our YouTube channel, then this face should look very familiar!Andrew Wad sits down with long time friends Nau and Allan to talk about everything from growing up in with a passion to making it come true. They get into all of details of how Andrew went from becoming a mechanic to NASCAR to drag racing to Apex Motoring to becoming a name in the 10th gen Civic community.. the list goes on and on. Grab and snack and listen in as they reunite and share their hilarious stories.Wa...
2021-07-281h 53KodaCastEp 15 Interview: Nelson Vega Bahtoo - Car Photography & the Sony BrandNelson is a photographer out of Ottawa, Ontario. He connected with us through instagram and was one of the first people to shoot the shop's NSX. Nau and Nelson discuss how the Sony branding has stayed strong and his loyalty to the brand. The two talk about learning and developing your own path when it comes to taking pictures and taking initiative to meet new people in your field of passion to really help you grow. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Nelson: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴...
2021-07-2157 minKodaCastEp 14 Interview: Alex Rei - 2013 STI Race Car Build & M3 RestorationNau and Alex Rei’s friendship started out in typical fashion: meeting through cars. What started out as just neighbours, soon turned into friends digging into car builds, detailing, and more. As it turns out, Alex was starting to build something really special with his 2013 Subaru STI. When they first met the STI had an OEM+ build, but after years of gathering unique parts, it has gone into full show race car mode. This is not to mention his M3 that he has which, is going through a full restoration. Listen in on the stories that make up these un...
2021-07-141h 56KodaCastEp 13 Team Talk - Koda Dads, Friendships and Business & We Say GoodbyeKodawari Collective's three dads: Nau, Allan and Chris, sit down and have a real talk about the business struggles, what it's like transitioning from 20s to 30s - from single person to family man, and KOG. The three friends discuss the dream they had about KC before it was KC. And sadly, one of our Koda dads resigns from KC to work on other endeavours - not only do we wish him the BEST OF LUCK!! Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and...
2021-07-071h 59KodaCastEp 12 Cars & BBT - New Car Releases GR Yaris, 400Z, 992 GT3 & moreKC Team members Nau, Allan and Dave go over some of the new car releases coming out in 2021-2022. Talking about the exclusive Euro/Japan releases like the Toyota GR Yaris, MN GR Supra, 2nd gen FRS, Nissan's 400Z, Porsche's 992 GT3, to the new BMW M3/M4/M5 drops with the bigger kidney grille. Which ones are you most excited to try out?? Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - Piz...
2021-06-301h 12KodaCastEp 11 Kodawari Otaku Garage - KC's Diecast StoreWith all the different facets to car life, we found that most enthusiasts started off with toy car models first. Listen to Allan Phim, Nau Ho, Dave Hong and special guest Adam Sen, as we go ‘full otaku mode’ over diecast cars. Talking about being ‘masters of your own collection’ and being able to live out your car dreams through these models. Adam gives us the secret to an affordable models and advice on adding to your collection.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Model Cars Canada IG: HEREModel Ca...
2021-06-231h 25KodaCastEp 10 Interview: Varun Contractor - 240 SXs, VHC inc & UnicyclesWe get the pleasure of sitting down with Varun Contractor, a pillar in the 240SX Toronto community. Starting out as a passion of driving and fixing his 240, it quickly turned into a business of importing parts from Japan leading to the start of the first 240 turn key swaps in Canada and the beginning of VHC inc (VHC Performance). He is your go-to for advice on all things cars, breaking down what changes he’s seen in the last 20 years working in the performance/aftermarket industry and talks about what makes a car enthusiast. On top of all that, he is...
2021-06-161h 22KodaCastEp 9 Interview: Neal Woon-Fat - TBA Brand, Never Owning a Honda & Toronto Car CultureNau sits down with an OG from the Toronto car scene: Neal Woon-Fat. He’s done it all from building cars for competitions, to working with sponsorship brands, becoming a head judge for ImportFest, co-founding FittedLifeStyle, and now is the director of the Driven Show Toronto chapter. During the midst of all this, Neal also found a niche in the car community for his apparel company: Throttle Brake Apex (aka TBA Brand). The two touch base on how the car scene in Toronto is represented in North America and how it has evolved in the last 20 years....
2021-06-091h 30KodaCastEp 8 Interview: Nathan and Navin Pillai - AE86s, NSXs and PorschesHosts Nau and Kodawari Dave sit down with The Pillai Brothers: Nathan and Navin, after the first PTN (Porsche True North) meet of the season to talk Porsches. You can tell how strong their sibling bond is by how many cars they have built over the past 20+ years, from Mustangs to RX-7s, from Aston Martins to just about everything. This is mostly a Porsche podcast episode but I assure you that there is just as much talk about the Corolla AE86, enjoy! Watch this on video podcast on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support T...
2021-06-021h 24KodaCastEp 7 Interview: Alex - Lexgarage, The Ultimate Shop Car & Mental HealthHost Nau sits down with Alex, a Florida-native building his dream detailing garage, to chat about the ups and downs of navigating through the pandemic. We met Alex through IG, and through his content and support have come to know him well. We also get into a serious conversation about mental health and how working on your passions, creating that Kodawari mindset, has helped to re-focus on what is important. And of course we go over all of Alex's car builds.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Lexgarage ↴HERE and HE...
2021-05-191h 43Exploring KodawariViolinist Katherine Bormann of The Cleveland OrchestraThis episode is our conversation with Katherine Bormann, a violinist with The Cleveland Orchestra since 2011. Katherine has degrees from Rice University and The Juilliard School and studied with Kathleen Winkler, Joel Smirnoff, and Ronald Copes.She has made appearances at Strings Music Festival, Mainly Mozart Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and Tanglewood Music Festival, where she was also a member of the contemporary music ensemble, New Fromm Players. She was also a member of the New World Symphony for four years.In the episode, we talk about what it is like to be a...
2021-05-171h 06KodaCastEp 6 Interview: Christopher James - JRP, Photography & Content CreationIn this episode Nau and Chris talk to Chris James, content creator for JRP. Chris James is always on the go with his work creating content for JRP and as well as for himself. We get into his work process of how he films or takes pictures, his mindset on always thinking about the next step, or the next project, and his love for cars helps him stay consistent. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Chris James↴ IG: HERE and HEREwww.jrponline.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follo...
2021-05-121h 09KodaCastEp 5 Team Talk: January Recap, PPF Training & Rays Wheels Contest WinnersNau and Chris sit down to review January 2021, PPF training with Kaval (seriously, we love that guy), the Rays Giveaway photoshoot (that we won!), our diecast store launch and what our plans are for the shop car builds. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kaval from Make It Shine Detailing IG: @makeitshinedetailingPhotographer Chris James on IG: @itschristopherjames~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produ...
2021-05-0549 minExploring KodawariChaos and Order, Yin and Yang—The Ultimate Mental Model of RealityWe recently published a new page on our website organizing all of our mental models (aka mental frameworks) into one place. We explain what a mental model is and how you can use them to better understand the world.Mental Frameworks: Your Toolbox For Thinking More ClearlyIn short, mental models are ways of thinking that help to simplify the world. They block out the noise so that we can better pay attention to the signal. And the most fundamental mental model—the most fundamental way of categorizing and understanding the world—is understanding the dichotomy of c...
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Kwentong Creatives07: Food & Branding w/ Jake & Toni of KodawariJake Aycardo is a cook and entrepreneur who's opened up many food concepts since his stint at MasterChef Asia in 2015. Toni Potenciano is a brand strategist and writer who works for the design studio And-A-Half. Together they make up the team that brought Kodawari to life - a cloud kitchen concept that serves glorious Gyudon and Shroomdon.
We get into a lot in this episode: the business of running a cloud kitchen, how to have your brand adapt under these new pandemic rules, learning to trust other creatives and collaborators, anime and manga recommendations - all these a...
2021-04-302h 14KodaCastEp 4 Interview: Jason Hoang - lifewithjson, Car Photography & Ill MotionNau and Chris invite Jason Hoang, a fellow enthusiast out in Calgary, Alberta, on the podcast to share his car stories. Diving into Jason’s two big passions, we learn how cars and photography tie into his blog - lifewithjson. We hear about his efforts in founding the Calgary car group 'Ill Motion”, AND his current project being the creative behind car illustration page: @jtooned. As the three swap stories on fatherhood and balancing car passions at the same time, Jason drops some golden nuggets of knowledge on his successes: consistency, not to focus on the numbers, and writing for...
2021-04-281h 16KodaCastEp 3 Interview: Kaval Vilkhu - Make It Shine Detailing, Paint Protection Film & Tracking CarsNau and Chris sit down with KodaCast’s first guest, CEO and one man show: Kaval Vilkhu, from Make It Shine Detailing. With 14+ years in the car detailing industry, Kaval shares stories and advice about entrepreneurship, paint protection film, and tracking cars. They discuss how car detailers are viewed in the industry and how visionaries like, Matt Moreman’s (@obsessedgarage) influence has changed this outlook. Kaval tells us what ‘Kodawari’ has meant to him and how that has shaped the way he manages his time and business, as well as playing the long game. Watch this video podcast o...
2021-04-211h 54KodaCastEp 2 Car Passions: How It Started, Car Accidents & Mugen RR inspired CSX Type SThe KC team discuss the car shops and movies that we grew up around and their influence when it came to investing into car parts, clean builds, and what OEM+ means. Each member swaps car accident stories, including Nau’s epic Mugen RR inspired CSX Type S build and the accident that ended its legacy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective, @kodacast & @kodawari.otakugarageWebsite and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound
2021-04-141h 01KodaCastEp 1 Introduction To Our CollectiveIn our first KodaCast episode, we give a brief history of Kodawari Collective and trade stories on how the team met. Featuring owner, Nau Ho and team members: Chris, Sherry, Allan, Cindy and Khang. We reveal stories about growing up and hanging out as friends and family before working together as Kodawari Collective. Definitely NSFW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound
2021-04-0849 minExploring KodawariAuthor Terry Tucker—How to Embrace Suffering and Find Purpose in LifeIn this episode, we speak with author and motivational speaker Terry Tucker. Terry has lived all over the country and worked in many different fields. After playing NCAA Division I basketball in college, he worked in a marketing department and as a hospital administrator. After that, he worked as a police officer, both as a SWAT Hostage Negotiator and an undercover narcotics investigator.But in 2012, Terry began a very different path when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Acral Lentiginous Melanoma. To this day he continues his intense battle with cancer—most recently wh...
2021-04-051h 10Exploring KodawariMusic and Life Wisdom with Trumpeter Scott MooreFor this episode, we were joined by trumpet player Scott Moore, who has been principal trumpet of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra since 1988. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony, and the Toronto Symphony. He has also recorded and performed with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and with I Fiamminghi, the Orchestra of Flanders. As a teacher, Scott has served as a Mentor with the Hot Springs Music Festival (which is where I met him) and on the faculties of the Sewanee Summer Music Center and the Tennessee Governor's...
2021-03-181h 11Exploring KodawariRobin Hanson, Hidden Motives, and The Elephant in the Brain“At every single stage [of processing information]—from its biased arrival, to its biased encoding, to organizing it around false logic, to misremembering and then misrepresenting it to others—the mind continually acts to distort information flow in favor of the usual goal of appearing better than one really is.” —Robert Trivers In this episode, I speak with author and intellectual Robin Hanson. Robin is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Robin has a bachelor's and a master's degree in physics, a Ph.D. in...
2021-03-091h 15Exploring KodawariCommunication And The Origins Of Language"Any model of communication is at the same time a model of trans-lation, of a vertical or horizontal transfer of significance. No two historical epochs, no two social classes, no two localities use words and syntax to signify exactly the same things, to send identical signals of valuation and inference. Neither do two human beings [...] Thus a human being performs an act of translation, in the full sense of the word, when receiving a speech-message from any other human being. [...] 'Translation,' properly understood, is a special case of the arc of communication which every successful speech-act closes within a...
2021-02-281h 07Exploring KodawariBehavioral Scientist Dr. Kurt Nelson—Why We Do What We DoWhy do people do what they do? This fascinating question is the foundation of behavioral science, and in this episode, we speak about exactly that with behavioral scientist Dr. Kurt Nelson.Kurt has a Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and is the founder of The Lantern Group, which uses behavioral science to help optimize companies and organizations. He is also the co-host of the podcast Behavioral Grooves where he—along with his co-host Tim Houlihan—interview experts in psychology and behavioral science.So in this episode of Exploring Kodawari, we used Kurt's expertise to have...
2021-02-121h 06Exploring KodawariThe Psychology of New Year's ResolutionsWe are finally back! Sorry for the delay in getting episodes out—we just moved from New York to Florida and couldn't find the time to podcast. But we are settled in now, and for our first episode of 2021, we decided to tackle the psychology of new year's resolutions.Why do we make new year's resolutions, and why do so few of us actually keep them? Statistically, 80 percent of people will drop their resolutions by February, and the exercise app Strava has deemed January 19th "Quitter's Day" because of how many people stopped logging their exercise by th...
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Way of Ramen PodcastEp. 33 - Jamie MacAulay (@codaramen) - Creating a Kodawari Ramen Scene in Halifax, Nova Scotia CanadaIn today's episode, I sit down with Jamie MacAulay the Chef and co-owner of CODA ramen in Halifax nova scotia. Jamie has been making ramen for a very long time both at home and professionally. He fell in love with ramen while living and working in kitchens in Vancouver, and later when he moved back to Halifax learned to make it with a mentor through trial and error. His kodawari shop in Halifax makes all the components in house and the success of his shops (first water and bone and now Coda Ramen) are a testament to the idea...
2020-12-301h 29Exploring KodawariHoliday Bonus: The Psychedelic History of SantaThis bonus/end of the year holiday episode is a looser and more fun episode all about the psychedelic mushroom history of Santa Claus. According to this theory, our modern Santa is based on ancient shamans in the Scandinavian and Siberian regions who would pass out hallucinogenic mushrooms on the winter solstice. While it is just a theory, it does explain many of the weird traditions around Christmas—the red and white outfit, putting presents under a conifer tree, entering through the chimney, etc. It especially explains why humans might have believed that the reindeer pulling these ol...
2020-12-211h 28Exploring KodawariBrandon Dicks—Social Media, Composition, and Making Music OnlineIn this episode, we speak with composer, arranger, and trumpet player Brandon Dicks. Brandon is currently pursuing a doctorate in Trumpet Performance at Arizona State University, but he caught my attention with his impressive videography skills on his Youtube channel.Brandon arranges just about any type of music for trumpet ensemble—for example, he has arrangements of Vivaldi, Mozart, Super Mario, Zelda, Jurassic Park, etc—and then performs all of the parts separately before editing it all together into the final product.Especially during these COVID-19 pandemic times, having the skills to make music online is a...
2020-12-151h 04Exploring KodawariIs the Self an Illusion?The answer to whether or not the self is an illusion is tricky—it really depends on what you mean by both self and illusion.In this episode, we challenge the sense of self that we all feel from the first-person subjective experience. We all feel like we are riding around inside of our heads looking out at the world. We don't feel like we are identical to our bodies, but instead that we have bodies—we look down at them from up here inside of our heads.Nondualism:Most people would say that t...
2020-12-081h 05
Tomorrow FoodKODAWARI RAMEN l Livrer son produit sans dégrader son expérience.Hello les amis, bienvenue dans ce nouvel épisode de Tomorrow Food, aujourd’hui on reçoit le co-fondateur de Kodawari Ramen ! Il a été pilote de chasse dans l’armée de l’air puis pilote de ligne, il est aujourd’hui chef de cuisine.
Il nous emmène au Japon où il a parcouru plus de 20 000 km dans le but de comprendre la culture du ramen. Il en a ramené tout ce qui fait Kodawari depuis ses débuts (06:08) : décoration, valeurs, aventures, saveurs, ambiance… et s’est donné pour mission d’installer le vrai ramen en France : franchement l...
2020-12-0333 minExploring KodawariThe Art of the Short Story with Joe Labriola“The well-told story seems to answer something very deep in our nature as if, for the duration of its telling, something special has been created, some essence of our experience extrapolated, some temporary sense has been made of our common, turbulent journey towards the grave and oblivion.” —William BoydOur mission for this episode was to capture the beauty and art of the short story. And to help us out with this we were joined by author and writing professor Joe Labriola.Besides speaking more generally about what makes flash fiction and short stories so pow...
2020-11-171h 24Exploring KodawariThe Meaning of MarriageThe first evidence of marriage ceremonies dates back to 2350 BC in ancient Mesopotamia, and since then cultures around the world have had their various interpretations of this practice.So in this episode, we (Luke and Yankı) have a conversation about the meaning of marriage—both specifically for us but also more generally as a cultural phenomenon.We talk about marriage rates, divorce rates, and how the general view towards marriage has changed in our cultures over time. We also wondered what the definition of marriage is and just how strict the marriage vows should be.
2020-11-031h 12Exploring KodawariStephen Hill on Addiction, Speak Sobriety, and His Journey to RecoveryThis episode is our conversation with the speaker, author, and advocate for sobriety Stephen Hill. Stephen suffered from addiction for over a decade and his life was out of control.But in 2012 he began a journey to recovery, and on September 30th 2020 he celebrated eight years of sobriety. He also started an organization called Speak Sobriety where he spreads his message and life lessons at schools, community events, conferences, etc. He says this in his memoir:"After several years of drug use, illegal activity, and unsuccessful stays at a multitude of rehabilitation facilities, I have emerged...
2020-10-201h 10Exploring KodawariSoftware Engineer Drew Shapiro—Understanding the Technology of Sound (Part 2)This episode is Part 2 of our conversation with software engineer Drew Shapiro. If you stumbled into this episode before hearing Part 1, I recommend going one episode back and listening to that one first...it will be kind of hard to connect the dots of where we land in this episode without hearing Part 1 first.In this part, we continue to analyze the magic (aka science) of how sound technology works. We continue the meta journey of how my voice is reaching your ears, and talk about how digital compression works. We even played a few examples to...
2020-10-0946 minExploring KodawariSoftware Engineer Drew Shapiro—Understanding the Technology of Sound (Part 1)This episode can be summed up with two competing quotes:“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”"Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science!”The first quote is by the famous science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. The second quote is unknown, but points out that the spell books for such magic are to be found in the methods and tools of science.So how does sound work? What is the difference between analog and digital audio? How does a computer store an audio file and then rebuild it into sound waves that you can he...
2020-10-061h 03Exploring KodawariTrumpeter Chris Coletti (Part 2)This episode is Part 2 of our conversation with trumpeter Chris Coletti. If you haven't already, you can listen to Part 1 of the conversation here.In Part 2, we get a bit more geekier about trumpet specific topics. We talk about sound production, flexibility, and the difficulties of teaching trumpet.But if you're not a trumpet player, don't worry! We also talk about the mentalist Derren Brown, consciousness, whistling, Buddhism, spaceships, and many other random topics. Enjoy!**This episode includes video which you can watch on our Youtube Channel**Timestamps...
2020-09-2950 minExploring KodawariTrumpeter Chris Coletti (Part 1)For this episode, we were joined by internationally acclaimed trumpet player Chris Coletti. Chris is most well known for his ten years of playing with the famous Canadian Brass which he left in 2019. More recently, he has become an Assistant Professor at Ithaca College School of Music.In the episode, we discussed many topics music and otherwise. We talked about what it was like performing and touring with Canadian Brass as well as teaching life in his new position at Ithaca College. But Chris is also geeky about tons of other topics, so we also talked about...
2020-09-2255 minExploring KodawariGame of Thrones Philosophy: Oaths, Honor, Duty, and LoveWhen is it okay to break an oath? How do we deal with the tension between honor and duty on the one hand versus love and doing the right thing on the other?This episode is essentially a conversation about life philosophy, and we tried to answer difficult questions such as those. Specifically, we did this by examining the concepts of oaths, honor, duty, and love in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.If you have not seen Game of Thrones and don't plan to, this should still be an interesting conversation about some...
2020-09-151h 23Exploring KodawariViolinist Emre EnginIn this episode, we sat down with Turkish violinist Emre Engin.Emre is the recipient of many awards and he's an active soloist in both the US and Turkey. Although we both come from Turkey, we did not actually meet officially and become friends until meeting at Stony Brook University in New York, where he and I are both completing doctorate degrees in music.In the episode we talked about his music career as well as his experience living in Turkey, the UK and the US. In the US he was a student of the...
2020-09-031h 20Exploring KodawariDr. John Sarno, TMS, and the Psychological Roots of Chronic PainThe topic of this episode is the work of Dr. John Sarno and his theory of TMS or Tension Myoneural Syndrome. This is a diagnosis for people with chronic pain, especially lower back pain, for whom no physical cause or explanation of their pain could be found.The concept is basically that unconscious emotional issues, primarily anger, manifests itself through the autonomic nervous system to create psychosomatic pain. The research is controversial, but there are many who swear by its effectiveness, including our cohost Yankı.Yankı has suffered for many years with varying fo...
2020-08-271h 21Exploring KodawariDr. Justin Waller on Musician Identity, COVID-19, and Finding Purpose in LifeOur guest for this episode was Dr. Justin Waller, a fantastic trombone player based in the Southeastern United States. He is currently serving as the Lecturer of Trombone at East Tennessee State University, and has performed and recorded with such groups as the American Brass Quintet, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the Chattanooga Symphony, and many others.My co-host Yankı and I also went to graduate school with Justin, so it was great to have this conversation and catch up. We talked about adjusting to teaching online, the importance of having a purpose in l...
2020-08-181h 41Exploring KodawariThe Craft of Craft Beer with Johnny LabriolaIn this episode, we talked about the science and art of craft beer with our good friend and home brewer extraordinaire Johnny Labriola.Johnny got into craft beer and home brewing around 5 years ago, and since then he has fallen headfirst into the craft beer rabbit hole. We talked about the science of brewing—malt, hops, fermentation—as well as the creativity of inventing new recipes. We also explored some of the rich history that human beings have with beer.Lastly, we all bought the same beer—Bear Republic's Racer 5 IPA—so that we could learn ho...
2020-08-111h 46Exploring KodawariJohn-Thomas Burson—Being a Musician During COVID-19Our guest for this episode was Los Angeles based trumpet performer, composer/arranger, and teaching artist John-Thomas (“JT”) Burson. JT has collaborated/performed with Chicago’s Fulcrum Point New Music Project, the Flauto d'Amore Project, Festival Napa Valley, Aspen Music Festival, Sunset Blvd Brass, and the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.In the episode, we talked about JT's philosophy of practicing and teaching, and how he has adapted to musician life during COVID-19. We also talked about his more recent interest in composing music and how he approaches the concept of creativity.Overall, it was a good episod...
2020-08-041h 13Exploring KodawariBassist Keenan Zach—A Conversation About Jazz, Meditation, and EnlightenmentOur guest for this episode is the double bass player Keenan Zach. We've known Keenan for years, and we've seen him perform countless times—he's a fantastic musician and an overall inspiring person.Keenan plays both jazz and classical music, and he's currently pursuing his doctorate at Stony Brook University. So we begin the conversation by asking some deep questions about jazz, especially the features that fascinate our classical musician brains: what is groove and how does it work? How do jazz musicians improvise and how can one practice that skill? We also talked about the differences be...
2020-07-281h 17Exploring KodawariStephen McLean—Music, Meaning, and MindfulnessIn this episode, we talk to friend and trumpet colleague Stephen McLean. Stephen is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University, and he's also beginning his teacher certification for Alexander Technique this year.And like us, Stephen is also an avid meditator and is geeky about philosophy and psychology. So our conversation centered around the intersection of music, meaning, and mindfulness. What makes music meaningful? Does examining the meaning of music spoil the magic of how it works? And why does music uniquely affect our psychology?Timestamps (clickable on webpage):[06:00...
2020-07-211h 33Way of Ramen PodcastEp. 25 - Black Dynasty Ramen (@blackdynastyramen) - Kodawari Ramen with Southern FlairBlack Dynasty Ramen is a secret ramen shop in Nashville Tennessee doing Kodawari ramen with regional southern ingredients. Been a big fan of their approach to making ramen and what these guys have been doing. Their passion for food and ramen is infectious and I had a great time talking with them.
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2020-07-211h 51Exploring KodawariThe Wim Hof MethodWim Hof, also known as "The Iceman", is a Dutch man who's set many world records in the area of cold exposure. These include swimming under the ice of a frozen lake 57.5 meters, running a half marathon on ice and snow without any shoes, and climbing Mount Everest in nothing but shorts.And through his method, he has taught thousands of other people to accomplish similar feats. In fact, he claims that we all have this potential inside of us, but that our modern life styles prevent us from accessing these deep parts of our minds.
2020-07-1449 minExploring KodawariBeach Cleaning with Joe LabriolaOur guest for this episode is our good friend Joe Labriola. His main job is teaching writing and rhetoric at Stony Brook University, but he also spends countless hours walking up and down the local beaches to pick up trash.This type of beach cleaning is helpful to the local environment and to ocean health in general, but it also fits in perfectly with the ethos of kodawari. This is because no matter how much garbage you pick up there will always be more.So we get into the specifics of why he beach cleans...
2020-07-071h 13Exploring KodawariThe Perfect CocktailIn this episode, we were joined by our good friend Kevin. Kevin is one of those people that gets good at pretty much whatever he puts his mind too. He's an amazing jazz saxophone player, he roasts and sells coffee from his garage, and he cooks insanely delicious food. But his main endeavor for the past number of years has been craft cocktails, and he's become quite the expert at it. So we picked his brain about how cocktails work. What makes craft cocktails special? What kinds of details go into building a recipe and keeping it...
2020-06-301h 30
The Ikigai PodcastProfessor Ken Mogi On KodawariOn episode 13 of the Ikigai Podcast, Ken Mogi returns to discuss the Japanese concept of kodawari.What is Kodawari?In Ken's own words, "Kodawari is a personal standard, to which the individual adheres to in a steadfast manner. It is often, though not always, used in reference to a level of quality or professionalism to which the individual holds. It is an attitude, often maintained throughout one’s life, constituting a central element of ikiagi."
2020-06-2554 minExploring KodawariBaroque Trumpet Specialist Kris KwapisOur guest for this episode is someone who definitely exudes the kodawari energy. Her name is Kris Kwapis, and she is an expert in early music and the baroque trumpet. She appears regularly as a soloist and principal trumpet in period-instrument ensembles across North America, and she teaches baroque trumpet at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Her bio is way too long for these episode notes, so I encourage you to check it out on her website.In this episode we talk about many things, including what it means to be an artist, how to prepare...
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