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Native Plants, Healthy PlanetInto the Weeds with Tama Matsuoka WongHosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with author Tama Matsuoka Wong to discuss how to garden like a forager. Topics include what foraging looks like in different countries and cultures, discovering your middle ground, finding value in what many consider weeds, understanding uses for native plants and not just edibility, and toasting with a native plant mocktail. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
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This Is TASTEThe Life of a Professional Forager with Tama Matsuoka WongTama Matsuoka Wong is a renowned forager who supplies top New York City restaurants like Atoboy and Daniel with the good stuff: wild delicacies like chickweed, stinging nettles, and American sumac. She’s the author of Foraged Flavor; Scraps, Wilt, & Weeds; and her latest book, Into the Weeds; and it’s a delight to have her on the show to get real about ramps hype, gardening like a forager, and more.Also on the show, Aliza and Matt talk about three things they each are feeling right now. These include the banana ketchup char sui pork from Frui...2024-05-0351 min
Sumo Kaboom208: A Tribute to AkebonoAkebono was the very first foreign-born man to reach the level of yokozuna. He remains a bridge between cultures and will be remembered for his ferocity and size in the ring, his generosity, kindness and care for others outside the ring.
Thank you to John Jacques, Bumbo Kalima, and Lynn Matsuoka for sharing your memories of Chad (who later became Akebono). You knew him personally, and you give us all the gift of your stories.
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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO...2024-04-1752 min
Choose to be CuriousEp. #226: Foraging: Curiosity & Dancing with Nature, with Tama Matsuoka WongI’ve been thinking that foraging – going from place to place looking for things one can eat – is a lot like the sampling and prioritizing of information gathering that neuroscientists are studying, just applied to things many of us readily dismiss as "weeds".
Tama Matsuoka Wong is a finance lawyer turned professional forager. She got curious about the “weeds” around her when she moved to a fixer-upper house in northern New Jersey. She started to see them and their ecosystem differently. Now she forages for high-end chefs in Manhattan and is an advocate for thoughtful stewardship of what's naturally all around us.
Tha...2024-04-1128 min
CTO Confessions Brought to you by IT LabsEpisode 151: Leading with Insight: A Tech Odyssey With Robert MatsuokaJoin us in a compelling conversation with Robert Matsuoka, where he unveils his transformative journey from a tech-centric role to a strategic leadership position. In this episode of CTO Confessions, Robert delves into the art of delegation, the dynamics of building effective teams, and the criticality of nurturing talent. He also sheds light on managing remote teams and establishing meaningful rituals in today's distributed work environments. Packed with practical insights, this episode is a must-listen for those navigating the intricate balance between technology and leadership.
Key takeaways from the podcast are:
- Leadership Over Technical Expertise: Matsuoka emphasizes that being...2023-11-2242 min
OrionX.net@HPCpodcast-49: 12 Myths & Legends with Satoshi Matsuoka and Torsten HoeflerSo many great ideas in tech but how do you assess them scientifically? In “Myths and Legends in High-Performance Computing“, Satoshi Matsuoka, Jens Domke, Mohamed Wahib, Aleksandr Drozd, and Torsten Hoefler tackle 12 important topics, from major technology areas to specific capabilities in future HPC systems, to application performance. They help formulate the right questions, and instigate the important discussions, by posing the topics as myths and legends in an enjoyable and humorous paper. Also check out InsideHPC’s coverage of the article: “Conventional Wisdom Watch: Matsuoka & Co. Take on 12 Myths of HPC.” We caught up with Prof. Matsuoka an...2023-02-0100 min@HPC Podcast Archives - OrionX.net@HPCpodcast-49: 12 Myths & Legends with Satoshi Matsuoka and Torsten HoeflerSo many great ideas in tech but how do you assess them scientifically? In “Myths and Legends in High-Performance Computing“, Satoshi Matsuoka, Jens Domke, Mohamed Wahib, Aleksandr Drozd, and Torsten Hoefler tackle 12 important topics, from major technology areas to specific capabilities in future HPC systems, to application performance. They help formulate the right questions, and instigate the important discussions, by posing the topics as myths and legends in an enjoyable and humorous paper. Also check out InsideHPC’s coverage of the article: “Conventional Wisdom Watch: Matsuoka & Co. Take on 12 Myths of HPC.” We caught up with Prof. Matsuoka an...2023-02-0100 min
@HPCpodcast with Shahin Khan and Doug Black@HPCpodcast-49: 12 Myths & Legends with Satoshi Matsuoka and Torsten HoeflerSo many great ideas in tech but how do you assess them scientifically? In “Myths and Legends in High-Performance Computing“, Satoshi Matsuoka, Jens Domke, Mohamed Wahib, Aleksandr Drozd, and Torsten Hoefler tackle 12 important topics, from major technology areas to specific capabilities in future HPC systems, to application performance. They help formulate the right questions, and instigate the important discussions, by posing the topics as myths and legends in an enjoyable and humorous paper. Also check out InsideHPC’s coverage of the article: “Conventional Wisdom Watch: Matsuoka & Co. Take on 12 Myths of HPC.” We caught up with Prof. Matsuoka an...2023-02-0100 minSumo KaboomWhat's It Really Like?For our final episode of 2022, we interviewed Iwatori-zeki, an retired pro sumo wrestler, and Lynn Matsuoka, artist and sumo commentator for 15 years at NHK. Wanna know what it is like to join sumo at age 13? Or, what it feels like to wrestle Chiyonofuji? This episode is right up your alley. Are you curious about how Lynn developed her style of sumo commentary? HINT: it involves cookies.
Learn more about Lynn Matsuoka at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. BIG thank you to Lynn, Tora and Jesse for joining us in the interview.
Use discount code "SUMO22" at www.lynnmatsuoka...2022-12-1449 min
Failing Motherhood82. Embracing Delegation with Yoky MatsuokaOur current reality is impossible, my friends. Among many things, moms spend as much as 97 hours a week on household and parenting tasks. It's especially hard during the holiday season, and a quarter of moms say they have zero time for themselves. The village we used to be able to rely on is gone. And my guest today has set out to rebuild it!She has been described as a mechanical engineer, neuroscientist, bioengineer, robotics expert and computer scientist all in one. Yoky Matsuoka is the founder and CEO of Yohana, a wellness company designed t...2022-11-0858 min