Episodes

I grew up watching a ton of comedies. I always wondered what it's really like getting up on stage and trying to make a room full of strangers laugh. I sit down with local stand-up comedians Ian Mu and David Truong to chat abo...

Dying is a natural part of life, but what about the admin work that comes after it? Who deals with it? Can you even deal with it? Another type of lawyer, Bao Nguyen, is joining us to share about the morbid side of death and i...

The founder of Saigon Brew, Dylan, joins us to talk about his Aussie-owned Vietnamese coffee brand. A journey some might find familiar of trying to find something more fulfilling than the 9-5 corporate life, we talk about his...

When I think of working in sales, two movies come to mind: The Wolf of Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross. Ruthless sales tactics where people will stop at nothing as long as it lines their pockets with money. My old friend ...

I get 4 guests on and Nathan and I chat about their lives. Don't forget to use the timestamps! Apologies for the audio quality, we'll be back to the 'professional studio' space soon. :) Thank you Trang for letting us film in ...

Shout out to Trang at @Mondays Cabramatta for letting us record in their cafe! Venue Instagram: @Mondays2166 With the current stage of life around us being engagements, weddings and starting families, we start to realise that...

Siegfrid 'Siggy' Bacani joins Nathan and me on this episode to cover his business called 7000 Islands. They focus on Filipino craft beer, wine and spirits. Some highlights are the Ube Cream Liqueur and the Ube Lager. There wi...

Gary returns 4 years later to give his insight on what it's like as a PT long term. The financial struggles, addiction, lifestyle inflation with partying, to going completely clean. We are also joined by Gary's good friend, P...

I'm back to doing video with podcasts! Check this one out on YouTube! With big news from Nathan, we decide to dive into this topic of engagements and weddings, and the rules/things you should/shouldn't do around them. Everyon...

This was recorded in April 2024, so some topics that were raised may be a little outdated (been to Korea btw). When you think of the term 'fruit and veg', what comes to mind? Grocery shopping? The food pyramid? A healthy life...

CW: Themes of self harm and depression. The willpower it takes to break out of a depressive mindset is not easy (just smile lol!). Justin's story is emotional, inspirational and something you need to hear. I almost cried film...

You're walking to your seat in the airplane and walk past the first/business class seats. You might wonder what these people do for work. What if I were to tell you there was a way to experience that an affordable price? This...

A bit late but here we are! I visited Melbourne in early April and had a great opportunity to collab with Thanh and Davy. We chat about the film, idol culture, our experience growing up with media and more. If you want to lis...

I remember reading this old reddit thread about someone sleeping in their car for two years to save for a home loan deposit. While interesting I don't think it could be something I would be able to do personally. We discuss t...

Big shout out to A Seat at our Table podcast , check out Tracy and Wendy's podcast which covers Asian Australians in the creative industry. For listening to this episode, our listeners can get 15% off their order from iBlush ...

Let's face it, the only rules we know of for the Lunar New Year are the ones that our parents told us. We dive in to try and learn some of the must know rules and traditions for the Lunar new year. We discuss: What we did dur...

If you're an OG listener, this name will look a bit familiar. Hieu returns to talk about what's happened since appearing on the show. From her career as a primary school teacher, to her new business - a mobile paint and sip. ...

This special episode is also in video: https://youtu.be/fT4eHYrnCJQ Big thank you to Son of a Booth for sponsoring this episode! For all of your photobooth needs in Sydney, be sure to check them out! Our listeners get 15% off...

With all of us moved out from our parent's homes, we share our experiences of living on our own. We cover how our parents reacted, budgeting, struggling with learning how to do laundry, buying furniture, our money saving tips...

A well over due episode. Theo has been bugging me for a recording ever since I started this. In this one we cover Theo's experience growing up as Greek/Chinese (I could not figure out what his background was when I first met ...

It's finally time to find out... Are my parents my real parents? Is Nathan part Japanese? Are our partners related to us? Guest: Nathan Items mentioned: Circle DNA - Where we bought our DNA test, highly recommended to wait fo...

Yeah, we vote every two-ish years, but I figured it was time to finally figure out how it all works, behind all the ballot papers and 'vote for me' cards. Dai talks about her origin story of leaving a war-torn country, which ...

Junior and Norman are back from episode 5 with updates on their lives and how much has changed. The dynamic duo are now working together at Saigon Hustle with plans to further expand. We cover controversial food questions, fo...

Our itinerary: Wanderlog - I don't endorse the paid version, the free one had enough features for us to get by. We're back from our first post-covid international flight and we (mainly Tung) had to find an excuse to tell you ...