Episodes

Terence Nguyen: Balancing Acting, Events MCing, and the Reality of Freelance Life | Ep 67
April 29, 2026

Terence Nguyen: Balancing Acting, Events MCing, and the Reality of Fr…

I sit down with professional Executive MC and actor Terence Nguyen, aka 'The Main with the Mic'. Terence has built a brand as the area's MC, who has hosted weddings, corporate events, charity galas, but his path to getting he...

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Fatherhood, Vlogging, Weddings and Escaping Finance w/ Andy Yang | Ep 66
March 23, 2026

Fatherhood, Vlogging, Weddings and Escaping Finance w/ Andy Yang | Ep…

We sit down with one of the OG creative and wedding videography veteran Andy Yang, where he shares the moment on a morning train commute was one of the many steps to slowly leave behind a stable finance career to pursue a lif...

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Corporate 9-5 to Food Creator: LateNightAnna’s Journey | Ep 65
Feb. 8, 2026

Corporate 9-5 to Food Creator: LateNightAnna’s Journey | Ep 65

If you were to ask a year ago, I would've said by day, Anna works 9-5 as a finance manager, and by night, she's LateNightAnna. But since then, she is all in on LateNightAnna, cooking, creating and building a food content bran...

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Weddings, Proposals & Growing Up - Nathan’s Big Day + Tung's Big Reveal | Ep 64
Dec. 30, 2025

Weddings, Proposals & Growing Up - Nathan’s Big Day + Tung's Big Reve…

Weddings hit different when it’s your close friends, and even more when you’re part of the chaos behind the scenes. We sit down with Nathan & Annette to break down their wedding day - the planning, the emotions, the cultural ...

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Mortgage Broking in Australia: What First-Home Buyers Need to Know w/ Michael Nguyen | Ep 63
Dec. 9, 2025

Mortgage Broking in Australia: What First-Home Buyers Need to Know w/…

We’ve hit that stage of life where everyone’s either getting engaged, married, planning a Japan trip, or trying to buy a house. And somewhere in that chaos, the words “mortgage broker” keep popping up, but what do they actual...

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Gambling and Lottery in Asian Culture // The $100M Lottery Win Theorycrafting | Ep 62
Sept. 24, 2025

Gambling and Lottery in Asian Culture // The $100M Lottery Win Theory…

Why are games of luck like the lottery, or even casual gambling such a big part of Asian culture? In this episode we dive into the weird world of superstition, fate, our experiences with gambling growing up and what we'd actu...

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Fairfield Councillor, City Planning & Motorcycling Enthusiast w/ Kevin Lam | Ep 61
Aug. 27, 2025

Fairfield Councillor, City Planning & Motorcycling Enthusiast w/ Kevi…

What is it really like to serve the community you grew up in? Kevin Lam sits down to share how his parents' migration story helped shape his drive, path into city planning and eventually becoming a Fairfield Councilor. We als...

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How we're Staying Healthy in our Late 20's | Ep 60
July 21, 2025

How we're Staying Healthy in our Late 20's | Ep 60

When we got to a certain age, we're seeing our friends and us picking some sort of hobby that will determine our personality for the next several years. Maybe it's podcasting (I might be guilty), rebuilding cars, baking bread...

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What It's Like being a Comedian // The Area's Stand-Up Scene | Ep 59
July 14, 2025

What It's Like being a Comedian // The Area's Stand-Up Scene | Ep 59

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...

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The Importance of Writing a Will // Experience Working as a Lawyer | Ep 58
May 20, 2025

The Importance of Writing a Will // Experience Working as a Lawyer | …

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...

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How Saigon Brew Built Vietnamese Coffee in a Can | Ep 57
April 2, 2025

How Saigon Brew Built Vietnamese Coffee in a Can | Ep 57

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...

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The High-Stakes World of Sales: Hard Lessons & Career Pivots (The Wolf of John St) | Ep 56
Feb. 11, 2025

The High-Stakes World of Sales: Hard Lessons & Career Pivots (The Wol…

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 ...

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Cabramatta Uncut: Real Stories of Culture, Business & Growing Up in Sydney’s West | Ep 55
Jan. 21, 2025

Cabramatta Uncut: Real Stories of Culture, Business & Growing Up in S…

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 ...

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54 - We're Growing Old // How We Feel Nearing 30
Dec. 29, 2024

54 - We're Growing Old // How We Feel Nearing 30

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...

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53 - 7000 Islands // Unveiling Asian Flavours in Alcohol
Nov. 13, 2024

53 - 7000 Islands // Unveiling Asian Flavours in Alcohol

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...

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The Hard Truth About Personal Training, Physio & Competing in the Commonwealth Games | Ep 52
Oct. 16, 2024

The Hard Truth About Personal Training, Physio & Competing in the Com…

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...

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The Ultimate Wedding Planning Guide: Budgets, Vendors, and Avoiding Disasters | Ep 51
Sept. 10, 2024

The Ultimate Wedding Planning Guide: Budgets, Vendors, and Avoiding D…

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...

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How Thanh Truong (The Fruit Nerd) is Revolutionizing the Produce Industry | Ep 50
Aug. 14, 2024

How Thanh Truong (The Fruit Nerd) is Revolutionizing the Produce Indu…

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...

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Justin Ung (Erbzmagic): Finding Magic and Overcoming Adversity in a Creative Career | Ep 49
July 18, 2024

Justin Ung (Erbzmagic): Finding Magic and Overcoming Adversity in a C…

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...

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The Secret to Cheap Business Class: How to Hack Travel Points with Steve Hui (iFlyFlat) | Ep 48
June 23, 2024

The Secret to Cheap Business Class: How to Hack Travel Points with St…

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...

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Collab: Perfect Blue (1997) review w/ Two Asian Blokes Podcast
June 2, 2024

Collab: Perfect Blue (1997) review w/ Two Asian Blokes Podcast

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...

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47 - Bargain Tips [Extreme Edition]
April 2, 2024

47 - Bargain Tips [Extreme Edition]

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...

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46 - iBlush // Combating Asian Flush
March 14, 2024

46 - iBlush // Combating Asian Flush

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 ...

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45 - Lunar New Year Rules & Traditions
Feb. 19, 2024

45 - Lunar New Year Rules & Traditions

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...

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