Hanging Out With Nolan Hong

Dr. Lenny is back! He was originally on the podcast 5 years ago for Episode 14 which seems like a lifetime ago! Lenny has been eating carnivore which I heard about but had no idea what it was or why anyone would do it. So he explained it and shared his own life-changing experiences with […]

Māpu plays Noelani on the hit Disney+ series “Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.” We talk about her journey from growing up on Maui, attending a performing arts school as a daughter of a professional musician, and pursuing her dreams of being a performer. She also shares some of her experiences on set, how she met her husband, […]

Paul is an author and life coach who uses trials and traumas to understand the power of response vs reaction. He shared about being bullied in school, how he learned to deal with imposter syndrome, and we somehow even managed to talk about the Partridge Family

Keao is a gifted animal communicator who helped us immensely a few months ago. Our dog Natto was exhibiting extremely unusual behaviors, so much so that we took her to the emergency vet. They couldn’t explain what was going on, her test results all came back normal and healthy. Luckily a friend referred us to […]

Tessa is a veteran wedding planner and Joseph is an incredible wedding photographer, and together they launched “Unveiling Paradise” – a podcast focusing on destination weddings. They shared stories from working at countless weddings throughout the years, wedding trends they like, and how they each got into their careers (somehow their paths involved a PhD […]

Heather is the Executive Director of the Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center. We talked about seeing the effects of HIV in the San Francisco community where she was living in the 90s and how that inspired her work today. She also shared about her mental health journey, her recovery from addiction and how being […]

It’s the follow up to Ep. 207 “Our Popos,” this time we’re talking about the grandparents we were close to, Jamie’s paternal grandma and Nolan’s maternal grandfather. Join us on zoom for a free workshop! We’re teaching how to record an oral history interview with your loved one using your smartphone and things you have […]

Maile is the CEO of INPEACE, a local nonprofit based in Waiʻanae. She talked about the organization’s mission, how they provide educational programs to Native Hawaiian communities with ʻohana-focused models, how they develop their team and programs from within the community, and how important that has been to the success of their work. We also […]

Kelly has been a professional wedding planner for 20 years, getting her start before wedding planning was really a thing. She shares about the evolution of weddings over her career and how couples’ needs have changed, her best advice for planing a wedding, and why things like a professional emcee are so important. We also […]

Chardonnay is a recording artist, a business owner and a farmer! She shares the origin of her name, along with the funny way her dad tells people why they named her that. We also get into her music career and how that led to her meeting the woman who would become her wife. She also […]

Diana is an international speaker, author, master life coach and cohost of the Body Positivity Podcast! She’s the daughter of Filipino immigrants and grew up in New York before making her way to Hawaii. She shares about being in class just 2 blocks away from the Twin Towers when the 9/11 attacks happened, leaving her […]

Keoni is Executive Director of Lanai Cat Sanctuary. He shares the incredible story of why and how it was created, and how houses more than 700 cats with zero fleas, and each cat has a name! Keoni’s grandpa was a co-owner of the historic Oahu fine dining restaurant, John Dominis, and Keoni shares an entertaining […]

With the new COVID Booster out, we all have many questions and so we are lucky to have Dr. Jill Omori join us for a live Q&A about the shot. Dr. Jill Omori (Ep 44) is the Infectious Disease Officer for the City and County of Honolulu and Director of the Office of Medical Education, […]

Nick gives stargazing shows all across Oahu with his company, Stargazers of Hawaii. We talk about how he left his career in construction to pursue his passion in astronomy. He answers my questions about the universe, distant galaxies, what the coolest thing he’s seen, and yes, we talk ALIENS! He also shares about his other […]

Kara is the Hawaii Regional Director at Catapult Learning, an education service company supporting struggling learners. She shared her experience with learning struggles throughout high school and college, which inspires her to help educators and students through her work today. We talked about being the daughter of a teacher and how that influenced her to […]

Laura is a professional speaking coach who grew up with a stutter and is an introvert by nature. She shares how she became an award-winning speaker and now helps others do the same. We also get into how she got into stand-up comedy, what it’s like to slay one night then absolutely bomb the next […]

Our attempt at telling the stories of our grandparents. We started with the grandparents we didn’t know as well – Jamie’s maternal grandparents and her paternal grandfather (whom she called Popo), and Nolan’s maternal grandmother (whom he called Popo). We ran out of time so come back for Part 2

Dr. Fong started his podcast, “Asian America: The Ken Fong Podcast”, in 2015 and it currently has over 600k downloads. He tells his story of how he was a Biology major when he got his calling to become a Baptist pastor, which he did for over 30 years. We also go into how he became […]

Dani is the founder of 808 Viral and owner of BOSS Hawaii. We talked about her Gypsy ethnic background (I didn’t know that was an ethnicity) and how she dedicated a time in her life to lead activism to protect Gypsies from racial injustice and stereotyping. She shared the crazy story about how she met […]

In 2004, I discovered the most beautiful singing voice I ever heard — it was Kauʻi. Instead of becoming the next Whitney Houston, Kauʻi dedicated her life to teaching and even created a nonprofit that connects students to Hawaiian values and life skills through music. We talk about working with students on the west side […]