Hanging Out With Nolan Hong

Grant is a singing comedian and YouTuber. We talk about making money on YouTube, live streaming, Tanacon – a YouTuber conference that became a huge controversy last month, optimism and relentless pursuit of your passion. Grant’s YouTube channel Shane Dawson video featuring Grant PewDiePie video featuring Grant

Kaulana started performing magic in Waikiki at 14. We talk about bullying, finding your passion, and running Torch Hawaii which he started at age 16. We also get into collecting Funko Pops and geek out on Game of Thrones. Links Magician Kaulana website Facebook Instagram Torch Hawaii facebook

It’s our first teenager! Kailen is 19. His mom is Zan (Ep 52) and his step-dad is Charles (Ep 47). We talk about his summer job, growing up with two sets of parents and siblings, and get recommendations on paying for college and parenting.

Jill is Jamie’s parenting guru. We talk about how she turned a Christmas tree into a volcano, her family tradition of pranking, and how creative she is with disciplining her kids, including the story of the tattletale bear, which changed Jamie’s life. Get your tickets to see Jill and several of our previous guests in […]

Nara is a performer and Jamie’s friend from small kid time. We talk about going to Priory and Kamehameha, class reunions, driving Lyft, parenting as a performer, and we get a corndog-cooking lesson from Nara’s daughter.  

Jude spent 19 yrs working at the historic Hawaii Theatre and shares stories from his time there including things you may not know about the structure and history of the building, great backstage stories about famous performers, and ghost stories!

Nancy is a high school teacher and a photographer. We get the details on her recent eye surgery, her royal roots, being a tomboy in a pageant, getting bullied, and the ups and downs of being a teacher in a public high school. Follow Nancy’s company, Shoots! Photography on facebook & instagram

Myrtle was the Dir of Student Employment at UH. We talk about moving from Hong Kong to Hawaii, and life lessons learned at the pineapple cannery. This is the only pod where you’ll hear about Chiang Kai-shek and Miley Cyrus in the same conversation

Chad is a local podcaster and stand-up comedian. We learn a lot about ducks, what it takes to be a stand-up comic, singing Journey with a porn star, and jumping off the roof to tackle a bully. Check out Chad’s podcast, What’s Up With That Bro. Don’t miss Chad’s birthday show at O’Toole’s, 5/18/18!  

Tanna and Alyssa (Ep 39) talk about Eden in Love adopting a village in Sri Lanka for 5 years. Jeff Power and Celeste & Jay Pietersz of Global Hope Network Intl discuss the process of coaching villages to transform themselves out of extreme poverty. Contact Jeff Power at Global Hope Network if you want to […]

Zan is married to Charles (Ep 47). She shares about her parents’ divorce, her experiences with theater, doing an exchange program in college, and teaching in Taiwan. If your kids are listening, maybe skip from 34-38 min, there’s talk about dorm life…  

It’s the rebuttal episode! Tommy is married to Heather (Ep 46). He gives his side of the story, from the MC Hammer phone call in 5th grade to Myspace and making the first move. He talks about helping bring Uber to Hawaii and figuring out what’s next.

Kyle (Ep 1) and Kevin (Ep 24) interview Nolan about his complicated history with swearing, we hear Carrot Girl: A Story of Redemption, Nolan shares something he never told anyone, and the last hour is therapy. It’s a crazy long one, but we hope you enjoy! The Kyle-zilla pic won’t upload to this site, so you […]

It’s Nolan’s mom! She shares stories of growing up the only girl with four brothers, her adventures in the Air Force, living in Alabama and Taiwan, and raising Nolan as a single parent while working in the family restaurant.

Tony is a professional reseller, making more now than he did when he had a full-time job. He shares how that works and how he jumped into this entrepreneurial life as a new father. We also talk about his background teaching dance and doing choreography.

Charles Kupahu Timtim is possibly the most interesting man in Hawaii. He spent his early years in Maine, setting lobsters free in the parking lot, then moved to Papakolea, and became one of the founding members of CHANT, working with Mackey Feary and Kealiʻi Reichel.

Heather is the Director of Behavioral Health at Helping Hands Hawaii. We talk about moving from Chicago to Arizona to Kalihi, tattoos, Myspace, and her career in therapy and case management. Nolan ends with the most real outro ever. Jamie refuses to edit.

Paul is Jamie’s baby cousin, who had a baby and opened a chiropractic practice with his fiancé Kate two months ago. They specialize in correcting posture, which affects everything about the body from migraines to allergies (they explain in the episode). More about Paul and Kate’s business, Foundation Spine and Posture: Facebook Instagram Website

Dr. Jill is the Director of Predoctoral Education at the UH med school. We talk about dating in intermediate school, the possibility of a zombie apocalypse, how she ended up becoming a doctor and teaching at the med school, and her work with the homeless. Click to donate to Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project, the organization founded by […]

He’s the associate editor of Frolic and co-founder of Slug Media. We talk about how he found his way to doing social media strategy and guerrilla marketing, his food review videos, and he also brought a tasty treat from Tokyo for Jamie to try! Thomas’ blog Bites of Chinatown Walking Tour Fat Kid Friday hits […]