Family businesses are important to any economy, but they rarely last beyond the 2nd or 3rd generation. In this episode, we talk to a family business expert and failure to understand why.

Tune in to find out more.

This episode was made possible with the help of:

* Rochelle Clarke, founder and CEO of Succession Strength, a company which aims to help family businesses and entrepreneurs transition between generations.

You can find the link to the succession assessment survey, and the other products that Sucession Strength offers, at www.successionstrength.com.

Also, you can find Rochelle’s book, The 5 Critical Succession Conversations, here.

* Jerry Teo, freelance illustrator

Jerry is also a host of the Singapore-based podcast Longkangkitties, and the creator of the Rex Regrets comics, which you can find here.

Music:

Blue Dot Sessions – Even Dreams of Beaches

Doctor Turtle – Today’s Special: Jam Tomorrow

Blue Dot Sessions – Sage the Hunter

Blue Dot Sessions – Lathe

Blue Dot Sessions – The Green Room

Our feature track for this episode is:

Myriam Gendron – Solace from the Mama Bird Recording Co. family of artists.

Many thanks to label manager Vincent Bancheri for gra...

Family businesses are important to any economy, but they rarely last beyond the 2nd or 3rd generation. In this episode, we talk to a family business expert and failure to understand why.

This episode was made possible with the help of

- Rochelle Clarke, founder and CEO of Succession Strength

- Jerry Teo, freelance illustrator and creator of the Rex Regrets comics

For more details on the guests and links to the music used, head over to the website at www.economicalricepodcast.com

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Welcome to the 10th podcast episode of this side series, the Podcast Spotlight. In this episode, we talk with Rindo Ramankutty, host of the Singapore based podcast Livin’ it up in Lion City as he introduces the following 2 podcasts:

Podcast 1: Desi Outsiders

Desi Outsiders is the brainchild of two young Indian women who want to be the voice of reason that fails to be heard in certain Indian households. The podcast is designed to bring meaningful conversations on relationships, dating, education, and feminism into Indian homes. Meenal was raised in Europe in a very traditional Indian household whereas Ankita was raised in India in a more liberal household. So when these two girls get together, the conversation gets rolling.

Scroll below for links and accompanying materials discussed:

Desi Outsiders is a show which I picture as the podcasting equivalent of comfort food. No theatrics, simple production, just two girls with microphones talking about South Asian issues through Skype. Its candid, informal, and warm. Though admittedly you would get more out of the show if you were South Asian or could relate to the issues they discuss, I think this format works better to handle some of the more difficult problems. Like how at times you need someone to vent to or just need an outlet to talk, Desi Outsiders is that kind of podcast. Definitely check this out if you need some more comfort podcasts in your life.

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Welcome to the 10th podcast episode of this side series, the Podcast Spotlight. In this episode, we talk with Rindo Ramankutty, host of the Singapore based podcast Livin' it up in Lion City as he introduces the following 2 podcasts:

Podcast 1: Desi Outsiders

Desi Outsiders is the brainchild of two young Indian women who want to be the voice of reason that fails to be heard in certain Indian households. The podcast is designed to bring meaningful conversations on relationships, dating, education, and feminism into Indian homes. Meenal was raised in Europe in a very traditional Indian household whereas Ankita was raised in India in a more liberal household. So when these two girls get together, the conversation gets rolling.

Podcast 2: The Sporkful

The Sporkful isn't for foodies, it's for eaters. Each week the podcast obsesses about food to learn more about people. They're known for thoughtful discussions about race, culture, and body image, as well as for their funny and absurd conversations with comics about how they like to eat certain dishes. In addition, The Sporkful has won Best Food Podcast at the James Beard Awards, the Webby Awards, and the Saveur Awards.

Music by Pandrezz: Takin' you for a ride

Once again special thanks to Rindo Ramakutty for taking the time to come on this episode. Over the 10 or so interviews that I've done for this series, I've been amazed at the extent to which people can connect and hold meaningful conversations. Before this episode, I had barely talked to Rindo, and wasn't that familiar with Desi culture or food cultural appropriation. Yet, we still managed to talk for almost 2 hours over Skype, and frankly its a pity that a lot of that had to be cut down to fit into a 1 hour show. We talked about his upbringing and his different expat experiences, and that lent very well into the 2 shows that he recommended. And if you're keen on learning more about his unique perspective, then you should definitely check out his podcast, Livin' it up in Lion City.

If you liked this episode, please do a big favor by sharing it amongst your friends or by subscribing to the Economical Rice Podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Spotify. All the links and details to the shows discussed in this episode will be available in the show notes on the website www.economicalricepodcast.com

Parents seem to think that having dragon babies will bring them luck and fortune. In this episode, we flip through our lunar calendars to tell you why that isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

Tune in to find out more.

This episode was made possible with the help of:

* Dennis Chen, consultant and 1988 Dragon Baby; and

* u/oxysempra, student and 2000 Dragon Baby.

 

Sources:

ShaoLan – Chinese Zodiac explained

Dragon symbolism

Chinese Dragon Dance

Creating new traditions in modern Chinese societies: aiming for birth in the Year of the Dragon

Opinion: Is There An Urgent Need For Family Planning In Singapore?

ASEAN Half-Hour No. 7: Family Planning

National Day Rally 2012 (English)

Dragon Babies

Music:

Parents seem to think that having dragon babies will bring them luck and fortune. In this episode, we flip through our lunar calendars to tell you why that isn't as crazy as it sounds.

This episode was made possible with the help of

- Dennis Chen - consultant, 1988 dragon baby; and

- u/oxysempra - student, 2000 dragon baby.

For more details and links to music and sources, head over to the website at www.economicalricepodcast.com

Otherwise, you can reach me at:

facebook.com/economicalricepodcast

twitter.com/PodcastRice

instagram.com/economicalricepodcast

Welcome to the 9th podcast episode of this side series, the Podcast Spotlight. In this episode, we talk with Chris Tatem, host of the fantastic U.S. based podcast Cross Examined Life as he introduces the following 2 podcasts:

Podcast 1: A Year of Listening

A year of listening is an independent podcast hosted by Colleen K Powell, who describes herself as a day-dreamer, kitchen-dancer, wannabe-writer, and dinner party lover. She has a personal blog where she writes about various things in her life, but for the podcast, it is centered around the tagline of tackling all the topics your mother warned you never to discuss at cocktail parties. The podcast is presented in a simple conversational interview style, and tries to dive into sensitive topics in a sensitive manner.

Scroll below for links and accompanying materials discussed:

There are times online, and especially on social media sites like Facebook or Twitter, where it can feel suffocating. There’s always some new story or event that breaks out, everyone wants to give in their 2 cents worth, and the result is a non-stop chaotic battle of spiteful comments and bitter remarks. This is where a podcast like A Year of Listening really stands out. Because the whole point of the show is not to voice your opinion or to stand firm, or for that matter to even politicize already politically-charged issues. It is simply about listening. A fundamental building block of human relationships, and a skill that is perhaps being quickly eroded in our current times.

And what you find when you actually the time to listen, is that there is often more to a case or issue than you previously thought. Or perhaps there was some new facet of information that ...

Welcome to the 9th podcast episode of this side series, the Podcast Spotlight. In this episode, we talk with Chris Tatem, host of the fantastic U.S. based podcast Cross Examined Life as he introduces the following 2 podcasts:

Podcast 1: A Year of Listening

A year of listening is an independent podcast hosted by Colleen K Powell, who describes herself as a day-dreamer, kitchen-dancer, wannabe-writer, and dinner party lover. She has a personal blog where she writes about various things in her life, but for the podcast, it is centered around the tagline of tackling all the topics your mother warned you never to discuss at cocktail parties. The podcast is presented in a simple conversational interview style, and tries to dive into sensitive topics in a sensitive manner.

Podcast 2: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates

Intelligence Squared U.S. is a non-partisan, non-profit organization whose mission is to restore critical thinking, facts, reason, and civility to American discourse. They provide a forum for balanced and intelligent debate that is widely distributed in various forms: radio programs, podcasts, online broadcasts, televisions, and digital video series.

To date, the organization has conducted 160 debates on far ranging issues with 500 debaters. The debating style is also unique in that it adopts the traditional Oxford-style debate format, where one side proposes and the other side opposes a sharply-framed motion.

Music by Pandrezz: Takin' you for a ride

Once again special thanks to Chris Tatem for taking the time to come on this episode. There was so much to learn just by poking a little deeper into his production process and why he sets up the show the way he does. There is a method behind the magic, and I'm very grateful to Chris for sharing some of it. In fact, he was recently invited to PodCon2 as a speaker, where he presented on the topic of the critical first 60 seconds of your podcast. I'm just lucky to have had a breakdown of that for our show. For that, do check out his fantastic podcast, the Cross Examined Life.

If you liked this episode, please do a big favor by sharing it amongst your friends or by subscribing to the Economical Rice Podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, or Spotify. All the links and details to the shows discussed in this episode will be available in the show notes on the website www.economicalricepodcast.com

The enormous potential of big data has potentially enormous consequences. In this episode, we mine the data to find out why.

This episode was made possible with the help of:

* Jon Wang – Entrepreneur / co-host at the LongKangKitties Podcast; and

* Kenneth Cukier – Journalist and Senior Editor at the Economist, you can find his incredible TED Talk below:

Sources:

What is big data? A super simple explanation for everyone.

Mastering Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a General Reinforcement Learning Algorithm

Shoeonhead Candid Ad

SOTT Exclusive: Candid App – The anatomy of censorship and the genesis of Big Brother

Candid is Worse than I initially thought.

YouTube’s BetterHelp mental health controversy, explained

When Facebook and Instagram Think You’re Depressed

When BetterHelp found itself in a YouTube controversy

Music (in chronological order of appearance):

[Lee Rosevere – Let’s start at the beginning]

The enormous potential of big data has potentially enormous consequences.

In this episode, we mine the data to find out why.

This episode was made possible with the help of

- Jon Wang - Entrepreneur / Co-host at the Longkangkitties Podcast

- Kenneth Cukier - Journalist and Senior Editor at the Economist. You can find his TED Talk at:

https://www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_cukier_big_data_is_better_data

For more details and links to music and sources, head over to the website at www.economicalricepodcast.com

Otherwise, you can reach me at:

facebook.com/economicalricepodcast

twitter.com/PodcastRice

instagram.com/economicalricepodcast