Adam Garcia, founder of The Pressure and member of Apple Music Team gives an update on how the pandemic has changed his perspective on what we give meaning to, personal content strategy post-COVID, and how to throw the best ZOOM party to make all your friends jealous. Also, Rich and Adam talk about who won the infamous DJ Premier versus RZA battle!

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Nicolas Chidiac, the Chief Strategy Officer at Rokkan stops by First Gen #StayHome Edition to talk about his Lebanese heritage, growing up in Greece, and living around the world, from London to Dubai, and eventually the United States. He charts his path in the advertising industry (at places like Saatchi and Leo Burnett), and talks about the tension between mathematics of strategy and creativity, as well as some industry predictions post COVID-19. 

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, Kathleen Tso and Vicki Ho of super dope Banana Magazine stop by with a vibes check on all things AZN in 2020 and talk about the launch of issue 6. They discuss the origins of the magazine, their learnings in the competitive indie magazine world, and the importance of Asian representation in media (highlighting their latest feature on Asians in Comedy and Ronny Chieng).

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, Diego Guevara (Global Design Director at Nike), makes his first appearance and talks about growing up in Ecuador before moving to Miami to become a multi-faceted creative working with clients like the CBS Sports, Latin Grammys, J Balvin and the NFL. He also talks about how he landed his role as Nike, and how's he's maintaining his mental and physical health during the quarantine.

ALSO, Diego and Rich play a rousing game of Do / Marry / Kill with some iconic pieces of Nike history. This one is not to be missed.

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, illustrator and educator Shreyas R Krishnan (hailing from Chennai, India) appears for the first time to talk about her illustration career, how she collaborates with other artists from around the world, and the importance of work that highlights gender non-binary communities. Also, she talks about how teaching at Washington University in St Louis has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, Design Director of Vault49 Kervin Brisseaux checks in to talk about how he's stayed busy while, how being on the same page is important when working from home, and he's staying fit while in quarantine. Also, Kervin gives a breakdown of what video games and anime are on his must-list (spoiler alert, Final Fantasy VII is definitely on there).

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, designer and creative director Zipeng Zhu checks in from the Catskills, and discusses his approach to making content in the midst of the pandemic, how baking he's taken up cooking, and why Asian bigotry is even more stupid when you have terrible grammar. ALSO, we read the COVID-19 sex guide. 

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, Designer and Artist Ricardo Gonzalez (ItsALiving) ZOOMs in from Durango, Mexico and to talk about he now makes murals remotely, staying isolated but focused, how skating has kept him fit, and the importance of sharing things right now. Also we talk about how his recent HUF collab came to fruition. 

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, MTV motion designer, Florencia Massu talks about how her family stuck together (while apart) when her parents developed COVID-19 symptoms, the importance of staying positive, and how ZOOM LIFE was always a thing in an international family.

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In this episode of First Gen #StayHome Edition, Rich catches up with Sandie Cheng of the Now in Color Podcast. They talk about the rise of anti-Asian bigotry, the perception of content post-COVID-19, and the "Myth of Assimilation".

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