Hanging Out with Nolan Hong

Melanie is an associate director & casting director on Broadway. We talk about life in NYC when it’s the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic compared to during 9-11, understudying Lea Salonga in Miss Saigon & working in Vietnam as the pandemic spread.

Kanu Hawaii’s volunteer database to get involved in virtual volunteering

It’s our 1st quarantine edition! Cynthia is a filmmaker living in LA. We talk about getting discovered for her fan videos, dealing with depression, coming out, working for Invicta Fighting Championships, and documenting two of Ronda Rousey’s fight camps.

• Cynthia’s YouTube channel
• Cynthia on Instagram

Jacce is Pres. & Exec. Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. We talk about getting chickens in the mail, growing up in Iowa, studying archaeology on Rapa Nui, working in politics, performing kabuki, and meeting President Obama twice!

The site we were talking about in the end: https://popcm.me/kidsathome/

Alice is back to help us understand how to manage our mindset during the coronavirus pandemic. We talk about countering worry, creating your reality, learning through challenges, being specific about good things & the benefit of taking a calming breath.

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(The affirmation we tried to remember at the end of the episode: “I will worry in proportion to the likelihood of the event”.)

Emily does public relations for small businesses and nonprofits that give back to the community. We talk about living in New Orleans & New Zealand, the behind-the-scenes at the United States Congress, and now starting her own business.

Check out Emily’s business, Loihi Consulting

Mrs. Suiso is the Exec Director of Searider Productions at Waianae High School. We talk about how the award-winning multi-media program evolved from a Spanish class, her hopes for the future of creative media in Hawaii & her family farm, Makaha Mangoes.

Dr. Chad is a chiropractor & life facilitator, focusing on the mind-body connection. We talk about listening to your body, how the body remembers events like fear or trauma, how network care chiropractic helps heal the body and learning to heal yourself.

Doc is a podcaster and owner of Etched Aloha. We talk about going from the East Coast to Waikiki, paramedic to radio jock; the value of wasted time, becoming an entrepreneur, and the miracle of the Instant Pot. Check out Doc’s podcast at https://solid.fm/

• Doc’s youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/docrock808
• Doc’s business: https://www.etchedaloha.com/

Nolan meets his idol! Billy V is the voice of basically every event in Hawaii. We talk about how he met and married his wife, his love of Star Trek, and go behind the scenes of his amazing career in radio, TV and UH athletics.

Unexpectedly just the 2 of us on this episode! We talk about how we got to the point where we were able to take a family trip with Jamie’s ex-husband and the kids – from the divorce to adding Nolan as stepdad into the family.