Friend to the pod, Miles Brown returns to talk about transitioning from dance into acting, the last season of Black-ish, and how he priorities his joy in his work. 

00:00 Intro

03:00 Recap over two years

05:40 Last season of Black-ish

08:00 Growing up on set

12:00 Developing during quarantine

15:00 The acting world vs. the dancing world

18:00 Transitioning from acting into dance

26:00 The influence of his dad

27:00 Releasing an album

31:00 Joy over money

33:00 Production company

38:00 Mastery

42:00 Outro

From the Kinjaz podkast archives, Miles' first interview.

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Dancer-turned-chef-turned-restauranteur, Josh Espinosa, with business partner, Peter Rosenberg, join up with Kinjaz to talk about the origin of their partnership, Sampa's business pivots through the pandemic, and how dance informed the restaurant's food.

00:00 Intro

03:00 Origins in Kaba Modern

05:00 Josh's movement into the culinary arts and fine dining

12:00 The choreography of a meal

20:00 When the pandemic hit

23:00 Working a side hustle 

26:00 Connecting to the dance community 

32:00 Making Sampa legit

1:00:00 Defining success

1:22:00 Outro

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Returning guest and Kinjaz brother, Arnel Calvario opens up about sexuality, Culture Shock LA, and about the liberatory potential of engaging with the historical roots of dance artforms. 

00:00 Intro

06:00 Culture Shock LA

11:43 Transitioning from passion to purpose

15:30 Moving onto large scale shows 

22:00 Social media's influence on dance

24:00 Roots B4 Branches

27:00 Unlocking the histories of dance artforms

45:00 Coming out 

56:00 Navigating learning amdist cancel culture

1:10:00 Being proud

1:18:00 Healing and self-care

1:20:00 Domestic partnership and marriage

1:24:00 Defining success

1:28:00 Lightning round

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Actor, singer, director, entrepreneur, member of F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness, Vanness Wu goes deep with the hosts about not being able to dance as a kid, learning about success from people around him, and how his faith influences his art. 

O0:00 Intro

05:00 Origin

08:00 First finding joy in dance and performing

12:00 Getting signed

16:00 Appearing in Run DMC vs. Jason Nevin's 'It's like that' video

18:00 Moving to Taipei and pitching demos

24:00 Learning to believe in yourself

28:00 Influence of family 

32:00 Meteor Garden

35:00 Dealing with fame and success

40:00 Faith and making art

47:00 Navigating failure and shape-shifting projects

54:00 NFTs

55:00 Purpose 

1:01:00 Growing up Buddhist and coming to the church

1:05:30 Lightning round

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Executive Producer at Walt Disney Studios, co-host of Sweet or Savory Podcast, and real-life Disney Princess Alyssa Navarro talks vision boards, life, and expecting the unexpected.

AJ Rafael and Alyssa Navarro singing Reflection

05:00 Origins

11:00 Disney Launchpad Incubator Program

19:00 Manifesting

26:00 Balancing life

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Singer/Songwriter and 1/4 of Kpop group FX,  Amber Liu is back on the pod.

Amber's first interview on the pod.

10:00 Life after quarantine

23:00 rekindling creativity

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

32:00 Dealing with pressure

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Dancer / Choreographer turned Filmmaker Kevin Tancharoen discusses how to navigate creativity, without being pigeon-holed.

The Brother's Sun on Netflix announcement.

06:00 Origins

Britney Spears Onyx Hotel Tour

Mortal Combat Rebirth Trailer

18:00 Failure with Fame the remake

25:00 Self-doubt

Jabbawockeez Regeneragte (Behind the Mask)

42:00 Book of Boba Fett

55:00 Defining Success

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Model, actor, entrepreneur, and Bling Empire's Kevin Kreider joins Ben and Anthony to talk about navigating America and the entertainment industry as an Asian man.

04:00 Kevin's origins

26:00 Taking Risks

Huffington Post video on dating

42:00 Removing the roadblocks to get you to where you want to go

47:00 Change

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Serial entrepreneurs, youtube vloggers, parents, husband and wife duo, and hosts of the Get Close podcast Bart Kwan and Geo Antoinette are on the sofa to talk journey, business, and partnership.

05:00 Origins

19:31 JK Films

23:16 Barbell Brigade

43:50 Working together as a couple

1:02:10 Defining Success

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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Actor, Dancer, and writer Lawrence Kao is back.

Lawrence's first Kinjaz episode.

Watch Wu Assassins on Netflix

"Friends & Foes" from the Wu Assasins soundtrack - Choreography The Kinjaz

Watch Fistful of Vengence on Netflix

12:00 Back in LA, what's next?

Sean Lew's latest Kinjaz interview

26:50 Pandemic discoveries

34:40 Defining Success

Hosts

Ben Chung

Anthony Lee

Recording - Chad Mayate

Kinjaz Theme by Charlie Nguyen

Kinjaz in collaboration with Broccoli Productions

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