Shi Yin Wang joins the podcast for our first ever FOOD pod! The men open with the difference between a chef and a food consultant, before diving into Shi Yin's experience working with Zrou — a plant based meat company out of China. Being an integral part of The Noodle Shop, the men then dive further into the intersection between food and culture, and how culinary mastery has been used for thousands of years to bridge different ethnicities, tribes, and countries as a peaceful way of interaction.

Idris McClain joins the podcast to discuss his experience building up a successful education company in China over the last 7 years, and the impact education has had on his life and career. Then the men dive into a conversation on race, what watching the entire black lives matter movement from China as an African America felt like, and what we can do to focus on building bridges instead of islands as men of color. Conversations like these is why we rebranded, and opened up our guest queue. Find Idris on IG @shaboiii86

Angie Yu joins the podcast to discuss her and her podcast partner Kristy's journey with their own mental health, and the importance of that for millennials of Asian descendants because let's be honest — we don't exactly come from the most "mentally healthy" environments. This leads to topics on how to best work with our parents to help them grow, mixed in with some conversations on interracial dating. Make sure to check out Angie's and Kristy's podcast wherever you listen to this, it's called "Shit we don't tell Mom." Follow them on instagram @shitwedonttellmom

Andrew Lok joins the podcast to discuss more or less his life with Stephen. Andrew grew to be a major force in the Advertising space in China, pioneering campaigns for Wrigleys, BMW, and Pepsi along the way by turning them into national brands. Andrew also pioneered the shift in style to more "short film" cinematic commercials as we've seen more recently. Before starting Civilization, Andrew was the Greater Head Of Oglvy China and also had stints at BBDO and more. Follow him on Instagram @the_loksmyth

Daniel Ahn joins the podcast to discuss his piece in Bone Broth Soup on his grandma, and how a strong Korean culture has affected his upbringing and now his return back home during Covid-19 times to help out more at home. Daniel shares stories from his road trips, and how they can be deep moments of inflection on your own life, kickstarting a new road of undiscovered stories.

Jane Zheng joins the podcast to discuss producing the critically acclaimed film, The Farewell (2019), and what it was like working on a bi-lateral crew helmed by Lulu Wang. In addition, she shares how she got started on her journey as a film producer and the differences between Minari & The Farewell. Stephen also gets a chance to ask Jane about her point of view on the new-age of Chinese filmmakers, including the recent art-house craze and filmmakers like Bi Gan.

We kickoff "Stories" with an old friend, Justin Yang — host of @TheHonestDrink. This episode stats with asking when someone should quit their job to pursue a passion project, a detour into nutrition and intermittent fasting, and closes with a DEEP dive into Covid-19 from a philosophical standpoint, asking how this would have been handled differently if nations and countries didn't exist — would we have been more empathetic? Find Justin on Instagram @thehonestdrink_

BOOM! This will be the last episode of Shades Of Yellow, but fear not — we are keeping the feed and rebranding this podcast as "Stories With Stephen Yuan" — so don't go anywhere! Naturally, we had to conclude Shades Of Yellow the same way we started, which is with my dear friend and our first ever guest: Kevin Keung for all the laughter you can handle. You can find Kevin on Instagram @k2keung

You might have heard Joe's story already on our other podcast, Bone Broth Soup — but Joe joins Stephen this time to discuss what being in Iowa is like during a presidential run, and whether or not him or his mother would ever go back and visit the region in Japan she's originally from. You can find Joe on Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter and anywhere else by searching for Coffey Grande! If you enjoy this podcast, we would greatly appreciate a subscribe or follow. Shades Of Yellow is part of The Noodle Shop Media group, find us on instagram @ShadesOfYellowPodcast. Check out our NEW podcast called Bone Broth Soup as well!