The DIPPED Podcast

In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, photographer Avery and quickly chat about Kanye’s recent apology to the Jewish community (2:41) as well as…

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Avery talks about getting started in photography (10:00), teaching photography in Kenya (13:00), what got Avery interested in photography (19:30), his 3-month road trip to the National Parks across America (24:50), meeting The Flagman of South Park (33:00), returning from the trip and life lessons (36:30), the most disappointing US parks (41:00), aspirations w photography (46:30), Richard Tega and the Kibera Girls foundation (55:30), Mental Health & Avery’s intense experience with the US mental health system (59:30), methods and techniques for coping and managing moods + stress (1:14:00), the gang shares final thoughts and wrap up.

Learn More about the Kibera Girls Foundation: https://kgsafoundation.org/

GO Campaign: https://gocampaign.org/

Follow Avery: instagram.com/averyweinman

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, actor Joey Chan - and discuss the stirring new HBO show Last of Us (2:00), and…

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Joey tells us who he is (and how he got his start in acting) (14:50), making his move from the Bay Area (22:00), his process and anxieties of breaking into the industry (27:40), staying present and avoiding anxiety (29:00), Joey shares his first experience of being on set in Los Angeles (32:00), the experience of acting on set (39:00), adjusting to working with celebrities (41:00), dealing with Hollywood personalities (47:50), what surprised Joey about working in Hollywood (55:20), what Joey gets out of acting (59:00), what constitutes good acting to Joey (1:10:25), life lessons from acting (1:17:50), early characters/ personalities Joey played (1:22:40), final thoughts (1:33:30),

Follow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/emceejoey/

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, music artist Jose Homicide - and discuss Justin Bieber selling his masters for over $200 million (1:50), and…

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Jose Homicide properly introduces himself (13:15), just starting out & the early struggles of putting music together (14:35), collaborating with others (19:00), working on inspirations (23:10), Jose tells us about his recent project Holocene (28:55), producing his own music (38:20), how to know when a song is ‘complete’ (41:30), releasing music (44:00), overcoming yourself (48:40), what Jose is currently working on (56:00), experience working in the studio (59:00), rewarding experiences (1:06:30), what makes music nostalgic/ connecting through music (1:10:00), Tyler the Creator vs A$ap Rocky and youthful icons (1:14:10), difficulties with connecting to others in the current age (1:17:30), navigating social media personas (1:25:00), frank ocean and releasing music (1:34:30), looking towards the future (1:40:30), the gang shares final thoughts. (1:42:00)

Stream Jose’s latest Album, Holocene: https://open.spotify.com/album/1J291IZQBjnsb0b8OAZf55

Follow Jose Homicide: https://www.instagram.com/josehomicide/

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guests, music artists & entrepreneurs Kayron & Ralph (G.Show)and discuss AI-generated art on Midjourney + FN Meka and AI generative music (2:15), AI’s potential impacts on the music industry (14:15), as well as…

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Kayron and Ralph introduce themselves & talk about music + coding (27:15), top-tier rappers like Eminem + Lupe Fiasco (33:55), their personal approach to writing music (36:20), the genius of Jay Z (44:25), what drew Kayron and Ralph to record music (49:00), the creation of their new single “I Deserve” (1:02:10), using world travel as an inspiration for new music (1:09:20), moving through life based on your own life expectations instead of others (1:15:00), Ralph talks about his recent journey to Nigeria (1:27:00), the challenge of keeping a healthy mindset in a capitalistic society (1:34:30), Kay and Ralph share what they are looking forward to (1:39:00), and the gang shares final thoughts. (1:46:45)

Stream their latest single, ‘Deserve’: https://youtu.be/jCDmEbLDwcc

Follow Ralph (G.Show): https://www.instagram.com/gdotshow/

Follow Kayron: https://www.instagram.com/coolwithakay/

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, Los Angeles-based fine dining Chef Chris Ono, to talk about dishes over the holidays (1:45) and...

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Chef Chris talks about his profession and why we are podding in Little Tokyo (8:15), Chris shares his start in the industry and early Dj’ing (12:40), the process of graduating culinary school and starting his career (17:00), the origins of sushi (20:15), working at the Michelin star rated Providence restaurant (23:10), working at high intensities with professional chefs (26:55), powering through the pain of the profession (28:30), Chef Chris’s Hansei pop up at the JACCC in Little Tokyo (34:00), the process of creating new or updating recipes and Chris’s take on the California Roll (45:20), goals with Hansei and looking to the future (53:00), Kevin’s Budokan cinema happening on Jan 21st in collaboration with Chris Ono (56:30), Chef Ono’s favorite flavors (58:45), cheffin’ around the world (1:00:00), Chris’s favorite fast food/ taco choices/ favorite teriyaki bowl-dishes (1:03:50), organic vs GMO food (1:11:00), and share final thoughts for the new year (1:15:00).

Follow Chef Chris Ono: https://www.instagram.com/chefchrisono/

Dine with Chef Ono: https://jaccc.org/hansei/

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, entrepreneur and muralist Kent Yoshimura, and kick off the pod discussing the new wave of AI generated art (3:00) as well as...

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Kent's experience breaking into the art industry (10:45), why Kent chose to do murals and how he does it(14:25), working with a team to create (18:00), Kentaro’s first major mural pieces in LA and Shanghai (26:00), becoming a muralist (31:10), martial arts and its impact on his life (34:15), getting commissioned to paint a mural in Alaska (38:20), challenges of becoming a muralist (45:20), the starting Nuero gum and mint (47:08), dealing with business stresses(58:30), what Kent is excited about (1:00:30), what drives Kent to keep growing (1:08:30), advice for fellow artists (1:10:50), goin into the new year (1:23:20),

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Talking about film/ movies (1:28:30), other artists to follow (1:32:30), going deep on anime and manga (1:26:00), and share final thoughts.(1:46:00)

Follow Kent: instagram.com/kentaro

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes special guest, live musician/ drummer Josh, and kick off the pod talking about the new Super Mario World opening at Hollywood Studios(1:30) and...

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Josh tells us how he got into music (8:50), the challenge of playing live jazz music (12:50), growing out of the garage band(14:50), his most memorable shows~ 741 (22:20), challenges of being on tour (26:30), tour cuisine (32:10), memorable tour experiences (37:00), dealing with anxiety before going on stage (43:25), reflecting and learning during the pandemic (51:00), competition in the changing music industry landscape (1:01:05),

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the Rush Hour 4 announcement (1:25:00), the White Lotus Finale on HBO (1:30:15), Chris Hemsworth's Limitless travel show on Netflix + Thor (1:33:40), Guillermo Del Toro’s fantastic Pinnochio (1:45:00), the Bordeaux Netflix Theater, and share final thoughts (1:49:00),

Follow Josh: instagram.com/joshagomez

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In this week's episode, the gang discusses the lies we've been fed about recommended water intake as well as...

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Good Morning America hosts getting caught in a cheating scandal, Sza dropping her new album SOS, Nintendo landing a major Activision exclusivity deal, A$ap Rocky's crazy new "Shittin' Me" music video

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An effective new Alzheimer's drug, the massic active volcano in Hawaii, SF making a big u-turn on the deployment of killer robots, this year's flu season.

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HBO's Murdoch's Empire of Influence doc, the Korea Number 1 show on Netflix, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner by David Cheng on Netflix, the new Super Mario movie, Avatar 2 Way of Water, and share final thoughts.

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In this week's episode, the gang welcomes a very special guest, host of the podcast Changing Tides, Matthew, and chat about this year's Spotify Wrapped round-up as well as...

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Matt tells us about Changing Tides, and the Japanese American community in Los Angeles (17:30), how he became involved with the Changing Tides program (20:11), finding a therapist you can talk to, and relating to therapists culturally (28:00), challenges Matt has faced working and growing with Changing Tides (32:00), the Changing Tides podcast (38:00), going to film school while living in Chicago (47:00), being a director and his start in film (51:30), Matt's current & future projects (1:01:30), making an unlimited budget movie (1:10:30), favorite film genres (1:12:35)and

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Tim Burton's Wednesday on Netflix (1:16:00), Abbot Elementary being great(1:17:00), The Bear on Hulu (1:19:00), Everything Everywhere All At Once being incredible (1:27:45), The Menu movie (1:31:00), Netflix's new show 1899 (1:38:00), and share final thoughts (1:141:30).

Listen to Changing Tides: https://tinyurl.com/4yhn9mdn

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In this week's episode, the gang catches up on recent activities (1:35), and discuss

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the start of the 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP (9:00), FIFA's corruption allegations (18:00), Balenciaga’s strange/ suspicious child pornography references in recent shoots (26:30), Mr. Beast becoming the most subscribed individual Youtuber (37:00)

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Rick Caruso losing his bid for Los Angeles mayor (46:40), Colorado decriminalizing mushrooms and other psychedelics (56:35), the Crypto exchange FTX collapsing + cryptocurrency meltdown (1:00:01)

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new White Lotus episodes on HBO (1:13:35), Netflix's All Quiet on the Western Front being excellent (1:19:22), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (1:27:00), Jonah Hill’s Stutz on Netflix (1:38:50), and share final thoughts (1:52:00).

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