Umi Syam is an interaction designer and graphics editor at the New York Times. She has creatively coded digital media to make journalism interactive. In addition to her profession, Umi documents her food outings from New York City, and she was a former food blogger when she lived in Jakarta. In this episode we talked about our shared love of Indonesian food, her work in coding and graphic design, where to eat in New York City, and much more.

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www.umisyam.com

https://www.instagram.com/umieats/

https://twitter.com/umay

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Lilly Atlas is an award winning contemporary romance novel author. Her series include Hell's Handlers MC, No Prisoners MC and Trident Ink. Lilly is self-published, and she rapidly produces novels while raising three children. Lilly also happens to be family to TVTV because she is my sister. We discussed her books, how to self publish, following your goals/dreams, and much more.

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https://www.lillyatlas.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lillyatlasbooks/

https://twitter.com/lillyatlas

https://www.facebook.com/lillyatlasbooks/

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Eve Edelheit is a successful freelance photojournalist in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has produced work for the Tamp Times, The Intercept, The New York Times, ESPN, and more. We spoke about the many interesting and sometimes heartbreaking stories that she has covered over the years.

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http://eveedelheit.com/

https://twitter.com/Eve_Edelheit

https://www.instagram.com/eve_edelheit/

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Scott Deitche is an author and historian of mafia activity in the United States. He is the author of "Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld." We spoke about the history of organized crime in Tampa, organized crime activity in NY and NJ, why our culture roots for mobsters, and much more.

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http://www.instagram.com/scottdeitche/

http://www.scottdeitche.com/

https://twitter.com/Scottyyz

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Mike Castillo "Big Island Mike" is a world-class tattoo artist in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mike is also a BMX rider and a professional BMX contest judge for the X-Games. We talked tattoos, his trips around the world, a life in the BMX community and much more.

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https://www.instagram.com/bigislandmike/

http://halenuitattoos.com/

http://shamrocksocialclub.com/index.html

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Wei Wang is a DJ from Taipei City, Taiwan. We spoke about rave/party culture in Taipei, the connection between art subcultures and politics in Taiwan, and much more.

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https://www.facebook.com/weiwangyo/

https://soundfarmers.bandcamp.com/releases

Songs in this Episode:

Song 1: Aristophanes - Humans Become Machines

Song 2: I Mean Us - Soulmate

Spoken Word: I Had A Dream Last Night Comp - SWIM

Song 3: 88 Balaz - Jimi and Mary

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Mark Thomas films footage of volcanoes and typhoons in Asia for news outlets. He shared incredible stories about the events he has witnessed, such as the deadly typhoon in the Philippines in 2013 and Krakatoa erupting in Indonesia. Mark is also the owner of a fantastic record store, Vinyl Decision, in Taipei, Taiwan.

https://www.earthuncut.tv/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKYsEXfI0PGXeKYL1KV7qA

https://www.vinyldecision.com/

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Taiwan just had important mid-term elections that could have international consequences. Brian Hioe of New Bloom helped to make sense of the election results. Brian is a journalist and co-founder of the media outlet, New Bloom. We talked about the elections, the potential future of Taiwan, the history of Taiwan, and much more.

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https://newbloommag.net/

Song: The Fur - Short Stay

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Joe Henley is a Canadian writer living in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a free-lance journalist who has reported about bare knuckle fighting in Myanmar, the drug trade/war in the Philippines, and a host of other interesting topics. Joe is also a novelist, documentary writer, and avid music fan. We talked about his life and work, and we discussed the punk/metal subculture in Taipei.

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http://www.jwhenley.com/

https://twitter.com/joereviled

https://www.amazon.com/Bu-San-Si-Taiwan-Punk-ebook/dp/B06Y63VNCH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543466079&sr=8-1&keywords=jw+henley

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Febian Hindranto is an owner of the streetwear clothing brand Urbain, based out of Jakarta, Indonesia. We spoke about the business of streetwear, the connection of Urbain to hiphop and street culture in the United States, subcultures in Indonesia, and much more.

Check out Urbain:

https://www.instagram.com/febianhidranto

https://www.instagram.com/urbain_inc

https://www.instagram.com/urbain_shop

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UqleVg3UFzH7v4j1H3Ohw

Song: Slank - Balikin

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