The Honest Drink
HaHa Monsters
Three American-raised friends living in China candidly explore the madness of modern behavior. We’ll be sipping on drinks with special guests as we tackle different topics on current culture, self-help, society, human psychology, nationality, politics, news and life. All this in an effort to reduce misconceptions about the world and ourselves. Tune in as we make these attempts and stumble our way towards becoming happier, healthier and wiser.
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Feb 12, 2020 • 1h 37min
26. Santron Freeman: "Good Vibrations"
Santron Freeman is an intuitive energetic healer, AAA list celebrity dancer, fitness instructor and co-founder of Empower House Fitness of Shanghai. His passion is in self-empowerment through addressing the energetic, mental and physical levels of fitness. In spite of his own personal experiences at a young age he has developed a deep love of people and helps in trauma recovery. ✌️ Connect with Santron | IG: @santronbysource The Drink 🥃: Aberlour 12 yr Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Feb 5, 2020 • 1h 45min
25. Gabor Holch: "The Conflict Within"
Gabor Holch is an intercultural leadership coach, consultant, speaker and author. He has coached public leaders, CEO’s and high-level decision makers in some of the largest multinational corporations. An expat since age 4, he holds degrees in languages, international relations and diplomacy, and certifications in several assessment and coaching methodologies. He has written three books and published about a hundred articles for academic and business publications. In this episode they talk about the coronavirus, social media, culture and mindset, leadership, personality and the mid-life crisis. They drink whisky too. 🥃✌️ Connect with Gabor | https://www.holch.biz https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaborholch The Drink: William Grant & Sons "Rare Cask Reserves" 21 yr old Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Dec 29, 2019 • 52min
24. Don't Stress the Technique
Aric, Howie and Justin talk about stress and how it seems to manifest in their daily lives and ways they attempt to free themselves from it. Topics include insomnia, age, adventure, and public speaking. This is the last episode of 2019 and we will return with a whole new season of the podcast in February 2020. See ya soon, cheers! 🥃🤙 The Drink: The Glenlivet Master Distiller's Reserve "Small Batch" Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Dec 18, 2019 • 2h 3min
23. Richard DeForno & Claudia Yi Leon: "Animated Lives"
Richard DeForno is a Freelance 3D Animator working in Los Angeles for Film & TV. He has worked on Hollywood blockbuster franchises such as "The Fast and The Furious", "Star Trek", "Aqua Man" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2". He is also an incredible illustration artist and avid collector of metal & hardcore records. Claudia Yi Leon is a Visual Effects Artist in the Los Angeles Film & TV industry with two decades of experience. We talk about animation, ego, the value of mistakes, pressure, competition, attachments, freelancing and life. To Voltron! 🎥🎞🥃 Connect with Richard | Instagram: d_4no Website: www.d4no.com Connect with Claudia | Instagram: totalclaudia The Drink: Aberfeldy 16 Years Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Dec 10, 2019 • 1h 38min
22. Victor Kuo: "The Game Changers"
Victor Kuo is a certified sports nutrition coach and founder of FitFresh, a fitness nutrition and meal prep company in Shanghai. We asked him back on the show to get his thoughts on the viral Netflix documentary "The Game Changers", which has reignited heated debates between vegans and meat eaters. If you're unfamiliar with "The Game Changers" it claims we humans are healthier and can achieve better athletic performance by eating a completely plant based diet. Our discussion today focuses on the potential agendas and larger overall net affect of the documentary. 🥬🥩💪 Connect with Victor | Instagram: victorykuo Weibo: Victory_郭曜潭 Official WeChat: Fitfresh爆多肉营养餐 The Drink: Kavalan "Soloist" Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Dec 4, 2019 • 1h 17min
21. Chen Yu: "Asian Glam"
Chen Yu is a Chinese fashion model and super cool down to earth bad girl. She has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Vogue and Elle. Today she shares with us her experience "fitting in" and dealing with cultural differences in New York and Los Angeles after having moved from China. She also gives us a glimpse of what its like to be a model and how shes working on her own inner struggles. What is this, a podcast for ants! 💋🥃 Her Instagram: asianglam Her Weibo: ChenYu_三鱼儿 Her Website: www.thechenyu.com The Drink: Suntory "Ao" World Whisky Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Nov 27, 2019 • 1h 28min
20. Joseph Sun: "Ready Set Go"
Joseph Sun is a competitive trail runner and obstacle course racer most recently finishing in the top 10 at the 2019 Kailas Trail Run in Moganshan and Spartan Sprint Elite in Hangzhou. He is also an active leader and board member at FitFam, a volunteer led free fitness community in over 10 cities worldwide. In this episode they discuss fitness, health, life and running. FitFam Website: wefitfam.com FitFam Official WeChat ID: FitFamChina The Drink: JURA "The Loch" Scotch Whisky Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Nov 21, 2019 • 1h
19. 9 Psychological Questions That Will Help You Read Anyone
Today the guys answer a few psychological questions from Bright Sides' "9 Psychological Questions That Will Help You Read Anyone". Podcast Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com
Nov 13, 2019 • 1h 4min
18. Caught In the Middle (U.S. and China)
Justin and Howie talk about U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang, the media's manipulation, gun control, freedom, and the cold war between the United States and China.
Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 18min
17. Raffe Ibrahamian: "Cantina Agave"
Raffe Ibrahamian aka Raffe Wolf, opened the first Mexican restaurant in Shanghai. For over a decade Cantina Agave has been a staple in the social scene of the city becoming one of the most recognized venues in Shanghai. We sit down to discuss his journey here, his decision to escape certain death in L.A. and his second lease on life in China. 🥃✌️
