The Honest Drink

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.

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.  🥃✌️

Today we discuss the book "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck" by Mark Manson.  We talk about what we found impactful and how stripping away false values reveals the truly important ones.  We go searching for our own misplaced values and where in our lives we can give less f*cks. 🤙

Today the HaHa Monsters critique on each others strengths and weaknesses while sharing their thoughts on various personality traits. 🙈🙊🙉

Cymri Chang is a commercial producer in Shanghai.  We get into subjects like society, culture, politics, government and language just to name a few. We compare and contrast many of these topics against the backdrop of the United States and China.  We talk about drinking the Kool-Aid, which is a metaphor for being convinced to believe in certain ideologies depending on where you live.  We had a blast during this conversation and of course finished the Glenlivet. ✊🥃

Today the gang gets back together and discusses the spectrum of motivation. They debate the effectiveness between punishment and reward. Is the concept of pain vs pleasure at the heart of all our behavior and natural motivation? Can all our actions be traced back to some sort of pleasure seeking or pain avoidance? In todays episode we try to broaden our concepts of pleasure and fear and debate its usefulness in everyday life and work. 🥃🥕🔨 

Todays guest is a professional mix martial arts fight manager, student of boxing, coach, motorcyclist, insurance executive, father and overall fun guy to grab a beer with.  We went back to basics over some Maker's Mark today and went wherever the conversation took us. 🥊 

Today's guests Brett Decolyse and Bruce Chen join us to share their stories on managing a startup company in China. They also provide commentary on Chinese business culture and dealing with cultural barriers. We discuss their "work hard, play hard" mentality as well as how their experiences with co-founder David Suzuki shaped their values on work, friendship, family and life.  

Today's episode is a conversation between Aric and Justin where they discuss all the intricacies of traveling and catch up on Aric's trip to Italy.  This is an old archived episode from before this podcast was launched but thought it might be relevant to those preparing a trip or vacation.  Enjoy. 🛫

Victor Kuo is a Precision Nutrition certified sports nutrition coach and founder of FitFresh, a fitness nutrition plan and meal prep company in Shanghai.  After six years in finance and investor relations, he jumped industries to pursue his passion for helping people achieve peak sports performance and physique goals through optimal nutrition.  We had a great conversation and of course finished a bottle of Auchentoshan scotch whisky during it. 🥃 💪