The Honest Drink

The podcast discusses social pressures while growing up, parenting, the influence of American pop culture on values and behaviors. They also share their experiences with moving and traveling during childhood. The hosts express excitement over the new Matrix trailer and explore topics such as wedgies, childhood friendships and influences, generational upbringing and cultural emphasis on sports, pop culture vs confusion culture, the challenges of parenting in a changing world, the impact of The Matrix on pop culture and society, the importance of pop culture and being open-minded in media choices, and their plans for the upcoming hundredth episode Q&A.

Ted Mo Chen is a China-based EdTech expert.  He is a frequent op-ed contributor to TechNode, and has appeared as a tech commentator on The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News.  He holds a degree from Peking University where he served as valedictorian.  He is also an avid advocate of podcasting and lends his expertise to grow the podcast industry in China.  Today we talk about technology and education.  We talk about podcasting in China, dangerous levels of social media consumption, short form vs long form content, the new Chinese education reforms sweeping the country and the difference in the societal value of education between the U.S. and China. ______________________ Connect with Ted on Twitter @tedmochen ______________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.    

Lionel Le Gal is a wine expert, judge for international wine competitions and a writer for gourmet food & beverage publications.  Today we talk to him about Chinese wines and the rise of China's wine industry.  We talk about where China ranks among the wine making countries in the world, extreme winemaking, the dilemma of a good grape, heated debates within the wine industry, the stigma of Chinese wines and drinking culture and wine snobs. _______________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.  

Today we take a mindset quiz that measures how tightly or loosely we adhere to social norms.  Inspired from a book written by Michele Gelfand called "Rule Makers and Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World".  We share our results from this online quiz and talk about our personal dealings with tight vs loose mindsets and how this translates to larger social and cultural frictions.   ________________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Gabor Holch is an intercultural leadership coach, speaker and author.  He has coached public leaders, CEO’s and high-level decision makers in some of the largest multinational corporations in over 25 countries.  A former diplomat, he has been an expat since age 4.  Today we ask if the golden age of expats in China has come to an end.  We talk about measuring success as an individual and as a society.  We explore different leadership styles, responsibility vs accountability, IQ vs EQ, how we tend to mirror our predecessors when we're put in positions of power and how quickly people might be reading us and figuring us out. ___________________________ Connect with Gabor | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaborholch   https://www.holch.biz ___________________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Kyle Hegarty is the author of The Accidental Business Nomad: A Survival Guide for Working Across a Shrinking Planet, winner of the 2021 Axiom Business Book Award.  He helps organizations grow globally by helping leaders and teams find new ways to communicate and lead across our shrinking planet.  Today he shares stories from his book that highlight the funny, tragic and expensive mistakes people make when dealing with foreign markets, cultures and people. ____________________________ LinkedIn: Kyle Hegarty | LinkedIn Amazon book link: https://amzn.to/3bFdwCB Website: Leadership Nomad - Think Global. Lead Local. ____________________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.      

David Ammerschlaeger is the Head of Psychology at the ChingHo Clinic in Shanghai. As the Chief Psychological Counsellor he helps individuals, families and companies overcome psychological difficulties and mental distress. He is also a lecturer and researcher in psychology. Today we get existential and talk about life-crises, free will, the meaning of life, embracing negative emotions, what it actually means to be "normal", individual identity vs social identity, the frustration of not achieving our ideal self, the anxiety of becoming our feared self, the inception of fake memories, and the phenomenon of inherited trauma through individuals and society. _____________________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Gavin Pratt is a Strength & Conditioning coach for the UFC.  His role is to develop the physical capacities of professional UFC rostered fighters. He is in charge of the Strength & Conditioning program at the UFC Performance Institute in China.  He has over 20 years experience training elite world class and Olympic caliber athletes around the world and across several sports.  Today we talk about training and exercise, body composition, mental health, fitness, motivation vs dedication, preparedness vs readiness, the UFC, dealing with negative inner thoughts, enjoying life and optimal ways to breathe.  ___________________________ Connect with Gavin | http://www.gcpfitness.com.au ___________________________ Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.  

Jun & Priscilla are the founders of Brut Eatery and Swirlz Ice-Cream.  They are also a married couple.  We talk food, business, illegal private kitchens, Jun's repeated history of drastically changing careers, the value of being self-taught, not "selling out" to picture friendly trends, social media hype and gimmicks.  We also talk about tackling our Western vs Chinese heritage with food and the secret to staying married to your business partner. ___________________________ Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.  

Maria Pastorelli is a coach, writer, speaker, helping people with productivity, time management and living effectively.  We talk about our relationships with time, managing priorities, the downside of multitasking, journaling, finding the one thing that makes everything else easier, building intentional habits, and her book CLARITY, currently available on Amazon. _____________________________ CLARITY: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095KHCK3H Check out her website: www.mariapastorelli.com  _____________________________ Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehonestdrink_/ Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Find us on: Spotify, Apple, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, 网易云音乐, Bilibili or anywhere else you get your podcasts.