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Dr. Lenny Cocco is a chiropractor and business/life coach. We talk about the zone healing technique, his perspective on how to live life, and why Jamie calls him her miracle healer.

Part 2 with Chris West, former MMA fighter turned referee/coach. In this episode, we talk about cornering Chris “The Crippler” Leben in the UFC, dogs, and his wife’s career as a dolphin trainer. Check out the episode page for Part 1 of our interview with Chris for more pics.

Chris West is a former MMA fighter turned referee/coach. We talk about the time he got to spend the evening sitting next to Iron Mike Tyson, what ended his college football career, how he got into MMA and his fight with a K-1 kickboxing top contender. Chris with Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove and Chris “The Crippler” Leben With the UH football team With BJ Penn, Charuto and a fa...

Dave “Chinaman” Yeung is a former MMA champion in Hawaii, turned coach. We talk about his Kamen Rider collection, growing up in Kukui Gardens, old school Chinese Kempo training, and his touching tales of his beloved Jackson’s chameleons. Dave’s Kamen Rider collection Center stage at Chinese Cultural Plaza Dave is in the bottom row, middle yellow The Legendary Karl Gotch, Go...

Annie Ushiroda was (podcast producer) Jamie’s son’s first-grade teacher. We talk about bullying, self-esteem, how she reaches different types of kids, and how what works with first-graders can work with anybody. Annie with my kid, Wes Some of the pics she emailed to Wessy’s dad and me during the year: Geometry Look at Wes’ comparison of life of children then and now. I love...

Andrew Lai is a teacher and one of the funniest guys in Ohia Productions. We talk about Days of Our Lives, his Disney obsession, bacon, and what he has learned from teaching millennials. As Da Hunta with Da Tree Pigs in “Once Upon One Noddah Time” The Bacon Express! Disney Magic Bands Andrew’s favorite daytime soap star, Kristian Alfonso

Niki Libarios is the owner of Hawaii Doggie Bakery. We talk about running away because of math, unicorns, getting scoldings on social media, the world of dogs on Instagram, her Popo, and of course, running her business. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWERZlOh_9d/ LINKS Niki’s awesome business, Hawaii Doggie Bakery: website ,  IG , FB Niki’s Popo on Instagram Article: 18 Times These Shiba...

Kiana “Kiki” Rivera is an actor, director and playwright. She talks about writing her play, “Puzzy,” which debuted at New Zealand’s Pride Festival, how her mom reacted to the play, and being one of the first Pacific Islander lesbian playwrights.   Kiki with Donna Blanchard and Victor Rodger   Promo for “Puzzy” at Kumu Kahua Theatre:

Cat Toth Fox is a writer, teacher and social media influencer. We get into the Cherry Blossom Festival, talk video games, and hear how a Qi Gong Grandmaster changed her life. WARNING: Cat’s baby giggles throughout the podcast, prepare for cuteness! The Fox Family  (pics from Cat’s IG – see link below)   The famous #ratterpack!   #babyfox could not get enough of Emmett l...

Andy (Pang) Kamoku is a drummer who performed in Las Vegas and toured the world with the worldwide phenomenon, STOMP. He takes us behind-the-scenes and we talk about the time the entire New York New York casino chanted his name. Here’s a clip we found of  Andy with the Las Vegas cast of STOMP . Andy performing at New Hope:   A couple clips of our band, Andy Loves TO Clap…?

Lopaka Kapanui is a master storyteller, actor and former professional wrestler. He shares some bone-chilling stories from his ghost tours, and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his life as a professional wrestler. Feeling brave? Take a tour with Lopaka and let us know how it is (we’re waaaay too chicken to go). One of the stories from Lopaka’s YouTube . We didn’t watch it cuz...

Steph Sanchez is a performer, recognized for her roles in film and TV on the local and national level. We talk about moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, coming out to her parents, and moving back to Hawaii. Steph with her awesome parents On the Paramount backlot with Noelle Poole and Natalie McKinney With the cast of “Mental Tilapia,” created by Ray Bumatai

Kyle at the Pop Creative Media studio with me and Dr. Emmett Bean Kyle Shimabukuro is a graphic designer and the creator of HiLife Clothing. We talk about building a brand in Hawaii, his advice for up-and-coming designers, and what happened when graffiti artists picked the wrong place to tag. Check out Kyle’s brands on facebook:   HiLife  and Throne

TJay Thompson is one of the founding fathers of MMA in Hawaii. We talk about the early days of MMA at Gussie L’amour’s, but first we get into his crazy new career as a stunt performer for Hawaii Five-O and Kong. TJay’s  IMDB page Follow TJay on  Instagram