Hanging Out with Nolan Hong

It’s our 1st quarantine edition! Cynthia is a filmmaker living in LA. We talk about getting discovered for her fan videos, dealing with depression, coming out, working for Invicta Fighting Championships, and documenting two of Ronda Rousey’s fight camps. Cynthia’s YouTube channel Cynthia on Instagram

Jacce is Pres. & Exec. Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. We talk about getting chickens in the mail, growing up in Iowa, studying archaeology on Rapa Nui, working in politics, performing kabuki, and meeting President Obama twice! The site we were talking about in the end: https://popcm.me/kidsathome/

Alice is back to help us understand how to manage our mindset during the coronavirus pandemic. We talk about countering worry, creating your reality, learning through challenges, being specific about good things & the benefit of taking a calming breath. Follow Alice on Facebook (The affirmation we tried to remember at the end of the episode: “I will worry in proportion to the likelihood...

Emily does public relations for small businesses and nonprofits that give back to the community. We talk about living in New Orleans & New Zealand, the behind-the-scenes at the United States Congress, and now starting her own business. Check out Emily’s business, Loihi Consulting

Mrs. Suiso is the Exec Director of Searider Productions at Waianae High School. We talk about how the award-winning multi-media program evolved from a Spanish class, her hopes for the future of creative media in Hawaii & her family farm, Makaha Mangoes.

Dr. Chad is a chiropractor & life facilitator, focusing on the mind-body connection. We talk about listening to your body, how the body remembers events like fear or trauma, how network care chiropractic helps heal the body and learning to heal yourself.

Doc is a podcaster and owner of Etched Aloha. We talk about going from the East Coast to Waikiki, paramedic to radio jock; the value of wasted time, becoming an entrepreneur, and the miracle of the Instant Pot. Check out Doc’s podcast at https://solid.fm/ Doc’s youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/docrock808 Doc’s business: https://www.etchedaloha.com/

Nolan meets his idol! Billy V is the voice of basically every event in Hawaii. We talk about how he met and married his wife, his love of Star Trek, and go behind the scenes of his amazing career in radio, TV and UH athletics.

Unexpectedly just the 2 of us on this episode! We talk about how we got to the point where we were able to take a family trip with Jamie’s ex-husband and the kids – from the divorce to adding Nolan as stepdad into the family.

Allison is a fashion designer with a retail store in Ala Moana! We talk about getting into fashion design, getting her jeans manufactured and into Nordstrom, going from wholesale to retail, and from a solo entrepreneur to managing a team.

Will is an actor, playwright & director. We talk about the joys of older siblings, how karaoke got him into acting, his process of writing plays and directing, working on a big budget movie, and PSA: don’t give stink eye when you’re driving!

Liann is a corporate lawyer and yoga instructor. We talk about judging people at yoga class, changing professions, taking care of a sick doggie and getting a new puppy, and making the decision to get off the path you thought you were supposed to be on.

Just the 2 of us today. We look back at the year, our mistakes and accomplishments, decisions we made and how they turned out. We get into how Jamie ended up reconciling with her mom following Ep. 93 and remember Aunty Gloria.

Eddie is a grant writer, videographer & podcaster! We talk about Hip Hop Karaoke, growing up in Texas, getting into nonprofit work, his experience of being black in Hawaii & Nolan’s search for the perfect purse. Check him out on the Deeper Cuts Podcast! Follow Eddie on Instagram Deeper Cuts Podcast Eddie’s work on Vimeo

Randy is a hypnotist. We talk about video games, his career in radio, becoming step-dad to a girl, relationship coaching, how the brain looks for problems, making the choice to be happy, hypnosis for smoking cessation, and suppressed memory.

Along with all of his titles, Egan is a fantastic storyteller. We talk about how his brother Enson got him into Jiu Jitsu, the craziest root canal story, and his inspiring journey from losing every match to becoming the world champ at racquetball.

Alice Inoue is well known as an author, astrologer, feng shui expert and founder of Happiness U. What isn’t widely known is her fascinating background that shaped her into the person she is today. She opened up about growing up in Taiwan and America and feeling out of place in both countries, how she ended up in a very sketchy situation when she moved to Hawaiʻi, how marrying Egan Inoue chan...

Sorry everybody, we thought it would be a short break but it ended up being super long… We explain it here, what’s been going on with Nolan’s diagnosis and treatment, and how we’ve been dealing with everything. Thanks for sticking with us!

Another behind-the-scenes look at our marriage and probably way too much information… We talk about taking a break from releasing new episodes and why…

Sorry about the late episode… Nolan explains what happened and gives us a look into the alternate universe of his brain, and how that affects taking care of his responsibilities.

These brothers are 17, 13 & 11, and the sons of Jamie’s high school classmate. We talk about life in Utah with 5 siblings, another kid’s basketball trauma, fashion choices, stand-up comedy, parents posting on facebook, spending habits & sugar addiction.

He updates us on his life as a stuntman for Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum PI (including a story about breaking his neck in 6 places), going to Dubai for the Special Olympics World Games, and he shares some behind-the-scenes stories from his Super Brawl days.

Richie is a real estate investor and one of Nolan’s dearest friends. We talk about working together on the teen pregnancy prevention touring show, dealing with ADHD, flipping houses and accidentally buying a meth house. Go to the end of the episode (around 1:37) for Richie’s contact info and info on his upcoming class.

A recap of our trip to France, with revelations about Nolan’s anxiety, our first experience with a panic (or anxiety?) attack, what we learned about parenting, being shy on a trip with a bunch of strangers, and our favorite things about the experience. The village of Colmar in Alsace Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg Riquewihr Crazy “road” we drove on Château du Landsberg Soccer camp a...

This is an emergency episode, recorded the night before our trip to France. No guest, just us, omg. After 5+ attempts at recording, this turned into a very real talk about how we communicate with each other. Yikes.