Hanging Out with Nolan Hong

Allan is an attorney and actor. We talk about how the Vietnam War and Governor Ariyoshi affected the direction of his life, his time on a Navy carrier, working on the original Hawaii Five-0, Magnum PI and Jake and the Fatman, and how he got into theater.

Skyler is the host of HI*Sessions, a pilot for the Air National Guard, and a member of the famous Kamaka ukulele family. We talk about her experiences becoming Miss Hawaii 2012 and going into the military. (Featured Image PC: Katie Rae Bode Photography) PC: Paul Hayashi Photography

Our youngest guest ever and our first disclaimer! Reid is Jamie’s classmate and fellow band geek. We talk with him and his son Evan about podcasts, Evan’s school in Oregon, past bullying (or not bullying), and the origin of Nolan’s bird phobia.

Maggie Andrade, wife of Dave Mayeda (Ep 86) talks about growing up in Norway, being fluent in four languages, the search for self identity, religion, her work in family violence, and how she came to Hawaii.

Steve is Nolan’s man crush. We get into beard care, being a UN official, going from a 0.5 GPA to becoming a principal, natural intelligence and perseverance in education, parenting advice, grit and social-emotional learning. Beardless Steve Steve in China (beginning beard) Trish At a Bulls game Beard product

Nolan is friends with a sociology professor?? Dave talks with us about the ultimate a-hole workout, teaching classes of 650 at the University of Auckland, the sociology of violence, and Alfonso Ribeiro’s high school experience. Dave’s book on MMA, with a quote from Nolan

This was a tough one for Nolan… He’s pretty uncomfortable about posting it, but I think it’s good to put it out and be open and honest about what he’s going thru trying to find his calling. With a weird intro by me, yikes.

Aleki is a professional wrestler. We talk about building a local pro wrestling organization, getting ready to do their debut show and being a bad guy. Check out their website for tickets and info on their training center – www.ucewrestling.com

Megann is one of the amazing singers we know. We talk about what to do when you can’t cheehoo at the Bruno Mars concert, her hilarious take on WWE, watching movies with her mom, dogs at Kahala Mall, dealing with imposter syndrome & following your dreams.

Michael is a DP. We talk about raccoons eating his steak, the Mid-Pac theater dept in the early 90s, being Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, working on Californication with David Duchovny, and moving back to Hawaii and trying to figure stuff out. Check out some of Michael’s work on his website:  http://michaelcruickshankdp.com/ And Happy Gotcha Day to our co-host, Dr. Emmett Bean! Here h...

Chad is a coach, teacher, 6x Hawaii’s fastest human, and one of Nolan’s (and Jamie’s) dearest friends. With guest co-host Brooke Nakamura, we talk about mistakes in competition, heartbreak and self-doubt. Please excuse the noise of swishing ice cubes

(PARENT WARNING: real Santa talk in here, listen without kids) Dion is an actor. We talk about his Forrest Gump life, his fascination with Presidential cars, being a bubble-wrapped Santa, family history and theater work.

Tears in my eyes again. Nolan talks about his experience having a stepdad and becoming one. I thought I knew all of his thoughts around this subject but there’s stuff in here I never heard before. This episode breaks my heart and fills it to bursting. This happens a lot… Mid-freak out Coach Uncle Nolan’s 1st game With Jamie’s brothers and nephews Laser tag for W’s bir...

Jayel is Nolan’s best friend Steven’s wife (Ep 67). We talk about raising 3 boys under age 5, how a visit to the International Marketplace changed her life, and the hilarious stories of how she and Steven became a couple and got engaged. Big thanks to Steven for entertaining the boys so we could borrow Jayel!!

Johnny is an event planner. We talk about the Hawaii Gay Flag Football League, musical theater, Gay Days Disney, family, his life in LA and his appearance on Ellen, and how that led to him being on birthday cards, calendars and t-shirts nationwide. with Ron Bright Johnny! with Lisa Matsumoto with Jennifer Hudson in costume for “Once Upon One Noddah Time”, “Happily Eva Afta”...

W just turned 9. We talk about not listening to your parents, gas, slow hand at jan ken po, child swap, the one thing wrong with Emmett, he rates his big brother and us, and shares some profound words of wisdom.  

Austin is 21 and one of our favorite people. He talks about growing up a superfan of Lisa Matsumoto’s theater shows then doing a show in his teens. Then we get into what exactly Jamie should be worried about as her big kid starts middle school. Yikes.

Thomas is visiting from San Diego and joins us with Kyle (Ep 1), his best friend from small kid time. We learn why Thomas smells his food before eating it, what the story is behind Ghost Cat, and how Kyle manages to prank Thomas from across the ocean.

Omg guys. Jamie here. I have no words. Nolan is all by himself on this episode and gets into how we went from just friends to eloping. I was supposed to be working while he recorded this but I may or may not have been listening with tears in my eyes

Angela just finished her master’s degree in Drama Therapy. We find out what that is, how she figured out what to do with her life, filling her passion bucket, and what a therapist does in a hospital.  

Road Trip #2 with Matt Chong (Ep 18)! We’re in Chicago for ALL IN, an independent pro wrestling event, and the Starrcast wrestling convention. We also introduce our upcoming 2nd podcast and talk about Matt and Jamie’s foodie/anti-foodie instagrams.  

Julian is one of the most decorated basketball players to come out of Hawaii. We talk about literal growing pains, food poisoning, his career, and the life of a professional athlete including hecklers, music and, um, protection.  

Daryl is an actor, a stand-up comedian and Owner-Operator at Action Zone Wrestling, a local pro-wrestling organization. He’s also known for his iconic roles as the “Das my bank” guy, the “never shake a keiki” guy, and in Beyond Paradise. Go see Daryl and Andy Bumatai at the Blue Note, Sept 14 at the Blue Note! “What Year You Grad?” on iTunes “What Ye...

Mr. Sato is our 10-year old guest Kai’s favorite teacher (Ep 38). We talk about not getting into HBA as a kindergartener to teaching 5th grade at that same school, starting a fishing class and coming up with nicknames for students.  

Everybody should have a best friend like Steven. The boys talk about Bruce Lee, philosophy, their first MMA fights and the transition from fighter to father. Related episodes: TJ Thompson (Ep 2), Dave Yeung (Ep 11), and Chris West (Ep 12, 13). The Soul Samurai with his signature aggressive ground n pound style inside the MMA cage. Steven “Soul Samurai” Saito at his most memorable weigh...