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Lionel Le Gal is a wine expert, a 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 Chi...

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...

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. He holds degrees in languages, international relations and diplomacy, and certifications in several assessment and coach...

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. His sales and marketing training programs help clients increase business across regions and his gl...

David Ammerschlaeger is the Head of Psychology at the ChingHo Clinic in Shanghai. As the Chief Psychological Counsellor and psychotherapist 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 free will, the meaning of life, embracing negative emotions, what...

If you are listening to this on 小宇宙 switch to our new THD album.  Just search THD to find the new album and ALL our episodes.  We will be deleting this current album soon! Gavin Pratt is a Strength & Conditioning coach for the UFC.  He is in charge of the Strength & Conditioning program at the UFC Performance Institute in China. His role is to develop the physic...

If you are listening to this on 小宇宙 switch to our new THD album.  Just search THD to find the new album and ALL our episodes.  We will be deleting the old album soon! 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 valu...

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, re-evaluating your "good habits" and her book CLARITY, currently available on Amazon. Join us on WeChat: T...

We address recent comments about overusing filler words like "Umm" "Like" and "You Know".  Then we dive deep into the book "Chatter" by Ethan Kross to explore our incessant inner voice.  Why does the voice in our head so often sabotage us when we need it most?  How can we tame it?  We try to find out by confronting our own inner beasts. Join us on WeChat: THD_Official Email: th...

Zachary Conor de Git is the APAC Brand Ambassador for Monkey 47 gin and a world class spirits alchemist.  He became a star bartending presence in Singapore and Melbourne at several of the world’s top 50 bars, achieving recognition as Singapore champion for Diageo World Class and winner of the 2013 Mediterranean Mastery competition.    In this episode we have a blast talking about ba...

Howie, Aric and Justin reflect on their recent trips to Yunnan and Inner Mongolia.  Moved by the beauty of these remote places they consider a life far away from the big city of Shanghai, where things seem to be simpler and happier.  Conflicted by this powerful temptation to start a brand new life, they search for meaning in their current ones, re-examining if they're living on...

Ann Shen is a young professional, global traveler, and advocate for empowering women. She grew up in Shanghai and has spent her time studying and working around the world.  She holds an MBA from IESE Business School which was ranked #1 in the world by The Economist in 2021.   Join us on WeChat: THD_Official Instagram: thehonestdrink_ Find us on: Apple, Spotify, Ximalaya, 小宇宙, Bilibili...

Dr. Lem Moyé is a retired American physician, epidemiologist and biostatistician. For over 30 years he has conducted federally sponsored research.  He has worked with the US FDA and pharmaceutical companies and has served as expert witness in both state and federal court. He taught graduate classes in epidemiology and biostatistics and served as a volunteer physician during Hurricane K...

Jenny Chen is a gym owner, cooking show host and has her own lifestyle and travel channel. Her gym, Strike Muay Thai, was the first Muay Thai kickboxing gym to open in Shanghai.  On her channels, she teaches classic Chinese food recipes and creates lifestyle, travel and language content.  In this episode we talk about lust, love, dating, marriage and finding that "perfect" pers...

Andrew Guan is a skateboarder, blogger, social influencer, podcaster and entrepreneur.  He is recognized as one of the earliest to champion skateboarding into China and is one of the original fathers of Chinese skate culture.  He is the founder of Kicker Club and the host of Kicker Radio which talks about all things skate and street.  In this episode we talk to him about being an ea...

In this Chinese New Year episode we drink a lot of Baijiu.  Stephen Yuan is the host of Shades Of Yellow podcast and Bone Broth Soup podcast.  He is also the creator of an animated series about cryptocurrency called Ned & Nash.  You can check out his podcasts on Spotify, Ximalaya, Apple. And Ned & Nash on Youtube.   Join us on WeChat: THD_Official Instagram: thehonestdr...

Virtual Reality, Clubhouse, Dogecoin and Virtual Influencers, we have a non-expert talk about it.

We talk about the documentary The Social Dilemma, which explores the dark and sinister side of social media companies.  Listen to us rant as we discuss how our emotions and behaviors are being intentionally manipulated by social media technology and its role in shaping our world view.  The Social Dilemma is available on Netflix. Join us on WeChat: THD_Official Follow us on Instagram: the...

Matt Galat is a travel vlogger and YouTuber. His channel, JaYoe Nation, focuses on travel content as he cycles around the world exploring new places and cultures.  We talk to him about his journey and how travel has changed his social perspectives. We talk about the difficult but crucial task of keeping an objective world view and how he has recently come under attack by other YouTubers and w...

Matt Beadle is an author and keynote speaker, he is also a renowned presenter, host and facilitator seen throughout Europe on TV and all sorts of media programs.  We talk to him about his latest book “Strengths Oriented Leadership: The World Through Bee Glasses” which covers the research and scientific evidence behind how best-in-class performers, outliers, innovators, captains of industry or...

Yao Lu is the owner/operator/bartender of the renowned Union Trading Company.  A Shanghai neighborhood cocktail bar ranked on Asia's 50 Best Bars consecutively since 2016.  The Union Trading Company has won numerous awards and is known not only for creating great drinks but befriending those who walk through its doors.  Yao has also founded Standard Measure & Co Hospitality Cons...

This is a lost episode originally recorded in March of 2020.  Charles Zeng is a restauranteur and owner of the Charlie's burger chain.  We cheer ourselves up after months of quarantine with a bottle of rum and fun conversation.  We talk all things coronavirus from our perspective here in China. Join us on WeChat ID: THD_Official Follow us on Instagram: thehonestdrink_

Kathryn Hill is an elite trail runner.  She has won several ultra marathon races in China this past year.  In her first attempt at running a 100 mile (168km) race, she finished in 26 hours, breaking the previous record by 2 hours at the 2020 Jiangnan 100, which is the largest and most competitive 100 mile trail running event in Eastern China.  She holds workshops on mental toughness...

Dr. Ryan Thorpe is a writer, author and professor from Texas.  He teaches humanities and writing courses at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute.  He has a publishing deal for a series of three fantasy novels and has another publishing deal with Routledge for books teaching second language creative writing.  He is also the director of the Shanghai...

In this episode the guys talk about earning money for the podcast and how we should not rush to judge others.  Whether they are talking about other podcasters, internet celebrities, Trump supporters, virtue signalers and even Neo-Nazis, they try to remember that its more productive to hate the game than it is to hate the player.   Join us on WeChat ID: THD_Official Follow us on Instagram...