The Voncast Show

On today’s episode I have Life Coach Jule Kim back on the show and she will be discussing three topics many of us can relate to: People Pleasing, Setting Boundaries & Speaking Up. Jules does a great job summarizing these topics on her social media accounts. When I saw she posted content about them I wanted to get her back on the show to go a little more in depth about them. Jules talks about W...

I typically do audio format for my podcasts. This will be my first online text interview. I interviewed Dan who is the founder of Test Your Poison. Test Your Poison is a harm reduction business that sells drug test/ check kits . We talk about Harm Reduction (and it’s stigma), fentanyl misconceptions, how Test Your Poison came about and more. This audio segment i go on a little rant about my holida...

Sup mates! On today’s episode I have night club manager / bartender & EDM enthusiast Kiem on the show. Kiem is in Melbourne Australia and she talks about her favorite childhood snacks, getting into the EDM / Metalcore scene & learning how to differentiate work & party at the nightclub. We talk about how she got into bartending, hosting a sober day party at her club, harm reduction and more. Kiem a...

Today I got the fella fella back on the podcast: rapper, podcast host and all around good dude Timothy Rhyme. 
This is a special episode where we talk about Clean time / Sobriety. Tim reached his 10 year sobriety date in July of this year and While recording this- i was on my 29th day (58th day as I upload this). Tim and I have a deep conversation about alcohol 
& drug addiction. When it became a...

Today is an episode about the scene / emo days, and who else to have as a guest than my friend Bri. I post emo/scene memes and old pictures of me back in the day with the long hair, band shirts and girl jeans. Bri put me onto so much of the style and music of this time period in our lives. 
We will be referring to the early 2000’s scene / emo era. From bands fashion, to Myspace, Warped Tour, how w...

Today I have Nuen on the show and we talk about her journey with massage therapy & her business “The Art & Wellness Lab”. Nuen shares her passion for wanting to heal others through massage therapy & more. She describes her style as as acupressure, deep tissue with a flow of Swedish. There tends to be a stereotype about Asian women giving massages- which Nuen speaks on. She talks about The Art & We...

In honor of Filipino American History Month, i had my former Asian American Studies Professor / Kuya - Allan Aquino on the podcast. Allan drops knowledge on the history of Filipino Americans, our experience in the States, why so many Filipinos are nurses, Filipino spaghetti & more! This conversation is but a preview of what was taught to me. Thank you Kuya Allan, without your encouragement along w...

On this episode i chat with Mikaela who is running as Ms. San Francisco in the United States of Ms. California Pagaent 2022. Mikaela shares how she got into pagaents, the different types & how they are judged. She also gives back to the community in her own way (Best Buddies) & more. We speak on autism, mental health, Filipino American History month, being pescatarian & more! https://www.instagram...

Today’s episode features High School friend Shiva and she educates us on the current protests In Iran & Mahsa Amini along with Iran’s history & cultural context- which paves the road to where Iran is today. She also shares her upbringing in Iran and how the recent events has effected her. On September 2022 a young woman named Mahsa Amini was detained by the morality police for wearing her hijab in...

Todays episode i catch up with Rymeezee & we talk in depth about his new album “Turbulence.” Rymeezee breaks down the concept, creative process behind the 14 track project. We have conversations about writers block, Time management & being vulnerable in his music. Rymeezee gives pointers on how avoid getting bipped, favorite Filipino dishes, battle raps, airline stories & more! Listen to Turbulenc...

On this episode I speak to musician, entrepreneur and valley ambassador Cherokee. I met Cherokee briefly at work and kept in touch. I had a fun & enlightening conversation with Cherokee about her upbringing, where she got her style, love of thrifting and her online retail store Wild Cherry. We also delve into our early rap days, early stage names & lyrics. Cherokee also helps other artists navigat...

Today’s guest with tattoo artist / body piercer Edward Tsai. I met him online a couple years ago & am a fan of this work. If you are into Asian, black & grey & anime tattoos this is your guy. Edward works at Resurrection Tattoo Shop in Monrovia, CA. 
Edward talks about his early exposure to the culture- tattoo magazines, watching Dragon Ball, his parent’s reaction to his first tattoo. Edward speak...

Today’s guest adult content creator Lana Ryder who i bonded with on twitter talking about early 2000’s Hip-Hop, Naruto & sharing memes. Lana talks about her conservative upbringing, Trinidadian foods & how she got into sex work. She breaks down how she vets talent to collab with for scenes, paperwork behind shooting / uploading content online. Conversations on how NOT to reach out to her to collab...

On today’s episode I had an interesting conversation with Kat on a range of topics. Kat is a neuroscience major and we talk about her work as A sex ed teacher, therapist & experience working in DV. Kat also shares what is going on in our brain when we have crushes & breakups and brain on pr0n From a neuroscience aspect. Fun fact: I learned How long it takes on average to get over a break up. She a...

I had a fun convo with Selina Ng-Lam today. She works at Mission Neighborhood Resource Center as an Education Coordinator. She helps out individuals out with passing their GED & plays a mentor role in that process. We talked about her upbringing, common core math, why she got into a career in the education field, and she delves into more about the GED, the individuals that take it and more! On the...

This is Micheal Pham and his story of Redemption. I met Michael online through social media groups and he shares his story about getting locked up for almost 20 years. What I wanted to get out of this conversation was mainly his upbringing, his transformation, mindset, lessons he chose to learn while being incarcerated, The injustice in the prison system, what he cooked, and being released during...

Recently learned Kam (The_Durian_Knight) is a fan of the niche fighting game genre like I am and had to get him on the podcast! 
Kam tells us about Durian, and skipping class in high school to play in the arcade. We reminisce on our younger days and first fighting games (Tekken, Street Fighter). His love for fighting games have lead him to participating and winning prize money from fighting game t...

Von Solo episode. It's just me, kinda ranting. On the previous episode, Nora talked about the importance of taking a break before you need one. A few months ago, we had conversation about me taking a break from creating content due to working at a job i strongly disliked and how it made a negative impact on my mental health. I talk about quitting my previous job, taking a break from creating conte...

Today I have creative consultant Nora Rahimian- in the same room recording this episode! We have previously tried to record this episode a couple times via phone but it didn't work out due to audio technical difficulties. 2 years later we made it work and recorded this episode at Hype Studios LA. On this episode Nora talks about her upbringing & what lead her to manage a rapper in Liberia, consult...

On this episode I chat with director / producer Theone Ly. We briefly talk about growing up in different countries, attending UC Irvine as a Bio Major. She talks about her decision to pursue a double major in Art and Film & Media Studies. Coming from a traditional Vietnamese household, with certain career expectations this was not easy. Theone talks about being an assistant director, working on co...

Had a fun convo with a friend i've known since high school who created her own lashwear brand - ABG Lashwear. In this episode we talk about what an ABG is, how her brand ties in with Asian American Representation, starting up a business, favorite boba flavors, pokemon and more! We also talk about how society glorifies youth, not giving up and how good things take time. It's real awesome seeing you...

I am back with life coach Jule Kim and today she gives us pointers on how to stick to new habits. New Year New Me! I felt this was an appropriate topic since its January and many of us have at least one resolution we want to work on. Then as the year progresses we might slip up and get discouraged and say f-it. I'll try again next year. We've all been there. Jule shares with us how to make resolut...

Today I had a chat with Augie Ray, an individual of many talents and accomplishments as a producer. He was instrumental in The Voncast Show- and let me record in Hype Studios LA. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. I learned in this conversation he also runs marathons, is a painter a father and husband. We talked about going to college, carving out our own path unorthodox path, discipline, mindset...

On this episode I spoke CSUN Hip Hop Culture Club member Mr. Master. Ive seen him progress over the years and Am proud of what he’s accomplished. We talk about the color orange, how he got into rapping, Nerdcore Hip-Hop, and his writing process. Also where he gets his inspiration from, what he checks out on youtube and more! https://www.instagram.com/mrmastersucks/ https://soundcloud.com/mrmasters...

Today’s guest is someone I’ve known since 2007 through Myspace music day: Nashville Lyricist Malcolm DeWayne. This is the first time we spoke on the phone so we kinda catch up and reminisce about that era. How his family’s music backgroud and Wu Tang’s impact led him to become a rapper, Adult Swim, the music industry, balancing priorities in life and more! https://www.malcolmdewayne.com/ https://w...