Weekly Fascination

Demsky - Ambient Trip-hop Beatmaker Demsky’s tracks reflect the social movements around him. Adaption, compassion, relationships and how we form them are themes explored through interlacing layers of innovative synthesizer. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/demsky Tour schedule: https://www.songkick.com/artists/10076060-demsky Links: Unbound Merino clothing (Dan Demsky): https://unboundmerino.com...

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Co-founder and investor of SAYA, the largest cybersecurity employee training platform in Japan specializing in micro-learning content, gamefied learning & phishing simulation for Japan's 126 million people. Saya University: https://www.linkedin.com/company/saya-university/ Jonathan Hiroshi Rossi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhiroshi/ Follow Weekly Fascination on Social Media YouTube Twi...

Craic is the best Irish pub in Tokyo. Situated in Akasaka, it is a friendly place to go after work to grab a beer with friends. They also have a full menu of Irish pub food. Eddie and I discuss what it was like to manage a pub during difficult times, how he creates a welcoming atmosphere, as well as his inspirational speaking experience Map Note: Craic accepts Bitcoin Cash (BCH).  Follow Week...

General Counsel of DreamHost, Chris took on the Department of Justice when they sent an overly broad subpoena for customer data to his company. Chris is a graduate of University of Southern California and Southwestern Law School. More about Chris: "Cyber and Data Privacy Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal. "Digital Age Fighter" by the LA Daily Journal. "GC Powerlist" attorney of the Legal 50...

My friend "V" joins me to talk about Bitcoin Cash, Graphene OS, and several other topics along the way. Bitcoin Cash brings sound money to the world, fulfilling the original promise of Bitcoin as "Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash". Merchants and users are empowered with low fees and reliable confirmations. The future shines brightly with unrestricted growth, global adoption, permis...

Karras Lambert is a PhD student in economics at George Mason University and a 2021 Mises Institute Summer Research Fellow. He previously earned a Masters degree in finance from Peking University HSBC Business School and a B.S. in economics from Drexel University. Karras specializes in economic theory in the tradition of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises. https://mises.org/profile/karras-lambert Rec...

Byron Kennerly is a touring comedian from Los Angeles on a quest to perform an improv comedy show in every country in the world. He plans to perform improv in 197 countries around the world, which he started in Japan on October 23, 2022 with the Pirates of Tokyo Bay.  Follow his journey on social media: Instagram   YouTube   TikTok   Facebook   Twitter   Website Other links we talked about:  Pirat...

Mae Yoshikawa is a yogini, teacher, mother, and author. She was the first Japanese woman to be officially qualified to teach Ashtanga yoga and won the "Yoga People Award 2016" Best of Yogini. She has graced the covers of over 40 issues of Yogini magazine and authored a widely popular column from 2003-2013. Mae shares her journey of personal growth, overcoming loss, and openness. With tears and lau...

Friend, author, and fraud investigator Nathan Lynch joins me to talk about international money laundering, travel, culture, and the beauty of books.  In today's ruthless world of organised crime, the best criminals aren't foolish enough to steal money out of banks. They wear tailored suits, carry briefcases, and discreetly slip money into banks.  In The Lucky Laundry , financial crime ex...

Alex is the CEO of 3D Printing Corporation K.K. based in Yokohama, Japan. We discuss how he got into the business and how 3D printing brings manufacturing closer to consumers. We also discuss entrepreneurship, doing business in Japan, and the unique challenges entrepreneurs face.  The company's website is: www.3dpc.co.jp. For inquiries, contact Alex at: ad@3dpc.co.jp. 

In this episode, we talk about the film Mister Sister - A suicidal man from Milwaukee is given a second chance at life in NYC, working as a drag MC while learning the courage from the caring LGBTQ community to pursue his dreams, including a relationship with a tap dancing single mom. Mars Roberge is a Canadian-American dual-citizen filmmaker, born in Scarborough (borough of Toronto) and living in...