Ashley is a digital marketing expert and owner of Baxter Digital Media Group. We talk about growing up on a farm in Texas, wanting to be a professional barrell racer (?!!), how she got rid of her Texas accent (and how it comes back), and going from working in marketing for Fortune 500 companies to […]

Hanging Out with Nolan Hong

#189: Ashley Baxter

Dr. Jill Omori (Ep 44) is the Infectious Disease Officer for the City and County of Honolulu and Director of the Office of Medical Education, John A. Burns School of Medicine. With the COVID-19 case numbers surging in Hawaii, we asked her to join us for some Q&A related to testing, quarantine at home, what […]

#188: Dr Jill COVID Q&A

Lynn is president of the Nisei Veterans Legacy. She shares about her father who was a member of the 442nd, her 30-year career with the federal government, what it was like working at the Pentagon, being in Washington D.C. when 9/11 happened, and how that event played a critical role in her career. Learn more […]

#187: Lynn Heirakuji

Erin is Hawaii’s Willie Wonka as she had built a chocolate empire in Manoa Valley. We had a sweet conversation about being authentic and vulnerable as a business owner and as a brand. She also shared her lessons learned from the pandemic which led to her publishing her book — which you can find on […]

#186: Erin Kanno Uehara

Robert Cazimero is an icon of Hawaiian music, with a career that spans over 4 decades. This was an AMAZING hang out sesh. Robert shared stories about his parents, growing up one of 12 siblings, getting his start with Peter Moon’s The Sunday Manoa, performing with his brother Roland as the Brothers Cazimero, becoming a […]

#185: Robert Cazimero

Jamie and I are back with another check in episode. Just us, talking about our experiences with depression and anxiety — realizing we needed help, getting therapy, getting on medication. We’re not experts at all and this is not medical advice! We’re just sharing our own personal experiences and hoping that it may be of […]

#184: Mental Health Episode

Paul is the swiss army knife of audio in the UK. He’s been a radio Dj for over 3 decades, and is now also a podcaster, a live streamer, a wedding entertainment coordinator, and owner of an audio equipment retail shop and a recording studio. Aside from his silky smooth voice, he also has a […]

#183: Paul Webber

Our first ever siblings episode features friends of the show, Kyle Shimabukuro (Ep 1) and Jill Chung (Ep 59). We got them together to share hilarious childhood stories, Kyle’s pranks on Jill, gut busting Dad stories, how they experienced the ballistic missile false alarm, and probably one of the most random (and ignorant) discussions we’ve […]

#182: Jill Chung & Kyle Shimabukuro

To get Jamie on camera willingly would take a miracle, or it could be because live video experts Luria and Kali are gurus in empowering people to be their YOUniquely You™ selves ? We talk about how Luria got her online career started and came up with the idea to take Live Streaming Pros to […]

#181: Luria Petrucci & Kali Fabbro

Sheldon Tawata and Alfie Gonzales are part of the Kuilei Outreach Program at Kapiolani Community College and they host a podcast called Kuilei Courageous Conversations. We talk about how they’re helping Hawaii high school students find their path in life and guide them as they plan for life after graduation. They share their insight into […]

#180: Kuilei Courageous Conversations

Tif runs the Fur Angel Foundation, a Hawaii nonprofit that rescues, rehabs, and rehomes dogs. We talk about how she and her friends came up with the idea to start this organization and her love for learning and education. It’s a pretty great story about how she came to love school because it definitely didn’t […]

#179: Tif Kim

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is so passionate about teaching and making the world a better place. We talk in depth about how she does both and where it all comes from. She also shares stories about her childhood, bartending while going to college, and of course what it’s like growing up with a brother who just […]

#178: Maya Soetoro-Ng

John Pullum is an entertainer, motivational speaker, magician, and former host of several tv shows on the Discovery Channel such as “More Than Human”. John’s whole mission in life is to make the world a happier place and boy does he do that. We talk about how he got started in magic at the age […]

#177: John Pullum

Just us, airing out some marital issues! We talk about our recent pseudo car accident, clarifying shampoo, work from home life, LEDA, why Jamie’s a good listener (and a stalker), and why Nolan thought Jamie was an old lady.

#176: Totally Random

Wayne is an entrepreneur and co-creator of RaceWorz, one of the most unique and popular car shows in California. After college at UH, he moved to California to work at a little start-up called YAHOO (we get to hear some cool stories about the rockstar lifestyle that came with working inside the tech boom). After […]

#175: Wayne Chan

Nolan Hong (Hawaii emcee, actor, entrepreneur) invites his friends to talk story for this weekly podcast. It’s like going to pau hana and eavesdropping on the next table. BYOB.