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S1E25 Wen-Jung Kuo: The Woman Who Bosses Me Around, My Mom
Hi there, you are listening to pei pals and today I am interviewing someone I’ve known for 39 years, quite literally my longest lasting pal, my mom. So welcome to a special episode of the podcast—one…
S1E24 Davis Nguyen: The Human Hustle Factor, Layered Like an Onion, Future Billionaire
Hi there, you’re listening to Pei Pals, and today I’m interviewing my friend Davis.Davis, for lack of a better word, is an alien. And I mean that with affection—truly, in the most positive way…
S1E23 Kanae Otsuki: Competition-Winning Sunshine Dancer, Observer of Eyes, Proof that Affirmations Works
Kanae, or Kanae-chan as I usually refer to her, just happens to be one of Japan’s most well-known Latin dancers. But to me what stands out more is how that happened, and that's all about her mindset…
S1E22 Bondipity: Thai Michael Buble, IHOP Expert (Not What You Think), Ambiguously Accented, Highly Anticipates Fatherhood
Take one listen to this guy’s voice. He just sounds like a singer, doesn’t he?Bondipity, or Bond as I call him, is a singer based in Bangkok. He'ss what you’d call a gigging musician, in that he…
S1E21 Arie Winograd: Psychotherapy Clinic Founder, Vitamin “N” Dealer, World’s Leading Expert on BDD (Not what you think), TOO Good at Validating People
This is a different type of episode, because even though Arie and I are friends, we wanted this conversation to be more educational. That’s because Arie just so happens to be one of the world’s best…
S1E20 Giang Nguyen: Low-Tier Feminist, the Most Third Culture Kid Ever, Lover of Rock Bottoms, Had Direct Conversations with God (But No Longer)
I met Giang when I was in Vietnam for a friend's wedding. In fact, I ended up being this friend’s best man at his wedding, which I discovered only 1-2 days beforehand. Thank you my Finnish brother.I…
S1E19 Darren Lin: Director/Janitor, Divorce Expert, Hopeless Romantic, Blue Collar Aspirant
Darren was my Chinese tutor when I was living in Taipei. But that means that it was a bit one-sided, in that he would ask me questions, and I would do the bulk of the talking because it was about me…
S1E18 Jesse Schoberg: Master of Thigh Masters, 8.5 on the Non-Normie Scale, Enjoyable Amount of Internet Famous, and Calculated Novelty Junkie
Jesse is not only my neighbor in bangkok, whenever he actually decides to live here, but he was one of the most influential people in my life last year. The way I met him is quite unique: I got sent…
S1E17 Mark Zhang Returns: New 20% Tiger Father, Obsessed with "Primal Man", Failed Nomad, Unleashed via Mindset Coaching
My pal Mark returns, this time with a baby in tow!It’s pretty great to be able to have a snapshot in time of someone’s life, before and after having a baby. You're welcome, Mark. I’m realizing that…
S1E16 Jeff Lau: Above Average BBC, Nationally Ranked Rock Climber, Wanted to Have a White Person's Head, Unclear About What Feelings Are
Once upon a time, I went to a co-working space in Taipei called the Hive, and that's where I met Jeff. It became immediately apparent that we had a lot in common, and we quickly built a ritual of…
S1E15 Jonthan Wells: Soho House Nomad, Ex-Team USA Athlete, Almost On Your Favorite Netflix Dating Show, Salary Negotiation Specialist
Jonathan is an unassuming guy, but hs is also impossible to not notice.A 6’3 handsome MFer in Bangkok tends to turn heads. But also, I noticed his shirts and hats. I figured out that they were about…
S1E14 Juan Montero: Longevity Nut, Ex-Crafty Panamanian, Growth Mindset in Human Form, Don't Call Him Mexican
Juan is one of my pals from Taiwan, and I knew of him before I met him because I had been using his website for months beforehand! He's the founder of taiwannutrition.com, and in more recent years,…
S1E13 Mel Chua: Ex-Farm Boy, Banana Inside a Twinkie, Fueled by Spite, Dance Community Builder
Mel is what I would call a boomerang. The way I define it is growing up somewhere, going somewhere else, and then ultimately returning to that first place for… reasons. Perhaps belonging, or a lack…
S1E12 Reina Virgilio: Expert at Reading the Air, Unsuited for Japanese Beauty Standards, Bellydancer, Japanese Colloquialist
The picture doesn't match the name, does it?Reina is a pal that, when we first met, we didn’t talk at all. That's because she is a dance friend from Tokyo, and we met on the dance floor at a of the…
S1E11 Lisa Andrighetto: Golden Retriever Personality, Bachata/Kizomba Instructor, Dominant Hair, Colorblind (Not in the way that you think)
In this episode, I interview my pal Lisa. I also occasionally just call her hair; just take a look at the picture.I met Lisa at a dance festival in Chiang Mai, but it wasn’t until I moved to Bangkok…
S1E10 Henry Teng: Hater of Vegetables/Sleep/Healthy Habits, Master of Cognitive Dissonance, Glory Seeker, Undefeated at "Never Have I Ever..."
In this episode, I interview my pal Henry. Henry is actually a childhood friend. There’s something about people who you have known for 30 years, give or take. I guess they become a sort of family as…
S1E9 Daniel Peleg: Probiotics Farmer, Life Quality Tinkerer, Attachment Theory Analyst, "Ex-Mossad Agent"
In this episode, I interview my pal Daniel. Our friendship actually spans a few years and a few countries. I believe we were based in Budapest around the same time years ago, and then we met and…
S1E8 Aaron Lynn: Profitability and Systems Consultant, Expert People Analyzer, Middle Manager Level of Mommy Issues, Geographic Arbitrager
In this episode, I talked with my pal Aaron. He's not only a cool guy, but he's also my Bangkok shepherd because. I'll often have the experience of telling him “so this weird thing just happened…”…
S1E7 Jaszmine Wang: Discount Scottish Fold Mommy, Survivor of Emotionally Constipated Asian Parenting, Yoga Studio Owner, the Most Introspective Person I Know
In this episode, I interviewed my pal Jaszmine. She's a new friend, but you wouldn't know it from the deep and private things that we talk about for everyone to hear. And that's because with most…
S1E6 Yu-Jiang Tham: Discount Pomeranian Daddy, Black V-Neck Aficionado, Autodidact, OCD about Personal Finance
In this episode, I interview my pal Yu-Jiang. I've known him for about 10 years, back from when we were both living in SF. We've both since moved on - him to Seattle, and me abroad since 2016. What…
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Pei Pals with Pei has published 25 episodes since December 2022, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
Pei Pals with Pei is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 1h 5m.
