This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon is honored to welcome Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi to the show. Everyone knows Kristi as a champion on the ice, but in her years since winning gold she has also become a devoted author, philanthropist, and lifelong advocate for youth literacy. Born in California to Japanese-American parents, Kristi's mother was born in a WWII internment camp while her grandfather served...
May 29, 2025•50 min•Season 9Ep. 905
This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon welcomes Rudy Mata to the show. Shannon first met Rudy at the LA County Youth Mental Health Summit hosted by the Department of Youth Development, where his story and message left a lasting impression. Rudy's journey is one of resilience, transformation, and purpose. In the face of overwhelming odds, he committed himself to his growth and education and continues that path as he wo...
May 22, 2025•54 min•Season 9Ep. 904
This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon sits down with her friend, Katie Soo. Katie is a creative force, tech innovator, and passionate advocate for underrepresented voices in storytelling. With a career that spans Hulu, HBO Max, DC Universe, Dollar Shave Club, and more, she has been instrumental in building and launching some of the most iconic and disruptive brands in entertainment and media. But what Shannon admires...
May 15, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 903
This week's guests on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May are The Twinjas—Ollie and Jonny Ho—and professional MMA fighter, stunt performer, and coach Austin Liu. Shannon has known Ollie and Jonny Ho, known as The Twinjas, their whole lives. Their father, Steven Ho (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Conan O'Brien), has been a previous guest on the podcast and is a longtime friend. Identical twins and martial arts prodigies, the boys are maki...
May 08, 2025•42 min•Season 9Ep. 902
This week's guest on this special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for AANHPI and Mental Health Awareness month is chef and entrepreneur Judy Joo! Judy Joo is a Korean-American chef, author, and TV personality whose path to culinary success took a sharp left turn from Wall Street to the world's finest kitchens. From an engineering degree at Columbia to becoming the only female Iron Chef UK, Judy has built a career rooted in bold decisions, fearless creativity, and a...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 9Ep. 901
This week on The Bruce Lee Podcast , Shannon welcomes actor, colleague and friend Rich Ting. You may know Rich from his work portraying Bolo on season 1 of Warrior but their connection goes back a lot further than that. Find out how Rich first met Shannon when he was just 13 years old and the journey he went on from athlete to earning two post graduate degrees to becoming an actor! Rich's new show On Call for Amazon Prime debuted in January of this year, just as he wrapped an arc on Tulsa King S...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 8Ep. 808
This week on the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon sat down with the incredibly talented and versatile Daniel Wu. A self-proclaimed "maker", Daniel creates and crafts as an actor, director, producer, designer, race car driver and so much more! In 2022, he received the Bruce Lee Award, presented annually by the Asian World Film Festival and the Bruce Lee Foundation to individuals in the film industry whose work in martial arts creates a legacy of excellence and bridges East and West. Over the past few y...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 807
This week on the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon sits down with the hilarious and unstoppable Jo Koy! Known as one of today's premiere stand-up comedians, Jo's journey from performing in a Las Vegas coffee house to selling out arenas around the globe is nothing short of inspiring. Shannon was lucky enough to get to see him perform a sold out show at the Forum this year, and Jo Koy made Shannon laugh til her sides hurt and she couldn't breathe. Jo's comedy draws from his colorful family and unique lif...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 806
This week's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is Brett Chan—a renowned director, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, and 2nd Unit Director with over 40 years of martial arts experience and more importantly he is a friend of Shannon's! Brett is known for his Emmy-nominated work on Netflix's Wednesday and, of course, HBO's Warrior! He is known for his groundbreaking approach to action filmmaking, which has earned him multiple Emmy nominations and global acclaim. Brett's career blends technical ex...
Dec 12, 2024•44 min•Season 8Ep. 805
This week's guest on the podcast is seven-time Mr. Olympia champion Phil Heath. Phil is a titan in the world of bodybuilding, but beyond his unparalleled accomplishments in the sport, Phil is a powerhouse of inspiration, using his journey to motivate others to achieve greatness. His story is one of relentless dedication, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence, offering lessons that transcend the gym. On this week's episode, Shannon delves into Phil's career, mindset, and the principles that d...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 804
Shannon has known Janet Yang since the late 80s! She was the inspired force behind the idea to make a Bruce Lee biopic at Universal that ultimately became Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. She went on from there to become an award winning producer at the highest levels. Maybe you've heard of Empire of the Sun, The Joy Luck Club or The People vs Larry Flint? If you have, then you've been touched by Janet. Aside from being a producer Janet is also the current president of the Academy of Motion Picture ...
Nov 21, 2024•55 min•Season 8Ep. 803
This week's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is Kieran Bew. Kieran and Shannon had been trying to connect to record a podcast episode for some time. He is a beloved member of the cast of WARRIOR and that's because he is just a lovely human being. He is introspective, has an adventurous spirit and is an artist at heart. And he is a championship fencer!! Which is where his affinity with Bruce Lee started but definitely did not end! Listen in as we discuss acting, artistry, fencing, dragon riding, pe...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 802
This week's guest for this end of year season on the Bruce Lee Podcast is none other than the legendary big wave surfer, innovator and entrepreneur – Laird Hamilton. Laird Hamilton is best known as an American big-wave surfer and pioneer in the world of action water sports. A renowned innovator and guiding genius of crossover board sports including tow-in-surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and hydrofoil boarding, Laird is the essential Water Man, continuously pushing the limits and expanding all ...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 801
This week's guest on the last BLF Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast are Bing Chen and Jeremy Tran of Gold House. I have known these two founders and long time friends for a while and they are power houses that I am happy and blessed to call my friends. Jeremy Tran is the Executive Director, COO, and Co-Founder of Gold House, the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific creators and companies. At Gold House, Jeremy oversees all narrative change initiatives, i...
May 30, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 6
This week's guest on the BLF Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast is Norman Chen. Norman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and brings a thirty-year career in entrepreneurship, healthcare and community leadership in the United States and Asia to the role. Norman is passionate about building organizations in both the nonprofit and private sectors that positively impact society. Prior to his appointment at TAAF, Norman co-founded the nonprofit Leading Asian American...
May 29, 2024•44 min•Season 7Ep. 5
This week's guest on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the Month of May is Uma Srivastava. Uma was born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi and calls Nashville, TN home; Uma attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she started volunteering for KultureCity in 2015 and now operates as the Executive Director. Aside from KultureCity, Uma is a member of the Rotary Club of Nashville and Junior League of Nashville and serves on the board of Pro...
May 23, 2024•34 min•Season 7Ep. 4
This week's guest for our BLF takeover of the BLP for the month of May 2024 is Michelle Li! Michelle Li is an award-winning, veteran journalist who co-launched the Very Asian Foundation in January 2022 alongside friend and fellow journalist Gia Vang . Her response to a racist voicemail became a global movement of unity and caught the attention of The Ellen Show. Ellen's monetary gift of $15,000 helped start the seed money to create a non profit focused on shining a light on Asian life through ad...
May 16, 2024•45 min•Season 7Ep. 703
This week's guest on our BLF Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May 2024 is award-winning Korean-American actor and filmmaker, Jon Lee Brody. As an actor Jon has appeared in films like "Star Trek Into Darkness" "Fast and Furious 7" and James Wan's "Malignant". His work as a director/writer/producer covers multiple genres and multiple job titles. In 2019, he directed the DC Universe show 'DC Universe All Star Games' making him the first ever Korean-American to direct a ...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 702
This week's guest on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the Month of May is Dr. Julian Maha! Dr. Julian Maha is an accomplished neurodiverse emergency room physician, and the Director of the Emergency Medical Services in South Alabama. He is the founder of KultureCity, one of the fastest growing nonprofits for invisible disabilities/sensory needs in the United States. He is known for his innovative ideas, and ability to connect with the community. Unde...
May 02, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 701
Shannon's guest on this week's episode is Sifu Harinder Singh! Sifu Singh is a Martial Artist, Philosopher, Keynote Speaker, Author and High-Performance Coach. Sifu Singh teaches elite audiences and organizations "How to Master Their Center and Flow in Chaos". Come listen in on how chaos informed Sifu Singh's life path and led him to learn peacefulness and healing in the face of his inner conflict! This is the journey of Sifu Harinder Singh! Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast...
Feb 29, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 604
Shannon's guest for this week's episode is Sam Yo! Sam Yo, is a Peloton instructor, speaker, ex-monk, and actor who has been featured on BroadwayWorld , People , Stylist , Today , and Gizmodo to name a few. Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast...
Feb 22, 2024•44 min•Season 6Ep. 603
On this episode, Shannon sits down with Chatri Sityodtong, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ONE FC, Asia's largest global sports media platform with a broadcast to over 190 countries worldwide. Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast
Feb 15, 2024•52 min•Season 6Ep. 602
In this episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon discusses the symbolism of the dragon and how it relates to her father's philosophies and the Dragon year ahead. Gung Hay Fat Choy! And happy year of the dragon to everyone! Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast
Feb 08, 2024•28 min•Season 6Ep. 601
I sat down with our Warrior podcast friends to discuss the 50th anniversary of my father's legacy with our cast and crew joining in on the fun. July 20 marks the date not just of my father's passing but of the beginning of his enduring legacy. And so for us this is a time of reflection and celebration. I am always astonished and humbled by and grateful for the impact that my father has had on culture and on the human spirit. My continued reverence for this impact is why I am inspired to carry on...
Jul 20, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 506
Landing July 20, 2023 is a special edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee's Legacy created by our friends at Max's Warrior Season 3 Companion Podcast and featuring Shannon and other members of the cast and crew of Warrior! Thank you for celebrating with us, everyone! Enjoy the episode! Show notes and more episodes at Brucelee.com/Podcast
Jul 18, 2023•1 min•Season 5Ep. 505
Our guest this week on the special Bruce Lee Foundation edition of the Bruce Lee podcast is Ashanti Branch! Ashanti is a key-note speaker, has been consulted by the US Surgeon General's office on the youth mental health crisis, is a Fulbright Fellow and 4x Tedx Speaker. His work with youth has been featured at SXSW, on CNN with Lisa Ling, on the Kelly Clarkson Show, and in the documentary about American masculinity 'The Mask You Live In', which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He is the Foun...
Jun 01, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 504
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Community Clinic at age 24. Growing up in a family with Filipino and Toisanese ancestral roots that faced trauma in the Western medical system, she wanted to become the first physician in her family and use ancestral, holistic healing methods. Inspired by her experiences and the rich history of healing justice activism in the Bay Area, Bernadette created F...
May 25, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 503
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Community Clinic at age 24. Growing up in a family with Filipino and Toisanese ancestral roots that faced trauma in the Western medical system, she wanted to become the first physician in her family and use ancestral, holistic healing methods. Inspired by her experiences and the rich history of healing justice activism in the Bay Area, Bernadette created F...
May 25, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 503
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Community Clinic at age 24. Growing up in a family with Filipino and Toisanese ancestral roots that faced trauma in the Western medical system, she wanted to become the first physician in her family and use ancestral, holistic healing methods. Inspired by her experiences and the rich history of healing justice activism in the Bay Area, Bernadette created F...
May 25, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 503
Shannon's guest on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is actor, musician and activist, Perry Yung. You may know him as Father Jun from our show Warrior on Max! But Perry was the founder of the Asian American performance collective SLANT Performance Group and has been a member of La Mama's Great Jones Repertory Group since 1993 where he has performed leading roles in Andrei Serban and Elizabeth Swados' Fragments of a Greek Trilogy around the world. Perry is also a traditionally trained ...
May 18, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 502
