It’s another episode of The Mimi and Greg Show! We go typical Mimi and Greg style with tangents, current events and a good old fashioned Rucka Rant! In this episode we discuss the importance of language and communication. Greg also shares his take on the ongoing investigation into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago docs . This is technically episode 50 with my dear friend Greg Rucka . I feel like we certainly should have shared a glass of champagne or something, but it was bad planning on my part. The past 50 e...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this episode I discuss the history and philosophy behind one of the most ancient Chinese kung fu weapons, the stick or staff. If you decide to join me on YouTube , you’ll see some of the visuals that go along with the episode, but not to worry loyal podcast listeners, video is not necessary. I hope you have been enjoying these episodes on traditional kung fu and stories of my martial arts journey. If you are, my favor as usual is to please continue to share this podcast with others. It would ...
Sep 06, 2022•33 min
Micaela Solís is a naturalist for the Galapagos National Park . I had the pleasure of spending a week with Micaela during my visit to these remarkable islands. Words simply cannot describe the wonderment that is the Galapagos . Micaela and the team of naturalists were so knowledgeable about the wildlife and every facet of the islands. I was particularly excited to speak with Micaela because she grew up in the Galapagos and shared remarkable stories about her experiences as a young child running ...
Aug 30, 2022•52 min
Bernard Chang artist/designer, best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design. Bernard has worked on some of the most iconic superhero books, including WONDER WOMAN , SUPERMAN , SUPERGIRL , XMEN THE NEW MUTANTS and is currently collaborating with our mutual friend Gene Luen Yang on DC’s Monkey Prince . I enjoyed hearing Bernard ’s childhood stories and how his love for art parallels with his athleticism. He was also captain of the men’s basketball team in college as ...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Greg Rucka and I pick up from our previous episode and philosophize about pain, therapy and learning as we age. I know it sounds heavy, but we actually kept it light, (for us). We share some laughs and discuss why laughter truly is the best medicine. We also do a deep dive into Lazarus and I get the update on the plan for the remainder of the comic. Lazarus fans tune into the end! For those that don’t already know: Greg Rucka is a New York Times bestselling author of hundreds of comics and nearl...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr
In this episode I am answering some listener questions on my kung fu journey and the secret to improving kung fu ! I also share some personal stories about growing up with my father, Grandmaster Pui Chan , as my teacher. Listen on for all the answers. If you like this episode, let me know by rating my podcast on your platform of choice and sharing it with others! If you would like to support with a donation to help keep this podcast going and support the work I do, you can become a patron of the...
Aug 09, 2022•34 min
Coach Dan John and I are back discussing life, destiny, cannibalism… and of course The Sword in the Stone ! In T.H. White ’s book, he raises the question: are you prepared for your destiny? It prompts an in-depth conversation on the hero’s journey. I love dissecting this book with Dan which entails so much more than reading a story. I am very grateful to Dan for giving me some fitness tips on how to get my glutes in shape. Coach Dan John is a world-renowned strength coach and mentor to many in t...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min
I had the pleasure of speaking with stars Jo Koy and Lydia Gaston about their new film Easter Sunday opening on August 5th. Jo stars as a struggling actor, comedian, and single father who returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, laughing, and loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. I was grateful to have a short, but impacting conversation with Jo Koy and Lydia Gaston. They share the inspiration behind favorite scenes in the film ...
Jul 29, 2022•11 min
Greg Rucka has been busy on the set of The Old Guard 2 . I can’t believe it’s been 4 months since our last podcast. It was great to catch up with Greg and hear about the ins and outs of the film production process. It wouldn’t be a typical episode without a Rucka rant on current events: Roe V Wade , voter suppression, gun control and the problematic Supreme Court. Over the course of the pandemic I had the pleasure of speaking with my favorite writer turned friend on a weekly basis. I really miss...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Langley Kirkwood discusses his new film Collision on Netflix, Warrior Season 3 , and the upcoming Netflix One Piece live-action film. It is eye-opening to hear about the very real issues highlighted in the film Collision : xenophobia, racism, and corruption. Langley educates me about the history and current socio-political situation in South Africa . Warrior Season 3 is underway and the excitement was difficult to contain. Cast members are flying in daily and the reunion is expected to be epic. ...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In this episode I discuss martial arts lineage, kung fu masters and women in Chinese martial arts . I get a lot of questions regarding my expertise in kung fu and decided to answer them on my show. For those of you who do not do martial arts , the episode goes beyond just martial arts . Understanding our history and lineage is important for all of us and hopefully you will enjoy the listen! If you do, my favor as usual is to please continue to share this podcast with others. It would mean so muc...
Jul 12, 2022•36 min
Gene Luen Yang is an award wining author and comic creator of American Born Chinese which is soon to be a television show on Disney+ . He also shares updates on DC’s The Monkey Prince and Marvel’s Shang Chi . Gene is creating a new graphic novel called Lunar New Year Love Story with LeUyen Pham and an adaptation of video games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale . We also delve into the benefits of movement and writing to stimulate the brain! It’s always great talking to Gene , especially now that I...
Jul 05, 2022•54 min
Sacha Coward is a LGBTQ+ historian, tour guide and escape room designer from London. I could’ve conversed with Sacha for hours about LGBTQ+ history, mermaids and vampires. In the US we are honoring Pride Month , and I am grateful to Sacha for teaching me about the history of Pride and how the LGBTQ+ culture has evolved over the years. If you love The Little Mermaid , Stranger Things , myth and folklore or escape rooms you are going to enjoy this conversation. If you like this episode, please rat...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min
I’m trying very hard to contain my excitement in this episode. Brian K. Vaughan is one of my favorite comic writers and I was thrilled he agreed to come on the show. He was so gracious to spend over an hour talking comics, writing, and collaboration. I am so grateful to share these thoughtful conversations with humans that I admire so greatly. Brian was kind enough to entertain all of my questions about his childhood, the inspiration behind his stories, and his favorite books and shows. For thos...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Coach Michael Boyle is known internationally for his pioneering work in the field of Strength & Conditioning and is regarded as one of the top experts in the area for Sports Performance Training. He has made his mark on the industry over the past 30 years with an impressive following of professional athletes, from the US Women’s Olympic teams in Soccer and Ice Hockey to the Boston Bruins , Boston Breakers , New England Revolution , and most recently the Boston Red Sox . Oscar and I had the h...
Jun 14, 2022•52 min
AAPI MENTAL HEALTH: The high rate of suicide amongst AAPI college students In this episode, I speak with Dr. Helen Hsu and Dr. Catherine Teotico about AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. We discuss the high rate of suicide amongst AAPI college students and how ways to raise awareness for mental health. I really enjoyed my conversation with these two phenomenal women and am grateful to learn more about their immigrant stories and journey to becoming passionate psychologists. Dr...
May 31, 2022•56 min
My rant on mass shootings, Roe v. Wade, voter suppression and AAPI hate crimes Disclaimer for this episode: You may be offended. You may not like what I have to say, but I need to say it. All the feelings that I am expressing are my own. They don’t represent any of the organizations I work for or with – these are MY thoughts and opinions. I’m pretty fucking angry. There are times when expletives are necessary. Now is one of those times. My anger has been building from each news cycle and legisla...
May 27, 2022•24 min
Dr. Jeannie Celestial on AAPI Mental Health Awareness Dr. Jeannie Celestial is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of a psychotherapy and consulting practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Jeannie integrates somatic, brain-based, and culturally-rooted approaches to treat trauma and facilitate radical holistic wellness, specializing in Filipinx and global majority communities. May is AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month . We discuss ways to overcome the stigma regard...
May 24, 2022•49 min
Best of AAPI Heritage Month: Richard Sakurai on life in a Japanese Internment Camp As we honor AAPI Heritage Month there is one interview that I think everyone should hear. In 2017, I had the privilege of speaking with Richard Sakurai about his experience in a Japanese internment camp . At the time of the interview, he was 91 years old. The internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II was the forced relocation and incarceration in camps in the western interior of the...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Jennifer Mosier (SAG-AFTRA) is the President of Synecdoche Works, an arts nonprofit. We discuss her love for the arts and theater as well as her life growing up in 1970s Manhattan. Jennifer was also open in sharing what life was like for her growing up as a half-Korean mixed-race child. We share outrage and discuss the ongoing issues of anti-Asian hate crimes against women. I’m grateful to take part in these discussions that allow me to learn about the experiences of others and how varied Asian ...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min
It’s AAPI Heritage Month! In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month, I’d like to kick things off with a conversation about what this month means to me and how I intend to celebrate. Instead of recording a solo podcast, I thought I’d have a chat with my favorite human, Oscar . We discuss the importance of AAPI heritage month and mental health awareness month. We also go down the kung fu rabbit hole and converse about the challenges of teaching students tradition in a modern w...
May 03, 2022•48 min
April is child abuse prevention month. Although this is a difficult subject to discuss, it is an important one. Please listen with an open mind and be mindful of any emotional triggers you may have in listening to this episode. As many of you know, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and only began sharing my story a few years ago. I had the privilege of touring a local child advocacy center in Orlando called Kids House and interviewing its CEO, Juliette Kong. Kids House is dedicated to pr...
Apr 26, 2022•47 min
This is my tenth episode with Coach Dan John and it is my favorite so far. Be ready to cry, laugh, and think with us during this hour. Dan is extremely thoughtful and insightful and I have been on an extraordinary journey with him in exploring the philosophies of The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White. I am fascinated by the parallels between the stories in the book and how it pertains to modern life. In this episode we explore a simple quote in the book: “It is unfair.” Those three words are the ...
Apr 19, 2022•52 min
Phil Jimenez is an Inkpot, Diamond, and Wizard-award-winning writer and artist who has worked for DC Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, and a host of other comic book companies for nearly 30 years. He is best known for his work on Tempest , The Invisibles , New-X-Men , Wonder Woman , Infinite Crisis , Amazing Spider-Man , and now Wonder Woman: Historia , the Black Label graphic novel written by Kelly Sue DeConnick who I had on the show a few weeks ago. I had the pleasure of talking to Phil abo...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 10 min
It’s another episode of The Mimi and Greg Show! In this episode, we go a little dark as the world around us is entrenched in so much controversy. Greg expresses his thoughts on Russia and Ukraine, climate change, cyber-attacks, and the difficulties the LGBTQ+ community is facing right now. (especially in Florida) This can be described as a yoyo episode of ups and downs as we do share a few laughs regarding his reunion working with Ed Brubaker on the Batman: Caped Crusader animation. Don’t forget...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min
It’s not every day you get the chance to speak with a United States Secret Service agent. Albert Tam recently retired from his twenty-five-year law enforcement career as the Supervisory Special Agent for the Secret Service’s Office of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs. He has worked in multiple cities, where he led criminal investigations and conducted behavioral threat assessments and protective intelligence investigations. Albert also provided protection and security to Vice Presidents...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min
I love welcoming back awesome recurring guests like SFG Chief Brett Jones . As usual, our conversation covers a lot of different topics. We discuss everything from AI to writer’s block. Brett is currently in the process of writing a book and shares where he finds inspiration and motivation. It wouldn’t be a podcast episode without discussing tv shows and in this episode, we dissect one of our favorites, Battlestar Galactica . Brett Jones is an athletic trainer who currently teaches Functional Mo...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr
Hi everyone! In this episode, Johnny Yang shares his experiences as a Hollywood stunt performer and coordinator. Johnny is another member of the wonderful Warrior HBOMAX tv series family. We had a great time talking about his work with friend and stunt coordinator Brett Chan and being a part of the Hitz International team. We had a fun time talking about his kung fu and wushu background and how it has helped shape his career in the stunt world. Johnny also surprises me with an in-depth conversat...
Mar 15, 2022•57 min
May Lee is an award-winning broadcast journalist, host of “ The May Lee Show ,” adjunct professor at USC, and founder of Lotus Media House who has been both a US-based and international anchor, host, correspondent, and producer. It was a pleasure to speak to May as a fellow podcaster and AAPI activist. May has been very outspoken about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic and spotlighted many of the victims of these horrible events. You can check out her podcast and...
Mar 08, 2022•47 min
My idea of a lovely afternoon involves talking with Kelly Sue DeConnick ! She is the acclaimed comic book writer with works that include: BITCH PLANET, PRETTY DEADLY, AQUAMAN, CAPTAIN MARVEL & her newest release Wonder Woman Historia. I enjoyed getting to know Kelly Sue in our first episode where we discussed her writing origins and her work on Captain Marvel. In this episode, we discuss Wonder Woman Historia, Greek tragedies, and martial arts philosophy. I am so grateful to Kelly Sue for ta...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 12 min
