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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. YouTube Link: HERE
This week, we have the very talented singer/actress & arts education advocate, Kristina Lao, joining us to share her experience transitioning from a degree in International Business to embarking upon a creative & artistic path that led her to becoming the first Hong Kong graduate of the London School of Musical Theatre and a career in music, TV, and film.
We dive into the insights Kristina developed through her experiences and how she approaches adapting to the ups and downs of artistic pursuits through socially conscious storytelling. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Music BC a not-for profit organization that supports and empowers music industry professionals in British Columbia. She also provides coaching & mentorship to help artists with pathway visibility & creative growth.
Check out her website for more details on her music, acting, and advocacy career!
Website: www.KristinaLao.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mykristinalao/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/mykristinalao
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6213091/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-lao-54a674197/
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/edaRAlBCdu0
This week, we have Vancouver indie film and music video director and producer, Logan Charron, joining us to share his experience in the Vancouver independent film community. Under his Dark River Studios, Logan has directed and produced many music videos and short films on YouTube and film competitions like Vancouver's Run N Gun 48-Hour Film Competition.
His latest project, "Surface of Blood" is a short film about crime, commitment, and danger told through the ludicrous perspectives of in-competent people. Our very own Lucas John Ng acted in the short film as the mysterious figure, Hugo. "Surface of Blood" premiered at Vancouver's Rio Theatre on July 9th and both Logan and Lucas were there! Trailer: https://youtu.be/RkNjCkKEdnk?si=E_jvXUPLEa4UbgqL
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IJFI3JcfFbo
Our first guest of Series 4 is a Lebanese - Canadian rapper from Toronto called Rio D. Our co-host, Josh Yang, met Rio D at digital nomad events while living in Buenos Aires in November, 2023, and quickly connected on a shared interest in creative pursuits and the entertainment industry. Rio D was in Buenos Aires recording with local producers on new music which led to singles like "No Queens on King", and shot a music video for "Will" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXfdld3WrQ).
In our episode, we asked Rio D his "making it" start and journey, and the urgency that comes with pursuing a rapping career later than many young rappers. His approach is to constantly drive and grind to create content and produce music with 8 unreleased singles ready to go and a consistent social media presence through his Freestyle Friday posts!
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/424SXh_1NSY
It's a new Series with new horizons and time for us to change the game and bring in some new energy. In this premiere episode, it's been 7 months since our Series 3 Finale episode and a whirlwind of activity for both co-hosts. Josh spent 3 months in South America in Argentina and Brazil and Lucas got married in Mexico (with Josh as reception co-host). We come back together after all these changes to announce some "making it" updates. New circumstances with new goals and adaptability is a vital part of any creative journey, and we're making some pivotal changes, while keeping things light. Get ready for a crazy Series 4!
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cVKAoZdbxtw
The reports of our podcast disappearing are greatly exaggerated as we come back from the depths of the past with this first in person podcast recording since the pandemic originally recorded on November 9th, 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. It's been a crazy year up until this point as a ton of life changes for both Lucas and Josh have kept things busy and interesting. We provide an update on all the work, health, travel, and artistic updates and also how we have adapted our "making it" goals 6 months since our last episode!
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_IHpz6Qp8IY
This week, we have Vancouver based actor, Cardi Wong, joining us to talk about his first lead role in a feature film, "Golden Delicious"! A coming of age story about high school senior Jake who comes to terms with his own sexual identity while being pushed and pulled in different directions from various influences like family, relationships, and new romance. It's an exciting role that we dive into with Cardi as well as his origins and motivations to act from childhood to graduating from the Capilano University's Acting for Stage and Screen program, and his experience on shows like Supergirl, Hudson & Rex, and voice acting on Supernatural Academy as series regular, Braxton!
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang - Full Ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ygswZe1EOoc
It's the first new episode of the year and we're have a blast from the past this week with Vancouver based film maker and action designer Stanton Chong! Stanton has directed a variety of short action films with his YouTube Channel Eunoia Creations and film festivals like the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. He's worked on action films in China with the Jackie Chan Stunt team and on the CW's Supergirl as an action designer.
We talk about his inspirations, journey through filmmaking and his most recent project, "Africa: A Kung Fu Story", where he went to Tanzania with a documentary crew to film their experience teaching the young monks of an African Shaolin monastery called Shaolin Tanzania. Over 17 days, Stanton helped teach these young monks about filmmaking and how to tell their story of Shaolin martial arts with practical filmmaking skills!
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Hosted by actor Lucas John Ng and comedian Josh Yang: https://youtu.be/m-5w2Zu-Pt0 | We're back! After an impromptu four months away, Lucas and Josh are back right before the holidays to let all of our listeners know that we're coming back strong in 2023! Catch up with us on this episode as we share everything that went on in the last four months of travels, career shifts, and reflections over a year of podcasting! We touch on high school reunion nostalgia, what it means to be in our 30's now, big life changes and refocusing on a new year of resolutions and making it in our creative endeavors!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vsiv-zxHSDg | This week, we have Toronto based Guyanese comedian, Clif Knight, joining us to share his experience performing comedy for 6 years in Toronto and his insight in the Canadian/American/European comedy scenes, the pros and cons of full time comedy versus balancing a 9-5 job, and standout experiences performing a one man show in Edinburgh in 2018 during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the recent release of his first comedy set on a streaming site for Out for Laughs, Season 1, on OUTtv which you can subscribe to on Amazon Prime Video! This episode is quite the comedy intensive education on the life of a comedian!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9nKb1ne2hyk | This week, Vancouver based podcaster, Kristy Yee, joins us to share the origins of their award winning podcast, Shit We Don't Tell Mom, with co-host Angie Tian! From sharing personal stories amongst friends one night to creating a podcast that presents intimate stories of their lives managing anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, Kristy and Angie want to help provide the tools and personal experiences to normalize personal mental health and well-being. Tune in to hear more about the podcast and visit their website: https://www.shitwedonttellmom.com/
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Znnzwxl2QEk
This week, we talk with Edmonton born, and Toronto based, Chinese Canadian writer/director, Christopher Yip, as he is in post-production on his upcoming series "Streams Flow from a River" which is set during a snowstorm in the home of a Chinese immigrant family in rural Alberta. We talk about the themes of family and generational perspectives of diasporic communities and Christopher's own work channeling his experiences. Former HWMIY Podcast guests are also involved in "Streams", with Jinny Wong as a member of the cast, and comedian/writer Leonard Chan involved with writing an episode of the series! Christopher's next project, "FISH BOY", is a coming-of-age short film based on his childhood growing up Queer and Asian in the Bible Belt of Canada, is set to shoot Summer 2022.
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kCEaTtDY6kw
This week, it's just the two of us, we can make it if we try! Both co-hosts, Lucas and Josh, share some updates in their "making it" journey since the end of Series 2 with Lucas making the big move back home to Vancouver! We discuss the highs and lows of juggling life, day job, family, and love all within the pursuit of art and everything, everywhere... all at once. Which segues nicely into our second half breakdown of the break out movie of the year, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once led by the OG of international cinema, Michelle Yeo! A must see cinematic triumph jam packed with absurd comedy, poignant nostalgia, and family catharsis.
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F_egmLaPee0 | This week, we have the very funny and talented Milton Ng joining us as a filmmaker, producer, and stand up comedian based out of Vancouver! Milton shares how he first got inspired to perform on stage when he saw a mic'ed up mop saleswoman at the Richmond Night Market in Vancouver. Milton has also worked on the technical side of the film industry for years for productions like Arrow, Deadpool, and The Interview. He also produces award winning short films and digital content through his own production company, Dear Hero Studio! He's collaborated with HWMIY Podcast alums Curtis Lum and Kent Leung on these short films and is currently developing a feature length film with Curtis based on his life story growing up in his family's Chinese restaurant!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full Ep on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EcUKIkgshTY | We're back for Series 3! This week, we go international with our friend and guest from Mexico City, comedian Martín León. He's one the first openly gay comedian in the Mexican comedy scene starting in 2010. He's recorded for Comedy Central four times and co-hosts four, count em, FOUR podcasts! Links below! We chat with Martín about his experience pushing the boundaries of societal norms in Mexico City and how to navigate taboo subjects. He shares how he started performing comedy, why he loves it, his path to recording for Comedy Central Latin America, and juggling all of his podcasts!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NK_PKPzWxpg | Welcome to the two year anniversary and Series 2 Finale of the Have We Made It Yet? Podcast! We do a recap of the 17 episodes and guests in Series 2 as well as reflect upon the last two years of "making it" on the podcast. Not only that, we say farewell to Toronto for one of our co-hosts, Lucas Ng, as he embarks on big life change from the Six back home to classic Hollywood North, Vancouver! It feels like the end of an era, as the Have We Made It Yet? Podcast will start Series 3 on both sides of Canada!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FbKwPRTverk | This week we have Vancouver based Producer Aaron Au, joining us to talk about the project development side of film and television as a Director of Production and Development at Brightlight Pictures. He's produced features like 2 HEARTS and most recently FLOAT (Andrea Bang, Robbie Amell). For TV he's produced pilots for Sony/Hulu, FOX, and season 1 of Netflix’s FIREFLY LANE. Aaron is currently developing a comedy series titled BANANA BOYS based on the novel by Terry Wu. During the podcast Aaron shares where he sees Asian creators and projects going in the current industry, what he looks for when finding new projects, and encourages Asian creators out there to keep developing ideas and reach out to him with spec scripts and portfolios! Reach out and email Aaron: [email protected]
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Mn-qcNbPaXE | This week, Matthew Tsang, the Creative Director for David Zwirner Art Galleries, an international, contemporary art gallery with gallery spaces in New York City, London, Paris, and Hong Kong, joins us to share his experience navigating the art and design world throughout his career from a graduate program at the Rhode Island School of Design, to UNIQLO as Senior Global Art Director, to David Zwirner. He gives us his perspective on the value of art schools and how they help artists focus on the making or the process of creating art. We also discuss current influences in the modern art space with the pandemic, BLM movement, and the growth of NFTs!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep. on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LuiuXna216E | This week, Hong Kong born and Vancouver raised Canadian actress joins us from Hong Kong to share her experience going from SFU Communications graduate to winner of the Miss Hong Kong 2013 & Miss Chinese International 2014 pageants! We discuss how she handled the spotlight as a pageant winner and the support she received from family. As a mother of two, and a working actress, TV host, and model in Hong Kong, Grace shared how she has balanced her career with motherhood as well as her growing social media following and content. We also get to know a different side of her that's not as well known, mainly her high school obsession with WWE wrestling!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zGTaNLxEbuQ | This week, friend of the podcast and Vancouver all star actress, Phoebe Miu, comes back to share how her "making it" journey has progressed since our last episode together during the pandemic. With new projects and roles releasing, it was great catching up with the new "Riverdale" actress on some advice and words of wisdom. Phoebe can be most recently seen on the CW's "Riverdale" as Jessica, the mysterious ex-girlfriend of Jughead Jones. Watch it on the CW and on Netflix!
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Hosted by actor Lucas Ng and comedian Josh Yang. Full ep on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cccIUGHegqQ | This week, Toronto based writer and director Steffi Tupe joins us to share her experiences directing multiple short films like "Two Ladies" and "Margo", which was selected as part of 2020's Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival. She has been featured on the National Screen Institute and her shorts are on the Bureau of Creative Works, a library of films from award-winning indie filmmakers around the world! We talk all about her process in casting, writing, and directing her short films and what she's learned throughout the process to help her better hone her craft. She directed our very own co-host, Lucas Ng, on an overnight shoot for her next short film "Yellow Envelopes"! You can see some of Steffi's work on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/steffitupe
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