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Episode 157- Small Paul AKA 小 保罗 (Paul Copeland) joins me in the studio. Born in England now residing in Shanghai, he is a man of many talents. He has won many awards over his career as a Creative Director at the Mill and Writer. Paul was also a DJ for 20 years and has also been a comedian.
During the Covid lockdown, Paul decided to dress up and take photos of famous people. This collection of pictures has turned into a published book and his work can be seen at his Exhibition "Self Bore Traits" at Found Gallery Shanghai. The book and photos are now available. Paul has recently been involved in the 48 hour Film Project and speaks at the PechaKucha night.
Paul talks about his exhibition, working with Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistol and meeting Oasis in New York.
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#paulcopeland #smallpaul #tellcraigyourstory #xiaobaoluo #selfboretraits #pechakucha #england #creativedirector #writer #dj #comedian #davidbowie #48hourfilmproject #newyork #johnnyrotten #sexpistols #cottonnappies #monalisa #oasis #shanghaichina
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Part 2 - Finally, I got to do a podcast with award winning Comedian Ian Badenhorst. Born in South Africa, now residing in Shanghai China. Ian was a DJ and working with one of the biggest Chinese Entertainment company, but becoming a Stand Up Comedian was his passion with stories and jokes about living in China as a foreigner and having a Chinese wife. He has performed with International Comedians Tom Green and Jackie Fabulous.
Ian has carved his name in the Shanghai comedy scene and has become the first Foreign Entertainer to get a full time Comedian Visa. In September, he won Comedian Of The Year at the "That's Shanghai" Awards night. Ian is a regular at the popular Spicy Comedy and is currently doing his "My Life In China" show to rave reviews. @ianbadenhorst www.ianbadenhorst.net
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Part 1- Finally, I got to do a podcast with award winning Comedian Ian Badenhorst. Born in South Africa, now residing in Shanghai China. Ian was a DJ and working with one of the biggest Chinese Entertainment company, but becoming a Stand Up Comedian was his passion with stories and jokes about living in China as a foreigner and having a Chinese wife. He has performed with International Comedians Tom Green and Jackie Fabulous.
Ian has carved his name in the Shanghai comedy scene and has become the first Foreign Entertainer to get a full time Comedian Visa. In September, he won Comedian Of The Year at the "That's Shanghai" Awards night. Ian is a regular at the popular Spicy Comedy and is currently doing his "My Life In China" show to rave reviews. @ianbadenhorst www.ianbadenhorst.net
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#ianbadenhorst #spicycomedy #thatsshanghai #tellcraigyourstory #southafrica #mylifeinchina #shanghaichina #standupcomedian #comedy #bestcomedian #tomgreen #jackiefabulous #joewong #benfrank #deweyparker #maplezuo #lilyma #dawnwong #frankie #msgcomedy #hanq #norahyang #greenday #nofx #theramones #kiss #dj
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Episode 154- Please welcome to the podcast Hip Hop/ Rap Artist Skinny O.G. Born in Cameroon and grew up in New York USA. He begun break dancing at the age of 7 years old. He developed his own style of hip hop / rap and has played in Cameroon, France and cities in the USA.
In 2015 he moved to Shanghai and in 2016 was the founder of Black China Music Company. Here he is producing Hip Hop Artists in Asia and collaborating with some of the best International Hip Hop Artists. He has an energetic live performance and has played hundreds of shows in China.
The first track you heard on the podcast was "Amerikkka" off his 2024 album Red Money Gang. Instagram @skinny_og @black_china_baby
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#skinnyog #redmoneygang #hiphop #rap #cameroon #france #newyork #queendiamond #whodat #amerikkka #blackchinamusiccompany #breakdancer #shanghaichina #funkyfresh #tupac #rundmc #tellcraigyourstory
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Episode 153- Please welcome to the podcast Hip Hop/ Rap Artist Skinny O.G. Born in Cameroon and grew up in New York USA. He begun break dancing at the age of 7 years old. He developed his own style of hip hop / rap and played in Cameroon, France and cities in the USA.
In 2015 he moved to Shanghai and in 2016 was the founder of Black China Music Company. Here he is producing Hip Hop Artists in Asia and collaborating with some of the best International Hip Hop Artists. He has an energetic live performance and has played hundreds of shows in China.
The first track you heard on the podcast was "Who Dat" off his 2024 album Red Money Gang. Instagram @skinny_og @black_china_baby
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#skinnyog #redmoneygang #hiphop #rap #cameroon #france #newyork #queendiamond #whodat #amerikkka #blackchinamusiccompany #breakdancer #shanghaichina #funkyfresh #tupac #rundmc #tellcraigyourstory
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Its an honour to welcome to the podcast Pro Wrestler and Promoter Ho Ho Lun. Born in Hong Kong China, Ho Ho was trained by legend The Slam. His debut match was June 2009. Ho Ho was the founder of wrestling promotion Hong Kong Pro Wrestling. He has travelled to wrestle in the Philippines, Macau, Singapore and England. In 2016 he moved to the US to join NXT / WWE. He also appeared on AEW in 2021
He currently lives in Osaka Japan and is wrestling in the Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling. He is also working behind the scenes and is a commentator. Ho Ho will be performing at the MKW Pro Wrestling show in Shanghai on the 14th September. Instagram @hoholun719
Adrian Gomez- Episode 119
Zombie Dragon/ MA- Episode 132
Big Sam- Episode 141
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Episode 151 - Please welcome to the podcast Digital Design and Entrepreneur George Lobo. Born in Sao Paulo Brazil, now residing in Shanghai China. His wild creativity shines in his collaborations with local and international clients in China. George is the Founder of the Shanghai Bald Society, which is raising awareness with young men's mental health who have lost their hair. George is also the host of PechaKucha Night Shanghai and their next show is the 15th of August- The Great Architecture and Design Special.
George was also apart of the Space Expo, X Change Talk and is a talented photographer. On his down time, George is a Southern Kung Fu Master. Instagram/ wechat- @georgelobo
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#georgelobo #tellcraigyourstory #southernkungfu #lemmy #motorhead #saopaulobrazil #shanghaibaldsociety #spaceexpo #digitaldesign #pechakucha #digitaldesign #kiss #mentalhealthawareness
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Episode 150- Please welcome to the podcast British Musician Will Kemp. Born in Macclesfield England, he graduated in Computer Science at the Edinburgh University and was involved in theatre and music at the Edinburgh Festival, one of the biggest Art and Music Festivals in the world.
He moved to China and formed the band Waidiren and has played shows all throughout China. His band has recorded and made music videos at The Shrine Shanghai. Will now resides in Chiang Mai Thailand and made an announcement on the podcast that Shanghai band Dirty Fingers will be playing shows in Chiang Mai in August with Shanghai based bands MuMuMu and Will's band Waidiren will also be playing. The track we heard at the start of the podcast was titled "Vanishing Messages* @waidiren_sh @ohdirtyfingers
As most of you know, I have had Shanghai artist Yanran singing her amazing vocals on the Tell Craig Your Story theme song for 2 years now. (You can find my podcast with Yanran episode 5, February 2020 on all the streaming services) But with a new season upcoming, we have decided to have a new theme song, and we want you or your band to make it. *No longer then a minute*MP3 format.*Must mention Tell Craig Your Story at least once.
Winner will receive 1k Yuan and will be played at the start of each episode. Entries close August 16th Let's get creative.
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#willkemp #waidiren #edinburghfestival #chiangmaithailand #shanghaichina #theshrine #dirtyfingers #tellcraigyourstory #raydio #fullthrottle #joshpemberton #mumumu #mentalhealthawareness #vocalist #guitarist
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Please welcome to the podcast the very talented photographer Tim Chambers, Born in England now residing in Shanghai China, Tim has recently had his photo exhibition called "Another Level". Tim's photography ranges from Urban B&W, Urban, Rural and Photogrammetry. He uses a drone to capture some amazing photos.
Tim also has a popular Youtube Channel where he has Shanghai City public transport videos. He also has a popular video about the movie Empire Of The Sun, where he visits the locations Steven Spielberg shot in Shanghai. He has a challenge for Tell Craig Your Story listeners in Shanghai. He wants people to do the quickest time to go on all lines of the Shanghai Metro System. Post your times in the comments.
website- www.timchambers.me wechat- timmy_tumbler
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#timchambers #tellcraigyourstory #empireofthesun #shanghaichina ##anotherlevel #shnaghaimetrochallenge #urban #rural #photgrapher #drone #photogrammetry #f1
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Episode 148 - Please welcome to the podcast Author and Former Chinese Journalist Esther Tian. Esther is the Author of the book Invisible Summit which came out in 2023. Invisible Summit is based on the documentary movie which starred Zhang Hong. It's an amazing story on how he is the first blind Asian mountaineer to climb Mt Everest.
Esther was also a former Chinese Journalist and was able to interview some of the worlds biggest leaders in politics. She talks about her interviews with the advisor to Putin, the leaders of Qatar, Australia UAE, Turkey. She also talks about her trip to Africa where she did a story for the Gates Foundation Chinese charity and her trip to Syrian refugee camp..
The sponsor of the podcast is Project Reverse- Live Pro Wrestling at the Modern Sky Lab 3st May. We have 2 free tickets to the show. To win send me a private message with the code I announced on this podcast. First person with the correct code will win the tickets
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#esthertian #invisiblesummit #zhanghong #vladimirputin #saintpetersburg #shanghaichina #killingfields, #cambodia #turkey #mteverest #blind #disability #journalist #author
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Please welcome to the podcast Matty Waters and Aaron Choi, Co Owners of the brand new Restaurant and Sports Bar Parlay. I was invited last night to the Last Call event and was great to see Parlay doing so well. Parlay is having their grand opening tonight Saturday 18th May and I recommend you get to Jingan Shanghai and experience this amazing Sports bar.
Matty is an award winning International chef, with his specialty being Kansas City American BBQ to Classic American Cuisine. We spoke outside in the patio and talked about how Parlay has the potential to be one of the most popular Sports bar in Shanghai. Its an amazing story of passion and determination. Parlay Restaurant and Sports- 358 Kangding Rd, Building 18, Jingan
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#parlay #parlayrestaurantandsports #mattywaters #aaronchoi #smokedbbq #kansascitybbq #camelsportsbar #fullthrottle #jingan #shanghaichina #grandopening
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Please welcome back to the podcast Dania Gu, Creative Director of the Redbox Theatre Show. Dania is here to review the highly controversial 2022 Netflix Documentary Tinder Swindler directed by Felicity Morris. It is based on a scam by a guy who sets up a fake profile to lure girls to give him large sums of money. As of today, he is still a free man.
Dania and I discuss the many talking points about the documentary and we want to hear from you? What do you think of the Tinder Swindler? Do you feel sorry for the girls who got scammed? Do you think the guy should be in jail? Jump on our social media and have your say!
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Please welcome to the podcast International Artist XY. She graduated from Coventry University in the UK with a Masters in Animation. Now residing in Shanghai China, she specialises in installation art, independent illustration, graffiti, 3d modelling, sculpture and digital art. Her style has been described as Cyber Pop.
Her art has been featured all over the world including - "Give Peace a Chance" is on display at Your mother Gallery in Singapore, Artavers Hong Kong large-scale outdoor art exhibition and "HOW TO DREAM" was exhibited at the British Automobile Museum.
Since 2016 she has worked with brands- Levis, Nike, China's Li-Ning, Peacebird, Jaguar. The colours that she uses really capture the eye for the viewer and my personal favourite is her animation of Albert Einstein. In her studio in Shanghai, I talk to XY about her amazing career and her promising future. Wechat - XYonline_284301260
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#XY #cyperpunk #cyberpop #artist #painter #animation #alberteinstien #hermanmunster #cybergirl #levis #jaguar #peacebird #shanghaichina #tellcraigyourstory #3dmodelling #sculpture #digitalart #nike
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Part 2 of the podcast with Co Directors of Chairs the Monologues, Ben Growden and Luke Nesler. It gets very personal and emotional. Its a heart breaking story of the struggles of depression and breaking up after a long term relationship, Ben talks about how he dealt with this and his trips to Thailand and England. How he ended up back in Shanghai and the lessons that he has learnt. Ben wants to pass on his message to other people that are in need and have been in or are in the same situation as he was. We also talk about the future of Kulture Space. A truly inspirational story.
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#thekulturespace #chairsthemonologues #tellcraigyourstory #bengrowden #lukenestler #mentalhealth #thailand #england #manchesterunited #davidbeckham
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Part 1- Please welcome to podcast Ben and Luke- Co Directors of Chairs The Monologues. "Every voice finds a seat, Every seat finds a voice". In this episode we take a deep dive into the creation of Chairs. It is a group of people who come together to talk about things that are weighting them down in their lives. The series is created to inspire and motivate it's audience, who can relate to the characters issues. Mental health is a serious issue and Chairs provides an outlet to express their feelings.
We take a deep dive into the production, the casting and how this idea came about.
Chairs The Monologues- will perform tonight at Studio 9 Shanghai, starting at 6pm. Tickets are available at www.kulturespace.com
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Episode 142- Please welcome to the podcast one of the best Netball players in the world today, Paige Hadley. Born in Penrith Australia, Netball was in her blood with her mother being a big part in the local Netball club. Paige has recently come back from the 2024 Netball Nations Cup in England and Australia won. She was also named Player Of The Series.
Paige last year resigned a 3 year deal with the NSW Swifts and is currently the Co Captain. She has won 2 Premiership with the club in 2019 and 2021. She was also named in the Team of the Year for 2023. Join me as we take a deep dive into the amazing career of Paige Hadley. Instagram @paigehadley
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#paigehadley #vicecaptain #cocaptain #nswswifts #australiandiamonds #penrithaustralia #sydneyswifts #centre #tellcraigyourstory #swish #fast5 #playeroftheseries #teamofyear #netball #ugandaafrica #netballworldcup #netballnationalcup
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Welcome to another electrifying episode of Tell Craig Your Story. Today we bring you an in-depth conversation with 'Big Sam', a renowned international professional wrestler. Listen to the riveting tales of Sam's wrestling career, his gripping experiences and intriguing accounts from his travels across Japan and Nepal. Tune in to hear captivating behind-the-scenes stories recorded live in Shenzhen, after a wrestling match.
Experience Big Sam's journey as he evolves from his Viking-inspired wrestling name Von Odin to his eminent ring name - Big Sam. Get a glimpse of the cultural tension he faced in Nepal and explore the dynamic relationships within the wrestling industry with Sam's first-hand anecdotes. Engross yourself in the evolution of an amateur to a global wrestling star and learn about the thrilling world of pro wrestling.
In this episode, Big Sam shares his unique life-story, unravelling his path from England to China, and how he built a successful wrestling career in the heart of Asia. Discover his personal and professional life, from dating in China to grappling with career challenges and unexpected turns. Gain fascinating insights into the Chinese wrestling scene, revealing episodes of scams and instability within the wrestling world.
Join us in exploring the incredible life of Big Sam as he shares his inspiring tales of resilience, offering significant life lessons. Listen to his philosophies, his tribute to his father, influences, and discover the thrilling world of wrestling in China. Instagram @sjdburgess
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Join us in this riveting episode of the 'Tell Craig Your Story' podcast as we explore the incredible journey of Smoke - an internationally acclaimed tattoo artist who transformed struggles into art. Born and raised amidst the perils of a crime-infested country in Angola, Smoke found solace and redemption in art.
Listen as he shares his heartfelt narratives from his early years to his resurgent growth during the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smoke delves into his love affair with art that scaled from graffiti and painting to becoming a world-renowned tattoo artist. You'll also discover how his heartbreaking experiences fueled his aesthetically sublime artistry, and how his background as a techno DJ adds a unique blend to his life and art.
Smoke's story is a powerful testament to resilience, passion, and the will to overcome hardships. He shares his inspiring journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in Angola, to becoming a successful tattoo artist in China. Despite the hurdles, he never ceased to lose his positive outlook and used each challenge as a stepping stone towards success.
In this episode, Smoke also offers a glimpse into his creative process, shares how he embraces his uniqueness, and emphasizes the importance of staying true to one's originality. This episode indeed holds a compelling message about perseverance, individuality, and turning life's adversities into art. Instagram @smoketattoo_
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2024 is here. I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas holidays. Let's kick off the new year with Episode 139.
Please welcome to the podcast Ksenia Geddes (Susan Clarke) and Trenton Schneiders-, Creator and Directors of the Detective Mystery Bilingual 3 Acts Theatre Show "Women Who Kill". The podcast was recorded live at the premiere show at The Pearl Theatre on the 17th November 2023. The show is interactive with the fans as they get to find clues and evidence in the theatre and at the end of the show, get to vote for who is the killer.
Women Who Kill next show will be on the 19th and 20th of January. Tickets are available at The Pearl Theatre. @officertrenton
Creators and directors- Ksenia Geddes , Trenton Schneiders Actors -Detective Howard - Trenton SchneidersNancy - 陈思宇 Chen SiyuNina Morgan - Caitlin Quinlan Serena Blair - Ella VaThymeLucy Anderson - Ksenia Geddes Dancers - Dih Hizidorio , Ge Rodrigues , Lisa , Natalia V Stage manager- Vitaly
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Please welcome to the podcast talented Singer, Song Writer and Recording Artist Colin Mosher. Born in Halifax Canada, now residing in Shanghai China. He is one of main musician in the Shanghai music scene. He formed the Foo Fighters tribute band Faux Fighter and toured internationally. He still gets fans coming up saying to him "Hey you look like Dave Grohl" He then joined Trash Panda on bass and was one of the most hard working bands in Shanghai. After departing Trash Panda, Colin formed the trio rock band Doppler Drive and they made their first E.P in 2023. The songs we heard from the EP on the podcast were Axxhole and Rotter.
Doppler Drive Colin Mosher- Vocals/Bass Loice Iperot- Drums Nijat Niyaz - Guitar
Wechat- @mosher72 Instagram- @dopplerdrivesh @cmosher72
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