Best Redbook Podcasts (2026)

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What does Trustworthy AI mean for your organization? 24:18

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21d ago24:18

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Phaedra Boinodiris, IBM Global Leader for Trustworthy AI for IBM Consulting. Our focus topic for this podcast is to understand what Trustworthy AI means for your organization with the evolution from predictive AI to g…

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Automation - past, present, and future 19:38

2M ago19:38

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Jennifer Graham, Mainframe Consultant at Nationwide Insurance. Our focus topic for this podcast is Automation - past, present, and future: moving from today’s daily operations to the vision of Operations with AI. Jenn…

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Simplify mainframe operations, the new IBM Redbooks® publication ……thoughts from the chief architect 22:46

3M ago22:46

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Juergen Holtz, STSM, IBM Z AIOps Chief Architect. The focus of the discussion today is the newly released IBM Redbook titled Simplify Mainframe Operations. During the interview we learn about the challenges and use ca…

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New IBM Redbooks® publication on tape, the best snippets 18:56

3M ago18:56

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Mary Gorczynski, GTM Lead for IBM Z AIOps goes rogue and takes the microphone to interview Carolyn Reschke, System Test Lead, IBM Z AIOps. The focus of the discussion today is the newly released IBM Redbooks® publication titled Simplify mainframe operations. During the interview Carolyn tells us about…

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Discovering Mainframe TCO: Tools help with the heavy lifting for cost transparency of applications 23:25

4M ago23:25

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Brett Allison, Program Director of IBM Z AIOps takes on the role of guest host to interview Jon Ulrich, Health Insurance Industry IT Engineer. The focus of the discussion today is Cost Transparency and the impact for IT Operations, using IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS and IBM Apptio Mainframe Tota…

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Simplification and standardization are driving the future of AI 19:41

5M ago19:41

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Rosalind Radcliffe, IBM Fellow, CTO for IBM Z Ecosystem. The focus of the discussion today is AI technology for the IBM Z ecosystem. Rosalind tells us how simplification and standardization are key elements driving th…

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Comparison for OpenTelemetry decision speed to Formula One racing 15:24

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Ruediger Schulze, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. The focus of the discussion today is observability and OpenTelemetry for trace management and metrics. The solution focus is on IBM Instana Observability for z/O…

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The role of System Automation in an AI future 15:20

6M ago15:20

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Paul Koniar, IT Architect specializing in System Automation and NetView at FIS. Our focus topic for this podcast is System Automation. Paul says that “AI running on the mainframe with tools like System Automation…will…

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Just cut and paste with OMEGAMON and the new Grafana plug-in 21:19

6M ago21:19

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In this episode in the series recorded at the AIOps Technical Council 2025 (AOTC) meeting in RTP, NC, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Jim Porell, Director, Solutions Advisor at Rocket Software. Our focus topic for this podcast is IBM Z OMEGAMON with the new Grafana plug-in. Just cut and paste fro…

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For a “New to IBM Z” employee, AIOps “automagically” saves money 7:02

6M ago7:02

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, and Rosalind Radcliffe, IBM Fellow and CTO of IBM Z Ecosystem, interview Virginia Rodgers, Customer Success Manager at 21CS. Our focus topic for this podcast is mainframe AIOps in the eyes of a “New to Z” employee. Join us to he…

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Truth or myth: there is no automation on the mainframe 18:50

7M ago18:50

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This is the first podcast in a series recorded at the AIOps Technical Council 2025 (AOTC) meeting in RTP, NC. Our guests for this episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, are Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, and Sowmya Kameswaran, IBM STSM and Chief Architect IBM watsonx Assistant for Z. Our focus topic for this…

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Recap of AIOps Technical Council (AOTC) 2025 2:08

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In this AIOps Corner podcast, Uwe Gramm, Program Director, IBM Z AIOps gives Chris Sayles, Producer AIOps Corner podcast an overview of what he saw at the AIOps Technical Council 2025 meeting in Durham, NC. Uwe was encouraged by the feedback that IBM received from the clients and partners as they try to set the IBM strategy for AIOps in an AI drive…

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Mainframes are like Formula One race cars 19:54

8M ago19:54

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Paul Buchanan, Principal Mainframe Systems Programmer at Ensono. Our focus topic for this podcast is AIOps in the eyes of a managed service provider. Listen to hear how Paul thinks mainframes are like Formula One race…

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AIOps Tools reduce the noise and deliver anomaly detection faster 18:00

8M ago18:00

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Frank Kyne, Semi-retired Editor of Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter. Our focus topic for this podcast is AIOps from the eyes of a mainframe editor. Frank provides his views on IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS, the rece…

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Innovation with AI to drive a new era in operations 20:35

9M ago20:35

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Skyla Loomis, General Manager, IBM Z Software. The focus of the discussion today is on the importance of simplifying mainframe operations for clients. In addition to telling us about the new IBM Z Operations Unite rel…

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Insights on new game changing hybrid cloud tools within AIOps 20:56

10M ago20:56

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Andy Bradfield, Vice President IBM Z Hybrid Cloud Software. The focus of the discussion today includes Andy’s insights on game changing tools from IBM. Andy takes us on a journey from hybrid cloud to what’s in store f…

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2 Master Inventors face off on the topic of Artificial Intelligence 19:35

11M ago19:35

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Martin Keen, Master Inventor at IBM and winner of the NC Inventor of the Year award with 400 patents. The focus of the discussion today is the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They dive into Martin’s view on AI …

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Simplify mainframe operations with observability, performance tuning and skills 20:22

11M ago20:22

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, Director AIOps on IBM Z. The focus of the discussion today is the simplification of mainframe operations. During their discussion Sreekanth takes the opportunity to encourage listeners to sign …

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Derek Powe, from M&T Bank, tells us the importance of software asset management 17:26

12M ago17:26

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Derek Powe, Senior Vice President, zPlatform Manager at M&T Bank. They discuss how the end-to-end observability plan is to make the mainframe transparent, which will enable you to pull up your topology mapping on an ip…

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Year in review with the producers of the AIOps Corner podcast 20:41

12M ago20:41

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, is joined by the IBM producers of the podcast series, Mary Gorczynski, GTM Marketing Manager and Chris Sayles, Digital Marketing Strategist. Mary and Chris have fun discussing what it’s like to produce this podcast and review hi…

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Clever people fix problems, wise people avoid them 20:34

1y ago20:34

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Yasemin Ciftcisoy Sen, Z Middleware and Communication Services Manager, at a Turkish bank. The focus of the discussion today is OMEGAMON and how Yasemin uses it for preventive automation. Yasemin discusses how she has…

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Stay out of jail with Backup Resiliency 25:22

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Rebecca Levesque, Chief Revenue Officer and Founder, 21CS. The focus of our discussion today is around the product IBM Z Backup Resiliency and the importance of having a cyber resilient industry solution to keep you c…

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Can anything stump John Baker from IBM IntelliMagic? 13:44

1y ago13:44

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews John Baker, IntelliMagic Principal Consultant at IBM. Our focus is on the life of an IntelliMagic consultant, post acquisition into IBM Z AIOps. They talk about IntelliMagic and the future with System Automation, Work…

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No shortcuts! AIOps is a journey 16:59

1y ago16:59

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Frank Petersen, IT Architect, Bankdata. The focus of our discussion is around AIOps being a journey and that you shouldn’t take shortcuts! They start the AIOps journey with OMEGAMON for monitoring and progress to the …

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IBM JCL Expert gives you more confidence in an agile world 15:09

1y ago15:09

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Rebecca Levesque, CRO and Founder, 21CS. The focus of our discussion today is around the development partnership between 21CS and IBM, specifically on the IBM JCL Expert solution. Learn the benefits of IBM JCL Expert …

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Fine tuning your signal to noise ratio with IBM Z Anomaly Analytics 15:14

1+ y ago15:14

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Tim Brooks, IBM Senior Product Manager IBM Z AIOps. The focus is the new release of IBM Z Anomaly Analytics. Starting with the core messaging of the AIOps on IBM Z framework of Detect, Decide, Act, Tim then takes us t…

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Ezriel Gross shares his passion for OMEGAMON and vision of AI for the future 13:12

1+ y ago13:12

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast, taped at SHARE, Kansas City, Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Ezriel Gross, Principal Solutions Advisor at Rocket Software and IBM Champion. The focus topic is OMEGAMON and it’s evolution leading up to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and recommendations…

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Mike Shorkend talks about the modern way to monitor anomalies 14:18

1+ y ago14:18

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Mainframe Consultant, Mike Shorkend at SHARE, Kansas City. Mike talks about the evolution of OMEGAMON over the last 40 years and how sharing his knowledge with new mainframers is important. Mike embraces new technologi…

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Eureka moment for Lynda Gernon, from Bank of Montreal (BMO) 14:59

1+ y ago14:59

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Lynda Gernon, a Mainframe Systems Technical Specialist, at Bank of Montreal (BMO). They discuss IBM z/OS Workload Integration Navigator (ZWIN) and IBM z/OS Workload Integration Correlator (ZWIC) and how they help BMO w…

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Joseph Westman, from CIBC tells us what the next big thing after AI 14:47

1+ y ago14:47

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Joseph Westman, Director Mainframe Performance, Capacity and Innovation, at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Our focus topic starts with Joseph’s thoughts on AIOps and the importance of detect, decide and…

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Jim Horne, from Lowe’s Companies, provides a perspective on the IntelliMagic acquisition 11:26

1+ y ago11:26

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, interviews Jim Horne, a MVS Systems Programmer, at Lowe’s Companies and an IBM Champion. The focus topic today is on the acquisition of IntelliMagic and how IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS helps Lowe’s with performance and rep…

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Ask Bala Rajaraman, an IBM Fellow, Anything about Z AIOps 20:20

1+ y ago20:20

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Today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast features Bala Rajaraman, an IBM Fellow, who fields questions from clients after the AIOps Technical Council (AOTC) meeting in May, 2024. In addition to Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor, the podcast features Kim Oerbo Pedersen from JN Data and Jim Horne from Lowe’s C…

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Lukas Jaks, from IVV, GmbH provides a new mainframer’s perspective on IBM Z 10:23

1+ y ago10:23

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager andMaster Inventor, interviews Lukas Jaks, a CICS System Programmer at IVV, GmbH and IBM Champion. Our focus topic today will be on the new generation of mainframers, and how important integration is for your AIOps journey. Please be sure to join the…

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Erik Weyler, Cobol Erik, from SEB discusses modernization and the future of AIOps 13:16

1+ y ago13:16

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Member and Master Inventor, interviews Erik Weyler, Mainframe Platform Architect from SEB, a leading northern European financial services group. The focus of today’s podcast is around the future of AI, modernization of Cobol tools, machine learning, and the …

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Stefan Ekman from SEB shares his thoughts on Z AIOps 16:06

1+ y ago16:06

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In today’s episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager andMaster Inventor, interviews Stefan Ekman, Deputy Domain Architect at SEB, a leading northern European financial services group. The focus of today’s podcast will be IT Automation in a mainframe centric world, especially looking at skills, Artifici…

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The inaugural AIOps Corner episode features an interview with Brent Phillips 16:16

1+ y ago16:16

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In today’s inaugural episode of the AIOps Corner podcast Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Member and Master Inventor, interviews Brent Phillips, Managing Director from the IntelliMagic acquisition. The focus topic of today’s podcast is the very exciting acquisition of the IntelliMagic company into the IBM Z AIOps portfolio. Brent gives …

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Roselyn Keo, Former Exotic Dancer + Author of The Sophisticated Hustler 56:45

6y ago56:45

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Not all Asians get straight A's in high school and go off to college. Some drop out of high school and work in strip clubs. Roselyn just happened to get arrested in the process and inspired the Hustlers movie starring Constance Wu and J.Lo. She talks about her tough childhood, strip therapy, what goes on in the champagne room, post-pregnancy "fishi…

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Jeik Savage, Sunset Co-founder + SRQ Labs Director on Alcohol Flush aka Asian Glow 28:11

6y ago28:11

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Jeik wants Asians to be able to enjoy drinking alcohol without getting a red face or other alcohol flush symptoms. Having experienced firsthand the social awkwardness of exhibiting Asian glow, he helped create a supplement called Sunset that helps break down the toxins that your body produces when you consume alcohol. Jeik talks about the physical …

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Aya Kanai, Chief Fashion Director of Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Redbook and Woman's Day 30:31

6+ y ago30:31

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Aya Kanai wants to get into your head when she styles you. As the Chief Fashion Director of six different magazines, she has to understand the different celebs that she styles as well as the different demographics that the magazines cater to. She talks about dressing like a tomboy, why you won't see her in heels at work, the hours of work that goes…

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Judy Joo: Chef, Restaurateur, Television Personality + Author 33:20

6+ y ago33:20

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A regular on Food Network and The Cooking Channel, Judy has made Korean food accessible to large audiences with her simplified recipes. Now she's out with a new cookbook that reflects her identity as a Korean, American and Londoner. She talks about giving up a lucrative finance job to pursue a more fulfilling career, breaking the mold of what a fem…

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Andrew Samuel, Author of "Our American Dream" + LINKBANK CEO 34:32

6+ y ago34:32

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Andrew Samuel went from collecting and selling cow dung in India to leading multi-billion dollar banks in the US. He talks about living in a tiny shack with 15 family members, relocating to Africa as a kid, utensil shock in the US, night-shift restaurant work igniting his true passion, cultivating a culture of the heart at his companies, the best w…

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Yu Gu, Filmmaker of Documentaries + Narratives 44:10

6+ y ago44:10

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Yu Gu wants you to think about urgent social issues of race, gender and equality through her documentaries Who is Arthur Chu (co-directed by Scott Drucker) and A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem. An expression of her personal values and experiences, her films connect audiences with marginalized people who risk finding their own voices to…

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Chiok Va Sam aka A$AP Eva, Jeweler to Hip Hop Stars 29:09

6+ y ago29:09

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A$AP Eva, owner of Popular Jewelry, has survived Chinatown's brutal jewelry competition in the last 3 decades by making a name for herself among hip hop stars and other celebs. But what really keeps customers coming back is the way she treats people--she is a genuinely kind person. Eva talks about her connection with A$AP Rocky, changes in Chinatow…

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Mikki Yamashiro, Wrestler + Artist, on Being Part Asian and Queer Identity 33:03

6+ y ago33:03

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Mikki Yamashiro fights systems of oppression through her wrestling nom de guerre Candy Pain. She talks about being half-Japanese half-white, correct usage of 'Hapa', being mistaken for a Latinx or Jewish, figuring out her queer identity, wrestling to fight The Man and to educate people on how to deal with uncomfortable social situations, being a qu…

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Benny Luo, NextShark Founder, Connects Asian Americans via News 34:23

6+ y ago34:23

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Benny wants Asian Americans to connect with each other and understand different views through his news site, NextShark. He talks about being a bad college student, his journey to internet marketing, being called a dog eater, dj'ing on Winamp, NextShark's poker connection, going all in after Dr. Dao's United Airlines debacle, giving Asian Trump supp…

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Jen Huang, Film Photographer, is a Bride Whisperer 38:36

6+ y ago38:36

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Named one of the top 10 film photographers in the world, Jen Huang is an expert in natural light and creating the most romantic, fine art portraits. She talks about how she started her career, making mistakes early on, developing her own style, pros and cons of film photography, having someone else handle the business side, being a bride and groom …

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Phung Huynh, Badass Artist + Educator, Creates Art About Her Asian American Experience 40:56

6+ y ago40:56

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Phung Huynh wants people to question dominant culture (aka white and patriarchal) and embrace their Asian identity through her artwork. She talks about paying homage to immigrant labor in Roy Choi's Las Vegas restaurant, Chinatown life, Barbie confusion, cathartic art, pre-med college lies, community college love, vagina peaches, baby nose pinching…

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Aaron Takahashi, Actor aka Commercial King 40:24

6+ y ago40:24

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Aaron talks about being labeled as the Asian Commercial Guy, going from a grocery store manager to landing a national TMobile commercial, Backstage vs Backpage, auditioning against a bunch of white guys, racist Asian accents, Mr. Robot, representation behind the camera, red carpet awkwardness, and sad Facebook friend requests. Guest info: Instagram…

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Amanda Cho, Korean Cajun + L'Oreal AVP of Creative, Reflects on her New Orleans Life 42:37

6+ y ago42:37

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Growing up in New Orleans as a Korean kid comes with its own unique experiences and challenges. Amanda talks about alcohol allergies, fuck you Gavin, Mardis Gras as a child, being temporarily disowned by her mom, moving to NYC jobless, struggling to find her identity, working as a freelance graphic designer to landing her job at L'Oreal, the squirr…

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Bao Han: Vietnamese Singer, Fashion Designer + Stylist Living Her Dreams Despite Parkison's Disease 29:30

6+ y ago29:30

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Singer Bao Han spent nearly 2 decades performing for Vietnamese audiences worldwide when a medical diagnosis shattered her life. She talks about her von-Trapp-family upbringing, giving up her dreams to make her parents proud, finding her identity after leaving Austria, coping with Parkinson's disease, dealing with damn buttons, finding happiness in…