Wabi Sabi

Welcome to Wabi Sabi + thanks for checking out the podcast. It’s still new and has no marketing budget, so please subscribe if you’re enjoying the talks and leave a review. This show has no sponsors and am currently exploring community engagement via patreon. If you’d like to learn more about that check out patreon.com/wabisabipodcast My guest today is Pitango Maybe. He’s an artist, ringmaker, and storyteller. He’s a friend I met years ago in Los Angeles and our orbits don’t sync up often so I was surprised when he learned of this show and asked to come on to speak about a politically polarizing topic.. Palestine and Israel. That being said, I am including a CONTENT WARNING as the topics discussed may be triggering for some. While we do discuss subjective and objective views on the middle east there are also stories shared of military service that include themes of combat, death, and PTSD. If you take issue with these topics then you may want to pass on these stories for now… otherwise keep your min

Here's a deep and illuminating first time conversation with a tea friend named Brandon Sadler aka Rising Red Lotus. He’s an accomplished multi-disciplinary artist based in Atlanta and this weekend launched the Jade Forest Tea Room to offer immersive cultural experiences for the local community. We discussed our current views of the expansive tea culture scene, origin stories, and the necessity of intoxicant-free spaces. www.risingredlotus.com IG @risingredlotus +@thejadeforesttearoom

Today I bring you a deep discussion with my dear friend Justin Polgar of Yes Cacao. Yes Cacao is a wild-harvested botanical chocolate company on a mission to change the way that people consume chocolate + reminding everyone to "make a wish a take a bite". I’ve known Justin for a decade and have watched him take Yes Cacao from a spark to a successful Kickstarter-backed startup all the way to seeing bars in stores as far away as Boston. He’s the minister of Yes, a brand-new dad, husband, and entrepreneur. We spoke of parenthood, business/branding, and self-reflection while in the middle of Expo West 2019, The largest natural products trade show in North America (most likely the world). We recorded this interview at his booth surrounded by 80,000 expo participants and upwards of 4,000 businesses small to large down in Anaheim. Please forgive the sound quality and background soundtrack. One more thing, I’ve also set up a Patreon page for the podcast instead of pursuing sponsorships and listeners like you

Thanks for checking out wabi sabi podcast, a show that ponders about life through the lens of imperfection + impermanence. Quick reminder to let listeners know that this show covers a wide range of topics from one interview to the next.. from music to technology to humanism to work to food to family and much more… and one more thing.. you’ll be hearing sounds that pertain to gong fu cha aka ritualised chinese method of tea preparation marked by time, effort, and reverence. Today I had my first caller interview in Brooklyn with Joseph Cohen, founder of Universe, an ios app bringing the joy of building, hosting, launching, and updating a website all to your iphone or ipad. We spoke about technology - tea - and the virtues of self-awareness. I’ve personally been on Universe for almost 2 years and it’s absolutely fucking brilliant, thoughtful, and powerful. Highly encourage that listeners who are inspired after our discussion head to the app store and explore what it has to offer. I’m not an ambassador nor

Episode 2! Now with working mics! This week I offer an introspective talk with my friend Reece Ford. She's a model, designer, activist, and color junkie (IG @reeceforddesign). We spoke over a Phoenix Oolong known as 'Snowflake Dancong' from white2tea.com and riffed on a goulash of topics from routine to family to work. These interviews are conducted with a jazz-like mentality and are all unedited and freeform. Enjoy and feel free to leave some feedback.

Pilot episode! This is a free-wheeling conversation steeped in nuance (and tea, obvs) with my dear friend Jason Wrobel. He's a vegan chef, coach, actor, musician, author, Food Network host, public speaker, and bitchin' falsetto. We spoke over a ripe puerh tea lovingly known as 'Brown Sugar' (an ode to D'angelo) from white2tea.com and reflected on a sandwich of subjects from technology to food.