The Honest Drink

Updated: 07 May 2025 • 172 episodes
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Three American-raised friends living in China candidly explore the madness of modern behavior. We’ll be sipping on drinks with special guests as we tackle different topics on current culture, self-help, society, human psychology, nationality, politics, news and life. All this in an effort to reduce misconceptions about the world and ourselves. Tune in as we make these attempts and stumble our way towards becoming happier, healthier and wiser.

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Amy Fu and John Kuo are old friends of the show.  In this episode we do a lot of drinking and explore Amy’s transformative experience living a minimalist life in a van and how it reshaped her values and outlook.  Amy shares her experiences of breaking away from societal norms, quitting her job, and being disowned by he

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Matt Galat (加油马特) is a vlogger, global traveler, and filmmaker.  He is best known for his video channel JaYoe Nation and his newer YouTube channel Nuance, where he continues to explore East-West topics while traveling.  Tice Kralt is a bicycle tourer turned web developer, currently working remotely as a full-stack engi

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Cameron Johnson returns to talk about the current US trade war, tariffs, and the new world order.   Cameron Johnson is an expert in supply chains, manufacturing, and technology. He is frequently sought out for his expertise on US-China trade and supply chain issues, and is a delegate to Washington DC where he advises U

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Anna Yang: Chaos Theory

Anna Yang is an award-winning advertising creative.  She has been named one of the Top 30 creatives in China by Campaign Brief.  She is also the youngest ever delegate to have represented China and won gold at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.  In this episode, we engage in a chaotic and diverse conversation abo

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Cameron Johnson is an expert in supply chains, manufacturing, and technology.  He is frequently sought out for his expertise on US-China trade and supply chain issues, and is a delegate to Washington DC where he advises US politicians and officials.  He is also a professor at New York University and former Vice-Chair o

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Frank Tsai is the largest organizer of public lectures in Shanghai.  He is the founder of China Crossroads, hosting public talks on "China and the World" where he invites senior figures in academia, politics, business and foreign affairs.  He formerly worked at The Economist, and Control Risks, the top global risk cons

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