Muho Noelke is the former abbot of Antaiji, a Soto Zen monastery in Hyogo, Japan. He now makes jokes on Japanese Twitter while writing books and giving online lectures. I think this episode is great and if you've ever been curious about Zen or Buddhism, then you should watch the whole thing, lots of gems scattered throughout.

This episode is also available to watch as a video podcast: https://youtu.be/0IU5AgLLeIo

• Muho's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuhoNoelke
• Muho's German Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@muho
• Muho's English Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MuhoZen
• Antaiji Soto Zen Temple: https://antaiji.org/

• 00:00:00 - A punch in the face.
• 00:01:28 - Intro
• 00:04:16 - Number One Misconception About Zen
• 00:09:44 - Quitting the Game: Karma in Early Buddhism vs Mahayana
• 00:19:58 - Revisionist History in Zen
• 00:26:21 - Is Zen Popular? Zen vs Christianity
• 00:37:16 - Inkan Shome, Shiho, and Darma Transmission
• 00:43:51 - Is it possible to attain enlightenment without Dharma Transmission?
• 00:48:07 - Ikkyu San
• 00:48:54 - Discord
• 00:50:09 - What is a Zen Master?
• 00:52:27 - Muho on Science Fiction
• 00:55:07 - The most recent thing that made Muho LoL.
• 00:57:02 - What language do you use as your inner voice?
• 01:04:04 - Where does consciousness exist?
• 01:10:03 - Science fiction part 2.
• 01:13:22 - No Self and Two Truths Doctrine
• 01:18:27 - Does a dog have Buddha Nature?

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Todd Sines is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans from analog techno music production to commercial art direction. Todd is the founder and creative director of +Scale, an NYC-based production company, and Helic.al, a vinyl-first music label.

This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/dtda4j8hAk8

• https://scale.la/
• https://www.facebook.com/toddsinesart
• https://soundcloud.com/sines
• https://bandcamp.com/search?q=todd%2Bsines

• 00:00 - Teaser
• 00:24 - Intro
• 01:31 - Todd's life path
• 08:42 - Multiple creative interests
• 16:54 - Blemishes in Art
• 19:49 - All Analogue Music Process
• 24:43 - Multitrack sound recording
• 33:13 - The creative process
• 39:04 - Balance between creation and money
• 41:03 - Intersection of Art, Music, and Film

Jon is currently Head of FPT Design at FPT Software in Vietnam. In this beer-fueled conversation, we talk about design, but as often happens with beer, the topics veer more towards life, freedom versus safety, and living abroad.

This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/xQpp43z2_Ag

• https://jonderagon.com/
• https://cafescene.com/

• My indie games: https://okipoo.com/
• The best bag for the Nintendo Switch: https://sefu.jp/switch-bag
• Listen to the podcast: https://dxsaigon.com/podcast/

• 0:00:00 - Teaser
• 0:00:25 - Intro
• 0:01:51 - Jon's History in Vietnam
• 0:10:36 - Saigon's Dynamism
• 0:21:05 - Saigon's Evolution in Term of Design
• 0:26:43 - Concept of Countries and Borders in The Future
• 0:37:29 - Things as They Are in Local People's Perspective
• 0:42:46 - Effects of Vietnam on Jon's Skin and Ears
• 0:48:59 - The Dark Side of Globalization
• 0:53:45 - Consciousness vs Business
• 1:01:05 - Safety vs Freedom
• 1:13:55 - Safety vs "Being Alive"
• 1:20:25 - Summary
• 1:22:08 - Outro

Julien Noyer is a former VJ and motion graphics designer and currently a practicing hypnotherapist in France. Thomas caught up with Julien in Vietnam, before the pandemic started, to learn about hypnotherapy and to vent his neuroticism on camera ;)

• https://julien-noyer.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/julien.noyer.hypnotherapy/videos

This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/dEFhhwFD2XA

• 0:01:02 - How Thomas met Julien
• 0:03:01 - Learning to become a hypnotherapist
• 0:10:36 - What is (and what is not) hypnotherapy
• 0:16:20 - Hypnotherapy session
• 0:25:20 - Hypnotherapy won't make you another person
• 0:28:41 - TIps for creative people
• 0:36:01 - About the feeling of not doing
• 0:44:11 - Ethics is relative
• 0:49:24 - Action movies and the Disneyfication of drama
• 0:56:59 - Leisure times
• 0:59:24 - Zen meditation and falling out of enlightenment
• 1:04:00 - Dealing with assholes: Curb Your Enthusiasm and driving in Vietnam
• 1:07:37 - Being too critical; Thomas's identity as a designer, growing beyond personality types
• 1:11:46 - Driving in Vietnam, communicating anger through actions
• 1:17:31 - Women and jealousy
• 1:23:53 - Constant change
• 1:26:07 - Outro

Hachi-san is the founder of Travis Bouldering Studio, located in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan.

This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/gQ6NL3sfccU

• http://travisbouldering.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/travis_bouldering_studio/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgEH-9thyCDPFy2ADfuITg/videos

0:00:00 - Start
0:00:29 - Intro
0:01:36 - The State of Japan During Corona Virus
0:06:46 - Opening a Climbing Gym After 1 Year of Practice
0:11:51 - Difficulties to Open a Climbing Gym
0:18:17 - Travis Bouldering Studio's Location
0:25:59 - Comparison with Other Climbing Gyms
0:30:31 - Lead Climbing
0:34:40 - Designing Climbing Walls
0:43:31 - Designing Climbing Routes
0:51:37 - Why Does Hachi Speak English?
1:01:19 - PayPay and Cash in Japan and Pricing at Travis Studio
1:08:41 - Customers' Habits
1:12:46 - Marketing Travis Bouldering Studio
1:14:12 - Outro

bouldering, rock climbing, climbing gym, bouldering gym, Kansai, Japan, Osaka, Hirakatashi, entrepreneurship, design, podcast, design exchange, Hiroshi Hachi, Thomas Grové

Daryl Villanueva is the owner of Bandit9, a motorbike design company based in Vietnam. His designs are unlike any other bikes out there. In this episode of the Design Exchange Podcast, we talk about his approach to design and business and get a sneak peek at some of his latest designs.

• https://bandit9.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/bandit9_/

Special thanks to Royal Enfield Vietnam for allowing us to film there! https://royalenfieldvietnam.vn/

This episode is also available as a video: https://youtu.be/NIPM7SdzdgE

00:00 - Teaser
00:33 - Intro
04:07 - Building Motorbikes
10:58 - Inspiration for Sci-Fi Bikes
16:22 - Advertising Motorcycles
20:03 - American Chopper and Taking Your First Steps as an Entrepreneur
25:22 - From China to Vietnam
28:07 - Next Projects for Bandit9
30:56 - Advice for Designers - from Sketch to Prototype
35:36 - Electric Vehicles, Motorbikes, DIY, and Cyber Truck
42:29 - Dealing with Haters, Criticism in Design, and Designing for a Niche
46:16 - The Reason for Producing 9 Bikes per Design
48:34 - Luxury vs Mass Production as a Business Strategy
54:08 - Managing Clients and Mitigating Risk
59:40 - Different Kinds of Financial Concerns for Startups
1:08:14 - Managing Work-Life Balance
1:19:18 - Book Project
1:24:08 - Outro

Tung Khi is the founder and creative director of Box, a motion graphics design studio based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

special note: Tung has a thick accent, so we highly recommend watching the video version of this episode: There are subtitles you can read-along with and examples of Box's motions graphics are projected on the wall behind us throughout the interview. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/yBFEHgc0Vs0

• https://www.theboxcollective.tv/
  
• https://www.instagram.com/theboxcollectivevietnam/
  
• https://www.crazymonkey.vn/
  
• https://www.instagram.com/tungcrazymonkey/
  

• https://www.notch.one/
  
• https://smode.fr/
  

• http://dxsaigon.com/podcast/dxp-024
  
• https://youtu.be/yBFEHgc0Vs0
  
• https://sefu.jp/switch-bag/
  

00:00 - Teaser
01:09 - What is the Box Collective
03:22 - Tung's Early Career
07:24 - From Employee to Company Owner - Using Your Connections
09:10 - Team Growth, New Offices, and New Branding
11:56 - Where to Find Box on The Internet
14:13 - Typical Box Work and Box Clients
18:18 - Tung'Style
23:13 - Chuck Csuri
24:09 - Projecting on Murals
25:12 - Differences between Hanoi and Saigon
28:20 - Personal Work vs Corporate Work
30:50 - Scaling a Creative Company
32:38 - Typical Staff Background
33:46 - Good Clients vs Bad Clients
36:12 - Video Games: Arcades and Emulators
38:07 - The Story of The Switch Bag
38:59 - Consequences of Aging
44:02 - The Joe Rogan Experience and Elon Musk
45:05 - Tesla vs Vinfast
49:54 - Why Starbucks and McDonalds struggle in Vietnam
53:27 - The Nintendo Switch: Reigniting Videogame Love
57:06 - Design of The Switch Lite
58:04 - Crossplay - Fortnite and Fantasy Strike
1:00:09 - Unity vs Unreal
1:03:17 - Software Used for Motion Graphics and VJing
1:04:33 - Outro

Rafael Masters is the CEO of Vulcan Augmetics, a Vietnam-based startup that develops affordable, adaptable, and upgradable robotic arms.

https://www.wearevulcan.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-masters-81276678/

00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Affordable Prosthetics
11:44 - Design Concerns to Make Prosthetics More Affordable
19:07 - Customer's Journey
29:39 - Amputee's Mental Acceptance
36:06 - Company's Journey
46:14 - Elon Musk / Tessla's Cyber Truck Design
52:21 - First 2 Years of Operations and Investment
59:57 - Design for Maintainance, Practicality, and Dignity
1:07:35 - Outro

#Augmetics, #Prosthetics, #Robotics, #3dprinting, #Entrepreneurship, #Startup, #Vietnam, #Affordable, #Design, #DXP

This podcast is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/MLRoTsqeBRw