I talk about the last major thing that happened today first, talk about the rest of my day as filler, then I trail off at the end.

I talk about my California trip last week in detail and in roundabout ways at 2 in the evening.

Today our guest is Eugene Trofimov. Eugene is a design manager at one of the FAANG companies. He is also an experienced design mentor and a founder of a russian-speaking design community with 10000 followers where he helps designers get jobs at top tech companies in the world. In this episode we’re talking about how to switch jobs and don’t be an a…

This episode was recorded using an iPad Pro attached to a USB hub connected to a microphone. It went well (apart from the 30 minutes of setting up beforehand and ensuring everything worked). I talked about procrastinating in Game Studies and avoiding talking about important life topics close to bedtime.…

Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

I talk about my thoughts on the creative process, my gripes against Notion, what apps you should use instead for notetaking and the process of memorization and why conventional notetaking and notetaking apps isn't preferable.

Today our guest is Boaz Balachsan. Bo is Head of the UX/UI department at Spiced Academy & Neuefische. And runs the creative agency Borderless studios. In this episode, we talk about how to cultivate a nurturing environment for designers, and how to balance creativity and business goals. Disclaimer, this episode contains trace amounts of baked goods…

Today our guest is Lin Cassie Zhen, Cassie is a design manager, mentor, and transformational coach. She empowers designers to challenge strategic decisions, express their design vision, and think independently. She's also the host of the Being Awareness podcast, a bi-weekly exploration of mindfulness, meditation, and self-awareness. In this episode…

Today our guest is Damian Martone, Damian is an experienced designer and a household name in the Berlin design scene. He's also the founder of Berlin Product Design Meetups and the very well-received Berlin Hatch design conference, which will go to its 3rd edition in September 2024. In this episode, we’re talking about meetups, conferences, and how…

Today my guest is Christopher Nguyen, Design Leader, Facilitator, and System Thinker. Chris created the UX Playbook, a set of online self-teaching courses on UX career growth, portfolio, management, and user experience. Check this out, the link is in the description. In this episode, we’re talking about UX workshops. When they are most useful, how …

I talk about beating Disco Elysium, recording the next video, what I did today, what I need to do the next couple of days, and hopefully providing some hopeful words for a listener down on their luck.

Welcome to a new iteration of the podcast. I'm Realmysan and I'm using this as a self-help tool to get something creative done and to be able to express myself everyday. I talk about my challenge of not playing video games for a week, how I might get my time back from it, what I can learn from it, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember because…

Surprise finale of Big Questions! (Part 5 of 5). Starting this mini series we expected to film four episodes to chronologically go through what happened with Chris's unplanned pregnancy and answer some Big Questions. Little did we know a couple of weeks after finishing filming our fourth episode, there would be some very unexpected news. In this fi…

Season 2 is here! After a small hiatus, we caught up with the Bananas. Chris moved from Bangkok to Vietnam. We talk quarantine and finding an apartment in Saigon. Chris had unprotected sex and got someone pregnant. He tells us the full story and what happened. This is Part 1 of 4 of Big Questions. In this mini-series, we tackle some major life-chan…

Season 2 is here! In episode 3 we address Chris's problem at hand - will he and "Sarah" keep the baby? If they can't come to an agreement, what will Chris's role be? Will he be a hands-on father? ICYMI - in the first two episodes of this mini-series we dove in to understand how Chris got himself into an unplanned pregnancy, how Ola dealt with hers,…

We’re back! Episode 2 of 5 is out and we’re jumping straight back into this whale of a topic. On the last episode we found out Chris got someone pregnant and how it came to be, but we also hear from Ola about her unwanted pregnancy as well. In this episode we’ll be hearing more about Ola’s experience and how she dealt with it, looking at things fro…

Season 2 is here! After a small hiatus, we caught up with the Bananas. Chris moved from Bangkok to Vietnam. We talk quarantine and finding an apartment in Saigon. Chris had unprotected sex and got someone pregnant. He tells us the full story and what happened. This is Part 1 of 4 of Big Questions. In this mini-series, we tackle some major life-chan…

This week we speak to one of the hosts of @creatorsinsaigon podcasts, Dana Darhos, about her move from NY to SGN, what she learnt from being burnt out, how diet can dramatically improve your productivity, her bucket list items, and more.

This week we talk about what leadership means pre and post-pandemic, how leaders/organisations need to evolve, everything team/company building, and more.

This week we speak to the host of the @seven_million_bikes podcast, Niall Mackay, about his experience of moving to Vietnam and starting a podcast, comedy heroes, can anyone be funny, cancel culture, and more. Question is, will Chris one day get cancelled? Probably.

This week I'm in the hot seat speaking to Dan Le about identity & belonging as a part of his PhD research. What a topic for third culture kids and especially all you bananas out there.

This week we dive into my predictions on what work will look like in the year 2040. How will offices, communities, cities, companies, tools, and our relationships with co-workers change in the next 20 years? Sprinkling some opinions of our heroes on this subject, Naval Ravikant and Jeremy Rifkin. This is our first instalment of Work 2.0. Listen to …

This week we dive into the black hole that is sex fetishes, desires and fantasies. We talk everything from the history of sex, to anal orgasms to of course Japan, because you can't talk about sex and not include the ancient sex scrolls. Strap in (or on?) and get on this wild ride with another episode of our Sexy Brains series.…

This week we kickoff our mini series in all things money, Talk Money To Me. We cover topics like financial freedom, how to get there, what we've been doing with our hard earned ka-ching, investments and tips and tricks.

This week we talk about why Chris has been unable to have a serious relationship in the last 3+ year or maybe ever! We cover topics like #childhood #asianparents #dating and more.

With what’s looking like another wave of the pandemic, we’ve decided to rethink what Ranting Bananas is and how we can bring more value using our platform. @olapolala will be joining us as a permanent addition and in this episode we’re talking community, podcast structure, rebrand and more.

This week we talk to @stephenowen07 about operating systems, our favourite devices, more quarantine dating, potential relocation, our new segment: current events, and more.

This week we talk to @sandiimay about quarantine dating, switching to UX, best UX resources, how we got into the industry, making videos, creative outlets, working from home forever, and more.

This week we talk to @natalieyf16 about healthy eating, relocating to Asia, project management, starting a Youtube channel, lupus nephritis, western vs eastern medicine, planning your life, bonus: quickfire questions, and more.

This week we talk to @olapolala about elections in Poland, best quarantine buddy, top 5 science fiction movies, enhancing ourselves with technology, Dave, penile reconstruction, X Æ A-12, relationship red flags, and more.

This week we talk to @olapolala about artificial intelligence, our perfect match, everything quarantine: dating, sex life, and anxiety, baby tech, what the world would look like in year 2040, and more.

This week we talk to @agher about his travels, the Coca-Cola project, the struggle working for startups, computational neuroscience, artificial intelligence, LSD, Neuralink, consciousness, and more.

This week we talk to @mitchellkailum and @hperssonphoto about living outside of the comfort zone, mukbang, ASMR, content we consume, Haikyu!!, and more.

This week we talk to @stephenown07 about how @semigrownkid is OUT, social distancing, COVID-19 suspicions, Tiger King, confidence, woke culture, dopamine fasting, and more.

This week we talk to @goyasapiens about growing up in a war-torn country, his new startup, Silicon Valley, Elon Musk, industrial design, slowing down, modern-day travelling, and more.

This week we talk to @stephenowen07 about mission led companies, first world job problems, financial independence, hobbies we love, our views on dating, going all in, and more.

This week we talk to @stephenowen07, and 2 other guests, about growing up being a third culture kid, how @semigrownkid disappointed his parents, tea infused alcohol, classic banter, and more.

This week third culture kids from around the world interviewing each other, @kanban_king and @piccolo8lack talk about music production, young married life, DevOps, manga, The Witcher, and more.

This week we talk about our gentlemen club experiences, dating, relationships and what makes a good one, marriage, Asian weddings, the perfect person, and more.

This week we talk to @kanban_king, a close university friend, about his life the past 10 years, everything Thailand, why emerging markets are behind in product design, how design changed our lives, just a good ole catch up, and more.

This week we talk about 7 habits of highly ineffective people, our past relationships, Stoicism, happiness, the art of not giving a f*ck, and more.

This week we talk to @stephenowen07 about the Coronavirus, Kobe’s passing, his favourite Philipino foods, our trips in Asia, what keeps us motivated, and more.

This week we talk about being on a remote team, entrepreneurship, big companies vs startups, the investments in VR, and more.

This week we talk about the UX of bananas, why Asia, childhood, Asian stereotypes, gaming, tech, youth, time management techniques, and more.

We talk about laptops, griddles, Fallout 76, and not really Christmas.

In this episode, we talk about political stuff that is talked about, a switch to remembering, and making fun of people in the end.

Heartburn o'clock.

(Audio from my end is a little funky, don't know why yet but will be fixed in the next one hopefully.) We talk about weird stuff, Conner guesses who sings songs in my daily mix playlist on Spotify, we do some Q&A, and we go random while I eat Milk Duds.

The boy are back at it again as we(I) talk about how we(I) do these episodes and the crazy reason why I(I) can't do an hour-long episode this week.

We (I) test out how a podcast works and a technical error happens and causes two separate audio clips that are joined together (don't ask how it happens.)