Best Hellskitchen Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 51: Randall Pich Interview 1:05:27

3y ago1:05:27

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In this episode, I interview Randall Pich. He's the CEO and designer of many brands including the of the most famous lifestyle/action/fitness brand in the world, Live Fit. Apparel. Randall was born and raised in Long Beach, California and the son of Cambodian Refugees. We have a great conversation from start to finish and I'm inspired by his work e…

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Ep 50: Thina - OG Kpop Stan #KpopSavedMyLife 1:22:57

3y ago1:22:57

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In episode 50, I interview Thina better known as OG Kpop Stan on Youtube. Thina is a retired Hip Hop Dancer. She danced for, trained, and performed with 4 different dance teams. Her first dance team who started my "dance life" was with Marvelous Motion (who later became IaMmE, America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 Champions). A lot of her dance traini…

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Ep 49: Chef Brynn Gibson #hellskitchen #season20 #youngguns 42:55

3y ago42:55

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n this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chef Brynn Gibson. She is a contestant on this season (episode 20) of Hell's Kitchen - Young Guns on Fox with Gordon Ramsey and a cast of young Chefs. Brynn was adopted from a Khmer orphanage at a young age and has Khmer/Vietnamese roots. She was raised in Virginia and move to Rhode Island to atten…

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Ep 48: Chluy Talk Podcast Ep 48: Chef Diane Lam - Best Fried Chicken in Portland Oregon 43:43

3y ago43:43

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In episode 48, I interview Chef Diane of Portland Oregon. Diane grew up in Southern California eating her grandmother’s Cambodian cooking, influenced by Chinese, Vietnamese and French styles prior to the Khmer Rouge. With experience in top-tier Michelin starred restaurants such as Statebird Provisions in San Francisco to creating the pop-up, Sunshi…

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Ep 47: Malay Kim #Stuntman 46:29

3y ago46:29

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In this episode, I interview Malay Kim. Malay is a Martial Arts Stunt Choreographer, Sag-Aftra Actor, and Film Maker. He played roles in the Iron Fist episode Black Tiger Steals Heart. He was also an assistant fight coordinator in the Iron Fist episodes Under Leaf Pluck Lotus, Immortal Emerges from Cave, Felling Tree with Roots, The Blessing of Man…

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Ep 46: Leaphy Khim - From the Marines to Hollywood 40:58

3y ago40:58

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In this episode, I interview a US Marine Veteran turned Hollywood Actress & Stunt Women, Leaphy Khim. Leaphy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cambodian genocide survivors. At a very young age she was taught the importance of her culture, language, and traditions. She was raised to be strong, independent, and self sufficient. Her parents va…

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Ep 45: Terry Oup - Working in the Gambling Industry 41:09

3+ y ago41:09

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In this episode, I catch up with someone dear to me. Terry Oup is a childhood friend of mine. In April, I visited friends and family for Khmer New Year month and during my last couple days, I decided to visit Terry who I haven't seen in over 5 years. We hung out like old times and did some adventurous things in Vancouver Washington like e-scooterin…

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Ep 44: Mayly Tao - The Donut Princess 53:08

3+ y ago53:08

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Mayly Tao aka @donutprincessla who is the owner of the world famous @dksdonuts. She was featured on The award winning Donut King Documentary about her great Uncle Ted Ngoy who started the Cambodian Donut boom in California in the early 80s. Mayly Tao is LA’s self-proclaimed Donut Princess, owner of DK’s Donuts & B…

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Ep 43: Karuna Long - Owner of Oliver's Twist Seattle #cocktails #khmerfood 32:44

3+ y ago32:44

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In this episode, I interview Karuna long. Long is the owner of Oliver's Twist, a hip cocktail bar located in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood. He took over in 2017 after working there or 4 years serving the neighborhood signature cocktails and earned the title of "Seattle's Best Bartender" in 2018. We talked about his humble beginnings coming f…

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Ep 42: Tracy Guan - Author of "Lunchtime with Samnang" 26:20

3+ y ago26:20

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In this episode, I interview Tracy Guan. Tracy is a Chinese-American author, mom and educator. She is the author of the new children's book Lunchtime with Samnang, which is a vibrant and multigenerational story about her son learning about his Cambodian cultural roots through the love of food and travel. Tracy wrote this book due to the limited rep…

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Ep 41: Chanda Mau 42:25

3+ y ago42:25

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In this episode, I chat with Chanda Mau. She's a Khmer-American Chef/Foodie based in Austin Texas. Chanda is very an upbeat personality and is always bringing people together with food. She often does pop ups in Texas, where she'll cook Khmer egg rolls and sells them to raise funds for various causes. She helped the people affected by the tragic sn…

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Ep 40: Mz Rada Darling #Vh1CouplesRetreat 43:13

3+ y ago43:13

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In this episode, I interview Mz Rada Darling of Phoenix AZ. She was born in Cambodia and grew up in Long Beach, California. Rada talks about her challenges early on in her life and dealing with divorce. We chat about the struggles of growing up Khmer in America, her favorite Khmer foods, her love life, her real estate career, and more recently her …

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Ep 39: Chantha Thach 1:20:23

3+ y ago1:20:23

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In this episode, I interview Chantha Thach. Chantha is a fitness coach, body builder, artist, and clothing designer. She was born in Portland Oregon, raised in Ohio, and now lives in New York. We talked about her fitness journey that started with a bad break up in 2013 where she began body building. She found a coach and trained for 9 months and wo…

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Ep 38: Mo & Naran Tan of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack #Longbeach #CambodiaTown 1:06:17

3+ y ago1:06:17

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In this episode, I interview Mo & Naran Tan of Long Beach California. They are the co-founders of Phnom Penh Noodle Shack. A local community favorite and family owned restaurant since 1985. They serve some of the most authentic and wholesome Khmer comfort foods that we all love and their famously known for their “Phnom Penh Noodle,” (house special)…

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Ep 37: Sophia Kao 36:39

3+ y ago36:39

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sophia Kao. Sophia is Cambodian singer/songwriter from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She's a rising star at Baramey Production, a power house record label and premium talent management agency with an all-star roster that includes artist such as Laura Mam, Vannda, Khmeng Khmer, Songha, Polarix, and RXTHY. …

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Ep 36: Sopheak Art 33:52

3+ y ago33:52

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In this episode, I interview Sopheak Art. Sopheak is a Khmer Australian artist, self taught digital animator, and a clothing/swimwear designer of his swimwear brand "Fly Heart Fit." I met him last year and reached out to him to do a cartoon music video for my song "Love Again" after noticing him produce a whole bunch of animations for my peers. I l…

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EP 35: The Laura Mam Interview 1:44:20

3+ y ago1:44:20

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In this episode, we celebrate Women's History Month with one of the most influential Khmer Women in Cambodia's music & dance scene. Her name is Laura Mam and she is a Khmer American singer, songwriter, music producer, and businesswoman. She is known as one of the pioneers of “Khmer Original Music Movement” and is the founder and CEO of Baramey Prod…

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Ep 34: Chhaya Chhoum - Executive Director of Mekong NYC 48:42

3+ y ago48:42

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Ep 34 features a special guest from Fordham Bronx: Chhaya Chhoum, an inspiring leader, activist, community organizer, mother and executive director at @mekongnyc_ Mekong NYC. We have an important conversation about issues in our community such as anti blackness, anti Asian violence, social justice, fighting deportation, accountability, collective h…

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Ep 33: The Khmer1Jivit Interview 1:50:25

3+ y ago1:50:25

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In this episode, I interview Dara Leng who is better known as Khmer1Jivit. He's one of the best, if not thee best native tongue rapper of all time. We talked about everything in this interview. Dara was born in Kompong Chhnang and grew up in Kompong speu Cambodia. He was sponsored to the U.S. in the state of the Texas when he was 15 so it was a str…

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EP 32: Chef Mona Sang - Bringing Khmer Food to Chicago 45:15

3+ y ago45:15

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In this episode, I interview Mona Sang of Chicago. She is a Cambodian Chef who started her catering company, specializing in Khmer cuisine to serve the Chicago community at he start of the pandemic last year. We shared a deep conversation about her family history and what it was like growing up in Chicago in the late 80s. Mona has worked profession…

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EP 31: Stuart Isett, Silong Chhun & Pete Pin: On the Corners of Argyle and Glenwood 1:17:17

3+ y ago1:17:17

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In this episode, I have a conversation with the author & collaborators of a newly released book titled "On the corners of Argyle and Glenwood which documents Khmer Refugees living in Uptown Chicago in the early 90s. As a young graduate student in photography in the early 1990s. Stuart Isett found himself on the corners of Argyle and Glenwood street…

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Ep 30: Sean Radiant Son 1:36:19

3+ y ago1:36:19

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In this episode, I speak to my friend Sean Radiant Son from Philadelphia. Sean is a first generation Khmer immigrant who's family settled in Camden NJ in the early 80s. They then moved to Philly where were a lot of khmer refugees settled. I met Sean through a colleague of mine a few years ago he's always smiling and had a good attitude and that "go…

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Ep 29: Loeun Lun - 20 Years After Deportation 42:21

3+ y ago42:21

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In this episode, I interview Loeun Lun, a deportee/returnee from Tacoma Washington. I remembered seeing the PBS documentary, “Sentenced Home” in 2006 and I recently noticed that Loeun has a YouTube channel where he shares his experiences living in Cambodia as well as interviewing other deportees and former gang members. I ended up binge watching hi…

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EP 28: Rosie Khun - Forgiving My Father's Killer 1:11:16

3+ y ago1:11:16

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In this episode, I interview Rose Khun of Eureka California. Rose is a daughter of Khmer Immigrants who settled in Modesto California in the early 80s. She shared a heart felt story about her Father's murder in San Jose by a Khmer Gang during a robbery of their family owned VHS store. There are so much emotions in this episode and I am thankful Ros…

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Ep 27: The Khmer Kid Interview 1:19:32

3+ y ago1:19:32

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In this special episode. I reconnect with an old friend and Khmer Hip Hop legend, Khmer Kid. We talked about his humble beginnings and what is was like growing up in Chicago in the early 90s. He was born in 1984 at Khao-I-Dang refugee camp and was named after it. Soon after, his family immigrated to the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Khao's story …

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Ep 25: Hannah of The Sarong Company 58:18

3+ y ago58:18

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In this episode, I interview Hannah from Atlanta. Hannah is a Khmer American small business owner who started her own online Southeast Asian sarong comfort wear store, The Sarong Company. After getting laid off from her job in the beginning of the pandemic, Hannah decided to learn how to sew scrunchies out of the Khmer Sarong fabric and she posted …

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Ep 24: Lada Beatz 53:07

3+ y ago53:07

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In this episode, I interview my childhood friend Lada Beatz who is also the youngest brother of AP Muzzika that interviewed in episode 20. I wanted to speak with Lada because I wanted to personally thank him for his contribution to my music as promote him on my platform. Even though we grew up together, he was a lot younger, so I really hung out wi…

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EP 23: G Funk Supreme 56:41

3+ y ago56:41

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Kicking off the New Year with a solid interview of Long Beach's premiere Hip Hop artist, G Funk Supreme. We talked about what it was like growing up in Eastside Long Beach, California, musical influences, his love for poetry and how he began rapping in middle school. Gfunk Supreme has been putting in the work for many years and its been paying off.…

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EP 22: Randy Kim 1:01:52

3+ y ago1:01:52

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For the final Chluy Talk Podcast episode of 2020, I interview a fellow Podcaster, Randy Kim of Chicago. He gave my first podcast interview earlier in the year so it was fitting for me to have him on my show. We talked about his background, growing up in Illinois and and how he started his Banh Mi Chronicles podcast. Randy is currently a board membe…

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Ep 21: Bella Moon 49:03

4y ago49:03

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In this episode, I have a chat with a Khmer American r&b singer out of Nashville Tennessee who goes by the name, Bella Moon. Being a 90s baby, Bella grew up on SWV, Mariah Carey, TLC, and Ciara just to name a few. By the age of 10, Bella joined her school Orchestra where she played the viola. She fell in with music and got involved musical theatre …

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Ep 20: AP Muzzika 1:29:58

4y ago1:29:58

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This episode is special to me because this man taught me how to record, mix, and engineer my own music early on in my musical journey. Alin Pech, also known as AP Muzzika is a singer, songwriter, producer, and audio engineer from a small town called Toutle, Washington. Its 2 hrs south of Seattle and 1 hr from Portland. AP and I have a long history,…

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Ep 19: Debbie Sath 47:18

4y ago47:18

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In this episode, I interview Debbie Sath. She's a Khmer-Australian model, actress, producer, and Tik Tok star. Debbie and I have been social media buddies for a quite some time. We talked about her humble beginnings. Born and raised in Australia, Debbie is the 2nd oldest of 7 siblings. She started her modeling career in 2009 and was a Cover model f…

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Ep 17: Prenz Sa-Ngoun - Life After Monk Hood 1:12:26

4y ago1:12:26

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In this episode, I have a great conversation with Prenz Sa-Ngoun about his journey as a Buddhist monk. Born and raised in Seattle, Prenz had a normal childhood up until after middle school. He made a life changing decision and a very young age where he moved to Cambodia at 12 years old, and ordained as a Khmer Buddhist Monk when he turned 13. From …

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EP 16: Savannahry Em 58:04

4y ago58:04

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In this episode, I chat with Savannahry Em. A Khmer American MMA fighter who was born in Long Beach California. Sovahnnary was raised by her mother and helped take care of her younger siblings. We talked about her fascination for Martial Arts growing up, watching Kung Fu movies, and Bruce Lee. She was introduced to a local boxing gym by her friend …

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Ep 14: Ghost Talk with Sareth Ney (Halloween Episode) 31:45

4y ago31:45

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In this episode, I had my guest Sareth Ney share some ghost stories. Sareth Ney is a first generation Cambodian-American, award winning short filmmaker, content creator, fashion designer, festival director, journalist/superhero, philanthropist, and stand-up comedian. I also share some stories about my past sleep paralysis experiences as a youth and…

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Ep 13: Rob "Southstar" Campman - Exclusive Interview 1:43:10

4y ago1:43:10

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In this episode, I catchup and interview my long time friend and Hip Hop legend, Rob "Southstar" Campman. If you're my age, you will definitely remember him from the smash single "Tell Me" from his group Smiles and Southstar. The single peaked at #28 on the Billboards hot 100 and #10 on the US Hot Rap songs (Billboards) in 2003. Rob and I talked ab…

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Ep 12: Get to Know Michelle 59:03

4y ago59:03

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In episode 12, I chat and catch up with my good friend Michelle Hak of Portland Oregon. Some of you may recognize her from my "Dime" music we released earlier this year. Michelle works in healthcare and during the pandemic, she wanted to start a side hustle doing what she loves, which is eyebrows. So she's been doing it for a few months now and doi…

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Ep 11: Super Duper OG - Youtube & Beer 53:22

4y ago53:22

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Episode 11 of Chluy Talk Podcast is different and fun but also as a disclaimer: We are not promoting alcohol abuse, and this video is for a mature audience. Please do not try any of the beer challenges at home. Quick story of how Super Duper OG and I made contact: So early on when I started my podcast, I did a live stream on my Youtube to ask my fo…

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Ep 10: Tharoth Sam Oum - Little Frog 52:20

4y ago52:20

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In episode 10 of Chluy Talk Podcast, I interview my good friend Tharoth Sam Oum of Cambodia. Tharoth is a martial arts fighter, specializing in the ancient art of Bokator. She is also the first Khmer female MMA fighter and it was really good to sit down and here her story. I've had a lot of questions specifically about the differences between Bokat…

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Ep 9: Narinden Lay - Portland Oregon's Realtor and My Best Friend 1:34:44

4y ago1:34:44

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In this episode, I interview my best friend since childhood. His name is Narinden Lay and he's 36 years old. He's currently is in the Real Estate profession and this year alone, Narinden has 4.9M in Sales volume. We talk about how Portland, Oregon's real estate market was able to thrive during a pandemic. Aside from real estate, this episode is mor…

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Ep 8: Chhinda Som - The Khmer Naomi Osaka 1:15:17

4y ago1:15:17

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In this episode, my special guest is Chhinda Som. Khmer American tennis player was born and raised in Rochester, NY. Chhinda is 21 years old and currently plays for the 2020 Virginia Tech Womens Tennis team. She's also a member of the Cambodian National Tennis Team from 2015 to present. We had a great conversation and we touched on topics such as d…

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Ep 7: Cambo Vlogs - The Khmer Speaking Expat 56:02

4y ago56:02

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Pat Moriarity is an expat vlogger and youtuber living in Cambodia. His family first moved to Cambodia in 1996 as missionaries. After finishing school back in the U.S. He decided to move back to Cambodia and start a life there. He married his wife Mey in January of 2019 and began to incorporate the khmer language in his vlogs. In this episode we tal…

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Ep 6: Jannie Lam - The Master Chef Beauty Queen 55:43

4y ago55:43

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In this episode, I had a chance to speak with the lovely Jannie Lam. She was on Master Chef Season 9 on Fox where she made Khmer Beef Sticks. She finished top 43 of all the home cooks in America. She also competed in Miss Asian North America pageant where she was named 3rd runner up and won the current title of Ms. Asian Las Vegas 2018 and was also…

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Ep 5: Cashinova - The High Speed Interview 39:00

4y ago39:00

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Cashinova is a Khmer-American Hip Hop artist from St Paul Minnesota. I have been following his musical journey since the "Myspace" days and watched him grow into one of the hottest artist out right now. In this episode, I got a chance to learn about his story, his creative process, and getting to know him on a personal level. He takes his craft ser…

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Ep 4: Aprilynn - Your Psoria Sis 1:14:31

4y ago1:14:31

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August is Psoriasis Awareness month and who better to have on @chluytalkpodcast this week then @aprilynn.an she is a Psoriasis Advocate who lives in Seattle and has been using her platform to help other women feel beautiful and sexy with psoriasis. April shares some great information on psoriasis and how she uses natural remedies to treat them. She…

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Ep 3: Ravy Chan - Women In Medicine 1:00:45

4y ago1:00:45

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This is a very special episode with Ravy Chan from the Bronx, NY. She is a healthcare provider working hard and saving lives during a pandemic where New York City, was once the epicenter. We conversed about life growing up as Cambodian American, what it was like growing up in the Bronx, dealing with bullying and racism in school. In addition, we di…

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Ep 2: Battambong Bob - The King of Prahok 1:33:38

4y ago1:33:38

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In this episode, I have a great conversation with Chad Phuong, better known as Battambong Bob of Cambodian Cuisine. We talk about him growing up in Long Beach, California "Cambodia Town" and how he got into cooking authentic Khmer Food. Chad was the trail blazer of online shipping and sales of Prahok sauces, Beef Jerky, Tvako (Khmer Sausages), pick…

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EP 1: JL Jupiter - The Hip Hop Anthony Bourdain 1:27:11

4y ago1:27:11

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In this first episode, it was only right to interview my day 1 JL Jupiter who helped me with my Youtube career with the music videos, comedy skits, and collaborations. Now, he has become one of the top food vlogger in the Tri-state with over 80K subscribers in less than a year. We talk about struggle growing up as an immigrant, overcoming adversity…

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