MAIM TIME
What time is it? MAIM TIME! A show about overcoming the Asian diaspora identity struggle and Self-Actualization. We go DEEP & HARD into important topics: dealing with our identity struggles, intergenerational trauma with our families, reconciling different cultures, spirituality and religion after church, building confidence in dating, enterprise, and creative pursuits, and so on... to get closer to realizing our full potential!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#040 | Chuseok You Suck!
#040: A Happy Chuseok You-Suck to all y’all, Koreans and expats! I’ll give some brief background on this Korean autumn harvest holiday for the ignorant infidels so that we can all refle…
#039 | How to Interpret Your Heritage to Seek the Best Version of Yourself
#039: The idea of “heritage” deserves its own podcast! Heritage can be defined as cultural traditions, architecture, buildings, language that a people collectively share. Specifically, …
#038 | Korean Comedian Pursues His Dream - But at What Cost? ft. Danny Cho Part 2
#038: This is part 2 continuing our conversation with Danny Cho, LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He hosts the Noonchi Podcas…
#037 | Korean-American Comedian Learns to Laugh It Off ft. Danny Cho Part 1
#037: Danny Cho is an LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He’s toured for many years in the States and throughout Asia. Several …
#036 | What I'm Sacrificing for My Dreams - Past Dreams and Career Paths
#036: Part 1 was about the material possessions and the hobbies associated with them that I’m turning away from.
In this episode, I talk about my former dreams of being a club promoter,…
#035 | What Korean National Liberation Day Means to Me for Korean Diaspora
#035: August 15 is Korea’s National Liberation Day. This here’s a cheeky Gwangbokjeol special for y’all! Basically, we go over some basic background on this holiday, and I give my deep …
#034 | What I'm Sacrificing for My Dreams - Objects and Hobbies
#034: “If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.” - Sam Ovens
In this episode I talk about getting rid of material possessions and hobbies associate…
#033 | Building Your Own Tribe and Identity ft. Michael Wu Part 2
#033: This is part 2 of a conversation with Michael Wu! He's a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Sil…
#032 | Living Our Dreams and Honoring Our Parents ft. Michael Wu Part 1
#032: Michael Wu is a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Silicon Valley who went to fulfill his dream…
#031 | New Vision of an Old Identity
#031: What if you had one thing about your identity or self-image that you wish you could change?
For me, growing up with mad insecurities, I’ve had more than a few! One of the biggest t…
#030 | What Kind of Asian Are You? ft. Kyle Leung
#030: I’m SO PUMPED about this episode! It’s one of the best yet. Kyle Leung is the host of the What Kind of Asian Are You? Podcast. He’s Hong Kong-born Canadian, and talks with Asian d…
#029 | Most Woke 29th Birthday Reflections
#029: Happy Fourth of July everyone! Happy Birthday America, and Happy Birthday to Me! This is the 29th episode. And it's my 29th birthday. That’s some cheeky Maim Timing right there.
Do…
#028 | Thinking Into GREATNESS with JT Tsui
#028: JT Tsui is the man! A family man, life coach, and now AUTHOR as of this post. We talk about what it was like for him to grow up Canadian-born Chinese, the struggles he went throug…
#027 | Getting Back Into Pursing Your Path (with a Hurt Back)
#027: I had a semi-serious back injury at the beginning of this year. That, combined with other problems in my life, have made this year quite challenging. Arguably the most challenging…
#026 | How a Korean-German Financier Turned from Prodigal Son to Prodigious Father
#026: Aaron H. Kim is the founder of Kairos Capital Pte. Ltd., a Christian family office consultancy incorporated in Singapore. He’s the author of Pursued By The Maker: A Global Citizen…
#025 | 2020 Hindsight AKA Maimsight
#025: OH BABY! Excuse me for the 3-month hiatus. Thank you for being so patient. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you!
For this 25th episode New Years Eve spe…
#024 | Christianity: I'll Be Damned... and Saved!
#024: I grew up in the church all my life up trying to be a good holy Christian boy... until I had a dramatic crisis of faith, an existential meltdown and I didn’t know what to believe …
#023 | I WAS A MISTAKE! Or: How to Learn from Your Mistakes
#023: Did your parents or teachers ever teach you how to process and learn from your own mistakes? Did they tell you how to own your mistakes? Even better, did your parents ever tell yo…
#022 | How to Be a Total Failure and Still Succeed in Life
#022: Have you ever felt like a total failure? Has anyone ever called you a total failure? Join the Total Failures Club! It’s way cooler than being in the Over Achievers’ Club. ;)
This e…
#021 | Getting Real when Nothing's Really Real
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#021: Getting real with Kelly Brassridge, host of Nothing’s Really Real podcast! He’s a…