Nestled high in the North West region of Vietnam is a small village called Ta’Van. Here you will find three different ethnic groups of Vietnamese people living in harmony.

In this episode Steve shares a heartwarming connection with Giang, although not local to the region Giang is a big part of this close knit community. His coffee shop/bar is on the village main road ( although it’s so small it feels more like a hamlet )

Giang's immediate warmth and welcoming spirit is evident in his gleaming smile and embrace. Passionate about Nature , family and what he calls ‘slow living’.

As the crackle in the open fire in the middle of the shop burns away , Giang talks about his younger life growing up without any modern day conveniences like electricity or television. He reminisces about days spent playing outside in nature and huddling around the central fireplace as a family. The fire is a deeply symbolic community hub for Giang. Communication and storytelling is of the greatest importance to him. Giang’s love for nature and treading lightly is evident in his expression. His dream is to plant a forest in a loving act of giving back to what Nature ultimately gave him - peace and harmony.

In this episode, Steve is in Osaka with Shinji Mizuno aka Shinji Dog.

Shinji meets Steve at a local coffee shop that has been run my the same lady for over 50 years. After a traditional breakfast of toast ,butter and a strong cup of local coffee Steve and Shinji find somewhere to talk about his journey.

Shinji is very open and candid about his narrative - he started working from a young age, choosing to attend night school to enable him to work and make money during the day. His motive - to fund his addiction for Surfing.

Shinji then opens up about some of the challenges he faced whilst living in Australia where he had to work hard to integrate. After Australia Shinji made a new home in New Zealand where his love for the people and its culture grew. His expression of love and gratitude clearly evident.

His goal is to introduce some of that Antipodean spirit into Osaka, now home to Shinji and his wife. His dream is to lean on his experience as a chef and open a themed cafe that mixes New Zealand surf vibes with good food and drink.

Shinji is a fun loving passionate person who is not afraid of hard work. This episode is a positive concentrated dose of Shinji's adventurous life.

Josh and Steve unpack the creative process of being.

Josh is an Artist, Musician and Actor.

This conversation is an inquiry into that center :
What anchors us when ideas spiral?
What gives direction to the creative vortex?
And how does purpose emerge not in spite of the spiral, but because of it?