Ep.108 | Stefano Rabolli Pansera is the curator and director of the Bangkok Kunsthalle and the Khao Yai Art Forest in Thailand. Originally from Italy, Stefano relocated to Thailand to initiate a groundbreaking project that blends art, nature, and healing. With a background as the former director of Hauser & Wirth Gallery in Switzerland, Stefano is emphasising the importance of nurturing our environment through artistic expression.

Ep.107 | Thee Oo Thazin shares insights into her artistic journey, from her early passion for drawing in Myanmar to her evolving work that explores themes of identity, societal expectations, and environmental issues. We discuss her most recent projects, including her series "Braids," which reflects on the burdens faced by women in Burmese society, and "Pressure to Entertain," which examines the pressures of social dynamics in the context of recent political turmoil.

Ep.106 | PR and Communication specialist Irene Lam, whose multicultural background provides a unique perspective on the art world, talks about her journey from studying history to her role as an editor at Perspective magazine, and the founding of her PR and communication agency JulyPR in Seoul.

Ep.105 | Meg Maggio is a veteran in the contemporary art scene in China, who played a key role in establishing one of the first foreign-invested art galleries in the country. With over 20 years of experience in the art business, Meg specialises in 20th and 21st century art. Originally trained as a corporate lawyer, she has spent nearly 30 years living in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

Ep.104 | I visit Hong Kong born stand-up comedian Vivek Mahbubani. We’ll talk about his creative journey, starting from his days in a heavy metal band to his transition into comedy. Vivek opens up about his experiences growing up as an Indian kid in Hong Kong, how lymphoma cancer was a blessing…

Ep.103 | Hong Kong-based curator and producer Joel Kwong discusses mental wellness, the central theme of this year’s Microwave International New Media Arts Festival. We explore how Artificial Reality tackles various mental wellness issues, such as domestic violence, and consider how technology can foster empathy.

Ep.102 | In this episode artist Liao Jiaming talked about his current show in Hong Kong, talked about tarot card reading, we discussed the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence or AI and humanity, the search for personal identity and Liao discussed the complexity of fingers.

Ep.101 | PODIUM presents the group exhibition ‘Karmic Fissures’, the gallery’s first program featuring works solely by diasporic and local Hong Kong contemporary artists. Interweaving media art, sculptures, installations, and paintings, the exhibition navigates between philosophies drawn from quantum physics and Buddhism to speculate how one may uncover microscopic, nuanced dynamics within hegemonic, overpowering orders. Through acute mindfulness of complex yet traceable loci of causes and effects, the artists open up karmic fissures to evoke radical transmutation and intervene in the logic of impossibility. 

Ep.100 | In this special 100th episode, we sit down with photographer and writer No.223, to explore his unique approach to capturing the essence of modernity and sexuality over the last two decades. From his unconventional process of discovering subjects on social media to his boundary-pushing depictions of nudity, Lin offers a glimpse into the moments that define our contemporary experience.

Ep.99 | Dr. Marty Miller is a Hong Kong based artist and researcher. Our discussion spanned a broad range of topics, starting with an exploration of image ontology. We delved into Dr. Miller's research involving AI models and their ability to detect and reinterpret patterns in Sham Shui Po, a busy residential and shopping district in Hong Kong, and we explored AI hallucinations and human imagination.

Ep.98 | Artist Trong Gia Nguyen discussed his personal experience in Belgium, the role of appropriation in his work and how he dissociates himself from materiality. We also delved into the notion of distributed ownership and possession of art, the intricate relationship between physicality and virtuality and how he sold his work on eBay.

Ep.97 | Gallerist and art technology founder Shyevin discussed her journey of becoming a gallerist in Vietnam, we addressed frequently asked questions from new artists, how to price new art, what good art is, and we talked about the future of art with Cohart, a new online social marketplace for artists and art collectors that Shyevin co-founded in San Francisco.

Ep.96 | Artist Serene Hui delved into meaning-making, the impossibility of communication in an unknown environment, the origins of scold, gossip and siren, voice modulation or how we understand voices within our body and how this impacts female leaders.

Ep.95 | Artist, designer Lin Pei-Ying delved into the fascinating world of viruses and how genomes offers us a look into our past, the origin of why we believe viruses are hostile, how viruses inform her work and how her work addresses the relationship between knitting and genomes, and we talked about how humanity can benefit from the development of AI.

Ep.94 | Su Yu Hsin is an artist originally from Taiwan but now based in Berlin, Germany. We delved into her captivating exploration of water, her unique filmmaking techniques to understand intricate ecological relationships, and her fascinating discovery of an underground waterway in Taipei.

Ep.93 | Artist Lo Yi-Chun talked about her captivating projects including "Carbohydrate Fueling Cycle I, II, III", an exploration of the history of economic crops within the global trade context. We also delve into "The Diver," a piece that she created for the Green Island Human Rights Art Festival and capoeira. Lastly, we re-experience Neolithic artefacts in Kaohsiung, delving into the rich historical significance they hold.

Ep.92 | In today’s discussion, artist Ting-Ting Cheng delved into the complexities of individualism in the context of post-colonialism. She shared her thought-provoking project that explores the challenges of constructing one's own island, as well as her work centred around inconclusive debates. We also addressed the concept of fluidity in identity and how a seemingly simple interview request for the Steel Art Festival unexpectedly transformed into a new art project.

Ep.91 | During our conversation, Vietnamese artist UuDam delved into power dynamics, including his notable project called "Fuck Button." We also explored the theme of pollution in his work titled "Serpents Tail" and delved into the symbolism of countries represented as weapons in his thought-provoking piece called "Weapon Country." At the end, we discussed the role of technology and artificial intelligence in the realm of art and society.

Ep.90 | Taiwanese born Dutch-based artist Lo Sheng-Wen delved into the weirdness of the Netherlands, the implications of the post-human crisis, and how science has become a new religion. We also discussed his work Watch Out, a treasure hunt in Arles in France, and we spoke about society’s challenge of living with discomfort.

Ep.89 | From Yangon in Myanmar, artist Thynn Lei Nwe talked with me about her past and current work, how memories inform art, why she sleeps during the day, the significance and meaning of animals and plants in her work, how Covid motivated her art practice, and the expectations of artists in Myanmar.