by Firelight Akademia
Firelight Chats is the flagship podcast experience from Firelight Akademia | 燃創啟發, focusing on super natural stories, magical discussions, and enlightening deep dives by the fireside. Firelight Chats is brought to you via the Spacelab Studio in Da’an, Taipei. Taiwan. Create. Connect. Communicate. Spark it up and become well lit.
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5/9/2022
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December 28, 2024
In this final episode of Firelight Chats for 2024, Jaime Cham coded his way to the Spacelab to chat with Kane & Mocha about tech, engineering, coding, AI, the startup world, running a successful company, and otherwise reflecting on the collage of memories he's managed to create thus far in life. Jaime also shared his thoughts, insights, and stories about a recent trip to his first musical festival, the family kung fu lore, growing up in Panama, going to college in another country at the age of 16, his father's intervention, the PicCollage story, the state and evolution of the Taiwan ecosystem, his fears and excitement about AI development, fathering in the modern age, riding the waves of nature, and hoping to never miss another big boat again. Jaime Cham is a 3rd generation Chinese-Panamanian with deep personal and professional ties to Taiwan. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech & Stanford University, and is the Co-Founder & CTO of the company behind PicCollage.
November 19, 2024
In this episode of Firelight Chats, the BlckTeeth duo swung by the Spacelab to chat with Kane & Mocha by the fireside about life, music, collaborations, and more. After a 3-week residency making music with indigenous groups in Taitung in August, the two returned to Taipei for another month of performances, work, and play. This episode was recorded two days before their flight back out to Philly. The duo share their respective background stories, how they met, experimenting in the shed, laying down roots in the basement, the story behind the name, performing on rooftops, hosting sold-out events on yachts named after Benjamin Franklin, creating RnB After Dark and other musical series, connecting with Taiwan, working with various Indigenous groups and artists, what keeps them motivated, and what the future holds. BlckTeeth is a dynamic production and DJ duo out of Philadelphia, composed of Elijah Black & Justin Powis. The duo are music, culture, and experience curators and are known for their signature events: The Boat Jawn & RnB After Dark.
March 23, 2024
<p>In this episode of Firelight Chats, Anna Yang tuned into the Spacelab to chat with Kane & Mocha about art, authenticity, and creating a supportive ecosystem for creatives to experiment. Anna shares stories from her vast library of books, which include memories from a broken childhood, winning global competitions, achieving success, encountering failures, getting stuck in Taiwan during Covid, bouts with depression, discovering psychedelics, and her enduring belief that advertising & creativity have the power to move cultures.</p> <p>Anna also shares stories about memorable projects, important people, the entrepreneurial journey, chance encounters, secrets of advertising, drinking moonshine & sipping on Tequila, bronze apples & white lies, autism, toxic thoughts, killing the ego, and the vulnerability & power of love. Anna also reveals some of her hopes and plans for the future, including a forthcoming retreat to Iceland, which promises to be yet another long trip.</p> <p>Anna Yang is a Chinese American art director, creative maestro, and founder. She is a winner of the prestigious Cannes Young Lions competition, has worked at JWT & W+K, and is a creative partner at <a href='http://www.itsTRK.com'>The Right Kind</a>, <a href='https://luckysparks.tv/'>LuckySparks</a>, and Room Temperature. Anna is a graduate of UBC and will soon undertake graduate studies at NYU.</p>
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Firelight Chats is the flagship podcast experience from Firelight Akademia | 燃創啟發, focusing on super natural stories, magical discussions, and enlightening deep dives by the fireside.
Firelight Chats is brought to you via the Spacelab Studio in Da’an, Taipei. Taiwan.
Create. Connect. Communicate.
Spark it up and become well lit.
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