透過搜尋關於正念 正向 積極 富有啟發性的內容,分享給大家,讓大家一邊聽住爵士樂,一邊輕鬆吸收資訊,一齊成長,一齊進步。 By searching for content about mindfulness, positivity, and inspiration, share it with everyone so that we can all relax and absorb information while listening to jazz music, growing and improving together. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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The Spark is a podcast that explores what it means to traverse cultures and share stories that intersect Chinese and American culture to interrupt barriers and create connections. The Spark is a cultural haven - A space held by a friendship between two women from two different countries, meeting at the point where their cultures, identities and stories intersect. Their conversations are grounded in transparency as they move beyond previous perceptions and ideas of the other to form deep conn ...
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數據的啟發: 監控的迷思,觀察與隱私的博弈 | Inspiration from Data: The Myth of Surveillance, The Game of Observation and Privacy
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數據,可以給予我們很多的啟發,而人類透過觀察,監控而獲得數據。當中有可以造福人類的例子: 你有沒有想像過,一隻雀鳥的行為竟與氣象有著關繫?又或者利用攝錄機監控豬的行為,可以了解它們的情緒和健康狀態,進而改善其生活質量?這些都是透過監控技術,為人類提供便利。 但,也可能侵犯個人隱私。例如人面識別技術的演變;社交媒體對我們數據的利用。隨著人們對科技的依賴,越來越多的私人數據被分享,這可能導致焦慮和對他人評價的過度關注。 本集 就讓我們了解監控的迷思。 ————— (Apple Podcasts) https://apple.co/3QRrIPC (Spotify) https://shorturl.at/Q9ddt (Netflix) Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com…
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透視比爾·蓋茨的成長軌跡 4 - 蓋茨的愛情之旅;微軟的艱難時期及對解決能源的決心:挑戰核能發電 | Exploring Bill Gates' Growth Journey 4 - Gates' Love Story; Microsoft's Difficult Times and His Determination to Solve Energy Issues: Challenging Nuclear ...
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本集我們將探討 1. 蓋茨的愛情故事:蓋茨如何認識他的老婆 Melinda,以及他們的相處過程,當中經歷了什麼波折。 2. 揭開微軟發展的難難時期:由受人景仰到被人唾罵! 3. 解決能源危機的決心:即使經歷眾多挫折,仍堅持發展創新核能. 從這次蓋茨成長之旅,希望大家能有所得着:學習與人相處,學習珍惜身邊的人,學習不放棄,全力以赴。 ————— (Apple Podcasts) https://apple.co/3QRrIPC (Spotify) https://shorturl.at/Q9ddt (Netflix) Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com › titleInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates Night in V…
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透視比爾·蓋茨的成長軌跡 3 - 蓋茨與保羅艾倫的關係演變;解決小兒麻痹症的執着及與巴菲特友誼的建立 | Exploring Bill Gates' Journey 2 - The evolution of Gates' relationship with Paul Allen, his dedication to eradicating polio, and the establishment ...
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蓋茨和艾倫早期的無敵合作,揭開微軟發展的序幕。你將了解蓋茨為了微軟,展現出他的熱情,專注和努力;同時蓋茨的極端專注和高要求對團隊造成壓力,與保羅的生活重心不同,最終導致了兩者之間的緊張關係,由親變疏。 而為了盡好社會企業責任,蓋茨致力解決小兒麻痹症問題,儘管在小兒麻痹症根除計劃中面臨許多挑戰(如文化差異、宗教信仰、地緣政治的影響等),蓋茨始終保持不懈的努力。透過本集可以學習他如何將問題如洋蔥一樣,持續進行反思,逐層逐層解決。儘管在某些地區取得成功,但面對新挑戰時,成功的脆弱性顯示出持久努力的必要性。 最後我們能了解蓋茨與巴菲特兩位大人物相識的經歷。 同時我也會透過本集內容,為大家分享個人如何加強自己的專注,提高效率的方法。 ————— (Apple Podcasts) https://app…
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透視比爾·蓋茨的成長軌跡 2 - 蓋茨的靜思習慣及與朋友之間的秘辛 | Exploring Bill Gates' Journey 2 - Gates' Reflection Habits and Secrets with Friends
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隨著第二集的發展,你將了解這位世界首富的其中一個成功秘訣/習慣:靜思。他給予自己一個沉思週,容許自己獨處一段時間,讓靜心思考,除了可以增加記憶,亦能理清自己思緒。 另外也能了解他的友誼。童年時期兩個對他影響很深的人,Kent & Paul Allen。他們之間經歷過什麼有趣的事?他們如何成為好朋友,一起搭上成功之路?讓我們一起透過這旅程,學習他的成功秘訣! —————— (Apple Podcasts) https://apple.co/3QRrIPC (Spotify) https://shorturl.at/Q9ddt (Netflix) Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com › titleInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Ga…
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透視比爾·蓋茨的成長軌跡 1 - 蓋茨的讀書秘訣與母親的智慧引導 | Exploring Bill Gates' Journey 1 - Gates' Reading Secrets and His Mother's Wise Guidance
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“微軟創辦人” “世界首富” 這可能只是大多數人對Bill Gates 最多的了解。透過本集,你將對這位成功人士有更深入的了解,包括他的童年,家人對他的影響,他的成功因素(讀書,思考),以及最重要,他如何對每件大事,每個議題解難! 由向他最基本的成功之道開始,慢慢學習累積,你也能夠成為他一樣有能力的人! —————— (Apple Podcasts) https://apple.co/3QRrIPC (Spotify) https://shorturl.at/Q9ddt (Netflix) Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com › titleInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates Night in Venice by Kevi…
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江旻憓也推崇!奧運金牌的背後力量: 素食 制勝 | Vivian Kong also Advocates! The Power Behind Olympic Gold Medal: Vegetarianism Prevails
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你可能對素食了解不多,對此存在許多疑問和誤解。其實,素食的力量超出你的想像。奧運重劍金牌得主、香港劍擊運動員江旻憓推崇素食文化,其好處包括改善炎症、促進心血管健康和增強力量。 越來越多的名人和運動員,如阿諾舒華辛力加和NBA球星Kyrie Irving,都紛紛轉向素食,並在各自領域表現出色。他們的成功故事讓人們重新思考飲食與表現的關係。 本集將深入介紹素食,澄清常見的誤解,比如素食是否能提供足夠的蛋白質和能量。我們還會探討素食對身體的多方面影響,包括如何減少慢性疾病風險和提高整體健康水平。此外也會分享在日常生活中如何實踐素食,提供一些簡單易行的食譜和營養建議,幫助你輕鬆轉換到健康的素食生活方式。 (Apple Podcasts) https://apple.co/3QRrIPC (Spoti…
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史泰龍的傳奇人生 4: 不老傳奇!三大成功秘訣教你如何在人生高潮起伏中保持巔峰 | Sylvester Stallone's Legendary Life 4: The Ageless Legend! Three Key Secrets to Maintaining Your Peak Throughout Life's Ups and Downs
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史泰龍之所以成為傳奇,即使面對眾多質疑,質疑他太老不適合拍動作片,他依然能夠保持巔峰,不斷帶給觀眾新的體驗,主要原因包括以下三大重點: 一、他依然堅持自己的夢想,繼續尋找新機會。是因為他對自己的目標始終如一,並且熱愛自己的工作。而成長型思維也從中扮演十分重要角色。史泰龍在工作中展現出無比的專業和敬業精神,許多危險的打鬥場面他都親自上陣,甚至因此受傷需要做手術。他的成長型思維讓他不斷進步,不斷學習,這種精神不僅對得起自己的目標,也讓他在追求成功的道路上走得更遠。 二、史泰龍能夠在電影中邀請到眾多大牌明星,這與他多年來經營的人脈密不可分。他懂得建立和維護人脈,不是為了利益,而是專注於提升自己,為他人提供價值。這樣的吸引力法則讓他自然地吸引到同樣優秀的人,並且在他需要幫助時,也能得到他人的支持。 …
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史泰龍的傳奇人生 3: Rambo的突破以及Rocky的延續, 在人生高低起伏與不安中展現力量 │ The Legendary Life of Sylvester Stallone: Rambo's Breakthrough and Rocky's continuation, to Showcase strength amidst lift's highs, lows and uncertainties ...
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在《洛奇》大獲成功後,史泰龍又塑造了另一個經典角色—越戰老兵Rambo。Rocky加上Rambo令史泰龍取得巨大成功。儘管在動作片領域取得了巨大的成功,史泰龍並不滿足於此。他嘗試了喜劇、戲劇等多種類型的電影,追求另一種挑戰,然而效果卻不盡人意。 在經歷人生不斷出現的高低起伏,以及內心的不安中,史泰龍始終保持著對演藝事業的熱情和追求。他重啟了《洛奇》系列,推出了《洛奇6》,這部電影不僅講述了Rocky在年老時如何面對生活的挑戰,還展現了他在事業上的不懈追求。他,想繼續透過Rocky延續挑戰和旅程,也為為大家帶來更多反思。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn由Jazz
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史泰龍的傳奇人生 2: 洛奇誕生! 教你如何面對低潮,質疑,以及無數內心掙扎. │ The Legendary Life of Sylvester Stallone: The Birth of Rocky! How to Face Adversity, Criticism, and Endless Inner Struggles.
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史泰龍盡管有著坎坷的童年,憑著堅毅意志,創作了經典電影: 洛奇, Rocky。這成功的背後,究竟經歷了多少鮮為人知的挫折?而洛奇的成功,帶給史泰龍的,除了名氣,竟然更為他帶來了壓力。面對高潮和低潮,我們一同向這位巨星學習 如何面對無數質疑及內心掙扎,如何將這些負面情緒一一克服. 【Apple Podcasts】https://apple.co/3QRrIPC 【Spotify】https://shorturl.at/Q9ddt Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Cr…
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史泰龍的傳奇人生 1: 坎坷的童年, 如何選擇自己的人生 I The Legendary Life of Sylvester Stallone: How He Chose His Path Despite a Tumultuous Childhood
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史泰龍的傳奇人生, 原來有著坎坷的童年, 而靠著自己的堅韌意志和不懈努力, 他開始在電影事業(演戲&寫劇本)路上一步一步向前. 面對眾多逆境和挑戰, 史泰龍會怎樣選擇自己的路, 活出自己的人生? 【Apple Podcasts】https://apple.co/3QRrIPC 【Spotify】https://shorturl.at/XeYEd Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licen…
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上集提到阿諾舒華辛力加的健身歷程,充滿冒險同挑戰,憑著自己對目標的追求,高度自律,最終一步一步走上了健身之巔。這個健身歷程充滿啟發性,十分值得學習。 而呀諾如何由健身搭上演藝之路呢? 他的演藝歷程又充滿着什麼新挑戰呢? 而他又會如何面對呢? 聽完這集 你會更加了解阿諾的演藝之路 你會更加了解保持渴望的必要性 你會更加知道如果係由谷底走上山峰 【Apple Podcasts】https://apple.co/3QRrIPC 【Spotify】https://shorturl.at/XeYEd Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/f…
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未來戰士:阿諾舒華辛力加的成功背後 I 健身篇 你真的了解阿諾嗎? The success behind Arnold Schwarzenegger: Fitness achievements
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提起阿諾舒華辛力加,我們會知道他大隻,強壯。 但你知道他大隻背後經歷過什麼事嗎? 你知道他為了健身所作的付出嗎? 你知道是什麼引領他成功嗎? 聽完這集 你會有所得著 你會更加了解阿諾舒華辛力加 你會更加了解設定目標的重要性 你會更加了解持之以恒的重要性 你會更加了解吸引力法則 【Apple Podcasts】https://apple.co/3QRrIPC 【Spotify】https://shorturl.at/XeYEd Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons C…
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We first had Alex Kim on The Spark in July of 2022 - go back and listen to episode 31 if you haven’t already. Last time we talked, we delved into the incredible work he’s doing to get the BIPOC community outside with Here Montana. To this day, it is one of our most listened-to and engaged-with episodes. Not just because of the work he’s doing with …
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Disclaimer: On April 16th, Amy had the opportunity to finally have lunch with her mentor, the former president of NYU. On the night of the Year of the Dragon New Year’s Eve, Amy found herself in tears while FaceTiming her parents. In this episode, she continues the conversation from our previous installment, sharing her mix of anxieties and excitem…
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Meg is back from her first trip to China in five years. We said we’d be back in three weeks, but that quickly turned into eight. For Meg, jet-leg, getting back into routine, and processing this trip so that she can share her experience took a little longer. This is one of the most precise and poignant episodes we’ve ever recorded. The points of con…
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By the time you read this, Meg will be on a plane to China for the first time in five years and you won’t hear from us for about a month. In this episode, Meg shares her thoughts as she finally gets to go back to China. Amy shares what she’ll be up to while Meg’s gone. 当你读到这条消息时,Meg 已经在飞往中国的飞机上了。接下来的一个月你可能不会收到我们的更新,这是因为Meg要在中国好好体验。毕竟这是五年来她第一次回国。在这一…
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We all take risks, big and small, every day - especially those of us who are leading unconventional lives that span across multiple countries and cultures. In this episode we ponder the question, “When is a risk worth taking?” 无论大小,我们每天都在冒险——尤其当我们是过着跨越多个国家和文化的非传统生活的人。在这一集中,我们思考一个问题,“何时冒险是值得的呢?” Listen along to hear our answers. Join in on the conve…
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We’re baaaackkk! Did you miss us? In our 40th episode and first of 2024, we take some time to reflect on 2023 and share what we’re most looking forward to in 2024. Our first episode of each new year has become a ritual of sorts - a way for us to take inventory of where we’ve been and where we’re going. 我们回来了!你想我们了吗?2024年的第一集也是我们的第40个整集。在这集中,我们花了一些时…
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In this episode, Meg and Amy deep dive into AI, their experiences exploring its capabilities, where they think it will be adapted and where they think it won’t, and more. Both Amy and Meg share how it is or isn’t being used in their respective fields, and Meg shares the fun ways she’s been using it outside of work. Meg 和 Amy深入讨论了人工智能——这个可能对创意行业产生深远…
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Ep.38: Field Notes - Observations, Interpretations, and Reflections of a Life Lived Wholeheartedly
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What you might not know is that when Meg is not behind the mic for The Spark Podcast, she’s writing. Surveyor of life, midwife of stories - the truest thing Meg knows about herself is that she’s a writer. In May of 2022, she started a personal newsletter called Field Notes where she shares her lyrical essays, poems, and personal anecdotes. With Fie…
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In this episode, Amy and Meg sit down to talk about the Barbie movie - because it’s a MUST. IYKYK. They talk about their experiences going to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer, how the Barbie movie was received in both America and China, the stark contrast between Barbie and Oppenheimer, and their arrival at this moment in history. 在这集中,Amy和Meg分享了观看电…
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Meg and Amy sit down for a mid-summer check-in. They talk about what they’ve been up to since the last episode, visiting past versions of themselves, work, Amy’s trip home, and more as they look forward to what fall holds for The Spark. Meg 和 Amy在这仲夏之日,坐下聊了聊过去几个月发生的点点滴滴。她们分享了从刚开始做播客到现在的心态变化,工作上的起起伏伏,以及Amy的回家之旅。在这集的结尾,Meg和Amy分享了对“火花电台”接下来节目的策划和期盼。 I…
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Meg and Amy revisited their past episode "Two Cities, Multiple Lives” after three years of turbulence, travel bans, and growth. The world may seem and feel different after the pandemic. However, upon re-listening to the episode and reexamining their lives over the past three years, they realized that instead of splitting lives in between different …
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Meg and Amy reflect on episode 3: Scared But Brave, and episode 4: Hello 2020 - the two episodes recorded before the world as we knew it fell apart. Hello 2020 right? And when they look back they talk about how coincidental it was that the motto they went into to 2020 with, “Scared But Brave,” would be so necessary. They discuss the moments they ha…
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Every great story starts at the beginning. Now that The Spark is almost four years old, Meg and Amy wanted to take a look back on how it all started. They reflect on their first two episodes and from it emerges a the topic of growth. Amy shares how she’s learned to less-critical of herself and Meg shares how she’s learned to become more herself and…
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Meg and Amy are back behind the mic again for their first episode of 2023! They share where they’ve been, where they’re going, and what they’ve been up to since the last episode. Plus, what’s new for The Spark and the exciting new way to connect with Meg and Amy and others in The Spark community! Be the first to join in here: https://thesparkpodcas…
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If you look at the outdoor industry, you usually see one type of person - white men. Alex Kim has set out to change that. Alex Kim is a first generation Korean American. Originally from Maryland, he’s the founder and director of Here Montana. Here Montana, is an outdoor program in Missoula, Montana that serves people of color to increase outdoor re…
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然这并不是火花电台第一次采访楼佳凯,但这是我们第一次用中文与佳凯对话。佳凯是怎样从一个中国留学生,成长为一位拎着相机设备,义无反顾地深入丛林,牧场,和高山的纪录者?除了腾讯纪录片里收纳的情节,《一次远行》镜头后到底还发生了什么故事?在异国他乡学习生活多年后,如今,佳凯终于回到了老家义乌。他最近在忙什么?生活如何? 摘下相机的佳凯,是一个什么样的人?希望通过这集,我们都可以更加了解我们的老朋友,故事叙述人,纪录片摄影人楼佳凯。 你可能已经听说过,或者看过腾讯视频的最新纪录片系列《一次远行》。《一次远行》记录了五名中国留学生在疫情期间,人在他乡求学生活的故事。纪录片的最后一集的主角是火花电台采访过的前嘉宾——自由纪录片摄影人楼佳凯。当我们第一次采访佳凯的时候,他人还在美国蒙大拿州的米苏拉。那时的…
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You may have seen the recent Tencent Documentary Series, Bon Voyage, that follows five Chinese students living abroad during the pandemic. In the last episode, they follow past Spark guest, Jiakai Lou. When we first talked with Jiakai, he was in Missoula, Montana at the height of the pandemic sitting at a crossroad: To stay in the U.S. or to go. If…
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In this solo episode, Meg caught up with the first foreign exchange student she knew who subsequently became one of her oldest and closest friends. Meg met Diane Schäfer-Surén in highschool on the Oregon Coast. The two take a walk down the memory lane, talking about all the instrumental moments that turned Diane’s foreign exchange experience into o…
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Amy终于在去年年底,采访到了一位她非常佩服的好朋友——李泽尧。目前,他的全职工作是一名在PINT任职的网络工程师。业余时间,他是纽约市立大学亨特学院的客座教授。从屏幕前到讲台后,作为一名年轻的外国教授,泽尧在美国公立大学教课的过程中经历了非常多有意思的身份转换和奇异故事。在这集中,我们均娓娓道来。 李泽尧是一名生长在北京,如今长居在纽约的网络工程师,设计师,以及教育者。他本科毕业于上海纽约大学,研究生毕业于纽约大学帝势艺术学院互动电子媒体学位。 感谢聆听!我们希望你能加入和我们的对话。你的评论和评分对这档播客至关重要,我们提前感谢你的参与。 你也可以和我们在以下社交平台直接对话: Instagram: @spark_podcast Facebook(脸书): @thesparkpodcas…
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In this episode, Amy had a casual conversation about careers, lifestyles, and the meaning of being a global citizen in today’s context with one of her friends, Zeyao Li. Zeyao is a web engineer at PINT, an adjunct professor at the Hunter College Film and Media Department, and a fellow Bejinger / New Yorker/ NYU Shanghai Alumni. He unleashes his cre…
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Amy and Meg are back with a brand new episode of The Spark in the New Year, kicking things off how it all began - in conversation, just the two of them. As they embrace the Year of the Tiger wholeheartedly, Chinese New Year brings the concept of home to mind. They realized that the concept of home and it’s definition has changed for the both of the…
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In this episode, Amy and Meg sit down for one final conversation of The Spark’s Motherhood Series which organically stemmed from a single episode and turned into a beautiful, sensitive, and powerful series featuring three inspiring mothers. For Amy and Meg, it only felt fitting that the last guests of the series were the mothers they’ve been in con…
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Raised in Shanghai, China, Jenny Zheng is a fellow millennial, entrepreneur, influencer, and a new mom in Manhattan. She is the founder of Velvet.Co, an international public relations and marketing agency and living her life to the fullest countering challenges with instinct. In this conversation, Jenny opens up about becoming a mother, striking th…
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Dr. Wednesday Martin is a social scientist, storyteller, and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author. Her book, Primates of Park Avenue (translated into “I Am a Mother, I Need the Hermes Birkin Bag” in Chinese), stirred up a heated debate across oceans and sparked an greater awareness around “exhausted motherhood” and the scarcity mindset that runs ra…
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赞了:在母亲节之际,我们决定发布与一位实实在在的超能女性的对话。她是“酷妈黛安娜”。曾经的她是一位投行人士,一位时尚设计师,以及竞技拉丁舞舞者。现在,她是两个男孩的妈妈(认真的,她简直是全能)正巧录制于国际妇女节,黛安娜和Meg还有Amy分享了作为一位在不同文化和不同国家之间,养育具有世界观的小朋友的经历和故事。当黛安娜成为妈妈的时候,她必须学习如何重塑自己的崩塌的个人身份。内容创作和录制视频帮助她找回了内心的平静。在创作的世界中,她想利用自己的平台,讲述那些值得被听见的伟大和充满力量的女性和母亲的故事。 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce…
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We're celebrating Mother's Day by kicking off a Motherhood Series in conversation with a true wonder woman and "cool mum," Dianna Lee. She's a former investment banker turned fashion designer, a Latin ballroom dancer and mother to two boys (Seriously, she does it all). Recorded by happenstance on International Women's Day of all days, Dianna shares…
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Pelayo Alvarez is the host, founder, and producer of The Forbidden Apple Podcast, a space to reclaim your spirituality. He’s also been one of Amy’s best friends for the past three years after she moved to New York City. Pelayo grew up in the Catholic Church in Gijon, a northwestern city in Spain. He never felt like he belonged. His personality and …
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The third installment of the “Artist Series,” Meg and Amy dive deep into conversation with, founder of Latitude Gallery in New York City, Shihui Zhou. In this episode, Shihui Zhou shares her story and invites us all to come along with the adventure that is opening an art gallery in 2020, that today, is not only surviving, but in many ways thriving.…
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You may have heard about Ting Zhao, the documentary filmmaker who recently became the first Asian Woman to win a Golden Globe for her film 'Nomad Land' - a film observing U.S. culture. Our guest on this episode of The Spark Podcast is an aspiring documentary filmmaker and visual journalist currently based in Missoula, Montana who is well on his way…
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生长在北京的 Ariel Ziyi Cui从小就知道自己长大后想成为一个艺术家。从五岁拿起画笔的那一刻起,她就再也没有将笔放下。三年前,她来到纽约学习设计。今天,她在纽约的一家精品住宅建筑事务所做与室内整修相关的工作。她终于实现梦想,并且成为了一位展览和室内设计师。作为火花电台“艺术家系列”的第一位嘉宾,在访谈和交流中我们深入探索了在他想寻找灵感,追随创作热情的过程。对于Ariel而言,在不同文化间穿梭的生活方式让她终于可以睁开双眼,敞开心扉地生活。 Born and raised in Beijing, Ariel Ziyi Cui always knew she wanted to be an artist. She began painting at five years old an…
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Born and raised in Beijing, Ariel Ziyi Cui always knew she wanted to be an artist. She began painting at five years old and never stopped. Three years ago, she came to New York to study design. Today, she’s an exhibition and interior designer, and working for a boutique residential architecture firm specializing in gut renovations. The first in our…
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The second guest on The Spark podcast is someone who Amy’s heard about most of her life, but Meg met him first. The Spark literally wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for this guest. Because of him, Amy and Meg met in the first place. Haocheng Wang is a prosecutor for the State of Montana and Meg’s husband. 13 years ago he came to the United States as an…
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Following part one comes part two of The Spark’s interview with former fashion industry journalist and current editor at VICE Asia Pacific, Rachel Ruonan Zheng. In the second half of the interview Meg and Amy dive in deeper with Rachel as she shares the benefits and challenges of working and living in a bilingual environment. Together, Meg, Amy, an…
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Amy Tianyi and Meg are back with the second season of The Spark, where they open up the conversation by introducing their first guest, Rachel Ruonan Zheng. Rachel is a former fashion industry journalist and, currently, an editor at VICE Asia Pacific. Amy first met Rachel in New York City by happenstance when Rachel was one of the speakers at an eve…
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Meg and Amy are back with a brand new episode. The topic? Where each of their places are when it comes to speaking out on issues like racism in the U.S. - a conversation sparked by a video called #CallItCOVID19. The question of whether or not to speak out for each of them lies in their identities, inherent and espoused. This is a public episode. If…
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This is the fourth and final installment of The Spark’s “Wo-men” series, celebrating Women’s History Month. In this episode, Meg and Amy walk you through their own personal journeys in finding their relationships with their bodies as women. Amy shares her confusion with her body due to the lack of sex education, and Meg shares how her relationship …
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When Amy was young she found herself questioning a woman’s role in the family and her mother told her she must be smart, that if she were to take a step back she could see “both the sea and the sky.” But are women who can see “both the sea and the sky” truly happy? Meg shares what happened when she took a step back, which led Amy and Meg to explore…
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This is an episode that Meg and Amy have been contemplating on whether to record or not since January. Now that things have escalated and the whole world is connected and affected by COVID-19, they decided it was time. They paused the “Wo-men” Series to share their own stories and experiences watching this pandemic unfold. Amy also shares what it w…
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