Podcasts by Espresso and Earl Grey

June Update - We’ll be back! from 2022-06-10T20:39:04

Music: Podington Bear - Pounded Piano

LB 1 | Patience in the Journey from 2022-04-20T15:30:54

"Perhaps the path of being humbled in our pride, being frustrated by our limitedness, being held back because of barriers is the path needed to learn the patience we need in our lives. 

W...

LB 0.5 | Beginning the Journey into the Woods from 2022-04-14T22:08:28

"Stripped from things that made me useful and busy, having to drop projects for work without notice, disconnected from others in isolation - I had unknowingly wandered into the woods and to Wald...

Living Deliberately - A new initiative from 2022-04-10T18:11:34

What does it mean to live deliberately? 

What does it mean to understand ourselves more? 

What does it mean to love others? 

Join me, Sam Wan, for the next seven we...

S2 E8 - Spaces: How spaces and rituals transform our lives from 2021-07-01T21:10:37

The two Sams chat about how the different physical and nonphysical spaces in our lives and the different rituals embedded in them transform our work, rest and play. 

BWV 1107: Je...

S2 E7 - Storytelling: Tips on how to successfully tell a good story from 2021-06-27T12:37:09

Dr. Sam Chan, public speaker and story teller sits down and shares with us the art of story telling. He breaks it down and helps us to grow in our storied lives. 

S2 E6 - Destiny: Free will, Choices and how we live our lives from 2021-05-26T22:46:56

This week we return from a break to chat about predestination, free will and how we live our lives (ethics). It's a bit more than we usually do, but we do have cups of coffee! 

S2 E5 - Stories: The stories we watch, the stories we read, and the stories we live. from 2021-05-11T21:15:06

This week the Sams talk about how stories aren't only the texts we consume but they are part of our very lives. 

S2 E4 Fear - Uncertainties, Future and Alzheimers from 2021-05-06T22:44:59

This week we explore fear and insecurities in our lives; how the lack of control shape our fears and how we can better navigate through them. 

S2 E3 - Parenting - Tsing Ging, expectations, overcommitted children and family discipleship. from 2021-04-28T04:11

This week we wandering along the topics of Tsing Ging, parenting and expectations, overcommitted children and how Parents can think about discipling children. 

S2 E2 - Home - House ownership, Sydney traffic and the place of home in our lives. from 2021-04-21T07:13

We explore our experience of living spaces, the difficulty of home ownership, frustrations of traffic in Sydney and what home means in our lives. 

Credits: 

J.S. Bach "Prelude & Fu...

S2 E1 - Nostalgia - 90s movies, memories, the past and the present... from 2021-04-13T15:19:49

We kick off season 2 chatting about the power of nostalgia in our lives, from 90s movies, Total Recall, to memories and regrets. 

Season 2 Teaser... We're actually back! from 2021-04-06T20:57:49

We launched season 2 and then got too busy... so now we're back with a short teaser for 2021! 

2.1 Life in PostCovid (?) times from 2020-07-28T22:23:42

Join me and Dr. Sam Chan as we kick off season 2 by discussing ambiguity, change and anxiety in these strange times.

Episode #9 Books, Books, Books! from 2020-07-04T10:08:02

This week we sit down and chat about books, books and more books! Grab your favourite cuppa and join us as we chat about reading and challenging ourselves to read. 

Episode #8 Time Again! from 2020-06-22T14:24:26

This week we sit down and explore a little bit more about timefulness and inefficiency! Grab your favourite cuppa and spend some time with us just kicking around some ideas on clocks, measuring ...

Episode #7 Identity from 2020-06-15T16:37:21

This week we reflect on identity, the identities we create, the people that we are and just reflecting on what it means to be us.  

Episode #6 Timefulness from 2020-06-01T21:10:08

This week's episode we chat about what it means to use time well, to waste time well and to spend deep time with one another. Bring your Espresso and Earl Greys and waste some time with us. 

Earl Grey Reviews - Life and Death from 2020-05-30T21:05:24

As a compliment to your Espresso and Earl Grey, Earl Grey review offers some books from which to drink deeply. Check out these books: 

1. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom 
2. Wh...
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Episode #5 Life and Death from 2020-05-25T19:05:34

A long time ago, the phrase "to cross the river Jordan," meant dying. This episode we reflect on life and death from different perspectives, from being a doctor to a theologian, and ask question...

Earl Grey Reviews #1 - Friendship from 2020-05-22T09:16:20

Our first set of book suggestions, curated for your espresso and earl grey experience.

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Episode #4 Honour and Shame from 2020-05-19T20:05:20

What is the honour and shame phenomenon? Is it just a Eastern philosophy or has it always been entrenched in Western society? Hear Sam and Sam chat about this and more on Espresso and Earl Grey....

Episode #3 - Friendship in a time of Isolation from 2020-05-11T20:37:07

In our COVID and post-COVID period isolations have affected friendships, many of us have been feeling zoomed out and isolation leads to loneliness. What has caused this? Why are our friendships ...

Episode #2.5 - Reflecting on Failure and learning from 2020-05-09T12:11:17

So we accidentally made this podcast available, our first podcast that we recorded together. We call it our pancake episode cos it was our first flip and it was a bit all over the place. But sin...

Episode #2 - A story of failure from 2020-05-05T16:13:20

Sam Chan interviews Sam Wan on his story of failure and how it impacted him. 

Espresso and Earl Grey #1 - Asian Australian Migrants and the COVID and Post-COVID period from 2020-04-28T17:41:21

Sam Wan and Dr. Sam Chan of Espresso Theology, chat about being 1st generation asian Australians and life in COVID times. 

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