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On this week’s episode, we do a deep dive on one of the fastest growing spaces out there––content creation. This used to be called film-making, and it used to have a pretty high barrier of entry, but thanks to the democritixzation of the distribution process with online streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon, facebook and YouTube, more and more people are getting to live out there dream. Gone are the days when you need to sit around on a casting couch with your demo reel, hoping you don’t get interviewed by Harvey Weinstein.

But while there may be less gatekeepers to get through, this only means that the art of story telling has never been more important. Simply because you need to do more if you want to break through the noise. And this is what this week’s guest promises to help you with. Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independent producers, with a body of work that includes Home Alone, Teen Wolf and other big Hollywood box office hits. He is in the Philippines now to set up a school to help Filipino film makers and producers take it to the next level. And he shares some of those tips and tricks with us over this hour long conversation.

So whether you’re a feature film maker, a short film maker, a commercial director, producer or even an online vlogger, spend an hour with one of the most internationally acclaimed producers of our time and take your story-telling to the next level on this episode of One for the Road, brought to you by our friends from Petron.

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From how much he makes, to getting kicked out of countries, to thinking he would be shot, to the threat of being cancelled, this has got to be the most honest published conversation I’ve ever had in my life. And it happens to be with one of the most influential people of our time. Nuseir Yassin, better known as NAS Daily, is truly a cultural phenomenon. A modern day pop culture icon with an online following that would be the envy of many Hollywood Celebrites.  By taking one minute videos every day for one thousand days, he developed a story-telling style that has captivated over 130 million viewers a month, and yet still managed to set aside two hours of his time and bare his soul in the most refreshingly honest podcast you may ever hear. It's a long podcast, so make sure you set aside the time either on a trip to work, or when you jog or bike, but do yourself a favour and listen. It is so worth it. I promise. Or you get your money back.

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Being diagnosed with a terminal illness has got to be everyone's worst nightmare. But with AIDS, there are two life sentences--medical and social. And that stigma is only putting even more people at risk simply because they are too scared to get tested, lest they be judged. This is what our guest this episode hopes to change by sharing his story and humanizing the disease.

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Wait, what? I know, I know, it's a horrible idea. Or is it? Worldwide, almost every railway is bankrupt or losing money hand over fist. In fact, thousands of miles of rail are either under receievership or abandoned altogether. And once you add foreign loans into the equation, the problem is compounded.

Yes you could say that trains are a public utility and are not meant for profit because they provide an economic rate of return, but in reality, once the money dries up, we all know how that usually turns out. You dont have to look much further than the MRT to know what were talking about. And this is precisely what keeps this week's guest up at night. He believes we are going from the frying pan to the fire with this new push to redevelop the PNR.

Francis Yuseco Jr. is a transport and traffic engineer turned international investment banker, who experienced first hand the debt traps of foreign loans, and believes he has the solution we've never heard of. And while it does seem pretty crazy at first, and he does have his fair share of detractors, do yourself a favor and invest in listening to the whole podcast before joining the conversation below because it's quite layered and there's a fair bit to unpack.

End of the day, nobody us hating on trains. There's no question we need mass transt. And the DOTr are doing an incredible job of fast tracking all these projects. But while rails may have been the backbone of industrialization and economic growth of most developed countries, that doesn't necessarily mean that there may not be something better out there to take us into the next century. Who knows, right? There was a time not to long ago when we used to rent our DVDs from a physical store, remember? Or carry around a walkman to listen to music. Imagine if we couldn't think outside that box? So end of the day, while this is not to take anything away from the stellar efforts of the DOTr and Sec Tugade, let's not also have a one track mind. Pun intended.

Now I'm just warning you. Not everything may sit well with everyone; but try not to bite so that you can allow yourself to make space for the parts that do. Because in the end, even if you are not convinced, you will still find a lot to chew on. And everything becomes easier to digest once you do.

So stop, look and listen. Then feel free to put your two cents in.

All aboard!

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PS: This is a podcast designed as an audio experience. So best to listen if uou have about 30 mins or so in a quiet area or to save it for the car or while you're running or biking.