Brain Barf: Recent Episodes
Benedict Tan
Brain Barf by Ben and Miguel, the introspective podcast between two friends. Join us as we explore different topics in a casual conversational setting. And let's see where we end up by the end of each conversation.
In this episode, I sit down and have a conversation with my friend and peer Gallen Lam as we explore what life coaching means to us.
We react to bits of unsolicited advice from Kevin Kelly's 68 bits of unsolicited advice.
With her drama background our friend, Natasha, never fails to crack me up with her stories and sharings. Thanks Natasha for having this conversation and I'm glad we helped you feel human again. lol.
Without a license to drive a boat and without a choice, I stepped up to the occasion and took the steering wheel amidst the treacherous and torrential storm. Driven by sheer instinct and experience from driving my dad's car I kept the lot of us alive. I'm kidding it was a heavy rain but we weren't gonna die. Nonetheless I steered us into safety and back to the port. Tune in to this episode where we talk about my recent boat adventure and our plans to come together to record in the Philippines.
In this episode we talk to our friend, Zi, about all the good work she is doing and I can't help but feel her positivity and encouragement rub off on me in some way. Enjoy!
In this episode I talk about my recent travels for work and leisure. And I also recount my experience meeting people in Vietnam via tinder.
In this episode, I catch up with my Asian American friend, Tim Nguyen, on how our friendship grew while we found ourselves in the "bubble"-like environment known as the University of Dallas. I think this conversation was a nice glimpse of how our experience was like but I'd also say that it's just one perspective and that overall I had a great time at UD and met plenty of great people. But as always, it's always a good time talking to my boy Tim!
In this episode I speak to Shuying the life coach. What starts of as interview about being a life coach eventually grows into something much deeper - an honest conversation about life itself. If there ever was an episode that I'd say that I'm proud of its this one for now. Big props to Shuying for bringing it. It takes two hands to clap and she definitely brought it.
In this episode Miguel and I try out an improv exercise where we plan on the spot our versions of the perfect day for the other.
We talk about Miguel's thoughts on having kids going into marriage, me getting inked soon, and where I'm at in life these days..
Miguel opens up about how the things in his life have led to where he is now as he awaits marriage. We then go through a page from my journal and talk about an episode that I've been thinking about putting out but haven't gotten to.
In this long awaited episode, Miguel and I reflect on my recent (or not so recent) breakup and what I've learned from it.
We asked friends to give us questions to answer and we ended up having one strange conversation.
We speak with our friend, Nadiya, about our personal scary stories and her online dating experience.
Miguel nearly kills someone on the motorcycle in Vietnam. Listen to us recollect the story in this episode.
In this episode we talk about how we first met and how the bromance got started and flourished over time.
From mukbangs to talking to our exes, in this episode, we go through a list of things we've been thinking about doing or talking about on the podcast.
In this episode we talk about how I met my lovely girlfriend (abridged version). And what this thing we're attending called Marriage Preparation Course?!
Miguel talks about his experience trying to impress a hostess at a prawning place in Singapore.