E39: Fighting the dark side of Vietnam's rapid development: human trafficking
On this episode of You Don't Know Vietnam, we have the pleasure of talking to Michael Brosowski, the Founder and Strategic Director of Blue Dragon - a children's foundation that's been doing some of t...
22 Okt 20241h 6min
E38: Demonslayer talks Vietnamese creativity in Hollywood and reviving rare 80s V-Wave
Meet artist, DJ and producer Dan Nguyen, or Demonslayer. From archiving and reviving Californian V-wave from the 80s to DJing the Hollywood premiere of HBO's The Sympathizer, Dan has been representing...
8 Okt 202434min
E37: The challenge of being a modern Vietnamese mum - and why they manage the money!
Diep Hoang is a content creator and mother and baby influencer on the channel Love At First Shine. She also has a podcast with her husband where they talk openly about the challenges faced by couples ...
24 Sep 202428min
E36: Why doing business in Vietnam is an uphill battle (and how to win)
Marina Tran-Vu is the founder and CEO of EQUO, a Vietnam-based startup that produces eco-friendly products to tackle the big problem of single use plastics. EQUO makes everything from takeaway food co...
27 Aug 202434min
E35: The rise of craft, "speakeasies", and Vietnam's first ever whiskey distillery
Michael Rosen is a co-founder of Về để đi Spirits, a contemporary liquor brand and distillery making craft gin, rum, creme de cacao, triple sec and... wait for it... whiskey. Today, Michael tells me w...
13 Aug 202436min
E34: Viet Rap to Viet Rave: Producer Nodey talks Vietnam's soundscape
Hailing from the graffitied streets of Paris, Nodey came to Vietnam to explore his Vietnamese roots through music. The result? His unique sound inspired by old school hip hop, high tempo electronic mu...
30 Jul 202430min
E33: Communal upbringings, gossip, and their impact on marketing in Vietnam
Linh Dao Smooke is the COO of Hackernoon, a tech community website that has more than 45,000 contributing writers and millions of readers each month. But today, me and Linh talk about pretty much ever...
16 Jul 202439min
E32: What do Vietnam's Gen Z look for in a workplace?
Thuy Hoang is COO at The Sentry, a collection of co-working and lifestyle spaces that house more than 70 startups and established companies in Ho Chi Minh City. Today, she tells me what young Vietname...
2 Jul 202436min
