Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReflections on A Year Of Ikigai with Nicholas Kemp
Episode 129
Caitlin Kight returns again to host the Ikigai Podcast to interview Nick on his new book, A Year of Ikigai.
In this episode, Nick shares how Japanese…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Unlocking Cross-Cultural Communication in Japan with Shohei Yoshida
Episode 128
7 months ago
The Power of Awareness: How Kizuki Moments Transform Our Lives with Mae Yoshikawa
Episode 127
What if the feeling you’re most afraid of could become your clearest compass? Our conversation with Mae Yoshikawa begins in the hard places—parental …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Aligning Work with Purpose: A Conversation with Tina Bagwell
Episode 126
What if the problem isn’t workload, but identity? We sit down with coach and HR leader Tina Bagwell to explore how many of us let a single role—the j…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Expanding Your Inner Capacity: The Utsuwa Philosophy with Shigeki Nishimura
Episode 125
What if the key to better work and wiser leadership isn’t adding more tools but building a bigger vessel? Shigeki Nishimura—author, cross-cultural le…
8 months, 1 week ago
A Year of Ikigai
Nick celebrates the launch of A Year of Ikigai and read the book’s introduction, separating myth from meaning and showing how purpose lives in daily …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Turning Pain Into a Gift: The Kintsugi Life of Kiki Fukai
Episode 123
A single fall changed everything. When our guest, life coach and digital nomad Kiki Fukai, crashed into a tree on a routine run, she shattered her sk…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Anxiety as a Compass: Exploring Ikigai, Empathy, and Emotional Wellbeing with Catherine Deeks Gnocchi
Episode 122
Anxiety isn’t a malfunction to be silenced; it’s a message asking to be heard. We sit down with therapist and educator Catherine Deeks Gnocchi to ret…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Discovering Ikigai Through Art and Martial Arts: A Conversation with Baptiste Tavernier
Episode 121
Start with a vision, test it in the dojo, and forge it in a studio where code becomes sculpture. That’s the journey we explore with Tokyo-based Frenc…
9 months ago
The Transformative Power of Travel: Insights from Jake Haupert
Episode 120
What if your next trip did more than entertain you—what if it changed you? We sit down with Jake Haupert, founder of the Transformational Travel Coun…
9 months, 2 weeks ago