The Honest Drink Podcast

Booking Overview

An interview-led show focused on China, cross-cultural life, society, politics, psychology, and international perspectives, featuring external guests such as entrepreneurs, authors, creators, speakers, engineers, and political commentators. PR agencies could credibly pitch China specialists, cross-cultural business experts, globally minded creators, political or social commentators, and entrepreneurs with firsthand experience in China; booking difficulty is medium because the show welcomes accessible subject-matter experts but has also featured established authors and CEOs.

Metrics

Episodes: 195

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 7.3k subscribers

Instagram: 484 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thehonestdrink@gmail.com

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Subject-matter expertise or firsthand experience involving China, cross-cultural relations, international business, politics, society, psychology, or global media; strong candidates may be authors, founders, speakers, creators, commentators, or professionals with distinctive personal perspectives.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Leadership of a company or organization, Established online audience, Professional speaking experience, Relevant engineering, political, marketing, or research background

Recent Guest Discussions

Zak Dychtwald - China And U.s. Work Cultures, Global Collaboration, Competition, Education Pressure, Scarcity Mindset, And The Future Of Work.

Cyrus Janssen - Fear-driven Narratives About Countries, Global Citizenship, Chinese Brands In America, Polarization, And Alleged Influence On Online Content.

Julie Sun - Chinese And Western Communication Styles, Matchmaking, Dating, Marriage Customs, Immigration, Family Expectations, And Social Norms.

Eric Hovagim - The American Dream, Political And Social Change, China, Surveillance, Policing, Artificial Intelligence, And Comparative Society.

Recent Topics

China, Cross Cultural, Politics, Psychology, Society

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Honest Drink Podcast

Mike Pistilli: Is China's Internet Healthier?

September 16, 2026

American fitness coach and social-media creator Mike Pistilli reveals what it's really like building an online following in China, including becoming the country's top livestream for all the wrong reasons. He is known on Chinese social-media with millions of followers as Coach Mike or 麦霹雳. We discuss the rules foreign creators face on Douyin抖音 (Chinese Tiktok), RedNote (Xiaohongshu小红书), Kuaishou, and WeChat, the hate directed at male and female influencers, and the surprising things Mike beli...

Prof. Daniel Graff: As AI Gets Better, Are We Getting Worse?

September 07, 2026

Professor Daniel Graff leads design and AI research at Tongji University's College of Design and Innovation. He is a Distinguished Research Fellow, educator, and co-author of the 2026 book "Design Thinking with Artificial Intelligence". With a background spanning design innovation, business, and emerging technology, his work explores how humans design, collaborate, and create alongside artificial intelligence. Today we talk about creativity, critical thinking and the tension between techno...

Zak Dychtwald: The Brutal Competition Driving China's Rise

August 24, 2026

Zak Dychtwald is the founder and CEO of BridgeWorks Global and author of the critically acclaimed book, Young China. He runs a cross-geography collaboration lab, helping people in some of the world's largest companies get along better across national borders, through science and data backed research. Zak is a distinguished speaker having delivered over 100 keynotes to Fortune 500 companies and global investor. Today we talk about the brutal side of competition and collaboration between peop...

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