An episode 20+ years in the making. Scientist, venture capitalist, angel investor, podcaster. This is the Legend Of Godwin Chan. Godwin will also be a regular feature on the podcast and will co-host some episodes. Amos Vang and Godwin Chan have been friends for over 20 years: since kindergarten/Grade 1! Over these decades, the two friends have had thousands of fascinating conversations about metaphysical philosophy, epistemological philosophy, cultural philosophy, classical musical philosophy, quantum physics, string theory, T-symmetry and the theoretical reversal of time and entropy, evolutionary biology, peak oil, civilizational collapse, causality, T-symmetry, and many other topics. #philosophy #startup #culture #conversation #legend Join Amos Vang as he features Godwin’s career and adventures. The conversation gets REALLY good starting at about 57:00 onwards, and it exemplifies their off-camera, off-mic conversations. Such topics include (but are not limited to): - the limitations of the schooling system, - cultural humility and understanding of Western and non-Western cultures, - introversion vs. extroversion, - Western cultural philosophy vs Chinese cultural philosophy [i.e. Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, etc.] (and why Chinese culture tends to be a bit better at mediation than Western cultures), - Dunbar’s Number, - Free will vs predeterminism, predeterminism vs. predestination; why free will (arguably) does NOT exist, why predestination (arguably) also does NOT exist, and why predetermination (arguably) exists, - Meaning vs. no meaning, intrinsic meaning vs. the illusion of meaning, Kierkegaardian Existentialism, Camusian Absurdism, Schopenhauerian determinism, heat death of the universe, human extinction, and what that means for a human’s life. You can follow Godwin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godwinhschan/ And you can connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/godwinhschan/ Music by: Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ And by Amos Vang Website: https://www.thisisthelegendof.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-the-legend-of/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthelegendof/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisistheLegendOf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f6wBCVf4bHOkf6Gxb4kb7 Amazon: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0CHXVZDSY?qid=1694649289&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=yW4V4kLXM2THpddw&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=b278ed0a-c3b2-4491-808c-7cb2190a487c&pf_rd_r=4DEBBGB872W8C893VWEB&pageLoadId=IMnSONEv6qRwv8k9&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c IHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-this-is-the-legend-of-123106291/

Step aside, Michael Buffer. A new announcer has stepped into the ring of history. Join Amos Vang as he features Carlos Verde, international fight night ring announcer for United Boxing Promotions! For over 10 years, Carlos’s adventures in journalism has brought him everywhere from international level women’s hockey to university basketball, and now to boxing and MMA. Carlos’s exceptional skills in public presentation, writing, and communication have paved such a legendary pathway over these years, and he’s even announced fights on DAZN and ESPN! The two long time friends reminisce on their adventures in university and professional sports announcing, as well as the most important career lessons that they have learned from such adventures. You can follow Carlos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cverde29/

There’s mythbusting, and then there’s history mythbusting. Join Amos Vang as he interviews Sebastian Major, a history teacher and host of the award-winning podcast Our Fake History! In a similar vein to This is the Legend Of…, Sebastian focuses on telling the unknown stories of history itself: everywhere from ancient history to classical history to even the history of professional wrestling! In this episode, Amos and Sebastian also emphasize the importance of cultural humility and cultural understanding, particularly in the sense of removing a Eurocentric/Western bias when understanding non-Western cultures and non-Western histories. Amos and Sebastian also discuss the fact that not everything has to follow a Western perspective, and that something can be correct (or even more correct) and does not have to be a Western perspective. You can follow Sebastian at his podcast’s website: https://ourfakehistory.com/ You can follow Sebastian’s Instagram: @ourfakehistory You can subscribe to Sebastian’s podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ourfakehistory2211 You can follow Sebastian’s podcast Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ourfakehistory Music by: Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ And by Amos Vang Website: https://www.thisisthelegendof.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-the-legend-of/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthelegendof/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisistheLegendOf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f6wBCVf4bHOkf6Gxb4kb7 Amazon: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0CHXVZDSY?qid=1694649289&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=yW4V4kLXM2THpddw&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=b278ed0a-c3b2-4491-808c-7cb2190a487c&pf_rd_r=4DEBBGB872W8C893VWEB&pageLoadId=IMnSONEv6qRwv8k9&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c IHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-this-is-the-legend-of-123106291/

At 25 years old, he became the youngest concertmaster in a North American orchestra.  This is the Legend Of Jonathan Crow, a legendary Canadian violinist, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and former teacher of another legendary violinist, Kerson Leong.

In this episode, Amos Vang and Jonathan Crow discuss about Jonathan’s marvelous career and experiences in the world of violin.  From performing for the great Sir Yehudi Menuhin, to leading other professional musicians in the interpretation of great compositions, and to directing the Toronto Summer Music Festival, Jonathan has established himself as one of the most respected violinists in the North American music scene. Jonathan also talks about teaching Amos’s cousin, Kerson Leong, and how Kerson has forged his own unique, recognisable style as a violinist from a young age.  Amos and Jonathan also discuss the differences between a Stradivarius violin and a del Gesù violin, and how such violins are crucial for tone colour and performance.

            You can follow Jonathan through the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Instagram, @torontosymphony

            And through the New Orford String Quartet on Instagram, @torontosummermusic

Music by: Scott Buckley, https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

   And by Amos Vang.

Website: https://www.thisisthelegendof.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-the-legend-of/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-legend-of/id1711907940

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthelegendof/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisistheLegendOf

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f6wBCVf4bHOkf6Gxb4kb7

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This is the Legend of Cameron Penney.

            From working as a co-op student for the Fort Frances Times to managing social media in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets, Cameron has enjoyed a meteoric rise in his career!

Join Amos Vang as he features Cameron’s career and path to the NHL.  Cameron and Amos also reminisce on their times in Ottawa and the Carleton/uOttawa rivalry, and they discuss the difficulties in which the sports and entertainment industry faces in the 21st century.  Cameron also shares the most important lessons that Cameron has learned in his career thus far, and how other professionals can learn from his experience.

            Follow Cameron on Instagram and Twitter @cgrp19

            Follow Cameron’s work with the Winnipeg Jets: @nhljets

Music by: Scott Buckley, https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

   And by Amos Vang.

Website: https://www.thisisthelegendof.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-is-the-legend-of/

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-the-legend-of/id1711907940

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthelegendof/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisistheLegendOf

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f6wBCVf4bHOkf6Gxb4kb7

Amazon: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0CHXVZDSY?qid=1694649289&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=yW4V4kLXM2THpddw&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=b278ed0a-c3b2-4491-808c-7cb2190a487c&pf_rd_r=4DEBBGB872W8C893VWEB&pageLoadId=IMnSONEv6qRwv8k9&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c

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If you are a Canadian sports fan, then you know who he is.

            James Duthie has spent over 25 years with TSN and has won 4 Canadian Screen Awards for his work.  From the Stanley Cup to the Grey Cup to the Vancouver Olympics to the NBA and everything in between, James tells his numerous stories and the many life lessons that he learned since then, including how sportscasting has changed from the 1980s to the present day.  James also tells the story of how he ALMOST missed Sidney Crosby’s Golden Goal, and he and Amos reminisce on their times at Carleton University (James in the 1980s, and Amos in the 2010s).

            Follow James on Instagram, @tsnduthie

            Follow James on X (formerly Twitter), @tsnjamesduthie

            Music by: Scott Buckley, https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

            And by: Amos Vang

            With a special Sportscenter/SportsCentre theme cameo.

Psychotherapy.  Social Work.  Social Science Inventor.  Faculty Professor.  This is the Legend of Dr. Ka Tat Tsang.

            In this episode, Amos features Dr. Ka Tat Tsang, a Hong Kong-born Canadian psychotherapist, about his career and his creation of the internationally acclaimed SSLD system.  More importantly, starting at 50:00 in the episode, Amos and Dr. Tsang talk about their shared Chinese cultural heritage, the unique identity problems facing the Chinese diaspora, and Chinese culture itself.  They also discuss how Chinese people living in Canada (and by extension, in other Western countries) can find balance between their Chinese cultural identity and their Canadian cultural identity.

Professor Tsang’s website: www.kttsang.com

Professor Tsang’s SSLD: ssld.kttsang.com

Check out Professor Tsang’s article, “I Am Chinese, and I Am Not Chinese”: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-am-chinese-a-ka-tat-tsang

Music by: Scott Buckley, https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

And by: Amos Vang

Join Amos Vang as he interviews Byron MacDonald, a former Olympic swimmer, longtime swimming head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, an award-winning Olympic sportscaster, and former coach of world champion swimmer Kylie Masse!

            In this episode, Byron and Amos talk about Byron’s journey competing against the best swimmers in the world (including the great Mark Spitz), his decades-long career as a coach, the lessons he learned from coaching hundreds of swimmers over the years, and the most important lessons he learned from his longtime career. 

            Byron also tells unique stories of his experiences announcing the world’s greatest swimmers, including Michael Phelps’s historic 8-gold-medal run at the 2008 Olympics.  Byron also explains how Michael Phelps was able to out-touch Michael Cavic in the Men’s 100-metre butterfly at the 2008 Olympics and how Phelps solidified his 8-gold medal run.

Website: https://www.thisisthelegendof.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthelegendof/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisistheLegendOf

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