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“As a nondancer located halfway across the world I am proof that this podcast transcends the dance community or any kind of immediate or extended network these guys have. Sure, I found it through following The Kinjaz but I was only a couple of episodes in when I realized this podcast isn't just about dance. This is about people sharing life experiences, passions, aspirations and lessons learned with other people through the art of simple conversation. I'm not giving these 5 stars because the hosts tell me to in each episode or because I know these guys personally or because The Kinjaz are cool. These stars are fully earned on account of:
1) The guests are made comfortable and effectively less guarded resulting in high quality, open, often funny and even touching exchanges. Bam Martin telling the story of the birth of his son checks all of those boxes.
2) You learn things. I grabbed a notebook during the first episode and have since been writing down things to check out, nuggets of wisdom shared by both hosts and guests and any reflections I have during or after each episode. I definitely filled some pages while listening to the Roy Choi, Ryan Higa, Lex Ishimoto and Jaeson Ma episodes.
3) Obviously guests are picked from personal and professional circles and mainly rooted in dance, but there's still variety in terms of industries and backgrounds. Everyone is so humble, articulate and inspiring though that variety doesn't really matter. They could simply keep rotating Kinjaz members and it would be fine by me.
4) The hosts supplement each other well and understand the spotlight isn't theirs. Mike and Charlie both bring great energy, humor and are clearly having a swell time, whenever they're on. Ben as the main host excels in giving the guests room to think about their answers and not rushing the conversation. I'm certain he's been told multiple times by now, that he found an extra calling here and with good reason. The way he calmly reflects on the guest at the beginning of each episode and then basically hands them a quick summary of why they are a great human being as his closing comment is such a different, positive vibe. It's his Ben Kenobi (obvious wordplay excluded) moments and I keep waiting for that one guest to unconsciously respond with a "yes, Obi-Wan". Even rather controversial opinions offered by some guests are handled with skilful diplomacy because not everything has to be about confrontation and heated discussion.
These guys are doing good things with this podcast and hopefully they'll want to keep at it. The effort and time put into it is very appreciated. This review is already way too long for the internet in this age of scrolling, so I'll save my wishes for future guests for another channel and time.
Highly recommeded.”Read full review »
Lisbeth__ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/21
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“I never really listen to podcasts because it’s really not part of our culture here in Taiwan. When you listen to the radio or a podcast, the discussions are so superficial or the speaker just ends up rambling like a train without a brake. Listening to the Kinjaz is a completely different...”Read full review »
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“This is definitely an inspiring and encouraging podcast not just for dancers but for all the people out there struggling in their life. Love their honesty and their freestyle way of sharing their life story! But, of course for me I would also like to have a transcript for each episode. Anyway,...”Read full review »
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