Derf Talks

Fred Yu

This podcast is a personal podcast of Fred Yu. Fred is native to Oakland, CA where he was born and raised.

Episódios

  1. 04/10/2023

    Episode 9: Oakland Soul

    Getting back to my roots with Leon Sykes. We talked Oakland’s past, present and future.

    Episode 9: Oakland Soul

  2. 28/07/2021

    Episode 8: Why did he go vegan?

    My grade school friend, Alex, went vegan back in 2016. Why?

  3. 13/01/2019

    Episode 7: My Wonderful Sisters

    In this episode, I am joined by my two older sisters Felicia and Christina Yu. Here we talk about how they are soon to be aunts and growing up together. We talk about the fun times and theorized about how we beat Scleroderma as a family.

  4. 28/12/2018

    Episode 6: Craig Calfee the Hitchhiker

    Craig Calfee is one of the pioneers of carbon bicycles in the 80’s and 90’s. He designed a bike for Greg LeMond. Who is Greg LeMond? He was the first American to win the Tour de France.

  5. 10/12/2018

    Episode 5: Six minutes in a cage with Andy Russo

    My guest for episode 5 is Andy Russo. Six minutes locked in a cage and a training session 1.5 years later was the only interaction we’ve had between us prior to this podcast. On this episode we chat about our thoughts in preparation for the fight and the event itself. It was fascinating to get his perspective on the experience and to learn about him as a person & a martial artist.

  6. 03/12/2018

    Episode 4: Sharlex with the Same Due Date!

    In this episode, my guests are my wife Joanne Chang, one of my best friends Alex Baumgartner, and his wife Sharlene Lee. Sharlene and Joanne share the same due date and have a little over a month left until labor.

  7. 19/11/2018

    Episode 3: Father’s Stint in the Army

    In this episode, father shares his experience in the US army. He talks about being drafted, to basic training, and up until he was deployed to Vietnam.

  8. 18/11/2018

    Episode 2: Father’s Recollection of the Journey to America

    In this episode, my guest is my father, Edward Yu. He shares his recollection of our family’s journey from mainland China to The United States. Through this conversation we traced our family history from the 1920’s where my great grandfather owned a laundromat in Pittsburg, PA all the way up to 1960’s in Oakland, CA where after a small stint, he was drafted to the Vietnam War.

  9. 06/11/2018

    Episode 1: Pregnant at week 29

    First episode of Derf Talks. My first guest is my wife Joanne. We’re catching up on how week 29 of her pregnancy is going.

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This podcast is a personal podcast of Fred Yu. Fred is native to Oakland, CA where he was born and raised.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Fred Yu
  • Anos de atividade
    2018 - 2023
  • Episódios
    9
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Fred Yu
  • Site do podcast
    Derf Talks