The Mic is Ahn

In Episode 75, Kelly Sopak returns to the Mic is Ahn Podcast.  Fresh off a 2025 State Championship with his Carondelet Cougars Girls Basketball Team, and having been named Girls Basketball Coach of the Year in California, we needed to talk about everything. 

We start by talking about the feeling of winning his first state championship as a coach and how it came about.  But, the rest of the interview is spent talking about in-depth c...

Episode 74 brings us Heather Thompson Day, a speaker, author, educator and podcaster.  Heather is someone that is very well known in the Christian media world and I have been looking forward to having her on this podcast for quite some time.  
I have wanted to talk to her ever since I initially found her on Twitter, talking about students and education.  Once I became more familiar with her, it became a goal to get her to The M...

In this episode, Alyssa Abina returns to talk all about eating and TikTok.  Alyssa has over half-a-million TikTok followers, and we focus on her foray into the Mukbang and ASMR world over the last year-and-a-half.  We get into how she decided to start shifting her focus to Mukbangs and ASMR,  what exactly they are, and how things have skyrocketed since she made that adjustment.  
I also ask her questions about the uniqueness of...

Episode 72 of The Mic is Ahn Podcast talks about the importance of class reunions, memorial services, and answering the question of how students have changed over time.  This episode is all my voice (exciting!), talking about attending a recent class reunion as a teacher and what the experience was like.  

I felt compelled to talk about how I think that reunions and memorials are meaningful to seeing old friends and acquai...

This episode is the 4th in a series following the college careers of Paige Davis and Lexi Miloradovitch.  Better known on this podcast as the college girls, we have followed Lexi and Paige all the way through their 4 years of higher education.  What started in 2020 with an idea to see what it would be like to document two good friends going through completely different college situations, we now get to talk about them being College...

This episode brings some firsts to The Mic is Ahn.  Andrew Kline is our first guest in the history of the podcast that is bringing us into the world of professional wrestling! Andrew is also the first guest to have a slash in his last name because Andrew Cass is the character he portrays in the squared circle.  This interview was a breath of fresh air for me, because as a lifelong wrestling fan, I've been waiting for the oppor...

Episode 69 of the Mic is Ahn brings us Hannah Parkus.  Hannah brings us a new topic on the podcast, which is the world of cinematography.  Hannah is a cinematography major at the University of Hawaii and in this interview, we discuss her love of being behind the camera and how much it has changed her life.  Hannah is a great example of someone who is making the most of her opportunities, while not letting anything get in her way.  ...

This episode of the podcast is an important one.  Vicki and I talk about dealing with the loss of a loved one, and what it's like from all perspectives.  Vicki tells us the story of her family and how they went through a major loss.  She does a remarkable job of explaining the details, emotions, situations, and effects that losing a loved one can have on a person.  We talk about grief from her view, her sons view, and all that...

In this episode we are talking about a new subject.....Elementary education! Valeria Recinos is a kindergarten teacher who has taught multiple different grade levels and has done a great job of bringing her experiences to Instagram and TikTok.  We talk about Valeria's road to the classroom, how exactly that process worked, and some of the interesting things that happened to her along the way.  We talk about all things elementa...

In today's episode, we meet Jason Ming, the general manager of Red Plate, a high-level Chinese restaurant in Las Vegas, NV.  Jason's story and path are so incredibly unique, as he is also the first guest to be on the podcast that makes his living in the restaurant industry.  We begin from high school....and I assure you that Jason started from the ground floor.....before starting his climb.....and he did it all on his own...

This episode brings some new things to the Mic is Ahn Podcast.  The interview is with Aubrey Roberts, who is the first ever guest to have played two different sports in college.  Aubrey is actually still in school and is currently playing for the Pepperdine Beach Volleyball Team.  However....Aubrey's story started with indoor volleyball at Pepperdine back in the fall of 2019.  Since then, a lot has happened.  This is why I was...

The first episode of 2024 brings standup comedian Andrew Orolfo back to The Mic is Ahn Podcast.  This is Andrew's third visit, and in this episode we are catching up with all of his most recent activities. This session was put into action by the Pepsi commercial starring Shaquille O'Neal that aired on Thanksgiving....in which Andrew was a part of!!! So, we begin by hearing his entire story of how that came about, what wen...

Episode 63 brings Dr. Celeste Holbrook back to The Mic is Ahn Podcast.  She first visited back in episode 53, where we talked about our relationship with her brother Devon and how she got started in her career as a sexologist.  This time, we vowed to do something completely different.  Celeste and I go back and forth asking questions about a very wide array of topics.  She asks me four specific questions about what I'm proud o...

Episode 62 is a blast from the past.  I've wanted to talk about this for awhile, and now is the time.  I once worked with the Dallas Mavericks for one NBA season.  Today I'm talking about it on the podcast.  My goal for this episode is to tell the story of working for the Dallas Mavericks during the 1999-2000 season as the Mascot Coordinator and Street Team Coordinator.  What does that mean?  What did I do?  How did I get...

In this episode I talk to Melissa Hamblin, a well-known Disney planning expert and Disney podcaster.  Melissa is better known as Mix In Some Magic, as that is the handle for all of her social media and website information.  I first became familiar with her on her Instagram page and through her weekly podcast.  I wanted to talk to her about how in the world she first became involved in the Disney universe and wanting to help people ...

This episode brings a triumphant return of Dewitt Nkumba to the Mic is Ahn.  Dewitt last appeared on the pod back in 2021, and today he's here with a bunch more stories.  If you haven't heard Dewitt before, you are in for a treat.  The amount of wild things that happened to him and both of us are plentiful, and we get to a number of topics that we hadn't yet explored.  In this interview, you'll hear stories abou...

In this episode I interview Kristina Dumbeck, someone who I've known for more than 40 years.  Kristina is a high school teacher, but her path to that profession took quite a while.  We talk about the journey Kristina took to finally get her into the high school classroom...and we visit all aspects of education along the way.  I have wanted to get Kristina on the podcast since the very beginning, because I know how much she bri...

The guest on this episode is my brother Kevin Ahn.  He makes his return to do something we have been trying to do for some time.....telling childhood stories that we remember...mostly....and laughing....a LOT! This episode is different from the previous 57 episodes in that all we do is tell old stories from earlier in our lives. The topics we cover are extremely eclectic...which is what the original goal of the podcast was.  Just a...

This is the third installment of the College Girls, Paige Davis and Lexi Miloradovitch and their journey through college.  If you aren't already familiar with them, they made their debut in episode 12 and returned on episode 42. This is their 3rd year in college, and in this interview we talked about a whole bunch of unique topics pertaining to their college experiences.  To catch you up, Lexi and Paige are good friends that g...