25 Years of Bay Area Bonsai w/ Jerry Carpenter - Ep 12
In this episode, Addison dives into the bonsai journey of his first teacher, Jerry Carpenter. They reminisce about bonsai in the Bay Area and chat about how to put together curriculums for beginners.
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Creating your Opportunities w/ Brock Arvesen - Ep 11
In this episode, Addison talks to Brock Arvesen who balances an apprenticeship at Mirai with a second job at the Pacific Bonsai Museum. They dive into how these unique roles came into being and where they both want to see bonsai go in the future!
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Getting a Fast Start w/ Nick Vila - Ep 10
In this episode, Addison speaks with a friend, Nick Vila, who has gotten a blisteringly fast start to learning bonsai in his first 1.5 years of the hobby. They examine Nick's path so far as well as dive into a number of nuanced conversations around display, collection size, and learning frameworks.
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Joshua Roth Rising Stars Roundtable - Ep 9
In this Episode, Addison brings together the competitors in the 2025 GSBF Rendezvous Joshua Roth Rising Stars Competition for a meet and greet and some pre competition banter. They discuss their bonsai stories, their goals for the competition and advice for each other. The competitors are Daniel Martinez, Julius Clado, Ian Baker, Matthew Gelacio, Ryan Pitts, and Addison himself!
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Aichi-en Apprentice Life w/ Andrej Dojcinovic - Ep 8
In this episode, Addison talks with fourth year Aichi-en bonsai apprentice, Andrej Dojcinovic. They talk about how Andrej went from Slovakia to Japan, and dive into what makes Aichie-en special as well as Andrej's plans for after his apprenticeship.
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Episodes focus on gleaning insights from experts on topics related to optimizing the bonsai learning journey and discussing interesting questions that arise along the way.
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