Bruce Lee Podcast
Episodes
#905 Flowing with Kristi Yamaguchi
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon is honored to welcome Olympic go...
#904 Flowing with Rudy Mata
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon welcomes Rudy Mata to the show. ...
#903 Flowing with Katie Soo
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May, Shannon sits down with her friend, Katie...
#902 Flowing with The Twinjas and Austin Liu
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guests on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May are The Twinjas—Ollie and Jonn...
#901 Flowing with Judy Joo
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on this special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for AANHPI and Mental Health Awareness month is chef ...
#808 Flowing with Rich Ting
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon welcomes actor, colleague and friend Rich Ting. You may know Rich from his work portraying Bolo on season ...
#807 Flowing with Daniel Wu
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon sat down with the incredibly talented and versatile Daniel Wu. A self-proclaimed "maker", Daniel creates a...
#806 Flowing with Jo Koy
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon sits down with the hilarious and unstoppable Jo Koy! Known as one of today's premiere stand-up comedians, ...
#805 Flowing with Brett Chan
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is Brett Chan—a renowned director, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, and 2nd Unit Director with ove...
#804 Flowing with Phil Heath
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the podcast is seven-time Mr. Olympia champion Phil Heath. Phil is a titan in the world of bodybuilding, but beyond his unparal...
#803 Flowing with Janet Yang
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon has known Janet Yang since the late 80s! She was the inspired force behind the idea to make a Bruce Lee biopic at Universal that ultimately be...
#802 Flowing with Kieran Bew
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is Kieran Bew. Kieran and Shannon had been trying to connect to record a podcast episode for some time. He ...
#801 Flowing with Laird Hamilton
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest for this end of year season on the Bruce Lee Podcast is none other than the legendary big wave surfer, innovator and entrepreneur –...
#706 Flowing with Bing and Jeremy of Gold House
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the last BLF Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast are Bing Chen and Jeremy Tran of Gold House. I have known these two founders and lo...
#705 Flowing with Norman Chen
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the BLF Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast is Norman Chen. Norman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Asian American Foundation (...
#704 Flowing with Uma Srivastava
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the Month of May is Uma Srivastava. Uma was born a...
#703 Flowing with Michelle Li
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest for our BLF takeover of the BLP for the month of May 2024 is Michelle Li! Michelle Li is an award-winning, veteran journalist who co...
#702 Flowing with Jon Lee Brody
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on our BLF Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the month of May 2024 is award-winning Korean-American actor and filmmak...
#701 Flowing with Dr. Julian Maha
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest on the special edition Bruce Lee Foundation takeover of the Bruce Lee Podcast for the Month of May is Dr. Julian Maha! Dr. Julian Ma...
#604 Flowing with Sifu Singh
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest on this week's episode is Sifu Harinder Singh! Sifu Singh is a Martial Artist, Philosopher, Keynote Speaker, Author and High-Performa...
#603 Flowing with Sam Yo
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest for this week's episode is Sam Yo! Sam Yo, is a Peloton instructor, speaker, ex-monk, and actor who has been featured on BroadwayWo...
#602 Flowing with Chatri Sityodtong
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Shannon sits down with Chatri Sityodtong, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ONE FC, Asia's largest global sports media platform with a...
#601 Flowing with Dragons
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon discusses the symbolism of the dragon and how it relates to her father's philosophies and the Dragon...
Special Edition Episode: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Bruce Lee's Legacy
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with our Warrior podcast friends to discuss the 50th anniversary of my father's legacy with our cast and crew joining in on the fun. July 2...
Coming Soon - Special Edition Episode Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Bruce Lee's Legacy
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Landing July 20, 2023 is a special edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee's Legacy created by our friends at ...
#504 Flowing with Ashanti Branch
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week on the special Bruce Lee Foundation edition of the Bruce Lee podcast is Ashanti Branch! Ashanti is a key-note speaker, has been c...
#503 Flowing with Dr. Bernadette Lim
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Comm...
#503 Flowing with Dr. Bernadette Lim
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Comm...
#503 Flowing with Dr. Bernadette Lim
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode's guest is Dr Bernadette Lim of Freedom Community Clinic in the Bay Area of CA. Bernadette Lim, MD, MS (she/her) founded Freedom Comm...
#502 Flowing with Perry Yung
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is actor, musician and activist, Perry Yung. You may know him as Father Jun from our s...
#502 Flowing with Perry Yung
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is actor, musician and activist, Perry Yung. You may know him as Father Jun from our s...
Special Bruce Lee Foundation Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast for May 2023!
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this new, mini season, the Bruce Lee Foundation is taking over the podcast for the month of May. May is AAPI Month and also Mental Health Awarenes...
#409 Season Finale: Flowing with Shannon Lee
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of this season of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon Lee reflects on the theme of family and shares her guests' reflections on family...
#408 Flowing with Hoon Lee
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Bruce Lee Podcast. This week's episode has another member of our Warrior family joining Shannon. Hoon Lee plays the wily Chinatown fixe...
#407 Flowing with Robert Lee
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another member of Shannon's immediate family, her Uncle Robert Lee. Robert is her father's youngest brother ...
#406 Flowing with Dianne Doan
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another member of the Warrior Family. Dianne Doan plays the cunning and strong tong leader Mai L...
#405 Flowing with the Chan Clan
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guests today on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast are her actual family members – Andy, Christie, and Julie. They are Shannon's...
#404 Flowing with Dean Jagger
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another amazing member of the Warrior family, Dean Jagger. Born in Yorkshire, Dean studied actin...
#403 Flowing with Steven Ho
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon has known today's guest, Steven Ho, for more than 25 years. Steven is a martial artist, stunt performer, trainer, stunt coordinator, director,...
#402 Flowing with Dustin Nguyen
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest on today's podcast is Dustin Nguyen. Shannon first met Dustin on the set of her brother Brandon's film, Rapid Fire and now they have b...
#401 Flowing with Jon Boogz
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is long time friend, movement artist and director, Jon Boogz. Jon and Shannon met more than a decad...
New Season of The Bruce Lee Podcast is Here: Family
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon announces a new season of the Bruce Lee Podcast on Family. The new season launches Oct. 28th, 2021. Listen and watch this episode and others a...
Special July 20, 2021 Bruce Lee Podcast: "A True Warrior"
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon shares her thoughts in this solo podcast episode on what it is to be a warrior at the deepest level and discusses the concepts of wu-wei, simp...
#306 Special AAPI Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast Season 3 Wrap Up
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a Special AAPI Edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast Season 3 Wrap Up from Shannon Lee. Listen to all our APPI Edition Podcast episodes at Brucelee...
#305 Flowing with Michelle Manu
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You may not have heard of Shannon's guest for this episode unless you follow badass female martial artists or the ancient Hawaiian martial art of Lua ...
#304 Flowing with Jason Tobin
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast Shannon's guest is actor Jason Tobin. You may know Jason from his roles as Virgil in indie classic Better Lu...
#303 Flowing with Diana Lee Inosanto
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast has known Shannon her whole life! Diana Lee Inosanto is a lifelong family friend and Bruce Lee's go...
#302 Flowing with Jeff Chang
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast has too many accolades, titles and projects to name them all, but we'll start by describing him as ...
#301 Flowing with Justin Lin
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first guest of the season is someone who is an amazingly talented and hard working individual who Shannon is so grateful to call colleague, mentor...
New Season Teaser
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off a new season of the Bruce Lee Podcast with a special 2021 AAPI month edition! We have amazing guests all month and a new theme we wi...
#216 Flowing with the Simple Truth
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is a solo Shannon episode. She thought as we head into Lunar New Year she might just take a moment to dive in...
#215 Flowing with Mozez
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon's final interview for this season of the Bruce Lee Podcast is with a deep and generous soul named Mozez Wright. You may know Mozez's work from...
#214 Flowing with Cal Fussman
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon is so happy to introduce you to this week's guest if you don't already know him. Cal Fussman is a journalist and New York times bestselling au...
#213 Flowing with Kerri Walsh Jennings
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast Shannon's guest is professional beach volleyball player and multiple Olympic gold medalist, Kerri Wals...
#212 Flowing with Ben Bruno
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2021, everyone. Shannon is excited to kick off the new year with a chat with personal trainer, educator, speaker and consultant, Ben Bruno....
#211 Flowing with Tony LeRoy
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is a treat for Shannon and she hopes it will be a treat for you too. Today Shannon is having a chat with intuiti...
#210 Flowing with Randall Park
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon had the absolute pleasure of speaking with actor, writer, director and producer Randall Park....
#209 Flowing with Dominick Cruz
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with bantamweight UFC mixed martial artist, Dominick Cruz. Cruz is kn...
#208 Flowing with Olivia Cheng
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the final episode of season 2 of our show Warrior on Cinemax, and so it is only fitting that Shannon's guest this week is actress and ...
#207 Flowing with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode airs the day before what would have been Bruce Lee's 80th birthday and so Shannon is thrilled to have as her guest, one of her father's d...
#206 Flowing with Bao Nguyen
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with Vietnamese American filmmaker Bao Nguyen. She first met Bao when...
#205 Flowing with Stic
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon's guest is musician and wellness activist Khnum Ibomu also known as Stic. Stic is part of the...
#204 Flowing with Wasfia Nazreen
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon's guest is mountaineer and activist and dear friend of hers, Wasfia Nazreen. Wasfia and Shann...
#203 Flowing with Andrew Koji
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon's guest is actor and Warrior leading cast member, Andrew Koji. Andrew plays Ah Sahm on the Ci...
#202 Flowing with Uriah Hall
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On episode 2 of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with middleweight UFC mixed martial artist Uriah Hall. Uriah and Shannon became...
#201 Flowing with Affion Crockett
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this first episode of the new edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon engages in conversation with comedian, actor, dancer, writer, rapper, and m...
Introducing: Season 2 of the Bruce Lee Podcast
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FINALLY! A new season of the Bruce Lee Podcast drops OCTOBER 15th! What's new? This season, I engage in conversations with special guests from all wal...
#139 Quarantine Edition: What Would Bruce Lee Do?
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Episode! This is a special quarantine edition podcast episode from Shannon Lee. Originally a video, it can be found on our Bruce Lee youtube chann...
#138 What Would Bruce Lee Do?
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode Shannon and Sharon respond to questions from listeners wondering "What Would Bruce Lee Do?" With a mixture of Bruce Lee philos...
#137 On Guard
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The "On Guard" position is what Bruce Lee called his resting stance in JKD. This is the optimal stance from which movement can initiate. The On Guard ...
#136 Bruce Lee Library - Zen in Japanese Art
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We return to Bruce Lee's Library to examine another book that greatly influenced Bruce Lee's philosophy. Bruce would underline and annotate his books,...
#135 Health
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be healthy in our mind, body, and spirit? Health is not limited to our physical wellbeing, but encompasses our mind, body, and sp...
#134 Don't Think, Feel
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't think, FEEL." This line comes from a scene in Enter the Dragon where Bruce Lee is instructing a student. He tells the student to throw a kick, ...
#133 Action as Medicine
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Taking action, the physical act of "doing" can be like salve to the soul. It can be a tool, a medicine, a cure, something that actually leads us on a ...
#132 Limitless
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Using no way as way; having no limitation as limitation." The idea of being limitless was a core tenet of Bruce Lee's approach to his art and his lif...
#131 2019 Goals
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! To kick off 2019, Shannon and Sharon wanted to share their goals for the New Year and have a discussion surrounding creating goals, wo...
#130 Lessons from the Year
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to all of our listeners for a wonderful year! In this episode Shannon and Sharon reflect on the lessons that they have learned in the past y...
#129 Listener Wisdom
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we share wisdom from our podcast listeners. We've selected a few stories to share about how listeners have incorporated Bruce Lee's philosop...
#128 Self-Esteem
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The autonomous individual is only stable so long as he possessed of self-esteem. The maintenance of self-esteem is a continuous task which taxes all ...
#127 Interview with Mike Vallely
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Disclaimer: Some of the language in this episode includes profanity In this episode Shannon and Sharon were joined on the podcast by special guest Mik...
#126 A Fancy Mess
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Lee referred to the separateness of all the martial arts styles as a "Fancy Mess" or "Organized Despair." This included the blind devotion of ma...
#125 Interview with Doug Palmer
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shannon and Sharon sit down with Doug Palmer, a student of and close friend to Bruce Lee. Doug shares with us personal stories and ane...
#124 A Gung Fu Man: Part 2
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our discussion of Bruce Lee's cards he wrote to his friend and first assistant instructor Taky Kimura. In these cards to ...
#123 A Gung Fu Man: Part 1
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss some cards that Bruce Lee sent in 1964 to his best friend Taky Kimura. Taky was Bruce's best friend, he was the best man in...
#122 On Zen
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Lee's The Tao of Jeet Kune Do was published posthumously in 1976 and the very first section is titled "On Zen." While the Tao of Jeet Kune Do is...
#121 Bruce Lee Library - Great Ideas from the Great Books
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Lee had a giant library and read voraciously. He would annotate his books, and it's evident that these books helped influence his philosophies a...
#120 Letter to Pearl
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a letter that Bruce Lee wrote to his good family friend Pearl Tso when he was 21. Pearl was around Bruce's age, and her mother w...
#119 The Nature of Water
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Be water, my friend." This is one of Bruce Lee's most famous quotes, but how did the idea first come to Bruce? In this episode we share and discuss a...
#118 Linda Lee Cadwell - Making "Enter the Dragon"
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have one of our favorite guests back on the show, Shannon's mom, Linda Lee Cadwell! Linda joins Shannon and Sharon to talk about the maki...
#117 The Impasse
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Thinking is rehearsing in fantasy for the role you have to play to society. And when it comes to the moment of performance, and you're not sure wheth...
#116 Ego Boundary
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The ego boundary is the differentiation between the self and the other. It is not a fixed thing. If it is fixed, then is becomes a character or an ar...
#115 AloudLA: Bruce Lee and the Afro-Asian Culture Connection
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a special gathering to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Bruce Lee's passing, Emmy Award-winning comedian and author W. Kamau Bell, Bruce Lee bio...
#114 What Would Bruce Lee Do?
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What would Bruce Lee Do? This is a question that many of our podcast listeners have wondered. Over the course of this podcast, people have written us ...
#113 Why Philosophy?
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How did Bruce Lee become a philosopher? Bruce wrote an essay on why he got interested in philosophy and what he hoped to do with it. Bruce Lee majored...
#112 How to Choose a Teacher
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This topic comes from an essay that Bruce Lee wrote about how to choose a martial arts instructor, but the advice can be applied in general to mentors...
#111 The Three Faults
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The invention of an empirical self that observes itself Viewing one's thoughts as a kind of object or possession, situating it in a separate, isolate...
#110 Bruce Lee Library - Commentaries on Living
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As we have mentioned before, Bruce Lee was an avid reader and pursuer of knowledge. Bruce had a passionate intensity around his desire to learn. He ha...
#109 Nothing Special
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Gung fu is so extraordinary because it is nothing at all special, it is simply the direct expression of one's feeling with the minimum of lines and e...
#108 True Mastery
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"The true gung fu master aims his blows at himself, and when successful, he may even succeed in knocking himself out. The primary function of one's to...
#107 Obstacles in the Way
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"In the long history of martial art, the instinct to follow and imitate seems to be inherent in most martial artists – instructors and students alik...