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The Shake down.

Intimate conversations with creators, artists, and innovators — each paired with their signature cocktail, mocktail, or drink of choice.

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Amara Osei
Visual Artist & Muralist
Signature Drink
Hibiscus Negroni
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Every conversation. Every drink. Every story.

0848 min
Art & Design

Amara Osei

Visual artist turned muralist. On making work that speaks when words fail.

🍹 Hibiscus Negroni
Episode 08Watch →
0752 min
Music

Juno Rivera

Producer, composer, disruptor. The album that took seven years to finish.

🥃 Mezcal Sour
Episode 07Watch →
0644 min
Food

Suki Tanaka

The chef rewriting Japanese fusion — without permission and without apology.

🍵 Yuzu Martini
Episode 06Watch →
0561 min
Tech

Dara Mensah

Built a company from nothing. Sold it. Started again. Why she never stopped.

🧃 Mango Spritz (NA)
Episode 05Watch →
0439 min
Art & Design

Leo Nakamura

Type designer. On the letters you read without ever noticing.

🍸 Elderflower Collins
Episode 04Watch →
0357 min
Music

Celeste Ward

Grammy-shortlisted. On making intimate music for an impossibly loud world.

🍷 Ruby Red Spritz
Episode 03Watch →

The Guests

Creatives, innovators, and the people who refuse to fit the mold.

Amara Osei
Visual Artist
EP 08
Juno Rivera
Music Producer
EP 07
Suki Tanaka
Chef
EP 06
Dara Mensah
Founder
EP 05
Leo Nakamura
Type Designer
EP 04
Celeste Ward
Musician
EP 03
EP 08

Amara Osei

Visual Artist & Muralist
"The wall doesn't care about your CV. It only cares what you put on it."
Signature Drink
Hibiscus Negroni
Campari, gin, sweet vermouth — finished with dried hibiscus and an orange peel.
Watch Episode 08 →
The Concept

Every great conversation
deserves a great drink.

The Shakedown is where intimacy meets craft. One guest, one drink, one uninterrupted conversation. No panel shows, no hot takes. Just honest dialogue paired with whatever they're pouring.

Cocktails, mocktails, a strong coffee, or a glass of water. The drink isn't the point — but it always says something.

01One guest per episode
02Their drink, their rules
03No agenda. Just conversation.
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