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Oct 2021
53m 14s

Emilien Crespo on the Beauty of Embracin...

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Entrepreneur and writer Emilien Crespo, founder of the publishing company Ordinary Flame, talks with us about the importance of getting out of one’s comfort zone, how an increasingly digital culture can intensify real-life experiences, and an adventure in Tokyo he went on with the artist Harold Ancart. 

Episode sponsored by Grand Seiko.

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