Archive for the ‘Podcast’ Category

006 - Yosakoi

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

On this week's show: Yosakoi Soran Matsuri Listener Question, from Allison, "How much Japanese is necessary for daily life." Japanese Chit-Chat Magical Experiences sans Lawyers A special note, this show is not being released under Creative Commons because copyrighted music was used. I did not ask for permission, though I do believe this can qualify ...

005 - The Drinking Club

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Sorry for the delay this week. In this week's show: hangovers, tests, socializing, and soccer clubs. Not covered in the show, but completely true as far as I know, Japanese universities have drinking clubs. Links of Interest: 10 Japanese Customs You Must Know J-League on Wikipedia ALC search for 'ふつかよい’

004 - Gaijin Fever

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

On this week's Japan Study Abroad Podcast, 留学生 have アルバイト, Sapporo is a windy city, the Japanese have Gaijin Fever, and, apparently, they have Allen wrenches in Japan. That is, despite the conspicuous lack of guys named Allen. Subjects covered: Japan's neighborhood system. Buying a desk. The positive aspects of being a foreigner in ...

003 - Happy Racist Tentacle Rape

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

This week on the show I really tackle the tough issues. I talk about racism, and for hopefully the last time. Other topics I cover are the differences between the concept of university in Japan and other countries, the history of tentacle rape pornography, manga, what television is like, and ...

002 - Sandwich Lube

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

I'm finally in Japan. This episode chronicles the jet lag, the paperwork, the food, cleanlineless, and the surgical masks. Yes, that's right, surgical masks. Please check out the photos. See how tiny my room is. See some nondescript flower from Japan that I'm not sure is really a cherry blossom. Direct link ...

001 - Preparation Station

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

I should be on a plane right now to Japan while you're listening to this. Enjoy. As I also promised in this episode, here is a link for the book I mentioned. In lieu of the Amazon link, I pointed it toward the much more informative Wikipedia page. Here is a ...

000 - Patience, Zero

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Here we are, this is the first episode of my podcast. I’m releasing this now to test the RSS feeds and iTunes subscriptions. Feel free to listen, but don’t expect too much. I just want to get all the kinks worked about before I’m half a world away.