All in the Same Boat, But We're in Steerage (w/Thalia Harris)
Thalia Harris stops by to talk about second-class citizenship in Japan during the pandemic, and also has such an interesting story about the Titanic that we had NO CHOICE but to actually talk about a cruise ship.
Thalia Harris stops by to talk about second-class citizenship in Japan during the pandemic, and also has such an interesting story about the Titanic that we had NO CHOICE but to actually talk about a cruise ship.
Ollie recommends a ship that will have to change its name now.
Bobby thinks Maezawa Yuusaku is wasting his money.
Topics discussed on this episode range from:
Ollie recommends a ship that will have to change its name now.
Bobby thinks Maezawa Yuusaku is wasting his money.
Topics discussed on this episode range from:
- The Netflix Cobbo Beebo Remake, and how, boy, oh boy, it sure is something.
- Brian's prospects
- How Thalia got involved with Unseen Japan
- The way Unseen Japan is placed within the "journalistic/social advocacy" content creation environment
- Token White People
- Striking the balance between celebrating and criticizing Japan
- THE ONLY JAPANESE SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC??
- Fun with Homonyms! Ollie finds out about the word "ofay" and Thalia and Bobby learn the word "au faits"
- What were the breaking points for foreigners in Japan during the pandemic?
- The personal and political desire to be able to have access to your home country/culture
- Whether or not we're going home for the holidays this year
- Micro-aggggggresssssssssioonnnnnnnnsssssss
- Travel logistics
- The recipe for Japan's ineptitude cocktail
- Any positives to not having new incoming crops of foreigns?
- How informed are the folks who dream of moving to Japan?
- What's the generation cycle of new incoming g-folk?
- People going to Korea or China instead of Japan
Topics covered in the Extras include:
- Thanksgivings
- The most labor intensive kind of vacation
- How many podcasts do we even have any more?
- Whether or not we listen to ourselves and how our shows age
- Some of our more recent episodes, and whether or not we've gotten better at talking to guests
- Bobby's Battle over his Mic Boom Arm
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Content links
Thalia's Unseen Japan page
What is My Worth as a Foreigner in Japan?
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Thalia's Unseen Japan page
What is My Worth as a Foreigner in Japan?
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