All Episodes
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Has-Been Hamster Turns to Politics (w/Matt Alt)
Author Matt Alt walks us through his new book "Pure Invention," especially as it relates to a democracy loving hamster, and other intersections between anime and polit...
Government-Subsidized Infection (w/Phoebe Amoroso)
NHK-World business reporter and first-class gourmet Phoebe Amoroso breaks down the will-they won't-they drama around Japan's Go To campaigns, including questions like ...
You (Legally) Can't Go Home Again(w/Rochelle Kopp)
Author Rochelle Kopp shares what she learned interviewing people affected by Japan's re-entry ban for the Japan Times, and probably credits the buoys for getting Abe t...
The Happiest Place to Die (w/Yumi Nagashima)
Vancouver-based Japanese comic Yumi Nagashima joins the boys to talk about a Japanese company in the US that has "no brand," and also "no money," plus explain how some...
When It Rains, It Pours (w/Angela Ortiz)
In the wake of devastating flooding, author, speaker, and expert in both Disaster Relief/Recovery and Corporate Social Responsibility, Angela Ortiz joins the boys to t...
Not Clear For Re-entry (w/Magdalena Osumi)
Japan Times journalist Magdalena Osumi joins the buoys to talk about Japan's priorities in reopening international travel, which can be summed up as "Let the money in,...
Bad News For People Who Want to Mainline Alcohol (w/Brian Ashcraft)
Kotaku journalist and author Brian (!!!!!!) Ashcraft, joins Ollie to break the disappointing news to our mostly alcoholic expat audience that Strong Zero could be goin...
In a way, NHK SUCCEEDS in Explaining Racism (w/Baye McNeil)
Author, columnist, speaker, and activist Baye McNeil joins the boys to discuss how we're all so offended by the racist NHK cartoon that we are continuing to not pay ou...
The Wizarding World of Disaster Prevention (w/Greg Lane)
Tokyo Cheapo Co-founder Greg Lane joins the boys to talk about a new Harry Potter theme park plus unmanned convenience stores. BTW, did you hear? JK Rowling says that ...
Social Activism and Decoy Panties (w/Phil Wang)
Comedian Phil Wang helps the boys to try and do what we do despite the world being on fire. You know what almost NEVER CATCHES FIRE? Rivers.
Small Foreign Paper takes on the Olympics; Loses (w/Jake Adelstein)
Investigative journalist, and author Jake Adelstein actually shows up to settle his beef with the boys, and also breakdown the David and Goliath story that is the FCCJ...
JAPLANDEMIC: Japan Covid Theories (w/Rochelle Kopp)
Rochelle Kopp is back to tell the boys why the political opinions of Japanese celebrities are culturally important, and to take a much-needed analytical look at the cr...
Sexy Cartoon Fish Talk (w/ Lisa Wallen)
Comedian and Anime Expert Lisa Wallen joins the boys to discuss the real cost of Japan's potential school calendar change: rendering cartoons out-of-date. Plus: Yeah, ...
The Golden Week That Never Was (w/Andy Curtain)
Australian comedian and river-swim record holder Andy Curtain joins the boys as they realize that it's actually Golden Week RIGHT NOW, and talk about Japan's tentative...
Best of Pandemic Profiteering
The boys discuss comedian Okamura Takashi's politically incorrect position on forced sex work, and the bogus PCR test kits going around.
Give Me Pachinko AND Give Me Death! (w/Ayana Wyse)
On this week's episode, "Black Creatives Japan" founder and Osaka-based river photographer Ayana Wyse joins the boys to discuss the ritualized Japanese social etiquett...
Hostess Clubs Are Now Online, But So is Abe (w/Micaela Braithwaite)
One of Japan's most successful social media presences, Micaela, joins the boys to talk about Prime Minister Abe's extremely ill-advised foray into a twitter trend (a c...
Lockdown, Telework, and Other Things Japan Can't Do (w/Rochelle Kopp)
When is a lockdown not a lockdown? At exactly WHAT point does an emergency become an emergency? Is Ollie pulling off his new haircut? What does Rochelle mean when s...
Japan Loses a Comedy Icon to Covid-19 (not Ollie), Plus Embarrassing Places to get Infected (w/Derek Wessman)
On this episode, the boys are joined by translator, consultant, and suspected riverboat restaurant arsonist, Derek Wessman (@dwvcd), to discuss all of the latest Covid...
Bobby Gets Tested for Covid-19 (like, actually); Olympics Gets Postponed
On this episode, the boys discuss Japan's decision to postpone the Olympics, which was clearly a decision that they totally arrived at on their own because it was the ...