Is reading news a responsibility? How do we balance keeping up with the world and our personal emotional capacities? Listen to us ramble about recognizing our privilege, where we get our news, how we cope with the news, and more.
To mark the 76th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, we note how history in our respective countries tell the event (or what they don’t tell). And, we try to answer a bigger question: how do Japanese and American citizens stand on the topic o
Listen to us gush over Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, discuss how countries view them as athletes, and laugh? cry? over Jenna’s past as a figure skater and Misaki’s as a professional pianist.
A topic definitely not covered in our textbooks, cuss words! and everything juicy about them in both English and Japanese: what they are, how and why they are used, and more.
As residents of a large hegemonic state, we were blessed with early access to vaccines, and thus a country that’s appearing to return to “normal.” But what does “normal” mean now? We talk about what we think life post-COVID will and should look
Whoops,,,we disappeared for a bit but we’re back now! A big thank you to everyone still here, still listening to us weirdos talk to each other. In this episode we catch up on each other lives’, and (shamelessly) plug the projects we’ve been up
A deeply personal dive into what we feel during depressive episodes, some tips to get through those days safely, and how to recognize suicide warnings from our friends in Japanese and English.
Pearl Harbor, slavery, Asian American activism - all things our history classes in both Japan and the States failed to teach us about, and why it matters.
When “I’m interested” turns into “I’m interesting” and” アイス turns into アース: all the blunders and embarrassing moments we encountered while learning English and Japanese.
Why is Election Day in the United States always on a Tuesday? When were Japanese women able to vote? Listen to us talk politics and election day tips in both countries in this episode!
Expensive tuition? Loooots of group projects and presentations? Heavy focus on examinations? Listen to us discuss the differences between education in the States and in Japan.