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Episode 29. Jobs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 34:55


Jose and Robin chat about the best and worst jobs that they've had.

Episode 28. Millenials

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 35:05


Jose and Robin discuss stereotypes about millennials and whether they think that they are true.

Episode 27. Learning the Language

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 36:57


Jose and Robin chat about must do activities in Japan, England, the United States, Peru, and Mexico.

Episode 26. Must Do

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 34:12


Jose and Robin discuss must do and must see places from around the world.

Episode 25. Meghan Markle

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 25:14


Jose and Robin talk about the Meghan Markle interview and how it highlights some of the differences between British and American culture.

Episode 24. Stereotypes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 37:38


Robin and Jose talk about negative stereotypes from their own home countries.  Including American Guns, British Food and Nationalism! 

Episode 23.The Things we would miss

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 27:32


Robin and Jose discuss what they would miss about their adopted countries if they would ever move away.  Ranging from the simple daily taken for granted little things to societal mindsets and ingrained culture.  

Episode 22. Reverse Culture Shock

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 33:06


Robin and Jose discuss reverse culture shock with Robin's sister in law Raluka who has recently moved back to Canada after years of living abroad.  Watch out Canadians, Raluka is not holding back! 

Episode 21. Family

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 34:21


Robin and Jose are joined by a special guest Pim to discuss dealing with Family and their expectations.  We also delve into a bit of Thai Culture in this episode.  

Episode20. "The Crown" and Monarchy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 45:13


Robin and Jose discuss the T.V. show "The Crown" including the newly released season 4.  Monarchies around the world and prominent members of the British Royal family are also part of the conversation.  

Special Episode. Flying Solo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 19:27


Jose does a solo monologue to thank the audience, fill them in on the current status of our lives, tell some anecdotes, talk about the general direction of the show and recommend some TV Shows.  

Episode 19. Metamorphosis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 38:02


Robin and Jose talk about first impressions of meeting each other and how they have changed over the years.  An exploration into the evolution of themselves.  

Episode 18. California

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 36:26


Jose and Robin are joined by special guests Daniel Gibson, who is currently living in Osaka, Japan.  The three discuss their different experiences and perspectives of living in the great state of California.  Further discussion includes California's mass exodus, homelessness, inequalities and hive mind mentality.     

Episode 17. World Holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 39:58


Robin and Jose compare and contrast the difference between the holiday seasons around the world.  From Boxing Day, American Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more

Episode 16. Election Prediction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 47:52


Robin and Jose recap the debate and give some of their predictions for the upcoming presidential election.   

Episode 15. Teaching English

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 42:00


Jose and Robin talk about their experiences teaching English abroad.  Good times, wonderful students, weird situations and recollections of teaching English over the years.   

Episode 14. Cultural Appropriation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 29:47


Jose and Robin take a look at recent new events on Cultural Appropriation of a University Professor pretending to be black when in fact she was a White Jewish American.  Cultural appropriation as a whole is discussed in various examples including how Japan culturally appropriated Christmas and western wedding ceremonies.  

Episode 13. Immigrant Stories (Jose Luis from Lima to Toronto)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 52:58


A friend of ours Jose Luis recounts his journey from being a high schooler in Peru to suddenly being told by his family "we are moving to Canada".  He recalls his early resistance and how he finally decided to make the move for good in the wake of a shocking attempted mugging in Lima that pushed him leave Peru for good.  This is part of our new series which focuses on immigrant stories.     Song title: "Life Abroad" Recorded at Jet Raptor Studio, Written by Giacomo Vergara and Zac Imperial.

Episode 12. Assimilating into new cultures

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 35:40


Jose and Robin discuss the difficulties and different styles people take into assimilating into new cultures.  From those who fully embrace it to those who continue to live in their own foreign bubbles even while living abroad and everything in-between.  

Episode 11. Cross Cultural Dating a Woman's Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 44:08


Robin and Jose Interview Robin's girlfriend Megumi on her experiences and perspectives on Cross cultural Dating.  The second part of the episode around the half way point is Jose interviewing his fellow MBA colleague Sunny Chen (a Taiwanese native living in Japan) on her experiences with her fiancé who is Taiwanese-American.

Episode 10. Cross Cultural Dating a Man's Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 41:14


Robin and Jose exam Cross cultural dating specifically between Westerners and Japanese people.  This episode from a Western Male perspective.  

Episode 9. Latin American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 36:18


Robin and Jose discuss the historical differences between Latin American and North American colonization, racial identity in Latin America and their experiences in traveling and living in various Latin American countries.  

Episode 8. Going Home Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 23:39


Robin and Jose sit down and talk with Ken over his decision to go back to England after a few years of having lived in Japan.  Ken also talks about the reasons that brought him to Japan and his overall experience of Tokyo life.  

Episode 7. Going Home Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 24:08


Robin and Jose talk about their desire to go back home to their original countries.  The various motivating factors that individuals have for moving to a foreign countries, the mindsets they have during their stays and why they choose to go back or stay.  This is part one of a two part exploration into making the big decision to leave your adopted land for your home country.  

Episode 6. Drinking Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 33:36


Robin and Jose look back on the drinking culture of their University life.  Also they compare Drinking culture between Japan,  the United States and some of their other stops. 

Episode 5. Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 28:29


Jose and Robin look back at the last few months of life under COVID-19, specifically how the US and Japanese governments have reacted to the situation.  Also various societal and political observations during life under the pandemic.  

Episode 4. First impressions of California and Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 27:29


Robin describes his first impressions of California and the University of California Santa Barbara when he arrived to the United States as a foreign exchange student over a decade ago.  Jose talks about his first impressions of Japan when on vacation in Tokyo while he was living at Korea at the time 8 years ago.  

Episode 3. Edu Tech the good and bad

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 14:30


Robin and Jose discuss how the rapidly growing Edu Tech industry is impacting their professional and academic lives, as well as where they see it going.  

Privilege, Discrimination and being an outsider in Japan and the U.S.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 18:55


Robin and Jose talk about the challenges, discrimination and privileges that come with being foreign residents living in Tokyo and San Francisco.  

Impressions of Japanese news broadcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 18:10


Jose and Robin talk about watching the news in Japan and how it differs from their home countries of England and the U.S.

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