Podcasts about Yoichi

Hey before I begin the podcast, I just want to thank all of you who joined the patreon, you guys are simply awesome. Please take the time to vote and comment on the patreon polls so I can best tackle the specific subjects you want to hear more about and hell it does not have to be about the Pacific War, I like ancient Rome, WW1, WW2, just toss some ideas and I will try to make it happen.   This Podcast is going to be a very remarkable story about a Korean man who fought for the IJA, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the second world war.  He is also a man whom most than likely never existed.   Did that catch you off guard haha?   If you have a chance you can pull up wikipedia and search Yang Kyoungjong. The first thing you will notice is a disclaimer that states numerous historians who claim Yang Kyoungjong does not exist. Yet this man exists in some history books, there is a iconic photo of him, there is a documentary looking into him, countless Korean stories are writing loosely about him, there is a pretty decent war film and multiple youtubers have covered his so-called story. So how does this guy not exist if his story is so popular?   His story is claimed to be real by military historian Stephen Ambrose who wrote about him in his book in 1994 titled “D-day, june 6th, 1944: the Climactic battle of World War II. There is also references to him in Antony Beevor's book “the second world war” and that of defense consultant and author Steven Zaloga's book“the devil's garden: Rommel's desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day”. In 2005 a Korean SBS documentary investigated his existence and concluded there was no convincing evidence of his existence. For those of you who have ever heard of this man, I guarantee it's because of the 2011 south korean film “My Way”. That's where I found out about it by the way. Many of you probably saw the iconic photo of him, again if you pull up the wikipedia page on Yang Kyoungjong its front and center. The photo shows a asiatic man wearing a wehrmacht uniform and he has just been captured by american forces on the d-day landings.   Now I don't want to jump into the is he real or not busy just yet. So this is how the podcast will go down, very reminiscent of “Our fake History's Podcast” might I add, I am a huge fan of that guys work. I am going to tell you the story of Yang Kyoungjong, then afterwords disclose my little investigation into whether he is real or not.   So without further adieu this is the story of a man who fought for three nations during WW2.   The Story   It was June 1944, the allies had just unleashed Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings at Normandy. Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division was overlooking the capture of Axis forces and reported to his regiment finding four Asians in Wehrmacht uniform around the Utah beach landings. Brewer nor any of his colleagues spoke the language the Asian men spoke, they assumed them to be Japanese.  The four asians were processed as POW's, listed as young Japanese and sent to a British POW camp, before he would be sent to another POW camp in the US. At some point between his capture and the POW camps, he gave his name as Yang Kyoungjong, stated he was Korean and gave an extremely incredible story. To who did he say these things, no one knows.   Yang Kyoungjong was born in 1920, in Shin Eu Joo, part of modern day North Korea. At the age of 18, Yang was forcibly conscripted into the Imperial Japanese army. Korea was one of the bread baskets of Asia and the Empire of Japan had annexed her in 1910. Japan held sovereignty over Korea, making Koreans subjects.    In 1939 the Empire of Japan faced major labor shortages and as a result began conscription of Japanese men for the military, while importing vast amounts of Korean laborers to work in mainland Japan. For the Imperial Japanese Army, Koreans were not drafted until 1944 when things were dire for Japan. Until 1944, the IJA allowed Koreans to volunteer in the army. In 1938 there was a 14% acceptance rate, by 1943 this dropped dramatically to 2%, but the number of applicants increased exponentially from 3000 per annum in 1939 to 300,000 by the end of the war. On paper it looked like Koreans were registering en masse on their on violation, but this is quite the contrary, the Japanese policy was to use force. Japanese officials began press gang efforts against Korean peasants, forcing them to sign applications, it is believed over half of the applications were done in such a manner. Other applicants registered for a variety of reasons, typically because of economic turmoil. Korea would produce 7 generals and many field grade officers. One of the most well known was Lt General Crown Prince Yi Un who would command Japanese forces in the China War.   Thus Yang Kyoungjong was forced into the IJA and would find himself stationed with the Kwantung Army. Quite unfortunately for him, he was enlisted into their service at a time where two major border skirmishes occurred with the Soviet Union. The USSR was seen as Japan's number one rival going all the way back to the Triple Intervention of 1895 when the Russians thwarted Japan's seizure of the Liaodong peninsula after they had won the first sino japanese war. This led to the Russo-Japanese war, where Japan shocked the world being victorious over the Russian Empire. When the Russian Empire fell and the Russian civil war kicked off, Japan sent the lionshare of men to fight the Red Army during the Siberian Intervention of 1918-1922.    Communism was seen as the greatest if not one of the greatest threats to the Kokutai and thus Japan as a whole. As such Japan placed the Kwantung Army along the Manchurian borderlands to thwart any possible soviet invasion. There had numerous border skirmishes, but in 1938 and 1939 two large battles occurred. In 1938 the Kwantung army intercepted a Soviet message indicating the Far East forces would be securing some unoccupied heights west of Lake Khasan that overlooked the Korean port city of Rajin. Soviet border troops did indeed move into the area and began fortifying it. The Kwantung army sent forces to dislodge them and this soon led to a full on battle. The battle was quite shocking for both sides, the Soviets lost nearly 800 men dead with 3279 wounded, the Japanese claimed they had 526 dead with 913 wounded. The Soviet lost significant armor and despite both sides agreeing to a ceasefire, the Kwantung army considered it a significant victory and proof the Soviets were not capable of thwarting them.   In theory Yang Kyoungjong would be in training and would eventually reach the Manchuria borders by 1939. Another man sent over would be Georgy Zhukov who was given the task of taking command of the 57th special corps and to eliminate Japanese provocations. What was expected of Zhukov was if the Japanese pressed again for battle, to deliver them a crushing and decisive blow. On May 11th, 1939 some Mongolian cavalry units were grazing their horses in a disputed area. On that very same day, Manchu cavalry attacked the Mongols to drive them past the river of Khalkhin Gol. Two days later the Mongols returned in greater numbers and this time the Manchu were unable to dislodge them.    What was rather funny to say, a conflict of some horses grazing on disputed land, led to a fully mechanized battle. On May 14th, Lt Colonel Yaozo Azuma led some regiments to dislodge the Mongols, but they were being supported by the Red Army. Azuma force suffered 63% casualties, devastating. June saw the battle expand enormously, Japan was tossing 30,000 men in the region, the Soviets tossed Zhukov at them alongside motorized and armored forces. The IJA lacking good armored units, tossed air forces to smash the nearby Soviet airbase at Tamsakbulak. In July the IJA engaged the Red Army with nearly 100 tanks and tankettes, too which Zhukov unleashed 450 tanks and armored cars. The Japanese had more infantry support, but the Soviet armor encircled and crushed them. The two armies spared with another for weeks, the Japanese assumed the Soviets would suffer logistical problems but Zhukoev assembled a fleet of 2600 trucks to supply his forces, simply incredible. Both sides were suffering tremendous casualties, then in August global politics shifted. It was apparent a war in Europe was going to break out, Zhukov was ordered to be decisive, the Soviets could not deal with a two front war. So Zhukov now using a fleet of 4000 trucks began transported supplies from Chita to the front next to a armada of tanks and mechanized brigades. The Soviets tossed 3 rifle divisions, two tank divisions and 2 tank brigades, nearly 500 tanks in all, with two motorized infantry divisions and 550 fighters and bombers.    The stalemate was shattered when Zhukov unleashed is armada, some 50,000 Soviets and Mongols hit the east bank of Khalkhin Gol. The Japanese were immediately pinned down, while the Soviets were employing a double envelopment. The Japanese tried to counter attack and it failed horribly. The Japanese then scrambled to break out of the encirclement and failed. The surrounded Japanese forces refused to surrender as the Soviets smashed them with artillery and aerial bombardment. By the end of August the Japanese forces on the Mongolian side of the border were annihilated. On September 15th the USSR and Japan signed a ceasefire.    The battle of Khalkhin Gol was devastating for both sides. The Japanese claim they had 8440 deaths, 8766 wounded, lost 162 aircraft and 42 tanks. Its estimated 500-600 Japanese forces were taken prisoner. Because of IJA doctrine these men were considered killed in action. Some sources will claim the real numbers for Japanese casualties could have been as high as 30,000. The Soviets claim 9703 deaths, 15,251 wounded, the destruction of 253 tanks, 250 aircraft, 96 artillery pieces and 133 armored cars. Of those tank losses, its estimated 75-80% were destroyed by anti-tank guns, 15-20% field artillery, 5-10% infantry thrown incendiary bombs, 3% mines and another 3% for aircraft bombing.   Back to Yang Kyoungjong, he alongside the other Japanese, Manchu and Korean POW's were sent to Gulags in Siberia. As the war on the Eastern Front kicked off between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, facing annihilation the Soviets did anything possible to survive. One of these actions was to create the Shtrafbats, “Penal battalions”. Stalins order No 227 created the first penal battalions, who were supposed to be around 800 men strong. The first Shtrafbat battalion was deployed to the Stalingrad Front on August 22nd of 1942.   On order was issued on November 26, 1942 “status of Penal units of the army”, it was issued by Georgy Zhukov, now deputy commander in chief who was the man who formally standardized soviet penal units. The Shtrafbats were around 360 men per battalion commanded by mid range Red Army officers and politruks. The men forced into these were permanents or temporaries. Permanents were officers, commanders, the higher ranks guys. Temporary known as shtrafniki “punishees” were the grunts, typically prisoners and those convicted of crimes. From september 1942 to May of 1945 422,700 men would be forced into penal battalions.    Typically those forced into penal military units were one of two things: 1) those convicted of dissertation or cowardice, 2) Soviet Gulag labor camp inmates. It seems Yang Kyoungjong found himself in a very awkward situation as he would be forced into one of these penal battalions and sent to fight on the eastern front. As pertaining to Order No. 227, each Army was to have 3–5 barrier squads of up to 200 persons each, these units would be made up of penal units.    So back toYang Kyoungjong, he would find himself deployed at the third battle of Kharkov. This battle was part of a series of battles fought on the eastern front. As the German 6th army was encircling Stalingrad, the Soviets launched a series of wide counter attacks, as pertaining to “operation star”. Operation star saw massive offensives against Kharkov, Belgorod, Kursk, Voroshilovgrad and Izium. The Soviets earned great victories, but they also overextended themselves. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein seeing the opening, performed a counter-strike against Kharkov on February 19th of 1943, using fresh troops of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps alongside two other panzer armies. Manstein also had massive air support from field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofens Luftflotte 4, 1214 aircraft tossed 1000 sorties per day from February 20th to march 15th. The Red army had approximately 210,000 troops who fought in the Voronezh-Kharkov offensive, the Germans would have roughly 160,000 men, but their tanks outnumbered the Soviets 7-1, they had roughly 350 of them.   The Germans quickly outflanked the Soviets, managing to encircle and annihilate many units. Whenever soviets units made attempts to escape encirclements, the German air forces placed pressure upon them. The German air forces had the dual job of airlifting supplies to the front lines giving the Soviets no breathing space. Gradually the fight focused around the city of Kharkov seeing the Soviets dislodged. The Germans caused severe casualties, perhaps 45,000 dead or missing with another 41,000 wounded. The Germans suffered 4500 deaths, 7000 wounded. The Germans took a large number of prisoners, and Yang Kyoungjong was one of them.   Yet again a prisoner Yang Kyoungjong was coerced into serving another nation, this time for Die Ost-Bataillone. The Eastern Front had absolutely crippled Germany and as a result Germany began to enlist units from just about any nation possible and this included former Soviet citizens. There were countless different units, like the Russian liberation Army, die Hilfswillige, Ukrainian collaborationists, and there were also non-Russians from the USSR who formed the Ost-Bataillone. These eastern battalions would comprise a rough total of 175,000 men. Many of the Ost-Bataillone were conscripted or coerced into serving, though plenty also volunteered. Countless were recruited from POW camps, choosing to serve instead of labor in camps. The Osttruppen were to typically deployed for coastal defense, rear area activities, security stuff, all the less important roles to free up the German units to perform front line service.   There were two different groups, the Ost-Legionen “eastern legions” and Ost-Bataillone “eastern battalions”. The Ostlegionen were large foreign legion type units raised amongst members of specific ethnic or racial groups. The Ost-Bataillone were composed of numerous nationalities, usually plucked from POW camps in eastern europe. They were tossed together into battalion sized units and integrated individually into German combat formations. Obviously the Germans did not get their hands on large numbers of Koreans, so Yang Kyoungjong found himself in a Ost-Bataillone.    In 1944, due to massive losses in the Eastern Front, and in preparation for the allies about to open a second front, the Germans began deploying a lot of Ost-Bataillone along the coastal defense line at Cherbourg. Yang Kyoungjong was enlisted in the 709th static infantry division, a coastal defense unit assigned to defend the eastern and northern coasts of the Cotentin Peninsula. This would include the Utah beach landing site and numerous US airborne landing zones. The sector was roughly 250 km running northeast of Carentan, via Barfleur-Cherbourg-Cap de la Hague to the western point of Barneville. This also included the 65 km of land just in font of Cherbourg harbor. A significant portion of the 709th were Ost-bataillon, countless were from eastern europe, many were former Soviet POW'S. There were also two battalions of the 739th Grenadier regiment whom were Georgian battalions. A significant amount of the 709th had no combat experience, but had trained extensively in the area.   The 709th would be heavily engaged on D-day meeting US airborne units and the 4th infantry division who landed at Utah beach. In the early hours of June 6th, the US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions landed at the base of the Cotentin peninsula and managed to secure a general area for the US 4th infantry division to land at Utah beach, with very few casualties compared to other beach landings. After the landings the forces tried to link up with other forces further east. By June 9th they had crossed the Douve river valley and captured Carentan. House to house fighting was seen in the battle for Carentan, the Germans tossed a few counterattacks, but the Americans held on with the help of armor units of the 13th.    The Americans then advanced to cut off the Cotentin Peninsula, now supported by 3 other infantry divisions. The Germans had few armored or mobilized infantry in the area. By June 16th the German command was tossed into chaos as Erwin Rommel wanted them to pull out and man the Atlantic Wall at Cherbourg, but Hitler demanded they hold their present lines of defense. By the 17th Hitler agreed to the withdrawal, under some provisions the men still took up limited defenses spanning the entire peninsula. On the 18th the US 9th infantry division reached the west coast of the peninsula thus isolating the Cherbourg garrison. A battle was unleashed for 24 hours with the 4th, 9th and 79th US infantry divisions driving north on a broad front. They faced little opposition on the western side and the eastern, the center held much stronger resistance. The Americans would find several caches of V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rocket installations at Brix. After two days the Americans were in striking distance of Cherbourg. The garrison commander Lt General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben had 21,000 men, but many were naval personnel and labor units. Schliebens 709th had performed a fighting withdrawal to Cherbourg and were completely exhausted. The trapped forces were low in provisions, fuel and ammunition. The luftwaffe tried dropping supplies on their positions but it was inadequate.    A general assault began on the 22nd and the German forces put up stiff resistance within their concrete pillboxes. Allied warships bombarded the city on the 25th of june and on the 26th a British elite force, No. 30 Commando launched an assault against Octeville, a suburb of southwestern Cherbourg. The commandos quickly captured 20 officers and 500 men of the Kriegmarine naval intelligence HQ at Villa Meurice. As the Germans were ground down, Schlieben was captured and with that a surrender was made on the 29th.   The Americans suffered nearly 3000 deaths with 13,500 wounded during the operation. The Germans suffered 8000 deaths with 30,000 captured. For the 709th who took a lionshare of the fighting they reported sustaining 4000 casualties.    Amongst the captured was Yang Kyoungjong. As I said in the beginning Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division was overlooking the capture of Axis forces and reported to his regiment finding four Asians in Wehrmacht uniform around the Utah beach landings. Brewer nor any of his colleagues spoke the language the Asian men spoke, they assumed them to be Japanese.  The four asians were processed as POW's, listed as young Japanese and sent to a British POW camp, before he would be sent to another POW camp in the US. At some point between his capture and the POW camps, he gave his name as Yang Kyoungjong, stated he was Korean and gave the story. Apparently Yang Kyoungjob was granted US citizenship and would spend the rest of his life in Illinois until his death in 1992.   So that is the story of Yang Kyoungjong.    The truth Did Yang Kyoungjong exist? Where does his story originate? For those of you who have not guessed it yet, the story I told you was full of details, I simply added based on historical events, with zero evidence at all any man named Yang Kyoungjong was involved in them. I did this specifically to highlight, thats exactly what others have done over the course of many years, creating a sort of mythos. If you know the game broken telephone, thats what I would theorize makes up most of this mans story. But lets go through some actual evidence why don't we?   From the digging I have done, the story seemed to originate with historian Stephen Ambrose book in 1994 titled “D-day, june 6th, 1944: the Climactic battle of World War II”. While writing this book, Ambrose interviewed Robert Burnham Brewer, who served E Company, 2nd battalion, 506th parachute infantry regiment of the 101st airborne division. This same man was portrayed in Band of Brothers by the way. Brewer gave one rather ambiguous account where he spoke about capturing 4 asian men in Wehrmacht uniforms.    Here is patient zero as told to us by Ambrose's book (Page 34, no footnote on the page)   The so-called Ost battalions became increasingly unreliable after the German defeat at Kursk; they were, therefore, sent to france in exchange for German troops. At the beach called Utah on the day on the invasion, Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th Parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division, US Army, captured four asians in Wehrmacht uniforms. No one could speak their language; eventually it was learned that they were Koreans. How on earth did Koreans end up fighting for Hitler to defend france against Americans? It seems they had been conscripted into the Japanese army in 1938-Korea was then a Japanese colony-captured by the Red Army in the border battles with Japan in 1939, forced into the Red Army, captured by the Wehrmacht in December 1941 outside Moscow, forced into the German army, and sent to France”. What happened to them, Lt Brewer never found out, but presumably they were sent back to Korea. If so, they would almost certainly have been conscripted again, either into the south or north korean army. It is possible than in 1950 they ended up fighting once again, either against the US army or with it, depending on what part of Korea they came from. Such are the vagaries of politics in the 20th century. By June 1944, one in six German rifleman in France was from an Ost battalion.   Now digging further since there are no footnotes, it seems Ambrose took an oral account from Lt Brewer, but did not directly quote him and instead abstractly expanded upon his story. Ambrose was guilty of doing this often. As multiple historians have pointed out, Brewer was living in the 1940s and was by no means an ethnographer, he was not a person who could have accurately known the nationality of the four asian men he captured. It is plausible he or other US units around him, just came up with Korean for the four asians who could have been from nearly anywhere in central to east asia. For all we know the men found could have been from Turkestan. What was “asian” to westerners of the 1940's is extremely broad.    If you look up the Ost-Bataillone or Ostlegionen you will see they consisted of captured former soviet soldiers. During the d-day landings, 1/6th of the German forces defending the atlantic coast were made up of the Ost-battailones. They came from numerous places, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, Mongolia and numerous parts of the USSR. Needless to say, there were a ton of people whom would be considered asian and could be mistaken to be from Korea, Japan, Burma, etc.    It seems Brewer's vague account was transformed by Amrose, but this only covers one part of all of this, the story, what about the photo?    The iconic photograph is another matter entirely. The photograph has nothing to do with Brewer's account, it is simply a random photograph taken at Utah beach of a captured asian soldier wearing a Wehrmacht uniform. The official description of the photo states “Capture Jap in Nazi uniform. France, fearful of his future, this young Jap wearing a nazi uniform, is checked off in a roundup of German prisoners on the beaches of france. An american army captain takes the Jap's name and serial number” Author Martin Morgan believes the man in the photograph is not Yang Kyoungjong, but instead an ethnic Georgian from the 795th Georgian Battalion, which was composed of Georgian Osttruppen troops or someone who was Turkistani. In 2002 word of the story became more popularized online and in 2004 the iconic photo also began to circulate heavily on the internet. The Korean media became aware of the story in 2002 and when they saw the picture the Korean news site DKBNews investigated the matter. Apparently a reader of the DKBNews submitted biographical details about the soldier in the photo, including his name, date of birth, the general story we now know, his release, life in Illinois and death. The DKBNews journalist requested sources and none were provided, typical.   So some random unknown reader of the DKBNews gave a name, place and time of birth and even where he ended up and died.  In 2005 the Seoul broadcasting system aired a documentary specifically investigating the existence of the asian soldiers who fought for Germany on d-day.   In the SBS special “The Korean in Normandy,” produced and broadcast in 2005 based on rumors of Yang kyoungjog,  they searched for records of Korean prisoners of war during the Battle of khalkhin gol and records of Korean people who participated in the German-Japanese War, and records related to the German Army's eastern unit, but could not find traces of such a person. In addition, the soldiers who served in the Soviet army, who were captured, and then transferred to the German army's eastern units were considered by the Soviet Union to be serious traitors. Accordingly, under a secret agreement between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, they were forcibly repatriated to the Soviet Union after the war and held in Gulags.. The SBS production team stated that the rumors that a 'Korean from Normandy' had gone to the United States and that he died in seclusion near Northwestern University under the name of 'Yang Kyoungjong', which they were unaware of, were false. The investigative team looked for any traces of a Yang Kyoungjong and found none, so they concluded although there were accounts of asian soldiers in the German army during WW2, there was zero evidence of the existence of Yang Kyoungjong or any Koreans fighting on D-day for that matter.    The 2005 SBS Special documentary sprang forth a bunch of stories by Korean authors, expanding the mythos of Yang Kyoungjong.   In 2007 author Jo Jeong-rae published a novel titled “human mask” which told the story of SHin Gilman, The story ends with Shin Gil-man, who was conscripted into the Japanese army at the age of 20, as a prisoner of war in Normandy, then transported back to the Soviet Union and eventually executed by firing squad. Another novel called “D-day” by author Kim Byeong-in was release in 2011, just prior to the film My War, the plot is extremely similar to the movie. The main characters are Han Dae-sik and Yoichi, who met as children as the sons of a Japanese landowner and the house's housekeeper, harboring animosity toward each other, and grew up to become marathon runners representing Joseon and Japan. As they experience the war together, they feel a strange sense of kinship and develop reconciliation and friendship.   And of course the most famous story would find its way to the big screen. In 2011 the film My Way came out, back then the most expensive south korean film ever made at around 23$ million.   Then in 2012 a unknown person created a wikipedia page piecing together the Ambrose story, the photo and the unknown DBK readers information. With all of this information becoming more viral suddenly in 2013, two history books hit the scene and would you know it, both have “Yang Kyoungjong” in them.    These are Antony Beevor's book “the second world war” and that of defense consultant and author Steven Zaloga in his book “the devil's garden: Rommel's desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day”. Both authors took the story, name and iconic photo and expanded on the mythos by adding further details as to how the Korean man would have gone from Korea to Cherbourg france.   So Ambrose's story spreads across the internet alongside this photo. Both spark interest in Korea and an investigation receives some random guys testimony, which quite honestly was groundless. Despite the korean documentary stating there was no evidence of a Yang Kyoungjong, it sparks further interest, more stories and a famous film in 2011. 2012 sees a wikipage, it becomes more viral and now seeps into other historians work.   And I would be remiss not to mention the bizarre controversy that broke out in my nation of Canada. A nation so full of controversies today, dear god. Debbie Hanlon a city councilor in St John Newfoundland was absolutely wrecked online in 2018 for an advertisement promoting her real estate business stating “Korean Yang kyoungjong fought with Japan against the USSR. He then fought with the USSR against Germany. Then with Germany against the US! Want an agent who fights for you, call me!” Really weird ad by the way. So it seems her ad was to point out how far she was willing to go for her real estate clients. It was considered extremely offensive, and not the first time she pulled this off, her husband Oral Mews had recently come under fire for another ad he made using a photo of the Puerto Rican cab driver Victor Perez Cardona, where the vehicle turned into a casket. That ad said “He can't give you a lift because he's dead. He's propped up in his cab at his wake! Need a lift to great service, call me!” Hanlon was surprised at the amount of backlash she received since the ads had been running for over 4 years online. She claimed to be the victim of cyberbullying and trolls. So yeah, that happened.    Did Yang Kyoungjong exist, more than likely not, was it possible some Koreans found themselves in a position his story pertains to, you know what it's quite possible. During War a lot of weird things happen. I hope you liked this episode, please let me know in the comments on the Patreon what you think, how I can improve things and of course what you want to hear about next!

En este episodio hablo de Yoichi Nishikawa, Director de arte que ha trabajado en Studio Ghibli.   Notas: https://studioghibliweblog.es/2025/08/21/j104/Música:  - Story by Infraction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7L-9KYUcck)Contacto:  https://studioghibliweblog.es/contacto/   http://twitter.com/sghibliweblog     www.spreaker.com/user/studioghibliweblog

Prominent Japanese music critic Yoichi Shibuya, who launched Western music magazine "rockin'on" more than 50 years ago, died of aspiration pneumonia at the age of 74 on July 14, the Rockin'on group said on its website Tuesday.

Original airdate: May 3, 2022 The term Bushido literally means the way of a warrior. It's been used in Japan since the 9th century when samurai soldiers bravely served their lords. Today, Bushido is seen as a collection of ideals that lead to fidelity to one's values and self-improvement. My guest, Yoichi Utebi, believes that Bushido can serve us well in dealing with our personal and collective challenges. Yoichi Utebi is a movie producer and lecturer. Born in Japan, Yoichi grew up in Lebanon and the U.S. and where he was exposed to multiple cultures and ethnicities. After 12 years of experience in marketing and management in IT companies, Yoichi decided to join Happy Science, a spiritual movement in Japan, as a minister and lecturer, and produce movies. During our conversation, Yoichi talks about the Samurai's bushido code of conduct and ideals and how we can apply it in our lives. Bushido is showcased in his new movie “The Cherry Bushido” a film about a young devotee and group of friends who unite to protect Japan from the threat of extinction by its neighboring country.

- Pastor Toby Newnum will join us and talk about his concert event coming up on Saturday May 10th.- Olympic Gymnastics coach Yoichi Tomita. He founded Gymnastics World in Tucson and has trained many college and Olympic athletes.

Welcome back to All Things Whiskey Podcast!  On this episode hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell sit down to taste through their favorite whiskies of 2024 including a few controversial picks.  Join us as we choose and award our favorite whiskies in the following categories:Budget: Green River RyeBourbon: split decision: Nashville Barrel Company Sunny B and All Things Whiskey Podcast Elijah Craig Barrel ProofRye: Bardstown Bourbon Company Amrut CollaborationIrish: Talnua Virgin White OakJapanese: Yoichi 10 YearScotch: Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 18 YearWe love ALL of these whiskies and they deserve all the accolades that they receive, but only one can win the All Things Whiskey Podcast 'Whiskey of the Year'.  Grab a pour of your favorite whiskey and tune in to see our winner! Cheers and keep drinkin' tasty whiskies!Support the show

Negli ultimi cento anni il Giappone è emerso come uno dei principali produttori di whisky a livello globale. Questa rinascita è in parte legata alla storia di Masataka Taketsuru, un giovane giapponese il cui amore per il whisky ha rivoluzionato il mondo della distillazione. Siamo nel 1918, quando Taketsuru, proveniente da una famiglia produttrice di sakè, arriva in Scozia per studiare Chimica all'Università di Glasgow. Affascinato dal whisky, Taketsuru desidera costruire una distilleria in Giappone. Durante il suo soggiorno, lavora in tre diverse distillerie scozzesi, apprendendo segreti che diventeranno la base della produzione di whisky giapponese.Ma non è solo il whisky a conquistare il cuore di Taketsuru. A Glasgow, incontra e sposa Rita Cowan, una giovane scozzese che lo accompagnerà nel suo ritorno in Giappone. Il loro amore ha ispirato una serie TV giapponese e ha segnato l'inizio di una nuova era nel whisky giapponese.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal and retiring PNB Principal dancer James Yoichi Moore talk about the ins and outs of James' career as a dancer. They cover his journey as a dancer pre-PNB, his on and off stage collaborators (Noelani Pantastico, Twyla Tharp, Seattle Dance Collective, etc.), his advice for young dancers, and more! Tune in to this conversation for a brief summary of James' contributions to PNB including some rapid-fire questions from Peter and the audience.    This episode was recorded live in the Nesholm Lecture Hall in Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle, WA in April 2024.

An excellent chat. Continued. Yoichi Shiga, PhD, discusses new beginnings, life, planet earth, woodworking, and everything. Music at the end from Heart Bones with This Time It's Different.

Fantastic guest and friend of the show, Yoichi Shiga, PhD, is back to chat about new developments, a new career, woodworking, sustainability, life, and tons more. He sips some Bundaberg Ginger Beer while Dave has some Orange Juice. Music at the end from Warpaint with Common Blue.

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That's a nice fancy book @suntorywhisky @larcenybourbon @jackdaniels_us @oldpotrero @heavensdoorwhiskey #podcast #radioshow #host #whiskey #whisky #japanesewhisky #bourbon Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, Made Man Bob SIPS – On this episode we discuss whisk(e)y and bourbon from Yoichi, Larceny, Jack Daniels, Heavens Door, and Old Potrero. Hang onto your glass as we start off with a bang. Justin decides to be quite loquacious while using the word “Skittles.” You have been staring at that whiskey from California and well, now you know how it's going to taste. A kiss of Islay sounds like a Dylan song. We will be discussing this whiskey and rating them from 1-5 with 5 being the best: 5:48 Yoichi Single Malt Japanese Whisky 10 Year Old                     5 SIPS 13:55 Larceny Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon A123              5 SIPS 18:50 Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey 10 Year Old Batch 2                    4 SIPS 23:12 Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey 12 Year Old                                   4 SIPS 28:33 Old Potrero Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey                                       4 SIPS 34:04 Old Potrero Rye Sherry Cask Finish                                                4 SIPS 38:30 Old Potrero Rye Port Cask Finish                                                    4 SIPS 43:00 Heavens Door Bootleg Series IV 11 Year Old                                         4 SIPS info@sipssudsandsmokes.com X- @sipssudssmokes IG/FB - @sipssudsandsmokes Sips, Suds, & Smokes® is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf.  Available on Apple Podcasts & YouTube Music, Spotify, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast. Enjoying that cool Outro Music, it's from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here: https://amzn.to/2Xblorc The easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes”  Credits: TITLE: Maxwell Swing PERFORMED BY: Texas Gypsies COMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI) PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI) COURTESY OF: AudioSparx   TITLE: Flapperjack PERFORMED BY: Texas Gypsies COMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI) PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI) COURTESY OF: AudioSparx   TITLE: Back Roads PERFORMED BY: Woods & Whitehead COMPOSED BY: Terry Whitehead PUBLISHED BY: Terry Whitehead COURTESY OF: Terry Whitehead Post production services : Pro Podcast Solutions Advertising sales: Contact us directly Content hosting services: Audioport, Earshot, Radio4All, Buzzsprout, RSS.com, PodBean

That's a nice fancy book@suntorywhisky @larcenybourbon @jackdaniels_us @oldpotrero @heavensdoorwhiskey #podcast #radioshow #host #whiskey #whisky #japanesewhisky #bourbon Co hosts : Good ol Boy Harmeet, Good ol Boy Justin, Made Man Brent, Made Man BobSIPS – On this episode we discuss whisk(e)y and bourbon from Yoichi, Larceny, Jack Daniels, Heavens Door, and Old Potrero. Hang onto your glass as we start off with a bang. Justin decides to be quite loquacious while using the word “Skittles.” You have been staring at that whiskey from California and well, now you know how it's going to taste. A kiss of Islay sounds like a Dylan song. We will be discussing this whiskey and rating them from 1-5 with 5 being the best:5:48 Yoichi Single Malt Japanese Whisky 10 Year Old                     5 SIPS13:55 Larceny Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon A123              5 SIPS18:50 Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey 10 Year Old Batch 2                    4 SIPS23:12 Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey 12 Year Old                                   4 SIPS28:33 Old Potrero Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey                                       4 SIPS34:04 Old Potrero Rye Sherry Cask Finish                                                4 SIPS38:30 Old Potrero Rye Port Cask Finish                                                    4 SIPS43:00 Heavens Door Bootleg Series IV 11 Year Old                                         4 SIPSinfo@sipssudsandsmokes.com X- @sipssudssmokes IG/FB - @sipssudsandsmokes Sips, Suds, & Smokes® is produced by One Tan Hand Productions using the power of beer, whiskey, and golf. Available on Apple Podcasts & YouTube Music, Spotify, and nearly anywhere you can find a podcast.Enjoying that cool Outro Music, it's from Woods & Whitehead – Back Roads Download your copy here:https://amzn.to/2XblorcThe easiest way to find this award winning podcast on your phone is ask Alexa, Siri or Google, “Play Podcast , Sips, Suds, & Smokes” Credits:TITLE: Maxwell SwingPERFORMED BY: Texas GypsiesCOMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI)PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI)COURTESY OF: AudioSparx TITLE: FlapperjackPERFORMED BY: Texas GypsiesCOMPOSED BY: Steven R Curry (BMI)PUBLISHED BY: Alliance AudioSparx (BMI)COURTESY OF: AudioSparx TITLE: Back RoadsPERFORMED BY: Woods & WhiteheadCOMPOSED BY: Terry WhiteheadPUBLISHED BY: Terry WhiteheadCOURTESY OF: Terry WhiteheadPost production services : Pro Podcast SolutionsAdvertising sales: Contact us directlyContent hosting services: Audioport, Earshot, Radio4All, Buzzsprout, RSS.com, PodBeanWhiskey Tasting, Single Malt, Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, Scotch, Nose, Palate, Oak Barrels, Peat, Sherry Cask, Port Cask, Islay, Tasting Notes, Fruit Flavors, Spice, Sweetness, Smooth, Complex, Review, RecommendationsYoichihttps://www.nikka.com/eng/brands/yoichi.html Larcenyhttps://www.heavenhil

DRAR IGÅNG ALLA SAFTBLANDARE. David kommer med ett köpråd angående fejkjapanen Muteki. Håll i er, för det är ett långt köpråd som går igenom Systembolagets regler såväl som reglerna för vad som får kallas japansk whisky eller inte. Karatewhisky lagrad på Mizunara-ek för under 400 kr? Nej, tyvärr. Vidare leker vi 1-247 och hittar Rita road i Yoichi. Vad var det i glaset? Jeroen körde Ben Nevis 10 YO: https://www.systembolaget.se/produkt/sprit/ben-nevis-5699801/ Mathias hade någon av alla dessa Ardnamurchan med många siffror efter AD. Numera heter de faktiskt bara AD. Japansk whisky, Muteki och Systembolagets svar Davids granskning av Muteki: https://tjederswhisky.se/kop-inte-muteki/ De japanska whiskyreglerna som kom 2021: https://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2021/02/new-japanese-whisky-labelling-standards/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/akikokatayama/2021/04/01/japanese-whisky-finally-defined-now-you-know-what-exactly-you-are-paying-for/ https://www.nomunication.jp/2021/02/17/finally-a-standard-for-japanese-whisky/ https://whiskycast.com/japanese-whisky-industry-sets-standards-for-japanese-whisky/ https://drinksint.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/9475/Japansnewwhiskyregulations:Whatdotheymean.html Se också här: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanesewhisky Det där med att Systembolaget anser att Ardbeg kan buteljeras som svensk whisky om faten legat i Sverige ett tag: https://tjederswhisky.se/systembolaget-menar-att-ardbeg-kan-vara-svensk-whisky/ 1 till 247! Cuilms stavas culms och kan inte avläsas som det står i boken. Cut är något annat än vad som står i boken. Men Rita road finns faktiskt i Yoichi! Kolla här bara: Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

TCW Podcast Episode 182 - The KOEI Dynasty   We continue our look at KOE and their move onto the console space. This transition is rocky due to the increased costs of cartridge manufacturing. They were able to secure funding by holding a luncheon at the Imperial Hotel for distributors. They were able to start production on Nobunaga's Ambition for the NES. From there they continue to improve setting up development groups to explore new opportunities. The company was still niche until Dynasty Warriors 2 where they could finally move to mainstream gaming. When KOEI acquired Taito, doors opened to other companies' intellectual properties. This led to games like Dynasty Warriors Gundam, Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest Heroes, and Fire Emblem Warriors. The company continues to expand and thrive today by helping Nintendo produce the popular Fire Emblem Three Houses, and the RPG NIOH. Still led by the founders in their 70s Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa are truly the power couple of the video game industry!   Ishin no Arashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPZoxThbiA Pictures of Nobunaga's Ambition Famicom Cart: https://japanretrodirect.ocnk.com/product/1834 Imperial Hotel Advertisement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKbnsY3uxO4 Imperial Hotel Tokyo Dinning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0tOFciWRw Uncharted Waters NES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwY4TGd5M4 Winning Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMoXa_hgmns Angelique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXdUcDBM0s4 WinBack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwELCSF0YBg Dynasty Warriors 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p0keIVNNHA Dynasty Warriors 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4GpDnf4wqk Nobunaga's Ambition Online Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqx101PC3w Dynasty Warriors Gundam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqtJwFIv3OQ Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79pjJAZ14Q Dragon Quest Heroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAABK1M0PII&list=PLGKJJhcJXlNzN9nddSJPe0HtjMuhtymL7 Fire Emblem Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGzTii3RBDA&list=PLtJifsYDxDHGZtOx2H7IkHEksUj9kN3sc Fire Emblem Three Houses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhLqZh8DkZc NIOH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa1GrqelJC8     New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and major online retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

TCW Podcast Episode 181 - The Fabric of Koei   We look at the company KOEI and the power couple Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa. Keiko came from the city and had a love of design and investing. Yoichi came from the Japanese countryside and loved games and local history. Yoichi made board and card games based on historical events and people. They met in college when Yoichi rented a room from Keiko's grandmother, and after some time fell in love. Yoichi was pressured by his father to go into the family's failing textile business. Eventually, he and Keiko struck it out on their own. Yoichi and Keiko founded Koei working as a textile business, but they ended up developing software and games for the NEC PC in Japan. This episode is a fascinating case of the parallel evolution of video games and many firsts for the Japanese market.    We discuss erotic games at a PG 13 level from 0:53:50 to 1:00:55. The material may not be appropriate for younger listeners.   What Magic is This? - The I Ching: https://whatmagicisthis.com/2022/07/30/the-i-ching-with-dan-lowe/ The I Ching for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0tfQ1fUXs Kawanakajima no Kassen [川中島の合戦] (PC-88, 1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMBtDC4vQLM Stratego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7d0A9ymwQ Toushi Game: https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Toushi_Game Toushi Gêmu: https://fm-7.com/museum/products/57makg0v/ The Dragon & Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1nQueo2fkw Dungeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StPVDnH7q8s Dungeon NEC 8001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6TChUIWoeI **Explicit** Night Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Wk-LRCDgU **Explicit** Danchi-zuma no Yuuwaku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgknYAH_nn8 **Explicit** Orandazuma wa Denkiunagi no Yume wo Miruka?: https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Orandazuma_wa_Denkiunagi_no_Yume_wo_Miruka%3F Nobunaga's Ambition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfjo1OqsjRo   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major online retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Almost 40 years ago, one of the fastest growing religions in Japan was officially established. Happy Science as it is known is rooted in the principle of doing good within the world. Happy Science Members focus on attaining enlightenment through activities such as daily self-reflections, giving love, and helping create a modern utopia. This week on The Malliard Report, Jim welcomes one of the key speakers of the movement Yoichi Utebi to the show to discuss the faith, his career as a producer, and much more. “Yoichi Utebi is a producer and world lecturer for Happy Science. Born in Japan in 1968, Utebi grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, and New York City. Raised in a rare Japanese Christian family, he was deeply touched by Muslim culture and the beauty of Lebanon during his formative years in Beirut. However, the Middle East also exposed Utebi to the horrors of war, as he and his family dodged bullets and bombings before fleeing to London and back to Japan, leaving everything behind in a sudden evacuation. In the 7th grade, Utebi moved to New York for 10 years, where he was exposed to friends from multiple cultures and ethnicities. His rock band produced a popular album and gained quite a following in the city before Utebi decided to forego his musical pursuits and return to Japan. After 12 years of experience in marketing and senior management at various American IT companies in Japan, Utebi joined Happy Science in 2010, where he quickly rose to Director of International Communications. Utebi is currently a minister and world lecturer for Happy Science and a producer on The Cherry Bushido.” This is a great episode and Yoichi's outlook is certainly infectious. You can learn more about his teaching over at selfdiscoverymedia.com. For all things Malliard, head over to malliard.com for merch, past shows, and the live chat every Tuesday 9 P.M. EST. Remember to rate and subscribe through your favorite podcasting app.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yoichi Utebi discusses concepts of positive and negative thinking through his film The Divine Protector.Yoichi Utebi is a producer and world lecturer for Happy Science. Born in Japan in 1968, Utebi grew up in Beirut, Lebanon and New York City. Raised in a rare Japanese Christian family, he was deeply touched by Muslim culture and the beauty of Lebanon during his formative years in Beirut. However, the Middle East also exposed Utebi to the horrors of war, as he and his family dodged bullets and bombings before fleeing to London and back to Japan, leaving everything behind in a sudden evacuation. In the 7th grade, Utebi moved to New York for 10 years, where he was exposed to friends from multiple cultures and ethnicities. His rock band produced a popular album and gained quite a following in the city before Utebi decided to forego his musical pursuits and return to Japan. After years of working in the tech world, Utebi joined Happy Science in 2010, where he quickly rose to Director of International Communications. Utebi is currently a minister and world lecturer for Happy Science's and a producer on The Divine Protector - Master Salt Begins, a new film from Japan about three young high school students who summon the Divine Protectress, Master Salt, to repel the curses plaguing their friends and acquaintances. https://mastersaltmovie.comHost Bonnie Burkert melds the worlds of media and higher consciousness, sharing tools for transformation for wellbeing and spiritual awakening . www.instagram.com/yogi_bon

Welcome to spooky season! In this episode, producer Yoichi Utebi and I discuss his newest film, The Divine Protector: Master Salt Begins. For most of us, the word ‘curse' brings fantastical images of black magic, witches' cauldrons, and a little “eye of newt and toe of frog” to mind, especially as the Halloween season rolls around. But though we may be tempted to believe they are merely fantasy, curses can, in fact, be a very real manifestation of negative thoughts. Most of us have focused on using the power of positive thinking and acts of love, to try and create harmony, happiness, and success in our lives. However, if we are not mindful of our negative thinking, we stand the chance of allowing those thoughts to grow strong enough to actualize harm on ourselves or others. Yes, there is power in positive thinking, but there is equal and opposite power in negative thinking. Explore these powers at https://mastersaltmovie.com/. Don't forget to like, share, and follow this podcast! Find out more about Christi Clemons Hoffman and the Radiate Wellness Community

I talk about Jiro Taniguchi story A Journal Of My Father. Its a story of Yoichi journey back to his hometown after over a decade to attend his father funeral. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dadneedstotalkpodcast/support

https://www.youtube.com/c/patrickhwillems (Patrick Willems) spent six years on YouTube trying to attract an audience for his short films, before he pivoted to video essays about everything from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elXLAcl363A (baseball movies) to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqRAaZulAY (Francis Ford Coppola's filmography) to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6SbUIDnzJw (Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again.) Those essays got wildly popular and today, he has more than 350,000 subscribers. However, he kept making shorts, embedded in his essays as narrative framing devices. In other words, he says, he "trick[ed] the audience into watching short films that I also wanna make, but that normally would not get the views on YouTube or have sponsors on them." Then, starting in early 2020, he began connecting those narrative shorts into a serialized story about an evil talking coconut named Charl. This so-called "Charl saga" culminated in June with the release of a feature-length film, https://nebula.app/videos/patrickhwillems-night-of-the-coconut (Night of the Coconut), which is available on the streaming platform Nebula. Today, on the season one finale of Follow Friday, Patrick shared some of his favorite follow recommendations, while imposing some additional rules on himself: With "one asterisk," he says, he picked favorite accounts run by people he doesn't know in real life: Kobe Eats (@kobeeats on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosJ16GN2g2tGsVQnGK9pvA (YouTube) and https://www.tiktok.com/@kobeeats?lang=en (TikTok), https://www.instagram.com/kobe_yn/ (@kobe_yn) on Instagram); Jackson Murphy (https://twitter.com/LCJReviews (@LCJReviews) on Twitter and https://www.youtube.com/c/lightscamerajackson (@LightsCameraJackson) on YouTube); Neil Cicierega (@neilcic on https://twitter.com/neilcic (Twitter) and https://www.youtube.com/c/neilcic (YouTube)); and the George Lucas Talk Show (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGeorgeLucasTalkShow/ (@TheGeorgeLucasTalkShow) on YouTube). Thank you to everyone who has tuned in to this season of Follow Friday. You can help make season two a reality by completing a 5-minute survey at https://followfridaypodcast.com/season2 (followfridaypodcast.com/season2). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Patrick shares a bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, and Elizabeth. Also: Follow Patrick @patrickhwillems on https://www.youtube.com/c/patrickhwillems (YouTube), https://twitter.com/patrickhwillems (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/patrickhwillems/ (Instagram) Watch https://nebula.app/videos/patrickhwillems-night-of-the-coconut (Night of the Coconut) on Nebula Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/followfriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan)

"When you're a broadcaster, you don't have a conversation you can't use as content," jokes Roman Mars — well, mostly jokes. The host of https://99percentinvisible.org/ (99% Invisible) says he's trying to use the internet more thoughtfully than he used to, and that includes not needing to share everything with the world. "The past year, it's been really the focus of my time, actually not having every thought be on social media and making everything into something," he says. Today on Follow Friday, Roman talks about which creators he likes to follow, including: Constitutional law professor Elizabeth Joh (https://twitter.com/elizabeth_joh (@elizabeth_joh) on Twitter); writer and podcaster John Green (https://www.tiktok.com/@literallyjohngreen?lang=en (@literallyjohngreen) on TikTok); competent people who calmly do things well, such as https://www.tiktok.com/@stellarsidewalks?lang=en (@stellarsidewalks), https://www.tiktok.com/@texasbeeworks?lang=en (@texasbeeworks), and https://www.tiktok.com/@rightchoiceshearing/ (@rightchoiceshearing) on TikTok; and the subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/ (/r/oddlysatisfying). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Roman shares a bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, and Elizabeth. Also: Follow Roman https://twitter.com/romanmars (@romanmars) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/theromanmars/ (@theromanmars) on Instagram Listen to https://99percentinvisible.org/ (99% Invisible) and https://learnconlaw.com/ (What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/followfriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

When her college internship was canceled by the COVID-19 shutdown in spring 2020, Annie Rauwerda had a lot of unexpected time on her hands. And instead of learning to bake bread or speak Esperanto, she began curating weird and amusing things she found on Wikipedia. Two years later, Depths of Wikipedia has more than 1.5 million followers combined across https://www.instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia/ (Instagram), https://twitter.com/depthsofwiki (Twitter), and https://www.tiktok.com/@depthsofwikipedia/ (TikTok). That success means walking a fine line: Annie wants to celebrate Wikipedia's oddities and encourage her followers to edit pages, but not to intentionally contribute false info or "bad writing for the sake of humor." "Sometimes I'll post something and then it'll start getting vandalized a bunch," she says. "Like when I posted the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_displaying_homosexual_behavior (List of Mammals Displaying Homosexual Behavior) — don't do this, by the way — people started editing it to add in their name. It's funny, I guess, for two seconds, but then you just feel bad." Today on Follow Friday, Annie shares some great follow recommendations: Meta-influencer Harry Hill (@veryharryhill on https://twitter.com/veryharryhill (Twitter), Instagram, and https://www.tiktok.com/@veryharryhill/ (TikTok)); Twitter bots such as https://twitter.com/NYT_first_said (@NYT_first_said), https://twitter.com/ResNeXtGuesser (@ResNeXtGuesser), and https://twitter.com/aceCourtBot (@AceCourtBot); post-ironic Catholic Instagram pages such as https://tilda.cc/page/ineedgodineverymomentofmylife (@ineedgodineverymomentofmylife) and https://www.instagram.com/praying/ (@praying); and TikTok aggregator Leia Jospe (@favetiktoks420 on Instagram). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Annie shares a bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. We'll be off next week for the 4th of July weekend in the US, and will be back on Friday, July 8th. Also: Follow Annie: https://twitter.com/anniierau (@anniierau) on Twitter, https://www.instagram.com/annierau/ (@annierau) on Instagram, and https://www.tiktok.com/@anniierau (@anniierau) on TikTok Follow Depths of Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/depthsofwiki (@depthsofwiki) on Twitter, @depthsofwikipedia on https://www.instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia/ (Instagram) and https://www.tiktok.com/@depthsofwikipedia (TikTok) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/followfriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

When Rusty Foster started the email newsletter Today in Tabs, in 2013, "tabs" was trendy media slang for the articles open in your browser that you were hate-reading. That meaning has faded into obscurity, but https://www.todayintabs.com/ (Today in Tabs) is going strong, dishing up must-reads, great tweets, and a song every Monday-Thursday. "I do the sort of thing that you do when you have a job where you don't have enough work to do, and you spend a lot of time procrastinating on Twitter," he says. "I do that professionally. I read stuff on Twitter. I keep track of the good tweets and I keep an eye on what people are talking about." Today on Follow Friday, Rusty shares four great follow recommendations: Programmer and cryptocurrency critic Molly White (@molly0xFFF on Twitter); musician and comedian Petey (https://www.instagram.com/petey_usa/?hl=en (@petey_usa) on Instagram, https://www.tiktok.com/@peteyusa/ (@peteyusa) on TikTok); writer and technologist Paul Ford (https://twitter.com/ftrain (@ftrain) on Twitter); and role-playing game podcaster Taylore Moore (https://twitter.com/taylordotbiz (@taylordotbiz) on Twitter). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Rusty shares a fifth bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. Also: Follow Rusty https://twitter.com/fka_tabs/ (@fka_tabs) on Twitter Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/followfriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

https://www.tangoti.com/ (There Are No Girls on The Internet) is an award-winning podcast about people who have always been at the forefront of technology, but whose stories are often ignored or misrepresented. That's a big and sometimes contentious field, and TANGOTI host Bridget Todd says it's important to make space for everyone to work through difficult conversations about inclusion, rather than expecting everyone to "get it" right away. "I've been in social change movements for a long time and I do think we have this expectation that we expect people to show up with the right ethos and the right language and the right perspective," Bridget says. "And I get that, but I also feel like it doesn't leave room to hear the messy conversations of how people become smarter, better, more nuanced, and more thoughtful." Today on Follow Friday, she explains how to use social media when disinformation is circulating after a tragedy, how she has evolved her thinking about politics online, why she's optimistic about a new online platform for the first time in a while, and much more. She also shares four great follow recommendations: Early podcaster and co-host of https://uhhyeahdude.com/ (Uhh Yeah Dude) Jonathan Larroquette (@jonathanlarroquette on Instagram); political pundit and former The View co-host Meaghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain on https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/meghanmccain/ (Instagram)); comedy writer and Showtime TV star Ziwe (https://twitter.com/ziwe (@Ziwe) on Twitter); and Somewhere Good CEO Naj Austin (https://www.instagram.com/najaustin/ (@najaustin) on Instagram and https://twitter.com/najjmahal (@najjmahal) on Twitter). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Bridget shares a fifth bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. Also: Follow Bridget https://twitter.com/BridgetMarie (@BridgetMarie) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ (@BridgetMarieInDC) on Instagram Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Leave a review: https://lovethepodcast.com/followfriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

For more than five years, Lindsay Ellis produced https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids (video essays on YouTube), analyzing everything from the Transformers movies to Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to popular tropes in film and TV. And in 2020, after more than a decade of wanting to be an author, she published her first book — the bestselling sci-fi novel https://read.macmillan.com/lp/axioms-end/ (Axiom's End), which was informed by that same attentiveness to pop culture. After 9/11, she noticed, popular alien invasion stories had shifted from "goofy" stories to "dead serious" ones, like Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds. "It's an alternate history that takes place in the late 2000s," she says of the first book, which is getting a sequel in October called https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250274540 (Truth of the Divine). "Basically, it's what if first contact happened during the Bush administration? ... It's a thought experiment of how would we react if civilization has to keep on trucking the way we have, but now we have this great existential quandary that, at least in the universe of the book, is heavily politicized." On today's podcast, Lindsay talks about four people she loves to follow on YouTube: A https://www.youtube.com/c/ToddintheShadows (pop music analyst) who breaks down one-hit wonders, band-breaking records, and more; a https://www.youtube.com/c/AmandatheJedi/ (prolific video essayist) who wears her enthusiasm on her sleeve; an https://www.youtube.com/c/DisasterBreakdown/ (aviation expert) who explains the history of air disasters; and a https://www.youtube.com/c/DrewGooden1/ (former Vine star) who cooks up brilliant video ideas like it's nothing. You can get bonus follow recommendations every week — including an extra follow from Lindsay — when you https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (back Follow Friday on Patreon), starting at just $1 a month. Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. Follow us: - Follow us @followfridaypod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram), and https://www.tiktok.com/@followfridaypod/ (TikTok) and find clips from the show on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVlDOyFjj9ulmiIrsBJlMqg (YouTube channel) - Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (on Twitter @heyheyesj) This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

Jesse Thorn has been podcasting since 2005, when he put his college radio show The Sound of Young America on the internet. He was a little early to the party: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2005/04/03/podcasting-catches-on/ (Six million) Americans had listened to a podcast back then, versus https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2022/ (177 million) today. But Jesse stuck with it, and then some. The Sound of Young America became the hit NPR series Bullseye, and he founded the comedy & culture podcast network Maximum Fun, which powers dozens of other podcasts, including Jesse's other shows — Judge John Hodgman and Jordan, Jesse, Go! Today on Follow Friday, he explains why he got into podcasting, his passion for dad movies, feeling like an outsider inside NPR, and much more. He also shares four great follow recommendations: An adorable "scruffy dog" named Archie (https://www.instagram.com/archie.was.here/ (@archie.was.here) on Instagram); New York Times opinion columnist and podcaster and cereal critic Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie on https://twitter.com/jbouie (Twitter) and https://twitter.com/jbouie (Instagram)); comedian and roller derby commentator Blaine Capatch (https://twitter.com/blainecapatch/ (@blainecapatch) on Twitter); and Pop Culture Happy Hour host & author Linda Holmes (https://twitter.com/lindaholmes (@lindaholmes) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/lindaholmes97/ (@lindaholmes97) on Instagram). And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (Follow Friday's Patreon page), you can unlock an extended version of this interview in which Jesse shares a fifth bonus follow recommendation! Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. Also: Follow Jesse https://twitter.com/JesseThorn (@JesseThorn) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/put.this.on/ (@put.this.on) on Instagram Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com P.S. Here's Blaine Capatch's list of the https://twitter.com/blainecapatch/status/1446148140264923141 (500 Worst Albums of the 20th Century). This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé first became an internet meme before most people knew what memes were: At Nintendo's presentation at the gaming expo E3 2004, he turned heads by announcing, "My name is Reggie. I'm about kickin' ass, I'm about takin' names, and we're about makin' games." "I received a message from my teenage son who told me, 'Dad, you're famous,'" Reggie says. "They weren't called memes at the time — these were Photoshopped images. He sent me these images of me blowing up a competitive console; me dressed up like Sylvester Stallone from one of his movies; me looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger from TheTerminator." Today on Follow Friday, Reggie shares the backstory of another press conference that made him even more internet-famous, and talks about his new book https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/9781400226672/disrupting-the-game/ (Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo). And he explains why we should follow "Originals" and "Think Again" author Adam Grant (https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= (@Adamgrant) on Instagram, @AdamMGrant on https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant?s=20&t=k7JdUkXqcc0E-ftEUSd7ZQ (Twitter) and https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F (LinkedIn)); Pivot co-host and New York Times writer Kara Swisher (@karaswisher on https://twitter.com/karaswisher?s=20&t=nr0M6GMwEGIkcVqddCJpWA (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/karaswisher/?hl=en (Instagram)); The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon on https://www.instagram.com/jimmyfallon/?hl=en (Instagram) and https://twitter.com/jimmyfallon?s=20&t=V6zlWFOt6AIuFLSJDOn_QQ (Twitter)); and the founder of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley (https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley?s=20&t=C6tqLI-aFOZ3JwCjA9DcSA (@geoffkeighley) on Twitter). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Danielle, Elizabeth, and Sylnai. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Reggie talks about what he has learned from following author and executive advisor Roger L. Martin. Also: Follow Reggie https://twitter.com/Reggie (@Reggie) on Twitter and buy https://www.harpercollinsleadership.com/9781400226672/disrupting-the-game/ (Disrupting the Game) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Email us! hello@followfridaypodcast.com This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

The term Bushido literally means the way of a warrior. It's been used in Japan since the 9th century when samurai soldiers bravely served their lords. Today, Bushido is seen as a collection of ideals that lead to fidelity to one's values and self-improvement. My guest, Yoichi Utebi, believes that Bushido can serve us well in dealing with our personal and collective challenges.  Yoichi Utebi is a movie producer and lecturer. Born in Japan, Yoichi grew up in Lebanon and the U.S. and where he was exposed to multiple cultures and ethnicities. After 12 years of experience in marketing and management in IT companies, Yoichi decided to join Happy Science, a spiritual movement in Japan, as a minister and lecturer, and produce movies. During our conversation, Yoichi talks about the Samurai's bushido code of conduct and ideals and how we can apply it in our lives. Bushido is showcased in his new movie “The Cherry Bushido” a film about a young devotee and group of friends who unite to protect Japan from the threat of extinction by its neighboring country.  If you liked what you heard, don't forget to like, rate, share and subscribe to this podcast. Thank you!

On the internet, body shaming is alive and well, nutrition advice can be wildly inaccurate, and it's a lot easier to scroll through Instagram for hours than to get up and go for a run. But Danielle Friedman, who literally https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645493/lets-get-physical-by-danielle-friedman/ (wrote the book) on women's fitness, says there's one extremely good thing that social media has done for our bodies, which we shouldn't ignore. "Body acceptance activist Virgie Tovar told me that social media has given a voice to the people who have always been the majority in number, but not in influence," Danielle says. "You don't have to go through all of the traditional channels to be visible. You can just start posting selfies and find an audience and build an audience that way. And I know it's easier said than done, but in spending years researching this history, that is a significant shift." Today on Follow Friday, Danielle talks about what else she learned while researching https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645493/lets-get-physical-by-danielle-friedman/ (Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World). And she opens up about four of her favorite people she follows online: Someone who she just started following: Katie Sturino, @katiesturino on https://www.tiktok.com/@katiesturino/ (TikTok) and https://www.instagram.com/katiesturino/ (Instagram) Someone who makes her laugh: 70s Dinner Party, https://www.instagram.com/70sdinnerparty/ (@70sdinnerparty) on Instagram and https://twitter.com/70s_party (@70s_party) on Twitter Someone who makes her think: Laura McLaws Helms, https://www.instagram.com/laurakitty/ (@laurakitty) on Instagram Someone who makes the internet a better place: Jessamyn Stanley, @mynameisjessamyn on https://www.instagram.com/mynameisjessamyn/ (Instagram) and https://www.tiktok.com/@mynameisjessamyn (TikTok), https://twitter.com/JessamynStan (@JessamynStan) on Twitter, and https://www.youtube.com/c/JessamynStanley/videos (@JessamynStanley) on YouTube Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Danielle talks about someone who's an expert in a very specific niche she loves: Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela. Also: Follow Danielle https://www.instagram.com/DanielleFriedmanWrites/ (@daniellefriedmanwrites) on Instagram and https://twitter.com/DFriedmanWrites (@DFriedmanWrites) on Twitter Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

When her college friend Amber invited her to the beach five years ago, T.J. Raphael had no idea that saying "yes" would change the course of her career. On the beach, Amber told T.J. about discovering — thanks to an at-home DNA kit — that her biological father was not the man who helped raised her. Instead, her "bio-dad" was a formerly anonymous sperm donor, and Amber was not his only child finding out about him. Reporting out the story of Amber's parentage opened the door to all kinds of stories about the "baby business," which T.J. explores in her acclaimed new podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets. Today on Follow Friday, T.J. talks about the reporting process for BioHacked as well as four of her favorite people she follows online: Someone who makes her laugh: Sydney Battle, https://twitter.com/sydneybattle/ (@sydneybattle) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/sydbattle/ (@sydbattle) on Instagram Someone she doesn't know, but wants to be friends with: Dan Savage, @dansavage on https://www.instagram.com/dansavage/ (Instagram) and https://www.facebook.com/DanSavage (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/fakedansavage (@fakedansavage) on Twitter Someone she just started following: Kenzo Mizumoto, @kenzomizumoto on https://www.tiktok.com/@kenzomizumoto/ (TikTok) and https://www.instagram.com/kenzomizumoto/ (Instagram) Someone who makes the internet a better place: Christi Steyn, @christi.steyn on https://www.tiktok.com/@christi.steyn/ (TikTok) and https://www.instagram.com/christi.steyn/ (Instagram) Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which T.J. talks about someone super-talented who's still under the radar: Comedian Shelby Wolstein. Also: Follow T.J. on Twitter https://twitter.com/TJRaphael (@tjraphael), and listen to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1607121653 (BioHacked: Family Secrets) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

Charlie Harding says he "procrastinates" by watching YouTube videos about sound design. But it's not an aimless hobby, because Charlie is a musician and the co-host of Switched on Pop, Vulture's podcast about the making and meaning of popular music. "Reporting on music, I'm like, 'I need to understand every little thing about how the songs are made,'" he says. "I frequently will actually recreate songs before I think about how to report on them, because I almost want to get inside the creative mind of the person making it." Today on Follow Friday, Charlie talks about four of his favorite people he follows online: Someone who makes the internet a better place: Scary Pockets, @scarypockets on https://www.youtube.com/c/ScaryPockets/videos (YouTube), https://twitter.com/scarypockets (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/scarypockets/ (Instagram), and https://www.facebook.com/scarypockets/ (Facebook) Someone he's jealous of: Cat Zhang, https://twitter.com/CatZhang1 (@CatZhang1) on Twitter Someone he has a crush on: Bess Kalb, https://twitter.com/bessbell (@bessbell) on Twitter Someone who's an expert in a very specific niche he loves: Dan Worrall, https://www.youtube.com/c/DanWorrall/videos (@DanWorrall) on YouTube Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Charlie talks about someone he doesn't know, but wants to be friends with: Musician and comedian Reggie Watts. Also: Follow Charlie https://twitter.com/charlieharding (@charlieharding) on Twitter and listen to https://switchedonpop.com/ (Switched on Pop) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

Justin Myers is a writer for https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/social-media-bad-behaviour (British GQ) and the author of three novels, most recently https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/justin-myers/the-fake-up/9780751583489/ (The Fake-Up). But he's probably best known for his blog The Guyliner, where since 2014 he has https://theguyliner.com/category/impeccable (added his own commentary) to a long-running dating column from the British newspaper The Guardian. Today on Follow Friday, Justin talks about four of his favorite people he follows online: Someone who makes the internet a better place: Daytime Snaps, https://twitter.com/daytimesnaps (@daytimesnaps) on Twitter Someone who makes him think: Annie Lord, @annielord8 on https://twitter.com/annielord8 (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/annielord8/ (Instagram) Someone who makes him laugh: R Eric Thomas, https://twitter.com/oureric (@oureric) on Twitter Someone he doesn't know in real life, but wants to be friends with: Dame Joan Collins, @joancollinsDBE on https://twitter.com/joancollinsdbe (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/joancollinsdbe/ (Instagram) Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Justin talks about someone he has followed forever: Comedian Mollie Goodfellow. Also: Follow Justin @theguyliner on https://twitter.com/theguyliner (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/theguyliner/ (Instagram), and at https://theguyliner.com/ (theguyliner.com) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by Eric Johnson Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

Josh Fruhlinger is better known to the internet as the Comics Curmudgeon, and for something like 15 years, he's been riffing on the oddities of newspaper comics at https://joshreads.com/ (joshreads.com). If you want to know which Mary Worth character got into a fight with a cat, Josh is your guy. Today on Follow Friday, Josh talks about four of his favorite people he follows online: Someone who's an expert in a very specific niche that he loves: Numble, https://twitter.com/numble (@numble) on Twitter Someone he's followed forever: Katie Notopoulos, https://twitter.com/katienotopoulos (@katienotopoulos) on Twitter Someone he's jealous of: Annie Rauwerda, https://twitter.com/anniierau (@anniierau) and https://twitter.com/depthsofwiki (@depthsofwiki) on Twitter, http://instagram.com/depthsofwiki (@depthsofwiki) on Instagram, and https://www.tiktok.com/@depthsofwikipedia (@depthsofwikipedia) on TikTok Someone he just started following: WHH Haters Posting Their L's Online, https://twitter.com/WHHHLsonline/ (@WHHHLsonline) on Twitter Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, Matthias, and Shima. On https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Josh talks about someone who makes the internet a better place: Today in Tabs writer Rusty Foster. Also: Follow Josh on Twitter https://twitter.com/jfruh/ (@jfruh) and read the Comics Curmudgeon at https://joshreads.com/ (joshreads.com) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter This show is a production of Lightningpod.fm, hosted and produced by https://twitter.com/heyheyesj (Eric Johnson) Music: https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie) Show art: https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan) Social media producer: Sydney Grodin

(https://followfridaypodcast.com/traci-thomas (Full transcript)) Traci Thomas is the host of https://thestackspodcast.com/ (The Stacks), a podcast about books and the people who read them. Today on Follow Friday, she talks about four of her favorite people she follows online: Someone she has a crush on: Jason Reynolds, https://twitter.com/jasonreynolds83/ (@jasonreynolds83) on Twitter Someone she doesn't know in real life, but wants to be friends with: Shea Serrano https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano ((@sheaserrano) on Twitter, https://www.instagram.com/shea.serrano/ (@shea.serrano) on Instagram) and Larami Serrano https://www.instagram.com/laramiserranophoto/ ((@laramiserranophoto) on Instagram) Someone who makes the internet a better place: @KieseLaymon on https://twitter.com/KieseLaymon (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/KieseLaymon/ (Instagram) Someone who has stopped posting but needs to come back: https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast (Still Processing), a podcast hosted by Jenna Wortham (@jennydeluxe on https://twitter.com/jennydeluxe (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/jennydeluxe/ (Instagram)) and Wesley Morris https://twitter.com/wesley_morris ((@wesley_morris) on Twitter, https://www.instagram.com/wsslyy/ (@wsslyy) on Instagram) And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Traci talks about someone super-talented who's still under the radar: Floral designer Whit McClure. Also: Follow Traci https://twitter.com/bitracial (@bitracial) on Twitter and listen to https://thestackspodcast.com/ (The Stacks) podcast Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, Matthias, and Shima.

When she's not tweeting about https://twitter.com/BrotiGupta/status/1488664591139631108 (sumo oranges) or her podcast https://www.patreon.com/lecturehall (Lecture Hall), Broti Gupta is a writer for The Simpsons. And the long gap between when a Simpsons script is written and when the animated episode makes it to the air means Gupta and her colleagues have to think carefully about what aspects of internet culture have the staying power to be referenced on the show. "It wouldn't reference https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/bean-dad (Bean Dad), but we might have an episode of our own 'bean dad,'" she says. Today on Follow Friday, Broti talks about four of her favorite people she follows online: Someone she's followed forever: Dylan Gelula, @dylangelula on https://twitter.com/DylanGelula (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/dylangelula/ (Instagram) Someone who's an expert in a very specific niche she loves: The Cincinnati Zoo, @cincinnatizoo on https://twitter.com/CincinnatiZoo (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/cincinnatizoo/ (Instagram) Someone who makes her laugh: Helena, https://twitter.com/freshhel (@freshhel on Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/bugsizechihuahua/ (@bugsizechihuahua on Instagram) Someone who makes her think: Sarah Hagi, https://twitter.com/KindaHagi/ (@KindaHagi on Twitter) And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can unlock Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Broti talks about someone super-talented who's still under the radar: Amelia Elizalde, a writer for Clickhole and Reductress (plus some bonus material about Dylan Gelula). Also: Follow Broti on Twitter https://twitter.com/brotigupta (@brotigupta) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, Matthias, and Shima.

My special guest is Yoichi Utebi, a producer of the new movie, Cherry Bushido, and world lecturer for Happy Science. Born in Japan in 1968, Utebi grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, and New York City. Raised in a rare Japanese Christian family, he was deeply touched by Muslim culture and the beauty of Lebanon during his formative years in Beirut. The Cherry Bushido is a film from Japan about a young Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship) devotee and group of friends who unite to protect Japan from the threat of extinction by its neighboring country. Utebi shares the meaning of Bushido, the 3 maxims to live by, and the code of Bushido. The movie has a powerful message!! Bravo!! Learn more about the movie: https://cherrybushidomovie.com

My special guest is Yoichi Utebi, a producer of the new movie, Cherry Bushido, and world lecturer for Happy Science. Born in Japan in 1968, Utebi grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, and New York City. Raised in a rare Japanese Christian family, he was deeply touched by Muslim culture and the beauty of Lebanon during his formative years in Beirut. The Cherry Bushido is a film from Japan about a young Kendo (Japanese swordsmanship) devotee and group of friends who unite to protect Japan from the threat of extinction by its neighboring country. Utebi shares the meaning of Bushido, the 3 maxims to live by, and the code of Bushido. The movie has a powerful message!! Bravo!! Learn more about the movie: https://cherrybushidomovie.com

(https://followfridaypodcast.com/ed-zitron (Full transcript of this podcast available here)). When he's not writing about the media and running a PR agency, Ed Zitron is probably on Twitter, where he's curated a perfect experience for himself: He follows fascinating people who represent what he cares about, and aggressively mutes what he doesn't care for, including words like "doge," "stonk," and "Gamestop." "It's a melting pot of crap, just like my brain," he says. On today's show, Ed puts talks about four of his favorite accounts on Twitter: A https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja (baseball analyst) who seems like a genuinely fun person to hang out with; a https://twitter.com/hokucurnan (talented videographer) who makes cool stuff look cooler; a https://twitter.com/drewtoothpaste (musician/webcomic artist) who might kick your ass (at the right place and right time); and a https://twitter.com/greengiant_es (corporate account) that posted the greatest tweet in the history of Twitter. And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. We had recorded a bonus follow with Ed for the page, but it's already available to the public in https://followfridaypodcast.com/new-patreon (this episode). Also: Follow Ed https://twitter.com/edzitron (@edzitron) on Twitter and subscribe to his newsletter, https://ez.substack.com/ (Where's Your Ed At) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias

Hrishikesh Hirway is a prolific creator: A podcaster, a newsletter writer, a TED speaker, a composer, and more. And he's also a musician who has collaborated with everyone from Lakeith Stanfield to Yo-Yo Ma; his first EP since 2011, Rooms I Used to Call My Own, comes out March 30. Today on Follow Friday, Hrishikesh talks about four of his favorite people he follows online, including a collaborator who helped him get over writer's block while making that album: Someone he just started following: Sumesh Hirway, http://instagram.com/sumeshhirway (@sumeshhirway) on Instagram Someone he doesn't know in real life, but wants to be friends with: Rose Matafeo, https://twitter.com/Rose_Matafeo (@rose_matafeo) on Twitter and https://www.instagram.com/rosematafeo/ (@rosematafeo) on Instagram Someone super-talented who's still under the radar: John Mark Nelson, @johnmarknelson on https://twitter.com/johnmarknelson (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/johnmarknelson/ (Instagram) Someone who's an expert in a very specific niche he loves: Erik Agard, https://twitter.com/e_a_rly (@e_a_rly) on Twitter And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Hrishikesh talks about someone he has followed forever: The award-winning artist and illustrator https://www.instagram.com/boygirlparty/ (Susie Ghahremani). Also: Follow Hrishikesh @HrishiHirway on https://twitter.com/hrishihirway (Twitter) and https://instagram.com/HrishiHirway (Instagram), and subscribe to his newsletter, https://hrishikesh.bulletin.com/ (Accept Cookies) Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, and Matthias

https://happyscience-usa.org/ Social media links: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/hshsproductions/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/_hsproductions/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/HSproductionsWW Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpKOIR9s8MchXDSAVLEUZEQ The leader of Happy Science, Japan's fastest-growing, 12 million strong spiritual movement spanning 100+ countries, Ryuho Okawa, joins other global spiritual luminaries in calling for steadfast faith as fear and pandemonium accelerate across the globe Sampling of one of Ryuho Okawa's many SRO lectures worldwide New Voice from Japan on How to Keep the Faith, Find your North Star, and Follow It Today's chaotic, uncertain times have left many of us feeling battered by forces outside of our control, unmoored, alone, and hopeless. Okawa teaches that whenever we face a challenge, no matter how seemingly formidable, we are really being given an opportunity to make a choice- to lose faith, rant at the wind and waves, and sail adrift, or maintain our convictions, take the helm, and navigate a happy and abundant future for ourselves and the world. To successfully stay the course through life's storms, however, we must know where we are headed. To hold fast, we must have a clear understanding of what our mission is and a strong mindset to steer us there. Finding our mission and developing the mindset muscle that will keep us on course takes awareness, intention, and effort. Okawa's personal journey led him to discover and commit to a mission much larger than most- to bring greater happiness to mankind by uniting all religions and cultures to live in harmony- but his inspiring story shows us how we can find our own North Star and stay true to it, no matter the circumstances. That story is told in Twiceborn, a new biopic that tells the story of Satoru, a highly successful businessman who relinquishes everything to pursue his true calling. Interview op Yoichi Utebi, Producer and spokesperson for Twiceborn Reviving Your Spiritual Warrior to Guide You Through Turbulent Times A new film from Japan, “The Cherry Bushido,” lands at the perfect time to remind us to re-examine our convictions and spiritual fortitude in the face of today's daunting challenges. Similar yet distinct from chivalry, the western code of honor handed down from the gallant knights of yore, Bushido is the organizing principle of samurai moral values and ethics that has been at the heart and soul of Japanese culture for centuries. Like chivalry, Bushido is typified by virtues like righteousness, benevolence, respect, honor, fidelity, and courage. Unlike the chivalric code, the true Bushido spirit is based on the belief that we are spiritual beings who will eventually return to the spiritual world. Having experienced relative peace and prosperity in recent years, many have relaxed their self-vigilance and blurred the convictions that can mean the difference between victory and defeat on the spiritual as well as physical plain. With the pandemic and the social, political, and geopolitical turbulence we are experiencing today, now is a good time to consider the Bushido spirit and virtues that can anchor and guide us to act on our beliefs in these trying times. Interview op: Yoichi Utebi, Producer, “The Cherry Bushido” Talk Points The meaning and history of Bushido The Bushido code of conduct and ideals The spiritual backbone of the Bushido spirit How to maintain spiritual fortitude 3 maxims to live by: Live each day as if it is your last Your thoughts determine your future Face fear squarely and fiercely The message behind “The Cherry Bushido” About Yoichi Utebi

This week, Dr. Green is joined by Dr. Yoichi Funabashi, chairman of the Tokyo-based think tank Asia Pacific Initiative, to discuss geopolitical and economic trends in the Indo-Pacific and Japanese grand strategy. Dr. Funabashi talks about the evolution of Japan's foreign policy strategy, from the Abe administration to the new Kishida administration, as well as the role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in Japan's strategic thinking. The two also touch on Japan's relationship with South Korea, economic security, and Japan's prospects for acquiring strike capabilities.  

Darkness Radio discusses The Real Exorcist with guest Yoichi Utebi Dave & Tim welcome producer Yoichi Utebi to the program to discuss his thought provoking film about the supernatural. A film made for entertainment that discusses real cultural ideals of the supernatural and what spirits are here to tell us and how following the wrong path can lead the strongest of us down a destructive journey.   We discuss the concepts of good and evil and how we chose to deal with them here in life and the afterlife. Check out the movie here: The Real Exorcist | The Official Movie Website (realexorcistmovie.com)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.