Episodes
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Special Episode. Flying Solo
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Jose does a solo monologue to thank the audience, fill them in on the current status of our lives, tell some anecdotes, talk about the general direction of the show and recommend some TV Shows.
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Episode 19. Metamorphosis
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Robin and Jose talk about first impressions of meeting each other and how they have changed over the years. An exploration into the evolution of themselves.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Episode 18. California
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Jose and Robin are joined by special guests Daniel Gibson, who is currently living in Osaka, Japan. The three discuss their different experiences and perspectives of living in the great state of California. Further discussion includes California's mass exodus, homelessness, inequalities and hive mind mentality.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Episode 17. World Holidays
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Robin and Jose compare and contrast the difference between the holiday seasons around the world. From Boxing Day, American Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Episode 16. Election Prediction
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Robin and Jose recap the debate and give some of their predictions for the upcoming presidential election.
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Episode 15. Teaching English
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Jose and Robin talk about their experiences teaching English abroad. Good times, wonderful students, weird situations and recollections of teaching English over the years.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Episode 14. Cultural Appropriation
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Jose and Robin take a look at recent new events on Cultural Appropriation of a University Professor pretending to be black when in fact she was a White Jewish American. Cultural appropriation as a whole is discussed in various examples including how Japan culturally appropriated Christmas and western wedding ceremonies.
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Episode 13. Immigrant Stories (Jose Luis from Lima to Toronto)
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
A friend of ours Jose Luis recounts his journey from being a high schooler in Peru to suddenly being told by his family "we are moving to Canada". He recalls his early resistance and how he finally decided to make the move for good in the wake of a shocking attempted mugging in Lima that pushed him leave Peru for good. This is part of our new series which focuses on immigrant stories.
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Episode 12. Assimilating into new cultures
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Jose and Robin discuss the difficulties and different styles people take into assimilating into new cultures. From those who fully embrace it to those who continue to live in their own foreign bubbles even while living abroad and everything in-between.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Episode 11. Cross Cultural Dating a Woman's Perspective
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Robin and Jose Interview Robin's girlfriend Megumi on her experiences and perspectives on Cross cultural Dating. The second part of the episode around the half way point is Jose interviewing his fellow MBA colleague Sunny Chen (a Taiwanese native living in Japan) on her experiences with her fiancé who is Taiwanese-American.