Japan Morning Commute

Japan Morning Commute
  • 5.0 (2)
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This is a lo-fi podcast in which a 45 year-old man living in Japan goes to work. His 40-minute walk/15-minute cycle/10-minute car journey will be documented on a daily basis. Expect descriptions of life in Japan, anecdotes, surprise encounters, whimsy, wit, complaints, and above all, a very slow pace. This is not a high-octane podcast, it is a companion. So settle back and listen to Joe blabber on about nothing much over the sounds of the outdoors and worryingly heavy breathing.

  1. 6 Aug

    Episode 26 - Week 6: END OF SEASON ONE!

    Episode 26 - Week 6: END OF SEASON ONE! No more commutes for a while! I'll be back for some mid-term specials, but for now, it's over and out. It's a bike episode, and I'm still unwell, so super fun. Expect accents!

  2. 5 Aug

    Episode 25: Week 6 - Impromptu Interview

    Episode 25: Week 6: It's a driving one. Okay, the heavy weekend has caught up with me and I'm not in good fettle. Luckily I was accosted by a colleague and we chatted about Tom Waits, which was nice. Other than that there's trouser complaints, smelly rosemary, and reduced enthusiasm. Lindsay Hannon, Tom Waits For No Man Tom Waits, Jockey Full of Bourbon

  3. 5 Aug

    Episode 24 - Week 6: Less Beer, More Trees

    Episode 24 - Week 6: A day late! How remiss! Sorry, I know you've been suffering. It's a walking one, but don't worry, tomorrow is a driving one.

  4. 3 Aug

    Episode 23 - Week 6: Cans Cans Cans (and a Persian cat)

    Episode 23 - Week 6: A walking episode, split into two parts. It was a busy weekend, with an unhealthy amount of not-water drinking. So lacklustre is an appropriate word to describe today's episode, but you can't win 'em all*! *any of them

  5. 31 Jul

    Episode 22: Week 5 - Forgot my security card...

    Episode 22: Week 5 Whoops! Big mistake. I feel very not very good today, so lacklustre is an understatement. You get the whole spectrum in a daily podcast!

  6. 30 Jul

    Episode 21: Week 5: Animal excitement

    Episode 21: Week 5: Perhaps in honour of the passing of chief twitcher Bill Odie, one of the most beautiful birds I've ever seen made an appearance today. Also making their debut were cat gangs, cicadas of course, and a big fish 'n friends. It is a slightly extended episode because of the hybrid 'drive:walk' nature of it, and features some extraordinary stinky singing and shoe refusal, dangerous child cyclists, a double appendage gomi carrying methodology, and the avoidance of a creepy approach. Tune in!

  7. 29 Jul

    Episode 20 - Week 5: With You Kumamoto

    Episode 20 - Week 5; Walking episode. After a brief clothing malfunction there is a moment to reflect on the terrible earthquake in Kumamoto before resuming idiotic waffle. After that it's pretty much idiotic waffle until the end, with some short but important pieces of advice. A falling branch does feature, so keep your ears open for that.

  8. 28 Jul

    Episode 19 - Week 5: Stinky's reign/rain

    Episode 19 - Week 5: It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...well, driving. Yes, it's driving rain driving today, so a shorter episode. There's some behind the scenes pre-commute homelife to contend with before you get to the good stuff i.e. me once again explaining the format of the pod. I just assume that nobody is completist enough to go back to day one and start from there...you should though, it is absolutely worth it.

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This is a lo-fi podcast in which a 45 year-old man living in Japan goes to work. His 40-minute walk/15-minute cycle/10-minute car journey will be documented on a daily basis. Expect descriptions of life in Japan, anecdotes, surprise encounters, whimsy, wit, complaints, and above all, a very slow pace. This is not a high-octane podcast, it is a companion. So settle back and listen to Joe blabber on about nothing much over the sounds of the outdoors and worryingly heavy breathing.

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  • Creator
    Japan Morning Commute
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Japan Morning Commute
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    Japan Morning Commute