Small Talk Japan

I listened to the Pokémon episode as my first episode. I gave it a full listen and even through my mild disgruntled attitude I finished it. While one guy just wouldn’t stop talking for longer than 10sec intervals the other was albeit nice but a bit too soft spoken. Honestly if the louder of the pair wasn’t so pessimistic/judgy on every single topic it would’ve been a fine listen. He (louder guy) made good points but was just DOGGING on everything this episode, and it got tiring to listen to. I liked the news perspectives and such but could’ve done without the presence of Mr. Can’t Ever Not Interrupt.

The reason why Japan needs to crack down on the foreigners they let into the country.

Fun, Whimsical. These guys hang loose and have fun. Thank you.

As a former Kagoshima JET from the early 2000’s I was so excited to find this podcast. But host Mitch has made that an impossibility. Mitch is a Las Vegas bro dropped in southern Kyushu who seems to loathe everything about the country he now calls home. From mocking Japanese people, including his co-hosts, to lamenting the customs of his adopted home, I can’t help but wonder why he chooses to continue to live in Japan—a place he so obviously disdains. The only thing that seems to bring him joy is his clearly problematic drinking habit, details of which he proudly boasts in soliloquy form each episode. He’s the white, misogynist American template, looking to be a big fish in a rural, homogeneous pond. Desiring only to drink to excess, bed Japanese women, and exploit the culture, this man-child has sullied the reputation of the once prestigious JET program. Stay away and check out Abroad in Japan with Chris Broad instead.