It’s peak

Used to really enjoy the podcast, as it was a fun insight into Japan, from both an internal and external perspective, but recently literally the first half of the podcast is just commercials (seven within the first ten minutes) and the promotion of Chris’s book/Youtube channel. For over ten minutes to start the podcast… it’s ridiculous to have to skip halfway into a podcast for fresh content, and then just when it’s hitting the sweet spot it is over.

With YT going hard like a bidet up Pete’s bowels with demonetizing and treating content creators like third-rate gingers, I’m glad to see Chris go hard via the podcast. Pete’s the best. Word.

That’s a exploitative tactic. Dont put random other shows in this feed.

Look forward every day to get my Japan fix

I love listening to this podcast, for the most part, and I’ve enjoyed all of Abroad in Japan’s videos over the years. Pete Donaldson, in this episode, claimed Lauryn Hill didn’t want white women to buy her records. She NEVER said that, or ANYTHING about any race. Please read Daily Beast’s “How a Racist Smear Campaign Derailed Lauryn Hill’s Career.” How disappointing that he that he didn’t bother to verify whether it was true or not. It compromises the integrity of the podcast and made an otherwise-enjoyable episode end on an ugly, false, and thoroughly-unnecessary note. Otherwise, I love listening to Chris and Pete’s banter and discussions on Japan.

The show is great but it needs more ads in the beginning, middle and end as well as more of Pete talking about his political opinions that aren’t relevant to Japan 👍🏻that’d be great The episodes with guests besides Pete are good.

The best content about Japan is when the focus is on Japan and not the people presenting the content. Chris has the capacity to produce and present the content but usually takes the lazy approach, dumbs down content and focuses on himself. Dont focus on the stereotypes but on the Zeitgeist.

Promoting Twitter by using it is promoting the hate that site spreads. Get off Twitter

I lived in Tokyo 2004-2011 and miss keeping up w what’s going in there. It’s hard to find a podcast or search result that isn’t over the top kawaii nonsense so this is great. NOVA now charges teachers for vomiting in class? This is the kind of thing I like keeping up on. Hilton ads dissed ryokan and Japan got upset? Awesome. Obviously I like the hosts and their general chit chat as well.