Ep. 11: Short-term goals for long-term sobriety
In this episode I want to talk about a realization I had about having a short-term mindset to tackle long-term goals. Shoutout to my friend Sumer, he runs a successful online tutoring business: https:...
20 Kesä 202010min
Ep. 10: Eat up before the noodles get longer?
Apparently in Japan, the noodles get longer if you’re patient enough? In this episode I introduce a Japanese phrase related to noodles, and the most important manner you should keep in mind to enjoy n...
16 Kesä 202012min
Ep. 9: Jojo's Bizarre Typos
*APOLOGIES for the loud music 5 minutes in, BEWARE earphone users* Today's episode is about Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, and how a legendary typo in the world famous manga embodies the philosophy of its...
13 Kesä 202018min
Ep. 8: Finding “The Power of Now”
Today I discuss the book “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle, and how it guided me into the teachings of Zen. I sort of lose focus near the end, but I will be talking more about this book because it m...
9 Kesä 202012min
Ep. 7: Black vs Black
Today I talk about the word "black"(burakku) recently imported from English into Japanese, but used differently from both the original "black"(black) or the Japanese word for "black"(kuro). I know, Ja...
5 Kesä 202014min
Ep. 6: Dopamine Detox and Buddhism
Today I talk about “Dopamine Detox Day”, and discuss its role in bettering our lives from a Buddhist perspective. Link to source video: https://youtu.be/9QiE-M1LrZk. Any feedback or suggestions are we...
2 Kesä 202012min
Ep. 5: A Japanese horror story
In this episode, I make an attempt at telling a Japanese horror story. “Hoichi the Earless” is one of the more darker legends in Japanese folklore.
27 Touko 20206min
Ep. 4: The Japanese Nightingale
As a filler for my next episode, I want to share a cry of the most famous bird in Japan, the “Uguisu”, that I recorded this morning. (Apologies for the rough transitions)
25 Touko 20204min
