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Hosts and life-long best friends Angela Lin and Jesse Lin explore their identities as Asian-Americans through the lens of their first-generation upbringings and how those influences have shaped how they see the world and their place in it. Each episode explores a different topic of identity or common struggle, with many episodes featuring special guests from both the Asian and broader POC communities bringing their unique perspectives, showing us that there's so much more that connects us th ...
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Good Times Bar Lost Without Japan Season 3 Ep 3 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where Maurice David and I kick back at Good Times and discuss Japan. Follow the link to share your story of Japan or our show for the three-year celebration this summer :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :). https…
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Making Your Own Blown Art Glass In Karuizawa Japan in Nagano: Lost Without Japan Season 3 Episode 22 TimeStamp for the start of our talk on Karuizawa is 6:20 Follow the link to share your story of Japan or our show for this summer's three-year celebration :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :). https://docs.google.com…
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Links for all of the podcasts in the Deep Energy Podcast Network: Deep Energy Podcast (Current Episodes) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-energy-podcast-music-for-sleep-meditation-yoga/id511265415 https://open.spotify.com/show/1DhN56DzDKc0FhQqR23v9c Deep Energy Classics - All of the ORIGINAL Episodes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/…
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Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Toto from Megijima Island Guest House and Cafe Megino as we discuss what services are offered to you, the Lost Without Japan Listener. Website: http://megijima-megino.com/ Address: 4531-2 Megicho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0092, Japan Email: megijima.guesthouse@gmail.com In…
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You've heard Angela share her struggles with trying to improve her Mandarin, being at a loss knowing simultaneously too much and nothing at all, it seems. She's also explicitly said that there is a clear market for creating a resource for Mandarin speakers born outside of the motherland, but that she wouldn't be the one making it!...well, she's off…
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Day Trip to Matsumoto Japan Lost Without Japan Season 3 Ep 20 TimeStamp for start of our talk on Matsumoto is: 9:30 Follow the link to share your own story of Japan or our show for the three year celebration this summer :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdP0PK6DsDTo3HFXxx…
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How do you go about seeking inner peace for yourself? We've spent many past episodes diving into mental health and self-growth. But as we strive to improve ourselves, how can we also embrace all that we currently are - the good and the bad? We individually found frameworks that helped us cope with the stresses of everyday life. Jesse found his calm…
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Interview With Ido Gabay from Hokkaido Nature Tours : Lost Without Japan Podcast Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Ido from Hokkaido Nature Tours as we discuss what services his site could offer to the Lost Without Japan Listener. Website: https://www.hokkaidonaturetours.com/ Email: hokkaidonaturetours@…
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What's it like to not only have an Olympic gold medalist mom but also have the chance to play her in a movie in China alongside the likes of Gong Li?! In this episode, we speak with Lydia Bai, a former Stanford volleyball star turned investment banker, now life coach, who had the rare opportunity to completely shake up her life and fly to China for…
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As the pandemic recedes, the dream of remote work forever has also shrank. But for those who can still telecommute, the allure of planting roots elsewhere has become "the writing on the wall." Reports of Americans moving abroad have historically centered on an older demographic looking to stretch their retirement savings. However, this new cohort o…
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Good Times Bar David Maurice and I Season 3 Ep 18 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where Maurice David and I kick back at Good Times and discuss Japan. Follow the link to share your own story of Japan or our show for the three year celebration this summer :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :).…
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Look, we think service and gig workers should be paid a fair wage for their work, but at what point did that responsibility shift to the consumer instead of the employer?!In this episode we talk about how egregious tipping culture has become in the US, regardless of the level of service you actually received. We compare and contrast with tip-less c…
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Hi my name is Jim Butler and welcome to my podcast ‘Slow Piano for Sleep’ … This is episode 30 - Snow in April … Season 3 - Episode 2 … This is improvised ambient piano, played slow to help you relax and sleep. This podcast is ad supported. If you would like the music without ads, please go to my Bandcamp page www.jimbutler.bandcamp.com Links for o…
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Our relationship with grief changes as we get older. The range of loss we learn to absorb over time is so large - so where do we learn how to cope? In evaluating ourselves, we find that most of our responses to loss are unique, individual responses. Growing up with families that did not necessarily express much emotion, we weren't able to learn a m…
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Training in Japan during the 80's : Our interview with Richard Schuelke - Lost Without Japan Season 3 Ep 17 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with my father Rich who worked and trained in Japan during the 80’s. LInk to our shows google doc for our three year celebration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA…
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Family structures have changed throughout time and vary depending on which part of the world you're from. Recent surveys done by Pew Research in the US suggest that prevailing attitudes towards the institutions surrounding families have changed. The importance of family and marriage have dramatically transformed over the last few years. Some of the…
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Netflix has finally released its highly anticipated adaptation of the beloved sci-fi series "The Three Body Problem," and we're giving you our honest review from the perspective of someone who binged the entire book series as well as from someone who had no previous exposure to the trilogy at all. **This is a minimal spoilers review. We only discus…
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Day Trip To Matsuyama And The Oldest Onsen In Japan: Lost Without Japan Season 3 Ep 16 TimeStamp for start of our talk on Matsuyama is: 13:55 Follow the link to share your own story of Japan or our show for the three year celebration this summer :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e…
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We've talked about the culture shocks & challenges we've faced being American-born kids visiting the motherland (in our case, Taiwan), but all of those experiences have only been in the context of short-term vacations. What's it like trying to do "real" things like applying for health insurance, opening a bank account, and other "grown up" things i…
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What's it like to search for and buy a house in the US vs. in Japan? Jesse purchased a co-op apartment in New York City two years ago, and Angela bought a house in Kyoto last year. In this episode, we compare and contrast everything from the search process, to contracting/making an offer, to renovations, and everything in between. Would you rather …
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Talking Snow Country Stories Japan w/ Peter Tour Guide Extraordinaire | LWJ Season 3 Ep 10 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Peter from Snow Country Stories Japan as we discuss his podcast and tours he offers. Please Consider Kindly Supporting Our Crowd Funded Show By Supporting Us Through Our Shows Pat…
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Did you know that there was a presidential election in Taiwan this year? While election madness is just starting in the US, it's already finished in Taiwan. The results have significant impacts on how the current major parties in Taiwan will govern in the future. While the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate, Lai Ching-te, came out ahead…
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Good Times Ep 1 of Season 3 Lost Without Japan Bonus Episode Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where Maurice and I kick off a new segment for the show that I hope will be able to happen every other month and be in addition to the show's normal bi-weekly offerings. . Follow the link to share your own story of Japan or our show…
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Do people around the world still believe that democratic institutions represent their best interests? Recent survey data reported by the Guardian shows that a portion of younger respondents favor more autocratic governments. A quick look around the world, and you can see more extreme political factions taking root in many nations. Does this instabi…
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Day Trip to the Islands off of Shikkoku in the Kagawa prefecture LWJ Season 3 Ep 14 TimeStamp for start of our talk on the islands off of Takamatsu is: 6:00 Follow the link to share your own story of Japan or our show for the three year celebration this summer :). Link available on my story and in the show's resource document :). https://docs.googl…
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Are polyamory and open relationships becoming popular in modern society?! ...or is the media just presenting it that way and enabling problematic people to co-opt the concept of polyamory to justify their bad behaviors (i.e., cheating, using people, etc.)? Inspired by a recent read of the New Yorker article entitled "How Did Polyamory Become So Pop…
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Lost Without Japan Interview With Author Laura VanArendonk Baugh author of the Kitsune Tales and so much more: Season 3 Episode 13.5 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Laura VanArendonk Baugh author of the Kitsune Tales and so much more as we discuss their current Kickstarter with you the Lost Without Ja…
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It's the Year of the Dragon y'all and we're looking to tap into that energy of success, power, luck, and excellence as we wade through the new changes that 2024 has to bring. In this episode, we share our respective big new life updates - namely that Angela has decided that she'll be moving to Japan in 2 years, and Jesse is imminently moving in wit…
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Lost Without Japan Interview With Jan from Piranha Divers Okinawa: Lost Without Japan Season 3 Ep 13 Welcome to a very special episode of Lost Without Japan, where we sit down with Jan from Piranha Divers Okinawa as we discuss what services are offered to you, the Lost Without Japan Listener. Website: https://piranha-divers.jp/ Phone: Jan (English/…
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Day Trip to Takamatsu Japan in the Shikoku Prefecture LWJ Season 3 Ep 12 TimeStamp for start of our talk on Takamatsu is: 9:17 Please Consider Kindly Supporting Our Crowd Funded Show By Supporting Us Through Our Shows Patreon: https://patreon.com/lostwithoutjapanpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator…
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Hi my name is Jim Butler and welcome to my podcast ‘Slow Piano for Sleep’ … This is episode 29 - Snow day … Season 3 - Episode 1 … This is improvised ambient piano, played slow to help you relax and sleep. This podcast is ad supported. If you would like the music without ads, please go to my Bandcamp page www.jimbutler.bandcamp.com To find out abou…
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Our Interview With CJ Known As TeaForest.Travel on Instagram: Lost Without Japan Seaon 3 Episode 11 Japan First Time Itinerary From TeaForest.Travel: teaforest.gumroad.com/l/apaop?fbclid=PAAaYq5BciiD2KfMedIieju7aTA_F_H_4xhDOtOmCfQr7XqU-1ywcfq2sgYno_aem_ATrl30eUmodVD9PIzUa4ymmvgdfPxU9f7eF21w4OIQuEcvJiolRJ1XjHYhrPOR4k81g Please Consider Kindly Suppor…
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Season 3 Episode 10: An Early Request And End of Year Celebration | Lost Without Japan Season 3 Episode 10 Welcome to our year end celebration where I share some of my favorite parts from this year's interview. If anything you hear makes you want to re-listen to an episode or makes you want to listen to it for the first time I will be including the…
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