Mind Duck Japan

Not only do we have Chan again but also Adam and Martin coming back to talk ass. It's the most guests we've ever had in an episode.

This time we discuss all things butt because it started to be painfully obvious that Japan is obsessed with butts. They're everywhere and this time we try to find out whether Japan went too far.

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro – Freezing to death

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It's finally happening. Since April 2019 I have been recording various sounds in Japan and planning to have an episode about sounds along with a quiz. On the best episode so far you can test your knowledge of Japanese sounds or try to guess what they are.

Moreover, we will tell you about HAWK MOTHS, bagging insanity, an exciting lip space and many other stories that happened during the last 2 months.

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro – What has changed after half year of living in Japan?

Links:

Cuteness Overload Album

Episode pictures

Emotional Hygiene: TED Talk, Book, Audiobook

We have a new guest - Takahirosan, who is Japanese, so on this episode we will finally find out whether I am full of shit or if anything I say about Japan on this show is true. On top of that we have recorded this during a strong typhoon. Unfortunately I decided to talk about toilets, poop and many other related things this episode. So you can expect a lot of unnecessary toilet humor.

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro – Who is Taka?

02:35 Language Quirk - YABAI!

04:50 Language Quirk - Is what Filip says true?

09:52 Travelling tips – What to do during a typhoon

12:01 Toilet News – farts, poo museum, toilets of the world

27:35 Food and drinks – Doburoku sake "cum sake"

30:46 Brand name of the week – Kitchen Origin

31:57 Japanese video – Aggrestuko

36:53 The thought of the day – Can you harness the power of stereotypes?

45:31 Japanese Music – Song

Links:

TED talk on labels and stereotypes

This episode I took the podcast to the next level. Not only is there a return guest and we eat zombie cucumbers live, I decided to transform myself and every guest into a duck! We also discuss earth quakes, the Japanese style of running, my dirt deficiency mental problems and more.

I have also been to the earth quake simulator, Gudetama Cafe and finally learnt how to say no properly in Japanese or did I? Hmmmmm.

Also, have you got a duck face? Send a photo to [email protected].

There is also a video about Gudetama

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro – Earthquake scales and simulators, sweating, Anti Trash Duck

Photos: https://imgur.com/a/N7HchVt

This episode is has been recorded during our trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Himeji, Nara and other places. Featuring 2 guests - Adam and Martin. We embarked on a journey to discuss stroking carpets, drinking coffee with tonic, being attacked by deer, having mist sprayed in our faces and doing magic tricks on trains.

There are too man things to mention. It's a double length episode and believe me I tried to make it short, originally it was about 3 hours long. :D

Episode notes:

00:00 Intro - Is Japanese food really that good? Expectations vs. reality

PHOTOS: https://imgur.com/a/kVR0Kob

 I still can't believe that we have an actual guest on the podcast. It's Chan everyone! It's so much more fun to make it when I am not speaking to myself and I sincerely hope that it is that much more fun to listen to.

On today's podcast we are featuring weird sounds in the background - running water, my roommate cooking and doing the dishes and many more professional qualities of this fine production.

Episode Notes: 

0:00 Intro - Who is Chan, our previous job experiences

All episode pictures: https://imgur.com/a/4ZZDa9N

 There are spiders, disgusting food, Japanese girls rapping, people are shoved into trains and much more in this exciting episode number 3.

Episode Notes:

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This podcast has surpassed all expectations and survived until the next episode. It’s episode number 2. There are too many things in this episode and I decided to leave it all in because otherwise there will never be an episode 2. 😀

Episode Notes:

0:00 – Intro, why am I starting to be a broken man?

7:44 – Language Quirk – Onomatopoeia

16:30 – Traveling Tips – Talk to the locals

21:30 – News from the last few weeks – What I don’t like about Japan

27:30 – How not to eat your breakfast in Japan

29:45 – A list of reasons why the Japanese think I’m weird

33:53 – Food – Nato beans

38:47 – Brand of the week - Butcher Republic

40:05 – Reply to Ep1’s thought of the day (Do you have to suffer to learn fast?)

49:31 – The thought of the day – Is comedy and horror the same thing?

55:29 – Song

Episode Links and Stuff: https://imgur.com/a/ihkAdK6

The Brand of the week: https://imgur.com/xMuDhPd

Onomatopiea: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-onomatopoeia/

Text Fugu – learn Japanese the hard way pictures: https://imgur.com/nkqgBR0

The fairy tale that nobody should ever watch: https://youtu.be/umFweP6BKoE

What some people wear instead of sunglasses: https://imgur.com/AtFat45

In the first episode you will learn that you must try hard, do your best and work as hard as you can. There will also be Cow Piss, weird advertisements, Japan travel tips, long speeches about learning new things and a Japanese song from the radio.

If you want to know the details about who am I and what is this. Look at Episode 0: http://zndesign.cz/mindduckjapan/2019/04/27/mind-duck-japan-podcast-episode-0-intro/

Episode notes:

 0:00 - Intro

1:54 - Language Quirk - Ganbaru

5:49 - Travel tips - Maps and trains

10:44 - What happened - What was it like when I arrived to Japan

23:00 - Food/Drink of the week - Calpis (Original Calpis logo)

26:38 - Brand of the week - SELFISH hair salon

28:42 - The thought of the day

39:46 - Outro, song

Episode pictures and photos: https://imgur.com/a/UYpLIve

Because I am very new to making a podcast, I would really appreciate any feed back. There is a quick survey you can fill in: https://forms.gle/2EXeYvNCQREjaVYx6

or send me an email at [email protected].

Hi, welcome to my podcast about Japan, Japanese culture, language, food, drinks, my weird ideas and me. My name is Filip, I am Czech, 32 years old and I have recently moved to Japan to teach English and learn not only Japanese but also as much about the Japanese culture and people as I can.

Episode notes:

0:50 – Who am I attempt 1

3:05 – Why am I doing this?

6:58 – Why is this a podcast and not a blog?

10:08 – Who am I attempt 2

11:04 – What will be in this podcast?

16:18 – Why “mind duck”?