Eric talks about his 30th birthday trip to Taiwan, including to the incredible Taroko Gorge, during the Japanese national holiday Golden Week.

Eric talks to his friend and NYTimes Bestselling author Adam Rubin about Japanese toilets and women, Jumanji, and karaoke, and Adam makes a plea to Eric's mom to appear on the podcast.

And for the record, the band's name is actually AKB48 and it has 48, not 38, members.

Eric talks to his Japanese friend Yoshie about her many businesses and Japanese styles and grooming habits.

Eric rambles about a smattering of subjects, including the Japanese respect for lawyers and the Japanese sense of humor.

Eric talks to his friend Jon "La Tortuga Bonita" Frapart about being a nurse, Bruce Springsteen, and the company physical, and answers some of Jon's questions.

Eric talks with his friend Ryan Malleus, G4G's resident baseball expert, about his Japan celeb-filled night out and the "Curse of the Colonel."

Eric takes his listener through the morning ritual at his Japanese workplace.

Eric attends the Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Man Festival) in Okayama, Japan and tries to make sense of the madness.

Eric talks with his close friend Michael Fodera, a filmmaker from Queens, NY.

Eric finds out about Osaka Bluegrass Appreciation Night from his waitress at a Thai restaurant, shows up, sits in, and is truly blown away by the Japanese love for folk/country/bluegrass/Americana.