In this episode Tom and Richard talk about the positive and negative effects of technology.  Thank you for listening!

Here's a quick update from Richard and Tom - find out what we have been doing over the summer.  The next proper podcast will be released on Wednesday 16th September.  We'll be talking about technology - see you then!

Last year, second year student Yukino went to the Philippines for a short study camp.  You can hear all about her experiences right here!  

This is the last podcast for this semester, but we will be back next semester with even more interesting podcasts for you.  Have a great summer, stay safe & thank you for listening!

This episode's podcast guest is third year NUFS student, Shiori.   We chat about her experiences of studying at a UK university,  being homesick (but only for a few days!),  and most importantly she talks about the importance of the IELTS test!  

4th year students Airi and Yuka came to the "studio" to talk about their amazing experiences studying and working at Disney.  Find out all about what they did on today's fascinating podcast.  Thank you for listening!

A really interesting podcast today as I interview Paul Crane - Collabo Head of English.   Find out about Paul's background, his experiences in Japan,  his views on "lifelong learning", and whether he thinks education should be free or not.  We also find out that Richard and Paul have a lot in common - they even studied at the same university!  Listen and find out.  Thank you for listening.

At last - our first student guest is on this week's Collabo Podcast.  Yoshika studied abroad and came back to Japan recently.  She was kind enough to take time out from job hunting to talk to us about her time outside of Japan.  In this interview she discusses her goals before leaving, the positive experiences she had, and what she would do differently if she had the same chance again.   Find out where she went and what happened while she was there.  There's some really great advice in here for those hoping to study abroad, so it's well worth listening to the end.  Thank you Yoshika!

Exciting times for the Podcast as we get our first Japanese guest - Fujinuma-san (Misa).  Many of you will know Fujinuma-san from her job as research assistant and from the excellent support that she gives to students and teachers.  Listen, as she talks about her surprising English ability in high school, her experiences of studying abroad, and finally what she thinks about the idea of free education.  Thank you for listening.

Thank you so much for sending all your questions for Richard - he was so excited to answer them!  Tom took the role of interviewer and asked Richard your questions about his life in Japan, festivals, & his favourite snacks.  Listen to find out places that he used to live, his Japanese studies and a festival that he really doesn't want to go to.... 

Finally, a special guest on the Collabo podcast - it's Dan!  He tells us about his hometown, and his background at NUFS.  After some rigorous questioning (!) , he confirms which department at NUFS is the best.  He then talks about a famous British festival, and also his favourite Japanese festival.  Thank you Dan!