All in the Same Boat, But We're in Steerage (w/Thalia Harris)

Japan By River Cruise

Thalia Harris stops by to talk about second-class citizenship in Japan during the pandemic, and also has such an interesting story about the Titanic that we had NO CHOICE but to actually talk about a cruise ship.

Ollie recommends a ship that will have to change its name now.

Bobby thinks Maezawa Yuusaku is wasting his money.

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

• The Netflix Cobbo Beebo Remake, and how, boy, oh boy, it sure is something.
• Brian's prospects
• How Thalia got involved with Unseen Japan
• The way Unseen Japan is placed within the "journalistic/social advocacy" content creation environment
• Token White People
• Striking the balance between celebrating and criticizing Japan
• THE ONLY JAPANESE SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC??
• Fun with Homonyms! Ollie finds out about the word "ofay" and Thalia and Bobby learn the word "au faits"
• What were the breaking points for foreigners in Japan during the pandemic?
• The personal and political desire to be able to have access to your home country/culture
• Whether or not we're going home for the holidays this year
• Micro-aggggggresssssssssioonnnnnnnnsssssss
• Travel logistics
• The recipe for Japan's ineptitude cocktail
• Any positives to not having new incoming crops of foreigns?
• How informed are the folks who dream of moving to Japan?
• What's the generation cycle of new incoming g-folk?
• People going to Korea or China instead of Japan

Topics covered in the Extras include:

• Thanksgivings
• The most labor intensive kind of vacation
• How many podcasts do we even have any more?
• Whether or not we listen to ourselves and how our shows age
• Some of our more recent episodes, and whether or not we've gotten better at talking to guests
• Bobby's Battle over his Mic Boom Arm

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Content links
Thalia's Unseen Japan page
What is My Worth as a Foreigner in Japan?

Social Media Links:

Thalia Harris: Twitter

Ollie Horn: Twitter | Instagram

Bobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

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