Woke Dad Japan (w/Daniel Yoder)

Japan By River Cruise

Co-host of "The Konnichiwa Podcast" Dan Yoder trades tips with Bobby on how to raise the perfect multicultural, well-rounded, native-level bilingual children in an episode that might AGE HORRIBLY. Listen now, then check back in 10-15 years to find out.

Ollie recommends a river cruise that maybe should have been included on our vaccine ep with Lisa Du.

Bobby looks at a how the JET Programme's first foray into the River Cruise industry is more of the same from them.

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

• The best childcare gear brand to show off your Dad-skills
• How often Dan washes his hands (for the first ever SOAPY soap talk)
• What Dan's podcast "The Konnichiwa Podcast" sets out to do and accomplishes
• How the bilingual conversations on that podcast are great ways to simulate real world language training
• The benefits of having a family vs. not
• How non-traditionally Japanese families and children are starting to be featured more in the media
• How Dan feels about introducing Ollie to his progeny
• When the student becomes the teacher in terms of bilingual families
• How you can't always tell if kids are bad at language because they're not getting the right education... or because they're kids
• The unique situation Dan is in, re: English/Japanese bilingualism
• How the cultural background your raised with affects the
• How people try to have a 100% English home-environment, and whether or not that division is something we should try for
• How Dan tries to support his daughters bilingual upbringing
• How having lived in Japan when he was a child gave Dan an insight into his daughter's experiences
• The cons of International School if you're living in Japan
• Blaming your parents for not making sure you learned stuff
• The expectations placed on "international families"
• How to balance parenting with your child's right to choose
• How mixed-race children in Japan deal with the way Japan sees them
• The REGRETTING MY OWN LIFE-DECISIONS style of Parenting
• White people complaining about being discriminated against in Japan
• The double-edged sword of "wanting attention" versus "getting unwanted attention"
• What Dan would LIKE to incorporate about Japanese culture into his parenting
• How to supplement a child's moral and social upbringing in a country that's a bit behind on things like gender equality or diversity and inclusion issues

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Topics discussed on the Extras:

• The Koni-pod origin story and how it's seeming consistency is by design
• What goes into working out a good podcast formula
• Bobby and Ollie's toxic-masculine dynamic
• Pros and cons of WILD SHIFTS in conversation topics
• Genocide
• Domestic terrorism
• When, exactly, "genocide" really got going
• Why people kill other people
• Balancing podcasting with parenting
• What Dan's daughter have in common with Joe and Caseys' wives
• How merch complicates your podcast business relationship
• The podcast New Year's cards
• The start-up Dan founded with his brother and how they've navigated the pandemic
• How covid related pivots have worked out better for some businesses than others
• What Ollie and Dan think of Fukuoka's startup ecosystem
• How murder and disaster followed Ollie around Fukuoka

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Content links

• The Episode of Koni-Pod featuring Bobby

• The Episode about Hot Items of 2020

Social Media Links:

Daniel Yoder: The Konnichiwa Podcast | Instagram | Twitter

Ollie Horn: Twitter | Instagram
Bobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

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