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Episode 14 – Jaden Smith, Robot Funerals, & Fukushima

July 20, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 14: Cinematographer and Director of Photography, Ivan Kovac, joins us to talk about his award-winning documentary “Alone in the Zone” and more of his stellar work, which includes a documentary about robot funerals (in Japan) and music videos he worked on in Tokyo for American actor and musician, Jaden Smith.

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Episode 13 – The Almonte Films: Blacks and Asians

July 6, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 13: Jeffrey Almonte, the founder and creator of The Almonte Films, visits Tokyo for the first time to work on one of his latest projects; a non-profit documentary about the relationships between Blacks and Asians. 

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Episode 12 – Osaka vs Tokyo

June 22, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 12: Fellow podcaster, Ayana, tells us why she created a podcast titled “Kurly in Kansai” (with co-host Alyse), as well as the “Black Creatives Japan” Facebook group. During this episode we also talk about some of the differences between two of Japan’s most well known cities: Tokyo and Osaka. 

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Episode 11 – Hoop Dreams: Ballin’ Overseas

June 16, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 11: Georgia native, Bryan Simpson, didn’t take basketball serious until his late teenage years; however, he worked religiously on his game and the opportunity arose to play professional basketball in Japan. Bryan tells us how his hoop dreams came true.

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Episode 10 – Me So Horny

May 29, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 10: Saki, a local DJ in Tokyo, joins us to talk about Asian girl stereotypes. 

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Episode 9 – Get Out!

May 13, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 9: Gabriel returns to the podcast to share his experiences of Japanese work culture. Gabriel details the stress and displeasure of working for Japanese companies, which motivated him to plan his escape and start his own business in Japan. 

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Episode 8 – Kannji Killed Swag

April 16, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 8: Freddie Mac, a.k.a KannjiKilledSwag, is a fashion photographer and art director for fashion brands in Japan. Freddie shares his journey from Atlanta to Korea to Germany to Japan and tells us where he’s going next. 

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Episode 7 – Define Your Spirituality

April 15, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 7: David Whitaker (Christian), Buddha (Buddhist), and Cliff (Atheist) share spiritual journeys and define their own spirituality. 

[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]

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Episode 6 – Japan’s Black Eye

March 31, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 6: Our guest, Baye McNeil, is a columnist, author, and lecturer in Japan. Baye kicks it with us to talk about his news column “Black Eye” in The Japan Times, racism, his BBC News interview and a lot more. 

[Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]

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Baye McNeil – Website | Black Eye (The Japan Times)

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Episode 5 – Tokyo x Afro House (Dance)

March 18, 2018Leave a Comment

Episode 5: Prince L.O-3, who hails from L.A., talks to us about spreading the culture of Afro House dance in Tokyo and all over Japan. 

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