Podcast Episodes

Episode 53: New Year's Resolutions with Matthew

Season 1 Episode 53

Happy New Year's Eve (at least in Japan). Today I discuss my goals for 2026 and share an exciting announcement! Make sure to listen today to find out.

9 months, 1 week ago

Episode 52: Christmas in Japan- A Q and A!

Season 1 Episode 52

It's Christmas Eve (at least in Japan). What an exciting time! Unfortunately, I still a lingering cough so I couldn't share all of my excitement this…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 51: PSA: Wear Your Mask (Don't Get Sick!)

Season 1 Episode 51

This may be the shortest episode in Two Shores One Story's history and that's because I can hardly talk without coughing.... since I have (another) c…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 50: The JLPT, Kanji, and Reading

Season 1 Episode 48

It's a special day on the Two Shores One Story podcast because today's episode is the 50th episode! Yay! It was my goal to post frequently because n…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 49: Just Ramblin' Away

Season 1 Episode 49

Between the last episode and this one, I had nothing really special going on so I just talked a lot about various things.... in rapid fashion. I'm al…

10 months ago

My Cinderalla Honeymoon with Iwasaki Hiromi

Season 1 Episode 48

Last week I had my long anticipated trip to Kobe (the land of beef) to see my all-time favourite Showa artist, Iwasaki Hiromi (and her sister, Iwasak…

10 months, 1 week ago

Episode 47: The Season of Curry and Influenza

Season 1 Episode 47

As it nears the end of November, the air gets colder, the days get shorter, and viruses start to appear. Unfortunately for me, I have caught one said…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 46: Medical Check-ups and Mice?!

Tomorrow I have to take my mandatory medical check-up along with other ALTs. It's quite a process that includes checking our weight, height, waist, b…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 45: Blue Jays, Bars, and Bagels

Season 1 Episode 43

Well, this week the Blue Jays played against the Dodgers in the world series (seventh game)... and didn't do too well. I also went out to a nomikai w…

11 months ago

Episode 44: Doctor X, Cockroaches, and More

Season 1 Episode 44

Somehow I had a non-eventful yet eventful week. I made a movie night out of Doctor X, saw a cockroach......, and did some other stuff. If you're look…

11 months, 1 week ago