East Meets West – Podcast
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 62 ratingsWhere Roger and Tom meet.
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Episodes
People Change And Don’t – EMW 417
February 05, 2023 17:34 - 23.7 MBEating and other habits, finding your niche, evolution of creativity.
The Future is Immerssive – EMW 416
December 04, 2022 18:48 - 25.6 MBHow did you find East Meets West? Going through probate. Saving money. Star Trek and Star Wars. Werewolves, vampires and zombies. Genre cycles.
Better Halves or Just Half and Half – EMW 415
October 02, 2022 00:36 - 24 MBBetter halves, House of the Dragon vs. Rings of Power, the similarity between TV and burgers, TV is like books. (Jeann Robertson is who Roger mentioned)
Building Fences – EMW 414
August 21, 2022 17:21 - 24.9 MBRoger has a brand new fence! Cooling the Earth. Maybe moving forests? Fallen civilizations.
Travel – EMW 413
June 26, 2022 18:28 - 24.3 MBHow to refresh thinking, critical viewing, video games vs. TV and movies, working with stress and anxiety, distance and information.
Are Things Crazy? – EMW 412
May 24, 2022 21:53 - 23.2 MBAre things crazy? Roger says no. Also Roger’s perspective on education and health.
Are Things Crazy? – EMW 412
May 24, 2022 21:53 - 23.2 MBAre things crazy? Roger says no. Also Roger’s perspective on education and health.
News Diets – EMW 411
March 20, 2022 18:49 - 24.2 MBPeople who don’t watch the news, news diets, news points of view, curating your own news.
News Diets – EMW 411
March 20, 2022 18:49 - 24.2 MBPeople who don’t watch the news, news diets, news points of view, curating your own news.
Disrupt Home Repair Please– EMW 410
January 16, 2022 20:01 - 20.3 MBMaintaining a house, car repair, DIY.
Keeping the Firewire Alive – EMW 409
November 28, 2021 18:51 - 29.5 MBRoger’s crush on Firewire, aging, dress codes, is the hoodie a staple now? department store electronics, books of the past.
Keeping the Firewire Alive – EMW 409
November 28, 2021 18:51 - 29.5 MBRoger’s crush on Firewire, aging, dress codes, is the hoodie a staple now? department store electronics, books of the past.
Jobs! – EMW 408
November 02, 2021 22:21 - 21.7 MBHappy anniversary East Meets West, early jobs, Roger the world traveler, summer vacation, jobs.
Jobs! – EMW 408
November 02, 2021 22:21 - 21.7 MBHappy anniversary East Meets West, early jobs, Roger the world traveler, summer vacation, jobs.
Moving Forward – EMW 407
September 26, 2021 18:45 - 25.7 MBGerman election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.
Moving Forward – EMW 407
September 26, 2021 18:45 - 25.7 MBGerman election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.
The Once and Future Episode – EMW 406
August 29, 2021 17:36 - 22.4 MBTom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.
The Once and Future Episode – EMW 406
August 29, 2021 17:36 - 22.4 MBTom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.
Hopeless Romantic – EMW 405
August 01, 2021 17:35 - 22.3 MBRoger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.
Hopeless Romantic – EMW 405
August 01, 2021 17:35 - 22.3 MBRoger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.
We’re Found – EMW 404
June 30, 2021 22:42Roger and Tom celebrate the vaunted episode 404. MP3
Give us 4 Stars, 5 is Suspicious – EMW 403
April 25, 2021 03:11Evaluating product reviews and leaving reviews. Good business practices. MP3
On the Move – EMW 402
March 06, 2021 18:38Pronunciations, world TV shows, moving, school lunches, moving around. MP3
This Week – EMW 401
January 10, 2021 18:48Tom and Roger talk about what they think about the election. MP3
Time Is a Crystal – 400
December 20, 2020 19:55This year was too in focus, shifting meanings, looking back keeps Roger young, the impact of 2020, free will?, being outside of time, time crystals. MP3
Don’t Eat Pangolins- EMW 399
November 21, 2020 21:26We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins. MP3
Broken Phone, Broken Heart – EMW 388
September 27, 2020 18:37Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do. MP3
Fame vs. Celebrity – EMW 387
August 31, 2020 15:57Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons? MP3
Traveling When Non-White – EMW 386
August 01, 2020 22:22Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism. MP3
EMW 385 – It’s Gonna Be All Right
June 28, 2020 00:03Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability. MP3
Let’s Learn from this – EMW 384
April 26, 2020 18:34Podcasting is an essential service, will we have CES, or any large gatherings, predicting what happens next, seeing the cracks in society. MP3
Life in the Time of Pandemic – EMW 383
March 22, 2020 20:26Production in the time of social distancing, how people behave outside, checking your PO box, taxes in the time of pandemic, living through history. MP3
Social Abnormality – EMW 382
February 16, 2020 19:36Tom finished Crash Landing on You, interruptions while watching TV, outside voice, social norms. MP3
Storytelling – EMW 381
January 18, 2020 20:19Roger and Tom are in person! Using a navigation app. Home Depot hot dogs. Taco stands. Is sliced up fruit a risk? Fish for food. Fowl-smelling things. Food inspections. MP3
Like What You Want – EMW 379
January 18, 2020 19:42Grocery shopping, how tastes change, there’s not monolithic good taste, what makes us like things. Link
Storytelling – EMW 380
December 01, 2019 18:38Are we stuck with the Hero’s Journey? Maybe, maybe, not. Where reality shows fit with documentaries and “based on a true story” fiction. MP3
Quality of Living- EMW 378
November 03, 2019 18:02We look back at some East Meets West history, how to boil water, gas company issues, insurance issues, cost of living, quality if life. MP3
Quality of Living- EMW 377
September 15, 2019 18:25We look back at some East Meets West history, how to boil water, gas company issues, insurance issues, cost of living, quality if life. MP3
Travel Special – EMW 377
September 15, 2019 17:49The effect of heat, zoos, snow parks in the summer, crowds grew because of the internet, effects of travel. MP3
Who Cares? – EMW 376
July 02, 2019 02:14Our report card issues, student loans, Roger wants to home school for college, health care schemes, health care woes. MP3
Roger Sees Godzilla – EMW 375
June 02, 2019 17:45Tom and Roger talk Godzilla. Did they like it? SPOILERS AHEAD MP3
Avengers: Endgame – EMW 374
April 28, 2019 23:47Is he REALLY your uncle? Roger sees Avengers, SPOILERS Ahoy! MP3
World Culture on the Skids – EMW 373
April 28, 2019 23:09We talk about holidays and ethnic groups and the creation of cultural identity. MP3
East Meets West 372 – People
January 23, 2019 00:54Where Roger and Tom talk about ripping off the bandage of a horse-sized duck. MP3
East Meets West 371 – Relationships
November 16, 2018 01:45Why fighting is good, but longevity makes a marriage harder. The effects of nostalgia. MP3
East Meets West 370 – Food
October 21, 2018 18:13Roger’s cranberry juice, best before dates, omnivores, evolution of food. MP3
East Meets West 369 – We’re Tired
September 16, 2018 17:43Tom lets Arguecon lapse, is the internet still fun? Changing cultural norms, plus road design. MP3