Biden Time! (w/Michelle Ye Hee Lee)

Joe Biden's Straight Talk Express comes to Asia! WaPo Bureau Chief Michelle Ye Hee Lee joins us to talk about what Biden took away from his time in Japan. If he's anything like most Americans, we're betting that list includes a Hello Kitty T-shirt and a fake sword.

Ferris Wheel and Kintsugi River boats!

Topics discussed on this episode include:

How much we POTENTIALLY appreciate Elon MuskBobby's BBQ shop gets even closer to completionOllie rails against the propertied classBobby's kids make relationship milestonesOllie at the Brighton FringeThe highs and lows of performing live comedyWhy did that couple excuse themselves from Ollie's show mid-performance?Therapy and catharsis and the overlap between joke writing and self-analysisMetaphors about the wrong kinds of transportationGratitude for our wonderful listenersMichelle's experience covering Biden's Asian TourMichelle being super professional in the face of very silly questionsIPEF: DON'T CALL IT A COME BACKHow does Japan feel about the US walking out of TPPAll things politics around Biden's Asia TripNorth Korean Covid: What do we know?Japan opened for limited group tours, limited group tours open for Corona-infection

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Extras this time include conversations about:

How the pandemic turned Michelle's long-distance relationship into a long-distance marriageBobby and Ollie's advice for surviving long-distanceWhat it's like when you, as a journalist, become the focus of a piece of journalismHow does Guam see its relationship with the mainland US/feel about mainland current events?US current events 😭Ukranian "evacuees" and the unprecedented nature of Japan's willingness to let them in

And LOT's more great content!

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Content Links:
Michelle Ye Hee Lee at the Washington Post

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Michelle Ye He Lee: Twitter | Asian American Journalist Association | Instagram

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