The Spectatorless, Segregated, Chinese Olympics (w/Meshida)
Japan By River Cruise
English - July 15, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSociety & Culture Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Japanese comedian Meshida talks what it's like to be a Japanese resident of Tokyo during the ramp up to the Olympics, and how yeah, we're "witnessing history," but so were Black Death survivors.
Ollie recommends a cruise that accidentally discovers what's more popular than "canal."
Bobby gets into the rainy season cruise spirit.
Topics discussed on this episode range from:
What Anti-Japanese Groups actually think about the OlympicsHow Brian's Eikaiwa work is goingBach-kaicho calling the Japanese, "Chinese"What Meshida thinks is the MOST racist thing you can say to a Japanese personWhy Bach has China on the brainThe super gracious performance by Bach's Japanese translatorWhich one is Ollie, and which one is BobbyA VERY REAL thought experimentMeshida's AIRBNB experience, hosting a comedy show for tourists, and what jokes they enjoy the mostA full rundown of Olympic developments over the last two weeksOllie's successful petition for a spectatorless olympicsThe personal opportunity loss we've suffered by how these Olympics have played outWhat Meshida thinks of the Japanese Honne and Tatemae in terms of why people care about the OlympicsThe Japanese fixation on being emotionally moved by sportsHow maybe most Japanese people just don't care either way at this pointHow Meshida feels about seeing news around new Olympic related corona infectionsWhy Meshida hates BACH (the IOC chief, not the pianist)Whether or not this will be a HISTORIC Olympics, and the way Meshida draws a parallel to other Japanese historyHow the increase in "support" for the Olympics is actually "resignation to the Olympics."The change Meshida thinks we'll see in the media once the games startThe elevator thing. YES, THE ELEVATOR THINGWhy we've seen an increase in foreign discrimination during pandemic/ahead of the OlympicsWhy we kind of feel bad for the hotelWhy it is and isn't a big dealGet access to the extras by supporting the podcast for less than $1 an episode by becoming a member at http://buymeacoffee.com.
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Matt's New Yorker Article "Japan's Olympic Sized Problem"
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