Latest Kansai Podcast Episodes
20: Crossing the road, having a bath
Station 13 - February 10, 2018 05:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani compare American and Japanese gyms (or at least their amenities), Alex gives us a band update, including a discourse on the Swedish singing voice, and Dani embarks on his latest linguistic adventure. Discuss this episode on reddit at /r/Station13, or contact us on twitter! Alex i...
19: Elastic ball of rice-mass
Station 13 - January 27, 2018 21:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani has a new computer, Alex has a new band, and together they embark on a discussion of musicianship in Sweden and Japan, DuckDuckGo’s new privacy plugin, and ad blockers in general. Discuss this episode on reddit at /r/Station13, or contact us on twitter! Alex is @ATYPE808, Dani is @danielp...
18: The full duplex
Station 13 - January 13, 2018 16:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani compare Christmas and New Year in English-speaking countries and Japan, which leads to a long tangent about Japanese trains, drinking, and business culture, before finally returning to New Year and telling each other their respective resolutions for the year ahead. Discuss this e...
17: Spoilers start at 40 minutes
Station 13 - December 30, 2017 16:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex talk about Boxing Day and similar festivities, and briefly discuss colour schemes for text editors, before getting to the real meat of the show: their thoughts on the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. Discuss this episode on reddit at /r/Station13, or contact us on twitter! ...
16: Beige Lamborghini Countach
Station 13 - December 16, 2017 22:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani finally talk about videogames! In this episode, they each recount the computers of their youth and the games they played on them: Dani had a ZX Spectrum and Alex went from the Apple II through the Commodore 64 and finally onto the Commodore Amiga. Discuss this episode on reddit a...
15: A man who kicks koalas
Station 13 - December 02, 2017 17:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex discuss the effects of Wikipedia and the internet in general on the whiling away of time, before paying tribute to Malcolm Young. Alex is still searching for a band in Sweden. They end by taking a deep dive into various task management strategies and to-do list apps. Discuss this...
14: Fat strokes
Station 13 - November 18, 2017 20:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani talk about comedy across different cultures, the inexorable creeping darkness of the coming Swedish winter, Twitter’s move to increase tweet lengths to 280 characters (so long as you’re speaking the right language), Reddit chat, and social media in general. Discuss this episode o...
13: A-delayed
Station 13 - November 04, 2017 22:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex discuss the quirks of daylight saving time and international timezones in general, which for one week only has brought them an hour closer together. Alex grounds his cables and fixes the resultant buzzing, while Dani introduces two new companions into the household! They end with a...
12: Easy Money
Station 13 - October 22, 2017 00:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani serve up a platter of little topics, including: Alex’s new microphone, the reputation of different countries for their food, more on Facebook’s business model, the recent WPA2 KRACK exploit, movies and science fiction, last week’s neutron star collision, and the repercussions of as...
11: Ischial tuberosities
Station 13 - October 08, 2017 15:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex catch up on Sweden vs. Norway, before Alex reviews his new chair, which has finally arrived! They talk about typeface design and the changing face of the font industry, switching from Google to DuckDuckGo, and whether or not there is any truth to the adage, “if you aren’t paying fo...
10: Some kind of Eurovision
Station 13 - September 23, 2017 21:31 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani discuss their international presence, and try to inspire a bit of friendly competition between Sweden and Norway. Dani follows up on studying Japanese using the AJATT method, and Alex looks forward to beginning his study of Swedish. Alex introduces Dani to the beauty of table tenni...
9: That’s just your arm
Station 13 - September 09, 2017 20:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani attempts to explain to Alex the appeal of black metal, which naturally leads to a conversation about jazz fusion and highly technical music in general. They make their first attempt at talking about language learning, but inevitably get distracted by the notion of innate vs. learned talent....
8: Cushioned where it counts
Station 13 - August 28, 2017 13:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex is looking for a new office chair now that he’s found a place to live in Sweden. Dani saw the Great American Eclipse (partially), and talks about his visit to one of Amazon’s new physical bookstores. Contact us on twitter! Alex is @ATYPE808, Dani is @danielpwright, or you can get podcast ...
7: Medieval Pro Wrestling
Station 13 - August 12, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani completes a multi-wedding tour of England. Alex gets his flight upgraded on the way to Sweden. Both of them remain awed by the majesty of space, and repulsed by the infamous KIX-SFO morning sandwich. Contact us on twitter! Alex is @ATYPE808, Dani is @danielpwright, or you can get podcast ...
6: You can't make sushi without good fish
Station 13 - July 29, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex triggers a brief metaphysical digression on the nature of time and space, and Dani clarifies some of the points made last episode about internet security. Alex’s watch needs a new strap, which prompts a discussion about the pleasure to be gained by owning a mechanical watch. Alex talks abou...
5: The legacy of Stephen’s Steely
Station 13 - July 15, 2017 16:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex talk about games they used to play as children, Dani’s recent Skype hack and how you, dear listener, can avoid the same fate, and the merits of open source software. Contact us on twitter! Alex is @ATYPE808, Dani is @danielpwright, or you can get podcast updates @Station13FM. S...
4: You got me, guv'nor
Station 13 - July 01, 2017 16:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTravel tips from Station 13! Alex shares advice he learnt during his honeymoon in Greece and Germany, and Dani talks about the best places to have a sit down and a think in Kyoto. Alex watches a video of sumo-wrestling robots, which naturally leads to a conversation about vacuum cleaners. And la...
3: Anti-plausible
Station 13 - June 17, 2017 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani talk briefly about frogs in Japan before embarking on a beautiful journey through E3, superhero comics, MacGyver, the Silmarillion, and Greek mythology. Contact us on twitter! Alex is @ATYPE808, Dani is @danielpwright, or you can get podcast updates @Station13FM. Show Notes E...
2: Zero Overkill
Station 13 - June 03, 2017 16:02 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDani and Alex go over the results of Dani’s recent driving test. They talk about the fifth incarnation of the Japanese indie games festival, BitSummit, where Alex’s studio won an award! Finally, Alex waxes lyrical about the ancient Japanese art of “kibasen”. Contact us on twitter! Alex is @A...
1: Red means “go carefully”
Station 13 - May 24, 2017 04:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAlex and Dani discuss Dani’s upcoming driving test, automatic vs. manual transmission, and driving in California. Alex introduces the podcast, and Dani talks about switching his email provider from Google to FastMail. Follow us on Twitter @Station13FM. Let us know what you thought! Show Not...
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