K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how the podcast – our podcast, this podcast, the Musicks in Japan – is nothing like I thought it was going to be. Like, when we first set out, at all. C: When we first set out, you were like “it’s going to be that movie Dark...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the hustle. C: Are you going to do it? K: (laughs) C: Are you going to do the hustle? K: I actually did the hustle when we went to see Tony and Tina’s wedding. Like, years and years ago. C: I remember that. K: It must be...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about dentistry and comparing all aspects of dentistry in Japan to all aspects of dentistry in the United States. And… in case you all don’t know, I am a dentistry afficionado. Like, I have had dentistry in how many states in the United States – like three or...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about divorcing Japan. Like, a hard, ugly, nasty… wicked divorce. C: Like, “I don’t want to see you no more.” K: Yes, like C: “And I’m taking the kids.” K: Yes. C: “And you’re keeping the dog that keeps shitting on the floor.” (laughter) K: I think most...

K: I’m starting this podcast off a little bit different than how we usual start off. I’m starting off with a trigger warning because I know a lot of people come to our podcast to just chill, relax, and have a good time. And we’re going to be talking about how to… deal with...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about the Japanese summer and how long it is. C: Too long. K: Right?  Because, like – okay, you all know I’m dramatic about the Japanese summer, but you all don’t know how dramatic I am. Because, right now today, I am literally thinking about all the times...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about creative endeavors and our various creative endeavors. And I’ll be honest… I’m thinking about how differently creative we are. How different our creative endeavors when you look at them more deeply, but, on the surface, they seem the same. And how much of a creative endeavor the...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about functioning while the world is on fire. C: And you’ve been doing it. K: (laughs) C: So, you think, and then you do. K: And you’ve also been doing it. So, I just want to put out a content note that this episode we are going to...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about how systems are rigged, and how differently but similarly Japan rigs systems compared to the United States. I feel like Japan is more blatant in how they’re rigging the system, and America likes to pretend that it’s not a rigged system at all. C: I feel like…...

K: So, lately I’ve been thinking about living authentically in America versus living authentically in Japan. Because, here’s the thing, I find that Japanese people don’t care, and expatriates… unless they’re American don’t care about, like, who I am, what I’m about, my history, none of that. So, I find that, in America, Americans...