Original at http://yamato.revece ss.com/?episode=1
In episode 1, Rahman and Jeshii wander the streets of Takasaki in search of the answer to the eternal question: "Who do you think is cooler?"
Special Thanks to the folks of Takasaki who submitted to our interviews!
Music Credits:
Katamari Damashii by Corey vs Corey
Selected Steadman tunes.
In episode 3, Rahman and Jeshii ask the folks hanging around Takasaki Station to go sing Karaoke. But will anyone accept that offer?
Bilingual in English and Japanese.
In episode 4, Jeshii and Rahman find a long line of people going to visit the Yushima Shrine in Tokyo for the New Year. There, they ask what people are wishing for. Also Jeshii visits a shrine in Nakanojo in Gunma.
In episode 7, Rahman and Jeshii visit the Meiji Shrine in search of folks who are celebrating Coming of Age Day. What they find are lots of women in kimono!
Music
"The Final Rewind"
Written and Performed by Tryad
tryad.org
Used with permission
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAli ke http://creativecommo ns.org/licenses/by-s a/2.5/
In episode 8, we do our first solo interview! A sort of DriveTime tribute, we interview Toshiya Arai in the car! Toshiya Arai is a mixer, DJ, composer, musician out of Gunma, Japan. Rahman and Jesse ask him various questions about his life and music, what it is like to be a modern musician in Japan, and we hear some tracks from his various projects, including his new project, Mr. Comicstore!
In episode 6, the second installment in the Akihabara series, Rahman and Jeshii continue looking for the all-pervasive Akiba-kei. But, in searching, will they be sucked into the very black hole they are trying to study?
In episode 9, Rahman goes to interview the folks of Maebashi about Setsubun. But there seems to be an oni lurking about!
Special Thanks to guest director, Luka Djurovic!
In episode 11, Rahman and Jesse head out to Karuizawa to roshambo the folks there! But who will win in the end, the Japanese RPS samurai or our hosts?!
In episode 12, Jesse and Rahman take a break to look at the various bloopers that have arisen over the course of taping.
Music: eat'n f#$% by Superkenel
Jeshii and Rahman interview Arudou Debito of www.debito.org about his website, his work, his activism, and the man behind it all. Part 1 includes an intro, Debito's Japanese passport, what cases he has filed, the 2ch case and the Bengodan case.
Thanks to the Good Shape Cafe in Roppongi for letting us tape there!
In episode 14, Rahman heads out bright and early to pick up a new Nintendo DS Lite on the morning of their release. But with a lot of people waiting already, will he be able to get one?
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