The Chronicle

Johannes has an incredible story. From being one of the very first people to work on android, to designing his own game, he's had a storied career both in and out of Japan. For anyone interested in t…

The guest today is Drew Wallin, a bilingual entrepreneur who's life is a case study in how truth trumps fiction when it comes to experiences beyond belief. We discuss materialistic habits and how the…

I'd say it's a healthy bet that most people are ready to move on to the new year. Mine wasn't exactly easy if I'm honest. That said, a lot has come out of it and I actually appreciate the events I wa…

Living with out autism is one thing, abuse, something entirely different. Joseph joins me on the podcast for ep.29 to share his experience of having to grow up dealing with both. I think him a good e…

I finally finished Caesar's biography and naturally there were some life lessons to take from it. Much having to do with how deflated we feel once we catch that mouse we've been chasing. So here is t…

Who is your team and where are they? I was watching The Last Dance on Netflix recently and for a guy, me, who hasn't played team sports for the last decade, I definitely came away with a feeling like…

We are only young enough for so long, to take the ship we have built, out on a great adventure. Drew Walling, the founder of Garden Lab, made time in his busy schedule to sit down with me and discuss…

We get the core of what makes for the best ramen. We venture into a semantics war on whether or not a husk is a real thing in regards to sake processing. This time on the interstice podcast we spare …

In this moment, what are you doing? Why are you doing it? Do you know? Have you really examined your behavior? When is the last time you did? I find these questions worth asking. It is all too easy t…

The topics hit hard and heavy on this episode. After uploading a comedic vlog I was called out for using a swear-word of the barely abrasive kind. This kind of condemnation usually comes at the behes…

What's it like to start a business in Japan, possibly during one of the worst times in history to do so? Well my brave friend has found out. It's really amazing what he's done and his whole approach …

The studio is mostly setup minus my computer I forgot at work so I didn't have my mic, but, oh well. Thanks for joining the podcast. Hope to see you in the comments. We cover a lot of ground from Cae…

What is it like to have lived in Japan for 16 years, my guest today, a career licenced teacher shares his thoughts on the experience.

We all get them from time to time. This was my turn.

It's a strange time that we find ourselves living in - would be an accurate statement no matter when you lived. Perhaps stranger still is life's ability to repeat patterns yet in wholly different way…

With the way that things have gone around the world, a whole new way of working has taken root, and that way is mostly from home. People, for the most part, love it. And that is not the only thing th…

What is it that inspired you in your younger years? For me it was a variety of many things but Pink Floyd's the wall stands out as a major spark to my creative mind. I've found when considering that …

I binge watched a ton of 1950's videos recently and was struck by not only how melancholy they made me feel but also how similar in many ways Japan's social attitudes are still to these outmoded ways…

Relationships are a large part of what fulfills us. That is common enough knowledge. However, we traditionally think of relationships in terms of our friends, family and lovers, all of which are mate…