Raw Urban Mobile Podcast

Episode 38: Our guest this week is English teacher, podcaster and musician, Matt Bigelow. Matt doesn't teach English at a typical school - he built a paperless English school at a leading tech company for Blockchain and AI Engineers. In this episode, we chat about how he built this innovative learning environment, and various topics related to AI, including how AI is perceived around the world. Towards the end of the chat, Matt talks about his music-inspired podcast "The Matty B Files" and his latest projects. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Matt Bigelow - Website   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks          

Episode 37: DJ Hiro tha Jap grew up in Japan but has spent more than 10 years of his adult life in NYC. The combination of Hiro’s international experiences and thorough understanding of Japanese culture and history allows him to view his home country through a unique lens. In this episode, Hiro talks about the history of guns in Japan; the dark side of Japanese anime; and the influence of Confucianism on Japanese society.   [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 36: Tokyo-based Producer and Art Director, Rumi Tominaga, specializes in independent films but has worked on many projects ranging from feature and short films to commercials, T.V. shows, documentaries and music videos. Rumi is also an avid supporter of works by marginalized creatives, who explore provocative themes. In addition to highlighting some of her projects, we also chat about Rumi's enriching and painful life experiences in America; and being the daughter of immigrant parents.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest] Rumi Tominaga    [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 35: Imani J. Dawson is a singer-songwriter and member of the female creative group Bae Tokyo. In this episode, Imani shares her experiences working as a foreign woman in Japan’s music and entertainment industry. She’s also set to release her second solo music project along with a new single called “Pokemon Swag".  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Imani J. Dawson - Website | Instagram | Twitter    [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 34: We chat with British narrator and author, Nadia McKechnie, about living a vegan lifestyle in Japan. Nadia is also an organizer of the Tokyo Vegan Meetup group, which has close to 7,000 members. In this episode, she shares insight on Japan’s past and present dietary habits, as well as what the future might hold. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Nadia McKechnie - Website | Instagram   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks      

Episode 33: This week, we chat with Code Chrysalis Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Yan Fan. Yan went from a career in finance to a career in tech and now resides in Tokyo, where she and Kani Munidasa (Co-founder & CEO) have established the only advanced, full-stack software engineering bootcamp in Japan.   [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Yan Fan (Code Chrysalis CTO) - Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Code Chrysalis - Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks

Episode 32: Katie Scott is an aspiring dancer, who grew up with two cultures while living in Japan and America. Ethnically, she is African-American and Japanese. Katie joins us in the mobile man cave to talk about what it was like growing up and identifying as biracial; sometimes referred to as "Blasian" (Black & Asian). [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Katie (KTea) - Instagram   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 31: Since 2000, The Pink Cow has been creating delicious signature burritos & other Cal-Mex specialties in Japan. We chat with owner, Traci Consoli, about how her life and restaurant in Japan came to be, as well as the difficulties that she faced as a foreigner, woman, and business owner. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   The Pink Cow - Website | Facebook   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 30: Nayokenza and Nina, two of five (now four) members of the Tokyo-based melancholy pop band, (the) ocean and i, tell us how their band formed. We also chat about mental health and Japan’s drinking culture. Listen to their debut album "The Distance Between Us" [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guests' Links] (the) ocean and i - Website | Instagram   Nina - Instagram  Nayokenza - Instagram   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 29: Robin Rastenberger (fashion model & singer/songwriter) and Kalin Lawrence (artist & DJ) are co-founders of the Tokyo Love Hotels event and video game. The event features local and international talents in art, fashion, and music. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]    Tokyo Love Hotels - Website | Instagram | Facebook  Kalin Lawrence - Instagram Robin Rastenberger - Instagram   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks  

Episode 28: Kurly in Kansai is a podcast about life in Osaka, Japan from the perspectives of hosts Ayana & Alyse. Ayana was our guest last year on the episode Osaka vs Tokyo. This time we welcome both ladies on the podcast during their visit to Tokyo. We chat about why they created Kurly in Kansai; working with Japanese people; Alyse's interracial marriage; and a few other topics. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Kurly in Kansai - Soundcloud |Apple Podcasts | YouTube   [Guest host] Mega of the Mega Late Show    [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 27: For the first episode of 2019, we welcome TV & Film Actor, Dante Carver inside the mobile man cave. Dante became Japan’s top TV Commercial Actor back in 2008. He is famous for appearing in a series of ads for Softbank Mobile. We talk with Dante about growing up in Europe and America, as well as his successful acting career in Japan. [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   Dante Carver - Instagram | Twitter    [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 26: This is a wrap-up of our first year of podcasting. We released our first episode on December 21, 2017 from the streets of Tokyo. We give our thoughts on how the first year went and what's to come in 2019. Thank you for listening!  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Special shout outs] Please Don't Throw Your Love Away - Instagram Matty Bigelow - Website  Campbellism Podcast - Soundcloud   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 25: Marcel Jonte Gadsden is the pastor of Japan Kingdom Church and founder/CEO of Japan Kingdom Builders, Inc. In this episode, Marcel talks about the positive work he and his congregation is doing in Japanese communities, despite the challenges.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Japan Kingdom Builders - Website | Instagram | Facebook    [Featured music] Streetiebaby   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 24: From the streets of Yokohama, we chop it up with Cordell Bedford and Mason Avina of Foreign Cutz barbershop in Yokosuka, Japan. Cordell and Mason are former U.S. Navy sailors who transitioned from sailors to entrepreneurs.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest Link] Foreign Cutz - Instagram | Facebook    [Featured music] Kazuo   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 23: In this episode from the streets of Shibuya, we welcome two talented singers and songwriters, J’Nique Nicole and Afrodyty, inside the mobile man cave to talk about their music careers, new music, and the importance of being yourself and no one else.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guests' Links] J'Nique Nicole - Instagram | YouTube | Facebook Afrodyty - Instagram | Facebook   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 22: MBA graduate, Tich Mbiri, made it to Tokyo via the ABE Initiative (African Business Education Initiative) program. In this episode, we learn about Tich’s homeland of South Africa, his future endeavors, and life as an international student in Japan.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Tich Mbiri - Instagram   [Featured music]  Stanford Green   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks      

Episode 21: In this episode, we learn how the esteemed vogue dancer, Legendary Mother Koppi Mizrahi (of the House of Mizrahi), became a legend in ballroom culture; an underground subculture created by the LGBTQ+ community. Koppi Mizrahi is also a vogue teacher, MC, DJ, producer and dance choreographer in Tokyo.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Legendary Mother Koppi Mizrahi - Facebook |Instagram   [Featured music] Byrell the Great   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks      

Episode 20: Executive Director of Fruits in Suits (FinS) Japan and social entrepreneur, Loren Fykes, shares his journey to becoming a LGBTQ+ activist. FinS Japan is Japan's largest LGBTQ+ business professionals network association. Learn how Loren and other members are working together to make changes for their community.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Fruits in Suits Japan - Website | Facebook | Twitter   [Featured music]   Koppi Mizrahi.    [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks    

Episode 19: Darryl Wharton-Rigby, an award-winning independent filmmaker, joins us to talk about his second feature film “Stay”, which centers around two young lovers; Ryuu, a Japanese man who is a recovering drug addict and Hope, an American woman trying to “find herself” in the Tokyo nightclub scene. Darryl also shares his experiences working with some of America’s most prominent actors in film and television.  [Raw Urban Mobile Podcast rebranded to Tokyo Speaks Podcast on Mar 7, 2020]   [Guest's Links] Darryl Wharton-Rigby - Website "Stay" by Darryl Wharton-Rigby - Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   [Featured music] Steffen Yoshiki   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks