Episode 4: Dumpster Fire

Studying japanese in the morning while cuddling with a puppy is important to our schedule

Studying japanese in the morning while cuddling with a puppy is important to our schedule

Dru and Vivian reflect on the move and what went (hilariously) wrong in their move to Japan. We also talk about our three-day weekend in Kanazawa and how the trip was how we imagined living in Japan would be like.

There were a couple areas that were miserable... mostly and almost exclusively sleeping on a rug under a pile of my own clothes like just a walking, talking dumpster fire of a human being for a week.
— Dru

MUSIC LIST

Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club
Music from the Kanazawa Jazz Festival
Delightful Life by JekK

SHOW NOTES

You can learn more about Kanazawa and the Kanazawa Jazz Festival.

Episode 3: 30 Years Later

It's been thirty years since Vivian's mom and dad first moved to the United States in 1988. In this episode, we interview her parents about their hopes and worries when immigrating to a new country. They look back and reflect on their journey, and give some advice to Dru and Vivian about moving to Japan.

You will never have something you can never cross over, basically. Any difficulties at one point, it’s nothing when you look back.
— Mom

MUSIC LIST

Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club
Phife for Life by Otis McDonald
Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom
Delightful Life by JekK

SHOW NOTES

The inspiration for this interview came from a show we watched in San Francisco. In Vietgone, the newest play by Qui Nguyen, there is a scene where the playwright does a funny, heartfelt, emotional interview with his immigrant father.

Episode 2: Exit Interview

Man, Travel, Plane and Suitcase JESHOOTS.COM

Man, Travel, Plane and Suitcase
JESHOOTS.COM

This episode was recorded on Jun 29th, 2018.

It's the last two days before Dru leaves for Japan. We conduct an "exit interview", a common practice where companies conduct a survey when an employee terminates their contract with the company. In this case, Dru is terminating his relationship with San Francisco.

...we were talking about this yesterday whether for the first two weeks if it will feel just like a business trip. But I think the thing that feels different is knowing at the end of two weeks that it’s not going to end, that it keeps going.
— Dru Knox

MUSIC LIST

Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club
Shibuya by Bad Snacks
Delightful Life by JekK

Episode 1: Welcome to the city

Tokyo | San Francisco (Ryo Yoshitake, Hubert Mousseigne)

Tokyo | San Francisco
(Ryo Yoshitake, Hubert Mousseigne)

Welcome to San Fransokyo: an imaginary mashup city combining the best of San Francisco with the best of Tokyo. In the first episode, we talk about what inspired this name and the motivation behind making this podcast. This episode was recorded on June 29th, the day before Dru left for Japan.

Can you feel it? You guys, do you feel this? Our origin story begins. We’re gonna be superheroes!
— Fred, Big Hero 6

MUSIC LIST

Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club
Nujabes Tribute - Flower Round (RX) by HPMNK
April Showers by ProleteR
The Tree of Life by Marco Martini
Shamanism by Anitek
Japanese Rest by Rogi feat. DoMe
Delightful Life by JekK

In this episode, we are gonna to talk about why we’re making a podcast and how we picked the name “San Fransokyo." I started this show because my life is about to go through a major change... Read full transcript