https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes daily 1.0 2020-03-16 https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes/2018/6/17/episode-1-welcome-to-the-city monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/t/5c6a034e104c7b6738d2d7c1/1550451617073/tokyo-sanfrancisco2.png Episodes - Episode 1: Welcome to the city Tokyo | San Francisco (Ryo Yoshitake, Hubert Mousseigne) https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes/2018/8/16/episode-2-exit-interview monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/t/5c6a03f90d92979b8b818cdf/1550451777491/jeshoots-com-722888-unsplash.jpg Episodes - Episode 2: Exit Interview Man, Travel, Plane and Suitcase JESHOOTS.COM https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes/2018/9/4/episode-3-30-years-later monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/5b8f32ed40ec9ad5c873cd02/5b8f32f58a922d1926c6e82b/1536111487260/parents2.jpeg Episodes - Episode 3: 30 Years Later - 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Episode 6: A Spork for the Ground When convenience fails: The ubiquity of vending machines makes this hibernating vending machine (in the freezing cold of the north of Japan) especially devastating https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes/2019/2/17/episode-7-shower-for-your-butt monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/t/5c6a0887e5e5f0977015eac2/1550452917155/IMG_0690.JPG Episodes - Episode 7: Shower for Your Butt Here we are swimming but we look pretty much the same when taking baths. https://www.sanfransokyopodcast.com/episodes/2019/4/8/episode-8-one-year-left-to-live monthly 0.5 2019-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/5cac06d84a26580001046b91/5cac0f051905f46a30bf0117/1557314087689/IMG_5985.JPG Episodes - Episode 8: One Year Left to Live https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/5cac06d84a26580001046b91/5cac0eaeee6eb07b7ce6d0e9/1557314087686/IMG_5879.JPG Episodes - Episode 8: One Year Left to Live https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b1d44dae2ccd11f3d8dba88/5cac06d84a26580001046b91/5cac0e29c830251b826faf19/1557314087684/IMG_3048.jpg Episodes - 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