An hour-long celebration of JBRC's 97th episode! We take a moment to catch up and make sure Ollie is actually surviving, roast some headlines, and have an extremely rare discussion about some things we love about life in Japan.Ollie recommends a river cruise that thinks you should quit nursing that beer, pussy.Bobby tells a group of people how they can get what they deserve.Topics discussed on this episode range from:A service that provides MORE than everything you need to do nothingOllie's fringe fiasco, and how he's benefitting from the fact that everyone else but him (maybe) has CovidHow the Fringe is radically different from the last time it was heldThe vaccination/situationA weird biophysical phenomenon during performingThe power of mind over bodyThe construction of a comedy hour and how it differs culturalFidelity to an ostensible themeConsistencyThe Russian Man who Swam To HokkaidoIOC Chairman's Bach Returns to Japan for the ParalympicsThe Yakuza Boss who was sentenced to death for ordering murderWhy our show tends to skew-anti-JapanOur attempts to describe why we like Japan without getting into Japan clichesThe difference between enjoying life in JAPAN and just enjoying life AWAY FROM YOUR HOME COUNTRYUNCLE OLLIE'S DISCOUNT RUGSThe feeling that Japanese employees care about your employee experienceHow we've already failed with our terms for the showA debate about whether or not Japan is more cycling-friendly than other countries, including a discussion of the difference between cycling tourists and cycling commutersThe splendor of Michi-no-ekiThe Ten-million dollar toiletThe extreme rarity of tourist traps in JapanWhy it's always important to remember that Japan is not defined by its major cities and vice versaWhy doing the above can undermine your otherwise worthwhile takeThe ubiquity of cheap or free snacksThe non-ubiquity of drugsStrict drug laws and what that means for the drugs that you do come acrossWhat it means in terms of parentingIs the lack of drugs the reason why alcoholism is so bad?Comparatively less pressure placed on the middle class to get a useless expensive academic educationComparatively higher value placed on a dedication to a trade/craftsmanship/art/athleticsBetter labor lawsHow hard it was to think of content for this showYou can get access to the extras (for OTHER shows) by supporting the podcast for less than $1 an episode by becoming a member at http://buymeacoffee.com.Have something you'd like to say? Send us a fax at japanbyrivercruise.com - it works now.or Tweet to us at @jbrcpodSocial Media Links:Ollie Horn: Twitter | InstagramBobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeOther things to click onSome are affiliate links because we're sell-outsWe record remotely using Squadcast and the podcast is hosted on Transistor. Bobby uses the Samson Go Mic and Ollie uses the AT2005USB mic

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