Sensei and The Geek
Latest Episodes
Dreadlock Holiday - With Kirby Gill
In this episode we introduce a new format we call 'Get to know a Gaijin". In the interview we were privileged to talk with Kirby Gill, a high school English teacher in Fujinomiya City hailing from the Caribbean paradise known as Trinidad and Tobago. Here
Taking Care of Business - with Jeff Swartz
In this podcast, we interview Jeff Swartz a long time resident of Japan, first arriving on the JET Program for 3 yrs in 1992 in southern Chiba prefecture. Jeff also taught at a private girls HS in Fuji for a time. Since 2000, Jeff has been involved in the
Long time no leave - with Kris Kent
In this podcast we interview Kris Kent, a 22-year Canadian expat in Japan, head of the English department at a private girl's jr/sr high-school in Tokyo, and former professor at Temple University in Tokyo. We discuss our decisions to stay in Japan long-te
Black in Japan - with Devron Foster
In this podcast, we interview our friend Devron Foster, who gives us his perspectives on being black in Japan. The word/kanji of the day today was 凸凹, "deko-boko". Read backwards, 凹凸 it's "o-totsu".
Japan
In this episode we discuss the Japanese "holiday" of White Day, and how Valentines day in Japan differs from the rest of the world. In our 'I didn't know that' section, we each tell the other something that we think they didn't know about Japan. And final
The Sensei and The Geek - An Introduction
The inaugural Sensei and the Geek Podcast! In this first podcast, we discuss who we are (Jay and Rob), how we met, how we ended up in Japan, what we do here, and what this podcast will be about in future episodes.