All episodes of East Meets West – Podcast

East Meets West – Podcast

Episodes

Are the Good Times Over? – EMW 418

The fallout from Covid. The bad times aren’t permanent. Forming communities. Why things seemed simpler then.

Published 04/21/24

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Published 04/21/24

People Change And Don’t – EMW 417

Eating and other habits, finding your niche, evolution of creativity.

Published 02/05/23

The Future is Immerssive – EMW 416

How did you find East Meets West? Going through probate. Saving money. Star Trek and Star Wars. Werewolves, vampires and zombies. Genre cycles.

Published 12/04/22

Better Halves or Just Half and Half – EMW 415

Better halves, House of the Dragon vs. Rings of Power, the similarity between TV and burgers, TV is like books. (Jeann Robertson is who Roger mentioned)

Published 10/02/22

Building Fences – EMW 414

Roger has a brand new fence! Cooling the Earth. Maybe moving forests? Fallen civilizations.

Published 08/21/22

Travel – EMW 413

How to refresh thinking, critical viewing, video games vs. TV and movies, working with stress and anxiety, distance and information.

Published 06/26/22

Are Things Crazy? – EMW 412

Are things crazy? Roger says no. Also Roger’s perspective on education and health.

Published 05/24/22

News Diets – EMW 411

People who don’t watch the news, news diets, news points of view, curating your own news.

Published 03/20/22

Disrupt Home Repair Please– EMW 410

Maintaining a house, car repair, DIY.

Published 01/16/22

Keeping the Firewire Alive – EMW 409

Roger’s crush on Firewire, aging, dress codes, is the hoodie a staple now? department store electronics, books of the past.

Published 11/28/21

Jobs! – EMW 408

Happy anniversary East Meets West, early jobs, Roger the world traveler, summer vacation, jobs.

Published 11/02/21

Moving Forward – EMW 407

German election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.

Published 09/26/21

The Once and Future Episode – EMW 406

Tom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.

Published 08/29/21

Hopeless Romantic – EMW 405

Roger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.

Published 08/01/21

We’re Found – EMW 404

Roger and Tom celebrate the vaunted episode 404. MP3

Published 06/30/21

Give us 4 Stars, 5 is Suspicious – EMW 403

Evaluating product reviews and leaving reviews. Good business practices. MP3

Published 04/25/21

On the Move – EMW 402

Pronunciations, world TV shows, moving, school lunches, moving around. MP3

Published 03/06/21

This Week – EMW 401

Tom and Roger talk about what they think about the election. MP3

Published 01/10/21

Time Is a Crystal – 400

This year was too in focus, shifting meanings, looking back keeps Roger young, the impact of 2020, free will?, being outside of time, time crystals. MP3

Published 12/20/20

Don’t Eat Pangolins- EMW 399

We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins. MP3

Published 11/21/20

Broken Phone, Broken Heart – EMW 388

Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do. MP3

Published 09/27/20

Fame vs. Celebrity – EMW 387

Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons? MP3

Published 08/30/20

Traveling When Non-White – EMW 386

Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism. MP3

Published 08/01/20

EMW 385 – It’s Gonna Be All Right

Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability. MP3

Published 06/28/20