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Tokyo Tales - The Simon and Martina Podcast

Simon and Martinawww.youtube.com
We're Simon and Martina. We run a YouTube channel where we travel around Japan and the world. There are some stories we can't film. For those, we'll share our Tokyo Tales.
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Episodes

Tokyo Tales: Back from Canada

We spent a month in Canada and had a very different experience than what we're used to. So, for this podcast, we'll tell you what we did in Canada, and try to figure out how to do this video shooting thing again :D

Jan 12, 202036 min

Tokyo Tales: Staying Playful

We had a good question from a user who wants to know how to stay playful as an adult, especially since everyone around them is getting so serious as they get older. What's our secret? We'll talk about it for this week's podcast!

Oct 24, 201923 min

Tokyo Tales: Check in On Yourself

If everything's going well, but you're not feeling alright, is there something wrong with you, or could there be something else at play? Especially if you're in Chronic Pain, how does that affect how you perceive the world?

Sep 15, 201925 min

Tokyo Tales: Chasing Sunsets

We followed some gorgeous sunsets, and ended up in a whole new area we've never encountered, and had some dope experiences.

Aug 12, 201927 min

Tokyo Tales: What Is Workaholism?

We don't know the answer to this question, but we're pretty sure we had an issue with workaholism back in Korea. Are we still workaholics now? That's what we're unsure about.

Aug 07, 201925 min

Tokyo Tales: Our 12 Year Wedding Anniversary!

We've been married for 12 years. 12 years! To celebrate, we went to Guam, and we've got some stories to tell about people swimming in full clothing, and threatening a man with a knife.

Jun 20, 201926 min

Tokyo Tales: Behaving Oddly

For this week's podcast we're talking extensively about RuPaul's Drag Race, season 11, and why it's important to Martina. It really is. Spoilers about this episode, so be warned!

Jun 02, 201928 min

Tokyo Tales: A Rough Update

Things are going to have to change over the next month, it seems. Martina's hand is worse than expected...

May 20, 201923 min

Tokyo Tales: We're Not Soul Mates

We think the idea of soul mates is giving people the wrong idea of what it takes to make a relationship work. Happily Ever After doesn't really tell people how much work goes into a marriage. So, we'll talk a bit about what we do, what you don't see, and our thoughts on marriage counselling in this week's episode!

Mar 26, 201923 min

Tokyo Tales: Should Influencers Be More Genuine?

We've been doing this social media thing for a long time now. And as we grow older and see more people get into the field, we're starting to wonder what is a healthy way for us to share a message with you, in ways that won't cause more harm than good.

Mar 15, 201925 min

Tokyo Tales: Where Are You From?

Episode 15 gives a convoluted answer to a simple question: where are you from? For us, that's not an easy question to answer, and I don't know what's the right thing to say.

Feb 25, 201922 min

Tokyo Tales: Barcelona and The Meaning of Tourist Traps

Episode 14 of the Tokyo Tales podcast has us talking a bit about our time in Barcelona, and then we get into a bit of a heated discussion about tourist traps. WTF is a tourist trap? Help us understand better, because right now, we're not fond of the phrase...

Feb 11, 201925 min

Tokyo Tales: Amsterdam

Today we're talking about one of our techniques for traveling with chronic pain, and Martina shares a special story about a lion.

Feb 09, 201924 min

Tokyo Tales: The Korean Kobe Connection

We went down to Kobe to shoot a big video, and went wandering out by ourselves, and found a connection to our past lives that we weren't expecting.

Nov 14, 201826 min

Tokyo Tales: New Neighbourhood

For this week's podcast, we saw puppies, new coffee shops, huge doggies, sunsets, and Martina got herself in an uncomfortable situation, all in one day's worth of adventuring

Oct 02, 201825 min

Tokyo Tales: Lost and Found

We're grieving the loss of our dog, Spudgy, but we're trying to not get too lost in grief, so we're pushing through. Here's how.

Sep 24, 201824 min

Tokyo Tales: Snap Out of It!

We're back home in Tokyo, and we've learned some things about ourselves, and different ways for us to build our ladders

Sep 17, 201825 min

Tokyo Tales: Tiny Villages

A restaurant we go to made me cry, and made me rethink what it means to be a part of a community here in Tokyo.

Jul 23, 201828 min

Izakaya Soul Bothers

We watch the World Cup in Japan and try to not get into trouble

Jul 02, 201827 min
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