Yoshi Didn't Podcast

Ep 83: The World of Comic Books with Anthony Bench

Ep 82: Polaroid Perversity (Cheki Noir)

Ep 81: Hatman Confidential (Jeff Marton)

Ep 80: A Histroy of Cronenberg (Rick Hall & David Chien)

Ep 79: "From OC to Aleppo" pt 2 (Tom A. Peter)

Ep 78: "From OC to Aleppo" pt 1 (Tom A. Peter)

Ep 77: Porn Talk with John H

Ep 76: Tampopo People (Aiko Tanaka, Rick Hall & Yoshi)

Ep 75: Chen Dynasty (Stan Chen)

Ep 74: Berkeley Boys (Sean Tilson, Eric Peterson & Matthew Pancia)

Ep 73: Cinema is Beautiful (Cathy Buck)

If you are a child of the ’80s, then you’re very familiar with Meredith Baxter's "Elyse Keaton" character on Family Ties. She was a kind, patient and open-minded mom. The same qualities that Cathy Buck, the proprietor of Cameo Cinema, exudes every day. My friend, Jason Buck, is very lucky to have her for his mom. It is her kind of love and dedication that keep the Cameo thriving, in wonderful St. Helena, CA in the center of the Napa Valley! The Cameo Cinema is beautiful - the oldest single-scree...

Ep 72: Bella American (Shelley Ruelle)

This week on Yoshi Didn't we are lucky to showcase Ms. Shelly Ruelle! She is a very talented blogger covering the majestic city of Rome. Shelly’s lived in Rome since 2001, and during the interview peppered the talk with her beautiful Italian. We discussed the city, Silvio Berlusconi, and Amanda Knox, and I threw out many other questions that she deftly answered. btw, I was amused to discover that even the Italian train stations sound like something beautiful and/or delicious food! Shelly's blog,...

EP 71: Crimea, Here We Come!

Yoshi (@yoshiobayashi), Rosie Tran (@funnyrosie), Moses Kim (@Theflyingmo) talk about the current situation in Crimea with Moses who is currently in Crimea. Moses was engaging and frank. This was last minute impromtue podcast disregard the hum, you get used to it. This episode was sponsored by Rosie Tran's Out of The Box Podcast. Check out www.outoftheboxpodcast.com.

Ep 70: True Defective (Kristina Rose, Chris Gore and Peter Warren)

Are you sad because True Detective ended? Fear not, my friends! Adult superstar Kristina Rose is back with Adult Video News editor extraordinaire, Peter Warren. This week the questioning is led by podcast provocateur Chris Gore! He's got so many questions for Princess Kristina. Enjoy! Please support and follow them: Kristina Rose: @KristinaRosexxx

Ep 69: Proxy's Magical Musical Tour

Fun-loving sex kitten Proxy Paige is back again! This time, we talked about Proxy’s love of music and the various music festivals in Europe. Enjoy! Please support Proxy’s project: http://offbeatr.com/project/proxy-infiltrates-europe-56347973241 Proxy's Tumblr:

Ep 68: The Pursuit of Happiness (Beau Roulette, Kendra Roulette & Dani Jensen)

Please meet Beau Roulette and his beautiful wife, Kendra... and their hot girlfriend, Dani Jensen! After we became Twitter friends, I was invited to Beau's spacious loft in downtown Los Angeles. He is a very talented and experienced photographer who has worked on many prestigious projects. I was most impressed with Beau’s brilliant work for the “Warhol Factory x Levi's x Damien Hirst" art book. Kendra is an accomplished yoga instructor in Los Angeles. You can see her years of dedication rewarded...

Ep 67: Ask Kristina! (Kristina Rose, Jodi Taylor and Peter Warren)

Please welcome the very first guests of Yoshi Didn't back to the show! It's been about a year - and adult superstar Kristina Rose is even funnier, Adult Video News editor Peter Warren is still informative and amusing (Peter’s turning into a fantastic podcaster himself), and our new guest, Jodi Taylor, is delightful. We talked about cosplay, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Kristina's no-bullshit advice for up-and-coming adult starlet Jodi! Please support and follow them: Kristina Rose:...

Ep 66: Profiles in Yuuki (Aiko Tanaka, Rick Hall & Yoshi)

After some small talk, Aiko Tanaka, Rick Hall and I jumped into the meat of our conversation about Ms Ikumi Yoshimatsu, the first Japanese woman to win the Miss International title - and her ordeals after she refused to signed with a mob-connected talent agency in Japan. Watch her brave public speech at the link below. We also spoke of the importance of “gai-atsu” (foreign pressure) and briefly discussed Jake Adelstein's Japan Times piece. I sincerely urge all of you to join the petition to figh...

Ep 65: Eazy E and Cool Hand Nick!

Denmark never ceases to amaze me. Their incredible hospitality, a great sense of humor and the humane pragmatism to deal with the terrible problems of drug addiction. I just love Denmark! So much so that, even though I am not known for my passion for music, I found myself blown away by the wild musical output of Nicholas Kvaran aka Nick Coldhands! (My friend Unnar Theodorsson was kind enough to introduce us.) Nick is an old school hip-hop DJ and producer. Earlier in his career, he was heavily in...

Ep 64: Charlotte in Wonderland!

This week we are delighted to feature Ms. Charlotte Steggz! She is a blogger, translator, standup comedienne and kawaii cat-lover. Originally from the UK, she lived and studied in Japan; young Charlotte was intrigued by Japanese culture, and this fascination exposed her to many adventures through her knack for learning languages. So much so that, after deciding to exit the Land of the Rising Sun following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster, she moved to Frankfurt, Germany and became...

Ep 63: Proxy's Glorious Adventures!

Fun-loving sex kitten Proxy Paige is back again! This time we talked about Proxy's experiences with her friend Dave's website, gloryholeswallow.com , and discussed other colorful characters in the adult business. Enjoy! Support Proxy's project: http://offbeatr.com/project/proxy-infiltrates-europe-56347973241

Ep 62: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Tilson!

Please enjoy the new episode of Yoshi Didn't podcast, this time with Professor Sean Tilson. Sean is a postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden. By the way, KTH, the MIT of Sweden, is also the alma mater of Dolph Lundgren! Yes, that Lundgren! (Lundgren as Ivan Drago [to Rocky]: "I must break you.") Anyway, never mind about my digression. Sean’s a terrific mathematician and fun conversationalist. We met right after my standup show at the Big Ben club in S...

Ep 61: Proxy Infiltrates Europe

Pls support fun loving Proxy Paige's project! http://offbeatr.com/project/proxy-infiltrates-europe-56347973241

Ep 60: The Wolff of Istedgade Street

My comedy compatriot and friend, Jonathan Wolff Cohen, is our guest this week on the Yoshi Didn't podcast. He was instrumental in acquiring my previous guests (Episode 55: Michael Lodberg Olsen and Episode 56: Joergen Kjaer) in Denmark; Jonathan was able to get Mr. Olsen on the show because he’d previously volunteered helping the addicts of Istegade Street via Olsen's "Illegal" organization. I first met Jonathan through our mutual comedy buddy Jason Rouse (Episode 35) as Jonathan produces many g...

Ep 59: Out of The Box Podcast (Rosie Tran)

Let’s welcome another fantastic guest to the show - my longtime friend and very talented comedian, Rosie Tran. If there's a group of people who can endure torment and take it with a smile, it's the delightful Vietnamese! Rosie exemplifies that: Tough, kind and shrewd. One thing I’ve learned about Rosie is that she can do anything. She has accomplished so much in the ten years I've known her: Rosie’s a successful standup comedian, actress, scriptwriter and savvy investor (did I mention she's Viet...

Ep 58: New Girl on the Block (Aiko Tanaka)

Check out our first episode of 2014, my conversation with standup comedienne and actress Aiko Tanaka. Originally from Tokyo, she is a familiar face on the comedy scene in Los Angeles. Here she tells us the very amusing story of why she first moved to

Ep 57: The Ruler of Valhahalla (Al Pitcher)

This week we explore the Swedish comedy scene with Sweden's best male standup comedian, Al Pitcher, a Kiwi from London. After seeing him perform at Upsala University (where he murdered the audience), I asked Al if he wouldn’t mind doing my podcast. He turned out to be exactly the guy Adeel Faqih (@AdeelFaqih) told me he was - a very funny, professional and gracious man. He spoke of his childhood in England and about growing up in New Zealand. We discussed some of his earlier struggles in standup...

Ep 56: Our Man in Copenhagen (Joergen Kjaer)

This is the second part of our Danish holiday episode. After a communication mix-up created by me, I was finally able to meet up with Mr. Joergen Kjaer, president of the Danish Drug Users Union, or BrugerForeningen (BF). BF was created to provide a place for drug users to help themselves, understand their rights and fight against personal isolation. Also attending the meeting was my friend Mikkel; we were both moved by the staff’s generosity and brotherhood. The BF facility helps both illegal dr...

Ep 55: ILLEGAL: “The best alternative to sucking d*** on the street” (Michael Lodberg Olsen)

Welcome to Part One of a special Danish holiday episode of Yoshi Didn't. This podcast episode deals with one of the few major issues that really drives me crazy. Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." The drug war is 100% pure insanity. We have lost the war, and we all need an alternative for this important health issue. I was very lucky to meet someone like Michael Lodberg Olsen. A social entrepreneur who has dedicated his...

Ep 54: Adeel, Mr Footballer (Addie Faqih)

Please enjoy the first episode of the Swedish series of Yoshi Didn’t! I had a talk with my new roommate, Addie Faqih, who’s a funny standup comedian as well as the owner of the best Spanish restaurant in Stockholm, La Cucaracha ( www.lacucaracha.se ). In this episode we mainly talked about his greatest passion: Football. (His team is Tottenham Hotspur FC - www.tottenhamhotspur.com .) It’s one of many conversations I plan to have with this comical Pakis...