Matt Bigelow

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Podcasts and self-produced music from Tokyo. AI trends from Tokyo, Asia News Analysis, Odd Japanese Items, and documenting the rising conflict in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Japan Wut 96 "AI Lingerie"

Japan WUT? 49 "The Big One"

Matt and Michael (https://instagram.com/onetwenty360?) discuss the 10 years marking the 3.11 Fukushima Disaster, cultural differences, anal swabs, and cafe drinking drunk girls in the state of emergency in Japan.

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Japan WUT? 39 "The Tweet of Defeat" feat. Ron Reid


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After reviewing a strange dog product, Matt and Mike compare state-run vs. activist SJW coverage of PM Shinzo Abe Stepping down due to illness (symptoms covered in the show).

Ron Reid calls in to talk about his outreach work in Tokyo helping the homeless get back on their feet with a program called First Fruits (https://www.facebook.com/firstfruitsministry).

We finish the show with Elon Musk's robot pigs vs. a new Japanese flying car.

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Japan WUT? Podcast 31 "Film Festival Champion" feat. Elliot Grove


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Elliot Grove is the founder of the Raindance Film Festival (www.raindance.org/festival), one of the top Film Festivals in the world. In this podcast he talks about spirit, drive, entrepreneurs, art, and how to shift and manage a festival in an era of unprecedented change both digitally, and pandemically. There’s also some juicy behind the scenes gossip.

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Host: Matt Bigelow /// Co-Host Mike Rogers

Guest: Elliot Grove

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Japan WUT? Podcast 30 "Insta-Swass"


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In this episode we discuss media tribes and changes in human behavior, as the Mike Rogers Show hit #1 on Twitter!

Uta Bataillard of GourmetPro.co calls in to discuss his new digital product that aims to connect Japanese delicacies to localized international markets.

On the back-end: FujiFilm Drugs, Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells, and Kimono Face Masks for ladies of the COVID night.

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Japan WUT? 27 "Weapons of Mass Instruction" with Mike Marrington


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This week we speak to elite drummer Mike Marrington (https://mikemarrington.weebly.com/) on his experiences supporting Japanese super-groups SMAP and SEKAI NO OWARI playing the biggest arenas in Japan, supporting the victims of the 3/11 Tsunami, and how his life has changed in the COVID Pandemic.

We have started to get Covid19 under control, but the effects will last years, if not longer. @japanwut discusses smartphone tracking measures, the (potential) Olympics cancellation, and people who try to skip on Shinkansen tickets to collect government payouts. All this plus Japanese Black Lives Matter demonstrations and more! w/music by @shamanzsounds.

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Japan WUT? 26 "No Secret Code" with Le Wagon Code Boot Camp

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5G is coming! How will Japanese life change in this new age of technology? In episode #26 of @Japanwut we talk about possible new developments when the towers go up. What can we do to keep up? We speak to Sylvain Pierre of @LeWagontokyo on bringing your coding skills up to a professional level in 9 weeks with their Japan-based courses in English. We also get into recent fundraising for our favorite music venues and how they’re progressing. All this plus Japanese twitter, Battle of the Bands, and more!
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Japan WUT? 22 "The Insiders Yoke"



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In the latest episode of Japan WUT? Podcast with Matt Bigelow & Tom Melesky #22 Tom and Matt have had just about enough of this pandemic. Food deliveries are up. Travel is down. Is a second wave coming? If so, how can we save our favorite music dive bars (and other venues like Rosso 198). We discuss how to galvanize a musical community with Mickey Acorn as well as his fundraising project for LIVE HOUSE ANGA (千葉アンガ) with Sen City Records

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Japan WUT? 19 "Telecasters!"

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Just because we are podcasting remotely does not mean we are merely "phoning it in"! Far from it -- we revamped the studio and made it Corona Compatible, friends! Jingles? Check. Music? Check. Call-in Guest Taylor Mignon from Tokyo Poetry Journal (https://www.topojo.com/)? Big Check! We talk about how Tokyo is faring with the Corona Lockdowns, Spies on Social Media, play music by Badger Line, Taylor Mignon, and Matt Bigelow releases his new song "Patio". We also cover how people react to Corona Vocabulary indicates which newspapers they read. And try to understand how the virus is affecting our global supply chain.

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Japan WUT? 18 "Corona Why-Us?"

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We begin by playing songs by "Slow Wolves Club" and "LifeGarden", then discuss alternative terminology to "Social Distancing". We then review contaminated Corona testing kits in the supply chain. Justin Sachs from More than Music (http://morethanmusic.jp/) calls in to discuss pivoting his business plan during a lockdown on fun. We then play music by Tokyo Sapiens, and discuss an AI to predict Corona's Wet Lung, Giant Pigs, and a very lucky Foolish Foreigner.

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Japan WUT? 17 "Hanami SHNANAMI!"

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Cherry Blossoms Canceled! Is the CoronaVirus Part of the Flat Earth Movement with the Big Discus Corporations Acting as Rogue Agents of the IOC to Cancel the Olympics?!?!?!

Guest Jon Heese calls in to discuss the inside baseball of his Political Career as a Foreigner in Japanese Government and how the Government is Dealing with COVID-19/Wuhan Flu. Read More About Jon here: “If you ever wanted to know how you too can become a politician”

We end the show by discussing what musicians can do to spice up their online concerts, and some of the real numbers behind the CoronaVirus Deaths -- it's not as scary as you think, but take the appropriate precautions.

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Japan WUT? 16 "Boomer Lamps"

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Boomers and their boomer lamps. Is the Wuhan Flu a Psy-Op? Japanese Olympics Representatives Get COVID-19 in Amsterdam (wink wink). Cherry Blossoms CANCELLED AFTER being DECLARED. A new song by Ryan Boiselle(https://www.facebook.com/ryan.boisselle.7). Using Coronavirus Downtime to study new music promotion on social platforms. Doing Commercials on the fly. PLUS A HOT AIR BALLOON!

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Japan WUT? 14 "Toilet Paper Pandemania 2020"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Keeping Corona Free, Indeed! Like, Subscribe, and Leave a Comment お願いします。 Matt talks about making money while not working, Tom plays a Molice song with a big hangover. Andrew Holtby of "Off Beat Photography" (Link) calls in to talk about hosting music sessions in Tokyo. So what is made in Wuhan, China, the center of the CoronaVirus rocking the world? We did the research and the amount is shocking. To end the show we play "Criminal or Not Criminal" with a bicycle man.

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Japan WUT? 13 "Just Bangin"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss how the Corona Virus is impacting the music scene and logistics. Professional Pianist Evan Wish ( https://twitter.com/EvanWishPianist) calls in from Los Angelas to talk about going from Canadian dirtbiker to being an LA pro musician, as well as how the Corona Virus is affecting his Japan Tour. Other topics included drinking, toys, and a Laudromat that has its own app for the IoT Japan Society 5.0.

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Japan WUT? 12 "Community Dictator"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. What to do with passive aggressive pedestrians peddling power moves? What about establishing a Circuit of Clubs for gaijins to tour? What is the band "Tibetan Sky" (call in from Alex from "Tibetan Sky")? What are some of the hottest upcoming shows? What did Professor Kentaro Iwata have to say about the Diamond Princess? How did the government respond? How do you keep safe? WE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS! We are Japan's number 1 podcast. Lifestyle, Art, Community, Music, and Technology. Zero Insight. Guaranteed. DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut DONATE: bitcoincash:qzks8qlxrdd3usmltcs6l7m9sqmeg8czrq4pnvgcl3

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Japan WUT? 10 "Market Interface"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss one-lunger blues musicians of 2020, Markets as Interface, What do Music Venues Expect of Musicians, Japan Society 5.0 and AI News, Foreign Crime in Japan, and follow up with a singer getting her first band together.

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Some images from the Japanese Government about their “Society 5.0” Plan

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Screenshot of ad sent to me on Facebook. What do they think I want? Do I want it? Maybe I do, but I would never wear such a thing.

Screenshot of ad sent to me on Facebook. What do they think I want? Do I want it? Maybe I do, but I would never wear such a thing.

Assembly, over.

Assembly, over.

Japan WUT? 008 -- "Take this Biotech and Shove IT"

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Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed.

The Corona Virus Rages, The Drive of Youth vs. The Process of the Aged, an Insider on 5G, And Why You Should not forge "Military" Documents. Featured Song: “Rise and Fight” by Takeshi Umemiya and the Comrades (https://www.facebook.com/takashiumemiya/)

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Japan WUT? 007 -- "This Tuna Rocks"

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007 — “This Tuna Rocks” with Mike Hannah of the Goood Things!
We discuss Influenza, Cold Pizza, AI Art, Live Venue “Crossing” at Shin-Daita. Mike Hannah of “The Goood Things” calls in to unpack the meaning of being a singer. Other topics include Music Promotion on Social Media, Aging Society, Million Dollar Tuna, North Korean Boats, and Stupid Gaijin of the Week!

Matt @MRBigelow Tom @boringgaijin

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Japan WUT? 006 | "IP Genetic Freely"

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We talk about the inner workings of Japan from a foreigner’s perspective with zero insight guaranteed. We review Wagyu Beef and the genetic laws to protect it. Plus the ups and downs of Government mandated fun, the band The Molice get played, Takashi Umemiya gets played, and AIVA.ai, an AI music creator gets played. Finally, we discuss Carlos Ghosn -- fool or mastermind? www.matthewpmbigelow.com

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Japan WUT? 5 | Holiday Fatty

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We talk about the inner-workings of Japan from a Foreigner's Perspective with Zero Insight.


Matt and Tom discuss the Christmas and the Year End in Japan. Then Utkarsh from Lil Uttu Skype's in to talk about working in an Indian startup while trying to promote his music in Japan. After that, a Conference for those that want to be left alone, and we end the show with some music news. Remember: The weight you gain this holiday season is done by your hand alone.

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Tom is @boringgaijin

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