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Why’s everybody going to Japan?

9/11/2026 • 50 min

A Japanese listener gets so many houseguests she starts a spreadsheet to try to figure out what's going on. Why has American tourism to Japan gotten so out of control? The story of a government plot. Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. by Roland Kelts Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by W. David Marx Become a premium subscriber! Play episode

The Killing of the Gaza Chef
The Chosen One
A road trip through the data center debate
The machines are learning… to do crimes?
What’s in your cocaine and the questions Search Engine CAN’T answer
How to pursue excellence … in noodles (unlocked bonus)
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? Pt. 2 (classic)
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? Pt. 1 (classic)
A Strange Voyage
Why doesn’t anybody come to my parties?
Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret? (classic)
Why do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?
Presenting: Family Lore
The many lives of Taiwan
Why are people excited about nuclear power again?
What if the cemetery goes out of business? (classic)
Where’s the best free restaurant bread in America?
The Cost of War
What we got wrong about GLP-1s
The Trial of the Driverless Car
Are you a good driver?
Odd Lots x Search Engine
Mysteries of Claude
Why don’t we eat people? (classic)
How Peptides Conquered the Internet
Are flushable wipes actually flushable?
The Venezuelan Curse (Part 2)
The Venezuelan Curse (Part 1)
The Fediverse Experiment
Heavyweight x Search Engine
A Perfectly Average Anomaly
Unlocked: The State of Search Engine 2025
What's the best phone to do crimes on? (classic)
How to talk (or not talk) politics at family holidays
Colossus 2
Colossus 1
An Anthropology of Gooners
America vs. China
The Rage in the Cage
Cocomelon For Adults
Talk Easy x Search Engine
Is my favorite new TV show this year a ripoff?
The Obituary
How does a rationalist make a baby?
A Dubai Chocolate theory of the internet
Are microplastics really a problem?
What does it feel like to believe in God? (classic)
The Cuddly Killer (classic)
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 2 (classic)

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