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08. Smells Like Fireworks (Jayson Chun // Tatsuro Yamashita)

Dr. Jayson Chun, Japanese and Korean pop culture professor, sits down with us to talk about why city pop resonates with Western listeners, CM songs, and Tatsuro's work with Charles Calello.

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  Coming soon from Maximum Fun: Primer

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  01. Crying in the Club (Linda Marigliano // Miki Matsubara)

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  02. Gravy Is Shaped Like a Heart (Devendra Banhart // Yasuko Agawa)

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  03. I Hate the City (Patrick St. Michel // Taeko Onuki)

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  04. Very 94.7 The Wave (Dam-Funk // Hiroshi Sato)

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  05. Nature Speaks Simply (UMI // Seiko Matsuda)

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  06. Missed Connections (Mark "Frosty" McNeill // Yukihiro Takahashi)

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  07. They Lied to Us (Oscar Montoya // Anri)

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  09. Music for the Dirt Roads (Wyatt Cenac // Tome Asagami)

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  10. Frogs, Insects, Birds, Harry (Pearl & The Oysters // Haruomi Hosono & …

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  That's a Wrap! For Now

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  11. What We Learned (Christian & Yosuke)

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  Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA

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  12. What We Slept On (teaser)