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Just Passing Through Podcast

Step into "Just Passing Through," the podcast that chronicles my Yorkshireman adventures navigating the maze of Japanese life. No guarantees of laughter, but we promise a healthy dose of raised eyebrows and bemused chuckles.In each episode, we"ll explore the quirky intersections of cultures, from attempting to decipher the intricacies of local customs to introducing Japan to the wonders of a proper brew. It"s a podcast where culture shock meets dry Yorkshire wit – a journey through the everyday

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24:03

Samuel Cocking ~ The Merchant who Changed Japan

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2025/03/12

Send us a text Episode 184 The story of Samuel Cocking is one of ambition, innovation, and an unbreakable connection between a foreigner and a rapidly changing Japan. In the wake of the Meiji Restoration, as the country opened its doors to the West, a young British-Australian merchant saw not only opportunity but the promise of a new future—one built on modernization, industry, and cultural exchange. From his early ventures in Yokohama to his remarkable acquisition of Enoshima, Cocking’s life...

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21:14

William Poole ~ The Butcher of the Five Points

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2025/03/08

Send us a text Episode 183 William Poole ~ The Butcher of the Five Points New York City, March 8th 1855. The streets of Lower Manhattan are a battleground of politics, power, and blood. At the heart of it all is William Poole—a gang leader, a prizefighter, a political enforcer, and a man whose very name struck fear into his enemies.That man is about to draw his last. Born into a butcher’s family, Poole carved out his own empire, not with a cleaver but with his fists and his ruthless ambition....

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11:52

Samuel Sharpe ~ The Man Who Freed Jamaica

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2025/03/05

Send us a text Episode 182 “I would rather die upon yonder gallows than live in slavery.” Jamaica, 1831. A colony built on the backs of the enslaved, where the weight of oppression had long simmered beneath the surface. But in the shadows of the sugarcane fields, a man was preparing to ignite the flames of freedom. His name was Samuel Sharpe. A preacher, an orator, a visionary—Sharpe was no ordinary rebel. He did not raise a sword, nor did he seek bloodshed. Instead, he wielded words, faith, ...

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20:48

Hugo Glass ~ Left for Dead

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2025/03/01

Send us a text Episode 181 The American frontier was a land where life balanced on a knife’s edge—where nature was as brutal as it was beautiful, and survival was never guaranteed. Among the countless men who ventured into this unforgiving wilderness, few left behind a story as remarkable as Hugh Glass. His name has drifted between fact and legend—a man who defied death, crawling hundreds of miles through hostile terrain after a brutal bear attack, driven by the instinct to survive and the bi...

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14:38

Eric Bristow ~ The Crafty Cockney

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2025/02/24

Send us a text Episode 180 An absolute guilty pleasure.I've been waiting to produce this episode for a while now,but saved it as a tribute to 'The King of the Oche' for Episode 'ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY!!!!' Eric Bristow was one of the most beloved and iconic figures in the world of darts. Known as "The Crafty Cockney," he revolutionized the sport with his skill, charisma, and unforgettable presence. Bristow won five World Darts Championships, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest player...

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18:16

Charlie Watts ~ The Stone that didn’t Roll.

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2025/02/20

Send us a text Episode 179 Behind the thunder of Keith Richards’ riffs and the swagger of Mick Jagger’s vocals, there was always one steady, unshakable force—Charlie Watts. As the quiet heartbeat of The Rolling Stones, Watts was never the loudest member of the band, nor the most flamboyant. But without him, the world’s greatest rock and roll band wouldn’t have been the same. A jazz lover at heart, Watts brought a sense of swing and sophistication to rock music that set the Stones apart. His d...

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18:55

The Last Goodison Park Merseyside Derby

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2025/02/15

Send us a text Episode 178 Goodison Park has been Everton's cherished home since 1892, making it one of the oldest purpose-built football stadiums in the world. Over the years, it's witnessed countless memorable moments, including hosting an FA Cup Final and serving as a venue during the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The stadium's intimate and electric atmosphere has made Merseyside derbies particularly special, with fans packed close to the action, creating an unforgettable experience. In a thr...

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15:54

David Hockney ~ Poolside Revolutionist

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2025/02/11

Send us a text Episode 177 David Hockney has spent a lifetime looking. At people, at landscapes, at the way light bounces off water, at the possibilities of paint, pencil, and pixels. Few artists have ever been so restless, so endlessly curious. And yet, his journey—the journey that took him from a working-class childhood in Bradford to the sun-drenched swimming pools of California and back to the wild, rolling landscapes of Yorkshire—is one of both movement and return. This is not just the s...

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18:03

Robert Frost ~ Roads Taken and Untaken

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2025/02/08

Send us a text Episode 176 "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood… and with those words, Robert Frost carved his name into the heart of American poetry. A man of quiet strength and unwavering vision, Frost captured the beauty and the burden of choice, the weight of time, and the whisper of the New England landscape in every line he wrote. But beyond the pastoral charm of his verse lay a life of ambition, tragedy, and resilience—a life spent wandering the roads of literature, loss, and legacy.&n...

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11:03

Tome Tomiya - The Last Teahouse

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2025/02/01

Send us a text Episode 175 During World War II, Tome Tomiyama ran a small teahouse where young kamikaze pilots spent their final nights before their fateful missions. With warmth and quiet strength, she lightened their last moments and took on the heartbreaking duty of delivering their final letters to their families. Decades later, when she passed away in 1992, an outpouring of gratitude followed from the families of the fallen. This episode explores her quiet but profound role in history—...

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18:51

Irena Sendler - The Heart of Zegota

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2025/01/26

Send us a textEpisode 174In the darkest days of World War II, when the Nazi regime sought to erase entire communities, one woman defied them—not with weapons, but with courage, deception, and an unbreakable will. Irena Sendler was an ordinary social worker who became an extraordinary hero, risking everything to smuggle Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. She did this under the watchful eyes of the Gestapo, using clever disguises, secret codes, and sheer nerve.Arrested, tortured, and sen...

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11:57

Takeji Asano - The Woodblock Master

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2025/01/18

Send us a textEpisode 173Takeji Asano, born in 1900 in Kyoto, Japan, was a masterful woodblock print artist whose works continue to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide. His journey into the world of art began at the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and Crafts, from which he graduated in 1919. Eager to refine his skills, he furthered his studies at the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting, completing his education in 1923. During this period, Asano was mentored by Tsuchida Bakusen, a disting...

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13:33

Jimmy Carters’ 1994 Pyongyang Trip.

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2025/01/13

Send us a textEpisode 172In June of 1994, with tensions escalating on the Korean Peninsula, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter undertook a bold mission to Pyongyang, North Korea. At the time, the world was teetering on the brink of crisis as North Korea threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, sparking fears of a potential war. Carter, acting as a private citizen, crossed the heavily fortified DMZ into uncharted diplomatic territory.Over three tense days, Carter met d...

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23:29

Anna Nicole Smith

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2025/01/06

Send us a textEpisode 171Anna Nicole Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967, in Mexia, Texas—a small, working-class town where dreams often seemed just out of reach. Raised by her mother, Virgie Mae Tabers, a local sheriff’s deputy, Vickie’s early life was shaped by a mix of discipline and hardship. Her father, Donald Hogan, left the family early, leaving her mother to raise her largely on her own.As a child, Vickie was energetic and spirited, a bright light in an otherwise qui...

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27:29

Kurt Cobain

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2025/01/01

Send us a textEpisode 170You’re born into a world you don’t quite fit into. Aberdeen, Washington—blue-collar, gray skies, a town where dreams don’t stretch much further than the sawmill. You’re just a kid, quiet and sensitive, drawing pictures and listening to music. Then your parents split, and it shatters something inside you. You start to feel like you don’t belong anywhere—not at home, not at school, not in your own skin.But then you hear music. The Beatles at first, then punk rock—loud, ...

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34:20

Anthony Bourdain

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2024/12/23

Send us a textEpisode 169Anthony Bourdain never just sat at the table; he burned it, flipped it over, and wrote a damn good story about it. A chef, a traveler, a provocateur, and a poet of the unsanitized world, Bourdain ripped through life with a cigarette in one hand and a pen in the other. He wasn’t born into greatness; he clawed his way through the grime of dish pits and the drudgery of New York kitchens until his 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential, dropped like a Molotov cocktail in the s...

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24:58

Sanity and All That it Brings.

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2024/12/14

Send us a textEpisode 168Ah, sweet freedom. One glorious month to sit back and savor the exquisite schadenfreude of being off while others toil away in the fluorescent-lit trenches of workplace misery. For eight long months, you’ve endured the delicate ballet of navigating normal coworkers—a refreshing upgrade from the Kafkaesque nightmare that was four years with the Worst People Ever™. Who were they? Sociopaths masquerading as team players? Passive-aggressive micromanagers? Coffee-stealing ...

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12:10

Zhang Qian - Road Builder

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2024/11/12

Send us a textEpisode 167Zhang Qian was an explorer, diplomat, and a pivotal figure in ancient Chinese history, known especially for his role in establishing the Silk Road, the legendary trade route that connected China to the West. His life and career unfolded during the Han Dynasty, specifically under the rule of Emperor Wu, one of China’s most influential rulers. Born around 195 BCE in Chenggu, in present-day Shaanxi Province, Zhang Qian started his career in the Han court and quickly gain...

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20:07

Hugh Thompson Jr - Against Orders

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2024/11/05

Send us a textEpisode 166Hugh Thompson Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1943. He grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, nurtured by his upbringing in a small Southern town. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and then the Army, eventually becoming a helicopter pilot with the rank of Warrant Officer. By 1968, Thompson was stationed in Vietnam, flying reconnaissance missions and transporting wounded soldiers from the battlefield.Now, let’s fast forward to March 16, 1968—the day of the My ...

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18:57

Louis Zamperini - WW2's Most Resilient POW

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2024/10/28

Send us a textEpisode 165Louis Zamperini’s life was a remarkable journey from Olympic fame to wartime survival and beyond. Born in 1917 to Italian immigrants in California, he was a rebellious kid who discovered his talent for running, becoming a track star and earning a spot on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. In Berlin, his stunning final lap in the 5,000 meters even caught the attention of Adolf Hitler, who requested to meet the young athlete. But just as Zamperini’s athletic career was taking ...

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