In this episode, we talk about a few American traditions with New Years, as well as a few random stories about life as always. Happy new year! Bookmark Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:18 TV Interview Story 11:02 New Years Resolution 23:10 What we did on New Years Eve

In this episode, we talk about Christmas and many details about Santa Claus! Bookmark Chapters: 00:00 Start 01:21 Who is Santa? 08:47 Stockings and Chimneys 12:41 The Real Santa 18:00 KFC in Japan 20:51 Culture has no right/wrong

My birthday is almost here! So in this episode we'll be talking about birthday culture in the US, along with a few personal birthday stories. Bookmark Chapters: 00:00 Start 04:02 8th Birthday Party 17:11 Chuck E Cheese 31:49 My favorite birthday toy 37:32 Bop it YouTube video

In this episode, I talk about a few stories related to gym class! Chapter bookmarks: 00:00 Start 01:46 Gym class 06:09 High school gym class 06:48 High school gym class (mailman) 10:28 High school gym teacher hated me 16:12 Gym teacher hated me and then loved me

In this episode, we'll talk about a few phrases you can use for when someone eats too much. Chapter bookmarks: 00:00 Start 01:11 Food coma 11:16 Food baby 17:03 Asian relatives make you eat a lot 26:09 Pizza in Japan

In this episode, we talk about three English phrases that I recommend: win-win, lose-lose, and nothing to lose. Try using it! Bookmark Chapters: 00:00 Start 04:16 Win-win 10:06 Lose-lose 17:19 Nothing to lose

In this episode, I'll be telling you about some weird ways to save money! As always, these will be told in a story format, and this podcast is for practicing English, not for real financial advice! So remember to do your research online before actually doing anything! Chapter Bookmarks: 00:00 Intro 02:25 At home 09:15 Phone and apps 19:00 Random stuff and closing out

Thanksgiving is an American holiday, which is mostly about food! Today we'll be talking about what you do on Thanksgiving, the history, and also Black Friday and Cyber Monday! Bookmark Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:17 What does Thanksgiving mean today? 04:10 History 09:13 My Thanksgiving from UC Berkeley 19:52 Cyber Monday

In this episode, we'll be talking about a recent BB gun battle event that I went to. I'll tell you about how fun it was, how much it hurt, and also try to explain the rules of the game, all in my easy-to-understand Kuli English. Bookmark chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:15 What is an airsoft gun 12:38 Rules of the game 20:05 Board game rules are a good test of language skills

In this episode, we'll be playing a Guess the Accent Game with Mare! I'll play an audio clip donated by a viewer/listener/friend, and then we'll see if Mare can guess the accent! To find out more about Mare the actress, including her original show in December, see her Instagram page! @behope_bemare

In this episode, we chat with Mare, a theater actress based in Tokyo! She shares how she began acting as a child, how she fell in love with musical theater, and how she became fluent in English. Mare will also be performing a new original show in early December 2025 — check out her Instagram @behope_bemare for details!

In this episode, we talk about dreams. There are two main meanings to dream, one being the dream that you see when you sleep, and the other being a big goal that you have. In this episode, we talk about both! Bookmark chapters: 00:00 Beginning 00:15 Real start 03:18 Dreams (sleeping) 09:42 My own dream (sleeping) 19:34 Controlling dreams (sleeping) 24:04 Dreams (goals)

In this episode, we'll be talking about my recent trip to Okinawa, including stories about the new amusement park Junglia, pretending to be a Japanese person who can't speak English, and also a conversation about superpowers! Bookmark chapters: 00:00 Intro Music 01:50 Junglia 15:55 Pretending to be Japanese to practice English 29:23 If you could have a superpower, what would it be? 40:07 The most useless superpower

In this episode, I will be reading an original short story that I wrote, called Timmy the Tofu Salesman. As always, I will be speaking with Kuli English Level, with pauses and explanations for hard words. Bookmarks: 00:00 Start 03:38 Start of the story 09:20 Timmy's Date 15:00 End of Timmy's Date 23:21 Story Summary

In this episode, we talk about six commonly used phrases about time. There will be about 15 minutes of explanation of those phrases, so if you already know those phrases, feel free to skip directly to the next chapter, "Real examples from Chris's life" Chapter bookmarks: 00:00 Start 03:37 English phrases about time 17:13 Real examples from Chris's life 24:14 Me and Japanese 30:40 Ways to study

In this episode, I talk about my experience with drawing, something I'm really bad at. As always, I'll be talking about true stories from my life, both as a kid in the US and as an adult in Japan. Bookmark chapters: 00:00 Start 02:06 Little Chris was bad at art 07:30 Middle school 12:36 They don't believe that I'm actually bad 19:01 Recent art class 25:12 Deep talking about zooming out 33:25 Summary

In this episode, I talk about a summer camp I went to for music and writing called Quartz Mountain. As always, there will be silly stories, like throwing Cheetos at spiders and hiding a laptop underneath my pillow for two weeks. Chapter bookmarks: 00:00 Start 02:46 What is Quartz Mountain? 05:00 Application process 08:26 Making up a story: ants 12:16 Typical day 18:14 Throwing Cheetos at a spider 22:47 Secret laptop 25:55 When you fail at something

In this episode, we have an interview with Eriko, a freelance hair stylist in Tokyo. Eriko's Instagram is @ericolor_19870328. All video, sound, and editing for this episode was done by Oikawa san, his Instagram is @basperfilms Chapter bookmarks: 00:00 Start 02:26 The what button 04:01 Why did you become a hair stylist? 10:15 How was New York? 13:17 My old bird watching boss 14:53 Why did you come back to Japan? 15:51 What's the worst part about New York? 16:49 Chris got scared in New York 1...

In this episode, we talk about a few differences between everyday life in Japan vs. the US, including food, hangouts, friends, and language. As mentioned near the end of this episode, here is the link to The Tokyo Talks blog post about Kuli English Podcast: https://www.thetokyotalk.com/post/mic-on-thoughts-in-motion-chris-jeng Contents: 00:00 Start 07:20 Food 28:34 Hangouts and friends 37:07 Language

What does awkward mean? In this story, we'll be covering four of my real life stories about feeling awkward! Contents: 00:00 Start 04:28 Ticket gate story 08:02 Sushi story 17:33 Date story 29:10 21 guns story