Hokudai/Cast

Hokudai/Cast 55: Proto and Pseudo - Hands Up!

Hokudai/Cast 55 brings you Word/Play in English and Japanese using ...

Hokudai/Cast 55 brings you Word/Play in English and Japanese using the Greek root and prefix: proto- meaning 'first', and pseudo - meaning 'false.' We also bring you part two of an experiment: Text-to-Speech drama (TTSD). Our first TTSD was in...

Hokudai/Cast 54: Solar Lunacy and Prison Art by Manzi

Solar Lunacy

Hokudai/Cast 53: Harry Potter, SSC, and Mt. Paliot's

Hokudai/Cast 53 thanks the students from Fushiki High School in ...

Hokudai/Cast 53 thanks the students from Fushiki High School in Toyama for visiting us. Latin was discussed, especially the Latin found in Harry Potter. Why? Knowing Latin helps us improve our English vocabulary. Music today is by Seattle Standard...

Hokudai/Cast 52: Stars in Words

Hokudai/Cast 52 brings you Astronomy, Astonomer, Astronaut, Astrology, and Astrologist. ...

Hokudai/Cast 52 brings you Astronomy, Astonomer, Astronaut, Astrology, and Astrologist. Plus, of course, Astro Boy. These are all related to stars and the universe - Astro. We also present you with "After the Flood" by Manji.

Hokudai/Cast 51: Migrating Food Words

Punk, a teacher, and raamen are all in Hokudai/Cast 51 ...

Punk, a teacher, and raamen are all in Hokudai/Cast 51 plus Word/Play shows us a little about words that move from one language to another without the help of translation. An experiment with Text-to-Speech and music by Kanazawa's own Mt. Paliot's...

Hokudai/Cast 50: Sympathetic Words and SSC

Hokudai/Cast 50 includes words about feelings and emotions (sympathy, antipathy, ...

Hokudai/Cast 50 includes words about feelings and emotions (sympathy, antipathy, apathy, and empathy) plus opposites and the same in Word/Play. It also has a short interview about computer-to-computer telephone services (like Skype) and music by...

Hokudai/Cast 49: Why Study Chinese in China?

Hokudai/Cast 49 has three interviews with people studying Chinese in ...

Hokudai/Cast 49 has three interviews with people studying Chinese in China. We interview a woman from Korea, a man from France, and another woman from Japan. Also, we talk about habitats and inhabitants on Word/Play. The music is "Wakare-Sake" by Mt....

Hokudai/Cast 48: SpringTime for Manzi

Hokudai/Cast 48 has four interviews with four juniors about their ...

Hokudai/Cast 48 has four interviews with four juniors about their spring time plans: vacation starts soon and they are all off to different places to do different things. Plus, one junior talks about Skype. Finally, we have "Lava" by Manzi, an indies...

Hokudai/Cast 47: Biblio, Audio, and Music!

Hokudai/Cast 47 is about reading (newspapers, manga, and novels) and ...

Hokudai/Cast 47 is about reading (newspapers, manga, and novels) and Word/Play. Word/Play has 'audio,' 'phile,' and 'biblio.' And a little Spanish thrown in for seasoning. We have a song by Seattle Standard Cafe called 'Kata-machi Baby.' Kata-machi is...

Hokudai/Cast 46: Indies Music and Snowboarding

Hokudai/Cast 46 is about music and snowboarding. Plus Rumiko will ...

Hokudai/Cast 46 is about music and snowboarding. Plus Rumiko will sing a duet with herself and we will hear a Kanazawa indies band called Seattle Standard Cafe. Word/Play is about words that are used with music and we will learn how to say such...