Episode 21: How to survive Japanese winters (for tourists and residents)The wind is biting, the toilet seat is a block of ice, the air is drier than over-salted jerky, and getting out of bed seems like a Herculean task. Yep, it’s winter...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 20: 2024 Film Wrap Up ＋ Picks for 2025Ante and Rachel talk about the good, the bad, and the boring of 2024 films and TV series, plus a look at 2025 films on their radar. <...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 19: Japan News! The Good, the Bad, and the SmellyWE ARE SO BACK!It’s been awhile since Ante and Rachel were able to get together and record, but the wait is over and we’r...

Episode 18: HalloweenHalloween!!! That ghoulish time of year.  Strange things happening in The Waiting Room Studio as Rachel is Missing??Join Ante & a special guest as they talk about Halloween in Japan & touch on a few...

Episode 17: City Pop, it’s a whole 𝒱𝐼𝐵𝐸Brat summer is over, besties. Time to get into your city pop era! Feeling nostalgic for the 80s? Looking for some mellow vibes and funky bass lines? Ante and Rachel have the cure as they discuss th...

Welcome to You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.Today’s film: Deadpool and WolverineWe reviewed the trailer and this was one summer film we HAD to see! Delightfully irreverent, f...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 16: Trying Japanese Emergency Rations (with ASMR!)We’ve got new microphones, baby girl, and what better way to try them out than chowing down on some Japanese emergency ration...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 15: Surviving Japanese SummersBlistering heat and sweltering humidity all set to the soundtrack of screaming cicadas. Ah, summer in Japan. Ante and Rachel’s (mostly) helpful t...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 14: Japanese News Segment Special 3Join Ante and Rachel for a Japanese news roundup including going to extreme measures to fix a problem (and having it backfire magnificently)...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ: ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ(ɴᴏᴛ) ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡWelcome to You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.Today’s film: Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaJoin diehard Mad Max fan Ante and Mad Max novice...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 13: Weird Foods (Part 2)This week, we’re talking weird Japanese foods from well-known oddities nattō and red bean paste, to lesser known (but even more bizarre) fish sperm sacs,...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 12: Weird Foods (Part 1)This week, we’re talking food that is considered pretty normal in Australia and the US, but really weird in Japan in our two-part weird food episode! D...

In this very special on location episode, we talk to a pillar of the Hiroshima community, co-founder of Get Hiroshima and Jizo Hat, PaulWalsh! Join us as we discuss marathons, never underestimating nine-year-olds, hitting the wall, 𝘫𝘶𝘯 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ: ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ(ɴᴏᴛ) ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡWelcome to You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.Today’s film: Dune (Part 2)The highly anticipated second installment in the sci-fi ep...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 10: Japanese News Segment Special 2Our top stories tonight: schoolyard smack down, why we can’t have nice things in Kyoto, tourist taxes, gogo dancing for diversity, unconvent...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 9: HanamiAh, the ephemeral beauty of the cherry blossoms: everyone’s favorite excuse to day drink since days of yore 🌸 Grab your favorite tall boy beers and blue tarps and joi...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 8: If you stay ready, ain’t got to get ready! Disaster preparedness in Japan A short 30-min chat about staying prepared for earthquakes and more in Ja...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟEpisode 7: Japanese News Segment SpecialJoin former pageant queen Ante and certified news anchor Rachel as they talk national and local news in Japan from coffee crime to ca...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟWe’re back! Join Ante and Rachel for a 30-minute quick catchup chat where we discuss what we’ve been up to during our absence and get back into the groove with a brand new 𝒸𝓁𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒷𝑜𝒶𝓇𝒹 ✨<...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ: ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ(ɴᴏᴛ) ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡWelcome to a new segment of The Waiting Room: You Can(not) Review, where we look at full-length feature films and give our two cents.Today’s film: Rebel Moon, Part One: A ...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟHappy holidays! This week we’re talking Christmas in Japan, Australia, and the US, including holiday food favorites, memories of Christmas past, and…crabs?! 🦀Join us in the (very fest...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟThere are a lot of stereotypes when it comes to Japanese office culture, but are they stereotypes for a reason or complete fabrication? Find out in this week’s episode of the Wai...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟDo you remember your first time…in Japan?Well, we do (sort of, with the help of the Internet anyway).Find out about Ante and Rachel’s very different first v...

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴄʜᴇʟDo you remember your first time…in Japan? Well, we do (sort of, with the help of the Internet anyway).Find out about Ante and Rachel’s very different first visits ...

Welcome to The Waiting Room!! From Hiroshima City Japan!Our first episode of many.  A lay back chat with Rachel & Ante about who they are, how they met.  Also about the podcast which will mainly centre around Japan & t...