• Listen Up! Episode 151: Mr. I's self-intro (2025 version)
    Apr 4 2025

    It's the start of a new school year, so let me re-introduce myself. Listen to hear Mr. I's self-introduction and find out more about him.

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    14 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 150: Place names
    Apr 1 2025

    Mr. I talks about differences in the names of cities and countries in English and Japanese. Why are some city names so different? Listen and find out!

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    12 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 149: Marriage and name changes
    Apr 1 2025

    Mr. I talks about changing attitudes about surname changes after marriage. Listen and find out what it's about and how Mr. I feels about it!

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    20 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 148: My language learning journey
    Mar 8 2025

    Mr. I talks about how his experiences learning foreign languages - from Spanish in high school, to Japanese in university, and now Swedish on his own.

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    18 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 147: Should everyone learn English?
    Mar 7 2025

    Mr. I talks about whether or not he thinks everyone should learn English, and if they do, how should they learn.

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    13 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 146: Name suffixes and Requests
    Mar 6 2025

    Mr. I talks about some changes in the use of Japanese recently, especially suffixes like -san, -chan, and -kun, as well as requests vs. commands.

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    12 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 145: More cats - Mame and Mu
    Sep 17 2024

    How did Mr. I and his family end up with 5 cats? Listen and hear how Mame (AKA Bean) and Mu found a home with Mr. I's family.

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    14 mins
  • Listen Up! Episode 144: Elementary days
    Sep 12 2024

    Mr. I talks about some ways elementary school in the US is different from elementary school in Japan. Listen to find out more!

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    16 mins
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