ChatGPT made this podcast summary: Trash Taste — The Dark Side of Teaching in Japan #137
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Published: 2023-02-13 09:44:04

Hi! My name is Lisa. When I started working as a journalist, combining it with studies and family things, I left with no time for content. It breaks my heart as listening to 3-hour podcast episodes is my guilty pleasure and infinite source of new ideas. This frustration led me to an [app](https://www.eightify.app/) (Eightify) based on GPT that summarizes podcasts, lectures, and interviews with timecodes and main points.

I tested it on a few podcasts and decided to share the result with you. It seems that it’s one of the most useful tools based on AI now. However, the app is still not perfect, so I edited the summary a bit and got rid of native ads appearing in the summaries.

I share an example of what Eightify can do — a summary of [Trash Taste podcast](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&feature=shares).

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**Exploring culture in Japan through teaching English, streaming on Twitch, and discovering the power of Manga and Anime has provided unique experiences and opportunities for growth.**

[**00:00** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=0)🤔 After 10 years of teaching English in Japan, I experienced the shame of the profession but also found opportunities to become a full-time Twitch streamer.

- After teaching English in Japan for 10 years, I experienced the shame of the profession but also found opportunities to become a full-time Twitch streamer.

- Teaching English in Japan typically involves entertaining and engaging students of all ages, from toddlers to high schoolers, with songs, games, and activities.
Moving to Japan to teach English can be rewarding, with classes ranging from elementary to high school, and offering the opportunity to have conversations with students.

- In 2004, my host family in Yokohama introduced me to Japan, which was a transformative experience, and Akihabara was still a place of legend with only 3 maid cafes.

- I applied for the jet program, got to the interview phase, found a job in a beach town in western Japan, and ended up taking a bus to ibadaki on a tourist visa.

- Previous teachers lost their contracts due to inappropriate behavior, so we were hired as replacements to be aware of the rules and regulations.

[**17:34**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=1055) 🎉 After moving to Japan, I was welcomed with a brass band and found a job with a salary increase, but didn’t know the city had the highest snowfall in the nation.
After moving to Japan, I had to consolidate my life’s possessions into two suitcases, get a Japanese driver’s license, and find a car on Craigslist.

- I arrived at my new school in Japan to a grand welcoming with a brass band and a giant poster that said: “Welcome Peter.” Teachers in Japan have to learn the culture, do labor, and teach English, as many students end up in agriculture-based occupations.

- English teaching in Japan has become more mainstream in the last 10 years, but native English speakers still provide the one thing Japanese teachers don’t have: the ability to feel and know the language.

- He offered me a job with a salary increase and found me an apartment within walking distance, but I didn’t know that the city had the highest snowfall in the nation.

[**31:15**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=1875)🤔 After running out of money and time, I found a job teaching English through drama in Japan, which was demanding but rewarding with good pay and opportunities for growth.

- I worked illegally for 9 weeks in Japan, teaching English in a mall with no curriculum, and the business eventually crumbled due to the owner’s lack of business sense and gambling habits.

- I found a job teaching English through drama after running out of money and time, and the employer told me I would be a good teacher and welcomed me home.

- Teaching English in Japan can be a rewarding experience if you take it seriously and find ways to make it educational and entertaining.

- Rent in the countryside was around $100/month, but in Tokyo/Yokohama it was around $900/month, and income tax and other deductions made it difficult to make ends meet.

- Japanese work culture is demanding, with long hours, manual labor, and meetings, but the pay is good, and there are opportunities for growth.

- We discussed important topics and tried to figure out the hexadecimal.

[**46:59**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=2819) 🤔 Finding supplemental income and escaping soul-crushing jobs in Japan can be difficult but rewarding.

- Finding a supplemental income outside of teaching English in Japan can help make life more enjoyable and rewarding.

- Teaching English in Japan can vary from following a curriculum to creating your own, and students are usually well-behaved, but there are some schools with more challenging students.

- Foreigners teaching English in Japan are often made to feel replaceable and not valued as part of the team.

- Teachers in Japan are required to rotate out of their school every 6–7 years, and foreign teachers have little agency in where they are placed.

- Someone ghosted their job in Tokyo due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving their furniture behind and taking one of the last flights out.

- Sometimes people in Japan need to escape their soul-crushing jobs, and the process of renting an apartment is difficult due to people leaving without notice.

[**01:06:42**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=4002) 🤩 I took advantage of unique experiences and opportunities, and now I’m a full-time streamer after taking a nine year break from the internet.

- I got to be an extra in a movie in Japan, an extra in a furniture commercial, and I created a character for the baseball movie, all while getting paid and eating and drinking for free.

- I got a modeling job after talking to the sales staff about baseball and my French skills, despite feeling nervous and out of place.

- I got a job modeling for a punching bag and doing voice acting for a cult, both of which I got through unexpected opportunities.

- I had to read a script in nine different voices, including Jesus and Santa, to represent all religions.

- Take advantage of unique experiences and opportunities, even if it means making a bad decision, as it will make for a good story, and you may get something out of it.

- I took a nine year break from the internet but eventually found my way back to streaming on Twitch, and now I’m a full-time streamer.

[**01:28:06**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=5286) 🤗 Streaming on Twitch provides an interactive experience to connect and have fun while also learning to take the good and bad feedback that comes with it.

- Hitomi was streaming Fortnite on Twitch, and Kobe’s stream inspired the speaker to get back into streaming.

- Twitch provides a platform to recreate the fun of game nights and LAN parties from the past.

- We would have game nights with four TVs connected, two cases of soda, and 250–260 cans in the fridge, lasting from 7:30am to 7:30pm for 18 months.

- Twitch provides an interactive experience that allows people to connect and have fun, creating a “friendship simulator” and a platform for performance.

- I realized I have choice to be negative or find the positive in my experiences.

- Putting yourself out there on the internet can be rewarding, but also comes with the territory of receiving good and bad feedback.

[**01:37:21**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=5842)🤔 Anime was once considered taboo but has since become more accepted and is now enjoyed by many people thanks to the internet.

- People discovered anime through Toonami, VHS tapes, and the internet, with Ninja Scroll being the first anime to blow people’s minds.

- In the 90s, anime was looked down upon, and people were ashamed to admit they watched it, but it gained more acceptance with the release of Battle Royale.

- Anime was once considered taboo but has since become more accepted and is now enjoyed by many people.

- Friends spliced together porn VHS from Cinemax and distributed it to each other when they were 13.

- People used to have to log on to chat rooms to communicate, but now it’s easier to stay connected online.

- The internet has created a platform for people to do anything they want, with both: good and bad points.

[**01:54:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIkpMyBLY9A&t=6841) 🎮 Enjoying Pachinko and Okin, learning to be an ambassador, and discovering the power of Manga and Anime.

- This toy is a representation of anime, cartoons, and American culture, featuring characters from Naruto, Pixar, and Fate.I won a lot of money playing Pachinko and Hooked on Okin, and now I go on a yearly pilgrimage to play the games.

- I threw a dodgeball at a kid, apologized, and bought him an ice cream to make up for it.

- Playing games, eating lunches, and hearing jokes with the kids, I learned to be an ambassador and not use phrases that could be taken the wrong way.

- Manga and Anime take risks with their characters and stories that American Comics are not willing to take, creating unique and powerful stories with lasting consequences.