Pumpkin’s Monologue

#047 What Keeps Me on Track 22.03.2026 6:22 ↓

I’ll talk about my weaknesses and how I deal with them every day.

#046 Bear attacks in Japan 28.12.2025 6:11 ↓

I’m scared of bear attacks. Especially when a bear was seen near my house…

#045 Crash Landing on You 19.10.2025 11:34 ↓

I love k dramas. Crash Landing on You is one of the most popular drama, and I also was drawn into it. I just have to talk about it!

#044 Upper House Election 30.08.2025 5:12 ↓

The other day, the Upper House Election was held, and Sanseito made a great progress. But there is another battle waiting going on…

#043 The bus driver shortage in Nagano 22.03.2025 7:35 ↓

The two major bus companies are reducing the number of buses and routes, causing serious problems for people in the area, including my daughter.

#042 A murder in Nagano 26.01.2025 6:40 ↓

There was a horrible incident where I live—in the countryside where such incident is very rare.

#041 Sleep Deprivation 04.01.2025 4:53 ↓

I don’t sleep a lot. I want to change my lifestyle for my health.

#040 My Entrance Exam 10.11.2024 6:55 ↓

It happened about 40 years ago, and things have completely changed since then, but nevertheless, I’d like to share my experience nostalgically.

#039 Inclusions of transgender people in sports 26.10.2024 5:35 ↓

I am a big fan of The Joe Rogan Experience, a huge Podcast. One of the episodes featured Riley Gaines, and I learned about this issue for the first time.

#038 Wearing makeup 06.10.2024 5:44 ↓

I don’t usually wear makeup. I hope it will be more acceptable in the future.

#037 My Dopamine menu,focused on food 08.09.2024 6:58 ↓

Dopamine menu is a recent trend on TikTok. I thought it’s about food, but it was not. So why don’t I make my own Dopamine menu, focused on food?

#036 My 3rd, 4th, and 5th languages 25.08.2024 9:00 ↓

I like learning foreign languages. Not seriously, but just for fun. They are Chinese, Russian, and Korean.

#035 Euthanasia 16.08.2024 6:10 ↓

I read an article about a woman who ended her life in Switzerland. Do you think Japan should legalize euthanasia? This is my opinion.

#034 My favorite social media platform 06.08.2024 7:43 ↓

Some platforms are not for me, but I like some platforms.

#033 My summer vacation 31.07.2024 4:22 ↓

My summer vacation didn’t go as planned…

#032 My favorite things to do 19.04.2024 5:57 ↓

Like many other Podcasters, I try to list up my favorite things to do.

#031 My favorite anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 25.02.2024 6:24 ↓

My recent obsession is this anime and I really look forward to Friday!

#030 Winter vacation 2024 18.02.2024 4:43 ↓

The New Year holiday started with horrible earthquake…

#029 My recent obsession 26.11.2023 6:18 ↓

I’ve never imagined that I got obsessed with K pop idol group. Stray kids is my obsession, and Hwang Hyunjin is my bias.

#028 Cash on delivery scam 14.10.2023 4:35 ↓

We fell victim to this scam recently. Be careful!

#027 fireworks noise 20.09.2023 5:43 ↓

Fireworks are enjoyable, but for some people, they are something stressful.

#026 Four-day work week 09.09.2023 3:48 ↓

Some companies started 4-day work week.

#025 NIPT-2 21.08.2023 4:39 ↓

The continuation of Episode #023, as a mother of daughter with Down Syndrome.

#024 Death penalty 19.08.2023 4:41 ↓

Mor than 80% Japanese people support death penalty. I stand against it, and I’ll give you some reasons.

#001 Why I started this Podcast 10.08.2023 2:10 ↓

Hi. I’m a Japanese. I’m trying to improve my English. There is a reason. Today, I’ll explain the reason why I study English and why I started this Podcast.