Darren.

Just Passing Through Podcast

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Step into 'Just Passing Through,' the podcast that chronicles my Yorkshireman adventures navigating the maze of Japanese life. No guarantees of laughter, but we promise a healthy dose of raised eyebrows and bemused chuckles. In each episode, we'll explore the quirky intersections of cultures, from attempting to decipher the intricacies of local customs to introducing Japan to the wonders of a proper brew. It's a podcast where culture shock meets dry Yorkshire wit – a journey through the everyday absurdities that make life interesting. So, if you're up for a laid-back, eyebrow-raising, and occa...

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Darren.

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Podcast website

www.risingsunenglish.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Where is All the Ginger Porn? 29.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Episode 21. Stepping out into our early 20s. All sorts are covered today. Duncan explains why,even when living in paradise it`s still possible for the World to piss you off. I mention Bradford before the 15 minute mark, obviously. Then Japanese talent agencies,Germans vs the French and WW2. We are nothing if not informative, you lucky people. As always please feel free to contact...

What 4 Letter Word is More Offensive F**k or Diet? 23.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Episode  20 !!!  Let me tell you, we are just as surprised as you are that this is still going. To say the premise was to interview Olympians and spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Games,and look how that turned out. We have been able to produce 20 episodes of this podcast. Mostly repeating ourselves with drinking,tits and trouble stories. In this episode we give ourselves a challenge t...

Yorkshire Bluntness vs Japanese Politeness. 19.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Its Getting Hot in Here! As the Sun tries to burn Japan off the face of the Earth with temps well above 40c on a regular basis, we drag our dehydrated arses into the studio for Episode 19. We talk about how Japanese Politeness and Yorkshire Directness clash. Off the cuff remarks that can end friendships forever whereas it wouldn't be thought about twice in Europe. Other notab...

Looks like a Woman is Actually a Chap. 07.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Episode 18 Today we have our first in-house guest,Jamie who you maybe familiar with from our Australian Prison Rape episode. We discuss how Asia is a strong magnet for those men who just don't fit in the real World,us three being part of that statistic. How people try to re-invent themselves and fail,celebrity sex tourists in Cambodia (not a reality show) and getting caught u...

Rich Bored Housewives with Nothing Else Better to do. 03.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail Rains Gone and August is Here. Summer Proper! Finally 7 weeks of rain is done with and it just got sunny. A balmy 32c today with a promise of 35c tomorrow. In todays episode Duncan and l talk about when we used to work with each other and how we had to politely refuse the advances of the older ladies of Tokyo and the minefield that was. So with lockdown looking likely to be back o...

"I went to a Northern family get together last night and there was no trouble",said nobody EVER!!! 23.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Episode 16 Out of the two of us who do you think is the sober one? In our 16th episode Duncan and l discuss how awkward it is to go out with someone who isn't drinking. Is it possible for the both of you to have a good time if you aren't singing from the same song sheet? My experiences of family dos where copious amounts of drinking brought all that bitterness that had b...

No Sex Please We are the World. 17.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Episode 15. Here we find ourselves 200-300 years from human extinction. Nobody is having kids anymore. Careers,parental pressure to get wed,expense. This bothers me not a jot as l`ve done my bit in the repopulation plan, but you lot need to be getting your fingers out. When someone as old as me is a youngster in my town there's something amiss. There are more nappies for oldi...

Ghislaine Maxwell - She`s a Keeper. 11.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Ghislaine Maxwell Time is of the essence with this piece of work. Duncan and l recorded this on Wednesday the 8th of July and l edited it today on the 11th,so she maybe dead or free or back running her grooming business in New Hampshire. As we say in the podcast this is a story that just gets better with every layer of the onion that gets peeled off. Money,Power,Sex,Bribery,Politi...

And cancelling people is back,so that`s the pandemic done with,right? 03.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail Unlucky for some Episode 13. We've been away for a couple of weeks as stuff has opened up here in Japan and we've unfortunately had to get back to work but we have worked out our schedules and we will try hit you with one a week again very soon And the World is getting back to its ugly self. Cancelling is back and oh how we've missed all that. From Mark Wahlberg to...

This is America,bitches. 10.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail America. What are you playing at? Corona Virus - Failed Economy - Failed So,lets kill another innocent black man to take everybody's mind off it. Episode 12 Two white men with minimal knowledge of WTFs going on throw in their two penneth (2 cents). What this was like where we grew up in the 70s and the differences in thinking that brought to what we make of it today. Trump ta...

Worshipping at the Altar of Netflix..And Eric Cantona. 24.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail Things are starting to open up here in Japan and people are emerging and trying to get back to as close to normal as possible. In this episode Duncan and I discuss what we've watched, what we recommend and what we've been doing to to take our minds off just standing at the fridge and slamming the weight back on. King Eric gets a mention and how he transitioned so well fr...

Japan and the Two Backed Beast. 09.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail Double Figures,baby. Episode 10!!! We received a 100+ emails on topics you'd like us to talk about and the one thing that came top by a country mile was SEX!!!! The nasty, it,or whatever name bumping uglies goes by under your roof. Turns out lm the prude in this podcast and Duncan the man who calls Amsterdam his hometown is more open-minded than l can ever be. l will leave yo...

Australian Prison Rape and Australians in the Premier League. 03.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail And we're back.l trust you are all still with us, as the last time we spoke the leader of the free World had not told us all to inject ourselves with bleach. For those of you who took the orange ones advice, well l suppose that's just natures way of trimming the fat and you would have probably done something just as stupid not too further down the line. ln this episode w...

The Hell that was 80s Music and other Rants. 24.04.2020

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back everyone, Hope you are all staying safe and not thinking of murdering your nearest and dearest. In this podcast I get somewhat riled up about 80s music. This must have been simmering just under the surface for years as I get very agitated and extremely sweary very quickly when we touch on the subject. I do provide hope though with my 3 decade theory and how I think th...

Still hanging on in there,you lot? 19.04.2020

Send us Fan Mail Keep it together, people. Japan has just put itself about 2 months behind the rest of the World because it really doesn't have the balls to shut itself down. lt is virtually impossible to try and stop the Japanese working,so here we are. We look at the homeless problem,footballers in Europe and the death penalty. So all you with not much to do sit back,grab a drink and have a...

Japan and.......Alcohol. 03.04.2020

Send us Fan Mail This week we take a deep dive in Japans relationship with the drink, the booze or whatever you may name it in your various countries. Duncan and l compare the way our countrymen go out on it and why do the Europeans and the British have such differing ways of ending their nights. The way we were both surprised with how drunk some people get here with what seems to be zero punishme...

This One ls For All The Captives Out There. 25.03.2020

Send us Fan Mail With what's going on in Europe and the rest of the World Duncan and l thought we might add to your misery by giving you Episode 5 of our podcast. The biggest international sporting events are falling like dominoes by the hour. New cases through the roof. Let us offer you a bit of respite. Here in Japan the Tokyo 2020 has been postponed and now and only now are the government...

What's that coming over the hill?Is it Corona,is it Corona? 18.03.2020

Send us Fan Mail As we go to upload we've JUST LOST THE EUROS!!! Duncan and l talk about how this lot has effected our countries and the one we live in. The joy,neh,sheer joy of the Japanese toilet. We have some new audio equipment which has vastly improved the sound on the podcast,so much so, that me chowing down on the Dutch biscuits Duncan imported is all picked up at the start.(It won&apo...

The (Shi) Grittier Side of Travel. 05.02.2020

Send us Fan Mail Its all well and good with your banana pancakes and jungle hikes when you hit the road, but what happens when you get sick? Duncan and l share our tales of food poisoning and blowing it out both ends. You've been warned! Contact us at www.justpassingthroughpodcast.com Many thanks to our sponsor www.duncanscorner.com Support the show Insta@justpassingthroughpodcast Contact:jus...

Tokyo,Near Death in Indonesia and Mind Numbing Mexicans, 19.01.2020

Send us Fan Mail As we set out on our maiden voyage into the podcast World. Duncan and l shoot the s**t about the reasons we find ourselves in Japan,our travels to various corners of the Globe with a 90 minute break trying to get away from a boring Mexican. All in a days work... Support the show Insta@justpassingthroughpodcast Contact:justpassingthroughpodcast@gmail.com

Lets see where this leads 23.11.2019

Send us Fan Mail Dipping my toe in. No editing, no intro/outro just seeing how hard it can be. Support the show Insta@justpassingthroughpodcast Contact:justpassingthroughpodcast@gmail.com

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