Podcasts by Popnotch with Miz and Schoko

Episode 11: Queer Eye: We're in Japan! E2 (with guest Daiki Hiramori) from 2021-03-13T18:32:25

Bonjour! Ep 2 of our series on Queer Eye: We're in Japan! is here, and ohhhhh things are a little serious. We talk coming out, cultural imperialism and Miz's low expectations for the show (...

Episode 10: Queer Eye: We're in Japan! E1 from 2021-01-31T13:00

We're back! In this series of four monthly releases we'll be covering none other than Netflix's Queer Eye: We're in Japan!, the very special series where the Fab Five head to Japan to work their...

Episode 9: Joe Barton Interview Special! from 2020-12-26T14:57:01

HO HO HO HAPPY HOLIDAYS! And oh, do we have a very exciting Christmas episode for you all – it's an interview with none other than Giri/Haji creator himself, JOE BARTON! In this episode we ...

Episode 8: Giri/Haji S1E8 from 2020-12-19T16:55:11

It's the end... but the moment has been prepared for. Or has it? Everything's coming together in a beautiful sequence of dance, guns, and quite a lot of blood. Will Kenzo and Sarah get their hap...

Episode 7: Giri/Haji S1E7 from 2020-12-05T15:16:29

It's getting INTENSE but not to worry, because if there's one thing Rei, Natsuko and Eiko know how to do it's to fend off creepy men using a used nappy and a knife (a lethal combo). Meanwhile, R...

Episode 6: Giri/Haji S1E6 from 2020-11-21T16:41:08

It's episode 6! Rei and Natsuko go on a rescue mission while everyone in London goes to the beach, and your hosts dig deep into our psyches. It all gets a bit therapy-like as we wish we had a da...

Episode 5: Giri/Haji S1E5 from 2020-11-07T14:44:56

It’s episode 5! AAAH BABY GAY TAKI! Miz and Schoko are ecstatic to finally have some queer Japanese representation on-screen. Schoko also can't stop blushing at Kenzo and Sarah's date, and we di...

Episode 4: Giri/Haji S1E4 from 2020-10-24T13:31:39

Episode 4 is here! Join us as we analyse Yuto’s phone background, stress out over gunfights, and discuss *that* finger scene. 

Content notes: Violence, guns, death, drugs, alcohol, s...

Episode 3: Giri/Haji S1E3 from 2020-10-10T17:12:37

It's episode 3 of Giri/Haji, and AAAAAHHH it's getting intense! In this episode, Miz gets nostalgic about the Soho gay scene, Schoko learns about Judaism, and we have anecdotes involving eyeball...

Episode 2: Giri/Haji S1E2 from 2020-09-26T15:08:05

Welcome to episode 2 of Popnotch! The plot thickens, and the intrigue between all the old Japanese men is getting a bit confusing...but don't worry, because we're here to you guide you through e...

Episode 1: Giri/Haji S1E1 from 2020-09-12T15:17:03

(*NOTE* This was the very first episode we recorded, and our audio quality wasn't quite there yet – if this bothers you, skip onto Episode 2 where you can hear our lovely voices in better qualit...

Episode 0: Trailer! from 2020-09-05T13:21:20

Popnotch is a fortnightly (or bi-weekly, for you Americans) podcast in which your hosts, Miz and Schoko, discuss media related to Japan! Expect Japanese boyband trivia, attempts to translate unt...