News/Politics/Business/Social Issues
- 「荒川強啓 デイ・キャッチ！」 - “Arakawa Kyoukei - Day Catch!”
Rating: 9
Ease: Better for intermediate and advanced users, but I don't see why beginners can't get in on it.
Review: The goal of the news show is to deliver the news in a speedy way while being easy to understand. There’s also information on sports and entertainment and performing arts. And it’s not just a delivery of the news -- there’s a great deal of discussion as well. For a news show, this is very unique, great find.
- 「読売ニュース」 - "Yomiuri News"
Rating: 6
Ease: Advanced and intermed. but I can't think of a reason why beginners shouldn't get used to the news early.
Review: I don't think many people want to hear the American announcer man in the beginning so that's why I gave this a six. Aside from that, all I can say is, this is your typical news program. If you want just straight news, this may be good, if you don't mind the English mixed in the episodes.
- FM79.7「難民ナウ！」ポッドキャスト版 - “Refugee - Now!”
Rating: 8.5
Ease: Intermediate and advanced. This program has some major 早口 going on at times.
This podcast is about the lives of people living in poverty in third world countries and the things they do to recover and move forward. It also keeps up to date with current events, such as the Haiti earthquake. If you are looking for more of a sense of reality in a podcast, this is a good one.
- 「菅下清廣のIRサプリ」- “Sugashita Kiyohiro’s IR Supplement”
Rating: None
Ease: Definitely for intermediate and advanced.
Review: Business podcast. No rating, because it’s a bit hard to become engaged in -- for the most part, it just goes over my head. I’m going to give myself a little more time before I can properly assess this one. Test out your knowledge of business 用語 with it, though
- 藤 田一枝のポッドキャスト2 - “Fujita Kazue’s Podcast 2”
Rating: 7
Ease: For intermediate and advanced learners, but if you're a beginner who really wants early exposure to political topics, this may be an ideal way of accomplishing that.
Review: Female member of the House of Representatives, Fujita Kazue, talks about what’s going on lately in politics and what her feelings are. Possibly good for keeping in touch with Japanese politics in a way that’s short and easy to digest. However, since she’s a busy politician and all, she doesn't particularly update very often.
- マーケティング成功事例 - Examples of Successful Marketing
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
He makes marketing actually sound interesting to me...
Excellent way to learn some 専門用語。
- Philosophy Zoo TRANSCRIPTS included
Ease: Intermediate and advanced, but take advantage of those transcripts if you have even the slightest bit of confidence with reading difficult topics.
Rating: 8.5
Difficult subjects, but there are transcripts! So if you're looking to increase your understanding of difficult, abstract topics, the transcripts will really help. As for interest level - I tend to zone out whenever this is playing because the speakers are, more often than not, very very monotone. However, there's no loud music playing and no advertisements and stuff that you get in a lot of other podcasts - it's just pure interview/conversation/reflection.
Other podcasts for these genres that look interesting:
Politics Genre: ほっとけないラジオ - “‘Can’t leave it alone’ Radio”
Social Issues Genre: 中山秀征のJAPAN RHYTHM～ジャパリズム～ Podcast 楽屋編
- 「荒川強啓 デイ・キャッチ！」 - “Arakawa Kyoukei - Day Catch!”
Rating: 9
Ease: Better for intermediate and advanced users, but I don't see why beginners can't get in on it.
Review: The goal of the news show is to deliver the news in a speedy way while being easy to understand. There’s also information on sports and entertainment and performing arts. And it’s not just a delivery of the news -- there’s a great deal of discussion as well. For a news show, this is very unique, great find.
- 「読売ニュース」 - "Yomiuri News"
Rating: 6
Ease: Advanced and intermed. but I can't think of a reason why beginners shouldn't get used to the news early.
Review: I don't think many people want to hear the American announcer man in the beginning so that's why I gave this a six. Aside from that, all I can say is, this is your typical news program. If you want just straight news, this may be good, if you don't mind the English mixed in the episodes.
- FM79.7「難民ナウ！」ポッドキャスト版 - “Refugee - Now!”
Rating: 8.5
Ease: Intermediate and advanced. This program has some major 早口 going on at times.
This podcast is about the lives of people living in poverty in third world countries and the things they do to recover and move forward. It also keeps up to date with current events, such as the Haiti earthquake. If you are looking for more of a sense of reality in a podcast, this is a good one.
- 「菅下清廣のIRサプリ」- “Sugashita Kiyohiro’s IR Supplement”
Rating: None
Ease: Definitely for intermediate and advanced.
Review: Business podcast. No rating, because it’s a bit hard to become engaged in -- for the most part, it just goes over my head. I’m going to give myself a little more time before I can properly assess this one. Test out your knowledge of business 用語 with it, though
- 藤 田一枝のポッドキャスト2 - “Fujita Kazue’s Podcast 2”
Rating: 7
Ease: For intermediate and advanced learners, but if you're a beginner who really wants early exposure to political topics, this may be an ideal way of accomplishing that.
Review: Female member of the House of Representatives, Fujita Kazue, talks about what’s going on lately in politics and what her feelings are. Possibly good for keeping in touch with Japanese politics in a way that’s short and easy to digest. However, since she’s a busy politician and all, she doesn't particularly update very often.
- マーケティング成功事例 - Examples of Successful Marketing
Ease: Intermediate and advanced.
Rating: None yet
He makes marketing actually sound interesting to me...
Excellent way to learn some 専門用語。
- Philosophy Zoo TRANSCRIPTS included
Ease: Intermediate and advanced, but take advantage of those transcripts if you have even the slightest bit of confidence with reading difficult topics.
Rating: 8.5
Difficult subjects, but there are transcripts! So if you're looking to increase your understanding of difficult, abstract topics, the transcripts will really help. As for interest level - I tend to zone out whenever this is playing because the speakers are, more often than not, very very monotone. However, there's no loud music playing and no advertisements and stuff that you get in a lot of other podcasts - it's just pure interview/conversation/reflection.
Other podcasts for these genres that look interesting:
Politics Genre: ほっとけないラジオ - “‘Can’t leave it alone’ Radio”
Social Issues Genre: 中山秀征のJAPAN RHYTHM～ジャパリズム～ Podcast 楽屋編
Edited: 2011-07-20, 10:04 pm