Hokudai/Cast

Hokudai/Cast 88 has Word/Play using postpone, restore, and essential. Plus interviews about Kanazawa, and an essential Trilingual Time. Music is by Cat-O'-Nine Tails (I'm waiting for the postcard you won't send).

We interview several students who study English and Japanese at Hokuriku University. We find out what they want to do after they graduate from Hokuriku, about tsunami, and about the languages of China. The Interviews are in English and some Chinese and Japanese. The music is by a Japanese indie band called Cat-O-Nine Tails.

We hope to invigorate you with our vigorous Hokudai/Cast 86. Today's episode has music by Eric Mornin, four interviews with students from around the world who study at Hokuriku University, and more parts of the body in English, Japanese, and Chinese. Email us a hokudaicast@gmail.com

The Pop Machine and Eric Mornin bring us the music for Hokudai/Cast 85 which includes an extremely short Word/Play and A Trilingual Lesson about Body Parts

Jazz with Leif Willumsen and Eric Mornin (of Hokuriku University) and words related to money, like salt and salary. In English, Japanese and Chinese.

John Korbel and Eric Mornin provide our music while we learn to say 'arm' and 'leg' in Chinese, English, and Japanese. We also listen to a Hokuriku University junior talk about gender and other things in Japanese and English. Word/Play teaches phrases that use arm, hand, and finger.

Hokuriku University's school festival allowed us to talk with people and listen to lots of music. Eric Mornin provides some of the music and Utaru provides the rest.

Eric Morning and Scottish Guitar Quartet provide Hokudai/Cast's music today. Eric teaches at Hokuriku University. We also have Word/Play with words that use the suffix ~oynm (name) and a Trilingual Lesson with words for the months of the year.

Somebody's Closet and Pensive provide the music while our Trilingual Lesson gives us the seasons in English, Chinese, and Japanese. Also, we have months in Chinese. Meanwhile, our Word/Play gives us the top 50 words in English.

Natalie Brown and Jesushairdo provide the music for Hokudai/Cast 79 which also includes a Trilingual Lesson in counting to 10 in Chinese and English and a Word/Play dealing with words related to 'quad.'

Bernadette Seacrest and Her Yes Men and Tongue of the Dog provide our rain-related music in Hokudai/Cast 78. Bernadette sings "Rain" and Tongue sings "A Little Rain" while our Word/Play describes cats and dogs, a rainy day, and parades set upon by rain. Our Language Lesson focuses on Chinese words for student and study.

Russ Aimz and Ruby Shuz provide the musical entertainment with their Australian-based and Seattle-based rock. Word/Play deals with vacation. contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com visit our blog at hokudaicast.blogspot.com

Space words appear in Word/Play and Trilingual words about schools and study show up in our Trilingual Lesson. Robert Anton of robertanton.com provides the dance music and freesound.org provides the spacy sound effects.

Hokudai/Cast 75 brings you Podcast Reggae from Reggae Far East (Japan) and O Manga from Cumplice (Brazil). We also have a Japanese-English-Chinese lesson about convenience stores and a Word/Play about going to the beach or being at sea.

Uma Floresta and Pensive provide music for our sunbathing pleasure. Word/Play is about suntans and sunburns. And ketchup and catsup. Our Trilingual Lesson is about losing weight, walking, and fathers. contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Word/Play deals with floods while our Trilingual Lesson deals with African safaris. We have an interview in Japanese with a Hokuriku University professor and exciting reggae music by The KeathMoon, a Japanese indie band singing in English.

Seattle Standard Cafe and Lil Bit give us our two songs for Hokudai/Cast 72. Plus we have Word/Play and a Trilingual Lesson dealing with the bass (guitar, not the fish.)

Word/Play deals with walking, Trilingual Lesson deals with the heat, and we have an Interview with a Hokuriku University professor about translation work and learning a foreign language (she speaks three.) Also, Aldo Leopardi provides us with a rocking song called "Reckless Dreams"

We're running with the bulls in Spain, climbing the Eiffel Tower, and thinking about an appendectomy in Hokudai/Cast 70. Our Trilingual Lesson deals with a vacation in Fantasy while our interview is with Rumi about her music. Check out the videos at http://hokudaicast.blogspot.com

Hokudai/Cast 68 brings you Word/Play about epidemics and pandemics; a Trilingual Lesson about wanting to buy, see, and eat different things (in Chinese, Japanese, and English) and a wonderful song by Michael Slupczynski called "Blue Dream." email us at hokudaicast@gmail.com and visit our website at http://hokudaicast.net

Learn to say useful phrases in Chinese (and English & Japanese); learn about Olympic words; learn about the Project Class at Hokuriku University and how to study for the Eiken, TOEIC, or any other language test. Music is by Jesushairdo and it is called 'Rolling Family.' Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com.

Hokudai/Cast 66 is about law and legal words. We interview a law professor about international laws, contracts, trademarks, and copyrights and then, in our Trilingual Language Lesson, learn how to say legal words in Japanese, English, and Chinese. We also learn how to say 'It's a cloudy day' in Japanese, English and Chinese. The music is by Robin Stine and it's called "Daydream." Other music is by Manzi, a Kanazawa indies band. Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Word/Play has words related to 'arch' such as architect, arch-enemy, and arch-angel. We also deal with a Japanese word, 'CM' and its English origins. These words are used in our Japanese-English-Chinese lesson, too. The next episode of "Dead Men Don't Travel" has Vicki finally finding Roger and his dog. Finally, we have a nice soulful song "Next Step" by Bob Maus. email us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore? Which are you? We learn these three words in Japanese, Chinese, and English. We also have an interview about China with an English professor. Also, our Dead Men Don't Travel drama continues. Mt. Paliot's "Train of Tears" is today's music.

A finance professor discusses his class, a Nisui High School English teacher discusses his hobbies, Dead Men Don't Travel continues, and we have a Japanese-English-Chinese lesson on natural disasters. Music is by David Hahn - Oooka Fookoo contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

An Interview with an English teacher; a Japanese-English-Chinese lesson with words about studying and students; Dead Men Don't Travel drama; and music by Seattle Standard Cafe and Manzi. This week's Hokudai/Cast is brimming over with exciting events and words.

An interview with a soccer coach, our first Japanese-Chinese-English lesson of the year, a soulful song by a Japanese group - Cat 'O Nine Tails - and our 'auto' Word/Play of the week - All on Hokudai/Cast 61

Hokudai/Cast 60 brings you a song by Naomi Yohani from Taiwan, Word/Play, our TTS drama: "Dead Men Don't Travel," and three interviews with people about how they learned foreign languages.

We interview five new Hokuriku University students, listen to three conversations in our three different languages and continue our Text-to-Speech drama, Dead Men Don't Travel. contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com visit our blogs at http://hokudaicast.blogspot.com and http://miraisozo.blogspot.com

Words are flowing endlessly like rain into a paper cup at Hokudai/Cast this week. First we interviewed students and learned how to say 'high school' in Chinese. Then Word/Play dealt us a human hand... ugh. I mean, it gave us 'anthro' which means 'human' and can be found in a variety of words including philanthropy misanthrope anthropology lycanthropy and anthropomorphic. Wow, lots of big words.

Hokudai/cast 57 brings you Mt. Paliot's "Lovable Drunkers" and Word/Play's 'ann,' 'enni,' - roots related to Year. We also have Part Three of our Text-to-Speech drama "Dead Men Don't Travel." contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Hokudai/Cast 56 is about music and prefixes. The prefixes are 'a-' and 'im-' and the music is Seattle Standard Cafe's "You and Me", a rip-roaring song. Contact us at: hokudaicast@gmail.com.

Hokudai/Cast 55 brings you Word/Play in English and Japanese using the Greek root and prefix: proto- meaning 'first', and pseudo - meaning 'false.' We also bring you part two of an experiment: Text-to-Speech drama (TTSD). Our first TTSD was in Hokudai/Cast 51. Nadare, a local indies band here in Kanazawa, provides you with their very good song: "Hands Up!" Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com or go to our website at http://hokudaicast.net

Hokudai/Cast 54 is about the sun, the moon, and music. While most students are on spring vacation and teachers are attending conferences all over the place, we are happy to stay and help you improve your English and Latin. Today's Word/Play deals with lunar and solar words (including lunatic, lunacy, and solarium). Music is by Manzi with their 'Prison Art.' Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Hokudai/Cast 53 thanks the students from Fushiki High School in Toyama for visiting us. Latin was discussed, especially the Latin found in Harry Potter. Why? Knowing Latin helps us improve our English vocabulary. Music today is by Seattle Standard Cafe and Mt. Paliot's. SSC's "One Ticket to You" is a lively rockin' number while Mt. Paliot's "Repeal the Licensing Laws" is a rollin' instrumental. Great title, though. E

Hokudai/Cast 52 brings you Astronomy, Astonomer, Astronaut, Astrology, and Astrologist. Plus, of course, Astro Boy. These are all related to stars and the universe - Astro. We also present you with "After the Flood" by Manji.

Punk, a teacher, and raamen are all in Hokudai/Cast 51 plus Word/Play shows us a little about words that move from one language to another without the help of translation. An experiment with Text-to-Speech and music by Kanazawa's own Mt. Paliot's (Devil Waltz). Email us at hokudaicast@gmail.com Visit our website at http://hokudaicast.net Visit our blog at http://www.hokudaicast.blogspot.com

Hokudai/Cast 50 includes words about feelings and emotions (sympathy, antipathy, apathy, and empathy) plus opposites and the same in Word/Play. It also has a short interview about computer-to-computer telephone services (like Skype) and music by Seattle Standard Cafe. contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com and visit our website at hokudaicast.net

Hokudai/Cast 49 has three interviews with people studying Chinese in China. We interview a woman from Korea, a man from France, and another woman from Japan. Also, we talk about habitats and inhabitants on Word/Play. The music is "Wakare-Sake" by Mt. Paliot's, an indies band here in Kanazawa. Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com and go to our website at Hokudaicast.net.

Hokudai/Cast 48 has four interviews with four juniors about their spring time plans: vacation starts soon and they are all off to different places to do different things. Plus, one junior talks about Skype. Finally, we have "Lava" by Manzi, an indies rock band from Kanazawa; the guitarist is a sophomore here at Hokuriku University. Please enjoy. Plus: What's a Fanconi? Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Hokudai/Cast 47 is about reading (newspapers, manga, and novels) and Word/Play. Word/Play has 'audio,' 'phile,' and 'biblio.' And a little Spanish thrown in for seasoning. We have a song by Seattle Standard Cafe called 'Kata-machi Baby.' Kata-machi is in the central part of Kanazawa and is famous for its many drinking places and restaurants. Natrually, many of the words in Word/Play are in Chinese, English, and Japanese. Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Hokudai/Cast 46 is about music and snowboarding. Plus Rumiko will sing a duet with herself and we will hear a Kanazawa indies band called Seattle Standard Cafe. Word/Play is about words that are used with music and we will learn how to say such words as "bassist" in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com or our website at http://www.hokudaicast.net

Hokudai/Cast 45 discusses English in China, English in high school, English at Hokuriku University, snowboarding in English and the first impressions of Japan by two exchange students in Chinese. Music is by Manji. The lead singer and guitarist for Manji is a Hokuriku University sophomore; he sings in English and Japanese.

Sumo Sisters sing "Everyday with You," Little Red King plays "Dancing with Christine," and Word/Play tells us why the Pacific Ocean is called the Pacific Ocean.

Hokudai/Cast 43 takes place during our Year-end party; but we still have a Language Lesson, singing, interviews about winter vacation, and a song by Nadare called "If You Dare." Our Word/Play section is 'full' of words that mean, well, full. (Wonderful, for example.) Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com

Today's Hokudai/Cast is about words and music, especially four prefixes that mean 'not!' such as il, im, in, and un. The music is by a local indies band called Nadare. We're using their music "Message from K-Town" and K-Town must mean Kanazawa.

Today's Hokudai/Cast is all about words (and winter vacation.) Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes can help you improve your vocabulary and spelling. Contact us at hokudaicast@gmail.com Website us at hokudaicast.net Music is "Low Life" by Mt. Paliot