What would you consider your job title to be now?
Now, nearing their 100th episode and millions of subscribers, followers and listeners later “the boys” sit down with Metropolis to discuss working in Japan as professional content creators.Įach of you may have started your rise to fame on YouTube, but now have branched out and found success on other platforms and professions. In early 2020, talent agency GeeXPlus reached out to anime focused Youtubers Connor Colquhoun ( CDawgVA) and Garnt Maneetapho ( Gigguk) with an offer to bring them to Japan and join their longtime friend Joey Bizinger ( The Anime Man) to create content under their management, they had no idea it would be the catalyst for the creation of the very successful Trash Taste podcast. It’s somehow the perfect combination of what it’s like eavesdropping on a good conversation and a blanket of reassurance for foreigners experiencing life in Japan. Where, instead of trash pandas foaming at the mouth over leftover pizza, you get three men frenziedly arguing about whether you should eat pizza crust or not.
However, in a way it’s not too far off from describing this weird amalgamation of childhood trauma, comedic anecdotes and gloves-off, cross cultural banter.
Now before we even get started, no this isn’t a podcast hosted by raccoons discussing the intricacies of discarded food.