Uncanny Japan is a podcast about all the more obscure corners of old Japan, from strange superstitions, cultural curiosities, to creepy creatures. Here you can discover all the lesser known gems that author Thersa Matsuura digs up while doing research for her writing. Every episode is uniquely soothing, brought to life by immersive sound design or relaxing binaural soundscapes (ocean waves, autumn crickets, rice field frogs) all recorded right here in Japan. Thersa Matsuura is a writer, folk ...
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This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor.
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no. 1 meme girl in tech explains what it's like to live in San Francisco. Uncanny Valley is a mixed bag of humor, music, tech, design, and of course, Product Hunt.
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If Between Two Ferns and C-SPAN had a child, it would be All Quiet on the Second Front. Blending the very best (and the worst) of government gravitas with technical expertise, Second Front’s Chief Executive Officer, Tyler Sweatt, cuts through the noise and the bureaucratic BS surrounding all things defense tech, national security, and government markets. Be warned: this is not your typical military or government podcast. As host, Tyler has an uncanny ability to get people to talk honestly, m ...
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Humorous and surreal short stories and audio dramas read and performed by humans. || Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival "Best Podcast Stories" Winner Written and performed by Bram Stoker Award Finalist and Clarion West 2015 Graduate Thersa Matsuura and audio engineer Rich Pav.
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Listen in as speculative fiction writer and Bram Stoker Award Finalist and Clarion West 2015 Graduate Thersa Matsuura reads and shares some great tales. Each episode aims to showcase the most immersive storytelling with both classics and Thersa's own writing accompanied by high quality soundscapes created for hours of relaxation. Also check out her other podcast, Uncanny Japan for Japanese folklore, folktales, cultural tidbits and superstitions!
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Every year Jonathan and Douglas dust off their podcasting mics and sit down to predict the year ahead with uncanny accuracy. Just two guys. So kick back and settle in for an enjoyable listen. Pro tip: listen to the most recent episode.
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Prepare to enter an amazing world of suspense and high adventure. Join us for continuing chapters of serialized excitement.
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A new world of podcasts and monsters! Frankenstein Minute is a podcast dissecting the Universal Frankenstein movies, one minute at a time.
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Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a compatible heart, liver, or kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a high price, and imagine what a company would do to monopolize that technology. On a remote island in Lake Superior, a team of geneticists has unlocked this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering thousands of genomes, they dial back the evolutionary clock to re-create the progenitor of all mammals. The ...
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Noone, a timid young girl, is committed to The Counties Psychiatric Institute due to her ever-worsening nightmare disorder. She is placed under the care of The Counsellor who has dedicated his life to helping kids overcome their ailments, himself a product of childhood trauma. As Noone recounts her nightly torments during their sessions together, it becomes clear that her dreams unfold with a sinister life of their own. When The Counsellor realizes that her nightmares bear uncanny similariti ...
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100. Chris Miller, Former Acting Secretary of Defense
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35:32For our 100th episode—and our first ever live recording—former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller flips the script and interviews host Tyler Sweatt. What follows is equal parts roast, reflection, and rallying cry. Tyler opens up about choosing West Point, serving after 9/11, life as a combat engineer in Afghanistan, and the winding path that …
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Uncanny Japan is a podcast about all the more obscure corners of old Japan, from strange superstitions, cultural curiosities, to creepy creatures. Here you can discover all the lesser known gems that author Thersa Matsuura digs up while doing research for her writing. Uncanny Japan is a uniquely soothing podcast brought to life by immersive sound d…
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Japanese Afterlife Guide: Navigate Buddhist Hell & 49-Day Death Journey
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46:53What does Japanese Buddhism suggest happens after death? I found these traditional afterlife concepts fascinating and wanted to share what I've discovered about the 49-day underworld journey, the role of Emma-ō as judge of the dead, and the complex six realms of reincarnation. This episode explores Japanese Buddhist death beliefs that treat dying a…
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99. Nick LaRovere, Co-Founder and CEO of Pryzm
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23:54What happens when a bunch of Palantir and Lockheed alums get fed up with how hard it is to do business with the government—and actually do something about it? You get Pryzm: the common operating system for capture. In this episode, Tyler sits down with Nick LaRovere, co-founder and CEO of Pryzm, to talk about building for the part of the defense ec…
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Japan's First Samurai: Taira no Masakado's Flying Head Curse & Modern Tokyo Hauntings
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21:27Have you ever wondered who Japan's first samurai was? Or whether severed heads can actually fly? Meet Taira no Masakado—a legendary 10th-century warrior whose incredible story answers both questions in the most supernatural way possible. Join Thersa Matsuura as we explore the true story of Japan's first samurai, one of the Three Great Vengeful Spir…
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Taira no Masakado: The First Samurai's Flying Head & Tokyo's Cursed Shrine
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21:27Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night wondering who Japan's first samurai was? And then maybe wondering if severed heads can actually fly? Well, that's exactly what I want to talk to you about today. Today I'm going to tell you about the fierce, the legendary, the wild Taira no Masakado, who has been dubbed the first samurai. Was he a b…
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98. Noam Oz, Former Director of Innovation Operations at NavalX
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29:04What does it really take to get disruptive tech to the fleet? In this episode, Tyler is joined by Noam Oz—former Director of Innovation Operations at NavalX and now Navy Portfolio Lead at Divergent—to unpack what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s changing across the national security ecosystem. Noam brings hard-earned insights from both sides of…
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97. Larsen Jensen, Founder and General Partner, Harpoon Ventures
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35:03On this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler sits down with longtime friend and Harpoon Ventures GP Larsen Jensen—Olympian, SEAL, and now defense tech investor—for a raw conversation on transitioning out of service and building tech that actually gets to the warfighter. Larsen also shares why he believes we’re at an inflection point in d…
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96. John Conafay, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrate
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35:26On this customer spotlight episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, TJ Rowe sits down with John Conafay, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrate—a platform built to manage complex programs for the world’s most ambitious hardware. Today, it’s helping the Space Force move faster. John shares what it took to move from fragmented workflows and siloed tools to…
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Ancient Japanese Wisdom: Saiō ga Uma & Finding Peace with Life's Uncertainty
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18:11Explore the profound Japanese proverb "Saiō ga Uma" (塞翁が馬) - "The Old Man's Horse" - and discover why this 2,000-year-old wisdom remains essential for navigating modern uncertainty. This ancient Chinese parable, which arrived in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods (700s-800s AD), teaches us that immediate judgment of events as "good" or "bad" i…
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Saiō ga Uma: The Old Man's Horse & Finding Peace with Uncertainty
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18:16It's very strange, but this ancient Japanese proverb "Saiō ga Uma" has been popping up in my thoughts a lot lately. I kept hearing it mentioned in articles and audiobooks, so I thought I'd read about it more and share what I discovered. "Saiō ga Uma" (塞翁が馬) means "the old man's horse" - it comes from a 2,000-year-old Chinese parable about a man who…
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Still in Greenland, Thomas Edward M spends a sleepless night cursing the noisy icebergs near his home. Relaxing Blue Dot Sessions music makes Thomas's mind wander. He reflects on his recent dreams, investigates the Atlas Absurda podcast, and shares what he knows about the mysterious graffiti artist known as Digby. More about Slumberland at this lin…
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95. Rob Boeckmann, Director of Social at Black Rifle Coffee Company
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36:09On this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler sits down with longtime friend and fellow West Point grad Rob Boeckmann, now Director of Social at Black Rifle Coffee Company, to talk about his unconventional path from field artillery officer to global brand strategist. They dig into the real-world parallels between military ops and modern m…
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Myth Tales Vol. 2: The Wonderfully Unhinged Susanoo (Ep. 173)
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26:56In this second installment of Myth Tales, I explore the wonderfully chaotic journey of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the Shinto storm god whose emotional outbursts literally shook heaven and earth. Born from his father Izanagi's purification ritual, Susanoo embodies the raw, untamed power of storms and seas. What makes Susanoo so fascinating is his deeply hum…
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Myth Tales Vol. 2: The Wonderfully Unhinged Susanoo (Ep. 173)
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27:56This second installment of Myth Tales dives into the wild, chaotic life of Susanoo — Japan's tempestuous god of storms and sea. From being birthed out of a sneeze to slaying a monstrous eight-headed dragon, Susanoo’s mythos is as thrilling as it is unhinged. If you like gods with a flair for drama and destruction (and a redemption arc to boot), you…
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94. Connected for Impact: Trust, Build, Deliver (Live at Offset '25)
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42:08In this special episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, we’re bringing you a live recording from Offset 2025. Moderated by Danielle Metz, 2F Chief Policy Officer, this panel tackles a question that’s easy to say but hard to operationalize: how do we actually build trust between government and industry to deliver secure, mission-ready technology? …
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Thomas Edward M the freelance soundman disappeared from Slumberland Island. His current whereabouts are now revealed, and Oblivia Newton-Baum has come to visit. More about Slumberland at this link. The tracks Burned From Above, Grease Cannon, Ile on Grentham and Sienna's Regression by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) Additional music by Alex P…
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Tsuyu: The Dreaded Fifth Season in Japan (Ep. 172)
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23:18Don't let anyone tell you Japan has four distinct seasons. You'll hear that a lot. But it's not true. Japan actually has five seasons. Everyone forgets... [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. C…
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93. Offset 2025 Keynote with Senator Markwaye Mullin
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25:18In this special keynote episode recorded live at Offset Symposium, Senator Markwayne Mullin joins 2F CEO Tyler Sweatt to talk national security, bureaucratic bottlenecks, and the urgent need for change across government and defense. Senator Mullin lays out a clear-eyed view of the current state: the technology is moving faster than the government—a…
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Tōdaiki: The Truly Horrific Tale of the Candlestick Demon (Ep. 171)
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23:42Two tales of travel that went awry. The first is the gruesome story of "Tōdaik" ("The Candlestick Demon") and the second a sillier legend of "Minister Kibi's Adventures in China". [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Uncanny Japan is …
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92. Bret Boyd, Cofounder & CEO of Sustainment
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30:18This week on All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler sits down with Bret Boyd, co-founder and CEO of Sustainment, to talk shop on reshoring U.S. manufacturing, rethinking the defense industrial base, and why clipboards and PDFs are still running the depots. Bret’s got the receipts—combat deployments with the 75th Ranger Regiment, 15+ years in tech, an…
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A special investigator arrives in Slumberland to prove it's all about the interconnections. At long last some light gets shed on the mysterious disappearances of Thomas Edward M, Omar Evanston and others. But every answer reveals more questions, all of them forming an intricate web woven by enigmatic members of an organization called The Crimson Co…
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A kindly mysterious gentleman enjoys stories about Slumberland and its residents. It'd be most excellent if you'd spread the word about Slumberland by sharing links to this episode. And please tell Slumberland about it! In return, you will be thanked in some way, shape or form. More about Slumberland at this link. "5 Ghosts I" by Nine Inch Nails ap…
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91. Cameron McCord, CEO & Co-Founder, Nominal
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26:35In this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler sits down with Cameron McCord, CEO and co-founder of Nominal, to talk about why testing & evaluation is finally getting its moment in the spotlight—and why that matters more than you think. From time at Anduril and Lux Capital to launching Nominal, Cam shares a candid look at the bottlenecks s…
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Story Time: "Readings from the Dream Book" by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 1 70)
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28:49Terrie reads Lafcadio Hearn's metaphysical story "Readings from a Dream-book," a collection of ethereal fragments that explore the nature of consciousness, mortality, and cosmic existence. [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Uncanny …
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