We’ve been
doing this for an entire year (and then some) already! To commemorate we
decided to get the entire cast together (minus John,
sadly, who was fully there in spirit) to talk about the nature of the show
itself, as well as address a few audience and listener questions, in front of a
small live audience in Tokyo back on November 25th.
The format
this week is a bit unique, as the show was designed to be an enjoyable listen,
but also to speak directly to a live audience. For those that would appreciate
a small taste of the live experience, we livestreamed the show on our
Facebook page. The
audio quality is definitely going to be better via the podcast, but if a bit of
visual context will help you get the most out of the show and attach names to
faces, please do have a look at the
livestream video,
as well.
Since starting Sake On Air just over a
year ago the show
has now grown to have listeners in more than 50 countries across the globe and
is downloaded thousands of times every month. Hitting the ground running with
almost zero promotion or prep time back in October of 2018, we charged forward
with excitement and confidence that there was both a strong need and interest
for an open and readily available place to share a new kind of dialogue about
the fascinating and ever-changing nature of sake, shochu and awamori. Thanks to
all of our listeners and supporters that have followed along and championed us
over the past year, you’ve proven us right. We can’t thank you enough.
Knowing
that most of our listeners are scattered across the globe and not having the
opportunity to engage face-to-face with our supporters can be a challenge at
times, as sending data out into the digital void every other week can feel much
less tangible, both for us, and we imagine for many of our listeners as well.
Being able to speak in front of a live group of supporters, while also having
listeners send in questions and words of encouragement throughout the
broadcast, was incredibly rewarding.
We’d love to
hear your thoughts about this week’s format. Having tried this, we feel like
there’s potential to continue to explore this style of show and further engage
with our audience both locally and digitally in more new and direct ways. We’d
love to travel for shows as well! While it may not happen right away, if
there’s interest, we’d love to find a way to make a tour of some sort happen…!
But for
now, this week you can settle in with Sebastie Lemoine, Rebekah Wilson-Lye, Christopher Pellegrini, Marie Nagata,
Chris Hughes and Justin Potts
for a small celebration of all things sake, shochu and awamori, here in Tokyo.
Last but
not least, after listening to this week’s show, if you could take just a moment
to leave a review for us on Apple
Podcasts or your
favorite podcast streaming service it would mean a great deal to us and help
more than you know. Info and instructions about how to
do this can be found here.
Stitcher users can leave reviews directly in-browser here.
While
you’re listening, you can further keep tabs on us through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and our YouTube
channel.
Any and
all questions and comments are welcome via questions@sakeonair.staba.jp, or directly through our contact
page.
We’ve got
one more episode of Sake On Air on the way this month before we close out 2019.
Thanks again everyone.
Kampai!
Sake On Air is made possible with the generous
support of the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers
Association and is broadcast from the Japan Sake & Shochu Information Center in Tokyo. The show is a
co-production between Export Japan and Potts.K Productions, with audio
production by Frank Walter.
Our theme, “Younger Today Than Tomorrow” is
composed by forSomethingNew for Sake On Air.