{"podcast":{"title":"Queers with Accents","slug":"queers-with-accents-7747041","podcast_index_feed_id":7747041,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/113ab0284/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://qesl.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_20.html","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/46149417/46149417-1781285828871-79c7dc171d6bc.jpg","author":"Queer ESL with Masaki Seto","episode_count":15,"summary":"Japanese queer writer and ESL educator Masaki Seto is joined by his fellows ESL speakers (like his students) to discuss social justice and other topics.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T10:17:01.892727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queers-with-accents-7747041"},"episode":{"title":"#9 A new sharehouse, a packed schedule, and learning to take a chill pill","slug":"9-a-new-sharehouse-a-packed-schedule-and-learning-to-take-a-chill-pill","published_at":"2026-05-18T15:29:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queers-with-accents-7747041/9-a-new-sharehouse-a-packed-schedule-and-learning-to-take-a-chill-pill","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queers-with-accents-7747041","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queerswithaccents/episodes/9-A-new-sharehouse--a-packed-schedule--and-learning-to-take-a-chill-pill-e3kn3ki","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/113ab0284/podcast/play/121392210/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-12%2F426030483-44100-2-9effd40f5c564.mp3","summary":"Kinoko is one of my ESL students and the author of I Have Two Partners: Living the Polyamorous Life , a ground-breaking book in Japanese about polyamory, as well as the organizer of Poly Lounge , a series of events for polyamorous and questioning people and allies. We publish archived videos of our lessons as a podcast. Today, our conversation covered the following topics: * Kinoko’s frantic search for a new sharehouse, signing a contract without seeing it first due to high demand, and the rent being almost twice as expensive as her current place. * The new sharehouse’s location near Minowa and the largest red-light district in Japan, and her call for new residents (queer-friendly, foreigner-friendly, safe). * Masaki’s past experience with random roommates in Chicago and the serendipity of forming meaningful friendships with progressive, interesting people. * The idea that “you are the average of the five people you’re closest to,” and how outliers (like Kinoko) pull your average in interesting directions. * Kinoko’s overwhelmingly busy May: forming her own company, moving into the new sharehouse, trips to Fukuoka, Wakayama (camping), and Okinawa (campaign), leaving her exhausted and in need of rest. * The phrase “take a chill pill” and the importance of intentionally scheduling rest and relaxation as a task. * Sedentary lifestyles, standing out in a Japanese work environment, and the reluctance to stretch at work because “no one else does it.” Tip: Turn on the automatic transcript feature if you’d like to read along. Connect with Kinoko-san * Kinoko-san’s X: https://x.com/kinoko1027 * Kinoko-san’s blog: https://ameblo.jp/kinoko1027ameba/ * Her book: https://amzn.asia/d/0gusbsvA * Her interview: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ad17531bef6f9307a429f45f450a9fb2817f8196","meta_description":"Kinoko is one of my ESL students and the author of I Have Two Partners: Living the Polyamorous Life , a ground-breaking book in Japanese about polyamory,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2413,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/queers-with-accents-7747041/episodes/9-a-new-sharehouse-a-packed-schedule-and-learning-to-take-a-chill-pill/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/queers-with-accents-7747041/9-a-new-sharehouse-a-packed-schedule-and-learning-to-take-a-chill-pill.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}