Episode 40: Do you Hear what I Hear? The EAOTP Christmas Episode
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Shawn and Barney talk about the trials of shopping for their children and the songs that make the season that much more festive.  Play along and see if you can get a better score than Shawn on the Christmas music quiz too.
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Episode 39: Our World Cup Runneth Over
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Shawn and Barney experience more technical difficulties than trying to get a worldwide sporting event off the ground. Stick with your hosts to hear their views on the past and current World Cup tournaments, find out which teams they cheer for the most and why, and see how Shawn does on a tricky World Cup quiz.
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Episode 38: Being a Dad in Japan
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Shawn and Barney talk about what it was like for them in school from elementary on up, and we hear Shawn's unique perspective of both what it was like having parents who were teachers and what it was like for him getting ready for school when he was a high school teacher.  Tune in to this rare double-quiz episode too to see if you are smarter than a 5th grader and how well you know your school-themed movies!
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Episode 37: I want candy!
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Shawn and Barney talk about what it was like for them in school from elementary on up, and we hear Shawn's unique perspective of both what it was like having parents who were teachers and what it was like for him getting ready for school when he was a high school teacher.  Tune in to this rare double-quiz episode too to see if you are smarter than a 5th grader and how well you know your school-themed movies!
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Episode 36: Back to School!
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Shawn and Barney talk about what it was like for them in school from elementary on up, and we hear Shawn's unique perspective of both what it was like having parents who were teachers and what it was like for him getting ready for school when he was a high school teacher.  Tune in to this rare double-quiz episode too to see if you are smarter than a 5th grader and how well you know your school-themed movies!
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Episode 35: A Midsummer Night's Podcast
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Shawn and Barney get caught up on their very different summers.  Barney challenges Shawn to decide if some common idioms and sayings are from Shakespeare or the Bible.  Play along and see how well you do!
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Episode 34: It's Getting Hot in Here! The Summertime Episode
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Shawn and Barney wrack their brains for ways to beat the unrelenting heat in Japan, and bring back the Good News Everyone segment.  Join them as they try not to get sidetracked by discussing hockey, find out what music their kids are into, and see how Barney does on a summertime quiz.
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Episode 33: Bam, Pow, Zap Boom - The Comic Book Episode
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Shawn and Barney welcome friend-of-the-show Jacob back for an in-depth and thoughtful look into the world of comics.  Tune in to see how Shawn does on Barney's unprecedented 11-question quiz with the fate of the world hanging in the balance!
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Episode 32: Remedial Dungeons and Dragons
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Shawn and Barney talk a bit about what Dungeons and Dragons is and how it's played, and then Barney guides Shawn on an adventure into the woods and to a suspicious abandoned castle.  Will Shawn and Bobby (sic) survive?  What will they find inside the castle?  We apologize for the technical issues with Shawn's mic (and Barney's kids).
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Episode 31: The Downlow on Upload (Spoilers Included)
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Shawn and Barney review the Amazon Prime series Upload seasons 1 and 2.  They give their view on how the two seasons differ, what they liked about both and the series as a whole, and which characters they like the best.
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Episode 30: Going Home Again - At Last!
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Shawn and Barney talk about Shawn's recent trip back to the US.  We learn about the general social climate in the country, the foods Shawn ate, and even more interesting tidbits and artefacts related to Shawn's family tree.  Barney gives Shawn a quiz about fast food that has a bit of a bad aftertaste.
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Episode 29: Play Ball! The Baseball Episode
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Join Shawn and Barney as they talk about baseball memories, the current state of the game, baseball media, their predictions for the current season, and Barney gives Shawn a much more reasonable quiz than in the past.  Also, will Barney's WS prediction come true?
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Episode 28: Hadouken! The Video Game Episode
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Shawn and Barney welcome Jacob back to the show to discuss the engaging topic of video games.  The group fondly remember playing past video games and explore the cultural dynamics behind what playing video games means.
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Episode 27: Late for Valentine's Day, Early for White Day!
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Shawn and Barney are a little bit late to cover Valentine's Day but they'll do it anyway. They also cover the differences between the holiday in Japan and the U.S. Finally, Barney challenges Shawn with a quiz on Valentine's Day!
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Episode 26: The Superb Owl Party Episode
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Shawn and Barney share their unique perspectives on the biggest football game of the year.  They talk about how they got interested in football in the first place, memories of past "big games" and Shawn gives Barney a very interesting quiz about the NFL's Biggest Game.
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Episode 25: A Potpourri of Hodgepodge: A Little Bit of Everything
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Shawn and Barney catch up on all things local and international that have happened in the month of January.  Barney also tries to get Shawn hooked on Wordle.
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Episode 24: Trippin' with Katrina: Travel in the Age of Corona
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Shawn and Barney welcome Katrina back to the show (re: The Lost Episode).  Katrina describes the experiences she had on a recent trip throughout the US, Canada and getting back to Japan.  Our hosts challenge Katrina with quizzes about the US and Australia to see which country she knows better.  This 100-minute episode is full of laughs, insight and is sure to be an instant classic!
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Episode 23: (It had better damn well be a) Happy New Year! 
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Barney and Shawn discuss typical New Year in the US and Japan and their own personal experiences.  After a recap of the year's major news events worldwide and personally, they talk about what they're looking forward to or expecting from 2022.  They also debut the "Good News Everyone" segment!
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Special Crossover Episode: The Two World Podcast
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Shawn makes a special appearance on Barney's other podcast, The Two World Podcast. Shawn talks with podcast hosts, Jacob and Barney, about it's like to do a podcast with Barney. Get a glimpse of the two sides of Barney that people get to know thanks to the two very different podcasts he's a part of. 

Episode 21: Homesick 
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Shawn and Barney talk about how they cope with homesickness, what they would do if they could travel, their hopes and cares for others in the same boat as they are, and, thankfully, manage to add a little levity to such a somber topic.
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Episode 20: Get Stuffed! It's Our Thanksgiving Episode! 
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Barney and Shawn talk about the American holiday of Thanksgiving. What's it all about? What are their favorite memories? Plus: Barney quizzes Shawn on everything there is to know about the holiday!
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