
Expats On Air – Episode 8: Japan Refuge with Black Pigeon Speaks & Marvin Motsenbocker
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01/19/21 • 124 min
We’re joined by 2 North Americans who live in Japan. Meet Black Pigeon Speaks, AKA Felix Rex, and Marvin Motsenbocker.
They both live very different lives. While Felix tends to his pigeon friends in downtown Tokyo, Marvin is living on the island of Yugeshima, where’s he’s building a self-sustaining community.
We talk a lot about the Japan expat experience, but also delve into the geopolitics of Asia, Marvin’s experience building DIY electric grids in the Congo, and how we can build a better world going forward.
Check out Black Pigeon Speaks here:
https://blackpigeonspeaks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blackpigeonspeaks/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TokyoAtomic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOdNCF5e5Ev-57AWf_LpkA
https://www.facebook.com/blackpigeonspeaks
Here’s more about Marvin’s projects and book:
https://www.amazon.com/Take-Back-Power-Marvin-Motsenbocker/dp/B08P2C6HB4
Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:
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Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
We’re joined by 2 North Americans who live in Japan. Meet Black Pigeon Speaks, AKA Felix Rex, and Marvin Motsenbocker.
They both live very different lives. While Felix tends to his pigeon friends in downtown Tokyo, Marvin is living on the island of Yugeshima, where’s he’s building a self-sustaining community.
We talk a lot about the Japan expat experience, but also delve into the geopolitics of Asia, Marvin’s experience building DIY electric grids in the Congo, and how we can build a better world going forward.
Check out Black Pigeon Speaks here:
https://blackpigeonspeaks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blackpigeonspeaks/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TokyoAtomic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOdNCF5e5Ev-57AWf_LpkA
https://www.facebook.com/blackpigeonspeaks
Here’s more about Marvin’s projects and book:
https://www.amazon.com/Take-Back-Power-Marvin-Motsenbocker/dp/B08P2C6HB4
Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCWjP-d2yt0Yicq0LXSR4SgQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatsonair/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatsOnAir
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/expatsonair
Trovo: https://trovo.live/ExpatsOnAir
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expats-on-air/id1545076146
PodBean: https://expatsonair.podbean.com/
Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
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Expats On Air – Episode 7: Shenzhen Insider & WeChat Legend, Jamie Vincent
Meet Jamie Vincent, Shenzhen expat of 20 years and rumored mastermind behind a number of infamous WeChat accounts, such as Wheels, Professor Li, Harry Chen PhD, and Eurasian Tiger.
Jamie shares inside knowledge on what’s happening in Shenzhen and where Chinese tech is headed. He also opens up about the online communities he fostered on WeChat and the various personas that bind them together. We get into a whole lot more too, so check it out.
You can check out Jamie here:
https://twitter.com/JamesAVincent1
https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk
https://twitter.com/HarryChenPhD1
Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/expatsonair
DLive: https://dlive.tv/ExpatsOnAir
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expats-on-air/id1545076146
PodBean: https://expatsonair.podbean.com/
Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
Next Episode

Expats On Air – Episode 9: International School Circuit with Nickolas Harris
You ever think about working at an international school? In this episode, international school teacher Nickolas Harris shares the ins-and-outs of the international school circuit.
Nickolas and I both went to the American School In Japan (ASIJ) growing up. After finishing college, Nickolas took a short stint at PricewaterhouseCoopers before going on to teach at international schools in Bahrain, Honduras, and on Jeju Island, South Korea.
This episode was a lot of fun to record and I hope it’s helpful for anyone looking to work or send their children to international schools.
Check out Nick’s show, the Tokyo Alumni Podcast:
http://www.tokyoalumnipodcast.com/
https://anchor.fm/nick-harris46/episodes/Tokyo-Alumni-Podcast-Episode-1-Jeff-OHarrow-eeqghu
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6X5hwgraIKRhvaCwhrGYQ
https://www.facebook.com/Tokyo-Alumni-Podcast-104203227984792/
Subscribe to Expats On Air on YouTube and follow us elsewhere:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCWjP-d2yt0Yicq0LXSR4SgQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatsonair/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExpatsOnAir
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExpatsOnAir
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/expatsonair
Trovo: https://trovo.live/ExpatsOnAir
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/expats-on-air/id1545076146
PodBean: https://expatsonair.podbean.com/
Get the intro music here: https://cruelbuddhist.bandcamp.com/track/commitment-to-coffee
Commitment to Coffee by Cruel Buddhist from the Yellow Mountain album.
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