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A rectangle of light slices through the darkness as a door opens. Taylor, resting upon a rock at the center of the terrarium, blinks blearily at the intrusion. "It's time," the visitor says, though she can't make out their face. She hisses and skitters into the shadows. "It must be you. You're the one with the libsyn password." The creature backs u…
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It’s a windy day here in the neighborhood – at least on the Saitama side of it – and we’re feeling particularly punchy as we discuss episode 8 of Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020. Taylor breaks down what she’s been reading in quarantine, Risako and Haruka’s rivalry comes to a head, and our hosts talk life philosophies.…
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We’re still reeling from the shake-ups of last episode, and there’s still a lot left to process as we discuss episode 7 of Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020. Haruka shows her sentimental side, Ruka has a vacation epiphany, and a startling new ship appears on the horizon, sails into Tokyo Bay, and demands that we open our borders.…
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Buckle up, friends, because we’re about to point out some sexisms for ya. Join us for our first mid-pandemic episode as we discuss episode 6 of Terrace House: 2019-2020! Shohei adds a new hobby to his list of interests, Kenny finds himself the new dreamboat of the house, and chaos reigns supreme.De către Terrace Neighbors
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It’s our 50th episode and we completely forgot! There was just a lot going on in our lives before society came to a screeching halt. Anyway, it’s time to discuss episode 5 of Terrace House: 2019-2020! Our disdain for Haruka is solidified, Ruka finds himself at the center of an unwitting love triangle, and Kenny proves the age-old adage that any wei…
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We’re making our way through our backlog of recorded episodes, so get ready for the halcyon tones of February! Join us in a simpler time as we discuss episode 4 of Terrace House: 2019-2020. Haruka’s psychology is nitpicked, Taylor teaches Courtney about the wild world of ear piercings, and Risako takes a running leap into the land of infatuation.…
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We’re back with a new season and everything is shiny and new. We have a new fancy house, new fancy cars, and a new fancy cast of attractive singles embarking on communal living. Open your heart to new possibilities with us as we discuss episode 1 of Terrace House: 2019-2020. Wow, that title’s gonna be so uninspiring to type out every week.…
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Our time with the Boys & Girls is coming to an end, and it’s time to address the things left unsaid. We’re thinking about the future this week as we discuss episode 45 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Masako gives her answer, Riko enjoys small town fame, and Hayato decides to live his life like a shojo manga hero.…
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Life in the neighborhood got thrown into chaos last week and now we’re here trying to pick up the pieces. Emotions ran high, and now it’s time to process it all as we discuss episode 44 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Riko gets trampled, Hayato puts his big villain shoes on, and somehow, despite it all, Arman keeps us rooting for hetero…
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Not from successful love alone, Nor wealth, nor honor'd middle age, nor victories of politics or war; But as life wanes, and all the turbulent passions calm, As gorgeous, vapory, silent hues cover the evening sky, As softness, fulness, rest, suffuse the frame, like freshier, balmier air, As the days take on a mellower light, and the apple at last h…
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We’re in the final stretch of the season and things are getting dire in the neighborhood as we discussed episode 42 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Arman has a scare, the camera loves Masako, and Hayato proves that he might actually have a bit of a spine after all! It’s another odd one, lads.…
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Please, listener, what time is it? Episode forty, you say? But that cannot be right, it’s been episode forty for twenty years!!! The concept of time itself falls apart around us as we discuss episode 41 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Misaki laughs too much, everyone gets weirdly frisky, and Masako is just about ready to set the world a…
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Turn in your pointe shoes because it’s time for what we hope is the last big member shake-up of the season! There are only a handful of episodes left as we discuss episode 39 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Momoka has a harsh realization, Arman goes for a swim, and Misaki and Byrnes continue to be entirely wholesome. Healthy communicati…
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(This is an audio rip of our special video episode. We recommend you stream the video here: https://youtu.be/dfIfkONksYQ The audio is slightly less horrendous.) We’re coming to you live* from Tokyo, AND on video, AND with terrible audio quality!!! We’re really really quite sorry about that, but hopefully being able to see our expressions can take t…
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‘Tis a time of change here in the neighborhood as new bonds are forged and old ones are shaken. Prepare thyself for emotional highs AND lows as we discuss episode 37 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Hayato has a realization, Byrnes is easily delighted, and our hosts screech into the heavens, “we told you so!”…
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Blow your nose and wipe away your tears because it’s time to put the past behind us and look into the beautiful, chiseled future! It’s Yuuto who??? here in the neighborhood as we discuss episode 36 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Riko has craft time, Misaki gets a second chance, and our new housemate is so dreamy that we all think we ca…
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You know that gene that makes cilantro taste like soap? And no matter how little cilantro is in a dish, the soap taste is so strong that it dominates everything else? Just like cilantro, we’ve got one talking point as we discuss episode 34 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Arman gets involved, Taylor talks idols, and Hayato somehow has no…
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It’s a post-Hayato world and we’re just living in it. We fully embody that Larry David gif this week as we discuss episode 33 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. The tenets of yakiniku are broken, Arman powers up, and Hayato continues to make everything deeply uncomfortable. This is just our lives now, I guess.…
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It’s another week of emotional whiplash as we get yanked from despair to excitement to despair again. Strap on in, steel yourself, and join us as we discuss episode 32 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Hikaru has more friends than we thought, two new additions join the house, and Natsumi goes out in the most poetic way possible: not with …
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Hey, Listener, take a seat, we need to have a talk. It’s rejection week here in the neighborhood as we discuss episode 31 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. We got romantic rejection, platonic rejection, rejection for all occasions! Hikaru makes a choice, Misaki puts her foot down, and Natsumi am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me…
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I have to warn you, there is nothing to be found in this episode but pure, unfettered heterosexuality. This is the kind of episode that prompted filmmakers in the 80s and 90s to wonder if men and women can truly be friends. It’s episode 30 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City! Natsumi refuses any and all character development, Hikaru continue…
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You know how sitcoms will sometimes shoehorn in a new baby when the original baby starts getting too old? I don’t know where I’m going with this, but it’s something to mull over as we discuss episode 29 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. The house gets a new little sister character, Taylor talks school-sanctioned beauty pageants, and Misak…
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Sometimes real human relationships are sloppy, with no real sense of continuity or consistency. In fact, we’re ALL breaking character this week as we discuss episode 28 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Arisa invents the concept of hats, Hikaru is overcome with teenage angst, and Yuuto reveals a fault.…
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You know that feeling you get when things have been going TOO well lately and you keep waiting for something terrible to happen? Well, that’s the feeling we’re starting to have this week as we discuss episode 27 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Hikaru continues to act his age (12?), Misaki and Natsumi do a bamboozle, and Arisa makes a sh…
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Oh my god, guys, you’ll NEVER believe what episode 26 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City texted us last night. I think it’s totally into us! This week, Hikaru commits a coffee crime, Arman is but a whisper upon the wind, and every single person in this dang house embodies the eyes emoji. You know the one.…
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Okay, guys, so if you want to be a member of the Prince’s fan club, you have to remember the number one rule: he belongs to ALL of us, so no trying to get him for yourself. Sound good? Okay, then let’s discuss episode 25 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Natsumi continues to make poor life choices, Hikaru finally acts his age, and the wor…
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Patience will be rewarded, friends, and boy were we patient! Things are a little bit brighter here in the neighborhood as we discuss episode 24 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. An era comes to a close, we make a new friend, Hikaru continues to be the absolute worst, and our hosts confront their own mortality. The future is bright!…
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Terrace Neighbors officially turns one year old this week and yet we’re still trapped within the purgatorial hellscape that has become Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Arman does some soul-searching, Uchi takes the world’s longest stress nap, and things become Flirty in a way that no one should be comfortable with. Everyone needs to just go…
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It’s our twentieth episode, and we completely forgot to get ourselves anything! In fact, there is absolutely no fun or excitement or festivity to be found this week as we discuss episode 21 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Natsumi continues to be great at making friends, Uchi changes allegiances, and Taylor gets various pets involved in …
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We had a good run, friends, we really did, but we all knew we’d have to face the harsh realities of life someday. This week, we say goodbye to the idealistic naivety of youth as we discuss episode 20 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Arman finally gets a job, Hikaru alarms us, and Natsumi decides to burn bridges before she’s even had a ch…
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It’s out with the old, in with the new here in the neighborhood as we begin the second half of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. And boy, do we have a lot of ground to cover, holidays to speed run, and new friends to embrace. The Armanisa (we’ll workshop it) romance comes to a head, Taylor sings, and a new face learns about doorbells for the…
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Dig out your rattiest college sweatshirt, prepare your most boring anecdotes, and get your ghosting finger ready, because it’s time for some bad dates! This week, it’s all about the pitfalls of romance as we discuss episode 18 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Christmas is fast approaching, Minori and Uchi FINALLY put on their Grown-up Pa…
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The first act of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City is coming to a close as we discuss episode 17, and important questions are finally being asked this week. Will Uchi and Minori’s love stand the test of time? What will Mizuki and Yuki do next? Why do all these city kids have driver’s licenses? We don’t really get clear answers, but Arman does…
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The world is made up of losers and winners, kid, and the only thing that decides where you end up is how badly you want it. Alphas and betas, my child, alphas and betas. This week, we’re discussing episode 16 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City, and the line between the two has been drawn. Yuki makes a last-ditch effort, Arisa wields the pow…
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It's a quiet week here in the neighborhood, a little break after the emotional turmoil of last episode, as we discuss episode 15 of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Every good story needs contemplative scenes between the action, and this is indeed a week of contemplation. Mizuki does some soul-searching, our hosts face old age hurtling towa…
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It’s a new year for the Terrace Neighborhood and it’s looking like the big changes are already coming as we discuss episode fourteen of Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City! Uchi and Minori try to figure out human communication, a new love triangle arises, and a sacred food institution is revealed to be a double-edged sword. Frankly, everythin…
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It’s a particularly bittersweet week in the Terrace Neighborhood as we discuss episode thirteen of Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City. Yuriko cries in public, Uchi gets roasted (again), a new face joins the house, and our hosts discuss exams they’ve taken recently, because they live luxurious and exciting lives.…
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Hop into our time machine, dear listener, and travel back with us to pre-hiatus October, when the spooks were plentiful and the treats were tricking. This week, we discuss episode twelve of Terrace House: Boys and Girls in the City, and it’s a particularly relatable one. Uchi experiences the pitfalls of dating, Arman gets the fun parts, and Taylor …
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We’re back from hiatus with a special episode for you all! It’s a holiday weekend, so we’ve decided to celebrate the greatest holiday tradition: getting drunk and rambling for way too long about obscure interests! We brought up the idea of doing a special episode about the Kojiki early on in Terrace Neighbors, and you all* said we should, and now w…
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All good (?) things must come to an end, and it’s the start of a new era in the house this week as Taylor and Courtney discuss episode eleven of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City. Makoto gets replaced, our hosts explain foreigner etiquette, and Mizuki finally starts to get the recognition she deserves. Also, to celebrate our tenth episode, Co…
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