The Joshi Pod

It's Kitsune GONG! week! On this episode, we chat with Konami! We talk about her starting her career, joining Stardom, Tokyo Cyber Squad, leaving Stardom and her recent run as a freelancer. Konami will be part of the Kitsune Women's Wrestling event, GONG!, on October 22nd in Los Angeles, California. Thank you to Derek Kolterman for interpreting. Konami was so great to chat with, please have a listen. Social Media: Konami ⁠⁠Twitter Instagram⁠⁠ Kitsune Women's Wrestling ⁠Tickets to the debut event⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ IWTV Joshi Shirts ⁠⁠Wrestling T Shirts – Joshishirts⁠⁠ Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Re-SAIL FIX

On this episode we chat with Rina Amikura. We talk about her upcoming trip the US, her wrestling background and about transitioning from Actwres Girlz to Colors. Rina will be part of the Kitsune Women's Wrestling event, GONG!, on October 22nd in Los Angeles, California. Thank you to Derek Kolterman for interpreting. Amin was so much fun to chat with, please have a listen. Social Media: Rina Amikura ⁠Twitter⁠ Kitsune Women's Wrestling Tickets to the debut event Twitter Joshi Shirts ⁠Wrestling T Shirts – Joshishirts⁠ Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. ⁠https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

The Ace of Marvelous and one of the best in-ring performers in the world, Takumi Iroha, is the guest this episode. This was recorded right after our interview with Chigusa Nagayo and because Eric wouldn't stop talking to Chigusa, our time with Takumi was cut a bit short. The length of the podcast doesn't take away from how much fun we had chatting with her. Takumi and other Marvelous wrestlers will be in San Francisco on May 13 for West Coast Pro Wrestling's Queen of the Indies. Thank you to Derek Kolterman for interpreting! Please have a listen! Social Media: Chigusa ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Marvelous ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠International Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Official Website⁠⁠ Queen of the Indies: West Coast Pro Twitter: ⁠⁠West Coast Pro (@WCProOfficial) / Twitter⁠⁠ PWRevolution Twitter: ⁠⁠PWRevolution (@PWRevolution) / Twitter⁠⁠ Tickets: ⁠⁠QOITicters.com⁠⁠ IWTV: ⁠⁠LIVE: West Coast Pro & PWR "Queen Of Indies" - IWTV.live Live Event - IndependentWrestling.tv⁠ The Joshi Pod ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Pro Wrestling Tees⁠⁠ Music supplied by: ⁠⁠Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn⁠⁠ 威風堂々 (彩羽匠入場曲) - YouTube

There are Joshi wrestling legends and then there is Chigusa Nagayo. From humble beginnings, Chigusa worked to become not only a wrestling star, but a pop icon in Japan. People that never watched wrestling know Chigusa Nagayo. That's why it blows our minds that we have Chigusa on the podcast this episode. We discuss her entry into the wrestling business and go all the way to her current position as owner of the Marvelous promotion. Chigusa and some of her Marvelous team will be in San Francisco on May 13 for West Coast Pro Wrestling's Queen of the Indies. Thank you to Derek Kolterman for interpreting! Please have a listen! Social Media: Chigusa ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Marvelous ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠International Twitter⁠ ⁠Official Website⁠ Queen of the Indies: West Coast Pro Twitter: ⁠West Coast Pro (@WCProOfficial) / Twitter⁠ PWRevolution Twitter: ⁠PWRevolution (@PWRevolution) / Twitter⁠ Tickets: ⁠QOITicters.com⁠ IWTV: ⁠LIVE: West Coast Pro & PWR "Queen Of Indies" - IWTV.live Live Event - IndependentWrestling.tv The Joshi Pod ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Pro Wrestling Tees⁠ Music supplied by: ⁠Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn⁠ ROLLING SABOT （Theme of CRUSH GALS） - YouTube

We are joined by another super talented member of Actwres girl'Z. The Champion, The Ace Miku Aono. What idol group did she want to join when she was young? Miku was so awesome to have on the podcast. We talk about her background in acting and how she transitioned to wrestling. We chat about the similarities in the acting and wrestling business. Miku also shares about some of the up-and-coming talent on the Actwres team! Please excuse my voice as I had a terrible cold during the recording. Please have a listen, you will enjoy it. Thank you, Derek Kolterman for interpreting for us! We all sincerely appreciate it! The intro is a little longer than normal. Skip ahead to about the 12 minute mark to get to the interview with Miku! Social Media: Miku Aono ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Actwres girl'Z ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠Official Website⁠ ⁠Shop⁠ The Joshi Pod ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Pro Wrestling Tees⁠ Music supplied by: ⁠Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn⁠ Courtesy of Actwres girl'z: ⁠https://youtu.be/FBpUTYEXR-0  Courtesy of Morning Musume: モーニング娘。'15『One and Only』(Morning Musume。'15[One and Only]) (Promotion Edit) - YouTube

Wrestling #NeedsMoreNina and the Joshi Pod is here to give her to you. We have a wonderful conversation about dancing, day jobs and her determination to make it in the wrestling business. She was so giving with her time and it is really appreciated.Nina couldn't have been any better. We don't get to do it often enough, but we always really enjoy chatting with wrestlers from the UK. Enjoy #TheNinaSamuelsShow Please have a listen, you will enjoy it. Social Media: Nina Samuels Twitter Merchandise Cameo Act Yasukawa in the United States: Wrestlecon Tickets Pre-Order Tickets to Meet Act at Wrestlecon Tickets to Pandemonium Pro Wrestling Queen of the Indies: West Coast Pro Twitter: West Coast Pro (@WCProOfficial) / Twitter PWRevolution Twitter: PWRevolution (@PWRevolution) / Twitter Tickets: QOITicters.com IWTV: LIVE: West Coast Pro & PWR "Queen Of Indies" - IWTV.live Live Event - IndependentWrestling.tv Joshi Shirts Wrestling T Shirts – Joshishirts Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

So happy to have Crea from Pure J on the show. She is one of the rising talents in the Joshi scene right now. We chat about her growing up in Nagoya and how she had a family friend who was involved with wrestling. Crea discusses how she got involved in wrestling and what it has taken to get this far in her career. She is so thoughtful with her answers and laughed at all of our terrible jokes. Please have a listen, you will enjoy it. Thank you, Derek Kolterman for interpreting for us! We all sincerely appreciate it! Social Media: Crea Twitter Instagram Pure J Twitter Youtube Shop Queen of the Indies: West Coast Pro Twitter: West Coast Pro (@WCProOfficial) / Twitter PWRevolution Twitter: PWRevolution (@PWRevolution) / Twitter Tickets: QOITicters.com IWTV: LIVE: West Coast Pro & PWR "Queen Of Indies" - IWTV.live Live Event - IndependentWrestling.tv Joshi Shirts Wrestling T Shirts – Joshishirts Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

So happy to have Natsumi Sumikawa from Actwres girl'Z on the show. We talk about her background before starting with Stardom her break because of injury and her triumphant return to Actwres girl'Z. She was a big reason why I fell in love with Actwres girl'Z while I visited Japan. Please excuse my voice as I had a terrible cold during the recording. Please have a listen, you will enjoy it. Thank you, Derek Kolterman for interpreting for us! We all sincerely appreciate it! We will have more guests from Actwres girl'Z on the podcast in the future! Social Media: Mari Twitter Instagram Actwres girl'Z Twitter Youtube Official Website Shop The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn Courtesy of Actwres girl'z: https://youtu.be/FBpUTYEXR-0 

This episode is a special one. We welcome to the show from Pro Wrestling Wave, Yuki Miyazaki. She has been a favorite of mine for many, many years. Yuki came into the business in a time where training was brutal. She persevered and succeeded in wrestling. She is still going strong, having amazing matches. Yuki talks about mixing deathmatch and comedy into wrestling. It was a sincere pleasure speaking with her. We hope to have many more from Pro Wrestling Wave on the show. Thank you, Derek Kolterman for interpreting. Social Media: Yuki Miyazaki Twitter Pro Wrestling Wave Twitter Youtube Official Website The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn

On this episode we are joined by Billie Starkz. She is fresh off her first tour of Japan with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Billie faced top stars Miyu Yamashita and Yuka Sakazaki during her tour. Though still a high school student, she is managing it along with a burgeoning pro wrestling career. She has also wrestled for GCW, AEW and many others. Billie is one to watch. Please have a listen! Social Media: Billie Starkz Twitter Instagram Official Website Pro Wrestling Tees The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn

We are joined by a NINJA!!!!!!! It was a really fun chat with Mari from Actwres girl'Z. She talks about growing up a ninja, her wrestling career and so much more.  Mari talks about the final Korakuen Hall show on Dec 29th and some of her stablemates. Please have a listen, you will enjoy it. Thank you, Derek Kolterman for interpreting for us! We all sincerely appreciate it! We will have more guests from Actwres girl'Z on the podcast in the future! Social Media: Mari Twitter Instagram Ameblo Actwres girl'Z Twitter Youtube Official Website Shop The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn Courtesy of Actwres girl'z: https://youtu.be/FBpUTYEXR-0 

We are joined by one of the true rising stars on the Joshi scene, Maria! Maria is part of the VERY talented group of wrestlers from Marvelous. If you thought she was a star before, wait until you hear her speak from the heart about her career.  Maria is a superstar! The interview was recorded outside of Shinkiba 1st Ring in November. Tommy from the Marvelous office helped onsite by translating and asking the questions. Thanks to Joe Pastula for taking the time to translate this for us! We are working on translating other interviews done that day with Mio Momono, Takumi Iroha and Rin Kadokura. These episodes are not possible without Tommy and Joe. Social Media: Maria Twitter Instagram Merchandise Marvelous Twitter International Twitter Official Website Joe Pastula Twitter The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn (624) Ave María Techno Remix - YouTube (624) Felixcardona 43 - YouTube

GYAN!!!!!!!! We are back and who better to have on the show than one of the hottest wrestlers on the Joshi scene right now, Unagi Sayak! GYAN!!!!!!!! It was a really fun chat about her background and wrestling career. We discuss her time in TJPW and Stardom and why she chose to leave those companies. GYAN!!!!!!!! Unagi is such a kind and wonderful person. She treats her fans so wonderfully. Please support her in all of her future endeavors! GYAN!!!!!!!! Let's enjoy the Joshi Pod ride as long as it lasts! Arigataugozaimasu GYAN!!!!!!!! Social Media: Unagi Sayaka Twitter Instagram YouTube Channel Merchandise Joe Pastula Twitter The Joshi Pod Twitter Facebook Instagram Pro Wrestling Tees Music supplied by: Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  Ft: veezyn

On the third episode of the 2022 Joshi Pod Revival, we are joined by one of the best in the world, Tsukushi Haruka. Tsukushi is someone I had been hoping to have on the podcast for quite some time. Very thankful she took the time to chat with us prior to her upcoming retirement. She was so much fun to talk to! We were joined by Joe Pastula and Yappy to do the interpreting. Please have a listen. More episodes to come! Tsukushi Haruka ★Twitter 春輝つくし/Tsukushi (@Tsukushi_HRKZ) / Twitter Yappy @Yapitori | Linktree Ice Ribbon Official website: 女子プロレス－アイスリボン－official site (iceribbon.com) English Twitter: Ice Ribbon ~Official English Account~ (@IceRibbon_eng) / Twitter Japanese Twitter: アイスリボン《公式》 (@ICERIBBON_jp) / Twitter YouTube: (94) JOSHI PRO WRESTLING ICERIBBON - YouTube Joe Pastula Twitter: 🌸ジョー（xcornmuffinx） (@xcornmuffinx) / Twitter Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Fwh1sdRo1hkZ5hth6bxL6?si=QxTrd8JSTnK_BW_PSU2kWg Author: All Lights Will Forever After Be Dim: Pastula, Joseph: 9781723168130: Amazon.com: Books Music supplied by: Saved by the Bell "Friends Forever" courtesy of Rysher Entertainment. Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy" courtesy of EMI-Manhattan Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

On the second episode of the 2022 Joshi Pod Revival, we are joined by the super awesome Tae Honma. She was a lot of fun to chat with! Tae is currently recovering from an injury but will be back in action soon. We chat about her coming from an acting career to training for wrestling, her trip to Mexico, the best Mexican food in Japan and so much more!!!! Please excuse some of the Wifi issues we had. Please have a listen. More episodes to come! Tae Honma ★Twitter TAE HONMA 本間多恵 (@420Tae) / Twitter ★Instagram 本間多恵 (@taehonma) • Instagram photos and videos ★YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH6QgT0d59ypHGlkOoKf0vA Music supplied by: AAA "We Are" & "Wake Up" courtesy of Avex Trax. Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

On the first episode of the 2022 Joshi Pod Revival, we are joined by the great Ladybeard. It is a sometimes serious, sometimes motivational, but always fun conversation. We talk about wrestling Joshi legends, going viral and the journey to becoming an all-around entertainer. Ladybeard is a wonderful person to chat with. Ladybeard is more than ponytails, kawaii outfits and a booming voice. There is a drive and want to be successful and a never give up attitude inside that hairy body. Very admirable.  Please have a listen. More episodes to come! Ladybeard ★Twitter https://twitter.com/Ladybeard_Japan ★Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ladybeardjapan ★Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ladybeard_japan ★TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ladybeard_japan BABYBEARD ★Twitter https://twitter.com/babybeard_japan ★Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BABYBEARDjapan ★Instagram https://www.instagram.com/babybeard_japan ★YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcVEtby_5XGCu2zdKEifPUw ★TikTok https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSJr9LMdo/ Music supplied by: BABYBEARD 'PIENNIZER' Song & lyrics : Takashi Asano: (1255) BABYBEARD「ぴえナイザー」Official Music Video - YouTube BABYBEARD 'NIPPON KARA KONNICHIWA' [Music] Takashi Asano [Lyrics] Nataumi Tadano: (1255) BABYBEARD - 「ニッポンからコンニチハ」Official Music Video - YouTube Yume O Yume (Dream your Dream) by reiswerk (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://bit.ly/2OQ19us

What a way to celebrate one year of the Joshi Pod. This week, we are joined by the legendary Act Yasukawa! She is all class, grace and positive attitude. Act truly is a special human being. Thank you Derek for doing the interpretation. Please have a listen. Follow/Support Act Twitter: https://twitter.com/yasukawaactyuka Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actyasukawa/ Blog: https://timeline.line.me/user/_dQnZMb97l4aQ2jiAExF5UJfHpcJy9t1CTym-sr0 Follow/Support Action RING Girl'z Twitter: https://twitter.com/actring_ARG Music Provided By "The Joshi Pod Theme" Composer/Producer: Justin Knipper http://www.soundcloud.com/interbeingjmk  https://twitter.com/justinmknipper "Senbonzakur" by WagakkiBand "Oedo Tai Theme" by Oedo Tai

So happy to have Mari Manji on The Joshi Pod! We chat about her growing up in Northern Japan, making the move to Tokyo and eventually getting into the wrestling business. Mari and Manami Katsu recently left Pure-J and are now freelance wrestlers. What is next for those two? We talk about the meaning of the Manji character. Mari also sings us a song! Please have a listen. Follow/Support Mari Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_a_r_i_0130 Blog: https://ameblo.jp/mari-manji/ Follow/Support Manami Katsu Twitter: https://twitter.com/manami_katsu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manami_katsu/?r=nametag Music Provided By "The Joshi Pod Theme" Composer/Producer: Justin Knipper http://www.soundcloud.com/interbeingjmk  https://twitter.com/justinmknipper "There’s Something About Mary" by Jonathon Richman

Episode 50! Very happy to welcome Thee Equal Opportunity Ass Kicker Ruby Raze to the show. Ruby is a staple in the Southern California wrestling scene and has also wrestled all over the United States. She pulls no punches discussing some of the recent issues that have impacted Southern California wrestling. She also takes a wrestler to task for making inappropriate comments about her. Ruby has been in the ring with some of our favorite Joshi wrestlers like Sumie Sakai, Mima Shimoda and Akane Fujita. She also shares about her passion outside of the ring. Some shows are for the listeners and some are for Eric...this one is for Eric, but we think you will really enjoy it too! Please have a listen. Follow/Support Ruby Twitter: https://twitter.com/Razerpops Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razerpopz/ Official Website: http://www.razerpops.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/razerpops WOW: https://twitter.com/wowsuperheroes Follow/Support Southern California Wrestling Santino Bros: https://twitter.com/SantinoBros Ground Zero: https://twitter.com/GroundZeroSD PCW Ultra: https://twitter.com/PCWULTRA Music Provided By "The Joshi Pod Theme" Composer/Producer: Justin Knipper http://www.soundcloud.com/interbeingjmk  https://twitter.com/justinmknipper "Pedafly" by Skinny Puppy "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris

Unfortunately we have no guest this week. Instead, Eric flies solo and shares why he created The Joshi Pod. Thank you so much for listening! Follow The Joshi Pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJoshiPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejoshipod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJH12GamqHVhvQLjIFCH6g Music supplied by: "The Joshi Pod Theme" Composer/Producer: Justin Knipper http://www.soundcloud.com/interbeingjmk  https://twitter.com/justinmknipper LADYBABY "ニッポン饅頭 / Nippon manju"