The Career Circus
The Career Circus
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Career Circus - the podcast that uncovers crazy career stories.The stories that you tell your friends over drinks that are just too wild, too funny, or too awkward to keep to yourself.This podcast is where we bring these stories to life! Each week, we're joined by incredible guests from the worlds of politics, business, government, sports and media who are brave enough to share their most unbelievable career stories. From surprising screw-ups to hilarious misunderstandings, we're exploring the lighter, stranger side of professional life.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on the intersection of humor and careers, sharing unique stories from various professional backgrounds. Topics include unexpected moments in politics as illustrated by Joe Walsh's stream of political evolution and provocative anecdotes from investigative journalist Jake Adelstein about the Yakuza. Additional episodes cover themes like workplace blunders, comical interactions, and strange industry norms.
Welcome to The Career Circus – the podcast that uncovers crazy career stories.The stories that you tell your friends over drinks that are just too wild, too funny, or too awkward to keep to yourself.This podcast is where we bring these stories to life! Each week, we’re joined by incredible guests from the worlds of politics, business, government, sports and media who are brave enough to share their most unbelievable career stories. From surprising screw-ups to hilarious misunderstandings, we’re exploring the lighter, stranger side of professional life.
In this conversation, Jake shares stories from his decades long career in Japan reporting on the Yakuza and how in many ways they're just like a Western corporation.
He also shares his harrowing experience of living under police protection due to a contract on his life.
Tune in to learn about the inner workings of the Yakuza, where the Yakuza go to college and why the Yakuza love Mercedes-Benz.
We also touch upon the TV adaptation of his memoir Tokyo Vice and how the Yakuza wanted to be on the show.
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