We didn’t get around to publishing one of these last month, but there was little time to be had. April was a bit crazy for all members of TPR, with an unreal number of frequent-flyer miles being racked up. Although we had a slight decrease in the number of releases, traffic continued to increase, as it did again in May. Golden Week showed the predictable lag in traffic, but the rest of the month more than made up for that. More important, however, is the fact that listenership is surging. New releases are reaching a wider and wider audience each month, which is good to see.

April: 9 original releases, 2 Old-Time Radio releases
Top five April releases by listens:

1. BizCast Japan #2
2. TPR News for April 17
3. Seijigiri #21
4. TPR News for April 6
5. TPR News for April 11

May: 12 original releases, 0 Old-Time Radio releases
Top five May releases by listens:

1. Seijigiri #23
2. Seijigiri #24
3. TPR News for May 11
4. TPR News for May 7
5. Ken’s editorial on the Japan blog scene

Actually, the most listened to release in both April and May was Garrett’s rendition of Gift of the Magi, which was published all the way back on December 21. It is the all-time most listened to TPR release.

New Stuff

We will be adding a sixth regular show from June. We hadn’t planned on adding another show, but the success of the Nazi Eyes on Canada series made us think about the role of Old-Time Radio. After all, that was the reason we started this whole project in the first place, to bring radio and audio content on Japan to the internet. So, we will be releasing old serials under the category “Old-Time Radio.” Look for the first edition sometime later this week.

As always, thanks for listening!