{"id":48192,"date":"2022-02-04T13:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=48192"},"modified":"2022-02-04T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:28:25","slug":"the-jetaa-sphere-podcast-ep-3-part-1-matt-gillam-clair-and-bahia-simons-lane-usjetaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/04\/the-jetaa-sphere-podcast-ep-3-part-1-matt-gillam-clair-and-bahia-simons-lane-usjetaa\/","title":{"rendered":"The JETAA-sphere Podcast: Ep 3, Part 1 &#8211; Matt Gillam (CLAIR) and Bahia Simons-Lane (USJETAA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>******************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkifusa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F03%2FJapan_Texas_Leadership_Symposium_Matthew_Gillam-600x400.jpg&amp;f=1&amp;nofb=1\" alt=\"2019 Japan-Texas Leadership Symposium in San Antonio, TX ...\" width=\"246\" height=\"162\"\/><figcaption><em>Matt Gillam, looking serious but probably cracking a self-deprecating joke<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From JETwit Media, it\u2019s the 3rd episode of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.transistor.fm\/jetaa-sphere-podcast\" class=\"aioseop-link\">JETAA-sphere Podcast<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-gillam-26ab97b\/\"><strong>Matthew Gillam<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org\/\"><strong>CLAIR NY<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(aka the Japan Local Government Center) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bahia\/\"><strong>Bahia Simons-Lane<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0(<\/strong>Gunma-ken, 2005-07), Director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usjetaa.org\/\"><strong>USJETAA<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevenwaseda\/\"><strong>Steven Horowitz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Aichi-ken, 1992-94) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joe-moore-1908897\/\"><strong>Joe Moore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Saga-ken, 2010-13) about what CLAIR and USJETAA are, what they do, how they support JETAA USA, and how they each ended up in their current roles. (Don&#8217;t worry. It&#8217;s more fun than it sounds.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/share.transistor.fm\/e\/5bbf9c24\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-content.duckduckgo.com\/iu\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fusjetaa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F06%2FMG_3539-scaled.jpg&amp;f=1&amp;nofb=1\" alt=\"Episode 12: Interview with Bahia Simons-Lane (Numata-shi ...\" width=\"310\" height=\"204\"\/><figcaption><em>Bahia Simons-Lane in her JET days!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The JETAA-sphere Podcast is (finally) available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, and anywhere else you might download podcasts from.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To listen to other podcasts by JETs and JET alumni, check out the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/category\/jetaa-podcast-beat\/\">JETAA Podcast Roundup<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/perfectshow.site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scot Maupin (Hokkaido, 2005-<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/perfectshow.site\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>09)<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Show Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jlgc.org\/\">Japan Local Government Center<\/a>&nbsp;(aka CLAIR NY)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clair.or.jp\/e\/index.html\">CLAIR (Council of Local Authorities for International Relations)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/usjetaa.org\/\">USJETAA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/usjetaa.org\/reunion\/\">JET30 Reunion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floridajetaa.org\/\">JETAA Florida<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jusfc.gov\/about\/staff-bios\/paige-cottingham-streater\/\">Paige Cottingham-Streater<\/a>, Executive Director, Japan-US Friendship Commission<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/\">JETwit<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jetaany.org\/\">JETAA New York<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jetaasc.wixsite.com\/jetaasc\">JETAA Southern California<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/w\/87822551805?tk=7I-9aPEogfXTMOum4WiO8-9AJy1PapMevk4lsUTll9U.DQIAAAAUcqHK_RZ5c2Z6UVhVUFE4RzdrdXdNMm8yeFBBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&amp;pwd=TmtDaEZoYUdjZDM1aXg3b1p2SDBxZz09\">Monica Yuki&#8217;s JET Alum Zoom Rajio Taisou<\/a>&nbsp;every Friday, 11:30am (EST)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intro\/Ending narration by&nbsp;<strong>Rose Horowitz (COJ)*<\/strong><\/li><li>Art\/Design by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/leesean.net\/\"><strong>Lee-Sean Huang<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;(Oita-ken, 2003-06)<\/strong><\/li><li>Podcast hosting on Transistor courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.percivalconstantine.com\/\"><strong>Percival Constantine<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;(Kagoshima-ken, 2008-13)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comments? Questions? Suggestions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Email Steven Horowitz at jetwit@jetwit.com<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*********<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The JETAA-sphere Podcast is a production of&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/\"><em>JETwit.com<\/em><\/a><em>, with special thanks to&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/usjetaa.org\/\"><em>USJETAA<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clair.or.jp\/e\/index.html\"><em>CLAIR<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;for their support.<\/em><\/li><li>*COJ = Child of JET<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>****************** From JETwit Media, it\u2019s the 3rd episode of the\u00a0JETAA-sphere Podcast! 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