Conbini Boys

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Places & Travel
**Conbini Boys**

Mike and Matt dive into their passion – Japan’s convenience stores, known as conbini. From canned coffee to fried chicken to seasonal one-offs, we’ll be hitting you with the biggest news across the conbini landscape.

conbiniboys.substack.com

Latest Episodes:

Celebrating 50 Years of 7-11 May 10, 2023

Show notes

In this week’s episode we discuss:

🐥 7-11’s 50th anniversary and stories history

🐥 Yuzu Kosho Famichiki

🐥 Lawson’s attempt at a bagel

🐥 Giant eclairs

Because I am an idiot, I messed up my audio. I used an AI tool to correct it, which did a swell job. But it’s not as good as should be.

Watch the episode on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

ConbiniGPT May 04, 2023

Show notes

This week, we decided to let AI to do our work for us. We asked ChatGPT to generate a script for an episode, and were really impressed with it came up with.

Check out the Newsletter

Watch us on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Mother's Day with the Conbini Apr 19, 2023

Show notes

After a long break we’re back talking conbini. We review Mother’s Day catalogs, celebrate 20 years of cheese Karaage-kun at Lawson, and look at a stale hot dog at FamilyMart.

Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSPvGGbEW7VKQ8Y4MTPBoQ

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

The Lost Episode Apr 12, 2023

Show notes

This week, we take a look at a lost episode. We recorded this one a month or two ago, but couldn't get it out until now. Who knows what we talked about? Something about 4 billion Karaage-kun sold? Sour cream and onion Famichiki? No one knows, but I'm sure it was pretty cool.

Check out the Newsletter

Watch us on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

6X Seaweed and Flameball Pandas Feb 17, 2023

Show notes

In this week’s episode we take a look at a bonanza of seasoning and dorodoro ramen at Lawson. Mike issues a warning about spread of the Sugoonigiri and reviews the entire Juicy Asia lineup at McDonald’s.

Watch us on YouTube:

Read our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Mystery Fried Chicken Jan 25, 2023

Show notes

This week, we take a look at an exciting campaign out of Family Mart featuring nazo – that is – mysterious fried chicken. Each region of Japan will have its contender, and the champion will see a nationwide release. We talk about some other mysterious items such as bonjiiri yakitori, Sugo-Oni, and drinkable slime, and then Matt and Mike try to decide if smoked sausage is an acceptable flavor for chicken.

Check out the Newsletter

Watch us on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Crowning the Conbini World Cup Champion Jan 14, 2023

Show notes

In this week’s episode, we celebrate the ConbinI World Cup champion and review some of the tournament’s surprising outcomes. We take a look at 3 new chikis, pull back the curtain on a dirty diaper from 7-11, and Mike has a hot take on the Yuzu Kosho Famichiki.

Join dumb conversations on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conbiniboys

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@conbiniboys3092/featured

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Conbini World Cup: Round 1, Pretty Much Done Dec 22, 2022

Show notes

This week we check in on the first round of the Conbini World Cup. We pick up a couple of matches that stood out to us, including a few shockers that left us both speechless. Then, Matt introduces us to an amazing roast beef sandwich chain.

Check out the Newsletter

Watch us on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

100 Episodes! Dec 07, 2022

Show notes

This week, we celebrate our 100th episode by taking a walk down memory lane and looking back on some of our favorite episodes throughout the years. Then, Matt has a big announcement concerning the return of the much loved conbini tournament.

Check out the Newsletter

Watch us on YouTube

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Conbini Christmas Preview Nov 16, 2022

Show notes

In this week’s episode we preview Christmas lineups from the Big Three Conbini. We announce the start of bone season. Mike promotes Mabo tofu and Matt finds one of the strangest conbini items to date.

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://conbiniboys.substack.com

Get full access to Conbini Boys Newsletter at conbiniboys.substack.com/subscribe

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected