Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly

Lil Noisy Loves Civics

Today is the finale of the Away Days podcast. We hear from one of the mountain pass street racers about why he’ll only race a Honda Civic, and talk to the Away Days co-founder about the terror of Kanjo. Watch Away Days documentaries at youtube.com/@awaydaystv [youtube.com/@awaydaystv] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Racing Down a Secret Mountain

Today we discover the Across Racing team, who take us all the way up a secret mountain pass for a race. Usually they'd ride the Kanjo, but the police are after them... Watch Away Days documentaries at youtube.com/@awaydaystv [youtube.com/@awaydaystv]   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Organized Crime on the Hanshin Expressway

We go to meet the head of one of Osaka's best known underground racing crews. What we didn't know, is that he's allegedly involved in a notorious organized crime thing. This makes things tricky, and we see access slip through our fingers... for now. Watch Away Days documentaries at youtube.com/@awaydaystv [youtube.com/@awaydaystv] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Illegal Racing on Japan’s Kanjo Loop

We travel to Japan to find out how the next generation of illegal street racers are dodging police and keeping their counterculture alive. Watch Away Days documentaries at youtube.com/@awaydaystv [youtube.com/@awaydaystv] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

To Live and Die in a Rio Gang War

Our final episode of the Favela Government chapter shows first hand the cycle of never-ending-violence in Rio's favelas. People we met are dead, sewers are wide open, and the gang war continues to keep civilians living in fear. Watch Away Days documentaries at youtube.com/@awaydaystv [youtube.com/@awaydaystv] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.