Mirror Mirror Ep. 0
"People are like Mirrors"
Mirror Mirror, glad you'er here!This episode is the statement for my personal podcast. For now, there are still many episodes in Japanese, but I hope you'll enjoy them. Talk to you soon. xxx
◼︎English subtitles
Hi there, it’s Minami. I’m starting a podcast, and this is Episode 0. Yay!
The podcast is called “Mirror Mirror.” This is something really personal for me. I wanted to create an audio archive, like a "time capsule," filled with words and thoughts for my future self. This podcast is kind of a little gift to who I’ll become.
I moved from Japan to London about 8 months ago. Since then, I’ve noticed my view on daily life has changed a lot. When our surroundings change, our way of thinking changes too. I thought about the best way to capture these changes and realized that recording them in audio felt just right. These changes feel more like waves or rhythms, so audio seemed to fit better than visuals.
That’s why I decided to start this podcast as a personal record through dialogue. In each episode, I’ll invite a friend, and we’ll have a chat. This is the first one, Episode ZERO of “Mirror Mirror.”
The title 'Mirror Mirror' comes from the quote that people are like mirrors—they reflect who we are. Looking at the people around me, I see the kind of community and connections I’ve built.
As my life changes, so do my relationships, and the way I connect with others evolves.When I look back on my life this way, I realize how important my friends, family, and the people around me are to me.
Sometimes, we think we know ourselves, but there are many things we can’t see without others. Talking with people often helps me discover new sides of myself.The words people share, new knowledge, different perspectives, and their life stories—all these help me understand more about myself. This might seem obvious to some, but I’ve really felt it every day over the past few months.
What I love about talking with others is that I often have realizations I wouldn’t have on my own. Sometimes, unexpected thoughts or words come out, and I think, “Oh, that’s what I was thinking.” Or when someone says, “Minami, you’re like this,” I think, “Oh, that’s how you see me.”
I love talking with people, and it makes me happy to see myself more clearly through different people during our conversations. I’m really excited to capture and archive these special moments here.
Of course, this podcast won’t capture my entire life, but it’s a way to preserve some of the little sparkles of my daily life for my future self.
That’s all for now. Talk to you soon. Bye!
Mirror Mirror 🪞
Music
Where The Waves Take Us by Purrple Cat |https://purrplecat.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/