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Fall 2013. My friend Shuhei Kitagawa and I were sitting in a cafe at the University of Washington, talking Japanese…
Matthew Amster-Burton
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Matthew Amster-Burton is the author of five books and cohost, with Molly Wizenberg, of the hit comedy podcast Spilled Milk. He lives with his family in Seattle.
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