Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

About Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

What if someone close to you just … vanished one day? That happens to tens of thousands of families a year in Japan, and it happened to Jake Adelstein, too, back in 2018 — when his accountant disappeared, just before tax day. Adelstein, the author of Tokyo Vice, and co-host Shoko Plambeck go in search of that missing accountant, and take us on a journey into the fascinating and bizarre world of Japan’s johatsu, or “evaporated” people. The Evaporated: Gone With the Gods is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases wherever you get your podcasts to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the The Evaporated: Gone With the Gods show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. A Sony Music Entertainment and Campside Media production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Publisher

Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Dec 2023

Latest episode

10 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 11 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What She Buried: Secrets, Lies, and Concrete

   "A man goes missing. Fifteen months later, his family finds a fresh concrete slab poured in his backyard. What's buried underneath changes everything. Five years ago, journalist Justine van der Leun started sending letters to Kwaneta Harris, a convicted murderer in a Texas prison. She was also a gifted writer, ""Mama Detroit"" to the women around her. She swore the story wasn’t what it seemed. So Justine went digging. What she found was a decade-long relationship curdled, a body under a concrete slab, and a trail of stolen identities and lies. Who is Kwaneta Harris? From the team behind The Evaporated, What She Buried⁠ is available now on ⁠The Binge Cases⁠ feed, wherever you get your podcasts. If you don’t subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple or Patreon where you get all episodes instantly and ad-free, follow the show so you get every Monday release. 🔗 Keep listening: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-binge-cases-what-she-buried/id1525807626?i=1000779124055 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cdIKmN9cBexBSv4XxVd8T?si=81574241cd0a4dc0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheBinge/posts/what-she-buried-165458293?collection=2044948" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2. 

   12 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 9: The Right to Disappear

   Host [Host Name] explores the ethical implications of a person's right to remain disappeared after discovering Morimoto is alive in this interview.

3. 

   12 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 8: Conspiracy on the Coast

   Host [Host Name] investigates the decades-long mystery of unexplained disappearances along Japan's western coast, exploring the chilling theory of international espionage.

4. 

   12 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 7: The March Room

   Jake and Shoko investigate the mysterious disappearance of French tourist Tiphaine Veron in Nikko, uncovering the investigation's lasting impact.

5. 

   12 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 6: Sakura Sachiko Does Not Exist

   Detective Sakura Sachiko trains at a prestigious detective school in Sapporo, learning to solve missing persons cases from Japan's top investigators in this interview.

6. 

   12 Dec 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 5: Vanishing By The Book

   Host [Host Name] explores Japan's peculiar instructional manuals that detail methods for disappearing or committing perfect crimes.

7. 

   12 Dec 2023

   Episode 4: Pay or Sink

   Host Alex Segura investigates the disappearance of Morimoto, exploring his former boss's troubles with yakuza clients and suspicious credit card charges in this interview episode.

8. 

   12 Dec 2023

   Episode 3: Sugimoto! You Bastard!

   Host [Host Name] interviews Sugimoto, a former client and driver, about his ambitious golf course project and the overwhelming challenges he faced.

9. 

   12 Dec 2023

   Episode 2: Queen of the Night Movers

   Host Jake and Shoko interview Miho Saita, owner of a night moving company, about the unique business of helping people disappear.

10. 

    12 Dec 2023

    Episode 1: The Missing Accountant

    Jake's trusted accountant, Morimoto, mysteriously disappears after being recommended to Steve and Becky, leaving them to uncover his secrets.

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    8 Dec 2023

    Introducing... The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

    Author Jake Adelstein and co-host Shoko Plambeck investigate Japan's "evaporated" people, exploring the phenomenon of unexplained disappearances.

Who has been a guest on Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sugimoto
• Miho Saita
• Jake Adelstein
• Shoko Plambeck

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

296 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

242 ratings

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Books guests

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