The Weekend MetPod

with

SARAN CORTINA, DON MORTON, KALEB JAMES, CHRIS BETROS & KAMASAMI KONG

As always, we share some of our best suggestions for things to do this weekend in Tokyo and for things to do in the coming weeks. We have info about movies, concerts and some clubbing events.

This week, our special guests include;

INES LIGRON, Japan National Director of Miss Universe Japan, tells us all about the newly chosen beauty queen, 25-year-old MAIKO ITAI who will represent Japan in the international Miss Universe competition. Ines says she’s currently “too skinny” and that she has to make her eat double! Plus, she speculates on what the Miss Universe pageant owner, DONALD TRUMP might think of our thin rep from the land of the rising sun. And, will Ines create another outrageous costume for this year’s global competition? Listen, and you’ll hear what she plans to do this year.

KEVIN MCGUE – Editor of a new section of our magazine that features avaunt-guard and independently made films and fills us in about an all night ALICE IN WONDERLAND event to get Tokyoites ready for the release of TIM BURTON’s new “Alice” movie.

COACH KARDAN, a motivational speaker has some spcific ideas about how you acn make your life better by focusing on 3 basic concepts.

DWAYNE WAYNE, club DJ provides info about a big party this weekend and also presents his HIT LIST report.

PRESENT FOR YOU! We still have many tickets left for the Philippine Fiesta! Great music, delicious foods, and FREE tickets if you send your email -before- March 16th deadline. Send your email to metpod@metropolis.co.jp  Put the word “tickets” in the subject and include your mailing address in the body and we’ll mail the free tickets to you!

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The Weekend MetPod

with

Sarah Cortina, Lauren Shannon, Don Morton, Kaleb James and Kamasami Kong

Welcome to our Weekend MetPod with navigators SARAH CORTINA and LAUREN SHANNON. This time we have lots of fascinating guests;

TRACI CONSOLI – Proprietor of The PINK COW, one of Tokyo’s most famous and friendly watering holes.

PHILIP WOO – Musician who’s played with Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight,  Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny G, Maze, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr., James Ingram and has a concerts coming up with the legendary ROY AYERS.

LYRA CEDENO – of the Philippine Fiesta with her special musical  guests, GENE-Z and KIKURI.

JOSEPH TAME – The man who just made the news by running the Tokyo Marathon with a iPhone camera strapped to his head. We do this interview via an iPhone speaker phone.

And we have lots of presents to give away in this podcast!

Adult toys from M’s!

100 tickets to the Philippine Fiesta!

For your chance to win, send an email to metpod@metropolis.co.jp

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The  NEW Weekend MetPod

with

SARAH CORTINA, LAUREN SHANNON, DON MORTON, KALEB JAMES and special guests; CHRIS WELLS,  SORCHA CHISHOLM  and CHARLES GLOVER

By your overwhelming popular demand, we’re going back to making a once-a-week podcast, and… this is it.  You guys told us the daily podcasts were too short and too frequent, and so…we’re back to providing you with a  longer, more content rich cast that contains all your favorite features, like Morton’s movie reviews, Kaleb’s concert calendar,  special guests and our savvy navigators, Sarah Cortina and Lauren Shannon.

If you’d like to communicate with us, check us out The Tokyo MetPod in Facebook.

The MetPod Radio and Video Report

SHOWBIZ NEWS

with

CHRIS BETROS

Hollywood celebs visiting our metropolis include JUDE LAW and HUGH GRANT and our reporter, CHRIS brings up up to date on what they were doing while here.

And then there’s the strange story about a UK girl who has become a YouTube phenomenon here in Japan, 14-year-old BECKII CRUEL.

And, if your Nihongo is up to parr, there might be a part for you as a voice-actor in a Disney movie.

MOVIE REVIEWS!

Our film criric goes to alol the moveis so you don’t have to -and- he has an opinion about each one. Save money, save time. Listen.

The MidWeek MetPod

with SARAH CORTINA and LAUREN SHANNON

Every week at this time, our hosts help you navagate your way through the coming weekend by offering their best suggestions for movies, concerts, events and parties happening in Tokyo. Thinking about a movie, out film critic, DON MORTON offers a must-see and a must-miss, or how about a concert? Our musician-in-demand, KALEB JAMES has some tasty suggestions.

Plus, hear how navagator LAUREN had a chance to shake the hand of BARRACK OBAMA in D.C. last week!

Our special musical guest this week is Avex recording star, KAT McDOWELL!

The ShowBiz Report

with

CHRIS BETROS

Hear about the Hollywood stars now visiti Tokyo, such as; TOM CRUISE, TAYLOR SWIFT and WHITNEY HOUSTON. Plus, hear about next week’s cover girl, CHIAKI KURIYAMA.

BURGER KING

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Listen to hear the President of  BURGER KING JAPAN, Mr. HITOSHI ARIMOTO describe the all new tasty new WHOPPER’s we have at the 18 various BURGER KING locations around the greater Tokyo area.

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