The Tokyo Metpod
By Kamasami Kong
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Podcast Description
A unique podcast with original content and some content from Metropolis magazine, including news, celebrity interviews, events, travel, shopping and technology.
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Talking with the Editor-in-Chief | #160; We're talking about ice wine from Canada, the grand opening of the new Tokyo Skytree shopping center and tower, Bootsy Collins, the eclipse, coffee shops in Tokyo, and the new size of our magazine, plus we're reading some of your comments from out Facebook page. Here's the link to our FaceBook page:nbsp;http://www.facebook.com/MetropolisMagazine #160; | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unorthodox Innovations Provide World’s Lowest Airfares | [caption id="attachment_4606" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="#34;Fly by Night#34;"][/caption] Our friend and former CNN anchor Dalton Tanonaka talks with "Hawk" the CEO of a new airline that employs some unusual ideas to provide the very lowest prices in his new no-frills airline. You'll need to hear this to believe it. #160; | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Chat with the Editor-in-Chief | Hear About Our Family Edition and About Family Matters [caption id="attachment_4419" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jeff Richards, Editor-in-Chief, METROPOLIS magazine"][/caption] We're talking with Jeff Richards about what's in the mag and on the cover. Additionally, we're joined by Mike DeJong, editor-in-chief of ACCJ Journal, who wrote the LAST WORD in this week's edition who addresses the problem parents and children separated by divorce. #160; | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Steve Cropper Mini Special MetPod | The Man, The Legend is Still in Tokyo til 5/12 [caption id="attachment_4589" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Steve Cropper, Photo by Don Chapman"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4588" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Mr. Cropper at Okura hotel lobby"][/caption] Your humble interviewer/podcaster felt extremely fortunate to be honored to conduct this interview with Steve Cropper a living legend in the world of rock n roll and soul. Check date, time and location of Tokyo performances on this poster. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What will you be doing during Golden Week? | [caption id="attachment_4577" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Golden Week Quickie"][/caption] We asked out staff at Metropolis magazine and we received so many different, and interesting answers. Listen! #160; #160; #160; | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Golden Week 2012 Chat with Editor-in-Chief | WIN FREE TICKETS to DESIGN FESTA! [caption id="attachment_4419" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Jeff Richards"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4570" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Listen to Win a Pair of FREE tickets to see Design Festa! "][/caption] Once again, we find our microphones at the desk of JEFF RICHARDS editor-in-chief of Japan's #1 English language magazine talking about the new Hooters and the Solar eclipse to be televised from Mt. Fuji. Along the way, we also talk with promoter TAKESHI ARAKI of Tokyo's biggest art festival DESIGN FESTA. In this podcast -and for a very limited time- he's offering 10 PAIRS of FREE TICKETS to this years event to the first 10 people to send an email to me at kong@metropolis.co.jp Be sure to include your snail-mail address because we'll mail the tickets to you. [caption id="attachment_4554" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Martini Burger"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4555" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Elliot Bergman"][/caption] Also in this MetPod, we take our microphones out to Kagurazaka, the French town area of Tokyo to talk with ELIOT BERGMAN the owner and creator of a Martini Burger. #160; | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Edition with NILE RODGERS | BACKSTAGE with NILE [caption id="attachment_4530" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Backstage with Nile Rodgers"][/caption] We were granted the rare opportunity to go backstage at the TOKYO BLUE NOTE to talk with our long time friend, Super Producer NILE RODGERS. In this short interview, Nile tells us about his upcoming book, the two musicals he's producing, his favorite Japanese artists, what he likes to do in his free time in Japan. And there's much more. Check it out, listen now. Nile's Blog:nbsp;http://nilerodgers.tumblr.com/ TOKYO BLUE NOTE:nbsp;http://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/index.html | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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We’re Talking About the Burger Special | A Chat with the Editor-in-Chief Among other things we're talking about burgers, and that burger on the cover. #160; Burger Model: Teddy's Bigger Burger, Teddy's Tokyo | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Chat with The Editor-in-Chief | Japan's #1 English Language Magazine... [caption id="attachment_4419" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jeff Richards"][/caption] Hear nbsp;directly from the editor-in-chief about items of interest in our current edition and what's planned for some of our future editions. Also, please forgive my horrible cold....ugh. More vitamin C, orange juice and rest! | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Concert Calendar with Kaleb James | Concert Calendar Get updated with the concerts and artists coming to Tokyo with musician Kaleb James. #160; #160; #160; #160; #160; #160; #160; | 3/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Burger Maker, A Flautist (flute player) and a Concert Promoter | #160; TEDDY'S BIGGER BURGER namesake Ted Tsakiris is visiting Tokyo from Honolulu to fine-tune the burgers being made at his busy Harajuku burger shop, and he shares some of the things he's doing to make his burgers better. Also joining us is "FluterScooter" a Julliard trained flute player who shares her music and tells us about her amazing, dazzling, exotic, techno flute and laser show to be held in Tokyo's Ginza Apple store. And, Soul Searcher Yoshioka Masaharu tells us where we can see a slammin' Sly #38; the Family Stone tribute concert. SPECIAL OFFER! Print or show this coupon on your smart phone before expiration date and receive the discounts as indicated; #160; | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Musician, A Clown and Our Editor-in-Chief | Musician Kaleb James gets us all to sing "Bumm, bumm, ba, ba boom, boom, boom..." You'll have to hear it for yourself. Meanwhile, our Editor-in-Chief Jeff Richards tells us about what's in thie weeks magazine and Humanitarian clown Guy Totaro brings us up-to-date on some of the progress being made with the children of Tohoku. Check Guy Totaro's website at:nbsp;http://www.supagaijin.com/ | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bill Hersey Remembers Minoru Mori (the man who built Roppongi Hills) | 35,000,000 YouTube Views and Counting! Meet Sam Macaroni the YouTube producer/director/actor/singer/songwriter who's been creating his own unique brand of YouTube video's that go viral immediately after he posts. Within the next 32-minutes you'll hear some of his secrets toward achieving maximum downloads. Along the way, you'll also hear some of his great thumpin-'n'-pumpin' music. Also joining us, legendary club proprietornbsp;Bill Hersey of the New Lex (seen with sunglasses in pic, right) talks about the passing of Minoru Mori, the man who built Roppongi Hills, Ark Hills and Atago Green Hills. And there's much, much more... As we always say, "If it's going on in Tokyo--it's going on the MetPod!" | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cyndi Lauper in Japan | Cyndi Lauper in Japan Cyndi Lauper landed in Japan on the day of the big earthquake and tsunami of 3/11 and she tells us about her experience in this short MetPod podcast. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Talking with the Editor-in-Chief | What's Going On and In Japan's #1 English Language Magazine Among the many articles and items found in our magazine, we also talk with our Editor-in-Chief Jeff Richards about teaching English in Japan and what you put on natto to make it more delicious. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Catching-Up with the Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Richards | Hear About A Party, Travel and Writing Opportunities and Some New Music Kyle Hedlund is the Content Manager for a new website called JAPAN TOURIST and he explains how it can be useful for people both visiting and living here in Japan. Also joining us, our newly appointed editor-in-chief Jeff Richards who always regales us with info about what's in the pages and on the website of METROPOLIS magazine. And musically, we have a newly married husband and wife duo called Nature Airliner. You'll hear the music they make together and you might be surprised when hear how they met. You can connect with them via Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/natureairliner | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Luna J Rocks the MetPod! | Do You Have A Musician Friend Who Want's to Perform in Japan? If you have a musician friend who would like to perform in Japan, you might want to turn them on to this podcast as musician Luna J turns us on to some of her music, and her friend "Davin" explains how he brings bands and musicians to Japan. Luna was recently here shakin' the walls at Tokyo's New Lex, and she says she'll be back soon! We hope so! LUNA's SONGS in this podcast INCLUDE: FOR THE MUSIC IMPRESS FADED AWAY Link to LUNA J's Website: http://www.lunajmusic.com/ | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brenda Vaughn’s Last Show in Japan | Brenda Vaughn is Leaving Tokyo In this fast-moving 30-minute podcast, Miss Brenda Vaughn tells us about her final show in Tokyo (tonight) and about why she's decided to leave Japan. Here's a link to Brenda's website:nbsp;http://brendavaughn.com.hostbaby.com/music.html | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Could you sound any more like a gameshow host?
Great information about tokyo, but two of the most obnoxious hosts on the planet. The guy sounds like hes the voiceover guy for movie trailers, and the girl sounds giggly and sychophantic. Cheesy, childish, corny. They toot fake horns... its nauseating. Like I said, great information, but couldn't they have real people hosting?
Ugh...
Too many commericals, and the hosts sounds like every drive-time radio cliche. Far more filler than content. It was so bad that it motivated me to review it.
It's just ok
I think the podcasts are pretty informative, but it's not any more entertaining than reading the actual magazine. The information is put out pretty slow. I think they should cut the show into smaller episodes, and narrow down the number of stories into the more interesting highlights. I agree with the last review; the podcaster voices are too reminiscent of cheesy old American Game Shows; it can get pretty annoying after the first 10 minutes.
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