by Paul Pennay Sit back and listen as host Paul Pennay talks to informed editors from The Beijinger about their picks of the best events going on in town this weekend. Managing Editor Oliver Robinson recommends a few places where you can catch the Euro 2008 Final and also encourages listeners to head out to Fengtai Sports Center on Sunday to support the local Beijing football team. Iain Shaw talks about Xiao He's show aboard the Stone Boat on Friday evening, he also offers a couple of suggestions for those thinking of heading out of town: The Great Wall Beach Party or a tour of an Eco-Village. Food editor Jessica Wang dares Beijing's spice meisters to take part in the Chili Pepper Eating Contest being held as part of the Canada Day celebrations out at the Canadian International School on Sunday, Lisa Liang recommends the three-day 13th Month Records Festival that's going on at Beijing Exhibition Theater on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening and Reid Barrett reveals details about the next great map from Immersion Guides. You'll need to keep listening until the end to know the answer to this week's trivia. We're offering a copy of the extremely useful Insider's Guide to Beijing 2008 to the first listener who can tell us, In order to claim the title of Chili Eating King, how many peppers did the winner of the 2006 Chili Pepper Eating contest eat in 5 minutes? Send an e-mail to podcast@thebeijinger.com before Friday noon with the answer. So, once again, if you're not sure what to do next weekend, plug in your headphones, sit back, and enjoy the entertaining ephemera that is ... the Beijinger Podcast! For those who'd like to download the podcast and listen to it later, click (right-click to save in MP3 format) on the icon to the left or click here. [...] Read more! ...full story at The Beijinger
from The Beijinger on Wed, Jun 25 2008
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