In this shortish episode of the podcast, we catch up on some end of the year headlines as we reach the end of 2022 and get ready for the annual awards special, The Golden Takoyaki Awards. We also have a few event reports to cover and we close out the year with our predictions for the next single senbatsu. If you would like to submit your winners in the community portion of the awards, you can do so by filling out this Google Form. https://forms.gle/rx4kTbZaRHNHRBjH9 If you have a question or comment for the show, you share it in the comments section or email us at [email protected] Discord discord.gg/nmbfans 0:00 - Intro

4:05 - Podcast housekeeping, Golden Takoyaki Awards promotion

5:24 - YNN 24hr Stream Announced 10:20 - Showroom Bullsh*t: Tokyo Girls Collection Wakayama Contest and the Bis Final Contest 16:05 - Hayakawa Yuna Starts A YouTube Channel 18:56 - Izumi Ayano Starts A TikTok 20:21 - Shinshin and Mikana will be in Kansai Collection 24:02 - NMB Theater Will Be Opening Up the First Row of Seats 27:32 - NMB Members Will Be Joining AKB48's Singing Contest 30:16 - Event Report: Matt & Geoff Go to An Osaka Rugby Match with NMB Members 39:01 - Event Report: Matt Goes to Team N and BII theater shows 43:29 - Ayapyon Did A Splatoon 3 Livestream 44:47 - Event Report: Geoff Went to Chihhi's Kanmuri Solo Theater Show 52:40 - Anju and Aipi Kanmuri Theater Show 53:54 - Online Call Reports 57:55 - 28th Single Senbatsu Predictions