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Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand Part 2 [S8.E22]
First off - if you’re in town, join our meetup: Saturday, December 6 at . Check our first before you come just to make sure there have been no last minute changes. In Part 2 of Greg and Ed’s interview with John Schachnovsky, the former head of...
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Nov. 25, 2025
Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand Part 2 [S8.E22]
First off - if you’re in town, join our meetup: Saturday, December 6 at . Check our first before you come just to make sure there have been no last minute changes. In Part 2 of Greg and Ed’s interview with John Schachnovsky, the former head of...
![Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand [S8.E21]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/a/d/6/8ad6c80dca44894116c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_21-20251118-neqwomki4t.jpg "Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand [S8.E21]"){kind=logo}
Nov. 18, 2025
Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand [S8.E21]
In part 1 of a two-part episode, Greg and Ed interview John Schachnovsky about his upcoming book “Beyond the Badge,” which recounts his experience as the head of the FBI in Thailand. John starts out explaining his early caree...
![Road Blocks: The Big Issues That Thailand Needs to Solve [S8.E20]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/8/1/d/881d84ec12e8bad9d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO_20.jpg "Road Blocks: The Big Issues That Thailand Needs to Solve [S8.E20]"){kind=logo}
Nov. 11, 2025
Road Blocks: The Big Issues That Thailand Needs to Solve [S8.E20]
Greg and Ed discuss an article on Ajarn.com by Dr. Jesse Sessions called “” which discusses some of the bigger problems currently facing Thailand and how they might impact the country’s prosperity, competitiveness and social longevity. The guys...
![Heritage & Culture: How Siri Sala Private Thai Villa Preserves the Past for the Future [S8.E19]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/9/f/7/f9f70fadae89f80316c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_19_big-20251104-d4pahrb3er.jpg "Heritage & Culture: How Siri Sala Private Thai Villa Preserves the Past for the Future [S8.E19]"){kind=logo}
Nov. 4, 2025
Heritage & Culture: How Siri Sala Private Thai Villa Preserves the Past for the Future [S8.E19]
There’s a lot of great buildings and great history that has been bulldozed over in Bangkok, so it’s nice when we see someone going the extra mile to actually preserve both an historic physical space as well as the stories and...
![Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn’t Have [S8.E18] (ReCast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/0/4/4/80446b054d3eb0dcd959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP5_-_EPISODE_LOGO_47_big-20251027-9398003vp7.jpg "Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn’t Have [S8.E18] (ReCast)"){kind=logo}
Oct. 28, 2025
Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn’t Have [S8.E18] (ReCast)
As Thailand starts got back to bid-ness after COVID, there were a whole lot of n00bs coming in to tour, work and live. Most who have been here for a while already remember what an overwhelming experience Bangkok was in the ea...
![Summing Up: Giving Bangkok's Ubiquitous Malls Some Slogans [S8.E17]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/c/d/6/9cd6c20eb0c7e1a0d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO_17_big.jpg "Summing Up: Giving Bangkok's Ubiquitous Malls Some Slogans [S8.E17]"){kind=logo}
Oct. 21, 2025
Summing Up: Giving Bangkok's Ubiquitous Malls Some Slogans [S8.E17]
This week Greg and Ed have a bit of fun revisiting an about what would be the best slogans for various malls around Bangkok. As most listeners know, Bangkok may very well be the capital city of malls and mall culture, and each mall seems to have its...
![Avoiding the Newbie Drama: Are Long-Term Expats Just Lucky? [S8.E16]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/3/1363a85c014a16e816c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_16_big.jpg "Avoiding the Newbie Drama: Are Long-Term Expats Just Lucky? [S8.E16]"){kind=logo}
Oct. 14, 2025
Avoiding the Newbie Drama: Are Long-Term Expats Just Lucky? [S8.E16]
We’ve all seen the incredible amount of drama that can go down if you don’t run a tight ship in Thailand - everything from visa worries and bank problems to relationship blow-ups and trouble with the law. But it seems that a ...
![Murder in Thailand: Kevin Maes Talks About His Book “Kingdom of Trials” [S8.E15]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/2/7/0/12703f18ec1358d916c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_15_big.jpg "Murder in Thailand: Kevin Maes Talks About His Book “Kingdom of Trials” [S8.E15]"){kind=logo}
Oct. 7, 2025
Murder in Thailand: Kevin Maes Talks About His Book “Kingdom of Trials” [S8.E15]
In a special episode, Greg and Ed interview Kevin Maes in Kevin’s own podcast studio on Rama IV. Kevin is a long-time expat in Thailand hailing from Belgium who became entangled in a very unfortunate crime drama and subsequen...
![Talking with Phra Pandit: Amulets, Talismans, Relics & Faith [S8.E14] (Classic ReCast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/3/6/a/236adc90ec63795516c3140a3186d450/BKP61_-_EPISODE_LOGO_big-20250928-o2wdf7cota.jpg "Talking with Phra Pandit: Amulets, Talismans, Relics & Faith [S8.E14] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
Sept. 30, 2025
Talking with Phra Pandit: Amulets, Talismans, Relics & Faith [S8.E14] (Classic ReCast)
It’s been a while, but one of our favorite semi-regular guests is back! Bangkok Podcast’s official Buddhist correspondent, Phra Pandit, welcomed Greg at his temple to talk about amulets, talismans, and Buddhist relics - and w...
Sept. 23, 2025
Greg & Ed Opine on BBC's 'Documentary' and Media Misconceptions of Thailand [S8.E13)
Greg and Ed discuss the recent BBC ‘documentary’ called ‘The Dark Side of Paradise’ and what it says about media representation of Thailand. Ed explains that the recently aired 3-episode series has been getting a LOT of blowb...
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