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Future Southeast Asia's James Clark on Thailand's Transport Infrastructure [S7.E41]
Greg interviews James Clark, the founder of , a website and newsletter focused on transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. The guys begin with the most exciting developments in Thailand’s railway system, and James mentions the 250 km/hr...
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Oct. 15, 2024
Future Southeast Asia's James Clark on Thailand's Transport Infrastructure [S7.E41]
Greg interviews James Clark, the founder of , a website and newsletter focused on transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. The guys begin with the most exciting developments in Thailand’s railway system, and James …
Oct. 8, 2024
What Are the Limits of "Mai Pen Rai"? [S7.E40]
Greg and Ed discuss one of the pillars of Thai culture, the general attitude of ‘mai pen rai’ or ‘no problem.’ As the guys have mentioned many times, this attitude is one of the main reasons that living in Thailand is so enj…
![Counselor Amy Pothong Talks About Mental Health in Thailand [S7.E39]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/c/e/5/2ce512e5bf4a361527a2322813b393ee/BKP7_EP_LOGO_39_big.jpg "Counselor Amy Pothong Talks About Mental Health in Thailand [S7.E39]"){kind=logo}
Oct. 1, 2024
Counselor Amy Pothong Talks About Mental Health in Thailand [S7.E39]
Mental health in Thailand has never really had its time in the spotlight, but things are slowly changing as more and more Thais realize that taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physi…
![Political Cheat Sheet: Prof. Ed Sums Up Ten Years of Thai Politics [S7.E38]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/1/f/c/71fc1cf75f5e217327a2322813b393ee/BKP7_EP_LOGO_38_big.jpg "Political Cheat Sheet: Prof. Ed Sums Up Ten Years of Thai Politics [S7.E38]"){kind=logo}
Sept. 24, 2024
Political Cheat Sheet: Prof. Ed Sums Up Ten Years of Thai Politics [S7.E38]
In our semi-annual update on Thai politics, Ed does his best to explain the current situation and how Thailand arrived here over the last ten years. He begins with the framework that defined Thai politics for almost 15 years…
![The Dangers of Letting Bangkok’s Delivery Apps Take Over [S7.E37]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/1/7/b017660b60d64fd227a2322813b393ee/BKP7_EP_LOGO_37_big.jpg "The Dangers of Letting Bangkok’s Delivery Apps Take Over [S7.E37]"){kind=logo}
Sept. 17, 2024
The Dangers of Letting Bangkok’s Delivery Apps Take Over [S7.E37]
Greg and Ed discuss the ‘delivery lifestyle,’ the habit of staying at home and relying on delivery services to bring food and products straight to your doorstep. Both guys admit to slipping into this habit, but Greg enjoys g…
![Journalist Patrick Winn Discusses His Book ‘Narcotopia’ [S7.E36]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/6/e/9/b6e99ea0e5d11426e55e3c100dce7605/BKP7_EP_LOGO_36_big.jpg "Journalist Patrick Winn Discusses His Book ‘Narcotopia’ [S7.E36]"){kind=logo}
Sept. 10, 2024
Journalist Patrick Winn Discusses His Book ‘Narcotopia’ [S7.E36]
Greg welcomes back Patrick Winn to the podcast, an intrepid writer and expert on all things dark and shady in Southeast Asia. He previously appeared on the show to discuss his book “Hello Shadowlands,” and he returns to expl…
![What Comes Next: Greg & Ed Try to Predict Bangkok’s Future [S7.E35]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/2/1/3/42138d173bea4630e55e3c100dce7605/BKP7_EP_LOGO_35_big.jpg "What Comes Next: Greg & Ed Try to Predict Bangkok’s Future [S7.E35]"){kind=logo}
Sept. 3, 2024
What Comes Next: Greg & Ed Try to Predict Bangkok’s Future [S7.E35]
Putting on their best tarot reading hat…or numerology hat…or tea leaf hat…whatever…Greg and Ed make their best prognostications about the future of Bangkok, relying only on their accumulated wisdom and experience. Greg begin…
![Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar [S7.E34]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/6/a/9/46a916156e40c475e55e3c100dce7605/BKP7_EP_LOGO_34_big.jpg "Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar [S7.E34]"){kind=logo}
Aug. 27, 2024
Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar [S7.E34]
Greg interviews Dominic Faulder, associate editor at Nikkei Asia, long-time journalist in Southeast Asia and observer of the political and diplomatic machinations of Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia over the past 40 years. Th…
![Selling Thailand to the World: How do the Non-Travelers See Us? [S7.E33]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/8/c/8/18c8269266437e8ee55e3c100dce7605/BKP7_EP_LOGO_33_big.jpg "Selling Thailand to the World: How do the Non-Travelers See Us? [S7.E33]"){kind=logo}
Aug. 19, 2024
Selling Thailand to the World: How do the Non-Travelers See Us? [S7.E33]
In the wake of Ed’s recent high school reunion, Greg and Ed discuss how to sell Thailand to all different types of people, especially those who have only learned about the place through stories, TV and often dubious word of …
![Don't be That Guy: Expat Stereotypes You Should Avoid [S7.E32]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/e/c/b/2ecb9f59f3a84878e55e3c100dce7605/BKP7_EP_LOGO_32_big.jpg "Don't be That Guy: Expat Stereotypes You Should Avoid [S7.E32]"){kind=logo}
Aug. 13, 2024
Don't be That Guy: Expat Stereotypes You Should Avoid [S7.E32]
Greg and Ed discuss some negative expat stereotypes - roughly the person you (probably) don’t want to become while living in Thailand...at least forever. We all fall prey to stereotypes sometimes - they have to come from som…
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