Episodes
July 10, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 61: Thai Spirit Houses
Have you ever walked down the street and wondered what's up with those dollhouses on pillars that seem to be outside every building? Many have, and this is why we're happy to have Marisa Cranfill on this episode, who is one …
July 3, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 60: Religion & Science
We're very happy to welcome back Phra Pandit, the British-born monk who joins us to talk about everything from Buddhist canon to nuclear power. Today, Phra Pandit talks with us about how Buddhism views science. Is it as host…
June 26, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 59: Transgender Lifestyles
The image of a beautiful Thai women is one that is known throughout the world; however, only slightly less well known is the image of a beautiful Thai women who was born a man. Call them what you willl - transexual, transgen…
June 19, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 58: Learn Thai From A White Guy
On today's episode we're joined by Brett Whiteside, one of the few foreigners in Thailand who teach Thai. Brett's road from wide-eyed tourist to competent speaker, translator, consultant and tutor is unique in that the only …
June 12, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 57: Voranai Vanijaka II
On this episode of Bangkok Podcast, we are very happy to welcome back Voranai Vanijaka, a columnist for the Bangkok Post whose articles focus on many of the most important issues facing Thai society today - politics, class s…
June 5, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 56: American Ambassador Kristie Kenney
On this week's episode of Bangkok Podcast, we are very happy to be joined by Ms. Kristie Kenney, the American Ambassador to Thailand. Formerly Ambassador to both Ecuadaor and the Philippines, she is a career diplomat with a …
May 29, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 55: Chris Lowenstein
Thailand is a country that offers foreign film productions everything they need - amazing locations, skillful crew, talented actors and more. With foreign film productions come big money and jobs, so it's no wonder that the …
May 22, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 54: Daniel Fraser
In our continuing series on learning Thai, we're joined by Dan Fraser - co-founder of Smiling Albino adventure travel company, film actor, television host, and of course, speaker of Thai. Dan gives us a very funny and insigh…
May 13, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 53: Robin Moore
In our continuing Buddhist series, we sit down with Robin Moore, who spent over a decade as a monk in both the UK and Thailand, but eventually left the monkhood and rejoined lay-life. He tells us about his interesting journe…
May 8, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 52: DJ Octo
If you've found yourself out at a club at any time during the last 5 or 6 years in Bangkok, chances are you're familiar with DJ Octo. As one of the best known and most popular DJ's in town, he spins at hot venues like Q Bar …
May 1, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 51: Joe Cummings
In today's digital world, the requirements for being a travel writer are pretty minimal: do you have a computer? Have you travelled? Bam! Travel writer. But a few decades ago, being a travel writer was something rare; an exo…
April 24, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 50: Our 50th show!
ZOOM! That was the sound of a whole year going by!
It was in May 2010 that Tony and Greg put up the first episode of the Bangkok Podcast, and it's been a fun, interesting (and sometimes frustrating) year. This episode marks…
April 15, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 49: Is Learning Thai Hard?
We've done a fair number of shows so far about learning Thai, but one of the most fundamental questions has yet to be discussed - is learning Thai actually hard, or do we foreigners just make it seem that way?
We're joined …
April 10, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 48: Moving Away From Thailand
In most western cultures, moving out of your parent's place and into your own life is considered a rite of adulthood and one which many are eager to do as soon as possible, but in Thailand things work differently. It's very …
April 3, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 47: Q-Bar Andrew
On this episode of Bangkok Podcast, we sit down with Andrew Clark, co-owner and co-founder of QBar, Bangkok's hippest, coolest night club. Besides being a superb and friendly chap, Andrew talks to us about the humble beginni…
March 27, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 46: Untranslatables
Joined once again by the Thai language Jedi Rikker, he schools Greg and Tony on a few Thai phrases that have no direct translation into English. What exactly does 'Mai Pen Rai' mean, and why is more than just a phrase? How d…
March 20, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 45: Phra Pandit II
In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Japan, we are extremely pleased to have with us on this show Phra Pandit, the British-born monk who first came on our show in episode 30. On this show, Greg and Tony ask Phra Pandit to …
March 13, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 44: Christopher G. Moore
The amount of foreigners who try to write a book about their craaaazy adventures in Thailand is only slightly larger than the amount who try to write hard-boiled fiction based in Bangkok, but among this group Christopher G. …
March 6, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 43: Bangkok Reality Smackdown
When you first come to Bangkok, everything is new and strange. Nothing makes sense, and even a trip to the corner store can be an adventure. But after a while, these things fade, and pretty soon, the things that made your ey…
Feb. 28, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 42: Matchmaking
On this episode, we talk with Khun Bee, owner of Bangkok Matching, Bangkok's #1 premium marriage matchmaking service. It's a very different ball of wax from a simple dating site, and in a very interesting conversation, Khun …
Feb. 20, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 41: Online Dating
Continuing with our month of loooooove, this episode of Bangkok Podcast deals with the risks and rewards of online dating. Only ten years ago, meeting someone online was considered a bit of a nerdy way to find a mate, but to…
Feb. 13, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 40: Kaewmala
Argh! Yet another wacky cable problem has made Greg and Tony's voices sound weird and echoey, but never fear! Our esteemed guest's voice came through loud and clear.
On this episode - the second of four in our Valentine's-th…
Feb. 7, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 39: Thai Wedding Ceremony
To start off our month of luuuve, Bangkok Podcast will be talking about the who, why, how and how much of Thai weddings. Despite some strange microphone issues in this episode, we are joined by Jason and Nim, two friends of …
Jan. 29, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 38: Canadian Ambassador Ron Hoffmann
It's a strata of expat life that few of us have to deal with on anything more than an administrative level, but the particulars of how two countries interract and overlap is a complicated Venn diagram that needs to be carefu…