Season 3 - Page 4 | The Bangkok Podcast

May 22, 2018

The Good, the Bad, the Cuddly: Raising a Kid in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 9]

Episode links: My interview with the guys at This Strange Life podcast Bangkok may be great for the childless among us, but what about those expats who want to raise a family here? As a married guy without kids, Ed question…

May 15, 2018

Stu Jay Raj: The Inside Story of Thai Vowels [Season 3, Episode 8]

Key links for this show: Hey, do you know the difference between ใ and ไ? What about เ and แ? Well, we sort of do, but you know who really does? This week’s guest, Stu Jay Raj. What started as a simple question from Greg to…

May 8, 2018

Bangkok Life Advice We’d Give our Younger Selves [Season 3, Episode 7]

Greg and Ed have each been in Thailand for more than 15 years, and along the way have done a lot of things right - but also a lot of things wrong. So in the spirit of the almighty do-over, they each thought of three pieces o…

May 1, 2018

Phra Pandit: Symbolism & Ceremony at Thai Funerals [Season 3, Episode 6]

Join Greg and frequent guest and Buddhist monk Phra Pandit for an engaging discussion of the mysteries of Thai funerals, what they mean and don’t mean, how they differ from funerals in the West, and why they are a far lighte…

April 24, 2018

Neighborhood Focus: Banglamphu

Continuing with a series started in season 2 on some of Bangkok’s more interesting neighborhoods, the boys discuss one of their favorites: Banglamphu. But before they can chat about that, exactly what is Banglamphu? It’s not…

April 17, 2018

Hot Thai Kitchen: Bringing Home-Cooked Thai Food to the World

Useful links: We’re happy to have Pailin Chongchitnant as our guest this week, creator and host of , a popular YouTube channel based in Vancouver, Canada that shows people how to cook delicious Thai food recipes in their k…

April 7, 2018

Wet & Mild: Songkran New Year Spectacular [Season 3, Episode 3]

Ahhh, Songkran, a waterfight so insane that people in other countries know all about it. Love it or hate it, it’s THE holiday on the Thai calendar, and unless you’ve got a (probably damp) ticket in your (probably damp) littl…

April 3, 2018

Going Vegetarian in Bangkok: Hopeless or Delicious? [Season 3, Episode 2]

Going vegetarian in Bangkok has always struck Greg as somewhat of an inconvenience - I mean, how many vegetarian street food stalls do you know? But guess who’s been on a full-on vegan diet for the past year? That’s right, E…

March 25, 2018

Bangkok Then & Now...and in the Future [Season 3, Episode 1]

Welcome back! For the first show of season 3, Greg introduces you to the new co-host of the Bangkok Podcast, Ed “The Truth” Knuth. Together they have a combined 35 years in the Big Mango, so they reminisce a bit about what t…