Thai Games: From Playgrounds to Cards to Beetle Fighting [S8.E49] (Classic ReCast)
Thanks to a suggestion from a listener Greg and Ed discuss the fascinating topic of games that are common - if not unique - to Thailand. Bot...
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Eight Specific Things That Bother Greg About Bangkok Driving [S8.E48]
Inspired by an unusually long commute, the boys decide to discuss a list of things - very specific things - that bother Greg while he drives...
Conflict & Legacy: Journalist Denis Gray Discusses His New Memoir [S8.E47]
In this episode, Greg interviews legendary foreign correspondent Denis Gray about his memoir, Lost Horizons . Denis details his fascinating...
Thai Style vs Western Style: The Diverse Art of Storytelling [S8.E46]
With Ed unavailable this week, Greg welcomes his friend John as co-host to talk about storytelling. Specifically, the difference between how...
Foreign Fool: A Conversation with Author Alan Platt [S8.E45] (Classic ReCast)
When it comes to characters, Bangkok has them in droves - people who have been places, eaten things, talked to people, and lived adventures...
When Owners Don't Own: Thailand's Thorny Nominee Issue [S8.E44]
The issue of Thai nominees has heated up in the past little while, with daily news stories about crackdowns, changing laws, and foreigners r...
An Expert Spills the Beans on Thailand's Coffee Industry [S8.E43]
Greg begins his interview with coffee fan, aficionado and expert Noon by exploring her background as the former president of the Specialty C...
Lumpini Park Turns 100! Celebrating Bangkok's First (Best?) Park [S8.E42]
Greg and Ed discuss the 100th 'birthday' of Lumpini Park. The guys begin by highlighting the improvements in the park over the last several...
Why do Bangkok Condo Prices Seem to Defy Gravity? [S8.E41]
Greg begins by introducing the perplexing nature of the Bangkok condo market, noting how prices continually seem to defy gravity despite a m...
From the Road: Three PodFriends Reminisce About Bangkok [S8.E40]
In a special episode recorded during Greg's travels in Canada, he interviews three good friends of the podcast about their particular specia...
Phra Pandit Discusses What Buddhism Says About Sex [S8.E39]
Greg meets with mega, super, return guest Phra Pandit to discuss Buddhist teachings regarding sex, a conversation prompted by recent scandal...
That Thing All Thais Do? Yeah, No They Don't
Greg and Ed explore common Thai stereotypes and symbols that are heavily associated with Thailand internationally, yet play a surprisingly s...
Author Chris Baker Discusses Thai History, Culture & Conflict [S8.E37] (Classic ReCast)
Greg and Ed interview expat legend Chris Baker, co-author (along with his wife Pasuk Phongpaichit) of A History of Thailand , in addition to...
New Frontiers: A (Literal) Conversation With Ed's AI Assistant About Podcasting [S8.E36]
In a special main show, Greg and Ed interview Hal, Ed's OpenClaw bot about his knowledge of the Bangkok Podcast. The guys begin the show dis...
Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S8.E34] (Classic ReCast)
In a ReCast episode from season 7, Greg interviews well known Bangkok-based photographer Tim Russell about his book 'Bangkok Station,' which...
Linguist Rikker Dockum on the Royal Institute's Thai Language Oversight [S8.E33] (Classic ReCast)
Greg interviews old friend of the podcast Rikker Dockum, Thai language expert extraordinaire about the Thai Royal Society, an organization d...
Election Analysis: Young Thais, Old Parties...New Tricks? [S8E32]
Tech Fail Alert! The last 5 minutes of our discussion was cut off by dastardly internet Gremlins, but we said most of what we wanted to say...
Greg & Ed Discuss Ed's Big Thailand Quiz [S8.E31]
In a followup to a recent episode, Greg and Ed walk through the entire 'Facts About Thailand' quiz that Ed gave his Thai Society students. I...
Dreamster's Mario Butler on Thai Music and New Creative Frontiers [S8.E30]
Greg interviews Mario Butler of Dreamster.io , a platform that allows musicians to connect directly with their audience, and fans to own the...
Bangkok History Highlight: The Blue Diamond Affair [S8.E29] (Classic ReCast)
Another classic recast! One of the craziest stories from recent Thai history. Continuing our series on interesting episodes in Thai history,...