Bangkok Podcast: Do You Believe What You Believe?

On our last show we invited the venerable Pandit Bhikku back to the studio and we switched things up a bit and let Pandit interview us. Phra Pandit asks us if we believe in God and if we, in fact, believe what we believe, which is one of the key introspective aspects of Buddhism. Needless to say, it gets a bit deep as Tony, Greg and Pandit debate the meaning of belief and the freedom to choose if you even want to believe in anything.

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Bangkok Podcast: Bhikkuni Suvijjana

In our continuing Buddhism series, we are joined by a special guest, Bhikkuni Suvijjana, a female monk who is visiting Thailand from the US. Female monks are rare, but the tide is slowly turning, and Bhikkuni Suvijjana gives us an interesting look into how she sees Buddhism on a daily basis.

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Bangkok Podcast: Thai Spirit Houses

Bangkok Podcast talks to Marisa Cranfill, who is one of Thailand’s foremost experts on Thai spirit houses. She gives us the lowdown on what’s inside the little structures, why you’ll most commonly see red Fanta soda sitting on the mini ‘porch’, and what happens to all that food that people leave as offerings?

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Bangkok Podcast: Religion & Science

Our Buddhism series continues with Phra Pandit talking to us about how Buddhism views science. Is it as hostile as some other religions often see it, or is it more of a peaceful co-existence? Are there areas which conflict with The Buddha’s teachings, or does Buddhism take every new discovery in stride?

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Bangkok Podcast: Robin Moore

In our continuing Bangkok Podcast Buddhism 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 monk hood and rejoined lay-life. He tells us about his interesting journey, from being drawn to Buddhism as a teenager to why his mother cried when he joined the monk hood – and cried again when he left.

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Bangkok Podcast: 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. On this show, Greg and Tony ask Phra Pandit to give his views on how such a tragedy can affect people, and how religion – and Buddhism in particular – can either become the one things that helps people get through such a hard time or ceases to mean anything to them at all. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Phra Pandit

On this episode of Bangkok Podcast we talk to British born monk Phra Pandit about life in the orange robes. Buddhism plays a large part in Thai culture and the monks are a part of life here – wandering the streets early in the morning, shopping at markets, riding the skytrain – but for most foreigners, they remain somewhat mysterious and at a distance. Phra Pandit gives us a very unique and interesting insight into a side of life that most of us will never see, including details on his blog and Facebook group. Listen Now »