Bangkok Podcast: Encore

Tony & Greg return to the airwaves with a special encore show. Tony talks about his experiences living in Tokyo compared to Bangkok and what he misses about living in Thailand. We welcome back past guest Hamish Chalmers to talk about his amazing story about escaping the floods in the middle of the night with his family. We also talk to Michael Biedassek about his recent community initiative that raised over 2 million baht for the flood relief.

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Bangkok Podcast: The Finale

On this episode, Tony and Greg discuss the Bangkok Podcast Farewell Dinner, go over some of their favorite shows from the past, get into a few details on what it took to put a show together, and thank a few very important people who worked with us behind the scenes to make sure the podcast grew.

We also want to say a special thanks to each of our guests, who came on the show in their free time and gave people a glimpse into the cool personalities that help make Bangkok such a great city. Thanks again everyone – keep your Bangkok Podcast iTunes, Facebook and Twitter links active – we might be back sooner than you think.

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Bangkok Podcast: Raising Kids in Bangkok

We get a lot of questions from expat parents and parents-to-be about what it’s like raising a family in Bangkok. Since Tony and Greg are little more than man-children themselves, we brought Jack Prinya, proud dad of triplets, on the show to talk about the challenges of raising a family in Bangkok.

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Bangkok Podcast: BKK Free Ambulance

Every Westerner knows that when you’re hurt back home, you call the emergency number and get taken to the hospital, but things in Bangkok work a little differently. Today we talk with Marko Cunningham from Bangkok Free Ambulance, a service that he has run for many years – at his own expense, no less – that provides free ambulance services for those who need it, Thais, tourists and expats alike.

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Bangkok Podcast: Our 50th Show!

It was exactly one year ago that Bangkok Podcast first hit the internet airwaves! To celebrate we took a look back at the topics we’ve covered on the past 50 shows by updating you on what our past interview guests have been up to; where the important issues we discuss have ended up; and how some of the interesting developments that have taken place in Thailand have affected Tony, Greg, and the people they know. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Moving Away From Thailand

What’s it like for a Thai to move to a strange country and be forced to live on their own without the emotional or financial support of their family? We are happy to be joined by Ms. Orapa, a young woman who recently returned from living in London for four years. It’s a very interesting look at some of thing things that we, as expats in Thailand, must deal with but through the eyes of a Thai. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Bangkok Reality Smackdown

On this episode we interview Megan Kobzej, from Bangkok Reality Smackdown about her hilarious blog, cockroaches in the shower, pink nipple cream and her fascination with chips. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Thai Online Dating

Continuing with our month of luuuv, we talk about the risks and rewards of online dating. To see what all the fuss about, Tony went and signed up for a few dating services to find out what kind of attention his profile would get. He talks about which sites he chose, how each one works, what types of response he got and, more importantly, from what types of women. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Thai Wedding Ceremony

The Thai wedding ceremony is a unique and complex procedure with many traditional customs. With Greg’s upcoming wedding rapidly approaching we decided to call in the experts to share with us the intricacies of a traditional Thai wedding. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Finding A Job In Bangkok

On this episode of Bangkok Podcast we discuss the ins and outs of finding a job in Bangkok. We discuss everything from teaching English to getting an office job. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: 5 Questions

For the last show of 2010, Tony and Greg decided to learn a little about more about how each of them views their adopted city. To that end, each of them came up with five questions about life in Bangkok without telling the other what they were; improvisational podcasting at its finest! Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Visa Run

On this episode of Bangkok Podcast we discuss the much-hated, much-maligned visa run, the process of renewing your visa by traveling outside of Thailand. Tony has used three of the most popular visa run services and gives us a rundown of the pros and cons of each one. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Expats & Technology

Living overseas can often cause a bit of separation anxiety. You miss your family, you miss your friends, and pretty soon work, social life and time zones get in your way. As little as 5 or 6 years ago you were pretty limited to email, but over the past half-decade, the tools and technology available to expats for staying in touch with your peeps back home has exploded. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Halloween Special!

For our Halloween special Tony and Greg decided to sample some local Thai delicacies. We tried bags full of creepy-crawlies: red ants, giant grasshoppers, pregnant crickets, swolen grubs, deep-fried frogs and stir-fried bamboo worms, all delicious interesting in their own way. Listen Now »

Bangkok Podcast: Tourist Scams

Bangkok is a big and fast-paced city, and you need a significant amount of street smarts to avoid the many pitfalls that are present. One thing that many people find – despite the well-publicized ‘Land of Smiles’ image – is that Thailand has scam artists just like any other city around the world. Often these con artists weave incredibly intricate and cunning schemes to extract money out of unwitting tourists; the complexity of the schemes is incredible and people often lose anywhere from hundreds of baht to thousands of dollars. Listen Now »