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Thai Tourism: Is the Downward Trend Here to Stay? [S7.E74]
Greg and Ed discuss the recent troubling decrease in overall Thai tourism numbers. In general, since COVID, the Thai tourism industry has bounced back quite well, and projections were that 2025 numbers would exceed the pre-CO...
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June 10, 2025
Thai Tourism: Is the Downward Trend Here to Stay? [S7.E74]
Greg and Ed discuss the recent troubling decrease in overall Thai tourism numbers. In general, since COVID, the Thai tourism industry has bounced back quite well, and projections were that 2025 numbers would exceed the pre-CO...
![Stolen English: A Few Words That Thai Has Fully Thai-ified [S7.E73]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/9/7/2/e972235a20439ce4d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP7_EP_LOGO_73_big.jpg "Stolen English: A Few Words That Thai Has Fully Thai-ified [S7.E73]"){kind=logo}
June 3, 2025
Stolen English: A Few Words That Thai Has Fully Thai-ified [S7.E73]
Greg and Ed tackle a frustrating aspect of learning Thai - borrowed English words that are pronounced according to the rules normally applied to native Thai words. Ed makes clear they are not just talking about accent or ‘pro...
![Making Thai Subtitles: Culture, Slang & Curse Words [S7.E72] (Classic ReCast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/0/3/b/803bbe08d7e83ffe16c3140a3186d450/BKP_77_-_EPISODE_LOGO_big-20250526-d743fz8v1d.jpg "Making Thai Subtitles: Culture, Slang & Curse Words [S7.E72] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
May 27, 2025
Making Thai Subtitles: Culture, Slang & Curse Words [S7.E72] (Classic ReCast)
In this month's Classic Recast, Greg interviews Palm, a professional translator of English to Thai, but in a very specific context: subtitles for film and television. Palm begins by explaining that she literally learned Engli...
![Are Int'l School Fees a Scam? Stu Jay Raj Crunches the Numbers [S7.E71]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/a/2/3/ca23282c69a5b757d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP7_EP_LOGO_71_big.jpg "Are Int'l School Fees a Scam? Stu Jay Raj Crunches the Numbers [S7.E71]"){kind=logo}
May 20, 2025
Are Int'l School Fees a Scam? Stu Jay Raj Crunches the Numbers [S7.E71]
After his , Greg and Ed interview Stu Jay Raj, the podcast’s Thai language expert, but this time Stu explains his new video and website discussing the cost of international school in Thailand. As most people are aware, the Thai public school system...
![A Few Western Staples Thai Cuisine Refuses to Embrace [S7.E70]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/c/a/7/1ca7b9f3408db95616c3140a3186d450/BKP7_EP_LOGO_70_big.jpg "A Few Western Staples Thai Cuisine Refuses to Embrace [S7.E70]"){kind=logo}
May 13, 2025
A Few Western Staples Thai Cuisine Refuses to Embrace [S7.E70]
Thai cuisine is remarkably good at adopting flavors and ingredients into its fold, but there are some that just have not made the cut. In a city where you can find almost any type of food from around the world, certain Wester...
![Phra Pandit Joins to Discuss the Mixing of Monks and Politics [S7.E69]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/5/e/2/85e2fa47329f926216c3140a3186d450/BKP7_EP_LOGO_69_big.jpg "Phra Pandit Joins to Discuss the Mixing of Monks and Politics [S7.E69]"){kind=logo}
May 6, 2025
Phra Pandit Joins to Discuss the Mixing of Monks and Politics [S7.E69]
Greg interviews Phra Pandit about Buddhist monks and politics. Greg begins by framing the issue around the recent tumultuous nature of politics around the world. Could Buddhist calmness provide an answer? Well, Phra Pandit begins by making...
![Gotcha! Ten Situations When the Score is Bangkok 1, You 0 [S7.E68] (Classic Recast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/0/d/f/30df0147c6b4ad51d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP5_-_EPISODE_LOGO_70_big-20250429-45jhd8rrju.jpg "Gotcha! Ten Situations When the Score is Bangkok 1, You 0 [S7.E68] (Classic Recast)"){kind=logo}
April 29, 2025
Gotcha! Ten Situations When the Score is Bangkok 1, You 0 [S7.E68] (Classic Recast)
Bangkok’s a big city that’s got her own rules. You can try to fight them, but in the end, in certain situations, no matter how much you beg and plead, Bangkok wins, and you lose. Greg and Ed discuss ten ways Bangkok can own you: frustrating...
![Action Figure Overload: How Accurate Are the Thai Versions of the Viral AI Trend? [S7.E67]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/2/6/b/926ba84e8be8b9fc16c3140a3186d450/BKP7_EP_LOGO_67_big.jpg "Action Figure Overload: How Accurate Are the Thai Versions of the Viral AI Trend? [S7.E67]"){kind=logo}
April 22, 2025
Action Figure Overload: How Accurate Are the Thai Versions of the Viral AI Trend? [S7.E67]
Greg and Ed jump on the bandwagon and discuss the recent trend of images of ‘action figures’ generated by AI. ChatGPT especially seems quite good at creating semblances of plastic blister packs filled with dolls and accessories that might go along...
![Interesting Friends And Strange Characters: Expat Connections [S7.E66]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/6/2/9/c6294b45c4ce73a116c3140a3186d450/BKP7_EP_LOGO_66_big.jpg "Interesting Friends And Strange Characters: Expat Connections [S7.E66]"){kind=logo}
April 15, 2025
Interesting Friends And Strange Characters: Expat Connections [S7.E66]
Greg and Ed discuss some interesting expats they have met over the years - both good and bad - and what lessons they have managed to glean from them. Thailand is a bit of a strange stew of expats; with many different types of people coming together in...
![Myanmar Quakes & Bangkok Shakes: Thoughts on the March 28 Earthquake [S7.E65]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/6/2/9/0629458ee3743dfbd959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP7_EP_LOGO_65_big.jpg "Myanmar Quakes & Bangkok Shakes: Thoughts on the March 28 Earthquake [S7.E65]"){kind=logo}
April 8, 2025
Myanmar Quakes & Bangkok Shakes: Thoughts on the March 28 Earthquake [S7.E65]
Greg and Ed address the unavoidable topic du jour: the earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 that was felt all the way to Bangkok. Greg begins by pointing out that even though much ink and many words have already been spilled on the topic,...
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