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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 running scared (or just running). The discussion begins with Ed outlining the basic fr...
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May 19, 2026
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 running scared (or just running). The discussion begins with Ed outlining the basic fr...
![An Expert Spills the Beans on Thailand's Coffee Industry [S8.E43]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/2/a/5/b2a57b8da475941916c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_43.jpg "An Expert Spills the Beans on Thailand's Coffee Industry [S8.E43]"){kind=logo}
May 12, 2026
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 Coffee Association of Thailand and her current role managing Lamarzocco, the high-end ...
![Lumpini Park Turns 100! Celebrating Bangkok's First (Best?) Park [S8.E42]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/b/c/d/7bcdd36470831095d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO_42.jpg "Lumpini Park Turns 100! Celebrating Bangkok's First (Best?) Park [S8.E42]"){kind=logo}
May 5, 2026
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 years. More and cleaner bathrooms, landscaping, and an adjacent ‘hawker center’ are s...
![Why do Bangkok Condo Prices Seem to Defy Gravity? [S8.E41]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/7/1/7/0717ac30dc5ffefa16c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_41.jpg "Why do Bangkok Condo Prices Seem to Defy Gravity? [S8.E41]"){kind=logo}
April 21, 2026
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 massive oversupply. He points out that the market acts as a strange black hole of info...
![From the Road: Three PodFriends Reminisce About Bangkok [S8.E40]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/a/7/9/1a79a5ccfa267a8916c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_40.jpg "From the Road: Three PodFriends Reminisce About Bangkok [S8.E40]"){kind=logo}
April 14, 2026
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 speciality, and what their thoughts are on Bangkok despite being so far away from the city ...
![Phra Pandit Discusses What Buddhism Says About Sex [S8.E39]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/3/a/d/73ad58f8a78148abd959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO_39.jpg "Phra Pandit Discusses What Buddhism Says About Sex [S8.E39]"){kind=logo}
April 7, 2026
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 scandals involving women extorting monks. Phra Pandit explains that while sexual scandals wi...
March 31, 2026
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 small role in the daily lives of average Thai citizens. They note that due to Thailand...
![Author Chris Baker Discusses Thai History, Culture & Conflict [S8.E37] (Classic ReCast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/b/6/3/7b63654b6524542716c3140a3186d450/BKP5_-_EPISODE_LOGO_59_big-20260323-5iea3226yx.jpg "Author Chris Baker Discusses Thai History, Culture & Conflict [S8.E37] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
March 24, 2026
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 , in addition to several other well-known books on Thailand. Greg and Ed gush over the fact they have both read Chris’s most famous work,...
![New Frontiers: A (Literal) Conversation With Ed’s AI Assistant About Podcasting [S8.E36]](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/a/a/f/5aaf394de3fcf8b8d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO_36.jpg "New Frontiers: A (Literal) Conversation With Ed’s AI Assistant About Podcasting [S8.E36]"){kind=logo}
March 17, 2026
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 discussing their mutual obsession with AI but also explain how it could be especially re...
![Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S8.E34] (Classic ReCast)](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/8/a/6/b8a65062d02573c616c3140a3186d450/BKP7_EP_LOGO_2_big-20260303-61pd9nj362.jpg "Photographer Tim Russell on the Fading Glory of Hualamphong Station [S8.E34] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
March 3, 2026
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 focuses (literally) on the iconic and now mostly defunct Hualamphong Train Station. ...
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