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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. Both guys have some familiarity with some games played in public such as ‘takraw,’ but many of the others are part of this strange world called ‘Thai culture’ that the guys apparently don’t actually know that well. Greg begins with a children’s game in which one child sings a song while counting by syllable on another child’s hand. When the singer stops on a fi
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![Thai Games: From Playgrounds to Cards to Beetle Fighting [S8.E49] (Classic ReCast)](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/c/c/13cc576e0190fc76d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP5_-_EPISODE_LOGO_56_big-20260622-3bdfa5hy9l.jpg "Thai Games: From Playgrounds to Cards to Beetle Fighting [S8.E49] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
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June 23, 2026
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. Both guys have some familiarity with some games played in public such as ‘takraw,’ but many of the others are part of this strange world called ‘Thai culture’ that the guys apparently don’t actually know that well. Greg begins with a children’s game in which one child sings a song while counting by syllable on another child’s hand. When the singer stops on a fi
![Eight Specific Things That Bother Greg About Bangkok Driving [S8.E48]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/3/5/f/c35ff98313da335916c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_48.jpg "Eight Specific Things That Bother Greg About Bangkok Driving [S8.E48]"){kind=logo}
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June 16, 2026
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 his trusty silver Honda around Bangkok. Greg begins by sharing his first major annoyance with Bangkok drivers, which is their complete disregard for pedestrian crosswalks, forcing people to sprint across the road. Next, he brings up the severe impatience at intersections, where drivers wedge themselves into perpendicular traffic even when there is no room,
![Conflict & Legacy: Journalist Denis Gray Discusses His New Memoir [S8.E47]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/3/3/7/c3377c4ff34f6aa1d959afa2a1bf1c87/BKP8_EP_LOGO.jpg "Conflict & Legacy: Journalist Denis Gray Discusses His New Memoir [S8.E47]"){kind=logo}
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June 9, 2026
Conflict & Legacy: Journalist Denis Gray Discusses His New Memoir [S8.E47]
In this episode, Greg interviews legendary foreign correspondent Denis Gray about his memoir, . Denis details his fascinating life story, beginning with his family's escape from communist Czechoslovakia and his father’s subsequent intelligence work...
![Thai Style vs Western Style: The Diverse Art of Storytelling [S8.E46]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/c/8/c/ec8cd01a1bf982b616c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_46.jpg "Thai Style vs Western Style: The Diverse Art of Storytelling [S8.E46]"){kind=logo}
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June 2, 2026
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 westerners tell stories, and how Thais tell stories. This is especially apropos to John, as he is the creator of Bangkok Stories , an event that, unsurprisingly, showcases the talents of locals who tell tales for an audience. The discussion is at turns funny, insightful and sometimes dark, as Greg and John analyze storytelling styles to see what they tell u
![Foreign Fool: A Conversation with Author Alan Platt [S8.E45] (Classic ReCast)](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/5/2/b/d52bd07e6dbabb2d16c3140a3186d450/BKPS2E9-Logo-Big-20260525-vd0us2ezyl.jpg "Foreign Fool: A Conversation with Author Alan Platt [S8.E45] (Classic ReCast)"){kind=logo}
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May 26, 2026
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 that would make your mother put her hand to her mouth and proclaim, "Oh my" with a frightened little squeak. On this episode of the Bangkok Podcast we're happy to have one of these epic characters on the show with us - Mr Alan Platt, who, as it happens, has just released a book about his adventures entitled Foreign Fool . Now I know what you're thinking, and
![When Owners Don't Own: Thailand's Thorny Nominee Issue [S8.E44]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/f/9/f/6f9fa28ae110f66016c3140a3186d450/BKP8_EP_LOGO_44.jpg "When Owners Don't Own: Thailand's Thorny Nominee Issue [S8.E44]"){kind=logo}
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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 framework of the Thai Foreign Business Act, explaining how it restricts foreigners from owning more than forty-nine percent of companies in certain restricted sectors. He details how this legal hurdle gave rise to the widespread use of Thai nominees, where Thai citizens are pa
![An Expert Spills the Beans on Thailand's Coffee Industry [S8.E43]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/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}
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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 coffee machine retailer. Noon explains her deep dive into coffee quality and traces the rapid evolution of the Thai coffee industry over the past fifteen years. She points out that Thailand is highly unique because it both produces and consumes its own coffee, which creates
![Lumpini Park Turns 100! Celebrating Bangkok's First (Best?) Park [S8.E42]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/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}
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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 some of the highlights. Greg then reviews the different facilities that populate the 142 acre park, such as a fitness center, swimming pool, and even a lesser known library, one of the first in Thailand to be truly open to the public. The show then shifts to a walk-and-talk i
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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 information where no one can predict trends with any certainty. Ed then jumps in, explaining that after researching the topic extensively, he has concluded the real estate environment operates almost like voodoo. He outlines the basic contradiction: there is a huge surplus of bo
![From the Road: Three PodFriends Reminisce About Bangkok [S8.E40]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/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}
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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 they love. First we talk to Pailin Chongchitnant of Pailin’s Kitchen about her efforts to stay on top of the latest trends in Thai cuisine, what the landscape looks like in Canada, and her new cookbook. Next we check in with Chris Rowthorn , a good friend of Greg’s, former L
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