Episodes

Greg and Ed try something new with the first in a series of episodes that look at interesting events in Bangkok’s history. For th…

Greg interviews Kisnaphol “Keng” Wattanawanyoo, an expert in the informal aspects of urban life, and in the case of Bangkok, the …

Greg and Ed jump into the tricky issue of whether it is worth it for expats to gain permanent residency status in Thailand, also …

The podcast is very pleased to welcome back journalist , who previously appeared on the show in its very early days - , to be pre…

Google searches have become a treasure trove of information on modern cultures, and something that everyone from students to seni…

What if you got into a time machine and jumped forward a few hundred years, only to discover when you arrived that no one spoke y…

Just for a bit of fun, we're releasing this week's bonus episode for all our listeners! Patrons of the Bangkok Podcast get the re…

Another in our continuing series on Bangkok’s coolest and most notable places to live or visit! This week we focus on the Ari nei…

If you’ve even a passing interest in living in Thailand, you’ve likely heard of the recent changes to the Kingdom’s work permit l…

This week your intrepid hosts discuss all manner of rail travel in Bangkok and beyond, and the role that the train system plays i…

What do you do if the culture you grew up in isn’t your own - or even your parents’? You adapt, dammit, and become what’s known a…

On this episode, Master Yoda Biker Greg counsels young padawan Ed in the ways of biking in Bangkok, focusing either on the casual…

Have you ever seen those little kids walking around a temple dressed as monks? Well guess what - they ARE monks! Sort of. Mostly.…

As all expats know, Bangkok is a gigantic, sprawling metropolis, but it does contain dozens of identifiable neighborhoods, each w…

In a culture where most people have seen ghosts, visit fortune tellers, and where questioning authority is kind of, sort of, not …

Something a little different this week - a host swap! Greg is joined by co-host Scott Coates, one of his oldest friends in Thaila…

From a cute lil’ gazebo on the rooftop of a newly-renovated hotel in Chinatown, Greg, Ed, and Stuart from Travelfish.org jump int…

We start off with some good news! Throwing back to episode 2.18 and guest Sawang Srisom, a disabled rights activist, Greg is happ…

Greg welcomes former co-host Evo Terra back to the podcast after his repatriation to the good old U.S.A. Evo describes his new li…

Episode links: My interview with the guys at This Strange Life podcast Bangkok may be great for the childless among us, but what…

Key links for this show: Hey, do you know the difference between ใ and ไ? What about เ and แ? Well, we sort of do, but you know …

Greg and Ed have each been in Thailand for more than 15 years, and along the way have done a lot of things right - but also a lot…

Join Greg and frequent guest and Buddhist monk Phra Pandit for an engaging discussion of the mysteries of Thai funerals, what the…

Continuing with a series started in season 2 on some of Bangkok’s more interesting neighborhoods, the boys discuss one of their f…