Episodes - Page 16 | The Bangkok Podcast

July 3, 2018

Neighborhood Focus: Ekkamai [Season 3, Episode 15]

As all expats know, Bangkok is a gigantic, sprawling metropolis, but it does contain dozens of identifiable neighborhoods, each with its own personality, vibe, and reasons to go (or not to go) for a visit. On this show, the guys dive into the Ekkamai...

June 26, 2018

Teaching Critical Thinking in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 14]

In a culture where most people have seen ghosts, visit fortune tellers, and where questioning authority is kind of, sort of, not really cool, critical thinking may seem like a foreign concept. However, we happen to have an expert on hand - our own Ed...

June 19, 2018

How Has Bangkok Changed Us? [Season 3, Episode 13]

Something a little different this week - a host swap! Greg is joined by co-host Scott Coates, one of his oldest friends in Thailand. Scott co-hosts the podcast with Trevor Ranges, and, if you head over there, you will be able to hear The Bangkok...

June 12, 2018

Talking Overtourism With Stuart McDonald from Travelfish.org [Season 3, Episode 12]

From a cute lil’ gazebo on the rooftop of a newly-renovated hotel in Chinatown, Greg, Ed, and Stuart from Travelfish.org jump into the complex issue of “overtourism” in Thailand. Beginning with a definition of the term (roughly when the number...

June 5, 2018

Finding the Groove: Live Music in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 11]

We start off with some good news! Throwing back to episode 2.18 and guest Sawang Srisom, a disabled rights activist, Greg is happy to report that the city just gave a huge chunk of change to to the BTS so that they can finally add elevators to all...

May 29, 2018

Reverse Culture Shock with Evo Terra [Season 3, Episode 10]

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 life in Phoenix and his many adjustments, including trying to drive on the right (that is, not left) side of the road. He...

May 22, 2018

The Good, the Bad, the Cuddly: Raising a Kid in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 9]

Episode links: My interview with the guys at This Strange Life podcast Bangkok may be great for the childless among us, but what about those expats who want to raise a family here? As a married guy without kids, Ed questions Greg about the pros and...

May 15, 2018

Stu Jay Raj: The Inside Story of Thai Vowels [Season 3, Episode 8]

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 who really does? This week’s guest, Stu Jay Raj. What started as a simple question from Greg to Stu about Thai...

May 8, 2018

Bangkok Life Advice We’d Give our Younger Selves [Season 3, Episode 7]

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 of things wrong. So in the spirit of the almighty do-over, they each thought of three pieces of advice they would give to...

May 1, 2018

Phra Pandit: Symbolism & Ceremony at Thai Funerals [Season 3, Episode 6]

Join Greg and frequent guest and Buddhist monk Phra Pandit for an engaging discussion of the mysteries of Thai funerals, what they mean and don’t mean, how they differ from funerals in the West, and why they are a far lighter topic than one might expect

April 24, 2018

Neighborhood Focus: Banglamphu

Continuing with a series started in season 2 on some of Bangkok’s more interesting neighborhoods, the boys discuss one of their favorites: Banglamphu. But before they can chat about that, exactly what is Banglamphu? It’s not an official district,...

April 17, 2018

Hot Thai Kitchen: Bringing Home-Cooked Thai Food to the World

Useful links: We’re happy to have Pailin Chongchitnant as our guest this week, creator and host of , a popular YouTube channel based in Vancouver, Canada that shows people how to cook delicious Thai food recipes in their kitchens. A handful of...

April 7, 2018

Wet & Mild: Songkran New Year Spectacular [Season 3, Episode 3]

Ahhh, Songkran, a waterfight so insane that people in other countries know all about it. Love it or hate it, it’s THE holiday on the Thai calendar, and unless you’ve got a (probably damp) ticket in your (probably damp) little hands, it’s hard to...

April 3, 2018

Going Vegetarian in Bangkok: Hopeless or Delicious? [Season 3, Episode 2]

Going vegetarian in Bangkok has always struck Greg as somewhat of an inconvenience - I mean, how many vegetarian street food stalls do you know? But guess who’s been on a full-on vegan diet for the past year? That’s right, Ed. And guess who is...

March 25, 2018

Bangkok Then & Now...and in the Future [Season 3, Episode 1]

Welcome back! For the first show of season 3, Greg introduces you to the new co-host of the Bangkok Podcast, Ed “The Truth” Knuth. Together they have a combined 35 years in the Big Mango, so they reminisce a bit about what the city was like when...

Feb. 27, 2018

Bye Bye Bangkok- Season Two Finale [Season 2, Episode 72]

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Feb. 20, 2018

Investing in Thailand: Risk & Reward with Andrew Stotz [Season 2, Episode 71]

Finance mastermind Andrew Stotz about the ups and downs and dos and don'ts of investing in Thailand.

Feb. 13, 2018

Neighborhood Focus: Thonburi, the Original Bangkok [Season 2, Episode 70]

Before Bangkok became Bangkok, it was Thonburi, the neighborhood that has happily remained on the periphery of cool - but but things are changing fast.

Feb. 6, 2018

What's Next for Season 3 of the Bangkok Podcast? [Season 2, Episode 69]

An introspective look at how two long-term expats and one short timer woke up one day and discovered they’d made Bangkok their home.

Jan. 30, 2018

Why Do People Keep Coming Back to Bangkok? [Season 2, Episode 68]

We pulled in an OG travel blogger to dig into why he and other hard-core travelers keep coming back to The Big Mango again and again.

Jan. 23, 2018

Thailand Island Vacation Realities Exposed [Season 2, Episode 67]

The ups & downs and ins & outs of escaping Bangkok for a sunny, sandy vacation on one of Thailand's islands.

Jan. 16, 2018

Bangkok vs. Plastic Bags [Season 2, Episode 66]

Farangs aren’t going to solve Thailand’s plastic bag glut. But Thai citizens can, and we can join them.

Jan. 9, 2018

Breaking Down The Thai Smile [Season 2, Episode 65]

From successful ad campaign to national way of life, Thais have a habit of smiling their way through… everything. Let’s find out why.

Jan. 4, 2018

Cultural Takeaways With Educator Frank Smith [Season 2, Episode 64]

Frank Smith from UC Berkeley teaches Khmer to children of Cambodian refugees. We caught up with him in person at Bangkok’s Central World mall… before we got kicked out by security. Yes, again.