Episodes
March 6, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 43: Bangkok Reality Smackdown
When you first come to Bangkok, everything is new and strange. Nothing makes sense, and even a trip to the corner store can be an adventure. But after a while, these things fade, and pretty soon, the things that made your eyes bug out when you first...
Feb. 28, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 42: Matchmaking
On this episode, we talk with Khun Bee, owner of Bangkok Matching, Bangkok's #1 premium marriage matchmaking service. It's a very different ball of wax from a simple dating site, and in a very interesting conversation, Khun Bee tells us how she got...
Feb. 20, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 41: Online Dating
Continuing with our month of loooooove, this episode of Bangkok Podcast deals with the risks and rewards of online dating. Only ten years ago, meeting someone online was considered a bit of a nerdy way to find a mate, but today, it's almost considered...
Feb. 13, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 40: Kaewmala
Argh! Yet another wacky cable problem has made Greg and Tony's voices sound weird and echoey, but never fear! Our esteemed guest's voice came through loud and clear.
On this episode - the second of four in our Valentine's-themed month of February - we...
Feb. 7, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 39: Thai Wedding Ceremony
To start off our month of luuuve, Bangkok Podcast will be talking about the who, why, how and how much of Thai weddings. Despite some strange microphone issues in this episode, we are joined by Jason and Nim, two friends of Greg's who got married last...
Jan. 29, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 38: Canadian Ambassador Ron Hoffmann
It's a strata of expat life that few of us have to deal with on anything more than an administrative level, but the particulars of how two countries interract and overlap is a complicated Venn diagram that needs to be carefully controlled. On this...
Jan. 23, 2011
Adam Bradshaw: Thai Language Series 9 on the Bangkok Podcast (1.37)
We are lucky to be joined by another farang Thai speaker for our , Adam Bradshaw. Adam has a large online following who enjoy watching his energetic and easy to understand YouTube videos where he explains the more commonly heard English phrases to his...
Jan. 16, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 36: Finding a job in Bangkok
On this episode, Tony and Greg discuss the ins and outs of finding a job in Thailand. A lot of people - after a vacation full of fun and frivolity - think that moving to Thailand will be a sure way to leave the rat race and live a life of blissful...
Jan. 9, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 35: Woody Milintachinda Pt 2
On the second part of our interview with talk show host and all around cool dude Woody Malintachinda, we learn a bit more about Woody's job and some of the crazy stories that come from being on TV. From being told he's "nobody" by American celebrity...
Jan. 2, 2011
Bangkok Podcast 34: Woody Milintachinda Pt 1
On the first part of a special two-part episode, we are very pleased to welcome one of Thailand's top talk show personalities, Woody Milintachinda. As host and producer of 'Woody Kerd Ma Kui' (Born to Talk), Woody is well known to Thais all over the...
Dec. 23, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 33: Five Questions
For the last show of 2010, Tony and Greg decided to learn a little about more about how each of them views their adopted city. To that end, each of them came up with five questions about life in Bangkok without telling the other what they were;...
Dec. 19, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 32: Hamish Chalmers
While our regular Thai language Jedi Rikker takes a well-deserved break, we're joined today by Hamish Chalmers, another noted Thai speaker, blogger, Tweeter and all-around nice guy.
As a teacher at a well-regarded international school, Hamish has some...
Dec. 12, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 31: Visa Runs
On this episode we disucss the much-hated, much-maligned visa run, the process of renewing your visa by traveling outside of the country that you live in. Most anyone who lives in Thailand has experienced this process, and Tony and Greg go over the...
Nov. 29, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 30: Phra Pandit
Ask anyone in the world what they see when they think of Thailand, and chances are that one of those things will be monks. They are a part of life here - wandering the streets early in the morning, shopping at markets, riding the skytrain - but for...
Nov. 28, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 29: Thai Language Series 7
On this show we're again joined by Thai language Jedi Rikker Dockum who goes through the calendar with us looking at the Thai holidays. It can be confusing sometimes keeping them all straight, because while many western holidays have made it to...
Nov. 21, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 28: Expats and Technology
Living overseas can often caust a bit of separation anxiety. You miss your family, you miss your friends, and pretty soon work, social life and time zones get in your way. As little as 5 or 6 years ago you were pretty limited to email, but over the...
Nov. 13, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 27: Jerry Hopkins Pt 2
On this week's show, continue our interview with Mr. Jerry Hopkins. You may not know his name right away but Jerry is a legend in the music and publishing industries. Before he retired to Thailand, Jerry was a journalist - and not just any journalist...
Nov. 7, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 26: Jerry Hopkins Pt1
If you like real music then you are in for a treat with this weeks guest as we're very lucky to interview Mr. Jerry Hopkins. You may not know his name right away but Jerry is a legend in the music and publishing industries. Before he retired to...
Oct. 31, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 25: Halloween Special!
For the final show of October, we invited some friends of Bangkok Podcast down to the Bangkok Podcast Intergallactic HQ to join us in a creepy crawly Halloween-themed episode - eating bugs! Insects have long been a part of the Thai diet, especially in...
Oct. 24, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 24: Thai Language Series 6
In our continuing series on the mysteries of the Thai language, linguistic lion tamer Rikker Dockum talks about the complexities of the vowels. With around 33 (depending on who you ask) vowel sounds, which can come before, after, above, below, or...
Oct. 17, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 23: Tourist Scams
Bangkok is a big and fast-paced city, and you need a significant amount of street smarts to avoid the many pitfalls that are present. One thing that many people find - despite the well-publicized 'Land of Smiles' image - is that Thailand has jerks and...
Oct. 10, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 22: Paul Garrigan
Bangkok is a city of many vices and more than a few temptations. If you're not careful, it can be frighteningly easy to let these things go from a sometime-hobby to a full-blown addiction, and the end result is usually not pretty. But every once in a...
Oct. 3, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 21: Fortune Tellers
For many westerners, fortune tellers - more often referred to as psychics - are generally seen as dwelling in the fringes of legitimacy. However, 'mor doo' ('seeing doctors') in Thailand play a much larger role. From Prime Ministers to street...
Sept. 26, 2010
Bangkok Podcast 20: Thai Language Series 5
Joined once again by Bangkok Podcasts's Thai language guru Rikker, we get into the very unique way that Thais tell time. For instance, in Thai the day is divided into four sections: morning, afternoon, evening, and then after midnight. At the change...