Bangkok Podcast 14: Voranai Vanijaka
As an editor at the Bangkok Post, one of the Kingdom’s English-language daily newspapers, Voranai Vanijaka is afforded an opportunity to have his voice heard, discussed and argued about that few of use ever have. As a journalist, his job is to look at the world through a long lens and comment on what he sees. However, in a country like Thailand – where long-held perceptions are hard to change and powerful personalities enjoy the stability of the status quo, turning that lens inward can often cause a bit of… uneasiness.
Khun Voranai joins us to talk about the somewhat controversial nature of his writing, and especially about a recent article he wrote, ‘Amart and Prai’, which challenged the long-established class structure that governs Thai societal interactions.
Tony also talks about why his trip to Japan was postponed, and Greg rattles on about another one of his bike rides, this time to the village of Baan Bat, where the locals work to preserve their unique art of beautiful, hand-made copper bowls.
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Great conversation you guys! Keep up the great work on these Podcasts…
Thanks for tuning in! 😀
Great stuff as always! Love listening to your podcast – Keep up the great work!
great work guys! please keep them coming. finally.. a podcast about bangkok worth the time.
if i may suggest, bigger panels and longer shows
Hi Gene, thanks for the comment. Panels?
again, i enjoy listening to the show.
regarding panels, i meant more guests/mics in each show, but i realize that must be difficult.
Stay tuned as we’re working on it!
Nice interview…