Merry Christmas From Bangkok! (2.11)
It's that time of year again in Thailand - the holidays season! Did you notice the extra 's' there? It was intentional, because December is one of the most holiday-heavy months in the whole year. Not ...
18 Joulu 201625min
Magic, Mysticism & Mana: Superstition in Thailand (2.10)
At the risk of offending some 70 million Thais, we're looking at the religious, spiritual, and magical thinking endemic to Thailand. At least from the point of view of a couple of skeptical, non-relig...
12 Joulu 201634min
Foreign Fool: A Conversation with Author Alan Platt
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 pr...
4 Joulu 201631min
Drugs in Thailand: Too Much, Too Little, or Not Enough? (2.8)
Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll. Two of those are legal in Bangkok. Sort of. Legal drugs have a dark side, like people dying from overuse. But illegal drugs -- some pretty serious ones -- might soon be l...
27 Marras 201629min
Bangkok's Disappearing Street Food (2.7)
(Direct download .mp3) If you're visiting Bangkok for the ubiquitous street food culture, you might want to get here quickly. There's seemingly a war on street food vendors in the city. And that's no...
20 Marras 201626min
Are You Sure You Wanna Say That? Self-Censorship in Thailand (2.6)
The shockwaves of the President-Elect of America have shockwaved all the way over here to Bangkok, Thailand. However, that's not what we're talking about today, though we could talk about if we want t...
14 Marras 201623min
Travel Blogging: A Realistic Job or a Bunch of Hot Air? (2.5)
Ask enough people in Bangkok what they do for a living, and one will eventually say "travel blogging". On this episode of the podcast, we break down some of the myths and mystique surrounding that tit...
6 Marras 201629min
Bangkok's Shaky Infrastructure That Won't Quit (2.2)
Hey, you're still here! How awesome is that? Welcome to the 2nd episode. Today, we're talking infrastructure. No, wait! Before you decide to skip the episode, this isn't an episode filled with mechani...
6 Marras 201633min
