![History and Insight: Exploring Thailand's Indian Community [S5.E48]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/A15BFD112A7040148EC779C719AFA7CA_small.jpg)
History and Insight: Exploring Thailand's Indian Community [S5.E48]
One of the great things about Thai culture is the many facets that make up the whole. One of them is the Indian community, and Greg is happy to welcome Ram Sachdev, a first generation Thai-Indian and ...
15 Feb 202248min
![Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn't Have [S5.E47]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/CD86FEEF845272F68544266A1C6CD69A_small.jpg)
Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn't Have [S5.E47]
As Thailand starts to get back to bid-ness, there will likely be a whole lot of n00bs coming in to tour, work and live. Most who have been here for a while already remember what an overwhelming experi...
8 Feb 202233min
![George Dupont: The Only Thai to Fight in the US Civil War [S5.E46]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/61C5A833BBC33A81D6E3FB46017C5484_small.jpg)
George Dupont: The Only Thai to Fight in the US Civil War [S5.E46]
We recount the fascinating story of George DuPont, the only Thai person who fought in the American Civil War. The first record of George in the U.S. is in 1859, but almost nothing is known of how or w...
1 Feb 202226min
![Is Thailand Really LGBTQ Friendly? It's Complicated [S5.E45]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/34283490FF6FF2CFA186C39372D9A43C_small.jpg)
Is Thailand Really LGBTQ Friendly? It's Complicated [S5.E45]
Greg interviews Benjamin Lord, an American who moved to Asia straight out of college at NYU. He is on the show to discuss life as a gay man in Thailand. After spending several years in Vietnam, where ...
25 Jan 202240min
![Ed's Big List: 10 Differences Between the US and Thailand [S5.E44]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/0F098D923E8769F5324BF6C5F0F232F2_small.jpg)
Ed's Big List: 10 Differences Between the US and Thailand [S5.E44]
With Ed being stuck in the US, he relates ten experiences he has had during his stay in Ohio that he doesn't think he would ever have in Thailand, introducing them with his characteristic wit and char...
18 Jan 202239min
![Anger, Anxiety & Death: How Buddhism Deals with the Big Issues [S5.E43]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/81186196A71A4EEFF88599E82F448EB0_small.jpg)
Anger, Anxiety & Death: How Buddhism Deals with the Big Issues [S5.E43]
Greg interviews Phra Pandit, the resident Bangkok Podcast expert on all things Buddhism, about negative emotions such as anxiety and anger and how Buddhism deals with them. Displaying his deep knowled...
11 Jan 202250min
![The Bangkok Podcast Covid Christmas Clusterf#@k Extravaganza [S5.E42]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/68DE2367F4902E9147DCAA7549B2978B_small.jpg)
The Bangkok Podcast Covid Christmas Clusterf#@k Extravaganza [S5.E42]
It's a COVID Christmas Craptacular! The guys discuss all the ways that COVID has made the holiday season difficult for expats and travelers to Thailand. To start things off, Greg plays a quick convers...
4 Jan 202250min
![Riding the Rails: Catching up with Bangkok's New Train Lines [S5.E41]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/F13E351240A545C0B77533E511A7C915_small.jpg)
Riding the Rails: Catching up with Bangkok's New Train Lines [S5.E41]
When Greg and guest-host Scott moved here at the turn of the century, Bangkok had about 22km of train lines (not counting the SRT diesel trains). Now there are 210km in operation with a further 250km ...
21 Des 202143min
