![Thai Tourism: Is the Downward Trend Here to Stay? [S7.E74]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/DEA69354B401C1543F1E209A0300A9B1_small.jpg)
Thai Tourism: Is the Downward Trend Here to Stay? [S7.E74]
Greg and Ed discuss the recent troubling decrease in overall Thai tourism numbers. In general, since COVID, the Thai tourism industry has bounced back quite well, and projections were that 2025 number...
10 Jun 202531min
![Stolen English: A Few Words That Thai Has Fully Thai-ified [S7.E73]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/51453DC162560F28A84D8AB39B3AC2A1_small.jpg)
Stolen English: A Few Words That Thai Has Fully Thai-ified [S7.E73]
Greg and Ed tackle a frustrating aspect of learning Thai - borrowed English words that are pronounced according to the rules normally applied to native Thai words. Ed makes clear they are not just tal...
3 Jun 202545min
![Making Thai Subtitles: Culture, Slang & Curse Words [S7.E72] (Classic ReCast)](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/1C3DE93715B0DECA7938C0FD7F7235E6_small.jpg)
Making Thai Subtitles: Culture, Slang & Curse Words [S7.E72] (Classic ReCast)
In this month's Classic Recast, Greg interviews Palm, a professional translator of English to Thai, but in a very specific context: subtitles for film and television. Palm begins by explaining that sh...
27 Mai 202537min
![Are Int'l School Fees a Scam? Stu Jay Raj Crunches the Numbers [S7.E71]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/199D5524F2E771AC2B6D16B3B9A89E93_small.jpg)
Are Int'l School Fees a Scam? Stu Jay Raj Crunches the Numbers [S7.E71]
After his latest video dropped and generated a lot of buzz, Greg and Ed interview Stu Jay Raj, the podcast's Thai language expert, but this time Stu explains his new video and website discussing the c...
20 Mai 202558min
![A Few Western Staples Thai Cuisine Refuses to Embrace [S7.E70]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/6FF52CEA0D8F655E7AD008F1F56F82CB_small.jpg)
A Few Western Staples Thai Cuisine Refuses to Embrace [S7.E70]
Thai cuisine is remarkably good at adopting flavors and ingredients into its fold, but there are some that just have not made the cut. In a city where you can find almost any type of food from around ...
13 Mai 202537min
![Phra Pandit Joins to Discuss the Mixing of Monks and Politics [S7.E69]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/8B429F2BC018DBD65D13421925464AE6_small.jpg)
Phra Pandit Joins to Discuss the Mixing of Monks and Politics [S7.E69]
Greg interviews Phra Pandit about Buddhist monks and politics. Greg begins by framing the issue around the recent tumultuous nature of politics around the world. Could Buddhist calmness provide an an...
6 Mai 202549min
![Gotcha! Ten Situations When the Score is Bangkok 1, You 0 [S7.E68] (Classic Recast)](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/B78F9FBE940D895F57E480F6D79C460A_small.jpg)
Gotcha! Ten Situations When the Score is Bangkok 1, You 0 [S7.E68] (Classic Recast)
Bangkok's a big city that's got her own rules. You can try to fight them, but in the end, in certain situations, no matter how much you beg and plead, Bangkok wins, and you lose. Greg and Ed discuss t...
29 Apr 202543min
![Action Figure Overload: How Accurate Are the Thai Versions of the Viral AI Trend? [S7.E67]](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/DA01416DB6774B1298183B3E0F4816A2_small.jpg)
Action Figure Overload: How Accurate Are the Thai Versions of the Viral AI Trend? [S7.E67]
Greg and Ed jump on the bandwagon and discuss the recent trend of images of 'action figures' generated by AI. ChatGPT especially seems quite good at creating semblances of plastic blister packs filled...
22 Apr 202544min
