Thai Superstition vs Western Skepticism: Building Bridges with Dr. Andrew Johnson Part 1 [S6.E63]

Readers of the Bangkok Post will need no introduction to this week's guest. Roger Crutchley - or Old Crutch, as he's known - arrived in Bangkok in 1969 by accident, never intending to stay. Yet here w...

3 Sep 201957min

Sooner or later, we all spend some time in the hospital, so Greg and Ed riff on their myriad experiences in Bangkok hospitals over the years. But before we get into that, we should note - due to Thail...

27 Aug 201945min

Greg talks to Hassan Ghiassi, the creator and organizer of Aristotle's Cafe, a Bangkok group that focuses on meetups that involve discussions and debates on questions voted on by the participants them...

20 Aug 201933min

First up - apologies for Greg's bad audio on this episode! Small technical problem, and it sounds like he's talking on a phone from Peru. Luckily, Ed does most of the talking! Speaking of Ed, he recen...

13 Aug 201940min

With the iminent opening of the MRT Blue Line extension, we sit down with Don Siridhara, a lecturer and transportation planning engineer, to geek out over Bangkok's expanding rail network. But first -...

6 Aug 201944min

Greg and Ed address an important but tricky question: Why do expats leave Thailand? How do you know when the right time to leave is? The boys ponder the various reasons why to find out what's more com...

30 Jul 201935min

First - don't forget our meetup on 27 July at Smalls. Get more info here. And also don't forget that both Greg AND Ed will be speaking at Bombyx on 26 July. Get more info here. Okay, on this episode G...

23 Jul 201942min

Dengue infections are off the chart this year, and it pays to know the dangers. Do you? ARE YOU SURE? Greg interviews Dr. Vorapot, an expert in travel medicine and in particular tropical diseases such...

16 Jul 201936min