Talking with Phra Pandit: Is Having Everything the Same as Desiring Nothing? (2.16)
Continuing with our Buddhism series, we welcome Phra Pandit, a Brit who has been a monk in Thailand for the past 20 years and is a noted lecturer on Buddhism, dhamma, and psychology. Desire - or the l...
23 Jan 201732min
Expat Realities: Reverse Culture Shock (2.15)
If you've lived any amount of time overseas and returned to your home country, you're likely familiar with reverse culture shock, the feeling that you just...somehow...don't quite fit in to your old l...
16 Jan 201728min
Four Things We Tell Everyone to Avoid in Bangkok (2.14)
Everyone loves Bangkok and it is indeed a great city. However, that's not to say everything is worth seeing or doing. For this show we each come up with two items, places, or pastimes that we tell vis...
10 Jan 201728min
Thailand Memories: Living Through a Coup (2.13)
Happy New Year everyone! The turning over of the calendar is traditionally a time to look forward and hope that the next year will be better than the last one. 2017 will be a big year in Thailand - HM...
2 Jan 201727min
Is Dhammakaya a Cult, a Sect, or Just Another Temple? (2.12)
We're super happy to welcome back a popular guest from season 1 of the Bangkok Podcast - our veritable friend Phra Pandit. As a long-time monk in Thailand and noted lecturer on dhamma, Buddhism, medit...
26 Des 201631min
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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 201631min
