Is Learning Thai Really Necessary? (2.19)
To learn to speak Thai or not learn to speak Thai. That is the question. No, literally. It's the question we're asking each other on behalf of all people who come to live in Thailand. As you'll hear, ...
13 Feb 201725min
Being Disabled in Bangkok: A Conversation with Sawang Srisom (2.18)
No one is going to say that Bangkok is an easy city to navigate. Near-constant congestion, poorly paved sidewalks, non-existent pedestrian crossing areas… that's just a start. Now imagine that from th...
6 Feb 201721min
Red Cliff Coffee: Talking With Derek Kirk About Chiang Rai's Most Delicious Export (2.17)
So a guy from Alaska who owns a coffee plantation in Hawaii hires a guy from Indiana who's living in Thailand to help him grow coffee. There's no punchline. Just a great episode of the Bangkok Podcast...
30 Jan 201725min
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 Dec 201631min
