The Bangkok Podcast

Key links for this episode: Support us on Patreon to get the show early You've probably heard of "the Thai smile", or know that Thailand is referred to as "the Land of Smiles". Both of those phrases...

9 Jan 201826min

To help us ring in 2018, we're bringing back a prior guest on his annual pilgrimage to Bangkok. Frank Smith from UC Berkeley teaches Khmer to children of Cambodian refugees. We caught up with him in p...

4 Jan 201835min

Before we start, we have to mention a recent news story from Bangkok, which is rather appropriate considering the topic of tonight's show. You may recall we discussed traffic on episode 2.27 -- Blood...

19 Dec 201732min

You can now follow to the Bangkok Podcast on Spotify! It's nearly Xmas, so we figured we'd might as well start getting into the spirit of things with a Xmas-themed show. Now those of you who are weste...

12 Dec 201730min

On this episode we get into a few vague, strange - and possibly even non-existent - rules that you may or may not bump up against in Thailand. From buying chainsaws to changing your name to flying hel...

5 Dec 201737min

RSVP to the I Love Podcasting In Bangkok meetup on Nov 29, 2017! Patrons get early access and exclusive bonus content. Today's focus is on Korea's influence on Bangkok. Ted Ahn, an expat and ex-power ...

28 Nov 201734min

RSVP to the big I Love Podcasting In Bangkok meetup #2 on Nov 29th! We're working hard on the special gifts that supporters at the Gift Box level are going to receive… and they are hand-made pieces ...

21 Nov 201739min

RSVP to the big I Love Podcasting In Bangkok meetup #2 on Nov 29th! How will you celebrate the season this year? No, we're not talking about Christmas. We're talking about the Thai government's annua...

14 Nov 201731min