The Bangkok Podcast
Episodes
Bangkok Podcast 60: Religion & Science
03 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We're very happy to welcome back Phra Pandit, the British-born monk who joins us to talk about everything from Buddhist canon to nuclear power. Today,...
Bangkok Podcast 59: Transgender Lifestyles
26 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The image of a beautiful Thai women is one that is known throughout the world; however, only slightly less well known is the image of a beautiful Thai...
Bangkok Podcast 58: Learn Thai From A White Guy
19 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode we're joined by Brett Whiteside, one of the few foreigners in Thailand who teach Thai. Brett's road from wide-eyed tourist to compe...
Bangkok Podcast 57: Voranai Vanijaka II
12 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bangkok Podcast, we are very happy to welcome back Voranai Vanijaka, a columnist for the Bangkok Post whose articles focus on many ...
Bangkok Podcast 56: American Ambassador Kristie Kenney
05 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Bangkok Podcast, we are very happy to be joined by Ms. Kristie Kenney, the American Ambassador to Thailand. Formerly Ambassa...
Bangkok Podcast 55: Chris Lowenstein
29 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Thailand is a country that offers foreign film productions everything they need - amazing locations, skillful crew, talented actors and more. With for...
Bangkok Podcast 54: Daniel Fraser
22 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In our continuing series on learning Thai, we're joined by Dan Fraser - co-founder of Smiling Albino adventure travel company, film actor, television ...
Bangkok Podcast 53: Robin Moore
13 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In our continuing Buddhist series, we sit down with Robin Moore, who spent over a decade as a monk in both the UK and Thailand, but eventually left th...
Bangkok Podcast 52: DJ Octo
08 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
If you've found yourself out at a club at any time during the last 5 or 6 years in Bangkok, chances are you're familiar with DJ Octo. As one of the be...
Bangkok Podcast 51: Joe Cummings
01 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In today's digital world, the requirements for being a travel writer are pretty minimal: do you have a computer? Have you travelled? Bam! Travel write...
Bangkok Podcast 50: Our 50th show!
24 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
ZOOM! That was the sound of a whole year going by! It was in May 2010 that Tony and Greg put up the first episode of the Bangkok Podcast, and it's b...
Bangkok Podcast 49: Is Learning Thai Hard?
15 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We've done a fair number of shows so far about learning Thai, but one of the most fundamental questions has yet to be discussed - is learning Thai act...
Bangkok Podcast 48: Moving Away From Thailand
10 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In most western cultures, moving out of your parent's place and into your own life is considered a rite of adulthood and one which many are eager to d...
Bangkok Podcast 47: Q-Bar Andrew
03 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Bangkok Podcast, we sit down with Andrew Clark, co-owner and co-founder of QBar, Bangkok's hippest, coolest night club. Besides bei...
Bangkok Podcast 46: Untranslatables
27 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Joined once again by the Thai language Jedi Rikker, he schools Greg and Tony on a few Thai phrases that have no direct translation into English. What ...
Bangkok Podcast 45: Phra Pandit II
20 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Japan, we are extremely pleased to have with us on this show Phra Pandit, the British-born monk who first came ...
Bangkok Podcast 44: Christopher G. Moore
13 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The amount of foreigners who try to write a book about their craaaazy adventures in Thailand is only slightly larger than the amount who try to write ...
Bangkok Podcast 43: Bangkok Reality Smackdown
06 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
When you first come to Bangkok, everything is new and strange. Nothing makes sense, and even a trip to the corner store can be an adventure. But after...
Bangkok Podcast 42: Matchmaking
28 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we talk with Khun Bee, owner of Bangkok Matching, Bangkok's #1 premium marriage matchmaking service. It's a very different ball of wa...
Bangkok Podcast 41: Online Dating
20 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with our month of loooooove, this episode of Bangkok Podcast deals with the risks and rewards of online dating. Only ten years ago, meeting...
Bangkok Podcast 40: Kaewmala
13 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Argh! Yet another wacky cable problem has made Greg and Tony's voices sound weird and echoey, but never fear! Our esteemed guest's voice came through ...
Bangkok Podcast 39: Thai Wedding Ceremony
07 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
To start off our month of luuuve, Bangkok Podcast will be talking about the who, why, how and how much of Thai weddings. Despite some strange micropho...
Bangkok Podcast 38: Canadian Ambassador Ron Hoffmann
29 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It's a strata of expat life that few of us have to deal with on anything more than an administrative level, but the particulars of how two countries i...
Adam Bradshaw: Thai Language Series 9 on the Bangkok Podcast (1.37)
23 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
(Direct download .mp3) We are lucky to be joined by another farang Thai speaker for our Thai language series, Adam Bradshaw. Adam has a large online f...
Bangkok Podcast 36: Finding a job in Bangkok
16 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Tony and Greg discuss the ins and outs of finding a job in Thailand. A lot of people - after a vacation full of fun and frivolity - t...
Bangkok Podcast 35: Woody Milintachinda Pt 2
09 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On the second part of our interview with talk show host and all around cool dude Woody Malintachinda, we learn a bit more about Woody's job and some o...
Bangkok Podcast 34: Woody Milintachinda Pt 1
02 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On the first part of a special two-part episode, we are very pleased to welcome one of Thailand's top talk show personalities, Woody Milintachinda. As...
Bangkok Podcast 33: Five Questions
23 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
For the last show of 2010, Tony and Greg decided to learn a little about more about how each of them views their adopted city. To that end, each of th...
Bangkok Podcast 32: Hamish Chalmers
19 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
While our regular Thai language Jedi Rikker takes a well-deserved break, we're joined today by Hamish Chalmers, another noted Thai speaker, blogger, T...
Bangkok Podcast 31: Visa Runs
12 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we disucss the much-hated, much-maligned visa run, the process of renewing your visa by traveling outside of the country that you live...
Bangkok Podcast 30: Phra Pandit
29 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Ask anyone in the world what they see when they think of Thailand, and chances are that one of those things will be monks. They are a part of life her...
Bangkok Podcast 29: Thai Language Series 7
28 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this show we're again joined by Thai language Jedi Rikker Dockum who goes through the calendar with us looking at the Thai holidays. It can be conf...
Bangkok Podcast 28: Expats and Technology
21 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Living overseas can often caust a bit of separation anxiety. You miss your family, you miss your friends, and pretty soon work, social life and time z...
Bangkok Podcast 27: Jerry Hopkins Pt 2
13 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, continue our interview with Mr. Jerry Hopkins. You may not know his name right away but Jerry is a legend in the music and publis...
Bangkok Podcast 26: Jerry Hopkins Pt1
07 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
If you like real music then you are in for a treat with this weeks guest as we're very lucky to interview Mr. Jerry Hopkins. You may not know his n...
Bangkok Podcast 25: Halloween Special!
31 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
For the final show of October, we invited some friends of Bangkok Podcast down to the Bangkok Podcast Intergallactic HQ to join us in a creepy crawly ...
Bangkok Podcast 24: Thai Language Series 6
24 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In our continuing series on the mysteries of the Thai language, linguistic lion tamer Rikker Dockum talks about the complexities of the vowels. With a...
Bangkok Podcast 23: Tourist Scams
17 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Bangkok is a big and fast-paced city, and you need a significant amount of street smarts to avoid the many pitfalls that are present. One thing that m...
Bangkok Podcast 22: Paul Garrigan
10 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Bangkok is a city of many vices and more than a few temptations. If you're not careful, it can be frighteningly easy to let these things go from a som...
Bangkok Podcast 21: Fortune Tellers
03 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
For many westerners, fortune tellers - more often referred to as psychics - are generally seen as dwelling in the fringes of legitimacy. However, 'mor...
Bangkok Podcast 20: Thai Language Series 5
26 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Joined once again by Bangkok Podcasts's Thai language guru Rikker, we get into the very unique way that Thais tell time. For instance, in Thai the day...
Bangkok Podcast 19: Thai Education System
20 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that the Thai education system is in need of an overhaul. Everyone from government ministers to concerned parents regularly voice their...
Bangkok Podcast 18: Kaila Krayewski
12 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
With the legendary beauty of Thai women and Bangkok’s shadowy red light districts, Thailand is a well-known destination for men who like to act like...
Bangkok Podcast 17: Finding an apartment in Bangkok
05 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Landing in Bangkok, finding a job and fitting into a new life isn't easy, but finding the right apartment is often the most challenging thing to do....
Bangkok Podcast 16: Thai Language Series 4
27 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rikker elightens us on what it's like to raise a child in a bilingual country and household. Seeing that Tony and Greg have exactly 0 ...
Bangkok Podcast 15: Is Bangkok Safe?
22 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Bangkok is a sprawling, steamy city of roughly 8 million that can give any other metropolis a run for its money. Naturally, crime and violence are a r...
Bangkok Podcast 14: Voranai Vanijaka
15 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
As an editor at the Bangkok Post, one of the Kingdom's English-language daily newspapers, Voranai Vanijaka is afforded an opportunity to have his voic...
Bangkok Podcast 13: Thais Love Whitey
08 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Ahh, summer time. When everyone heads down to the beach to get that wonderful golden tan that makes you look like a Hollywood star. Except in Asia, wh...
Bangkok Podcast 12: Thai Language Series 3
02 Aug 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we ask Rikker to walk us through the different ways to address people in Thai, from the polite, to the familiar, to the not recommende...
Bangkok Podcast 11: Patrick Winn
25 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Being a journalist in the 21st century isn't easy. The industry that has essentially functioned the same since it started centuries ago is undergoing ...
Bangkok Podcast 10: Launch Party!
18 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to all who came to the Bangkok Podcast launch party at Bistro 33! It was a great success and we truly enjoyed seeing old and new faces and maki...
Bangkok Podcast 9: Smiling Albino
11 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Traveling is never as easy as they make it look on television travel shows. What many people forget is that an entire production team has been hard at...
Bangkok Podcast 8: Thai Language Series 2
04 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our ongoing Thai language series, we continue talking to 'Thai Language Jedi' Rikker Dockum about the complexities of the Thai langua...
Bangkok Podcast 7: Transportation
27 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
When people hear 'Bangkok' they usually think of either red light districts or traffic jams. Well, because they are such good boys, Tony and Greg don'...
Bangkok Podcast 6: Jodi Ettenberg
20 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
For our second interview, we are very happy to be joined by Jodi Ettenberg - lawyer, world traveler, riot survivor, political commentator, and fan of ...
Bangkok Podcast 5: Thai Television
13 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Bangkok Podcast, we discuss something that many foreigners living here have a hard time wrapping their heads around - Thai tele...
Bangkok Podcast 4: Thai Language Series 1
08 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
One of the problems with living in Thailand is that it’s so easy to get by without being very skilled in the Thai language, a mistake that many expa...
Bangkok Podcast 3: Your First Time In Bangkok
31 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Rarely does someone move to Bangkok with a full support network of friends ready to help them out; more often than not, the first few weeks or months ...
Bangkok Podcast 2: Prae Sunantaraks
23 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
After a tumultuous week that saw many deaths and widespread arson and rioting in Bangkok, we discuss the fallout from the army’s breakup of the reds...
Bangkok Podcast 1: Best Source of Thai News
16 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
In the first edition of our weekly podcast, we discuss the major issue at the moment – the ongoing redshirt protests and the continuing efforts by t...