The Bangkok Podcast | Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital Podcast
1) Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand Part 2 [S8.E22]
First off - if you're in town, join our meetup: Saturday, December 6 at The Warehouse on Charoen Krung Road. Check our Facebook page first before you come just to make sure there have been no last min...Show More
2) Former FBI Agent John Schachnovsky Talks Crime & Punishment in Thailand [S8.E21]
In part 1 of a two-part episode, Greg and Ed interview John Schachnovsky about his upcoming book "Beyond the Badge," which recounts his experience as the head of the FBI in Thailand. John starts out e...Show More
3) Road Blocks: The Big Issues That Thailand Needs to Solve [S8.E20]
Greg and Ed discuss an article on Ajarn.com by Dr. Jesse Sessions called "What Does the Future Hold" which discusses some of the bigger problems currently facing Thailand and how they might impact the...Show More
4) Heritage & Culture: How Siri Sala Private Thai Villa Preserves the Past for the Future [S8.E19]
There's a lot of great buildings and great history that has been bulldozed over in Bangkok, so it's nice when we see someone going the extra mile to actually preserve both an historic physical space a...Show More
5) Great Thailand Advice We Ignored…But Shouldn’t Have [S8.E18] (ReCast)
As Thailand starts got back to bid-ness after COVID, there were a whole lot of n00bs coming in to tour, work and live. Most who have been here for a while already remember what an overwhelming experie...Show More
6) Summing Up: Giving Bangkok's Ubiquitous Malls Some Slogans [S8.E17]
This week Greg and Ed have a bit of fun revisiting an old blog post from Greg about what would be the best slogans for various malls around Bangkok. As most listeners know, Bangkok may very well be t...Show More
7) Avoiding the Newbie Drama: Are Long-Term Expats Just Lucky? [S8.E16]
We’ve all seen the incredible amount of drama that can go down if you don’t run a tight ship in Thailand - everything from visa worries and bank problems to relationship blow-ups and trouble with the ...Show More
8) Murder in Thailand: Kevin Maes Talks About His Book “Kingdom of Trials” [S8.E15]
In a special episode, Greg and Ed interview Kevin Maes in Kevin’s own podcast studio on Rama IV. Kevin is a long-time expat in Thailand hailing from Belgium who became entangled in a very unfortunate ...Show More
9) Talking with Phra Pandit: Amulets, Talismans, Relics & Faith [S8.E14] (Classic ReCast)
It’s been a while, but one of our favorite semi-regular guests is back! Bangkok Podcast’s official Buddhist correspondent, Phra Pandit, welcomed Greg at his temple to talk about amulets, talismans, an...Show More
10) Greg & Ed Opine on BBC's 'Documentary' and Media Misconceptions of Thailand [S8.E13)
Greg and Ed discuss the recent BBC ‘documentary’ called ‘The Dark Side of Paradise’ and what it says about media representation of Thailand. Ed explains that the recently aired 3-episode series has be...Show More