The Bangkok Podcast | Conversations on Life in Thailand's Buzzing Capital
Summary: Greg Jorgensen and Ed Knuth have been knocking around Bangkok since the turn of the century. Exploring dark corners, eating amazing food, and interacting with fascinating people, the two have gotten to know and love Thailand's capital in all its confusing, mysterious glory. Every week they chat about topics near and dear to those living here, those visiting here, or those who are just curious about what it's like to live in Asia's craziest city.
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Podcasts:
We gab about what it's like to actually go through the motions of getting your car AND motorbike driver's licenses in Bangkok, as well as introduce our brand new Patreon page!
We chat to an actual urban planner about Bangkok, which seems to have no plan whatsoever, but before that, a warning - If you're a journalist and go through airport security in Bangkok with body armor, you'll likely end up in jail!
Like us, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about over the "ban" on Bangkok's street food, so we headed down to Chinatown to record a show on location while slurping noodles to see what the reality is.
We get to the bottom of just what the hell those masses of green weeds ARE that choke the Chao Phraya during the beginning of the rainy season, and talk about motorbike accidents in Bangkok.
Double pricing is a fact in Thailand, so we discuss how it works, if it's fair, and how the holes in the system can be exploited, but first - taking selfies in a ball pit with a hundred other hipsters.
Bangkok's role as a medical tourism hub is well known, so we talk to someone in the industry to get the lowdown on the why, the who, and the how much of it all, as well as an example of how a big city like Bangkok can sometimes feel like a small town.
We talk to monk Phra Pandit about what the Buddha taught about birth control, abortion, and other taboo topics, plus more of Evo's motorbike adventures in the capital.
Getting scammed in Bangkok is a rite of passage that should have gone extinct decades ago, but they remain as strong and widespread as ever.
We know what gun culture is all about in western countries, but not so much here, so we talk to a guest who is a proud shooter about the ins and outs of guns in Thailand.
We talk about Songkran shenanigans and then delve into the controversial topic of foreigners who fund their travels by begging on the street in major Asian cities.
With some time away from their wives, Greg and Evo talk about road safety in Thailand, and why it always seems to lead up to the rather morbid "Seven Deadly Days" of Songkran.
We speak with Frank Smith, who teaches Americanized kids of southeast Asian parents in California how to get in touch with their roots through the Khmer, Thai, and Laotian languages.
We discuss the lovely little things about Thailand that often go unnoticed, but will cause us to pine dearly for the Land of Smiles when and if we ever leave...if we can stop talking about how every foreigner is an ambassador for the whole damn demographic.
After we chat about the impending-but-not-really death of Uber in Bangkok, we talk to an actual, real educator about what it's like to work in an international school, and not the fly-by-night language centers that are so popular in Asia.
Visiting the Sak Yant tattoo festival is not for the faint of heart, but Evo makes the journey with his recorder to see just what all the screaming, yelling, and charging the stage while possessed by a spirit is all about.
