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Online since 2010! 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. Want to explore Bangkok on ...
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タイの首都、バンコクにあるラジオ局ChillFM89と電話をつないで、バンコクを中心にタイの文化や習慣、その魅力をお聞きします。
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Hey, just three guys, Ben, Aymen and Hassan, who are three guys, hey.
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SCP Bangkok sermons
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Author, photographer, blogger, YouTuber, podcaster, adventure traveler, and Tequila aficionado living in Bangkok for over 20 years.
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An entrepreneur living in Bangkok, Thailand dana blouin will bring you tips, tricks and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Exploring the changing nature of art in Thailand. Despite the Martian invasion, Colin Cheney & Donald Quist still find time to hear stories about making art in Thailand.
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We offer executive coaching, executive development, cultural orientation for business leaders, multicultural team facilitation, cultural intelligence workshops, and executive-level courses on culturally intelligent leadership.
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Zwei Menschen, wohnhaft in Berlin und Bangkok in ihren 40ern und weißer Königspudeldame. Sie hat Jura, Musik und Musiktherapie studiert, er hat Abi, eine Softwarefirma und viel Meinung! Die Welt aus ihrer Sicht, politisch, gesellschaftskritisch und hier und da auch bissig lustig. Beide haben schon recht viel von der Welt gesehen und werden zu den Themen Thailand und Bangkok sowie Berlin berichten. Wie ist es, in diesen Metropolen zu leben und zu arbeiten. Solltest Du eine Reise nach BKK / Th ...
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Fasten your seat belt for a wild ride into the craziest travel stories from around the world that never made it into the guidebooks! Everyone has that one crazy travel story. You know, that one you’ve told a million times at the pub with your mates and perhaps some strangers over a beer... whether it’s getting lost, a brush with death, a holiday fling with a hot foreigner, that time you experimented with something new or perhaps you went looking for a good time and ending up finding yourself ...
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Marriage Equality in Thailand: More Complex Than it Seems [S7.E46]
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Greg interviews our senior legal correspondent Dave Lawrence on the status of marriage equality in Thailand. Listeners may remember that the Thai parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill last year, and it has jumped through a few more hoops and is ALMOST in effect. Dave explains that on January 22, 2025, should be the magic date when marriage bet…
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Yet Still Even More Expat Merit Badges! Do You Have Any? [S7.E45]
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Greg and Ed revisit a favorite show theme: Thailand merit badges, achievements by expats which solidify your status as someone truly making a life in Thailand rather than just passing through as a tourist. For earlier merit badges, check out Season 5, Episodes 29 and 60. Ed begins by bringing up a true sign that you are no longer a noob: learning s…
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Phil in Udon Thani Talks About Leaving Bangkok for Something New [S7.E44]
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Ed interviews our buddy Phil Allen about his adventures visiting, and eventually living in, the Isaan region of Thailand. Phil begins by explaining his arrival in Bangkok about five years ago as a roving economist working primarily in financial technology. Unfortunately, the pandemic struck and Phil found himself in a very strange situation in a br…
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Do You Have to be a Weirdo to Thrive in Bangkok? [S7.E43]
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Greg and Ed revisit an old topic from Season 2, Episode 48: Do you have to be weird to live in Bangkok/Thaiand as a foreigner? Ed begins by noting that the question depends on exactly why an expat has chosen to live here. Are they in the military? Are they on a corporate package? Are they here for a significant other? These options leave room for f…
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Wats & Working Girls: How Thailand Balances Buddhism and Red Lights [S7.E42]
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Greg and Ed begin a new series called “Thailand: Land of Contradictions” with the first installment addressing a fascinating, apparent conflict in Thai culture: how can Thailand have so many temples on the one hand, but also so many ‘working girls’ on the other? The Land of Smiles is well-known as a very Buddhist country, in the sense that approxim…
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Future Southeast Asia's James Clark on Thailand's Transport Infrastructure [S7.E41]
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Greg interviews James Clark, the founder of Future Southeast Asia, a website and newsletter focused on transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. The guys begin with the most exciting developments in Thailand’s railway system, and James mentions the 250 km/hr high speed rail which will run from Bangkok to Nong Khai and then on into Laos and…
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What Are the Limits of "Mai Pen Rai"? [S7.E40]
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Greg and Ed discuss one of the pillars of Thai culture, the general attitude of ‘mai pen rai’ or ‘no problem.’ As the guys have mentioned many times, this attitude is one of the main reasons that living in Thailand is so enjoyable for expats. Thai people tend to be less confrontational, less prone to anger, and less likely to take offense than West…
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Counselor Amy Pothong Talks About Mental Health in Thailand [S7.E39]
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Mental health in Thailand has never really had its time in the spotlight, but things are slowly changing as more and more Thais realize that taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. On this episode we are joined by Amy Pothong, a licensed counselor and founder of Golden Leaf Therapy and Counseli…
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Political Cheat Sheet: Prof. Ed Sums Up Ten Years of Thai Politics [S7.E38]
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In our semi-annual update on Thai politics, Ed does his best to explain the current situation and how Thailand arrived here over the last ten years. He begins with the framework that defined Thai politics for almost 15 years: one party led by the Shinawatra clan that was populist and relied on the support of Thai farmers in the Northeast and the co…
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The Dangers of Letting Bangkok’s Delivery Apps Take Over [S7.E37]
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Greg and Ed discuss the ‘delivery lifestyle,’ the habit of staying at home and relying on delivery services to bring food and products straight to your doorstep. Both guys admit to slipping into this habit, but Greg enjoys getting out more and tooling around town in his fancy automobile, so it’s Ed that has really embraced this habit. The question …
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Journalist Patrick Winn Discusses His Book ‘Narcotopia’ [S7.E36]
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Greg welcomes back Patrick Winn to the podcast, an intrepid writer and expert on all things dark and shady in Southeast Asia. He previously appeared on the show to discuss his book “Hello Shadowlands,” and he returns to explain his new work, “Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived The CIA.” Patrick begins by explaining the uni…
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What Comes Next: Greg & Ed Try to Predict Bangkok’s Future [S7.E35]
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Putting on their best tarot reading hat…or numerology hat…or tea leaf hat…whatever…Greg and Ed make their best prognostications about the future of Bangkok, relying only on their accumulated wisdom and experience. Greg begins by asking Ed whether Bangkok will ever solve its ‘sinking’ problem, and Ed responds pessimistically. Although the science is…
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Journalist Dominic Faulder on the Complex History Between Thailand & Myanmar [S7.E34]
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Greg interviews Dominic Faulder, associate editor at Nikkei Asia, long-time journalist in Southeast Asia and observer of the political and diplomatic machinations of Myanmar, and Thailand and Vietnam over the past 40 years. The main thesis of the episode is this: How should a country such as Thailand respond when its neighbor Myanmar is in the mids…
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Don't be That Guy: Expat Stereotypes You Should Avoid [S7.E32]
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Greg and Ed discuss some negative expat stereotypes - roughly the person you (probably) don’t want to become while living in Thailand...at least forever. We all fall prey to stereotypes sometimes - they have to come from somewhere - but if you’re not careful, you can become comfortable with some of these lifestyles and before you know it, they come…
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Phra Pandit Lends His Insight: What Buddhism Says About the Seven Deadly Sins - Part 2 [S7.E31]
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On part 2 of 2 Greg continues his interview with returning show favorite, Phra Pandit on the Buddhist interpretation of the Seven Deadly Sins of western religion. Without wasting any time they pick up where they left off last week and dive right into it with sloth, one of Greg’s favorites. Defined in Buddhism as ‘torpor’ or ‘indolence’ Phra Pandit …
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Phra Pandit Lends his Insight: What Buddhism Says About the Seven Deadly Sins - Part 1 [S7.E30]
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Greg interviews returning show favorite, Phra Pandit on the Buddhist interpretation of the Seven Deadly Sins of western religion. After a brief introduction explaining Phra Pandit’s current (temporary) abode in Toronto, Canada, the guys get down to business. First, Phra Pandit notes that in his work with highly varied groups of people, there is oft…
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Bangkok in Your 20s vs Your 50s: We Discuss the Pros and Cons [S7.E29]
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Having had the somewhat unenviable (?) POV of living in Bangkok both in their 20s AND in their late 40s (and more), Greg and Ed pro/con Bangkok for different age groups. Is Bangkok really a city for twenty-somethings or fifty-somethings? Greg begins by focusing on the older crowd. On the plus side, Bangkok offers many social opportunities that have…
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