The Bangkok Podcast
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Stuart McDonald from Travelfish on Tourism Recovery in Thailand Through Visas, Backpackers...and Weed? [S7.E15]
This is Part 2 of our interview with Stuart MacDonald, Asian tourism expert and founder of , arguably the best single resource for traveling in Southeast Asia. In this half of the interview, Greg, Ed
Stuart from Travelfish Talks How (and how not) to Help Tourism Recover Sustainably [S7.E14]
Greg and Ed interview their old friend Stuart of , master of all things travel and tourism in Southeast Asia. Greg begins by reading a quote from an article on the weird duality of tourism: by sacrali
Bangkok History Highlight: 20 Years Later - Looking Back at the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami [S7.E13]
In a twist on our history episodes, Greg and Ed revisit the devastating tsunami of 2004. Greg begins with a thorough summary of the event, which begins with an absolutely massive earthquake off the co
AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on the Complicated Issue of Racism in Thailand [S7.E12]
This is Part 2 of Greg and Eds interview with Ron Weaver, otherwise known as on social media. Ron begins Part 2 by directly addressing his experience as a black man in Thailand. He carefully explain
AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on Mastering Thai…and Social Media [S7.E11]
Greg and Ed interview Ron Weaver, aka , on his life as an expat in Thailand as well as his excellent Thai language skills. Ron begins by waxing rhapsodically about his first visits to Thailand, when
Foreigners Acting Badly: What Does it Take to Push Thais Over the Edge? [S7.E10]
Greg and Ed discuss the Thai temperament and what exactly causes Thais to occasionally blow their collective lids. Greg uses the recent example of a Swiss expat who kicked a Thai woman in the back, al
Our Friend Mookie Could Raise Her Kids Anywhere. So Why Thailand? [S7.E9]
Ed interviews his former student Mookie about her experience studying in the U.K. and her later choice to move her family back from the U.K. to Thailand. The two old friends begin reminiscing about Ed
Ahh, Memories... Greg and Ed Discuss Those Vivid Early Bangkok Days [S7.E8]
Getting a bit nostalgic after listening to Tay-Tays latest album, Greg and Ed reminisce about their respective first years in Bangkok by recounting their most vivid early memories, something thats
Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 2 [S7.E7]
This is Part 2 of Eds interview with friend and expat extraordinaire David Cluck. The guys pick up where they left off, discussing the holy grail: living in Thailand but making a Western salary. Davi
Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 1 [S7.E6]
Ed interviews David Cluck, a Bangkok-based filmmaker, friend of the podcast and bona-fide interesting expat. The guys begin talking about their mutual love of Thailand, but then go back to the begin