Looking Back, Looking Forward: What's Next for BP in 2025 [S7.E51]

In a year-end wrap up, Greg and Ed discuss their favorite shows
of the year and some plans for the podcast in 2025. Ed begins by
waxing rhapsodic over his early year interview with David Cluck,
Hollywood assistant director who has been based in Bangkok for
the last 10 years or so (S7, Ep. 6-7). The flow of the interview
was aided by the fact that David and Ed are friends, but Ed
points out that it's rare to sit down with a friend and discuss
their career in depth. As a film nerd, Ed (and Greg) enjoyed
David's experience and insider storytelling ability.


Greg then brings up our episode on Bangkok in your 20s vs.
Bangkok in your 50s (S7, Ep. 29). Greg enjoys having pearls of
wisdom about living in Bangkok that only come from having lived
in Thailand so long, and Ed appreciated the way the city's pros
have changed for him from the early days to his (now) fifty-ish
lifestyle. Next, Ed mentioned his other favorite interview show,
with Ron Weaver, 'American-Thai Guy' (S7, Ep. 11-12). Both Ed and
Greg enjoyed Ron's personality and insights, and the fact that
his experience as an African-American guy gave him a different
take on expat life in Thailand.


Greg's next favorite episode was the one on 'Expat Math,' our
attempt to understand Bangkok with various theories and equations
(S7, Ep. 16). There's no denying Bangkok's chaotic nature, but
that doesn't mean it's completely random, and the guys enjoy
trying to wrap their heads around the City of Angels and come up
with some guiding principles. Ed's last favorite episode was his
take on Bangkok vs. Hong Kong (S7, Ep. 24). As someone who
doesn't travel all that much, Ed enjoyed being able to experience
the iconic city and weigh it against his home.


Greg wraps up the favorites by bringing up our show on 'The
Limits of Mai Pen Rai,' (S7, Ep. 40). Both guys agree this might
be their 'angriest' episode, but defend the right to put their
foot down when it comes to inaction to solve problems that result
in horrible tragedies, especially when they're in the service of
improving safety for everyone.


Last, Greg and Ed discuss their plan to use the last week of
every month to air an old show, rather than putting out a new
show every week. The truth is the guys need a breather to help
them brainstorm new material, but also think listeners would
benefit from listening to many of the old gems from previous
years.


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