Season 3 Retrospective: Looking Back on 1 Year [Season 3, Episode 52]

Greg and Ed reminisce about Ed's first year as co-host of
the Bangkok Podcast. Ed begins with a big 'thank you' to Greg for
giving him the opportunity, and Greg gives a brief history of the
BP over the years, from Season 1 with Tony Joh, which lasted for
about a year and a half, to Season 2 with Evo Terra, which lasted
about the same amount of time, and then to the last year with Ed.
Ed talks about what he has liked and disliked about being the
co-host, such as the weekly deadlines that are a bit stressful,
and what it does to your brain to dive deep into Bangkok on a
weekly basis. The best part for Ed? He particularly enjoys the
less serious nature of the podcast, a break from the heaviness of
being a professor all day- it's just been a surprisingly fun side
gig!


Greg also discusses the effect of having to work with
different co-hosts, and admits that each one has added a unique
flavor to the show (with Ed bringing in new philosophical takes
on on Thailand), but that in general, his vision has been the
same over the years - honest talk from two regular guys about
what it's like living in the wacky, wonderful world of
Bangkok.


Both agree that the show has also helped them to reconnect
to their early days in Thailand, helping them to revisit a lot of
their earliest memories of being here.


Finally, one of the things Ed appreciates most is how the
show doesn't involve incessantly bashing Thailand, but also does
not shy away from honest criticism. Here's to another year of the
dynamic and dare we say dangerous duo of Greg and Ed!


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