Bangkok Podcast Has Us Now (2.1)

Three years ago, life changes forced the original hosts of
the Bangkok Podcast to focus on other things, and it was ultimately
decided to end the show. But we're back, baby - and with an all new
co-host that random chance brought to the show - Evo Terra!

(Direct download .mp3)


So, who's this Evo guy? Here's the short story: During a
year-long sabbatical he and his wife took in 2015, they wound up
in a little Thailand town called Ranong, house-sitting for the
owners of The Smiling Seahorse, a live-aboard dive
company.  No, you've probably never heard of
Ranong. But if diving the archipelago of Myanmar sounds fun,
Ranong is your jumping off point. During those three rainy
months, the Kingdom of Thailand sort of grew on them, so they
decided to move to the city and make the Big Mango their new home
base. His wife (Sheila) is a teacher and he's a stay at home
husband. If you want to read more on him, check out
his personal website or follow along on the
infrequently published travel/comedy blog, The
Opportunistic Travelers. And for those
who missed the story when the show first started in 2010, you'll
learn a little about how Greg came to Thailand some some 16 years
ago. Like so many Western travelers, he wound up visiting
Thailand… and never left. But unlike shiftless Evo, Greg is
actually gainfully employed, has a Thai wife and a toddler at
home, and yet still somehow finds time to produce episodes of our
show each week. So here it is… home. In Bangkok. And
that means friends of ours in the Western world have lots of
questions. Those questions are what we aim to answer on the
re-imagining of The Bangkok Podcast. We're not a news show. We're
a lifestyle show. Expect conversations, special guests,
observations, and pontifications on how two "farangs" -- one
Canadian and one American -- find their way living in the capital
of The Kingdom of Thailand. And because two
podcasting nerds got together, we had to have the obligatory "so
how do you listen to podcast?" conversation. Evo's
suggestion: Otto Radio. Give it a
shot if you want a new and improved way to listen to and discover
podcasts. Greg is a hardcore user of
Overcast, probably the most popular
not-iTunes podcasting app.