I recently listened to this podcast coming from Bangkok.

If you have the time its' worth a listen Some interesting culture especially in particular about ghosts and gays!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6ztf

I listened to the first 75 seconds and then gave up. That podcast is frankly misnamed. It really has precious little to do with the "Arts" in Thailand or of Thailand. It's almost exclusively about pop culture. No problem with that, except that is how it should be titled.

Thai "arts and culture" cover quite an array of different art forms from Khon and many other forms of Thai classical dance, painting including the stunning frescos in many temples including the stunning Temple of the Emerald Buddha, ceramics, traditional Thai puppetry (the Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre is stunning), the dfferent forms of Thai architecture, Thai classical music as well as the work being done by the country's more modern symphony orchestras and ensembles etc. etc. Any programme about the arts of Thailand should also spend a few minutes on how that cuture has developed, particularly in its relation to religion and history.

Sorry @zombie! Probably a great listen for those only interested in pop culture. But the podcast is not what it portrays to be!

No problem Peter RS.

If you listened to the whole of the broadcast in my opinion it gives some interesting insights into the mindset of some Thais...and may help us non Thais have a better understanding  about them...call it pop culture or whatever...

But hey when u meet Thais in everyday life in say in Silom at night they will tell u all about the latest symphonies and architecture etc.....

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On 7/9/2025 at 12:29 AM, zombie said:

 

But hey when u meet Thais in everyday life in say in Silom at night they will tell u all about the latest symphonies and architecture etc.....

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no to mention most of them are avid stamp collectors , always keen on checking  what others assembled