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Our wacky team of crack reporters takes you into the heart of
Khmer language and culture on the highways and byways of
Southeast Asia.
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Episode 24: Kounila Keo, Khmer Journalist and Blogger
An interview with Khmer newspaper journalist and the author of Blue Lady Blog, the energetic and insightful Kounila Keo.
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Episode 23: Working Construction in Surin
An interview with a construction worker working on a temple building in the provincial capital of Surin.
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Episode 22: The Westerner and the Dogs
A little something different this episode, it's a Nek Kruu Sokhary tour-de-force. First she presents with a short tale of cross-cultural interaction, then I have people watch it in on iPod in both Siem Reap and Phnom Penh and give their opinions on it. In the end, Nek Kruu
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Episode 10: Studying Khmer in Surin
In this episode, the first of several in Season Two about the Khmers who live in Surin province in present-day Thailand, we
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Episode 11: Cambodian Microbrew
Microbreweries are common in the US and elsewhere, but in this episode we take you on a tour of the absolute first one in
Cambodia, Man Han Lou restaurant in Phnom Penh. Just to keep things interesting, the brewmeister is Chinese and speaks no Khmer, but never
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Episode 12: Contemporary Artists, Part 1
This episode is the first in a two-part series on contemporary young artists in Phnom Penh. We'll meet several artists and look at their work, plus
look at organizations that support them. Make sure to check out the full-length versions of interviews which appear in this episode in the "Culture and History" section
of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com