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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.

  1. 15/03/2011 · VIDEO

    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.

    17 min

  2. 24/11/2009 · VIDEO

    Episode 23: Working Construction in Surin

    An interview with a construction worker working on a temple building in the provincial capital of Surin.

    9 min

  3. 23/09/2009 · VIDEO

    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 provides us with her final analysis. Illustrations by artist Linda Saphan.

    12 min

  4. 05/05/2009 · VIDEO

    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 visit a school started by a Khmer Sisaket man to teach Khmer reading and writing to Surin Khmers.

    10 min

  5. 05/05/2009 · VIDEO

    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 fear, we've got that covered...

    9 min

  6. 05/05/2009 · VIDEO

    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

    10 min

  7. 05/05/2009 · VIDEO

    Episode 13: Contemporary Artists, Part 2

    This episode is the second in a two-part series on contemporary young artists in Phnom Penh. We'll learn a little about the history of modern art in Cambodia, and attend a workshop with the young women's art group, Selapak Neary. Make sure to check out the full-length versions of my interview with their mentor Linda Saphan (none of which appears in this episode, although she herself does) in the "Culture and History" section of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com

    10 min

  8. 05/05/2009 · VIDEO

    Episode 14: Surin Kantreum

    In this episode we travel to Surin to interview Nam Pheung Muang Surin, a famous singer of both traditional and contemporary Kantreum, the unique, highly rhythmic music of the "Northern Khmers". Don't forget to check out the full-length versions of several of Nam Pheung's live concert songs featured in this episode, in the "Culture and History" section of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com

    10 min
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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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  • Creator
    studykhmer.com
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2011
  • Episodes
    24
  • Show Website
    Extreme Khmer