Talking Thai Politics

Talking Thai Politics

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Talking Thai Politics brings conversations about the politics of Thailand to a global audience. Created by the Generation Thailand project at Nanyang Technological University, the podcast is co-hosted by Duncan McCargo and Chayata Sripanich. Our production assistant is Li Xinruo.

Talking Thai Politics: Reporting Thai Politics Internationally

April 29, 2025

Reporting Thai Politics Internationally

Francesca Regalado
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

What is it like to be a foreign correspondent in Thailand? How can someone develop sufficient understanding of this complex society to write effective…

Talking Thai Politics: Chanintorn Pensute, The Cost of Politics in Thailand

January 27, 2025

Talking Thai Politics: The Cost of Politics in Thailand

Chanintorn Pensute
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

How much does it cost to become an MP in Thailand? Is entering parliamentary politics prohibitively expensive for ordinary people? Has the rise of the…

What’s Up with the Thai Senate?: A Discussion with Pornchai Witayalerdpan

December 6, 2024

What’s Up with the Thai Senate?

Pornchai Witayalerdpan
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

How exactly were Thailand’s new slate of 200 Senators selected? What is it like to be an independent member of the Senate, when the chamber is now dom…

Talking Thai Politics: Petra Alderman – Why Thai politics isn’t all about China  In conversation with Duncan McCargo

November 22, 2024

Why Thai Politics isn’t All About China

Petra Alderman
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

How far does geopolitics relate to domestic political leanings? Are politically progressive Thais more likely to be pro-US, and more politically conse…

Tak Bai and Beyond, Thailand’s Southern Insurgency

November 8, 2024

Tak Bai and Beyond, Thailand’s Southern Insurgency

Chayata Sripanich
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

In the wake of the twentieth anniversary of the dreadful Tak Bai massacre, what are the prospects for a resolution of the long-standing insurgency in …

Talking Thai Politics: Prajak Kongkirati, Thailand: Contestation, Polarization and Democratic Regression (Cambridge 2024)

October 28, 2024

Thailand: Contestation, Polarization, and Democratic Regression

Prajak Kongkirati
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

Why has Thailand’s politics been so contested and so intensely polarized in recent decades? How can we account for the persistent democratic regressio…

Talking Thai Politics: Kunthika Nutcharut, Defending Disruptors

October 11, 2024

Talking Thai Politics: Kunthika Nutcharut, Defending Disruptors

Kunthika Nutcharut
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

What is it like to be a human rights lawyer in Thailand? How does the new generation of 2020s political activists differ from those of previous eras? …

Mark Tamthai: Remembering Chaiwat Satha-Anand

September 27, 2024

Mark Tamthai: Remembering Chaiwat Satha-Anand

Mark Tamthai
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

Why was the late Ajarn Chaiwat Satha-Anand so passionate about bringing peace to Thailand’s deep south? How did he try to speak nonviolence to Thai po…

Talking Thai Politics: Pannika Wanich, Progressive Activist

September 12, 2024

Talking Thai Politics: Pannika Wanich, Progressive Activist

Pannika Wanich
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

In this inaugural episode of Talking Thai Politics, Pannika Wanich of the Progressive Movement talks about generational contestation in Thailand, as w…