Francis Lam is on a Bleisure Trip to Thailand Business plus leisure, plus indigenous coffee and some sick Nam Prik: acclaimed food writer, editor, and radio host Francis Lam talks about it all with Nathan in Chiang Mai.
Naomi Duguid on the Charms of Chiang Mai Legendary cookbook author Naomi Duguid talks fermented sticky rice wine, raucous Thai market culture, and the immeasurable value of unscheduled time.
Creating Thai Cinema with Tom Waller Thai filmmaker Tom Waller talks Thai iced tea, government censors, and his upcoming movie about the dramatic 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.
Tokyo Fixing with Shinji Nohara Legendary Tokyo food journalist and fixer Shinji Nohara talks to Nathan Thornburgh about Anthony Bourdain’s first show, the scourge of the gastronaut, and what makes Tokyo such a deeply good eating city after locating the perfect 7 a.m. breakfast at Haneda Airport: stellar ramen and cold beer.
Japanese Love Hotels with Toko Sekiguchi Host Nathan Thornburgh finds himself, yet again, in a Japanese love hotel watching porn and knocking back shochu with his old friend, the Tokyo journalist Toko Sekiguchi.
Yasmin Khan Cooks Her Way through Palestine Writer Yasmin Khan, author of the new cookbook Zaitoun, whips up an Old Monk hot toddy and talks about the joys of Palestinian cooking.
What Jason Rezaian Learned as a Prisoner in Iran Journalist Jason Rezaian, the author of the new book Prisoner, talks about his 544 days of imprisonment in Iran, what he thinks of his captors, and his stubborn hopes for Iranian society.
Illustrator Edel Rodriguez is Stress‑Testing Democracy Edel Rodriguez talks with Nathan Thornburgh about how his childhood in Cuba makes him uniquely equipped to illustrate our troubling political climate.
A Life in the Commune with Tanja Fox The oldest squatter’s commune in the world, Christiania, is under threat from both the narcotics trade and mass tourism. Tanja Fox isn’t afraid.