Episode 5: “No One Wants to Be Fake Dirty Anymore" w/ Note Pongsuang

Poet in Bangkok

In this fifth episode, Colin and Donald sit down with Note "Dudesweet" Pongsuang: an artist and—as part of the Dudesweet collective—one of Bangkok’s most revered party organizers. Note talks about growing up queer and working-class poor, and he explains how the Dudesweet parties were created to respond to—and perhaps provide an escape from—social hierarchies in Thailand. He also explains why the landing of the Harbinger 2 went mostly overlooked in Thailand, and why Mars is apparently a lot like Singapore. The hosts discuss the widespread anxiety on Earth in the wake of the approaching unidentified objects many call “the whales." Donald gets heated when Colin explains the deal with expats in Thailand. ? ? Written and produced by Donald and Colin. Mixed and edited by Colin. Theme music by Reports (https://reports.bandcamp.com/), with additional music by Wannarit "Pok" Pongprayoon of Stylish Nonsense (https://www.facebook.com/stylishnonsense/). Recorded at the Friese Greene Club (www.fgc.in.th/) and Rockademy (http://www.rockademythailand.com/) in Bangkok, Thailand. Special thanks to Izotope (https://www.izotope.com) for the sound editing software.