In the last episode of Season Three, we travel to Kampong Cham to get to the bottom of a popular Cambodian legend, about a mountain-building contest betweenmen and women.
In this episode, we talk to the head monk of all Surin Province in Thailand, who is Khmer, and take a brief tour of his temple grounds. We also find out howKhmer script is used for magical inscriptions in Thailand, and how the Thais rec
Part One of a special two-part episode about a famous Khmer folk tale. You'll hear the tale discussed by a Khmer scholar andtold by a fortune teller, and see clips from a 2003 movie version of the legend and doll stop-animation scenes from th
Microbreweries are common in the US and elsewhere, but in this episode we take you on a tour of the absolute first one inCambodia, Man Han Lou restaurant in Phnom Penh. Just to keep things interesting, the brewmeister is Chinese and speaks no
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
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, pluslook at organizations that support them. Make sure to check out the full-length versions of in
The title says it all. If you enjoyed the closing credits music, by Khmer rapper A-Ping, check outhttp://www.boeungkaplhaok.com/ . This is the last Extreme Khmer episode before we go on summer vacation. See you all inSeptember with more fu
In this episode, the first of several in Season Two about the Khmers who live in Surin province in present-day Thailand, wevisit a school started by a Khmer Sisaket man to teach Khmer reading and writing to Surin Khmers.
In this episode, we accompany writer and Khmer refugee Teeda Butt (author of one of the original "Khmer Rouge survivor narratives,"To Destroy You is No Loss")on one of her trips back to Phnom Penh, as she reminisces about her childhood a
This month we give you a "snapshot" of the religion and culture of two very different Cham (Cambodian Islam) communities in Cambodia: one in Oudong and the other south of PhnomPenh. Be sure to check out the Podcast section at studykhmer.com f
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 opinion
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 versi
The thrilling--and heart-rending--conclusion of our telling of this important Khmer legend, which toucheson historical events, Khmer identity, geography and environmental issues.
The Kuy speak a language related to Khmer and are close friends of the Khmer, especially in Surin in Thailand. for centuries, the Kuyhave trapped and trained elephants in the forests of present-day Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In this
In October, 2007, I attended a book fair in Phnom Penh and interviewed both booksellers and readers. Here are the results. See the episode "extras" at studykhmer.comfor contact info for selected publishers from the book fair.