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.

Episode 19: Surin Monks

Jun 30th, 2017 11m 16s

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

Episode 7: Preah Ko/Preah Kaew, Part 1

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 6s

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

Episode 23: Working Construction in Surin

Jun 30th, 2017 8m 56s

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

Episode 11: Cambodian Microbrew

Jun 30th, 2017 8m 57s

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

Episode 13: Contemporary Artists, Part 2

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 36s

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

Episode 12: Contemporary Artists, Part 1

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 49s

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

Episode 9: Edible Spiders

Jun 30th, 2017 7m 57s

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

Episode 10: Studying Khmer in Surin

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 48s

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.

Episode 6: Former Students Today

Jun 30th, 2017 7m 52s

Interview with three of my former Khmer students from SEASSI 2002, about what they're doing with their Khmerlanguage skills now in Phnom Penh.

Episode 24: Kounila Keo, Khmer Journalist and Blogger

Jun 30th, 2017 16m 55s

An interview with Khmer newspaper journalist and the author of Blue Lady Blog, the energetic and insightful Kounila Keo.

Episode 20: Return to Phnom Penh

Jun 30th, 2017 11m 39s

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

Episode 15: The Chams

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 44s

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

Episode 22: The Westerner and the Dogs

Jun 30th, 2017 11m 39s

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

Episode 14: Surin Kantreum

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 54s

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

Episode 8: Preah Ko/Preah Kaew, Part 2

Jun 30th, 2017 9m 50s

The thrilling--and heart-rending--conclusion of our telling of this important Khmer legend, which toucheson historical events, Khmer identity, geography and environmental issues.

Episode 16: The Kuy, The Elephant Trainers

Jun 30th, 2017 8m 4s

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

Episode 18: Dawng Kaer

Jun 30th, 2017 8m 6s

In this episode, we learn about a spirit shrine on the riverfront in Phnom Penh with an unusual name and a mysterious history.

Episode 17: Book Fair

Jun 30th, 2017 11m 6s

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.