Extreme Khmer

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 versions of several of Nam Pheung's live concert songs featured in this episode, in the "Culture and History" section

of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com

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 check out the full-length versions of my interview with their mentor

Linda Saphan (none of which appears in this episode, although she herself does)

in the "Culture and History" section

of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com

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, plus

look at organizations that support them. Make sure to check out the full-length versions of interviews which appear in this episode in the "Culture and History" section

of "Khmer Ephemera" on studykhmer.com

Microbreweries are common in the US and elsewhere, but in this episode we take you on a tour of the absolute first one in

Cambodia, Man Han Lou restaurant in Phnom Penh. Just to keep things interesting, the brewmeister is Chinese and speaks no Khmer, but never

fear, we've got that covered...

In this episode, the first of several in Season Two about the Khmers who live in Surin province in present-day Thailand, we

visit a school started by a Khmer Sisaket man to teach Khmer reading and writing to Surin Khmers.

The title says it all. If you enjoyed the closing credits music, by Khmer rapper A-Ping, check out

http://www.boeungkaplhaok.com/ . This is the last Extreme Khmer episode before we go on summer vacation. See you all in

September with more fun-filled adventures!

The thrilling--and heart-rending--conclusion of our telling of this important Khmer legend, which touches

on historical events, Khmer identity, geography and environmental issues.

Part One of a special two-part episode about a famous Khmer folk tale. You'll hear the tale discussed by a Khmer scholar and

told by a fortune teller, and see clips from a 2003 movie version of the legend and doll stop-animation scenes from the tale

created by studykhmer.com.

Interview with three of my former Khmer students from SEASSI 2002, about what they're doing with their Khmer

language skills now in Phnom Penh.

Interview with a Cambodian pilot who flies for Bangkok Airways, and the story of a Thai baby who survived a 1996

plane crash in Cambodia.