The Bangkok Breakdown's podcast

The Bangkok Breakdown's podcast

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The Bangkok Breakdown's podcast episodes

  • The Cooler the Better
    Season 3, Episode 15: "The Cooler, the Better." In this episode, Emin (@mrhajiyev) is in a reflective, wanting to vent kind of mood after things are frosty at work which prompts Shaikh to gush about his cooler update . . . he's committed to his new fridge. Shaikh blabs on about his newfound grocery love and best mate like a John Green novel. While Emin tried to deviate into other topics like updates about Thailand and his week, Shaikh pretty stuck on his soon-to-be potential home economics empire.
    23 min
  • The Lockdown Lowdown

    Season 3, Episode 14: “The Lockdown Lowdown.” In this episode, Shaikh takes a queue from Emin’s (@mrhajiyev) to find a space with his kids to retell an anecdote about a ‘pick me, choose me, love me’ realtor during his apartment hunt. Emin is clearly not faithful to any media project as he’s signed on to talk about sex in Anastasia (@asiamint) and Eve Parker's (@evgenia.parker) new and yet-to-be-released YouTube project. While Emin spreads his leg and his talk time, Shaikh focuses on spreading the words . . . of literature as he embarks on a one-book one-week self-challenge during the lockdown.

    27 min
  • The Lockdown Livin
    Season 3, Episode 13: "The Lockdown Livin" In this episode, Emin (@mrhajiyev) has taken the high roads of Thailand to ride full-speed ahead to the immigration office while Shaikh lockdown trek is from bed to work station on weekdays. They both go into tangent with Shaikh's renewed energy post-fasting and Emin's lack of energy post-starving. While Emin is figuring out immigration and exploring the south of Thailand, Shaikh has Bangkok realtors trying to reel his moving dreams in.
    21 min
  • Here Comes the Wave

    Season 3, Episode 12: “Here Comes the Wave.” In this episode, Shaikh wears pants after three weeks and finds that he’s having sweatpants and pajama withdrawal. This reminds Emin (@mrhajiyev) of how we got overdressed just for the sake of it. They continue to discuss how isolation has changed their everyday habits. While Emin depends on food apps for meals, Shaikh is defending the satisfaction of solitude.

    21 min
  • Proposal Prospects
    Season 3. Episode 11.: In this episode, Shaikh administers, so COVID instilled perspective to a polygamy website that helps you find your next sister-wife. Emin's (@mrhajiyev) views are a little hazy after a hard week of partying as he lives in Florida. Shaikh and Emin discuss how they spent their Songkran holidays as the former lived in up, the latter lived within his blanket. They conclude with some viewing suggestions for listeners who prefer the blanket life.
    21 min
  • This Is Where I Grieve You
    Season 3, Episode 10: "This Is Where I Grieve You." In this episode, Shaikh explains that he mourns by binge eating, snacking, and bedding. He recommends ‘The Girlfriend Experience,’ which he’s finished during his 65-hour solitude run. Emin (@mrhajiyev) sounds like the walking dead as he’s groggy and feels like the topic is a little too close to the no longer beating hearts.
    21 min
  • Under One Roof
    Season 3, Episode 9: "Under One Roof." In this episode, Shaikh kicks off this week's conversation with how his OCD tendencies apply to houseguest even when he's plastered. The talk continues with Emin (@mrhajiyev) bringing in a positive note of how we appreciate home once someone has invaded it for a prolonged time. Shaikh welcomes Michelle Obama to stay with him while Emin, with great persona, comes great responsibility, so he's never going to share housing with anyone famous.
    23 min
  • Maybe a Day for Men???
    Maybe a Day for Men??? Emin believes that international days like the recently celebrated International Women's Day have become commercialized, but he wouldn't mind a men's day. Shaikh gives the development bubble answer of not having a women's day at all. They continue the conversation about the woman on everyone's feed, Megan Markle, with the conclusion that Buckingham Palace is a hella big space with small-minded people."
    23 min
  • The Clubhouse
    Season 3, Episode 7: "The Clubhouse." In this episode, let's go clubbing . . . virtual style: Emin (@mrhajiyev) is trying to stay relevant by joining this Apple-exclusive social app called "Clubhouse." After one listens, Shaikh believes this is moron Tik Tok meets aspiring podcasters. The conversation takes the same sad tangent as the ones on the meeting rooms for this newfound app. While Shaikh believes this emerged because people need to connect during Rona, Emin is convinced it has a purpose, and Dick Bicycle Club House chatroom will be coming to an ear's length near you. 
    22 min
  • Flowers on your grave

    In this episode, Shaikh is stupid enough to tell his mom that he doesn't want kids because he's an environmentalist. Emin (@mrhajiyev) turns the concept of a permanent child into a rent-a-child business for which he on his own. The two get into why or why not they want to have kids, dynamics with their parents, and ultimately that children are the future of a well-decorated tombstone.

    30 min

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As they start their lives in Bangkok, Ashfaque and Emin bring a blend of their roots and realities to everyday topics. Catch their insightful intoxicated conversations every week.