Episode 008: Pahole
This week we talk poolside with Pahole Sookkasikon who is a lecturer and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Listen as we discuss:
- How his dissertation is really a love letter to his parents
- "Queering" notions of Thainess
- How his family’s work ethic inspired him to not just survive but thrive
- Why Thais can be typecast as the “lucky” immigrants
- Pahole’s article discussing what happens when the tourists leave
- The art of taking a shot poolside and still sounding smart
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Music Credits:
Theme song - Jazz from the Kitchen by Nikitaka
RECIPE: Poolside Peer Pressure Shots
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 bottle of Chivas Regal rum
1 podcast interviewer
1 peer pressurer
1 pool
2 shot glasses
Pour rum to the rim of shots glasses. Cheers and drink! Drink responsibly and be sure to have Advil on hand for later.