Amp Burapachaisri is bringing Amped Up Radio back from a short hiatus. This season, we are changing and shaking things up a bit around here. The podcast is now pivoting to long-form format, with an emphasis on Thai history. Every Tuesday, we'll

EP 8: Social Life in Ancient Greece & What We Get Wrong About Athens and Sparta with Ryan Stitt (Host of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast)

Sep 22nd, 2020 43m 58s

In this episode of Amped Up Radio, I sit down to talk with Ryan Stitt, the creator and host of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast. Ryan talks about the thorny issue of historiography in ancient Greece, relating to the lack of reliable source

Episode 7 (Part 2): Chinese Prose Poetry & Advice for College Students with Professor Nick Admussen

Sep 15th, 2020 20m 40s

This week on Amped Up Radio, I sit down to talk with one of my FAVORITE professors at Cornell University, Professor Nick Admussen. Known for his misleading "Getting Rich in Modern China" and highly popular "Intro to China" classes, Professor Ad

Episode 7 (Part 1): Chinese Prose Poetry & Advice for College Students with Professor Nick Admussen

Sep 14th, 2020 34m 48s

Episode 6: Historical Perspective & Charting a New Course in Thai History with Professor Thongchai Winichakul (ธงชัย วินิจจะกูล)

Sep 6th, 2020 47m 27s

This week's episode of Amped Up Radio features Professor Emeritus of Southeast Asian history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Thai historian known for his involvement as a student organizer at the pro-democracy movements and popular up

Episode 5: Unpacking "Lover Boy" & 88rising collaborations with Thai singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit

Aug 26th, 2020 35m 55s

Amped Up Radio is incredibly honored to have neo soul, mor lam enthusiast, and Thai singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit (ภูมิ วิภูริศ) with us on the show today! Join us for a quick session to learn about how Phum went from making YouTube covers to

Episode 4: Worldbuilding with Janet Forbes

Aug 19th, 2020 38m 1s

Janet Forbes wears many hats. She's an experienced archaeologist, soprano & opera singer, polyglot, and writer. However, she's most known for her contributions as co-founder and director of World Anvil, one of the top worldbuilding tools and RP

Episode 3: Constructing Languages with David J. Peterson

Jun 30th, 2020 23m 22s

This week's episode of Amped Up Radio features David J. Peterson, language creator (conlanger) of the Game of Thrones series (Dothraki & High Valyrian), The 100 (Trigedasleng), Defiance (Kastithanu, L'Irathi, Indojisnen, and Kinuk'aaz), Thor: T

Episode 2: Silk Punk & The Dandelion Dynasty series with Ken Liu

Jun 23rd, 2020 23m 55s

The hat-trick winner of sci-fi awards– the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards–Ken Liu (刘宇昆) is the author of The Paper Menagerie and short stories including "Mono no aware" and "Memories of My Mothers." His pioneering work in the genre of s

Episode 1: Improv Comedy with Adal Rifai

Jun 23rd, 2020 20m 31s

Adal Rifai plays the shape-shifting badger, Chunt, on Hello From The Magic Tavern and is also creator and host of the Hey Riddle Riddle podcast. In the very first episode of Amped Up Radio, we talk about how Hello From The Magic Tavern came to

Introducing "Amped Up Radio"

Jun 13th, 2020 1m 5s

Amp Burapachaisri loves learning about new things and making meaningful connections among various academic and professional disciplines. Follow along with her as she interviews experts of history, pop culture, the humanities, and the arts.

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