Extreme Khmer

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

Interviews with comic artists working for an organization to promote comics in Cambodia today, plus a comic artist from the 1980s.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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