Topic: Bangkok

Bangkok comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from March 2018 to February 2020.

March 2018 February 2020

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Jake Steiner | Ending Myopia, The Deceptive Eye Care Industry, & Active Focus
• 55:46 - 59:01

Jake Steiner | Ending Myopia, The Deceptive Eye Care Industry, & Active Focus

Industry Pushback and Google Search Censorship

Steiner discusses facing legal threats and harassment from the eye care industry, which led him to move to Southeast Asia and build a centralized community forum. He also notes that Google has significantly censored alternative health sites, causing an 80% drop in traffic and forcing him to monetize some content to cover operational costs.

Peter Jenx | The Thai Occult, Spirits, Leklai, & The Ajarns
• 4:44 - 9:29

Peter Jenx | The Thai Occult, Spirits, Leklai, & The Ajarns

Peter Janks' Journey into Thai Spirituality

Peter Janks recounts his first visit to Thailand in 1991 and how the country's spiritual dedication felt like coming home. He explains the slow process of moving past surface-level information found in Bangkok to access real magical knowledge. Janks emphasizes that his early books were necessary stepping stones to gain the trust of local masters and refine his understanding of the system.

Laurel Airica | Word Magic, Upgrading English & Nursery Rhymes For Troubled Times
• 51:46 - 56:17

Laurel Airica | Word Magic, Upgrading English & Nursery Rhymes For Troubled Times

Geopolitical Puns and the Phantasm of Country Names

A poetic analysis of country names suggests that geopolitical realities are reflected in linguistic puns, such as "Ireland" for the Irish or "Haiti" sounding like "Hades." The guest points out the absurdity of the world's sex capital being named "Bangkok" and the "semen" definition in the dictionary for that port. These "unseen clues" are presented as evidence that society is living in a collectively conjured phantasm or simulation.