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Hosted by Mike Tatarski · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 62 episodes
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Every week, Ho Chi Minh City-based journalist Mike Tatarski sits down with a guest doing unique, important work in - or about - Vietnam to get a panoramic view of this dynamic, increasingly important country. thevietnamweekly.substack.com
Mike Tatarski hosts The Vietnam Weekly Podcast, a news show with 62 episodes published.
Today’s guest is Nguyen Khac Giang, a Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. He’s a repeat guest as well and joined me for a similar year-end conversation in 202
Today’s guest is Chris Tran, a content creator, a Vietnamese language educator, and more. We discussed the storm relief fundraising campaign he is a part of, how such campaigns are perceived, the resilience of people her
Today’s guest is Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen, author of ‘Vietnam: The Cookbook,’ which features 445 recipes from across Vietnam, including dishes from ethnic minority groups. Phaidon is releasing the book this Wednesday, Octo
Today’s guest is Elizabeth Ai, writer and director of the documentary New Wave. We discussed the deeply personal nature of the project; how New Wave music provided a safe space for young people who didn’t consider themse
Today’s guest is Vân Vương, Saigon Children’s Head of Fundraising & Communication and a key organizer of the upcoming U-GO Far: Vietnam - Cambodia Cycle 2025. The first edition of the ride, held last December in partners
Today’s guest is Joshua Zukas, a travel writer who has been based in Vietnam for over a decade, writing guidebooks, creating audio tours, and contributing stories to publications like The Economist. His latest Vietnam gu
Today’s guest is Daniël Stork, the outgoing Consul General of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City. We discussed the tight economic relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands, the EU’s largest foreign investor here;
Today’s guest is Celine Ventalon, CEO and founder of Émer, the menstrual underwear company based in Ho Chi Minh City. We discussed what menstrual underwear is and how it can benefit both women and sustainability efforts,
Today’s guest is Rich McClellan, Founder & Principal of RMAC Advisory and former country director of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in Vietnam. He’s an expert in public policy, investment, and economic reform
Today’s guest is Michael Rosen, the principal founder of Vietnam’s first independent whisky distillery, Về Để Đi. We discussed Về Để Đi’s background and why he pursued making whisky, what single malt means, the response
Today’s guests are Thomas Jakobsen, Managing Director at Indochina Energy Partners; and Angus McEwin, Managing Director at Monsoon Carbon. We discussed the key points of revised PDP; progress on transmission and the nati
Today’s guests are Dr. Nguyễn Thùy An, Historian and Labor Education Professional at the University of Maine, specializing in the history of U.S. foreign relations and Vietnamese history; and Dr. Sean Fear, Lecturer in I
Today’s guest is Minh Nguyễn, curator at Dogma Collection in Ho Chi Minh City. We discussed what Dogma Collection is, the socioeconomic context of socialist realism propaganda created from 1945 to the mid-1980s, the use
Today’s guest is Robyn McGuckin, Executive Director of P4G, who joined from Hanoi, where the 2025 P4G Vietnam Summit begins this morning. We discussed P4G’s goals and approach, the hurdles faced by many climate tech star
Following the announcement of President Donald Trump’s shocking 46% reciprocal tariff rate on Vietnam, I wanted to get a quick initial reaction from return guest Kyle Freeman, a Partner at Dezan Shira & Associates who le
Today’s guest is Khang Vu, a visiting scholar at Boston College with a Ph.D. in International Relations with a focus on East Asian Security from Boston College. Vietnamese foreign policy is one of his key areas of expert
Neal Bermas is founder and chairperson of STREETS International, a social enterprise based in Hoi An that offers a fully-supported 14-month culinary and hospitality training program to disadvantaged and vulnerable youth
Today’s guest is Kyle Freeman, a Partner at Dezan Shira & Associates who leads the International Business Advisory team and the firm's North American client services desk in Asia. We discussed the latest tariff threats c
Today’s guest is Nguyên Lê, an entertainment writer, copy editor, translator, and occasional screenwriter. He’s written for publications including /Film, The Houston Chronicle, Film Threat, and Paste Magazine. He’s also
Today’s guest is Huê-Tâm Jamme, an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Huê-Tâm explores the effects of new technologies on space and society, especially o
Chris Tran
content creator, Vietnamese language educator · London Business School
1 appearance on this show
Minh Nguyen
conseiller à la recherche socio-économique et à l'action politique · Cedar Integrative Psychiatry
1 appearance on this show
Vân Vương
Saigon Children’s
1 appearance on this show
Daniël Stork
Netherlands
1 appearance on this show
Celine Ventalon
Émer
1 appearance on this show
Michael Rosen
Về Để Đi
1 appearance on this show
Angus McEwin
Monsoon Carbon
1 appearance on this show
Thomas Jakobsen
Indochina Energy Partners
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Sean Fear
University of Leeds
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Nguyễn Thùy An
University of Maine
1 appearance on this show
Minh Nguyễn
Dogma Collection
1 appearance on this show
Kyle Freeman
Dezan Shira & Associates
2 appearances on this show
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