Ghost Stories, Vietnam's Super-Rich and Cambodian Rock & Roll

In honor of Friday the 13th, we begin (1:36) with a chat about our favorite local urban legends and ghost stories, including a Shakespearean tale of separated lovers in Da Lat and the mysteries surrounding Saigon's Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School. Then (11:03), we dig into a series of recent articles claiming that an 'anti-rich' sentiment is holding Vietnam's most successful businesspeople back. The country is home to some of the world's fastest wealth growth rates, in addition to four Forbes-listed billionaires. How has Vietnam traditionally viewed the rich, and is there anything to this theory? Our extended interview segment (21:32) features a wide-ranging discussion on Cambodian rock & roll with LinDa Saphan, a Khmer researcher based in New York and associate producer of the 2015 documentary 'Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll.' We've put together a Spotify playlist including many of the musicians mentioned during the conversation for your listening pleasure; just make sure you wait until you've finished this episode! https://open.spotify.com/user/xkain8den802f078qmzkvuo73/playlist/4t6tjYdIKOHSqyYFAkHQw7?si=SOVObwogRJmGfxeum5yU-w As always, we end with Banh Mi Banter (51:32).