The Raz Patel Show

A government exiled him. They dissolved his party. Took everything. He's still talking. They still can't stop him. Sam Rainsy co-founded the Cambodia National Rescue Party and became the voice of a nation's struggle for democracy. The government dissolved his party. Issued warrants for his arrest. Forced him into exile. He kept going anyway. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk abou...

She survived combat. Earned a Bronze Star. Then she came home and the real battle began. Patricia A. Watts served 22 years in the US Army. Battled PTSD. Then she took everything the military taught her about courage, discipline and service and aimed it at the world's most vulnerable people. She founded We Model USA and Seeds of Faith fighting human trafficking, empowering youth and creating econom...

Three elephants named Nee, La and Nun. Four people who gave everything to protect them. This is the conservation story nobody is telling. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, four extraordinary people have dedicated their lives to the quiet, daily work of protecting elephants with dignity and love — Wassana Thongsook, Borpit Chailert, Paruay Chailert and Kenneth Clyde McGregor. Together they built and sustain...

He earned 2 Michelin Stars before most chefs find their signature dish. Then came the moment that almost took it all away. Chef Chumpol Jangprai fell in love with cooking at age six. He went on to co-found R.HAAN one of Bangkok's most acclaimed restaurants and earn 2 Michelin Stars that put Thai cuisine on the global map. But this episode is not about the stars. It's about the moment he almost gav...

She stood on the biggest stage in the world. She won. What happened behind the crown — nobody has told you this. Praveenar Singh is Miss Universe Thailand 2025. In this episode she's joined by her pageant sisters — 1st Runner-Up Praew Ruangthong and 2nd Runner-Up Naruemol "Dale" Phimphakdee — for the conversation the pageant world never lets queens have in public. The real cost of winning. The par...

Everyone told him to show up on time. He showed up exactly when he was supposed to. Matt Dillon — known as The MD Effect — is a fashion forecaster, cultural architect and media personality who has appeared on NBC, FOX and CW. But this episode is not about fashion. It's about what happens when someone decides that being on time means showing up as exactly who you are — and building everything from...

She spent years surviving what he did to her. Then she chose to be the one in the room when he took his last breath. Lexi Carington was a child actress. Then came the emotional abuse, the chronic illness, the silence, the Hawaii wildfires. Then came the decision to come back — on her own terms, in her own skin, without apology. In this episode she sits down with Raz Patel to talk about what real f...

She grew up feeling like she was too Indian for the West and too Western for India. For years Bhavna Bhatia Roszel lived in that gap — navigating the pressure of cultural expectations, generational tradition and the quiet shame of never feeling like enough in either world. Then she wrote a book about it. The "I" in Indian is now a book club favorite — because it turns out millions of women know ex...

At 7 years old the system decided his future. He had other plans. Dr. Matthew Rosario survived foster care, served in the U.S. Navy, worked at the Pentagon and secured over $1.7 million in mental health grants to build ClearHorizon Forensic and Counseling Group — an organization dedicated to saving the youth every other system has given up on. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to reveal...

Everyone thought he was crazy. A stable IT career. A clear path. A safe future. He walked away from all of it. Then he won 60 international awards. Vigiel Bose grew up in Kochi with creative roots and a family that understood storytelling. Then he ended up in DC in a stable IT career that had nothing to do with any of it. Then he made a choice. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk a...

Your doctor has 15 minutes with you. There are things that don't make the cut. Dr. Minnie Cruz Tolantino is a double board- certified physician in family and obesity medicine with over 18 years of experience. She also battled pre-diabetes, hormonal shifts and stress eating during the pandemic — and turned that experience into a mission to completely reshape how women think about their own health....

A tsunami took everything she had. Exile took everything that was left. Then her heart failed. What she built after all three will stop you cold. Parichat — known as Katie — Namchoo grew up along the Mekong River in northeastern Thailand. She survived a tsunami, organized crime, exile and heart failure. Then she founded Siam Exclusive Gems — a business that bridges Thailand and America and uses ev...

29 years of marriage. One camera crew. What the cameras caught — and what they almost couldn't survive — is not what you expect. Jamie and Erana Tyler have been married for 29 years. They appeared on the OWN Network's Love & Marriage: DC. They built a family, a business and a mental health foundation — all while cameras filmed their fights, their vulnerabilities and their most private moments....

She could have stayed on the dance floor. She had other plans. Reema Kapani started as a choreographer. Then she picked up a camera. Then she started making films that didn't just tell stories — they changed the communities the stories were about. In this episode she sits down with Raz Patel to talk about the pivot from dance to documentary filmmaking and why it was more intentional than accidenta...

Before you said a word today — your clothes already spoke for you. The question is: did they say what you meant? Barnette Holston — known as DC Fashion Fool — is not a stylist who tells you what to wear. He's a guide who helps you figure out who you are — and then dresses that person with intention. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk about what your current style is already commun...