Discover Vietnam: A Vietnam Podcast

The second episode of season 5 is with Bliss Saigon’s Edith Giraudo. Hailing from France, and after living in England, the United States and Germany, Edith first came to Saigon in 1983 for work. Like many visitors here, she instantly fell in love with Vietnam. So much so she would travel a week out of every month to Vietnam for work. With a background in Art History Edith carved out a career in co...

Thank you to everyone who listens to and enjoys Seven Million Bikes; A Vietnam Podcast. A Vietnam Podcast will always be available for free wherever you can listen to podcasts. After 4 Seasons and interviewing over 30 guests we are now giving you the chance to be a Member of A Vietnam Podcast and give your support through our Patreon page. We've created four different levels, to give everyone...

To celebrate the first Seven Million Bikes show outside of Saigon we interview the host of the upcoming show, Jazzie Más. Jazzie is a comedian, MC & holistic Transformation Coach, from South Central Los Angeles and has been living in Đà Nẵng since last year. Before then she had lived in Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand. The pandemic has put a halt to any more travel in the near future but she lo...

The second episode of season 5 is with Bliss Saigon’s Edith Giraudo. Hailing from France, and after living in England, the United States and Germany, Edith first came to Saigon in 1983 for work. Like many visitors here, she instantly fell in love with Vietnam. So much so she would travel a week out of every month to Vietnam for work.  With a background in Art History Edith carved out a career in c...

The first guest of A Vietnam Podcast Season 5 is Kelso Dowling.  Kelso, one of the newest comics in the burgeoning Saigon comedy scene, moved to Vietnam after a trip around Southeast Asia, and, having spent much of their formative years bouncing around the States and beyond on the “military brat” circuit,  Kelso once again uprooted themself and settled in Hanoi.  They recently made the move from H...

The first guest of A Vietnam Podcast Season 5 is Kelso Dowling.  Kelso, one of the newest comics in the burgeoning Saigon comedy scene, moved to Vietnam after a trip around Southeast Asia, and, having spent much of their formative years bouncing around the States and beyond on the “military brat” circuit,  Kelso once again uprooted themself and settled in Hanoi.  They recently made the move from H...

With a background in construction design and 3d modelling, Stewart Gatsi is an independent singer/songwriter, recording artist, educator, and author. Born in Harare Zimbabwe, his experiences across more than fifteen countries play a key role in shaping his outlook. In 2019 Stewart officially released his first fully professional recorded musical project, the seven-track E.P Songs On My Bike. Curre...

With a background in construction design and 3d modelling, Stewart Gatsi is an independent singer/songwriter, recording artist, educator, and author. Born in Harare Zimbabwe, his experiences across more than fifteen countries play a key role in shaping his outlook. In 2019 Stewart officially released his first fully professional recorded musical project, the seven-track E.P Songs On My Bike. Curre...

Phuong Nguyen is a Vietnamese expat currently located in Paphos, Cyprus.  She has hosted a Vietnamese podcast since 2016. Occasionally she interviewed Expats living in Vietnam and has some episodes covering expat lives such as being a vegan in Hanoi, Vietnam under the eyes of an artist and expat's life during Tet - Vietnam's traditional New year holiday.  At the age of 30, she decided to...

Phuong Nguyen is a Vietnamese expat currently located in Paphos, Cyprus.  She has hosted a Vietnamese podcast since 2016. Occasionally she interviewed Expats living in Vietnam and has some episodes covering expat lives such as being a vegan in Hanoi, Vietnam under the eyes of an artist and expat's life during Tet - Vietnam's traditional New year holiday.  At the age of 30, she decided to...

This is the most emotional episode of Seven Million Bikes and a must listen. AJ Miller is a Jersey Girl in ‘Nam. she is a fitness trainer, artist, singer and comedian in Saigon. A daughter of a Vietnam (American) War Veteran. She came to Vietnam exhausted and angry at the world after spending 3 years taking care of her dad through Agent Orange induced Leukemia. She had his memoirs and wanted to se...

This is the most emotional episode of Seven Million Bikes and a must listen. AJ Miller is a Jersey Girl in ‘Nam. She is a fitness trainer, artist, singer and comedian in Saigon. A daughter of a Vietnam (American) War Veteran. She came to Vietnam exhausted and angry at the world after spending 3 years taking care of her dad through Agent Orange induced Leukemia. She had his memoirs and wanted to se...

Born and fled South African Comedian Devin Gray, one of the top rising stars in comedy. With appearances on Comedy Central, International Festivals and pretty much any local bar with a stool and a microphone Devin is sure to set the pace for a whirlwind of hilarity. And circuituos is a word! I just didn't say it right. cir·cu·i·tous /sərˈkyo͞oədəs/ Learn to pronounce adjective (of a route or...

Recorded pre-quarantine, pre-lockdown this episode was intended to be the first of Season 3, recorded at Waves studio. As you may well know, season 3 became the Quarantine Season and I haven't been able to record any more episodes yet for season 4. So to celebrate one year of Seven Million Bikes I dusted down the file off the shelf and am releasing it for your listening pleasure as a bonus ep...

The boys who help run everything in our quarantine facility hang out in the evenings on the floor below us. We often see them play games, play music, play drums and guitars and sing together.  Tonight we were lucky enough to hear, what sounded like every one of the quarantine staff in our block, singing together outside on the floor below us. I was able to record their rousing singing to share wit...

This was recorded via Skype from quarantine, you may have to turn the volume up. For no other real reason than I haven't spoken to Jay in nearly a month and is one of my favourite people to talk to, I call up JK Hobson to have a chat about the state of the world today, life on the outside and how he is coping with quarantine.  ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cov...

A Saigon resident, Lawrence Young has worked in the finance industry worldwide for 30 years, currently with Holborn Assets and created the non-troll Facebook group Ho Chi Minh Expat Group Saigon . Now at nearly 10,500 members in just 14 months. He has seen the market go up and down over the years and is confident we will come out of the current crisis stronger but different. We talk about what lif...

After realising we were in the same quarantine facility online Mizuka reached out and connected with our WhatsApp group and Adrie on Instagram where they were following each others Stories from opposite buildings.  After chatting for several days online Niall and Adrie finally met Mizuka in person, at a distance, on one of our walks. Born and raised in Saigon, with her parents still living here, M...

Adrie, and roommate Anastasia, discuss what life in quarantine is like with host and fellow quarantee Niall. Anastasia, originally from the Ukraine, has lived in Saigon for 5 years working in sales for a major hotel chain. Her company sent her on an ill-fated dream trip to Australia for work on March 15th, 3 days after the pandemic was declared. As a result most of her business meetings went onlin...

This is a special episode, maybe mini-season, of Seven Million Bikes direct from quarantine in Saigon. This was recorded on a phone recorder and I don't have a laptop for edits so it's a live interview with my wife, Adrie Mackay. Adrie and I left Vietnam on March 9th for what was meant to be three weddings in three weeks on three continents; going to New Zealand, then the USA then back t...

In the break between season 2 and 3 here are the answers each guest gave to my questions at the end of each episode. Thanks for listening! ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cover Art designed by Niall Mackay and Le Nguyen. Episode art designed by Niall Mackay. "Send me a message!" Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support th...

In the break between season 2 and 3 here are the answers each guest gave to my questions at the end of each episode. Thanks for listening! ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cover Art designed by Niall Mackay and Le Nguyen. Episode art designed by Niall Mackay. "Send me a message!" Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support th...

In the break between season 2 and 3 here are the answers each guest gave to my questions at the end of each episode. Thanks for listening! ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cover Art designed by Niall Mackay and Le Nguyen. Episode art designed by Niall Mackay. "Send me a message!" Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support th...

In the break between season 2 and 3 here are the answers each guest gave to my questions at the end of each episode. Thanks for listening! ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cover Art designed by Niall Mackay and Le Nguyen. Episode art designed by Niall Mackay. "Send me a message!" Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support th...

In the break between season 2 and 3 here are the answers each guest gave to my questions at the end of each episode. Thanks for listening! ------------------- Theme music composed by Lewis Wright. Main Cover Art designed by Niall Mackay and Le Nguyen. Episode art designed by Niall Mackay. "Send me a message!" Book a free call with me here if you want to start your own podcast! Support th...