Discover Vietnam: A Vietnam Podcast
I’m your host, Niall Mackay. Each week I share my personal stories, my wife and I's and with guests connected to Vietnam — entrepreneurs, artists, locals, Viet Kieu, expats, and voices from across the community, including the LGBTQ+ world.
Discover Vietnam: A Vietnam Podcast takes you inside the stories shaping life in one of the world’s most dynamic countries.
The conversations are honest and unscripted. Sometimes funny, sometimes challenging — always real. Together, we discover what it means to live, work, and thrive in modern Vietnam.
If you’re curious about Vietnam beyond the headlines and guidebooks, this podcast offers the insights and perspectives you won’t hear anywhere else.
Episodes
401 episodes
Rewind: Music Producer, Lewis Wright
Lewis Wright is a talented music producer from the UK who now lives in Saigon, working for InQ International producing kids songs for a Vietnamese audience and Vietnamese artists for an international audience. He even composed the popular theme...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:25
Rewind: Digital Nomad & Football Journalist, Greg Lea
Greg has what would be for many a dream job - a freelance football journalist. After moving to Saigon in January Greg planned to stay for only three months, but now going to be staying for the foreseeable future. He was recently featured in The...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:35
Raising a Three-Year-Old in a City That Never Stands Still, with Ebru Gelibolu
“Rome is always Rome. Saigon is never Saigon. It’s always changing.”That line from this conversation stopped me in my tracks. I’ve lived in Saigon for nearly 10 years, and sometimes I forget just how intense, exciting, an...
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45:06
Rewind: Hidden Wildlife to Conservation Wins with James Hunt
"All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises—just like not all who wander are lost."Niall Mackay sits down with James Hunt, an American expat in Vietnam known for his restaurant ventures like Brick and Ba...
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43:58
Rewind: "Just Another Lesbian" In Saigon On LQBTQ+ Acceptance and Sex Education | Phuong Truong S8 E7
Join The CommunityPhuong Truong, "just another lesbian in town", is the owner of Twist coffee bar in Thao Dien, a fun place for everyone and a safe space for the LGBTQ+ com...
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47:14
Discover the secrets to thriving as an Expat mum in Vietnam with Claire Simpson
“I never thought I was going to have kids here… that wouldn’t have even crossed my mind.” — Claire SimpsonThis episode with Claire really opened my eyes to a side of Vietnam I’ve never personally experienced but have alwa...
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43:45
Rewind: From the U.S. Airforce to Learning Vietnamese and Being On VTV with Markeiz Ryan
Slawpi Đô, his pseudonym, shares why he is dedicated to learning Vietnamese. why he wants to be on Vietnamese TV, and talks about his military background, trying to start a business in Vietnam and learning to enjoy being unproductive. ...
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58:05
Why Female Founders Thrive in Vietnam with Amy Wenham
“The first thing I saw that I just loved so much is that the women here are so fearless.” — Amy WenhamThis conversation with Amy was one of those episodes where I found myself nodding almost the entire time. I’ve been tal...
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Rewind: Breaking Barriers Through Conversation To Open Up About A Painful Past with Tracey Nguyen Mang Part 2
Join the Seven Million Bikes Community.This episode’s guest, Tracey Nguyen Mang, is the founder and creator of the award winning podcast: The Vietnamese Boat People. This podc...
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Discover American Expat Life in Vietnam, The Truth After 3 Years with Markeiz Ryan
“If I really spent $4,000 a month, I’d have a villa and a problem.”Having Markeiz back on Discover Vietnam felt like picking up a conversation we never really finished the first time. When he first joined me back in 2020,...
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Rewind: Families Traumatic Escape Inspired The Vietnamese Boat People Podcast with Tracey Nguyen Mang Part 1
This episode’s guest, Tracey Nguyen Mang, is the founder and creator of the Vietnamese Boat People podcast, an award winning podcast which shares the stories of the Vietnamese diaspora, and something that has often been discussed with previous ...
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Rewind: Ukrainian Returns Home Days Before War - Escapes Back To Vietnam with Anastasia Sokyrka
Donate to Ukraine!I met Anastasia Sokyrka in Government Quarantine in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. You can listen to
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Rewind: Living As A Trans Man In The USA & Vietnam with Zion Johnson
Join The Community with Zion!Zion Johnson is a former Transactivist, a writer and Seven Million Bikes superfan. He is the only person in the world to have a Seven Million B...
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1:12:40
Rewind: Surviving The 2008 Financial Crisis in NYC To Creating Saigoneer with Brian Letwin
The opening guest of Season 7 is Brian Letwin, a New Yorker in Saigon since 2010. Brian is the co-founder and CEO of the Urbanist Network which includes Saigoneer, Urbanist Vietnam and Urbanist Hanoi.Using his 15 years experience workin...
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1:13:27
What's The SECRET to a Great Podcast? Real Listener Feedback | PodSwap - Smarter Podcasting
“The reason I’m putting on a podcast is because I want to listen. I don’t want to read about the hosts - I want you to tell me about you.” — Adrie Mackay Today I'm doing something a little bit different. You're about to hear an ...
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47:04
Rewind: Vietnamese Expat In Cyprus & Host of The Blue Expat Podcast with Phuong Nguyen S4 E4
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...
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1:20:11
Vote for us at the People's Picks Awards: Where In Vietnam
Vote here.I bring you a quick update as we take a short break. The podcast has evolved into a thriving business since its inception in 2019, leading to the e...
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Rewind: Discover Vietnam’s Street Food Secrets with Best Ever Food Review Show's Calvin Bui
The most difficult man to nail down for an interview is finally on Seven Million Bikes! Chef and Restaurateur Calvin Bui of El Camino and Dos Amigos Taqueria.A California native born of parents who escaped the fall out of the Vietnam wa...
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1:14:26
Rewind: Young German Vietnamese DJ Shaping Saigon’s Creative Underground with Levi Oi S5 E10
Levi Oi moved from Berlin to Saigon at the end of 2018 - to discover her Vietnamese roots and to become a DJ.Her style is characterized by deep infectious melodic tunes, strong baselines paired with a cheeky sprinkle of techno.
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Rewind: Fluent Vietnamese Expat, Afro Viet TV Creator, Musician & Actor with Nam Đen S5 E6
Mr Nam Đen as he is affectionately known in Vietnam, or Nadis as he is known in his home country of Nigeria, is the creator of Afro Viet TV, a massively popular You Tube channel.Through comedy, food, music and travel his channel e...
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Discover How Vietnam Became a Lifestyle Destination with Dana Bradley, Where in HCMC
“Vietnam isn’t just somewhere people come for a cheap holiday anymore — it’s where creators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers are choosing to build a life.”That line sums up what this episode is all about.For our first-...
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Season 15
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Episode 10
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32:44
Rewind: Drag King & Performer Contributing to the Creative Community with Ilse Zoerb; S6 E1
Niall talks to Ilse Zoerb. They instantly click and are both super goofy, joking about her name, accent and even Niall's dead grandmother. We even find a mutual appreciation for the TLC channel. Check out her favourite TLC show
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Discover The True Cost of Living in Vietnam, hosted by Adrie Lopez Mackay
“You can live in Vietnam for $1,000 a month… but will you be happy, healthy, and secure doing it?”Adrie and I are gonna be here again, but in different roles - she’s the host and interviews me. Adrie asks me about the real cost of...
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Season 15
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Episode 9
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Rewind: Touring Canadian Comedian love Vietnam with Lars Callieou
Lars Callieou is a touring comedian from Edmonton, Canada, who was recently on his 4th tour of Saigon and Vietnam.After watching his show and attending a workshop he put on for local comedians I caught up with Lars at his hotel shortly ...
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44:49
Discover The Expat Money Mistakes That Cost Me $20,000, with Robin Copely
“Life is not about the money in your bank account. Life is for living, and your investments, your insurance, all those things should be about allowing you to live the life you want.” – Robin CopleyIt wasn’t easy to share,...
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Season 15
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Episode 8
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