The Laopening Podcast

Aleqs LOG is a Lao rapper, Graffiti Writer, Art Director. He is the talented MC of the LOG hip-hop group responsible for hits like ຫວານຕົ້ນຈືດປາຍ and many more. On this episode we talk about what is was like starting a hip-hop group in Laos in the early 2000s, his influences and how he expresses his creativity through his company in Laos, 856 Media House.

Episode 4 of the Laopening Podcast going live today! Benjamin Soo is the inspiring business owner behind Modern Lao Homes. Ben is also a fellow podcaster in Laos with the Level Up Podcast! In this episode we talk life, business, Laos' future, podcasting, and much more!

Aluna Thavonsouk is a Lao female solo artist and musician. She is the artist behind many hit songs in Laos from the early 2000's to today. Her songs are heard and sung not only in Laos as she was also invited to tour in the USA as well as Japan. She is now also involved in many social projects most notably with efforts to reduce plastic use as well as illegal wildlife trade. She has just released her new single "ໄຮ້ດຽງສາ" ("Naive" in English) with the music video available on...

Keovisouk is a Lao entrepreneur and founder of 108Jobs, a job seeking service in Laos. He started his business in 2012 after having studied and lived in Thailand and Japan. He is one of the great innovators in Laos, and is highly involved in the start-up and innovation community. On this episode we talk about his journey and what has brought him to operate his Human Resources service in Laos.

Safaa Freeman is a martial artist, coach and owner of Safaa Gym based in Vientiane. He is most prominently known as the coach of Dee Sao Lao, the first Lao Muay Thai world champion. He is originally from Iraq, immigrated to Norway and decided to move to Laos in 2007, where he made it his goal to promote and elevate martial arts in the country. And as they say....the rest is history.

Welcome to the LAOPENING podcast, where we discover what it means to be so small in such a big world... Laos, humanized.