Nam Phong Dialogues

About Nam Phong Dialogues

Nam Phong Dialogues is a podcast where two Vietnamese American academics - Kevin Pham and Yen Vu - have casual chats on Vietnamese History. We discuss intellectual history, political thought, and social change, in addition to what it means to be Vietnamese American in the US. For inquiries or comments, reach us at namphongdialogues@gmail.com. Follow us on instagram @namphongdialogues. Support us on donorbox at https://donorbox.org/support-nam-phong-dialogues

Publisher

namphongdialogues

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Nov 2021

Latest episode

17 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Sept 2026

   42 - So you want to go into academia, updated

   Yen and Kevin return for Season 6 with a status update on academia. They touch on changes to academic freedom, the state of Vietnam Studies, the emergence of artificial intelligence, and things to keep in mind when applying for graduate school.

2. 

   27 Apr 2026

   41 - Terror, Dissidents, and Disillusion

   For this April 30th, Kevin and Yen discuss some hidden mysteries of the anticommunist Vietnamese diaspora, notably the ideas of journalist and activist Doan Van Toai.

3. 

   27 Mar 2026

   40 - Stalinism in Vietnam

   Kevin and Yen break down different communist ideologies and discuss how Stalinism and its nuances has especially prevailed in Vietnam.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

52 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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