Why an S and not a V?

About Why an S and not a V?

Outside Viet is a look at Vietnamese history, culture and food from the perspective of a Vietnamese person born out in the wider world. There's all these things my parents never told me because they were busy working and living, now I found some time to catch up on it. This is a one take podcast, unfiltered, and raw, where Dennis cleans up the sound stream purely to enhance the listener experience. Please visit outsideviet.com to see our live research!

Publisher

Jon, Dennis

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jan 2021

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

161 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Beteljuice, beteljuice, beteljuice

   Send us Fan Mail A dying Vietnamese tradition, one marked with ochre, misogyny and a tragic love story. We talk about how the Vietnamese came use betel leaf and how it may have been a key to the Vietnamese's 3 victories over the Mongols.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Why we eat Mooncakes (Tết Trưng Thu)

   Send us Fan Mail We learn about the tragic romance of one the Chinese's greatest heroes and how the Vietnamese put their own spin on the festival that celebrates the coming of Mid-Autumn.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Vietnam Tech News Update

   Send us Fan Mail Imagine a world where streaming companies are forced to give a skip button after 5 seconds, regardless of ad length. In Vietnam, they don't have to imagine, they live it. No one wants ads to interrupt a karaoke session.

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27