{"id":28257,"date":"2026-09-21T07:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.smilinggecko.ch\/?page_id=28257"},"modified":"2026-09-21T07:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T07:22:23","slug":"podcasts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28257\" class=\"elementor elementor-28257 elementor-27351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ace87 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-82f3d8c \" data-id=\"e1ace87\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e1ace87\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"e1ace87\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bddbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45bddbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5298440 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5298440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:27353,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.smilinggecko.ch\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Hannes\\u2013Podcast-Studio-2048x1078-2.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fb0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63fb0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hannes Schmid in conversation with\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adac3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0adac3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here, we will share conversations that Hannes has recorded, or will record, with guests in The Gong\u2019s podcast studios at irregular intervals.<\/p><p>Most explore their perspectives on life and work at the Smiling Gecko Campus. They offer fascinating listening both for those who have already visited us in Cambodia and for those who have yet to make the trip.<\/p><p>We hope you enjoy listening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b8027 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-aa261ea \" data-id=\"b9b8027\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b9b8027\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"b9b8027\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf58a8c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf58a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58bdd6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58bdd6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfe96b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbfe96b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/smiling-goods\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c99fab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c99fab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b0529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"45b0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1170663588?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;h=dea4e058f0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6981c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd6981c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57da88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57da88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tanja Grandits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e9135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59e9135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I feel a very strong connection with Mariya.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7149d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7149d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorn in Swabia, Tanja Grandits has been head chef and owner of Restaurant Stucki in Basel since 2008. Under her leadership, it has earned two Michelin stars and 19 GaultMillau points. Grandits is particularly known for her creative use of aromas, combining colours, scents and spices in surprising compositions. Her dishes unite precision, lightness and sensuality. Alongside her restaurant work, she publishes cookbooks and helps shape contemporary Swiss fine dining through her distinctive style.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86dd12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e86dd12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c4d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff2c4d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/smiling-goods\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84114a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84114a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38683b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d38683b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1150344510?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673a5bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"673a5bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6f102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6f102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Didier Cuche<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe1cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbe1cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I don\u2019t know whether anything else like Smiling Gecko exists anywhere in the world.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37334f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c37334f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDidier Cuche is a former Swiss ski racer and one of history\u2019s most successful downhill and super-G specialists. His World Cup career began in 1993, with his international breakthrough coming in the late 1990s. He competed in 369 World Cup races, achieved 67 podium finishes and won 21 times, including five unforgettable downhill victories on the Streif in Kitzb\u00fchel, where he remains the sole record holder. His greatest triumph came at the 2009 World Championships in Val-d\u2019Is\u00e8re, where he won super-G gold. He also took silver at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Schweizer Illustrierte devoted a cover story to his visit to Smiling Gecko.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf2a12 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cf2a12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db81bf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db81bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4972516 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4972516\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/smiling-goods\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50acf0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50acf0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b372b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b372b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1153933728?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;h=aeca21f0d7#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70c5d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f70c5d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0428571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0428571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freddy Burger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3869a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3869a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It took me two days to take in everything you have done here.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39fc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39fc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFreddy Burger is an influential Swiss music and show producer, concert promoter and entrepreneur. He began his career as a concert organiser and manager in the 1960s, before taking over the management of international entertainer Udo J\u00fcrgens in 1977. Over the decades, Burger built an entertainment empire. He founded FBM Entertainment, which operates venues and events including Theater 11 in Zurich, Musical Theater Basel and the Thunerseespiele. His contribution to Swiss show business has earned several honours, including a Xaver Award for lifetime achievement. We had the pleasure of welcoming Freddy Burger to celebrate his 80th birthday on our campus.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbe913 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbbe913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e5583 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71e5583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/smiling-goods\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145f4c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"145f4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42da75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c42da75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1148053477?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabda1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aabda1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee27e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee27e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theron Feemster<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b8f4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b8f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When we drove through the campus gate, it felt as though we were entering a completely different world.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1667cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1667cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheron \u201cNeff-U\u201d Feemster is an American music producer and songwriter. Born in Inglewood, California, he is among the influential hip-hop and R&#038;B producers of the 2000s and 2010s. Feemster has worked with internationally successful artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Beyonc\u00e9, Rihanna, Drake, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. His work has received numerous awards. On the Smiling Gecko Campus, he recorded the Christmas song \u201cI am glad, it\u2019s Christmas\u201d with the Gong Talent Group, among other projects.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4d804 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a4d804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cb114 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3cb114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb00be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fb00be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/smiling-goods\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e712143 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e712143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43ec21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b43ec21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1152611155?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;h=2b92e445e6#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba0041 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aba0041\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45b2e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c45b2e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christoph Bugnon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25504b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25504b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smiling Gecko is not an aid organisation, but a development enterprise.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5252c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b5252c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristoph Bugnon is a Swiss banking executive who helped shape Urner Kantonalbank (UKB) over many years. After roles at Luzerner Kantonalbank and Aargauische Kantonalbank, he joined UKB in 2010 as Head of Market. He became CEO in 2017 and held the position until choosing to leave at the end of 2025. 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