Does anyone here use this and know where I can buy in Bangkok? Need English capability. Would like to use mainly for calling up news and podcasts, music.

 

Loads of them on lazada - they are multilingual, all the processing is done on the cloud. 
 

I used to have an original mini, the sound was really good, but i eventually went with amazon and apple. I would research if your podcasts can play via google. I have a deezer account and its not as convenient as using amazon music (no surprise there), it’s not an issue as I mostly use the speaker to turn stuff on and off.