A Risk-Taker at Risk
“Thurain” (not his real name) had planned to spend the start of 2021 building on his already impressive worldly achievements. Though a “country boy” from birth, he had made his mark in Yangon, establi...
25 Apr 20211h 49min
Touches with the Golden Land
Our team has decided to present a new series that focuses on our love and appreciation for the Golden Land. We hope that upcoming episodes in this series can help to provide some kind of counterbalanc...
20 Apr 20212h 15min
Going Rogue: A Doctor on the Front Lines
Coco’s career path in medicine wasn’t supposed to end up this way. But on February 1st, for Coco and so many others, “all of the dreams just got wasted away.”He was initially hesitant to join the stre...
14 Apr 20212h 27min
The End Justifies the Memes
What is the deeper, symbolic meaning of an overturned alms bowl? What reasoning goes into the decision as to whether a protest sign is written in English or Burmese, or as pictograms, or emojis? And h...
10 Apr 20212h 6min
A Screeching Halt: The Military Coup Shoots Down Reforms
Maw Htin Aung, a Kachin Christian by birth, appeared to be a leader right for his time, the kind of progressive champion needed in Myanmar who could help move the country towards a promising future. I...
4 Apr 20211h 34min
Understanding the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)
While those outside of Myanmar following news of the protests have often heard updates about the importance of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), some may still not be clear about its inception an...
30 Mar 20211h 33min
Taking a Moral Stand
Ashin Sarana is speaking out, and he’s prepared for the consequences. “I'm basically ready for everything,” the Czech monk tells us. “I'm ready that they will come and they will destroy property, I'm ...
25 Mar 20212h 39min
Drawing a Line Between Hope and Fear
Kyawt Thiri Nyunt’s journey from Myanmar to the United States at age 19 was not just a physical one, but a cultural and psychological one as well. She had traveled to enroll in a small liberal arts co...
15 Mar 20212h 13min
