Ciao, Enlightenment
Episode #221: Our guest, Lorenzo Colombo, talks about the great Italian monk, U Lokānatha. Born Salvatore Cioffi near Naples in 1897, his family temporarily moved to New York due to economic difficult...
27 Feb 20242h 10min
Cursing Tyranny
Episode #220: Elliott Prasse-Freeman, author of the recent book “Rights Refused,” joins the podcast for a wide-ranging, erudite discussion.Prasse-Freeman first distinguishes between two kinds of anti-...
20 Feb 20242h 16min
Hidden Ledgers (Emergency Edition)
The Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) in Washington DC leverages public data to uncover illicit activities linked to global security threats and human rights abuses. As our guest Savanna Sla...
16 Feb 20241h 5min
Revolt, Rebuild, Rebirth
Episode #219: “The whole military is fragile. The military is collapsing,” says Kyaw Zaw, the spokesperson for the National Unity Government. “This is an unprecedented time, and a turning point in thi...
13 Feb 20241h 10min
Dhamma at a Cross Roads
Episode #218: Beth Upton, a former Buddhist nun who practiced extensively in Burma and has become an influential teacher in the West, returns to the podcast. She reflects on how the richness of Burmes...
9 Feb 20241h 11min
Bo Thanmani
Episode #217: Bo Thanmani has emerged as a pivotal figure in the resistance against the military coup in Myanmar. Born into poverty as Tun Oo, he became a monk to access education, which led to Englis...
6 Feb 20242h 13min
The Blueprint of Resistance
Episode #216: Helena Cing Deih Sian explores the interaction of socio-historical context and urban spaces, emphasizing how history manifests in architecture and planning. Her work investigates the inf...
2 Feb 20241h 4min
Navigating the Legal Pathways Down Under
Episode #215: Ko Ko Aung's life journey is a testament to resilience and purpose amidst Myanmar's political unrest.He was raised in a middle-class family in southern Myanmar, yet unlike his two brothe...
30 Jan 20241h 51min
