Jonathan Crowley, Part 2
Episode #176: Jonathan Crowley's journey into meditation at Dhamma Dhara was both fascinating and fulfilling. As he immersed himself in vipassana meditation in the tradition of S.N. Goenka, he discove...
11 Juli 20232h 14min
Jonathan Crowley, Part 1
Episode #175: Long before it was commonplace in America, Jonathan Crowley’s parents were keen on exploring Eastern philosophy. As for Jonathan, his first exposure to meditation began with a four-day s...
7 Juli 202342min
Jack Myint, Part 1
Episode #174: Jack Myint’s story begins with his attempts to learn English, which was no easy feat coming from a lower middle-class background, and in a country that had intentionally restricted Engli...
3 Juli 20231h 54min
Revisiting the Aluminum Trail
Episode #173: Historian Robert Lyman takes listeners on a captivating journey through the little-known Burma Front of World War II. Lyman's 35 years of research and his fascination with the ethnic hil...
27 Juni 20232h 9min
Hope from the Heartland
Episode #172: In 2021, Jake Snyder embarked on a journey from Kansas to Missouri, unknowingly setting the stage for a life-altering encounter. As he tuned into an episode of the Insight Myanmar Podcas...
20 Juni 20231h 12min
Tempel Smith, Part 1
Episode #171: Tempel Smith, a meditation teacher who is also an active, committed social activist, is used to finding a balance among differing perspectives, points of view and ideologies. This can be...
13 Juni 20231h 28min
Acting Against Injustice
Episode #170: May Wynn Maung is a well-known Burmese actress that now lives in the United States. Her father was a long-time Army officer who also worked in the government. His maxim was the importanc...
9 Juni 20231h 1min
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Episode #169: Today’s discussion looks at the Burmese military’s on-going, devastating airstrikes from a slightly different angle: What helps the jets get in the sir? Amnesty International’s Montse Fe...
6 Juni 20231h 10min
