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Episode #190: Grahame White, Part 1
Episode #190: Grahame White, Part 1

Learning about the early days of Bodhgaya with S.N. Goenka, Munindra, and Mahasi Sayadaw, among others.

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Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 1, 2023 Comment
Episode #189: The French Connection (Bonus Shorts)
Episode #189: The French Connection (Bonus Shorts)

A conversation with the NUG’s representative in Paris.

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Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 1, 2023Comment
Episode #188: Picturing a Revolution
Episode #188: Picturing a Revolution

The intersection or art, journalism, gender equality, and revolution.

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Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 1, 2023Comment
Episode #187: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Episode #187: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Guillaume de Langre returns to talk about the bleak future awaiting Myanmar’s energy sector.

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Shwe Lan Ga LaySeptember 1, 2023Comment
Episode #186: A Double Minority
Episode #186: A Double Minority

An examination of Myanmar’s “ethnically patriarchal system.”

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Shwe Lan Ga LayAugust 1, 2023Comment
Episode #185: From Reconciliation to Resistance
Episode #185: From Reconciliation to Resistance

Our third talk with the former monk and current activist on the state of Burma today.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayAugust 1, 2023Comment
Episode #184: Rising Above Borders (Bonus Shorts)
Episode #184: Rising Above Borders (Bonus Shorts)

The story of a Knyaw woman through Burma and Thailand, leading to Minneapolis.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayAugust 1, 2023Comment
Episode #183: Pabhassaro Bhikkhu
Episode #183: Pabhassaro Bhikkhu

A talk before the pandemic about a Polish traveler’s unfolding spiritual journey through Southeast Asia.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayAugust 1, 2023Comment
Episode #182: The Dark Side of Teak
Episode #182: The Dark Side of Teak

How the illicit teak trade from Burma continues to net millions of dollars, largely to Western countries.

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Episode #181: Scot Marciel
Episode #181: Scot Marciel

A talk with the former US Ambassador to Myanmar about a wide range of subjects.

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Episode #180: Cooking Up a Revolution
Episode #180: Cooking Up a Revolution

Food Storytelling when it is needed most

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJuly 22, 2023Comment
Episode #179: A Post-Coup Thriller (Bonus Shorts)
Episode #179: A Post-Coup Thriller (Bonus Shorts)

The fictional exploits of a Chinese detective in northern Myanmar.

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Episode #178: Locked and Loaded
Episode #178: Locked and Loaded

What small arms can tell you about a regime.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJuly 16, 2023 Comment
Episode #177: Sunda Khin, Part 1
Episode #177: Sunda Khin, Part 1

A talk through Burmese postwar history on the great statesmen, dictators, and meditation teachers of the day.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJuly 16, 2023Comment
Episode #176: Jonathan Crowley, Part 2
Episode #176: Jonathan Crowley, Part 2

The second part of an extended series, this episode looks at becoming part of the Dhamma Dhara community and exploring the intersection between social justice and meditation.

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Episode #175: Jonathan Crowley, Part 1
Episode #175: Jonathan Crowley, Part 1

The first in a series of conversations exploring the spiritual journey in— and out— of the vipassana tradition of SN Goenka.

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Episode #174: Jack Myint, Part 1
Episode #174: Jack Myint, Part 1

Exploring an unlikely journey emerging from the throes of a military dictatorship.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJuly 3, 2023Comment
Episode #173: Revisiting the Aluminum Trail
Episode #173: Revisiting the Aluminum Trail

An adventure tale from World War II in the Naga Hills

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Episode #172: Hope from the Heartland
Episode #172: Hope from the Heartland

A discussion on paying it forward.

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Shwe Lan Ga LayJune 17, 2023Comment
Episode #171: Tempel Smith, Part 1
Episode #171: Tempel Smith, Part 1

A meditation teacher discusses his early years, and the conditions that brought him to practice in Burma.

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