Opinions and Thoughts

This week we talked about English Premier League(EPL) and as the hot topic we touched on Trump and Elon etc.

Me sharing about the experience EDC Thailand and we talked about Myanmar entertainment and edm scene.

About WWE, notable YouTube channels and L.A fire. Me and my co-host talked about those things. Enjoy!

New year new episode with new style. Got a new co-host for the weeks that I can't find guests. So enjoy!

Zay is a realtor in San Francisco, Bay Area. He won the D.V lottery and moved to America 15 years ago.

Mitch(Kyaw Khine Win) is an addiction and trauma therapist at an rehab center in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

We talked about Israel and Palestine.

Moe Myat Thet Khin is a student at New York Film Academy learning cinematography. Note : Sorry for the quality of the host's voice recording in this episode.

Sint Nyi is a business man and a best selling author of the book called "Hope".

The Zero band is a well-known band from Myanmar based in Singapore. Their new album is coming out soon.

Pann Ei Phyu is a talent manager and event organizer in Myanmar with a decade of experience in Myanmar entertainment industry.

Ma Goo is a leading person in popularizing Myanmar cuisine across the Europe and Asia. Her focus is on paring Myanmar salads with natural wines. She also appeared and helped produce the Best Ever Food Review Show's Myanmar episode on YouTube with Sunny Side.

As a graduate researcher at Georgia Tech, Ko Min Zaw has had the opportunity to speak at various conferences related to scientific computing. His areas of exploration includes AI, machine learning, computing systems, algorithms, and statistical deep learning. As an avid student of the field, he also likes to implore ethical and safety implication of latest developments in the Machine Learning and AI field. He talks about the ethical implications and consequences surrounding LLM models and such. Additionally, being a native born son of Myanmar, he frequently talks about Human Rights and Political issues surrounding marginalized communities such as Rohingya and Rakhine communities.

Kyi Sin was active in Myanmar politics as a young member of the National League for Democracy and served in different roles from 2015 to 2019. He is now pursuing his second master degree at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy(Singapore) specializing in Public Policy. He also has master's degree in Contemporary China Studies from Renmin University(China).

Venerable Nandacara is a Theravada Buddhist Monk from Myanmar. He studied Master of Buddhist Counselling at the University of Hong Kong with full scholarship. He has published four books related to Buddhist Psychology.

Thar Htoo is studying M.Ed in Thailand. He is the founder of Alintan Education. He is also a podcaster at Thar Htoo(Be Unique).

Zeyar Nyi is from Gaming Noodle which is an epsorts media page. We talked about the current esports situation in Myanmar and the upcoming Dota2 Major.

Hnin Thet Hmu Khin is a public speaker, social worker and humanitarian who is now studying for Ph.D. in Human Rights.

Zarni Aung Htet is a famous radio host from Mandalay FM.

Chuu Wai Nyein is a Mandalay artist who has been active since 2008 when she began studying at the National University of Art and Culture (Mandalay) and Technological University (Mandalay). She has had eight solo exhibitions and already had about 30 local and international exhibitions including London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Canberra.

Sai Kyi Zin Soe(Ph.D.) is an entrepreneur, researcher, teacher, political commentator and master provocateur. He received Ph.D. from University of Sydney with Australian Scholarship Award for his thesis "Influence of donor aid policy on disability inclusion in Myanmar". He has conducted multiple researches on various social and political topics- working with many INGOs and Govt organizations in Myanmar.

Minn Htut Kyaw is an architect who writes about Burmese linguistics and Physics on Facebook.

ZiG is a singer/songwriter. He also paints abstract arts.

Ko Wai Yan and Ko Aung Khant join with me to talk about current crisis in Ukraine and impact this will have on Myanmar and the world.

Some thoughts on the current situation in Ukraine and Russia. Not full thoughts though, just the tip of the iceberg.

My wish for Myanmar and some thoughts on current issues.

Alco is an artists and a poet who also has his own podcast called "eyes closed conversations".

He was arrested and had to go through hell of "Yay Kyi Ai Sit Kyaw Yay Sakhan". Share his experiences on his arrest and covid 3rd wave oxygen crisis.

Alex is a Fulbright Scholar to Georgetown Law and a member of Students For Free Burma. We talked about his academic journey, laws and jury system, transitional justice and also about Spring University Myanmar.

Ma Su Thit is a spoke person from Pyithu Sit-Thar Za-Nee Myar. She shared her and her husband experience of defecting and helping other people like her.

Wai Yan P. Naing is a Ph.D. candidate at National Research University Higher School of Economics(Moscow, Russia). His thesis is on the socio-economic relationship between Myanmar and China.

Van Sui Mawi was born and raised in Thangtalang town, Chin State. Her family lost their home in recent events.

Ko Min Zaw is an assistant lecturer and researcher at Georgia Tech University. We talked about his academic journey, being a minority in Myanmar and a little bit on A.I (hope to talk about it more but the episode is already 2hr long. Probably next time)

Aung Khant is an award winning photojournalist from Myanmar and he also produces documentaries.

Derek Phyo Paing is a serial entrepreneur, marketing consultant and coach.

The Insights is a data visualization team from Myanmar which started during the 2020 General Election.

Htet Aung Lin is a humanitarian turn revolutionary. We talked about how the urban population can support the defense forces.

Zayar Lynn is the founder of Madnest which is an Art,Music and Culture brand.

After, highly downloaded part-1 of this episode, the part-2 is here! Chu May Paing is a PhD candidate in anthropology at a university in Colorado, USA. We talked about anthropology, ideologies, and gender issues.

Chu May Paing is a PhD candidate in anthropology at a university in Colorado, USA. We talked about anthropology, ideologies, and gender issues.

A.James (alias) is a founder of internally displaced people camp in Mindat, Chin State. He share his experiences about living and working there.

Charles Aung Steber is a director at IABM which is a non-profit organization that is providing health insurance to front line healthcare workers. He is also the president elect of Rotaract Yangon and director at Ginnacle import & export Pte Ltd.

Nickey Diamond, (aka) Ye Myint Win, is a Human Rights Specialist with Fortify Rights in Myanmar. He joined Fortify Rights in September 2015. He is a human rights defender and an academic activist. Nickey founded Youth for Social Change Myanmar (YSCM) in 2007 and he holds an M.A. in human rights from the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Now he is pursuing a Ph.D. in political and legal anthropology on the topic of “Anti-Muslim Hate Speech in Myanmar” at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

Nickey Diamond, (aka) Ye Myint Win, is a Human Rights Specialist with Fortify Rights in Myanmar. He joined Fortify Rights in September 2015. He is a human rights defender and an academic activist. Nickey founded Youth for Social Change Myanmar (YSCM) in 2007 and he holds an M.A. in human rights from the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Now he is pursuing a Ph.D. in political and legal anthropology on the topic of “Anti-Muslim Hate Speech in Myanmar” at the University of Konstanz in Germany.

Sebby is a bookstagrammer. He is one of the few from Myanmar that runs a book review page on Instagram.