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The Palgary Almanac alternates with the Rambler's Almanac every Thursday morning. The Palgary Almanac Thoughtfully curated new music spanning the genres of experimental, avant-pop, electronic, folk, world, and hip-hop featuring interviews on the subjects of art, politics and community in Calgary, Alberta and beyond. Hosted by Peter Oliver. Facebook Twitter The Rambler's Almanac On the Rambler’s Almanac, not all those who wander are lost. Start off on the right foot and get your bearings with ...
English language news from Burma's largest independent media network. DVB Vox Pop is a storytelling podcast featuring voices from Generation Z sharing their hopes, frustrations, and dreams of a democratic future. DVB Reads is a short-form digital storytelling project featuring authors, poets, translators and those who've published books on Burma (Myanmar). DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish
Welcome to the Nerds Incoming podcast, where great things happen. We will have all kinds of topics from music, pop culture, all the way to Twitch streamers and gamers! You can also catch Nerds streaming live on Twitch in real time!
This is my SHOW!!! I talk about cartoon comics webtoons, whats going on in my life and from time to time i read some of my poetry...So listen up and tell me what you think
Irish based podcast usually playing Irish republican songs on vinyl but a mix of other styles of music on 45rpms with pop and trade and 33rpms with all sorts 78rpms with Irish country Cover art photo provided by Carl Raw on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@carltraw
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DVB Vox Pop: "A Shein & Nway" on the courage and resiliency of the Karenni people
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"A Shein & Nway" are the team behind Karenni Voice, a community media serving the liberated areas of Karenni State. Hear their story only on DVB English, available wherever you listen to podcasts. This week's theme song is One Day by The Rebel Riot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dvbenglish/message…
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Oliver Slow on "Return of the Junta: Why Myanmar's Military Must Go Back to the Barracks"
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Oliver Slow talks about how his idea for a travel book on Myanmar transformed into one about the military's role and influence on Burmese society. His new book is "Return of the Junta: Why Myanmar's Military Must Go Back to the Barracks." DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message:…
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DVB Vox Pop: "NangNyi" on mental health awareness and storytelling in Myanmar
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"NangNyi" is founder of Doh Zat, a media platform sharing and connecting stories on mental health awareness in the Burmese language. Hear the conversation only on DVB English, available wherever you listen to podcasts. This week's theme song is Bella Ciao cover (Burmese punk version) by Rebel Riot x Cacerolazo. --- Send in a voice message: https://…
DVB Vox Pop wants your feedback. Go to english.dvb.no/ and leave us a voice message. Or email us your story english@dvb.no. You can also share comments on each episode using Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0bcq9cgBmo2Jp8QbeamJdZ DVB English is available wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish --- Send in a voice message: https://po…
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DVB Vox Pop: "Phoebe" on the challenges faced by women and girls in Myanmar
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"Phoebe" is a human rights activist who runs a Burmese restaurant and community hub for people from Myanmar living in Thailand. Hear her story only on DVB English, available wherever you get your podcasts. This week's theme song Revo D. Cause - Our Cause is by Rap Against Junta. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d…
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DVB Vox Pop: "Alex" on growing up gay in Myanmar and resisting military rule
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“Alex” is a former street kid who shares his life story about growing up gay in Myanmar. He hustled to earn a living, learned English, and worked many jobs until he ended up at a gay massage parlour before the 2021 military coup. He joined the anti-coup protests, and after the violent military crackdown, he fled to the Thai-Myanmar border to join t…
A trailer for the new DVB Vox Pop, a storytelling podcast featuring the voices of Generation Z, sharing their hopes, frustrations and dreams for a democratic future with reflections on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar. DVB English is available wherever you get your podcasts: link.chtbl.com/dvbenglish Download the song The Night Will Not Be Silenced by Cace…
A New Burma held a four-day series of arts events called "Can't Stop, Won't Stop Us Together" from Feb. 23-26 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Reported by Nyein Su and Thuya Zaw. DVB English Podcasts are on-demand via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substack, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Anchor FM, Audible, Amazon Music, Appl…
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Sebastian Strangio on "In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century"
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Sebastian Strangio talks about the comprehensive chapter he wrote on Burma, which brings readers right up to the 2021 military coup, for his book "In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century." DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot…
Alexa, show me 1984. If you were to ask a certain searchable device (others are, obviously available), there’s a high probability that the year George Orwell predicted would see us living in a terrifying future nightmare would instead be adorned with a wash of neon, colour and an array of sunshine pop. And the character staring back at us wouldn’t …
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The Burmese Rambler on his podcast, culture, religion and music
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Paing Lynn Aung hosts a podcast called "The Burmese Rambler." In each of his four episodes (recorded in 2022), he rambles on about Burmese culture, religion and music - unafraid to ask provocative questions and challenge traditions with his humour and wit. DVB English Podcasts are on-demand via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substac…
Award winning photojournalist Amber Bracken and Editor in Chief of The Narwhal Emma Gilchrist explain why they are jointly suing the RCMP . PALGARY ALMANAC #156 Playlist: Quiet Winter - Refresh (Rework) Alexandra Streliski - The Hills Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade Andy Shauf - Don't Let it Get To You Frankie Cosmos - One Year Stand Brian Eno…
Rebecca Graff-McRae, research manager at the Parkland Institute explains the strategies being used by the UCP government to privatize health care services in Alberta. PALGARY ALMANAC #156 Playlist: Quiet Winter - Refresh (Rework) Alexandra Streliski - The Hills Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade Andy Shauf - Don't Let it Get To You Frankie Cosmos…
A preview of the March 2023 issue of Alberta Views magazine with Editor Evan Osenton. PALGARY ALMANAC #156 Playlist: Quiet Winter - Refresh (Rework) Alexandra Streliski - The Hills Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade Andy Shauf - Don't Let it Get To You Frankie Cosmos - One Year Stand Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams - Invisible Brian Eno, Jon…
PALGARY ALMANAC #156 Playlist: Quiet Winter - Refresh (Rework) Alexandra Streliski - The Hills Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade Andy Shauf - Don't Let it Get To You Frankie Cosmos - One Year Stand Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams - Invisible Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams - Square Chain Ashi Shonen - Odyssey Field Guide - Remember Whe…
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Phil Thornton on "Restless Souls: Rebels, Refugees, Medics and Misfits on the Thai-Burma Border"
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Australian journalist Phil Thornton discusses researching and writing his book about the Karen armed struggle "Restless Souls: Rebels, Refugees, Medics and Misfits on the Thai-Burma Border." DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dvb…
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DVB Peace Documentary 2022 Award Winner 'Creatio' on his film "X, Y, Z and then A"
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DVB Peace Documentary 2022 Award Winner 'Creatio' speaks about his short film "X, Y, Z and then A." It documents the Karenni people and their generations-long struggle for regional autonomy in Burma. "My name is Creatio. I produced the documentary film X,Y, Z and then A. This movie tells the story of Karenni people displaced by conflict. I traveled…
Calgary Folk Music Festival's Artistic Director Kerry Clarke with a preview of the 8th edition of the Blockheater Festival running February 9-12. PALGARY ALMANAC #155 Playlist: Helado Negro - Outside the Outside Dan Mangan - No Tragedy Please Elle Celeste - Call on Me Mac DeMarco - Edmonton 2 Selci - Plants Jean-Michel Blais - ouessant (piano) Weye…
PALGARY ALMANAC #155 Playlist: Helado Negro - Outside the Outside Dan Mangan - No Tragedy Please Elle Celeste - Call on Me Mac DeMarco - Edmonton 2 Selci - Plants Jean-Michel Blais - ouessant (piano) Weyes Blood - Children of the Empire Margaret Glaspy - Vicious River Tiber - In Between Damien Jurado - Ready for My Close Up Status / Non-Status - Jo…
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Mandy Sadan on "War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar [Part 2 of 2]"
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Mandy Sadan continues to discuss her books "Being and Becoming Kachin" and "War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire 1994-2011". DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dvbenglish/message…
Rambler's Almanac #95: The Rambler's Almanac is coming up on 5 years! In anticipation of that anniversary we take a deep dive through the very first set list and talk about how the show has changed over the years. Playlist: Vinu Vinu - Space Ariel Posen - Daybreak Octopus Project - Samuel & Penelope Emma Citrine - Misbehave Kate Stevens - It's Real…
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Mandy Sadan on "War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar [Part 1 of 2]"
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British historian and professor Mandy Sadan discusses her work in Burma documenting the Kachin Ceasefire from 1994 to 2011. DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dvbenglish/message
Shauna Thompson and Eva Verity from the Esker Foundation give a preview of Esker's Winter 2023 exhibitions and programming. PALGARY ALMANAC #154 Playlist: Jean-Michel Blais - armour (piano) Matthew Spreen - Anywhere Call On Me - So Few Patrick Watson - Ode to Vivian (Rework) Jenny Hval - Jupiter The National - Tropic Morning News Eryk Salvaggio - P…
PALGARY ALMANAC #154 Playlist: Jean-Michel Blais - armour (piano) Matthew Spreen - Anywhere Call On Me - So Few Patrick Watson - Ode to Vivian (Rework) Jenny Hval - Jupiter The National - Tropic Morning News Eryk Salvaggio - Pinning Braids - Retriever Hayden - East Cost Andy Shauf - Telephone Belle and Sebastian - Juliet Naked Yukon Blonde - Fickle…
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NOW 26 - Autumn ‘93: Will Hodgkinson
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Welcome to 1993. Autumn, to be exact. And how was it all looking? Well, it wasn’t really baggy like 1990, or rave-y like 1991, but it wasn’t Britpoppy like 1995. It was all a bit…well, who knows? Can we say, a bit of a pop hinterland? And were there any clues across our ever reliant pop culture landscape for how ‘93 had shaped up? Well in a year th…
I streamed again for the first time in a while and even tried a new platform! Here I talk about my thoughts on the art of content creation and getting back into it.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsincoming/message
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DVB Athan: Countering Cultural Taboos With Art Beyond Burma
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Meet Chu Wai, a Burmese artist now living in France. In this episode, she discusses the cultural taboos her art addresses in Burmese society. DVB English Podcasts are on-demand via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substack, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Anchor FM, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple & Google Podcasts: https://…
In this episode I sit back relax, reminisce on how I started and different things about the show over the years--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsincoming/message
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Yasmin Ullah on "Hafsa and the Magical Ring" a children's book about the Rohingya
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Yasmin Ullah is the author of "Hafsa and the Magical Ring," a children's book that tells the story of a Rohingya girl displaced from her home in Burma and forced to live in a refugee camp with her family. Watch Yasmin read the book here. DVB Reads is on YouTube. DVB English is available wherever you listen to podcasts. --- Send in a voice messa…
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Myanmar Military Propaganda & Psychological Warfare No Longer Effective
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Mon Mon Myat is a PhD candidate researching totalitarianism in Burma. In this episode of DVB Athan, she discusses the pro-military propaganda, disinformation, and psychological warfare tactics used against the people of Burma and how it no longer works. DVB English Podcasts are on-demand via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Substack, …
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DVB Reads: Kyaw Min on "Rohingya History: Reality, Devoid of Myth"
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U Kyaw Min talks about writing his book "Rohingya History: Reality, Devoid of Myth" on toilet paper in prison, only to be released and have difficulties getting it published because of using the word Rohingya in the title. The e-book is available here. DVB Reads is a digital storytelling project featuring the voices of writers, poets, translators, …
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Sixty Years of Resistance to Military Rule in Burma from Ne Win to Min Aung Hlaing (1962-2022)
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Wendy Law-Yone shares an anecdote about her father Ed Law-Yone, founder of The Nation newspaper in Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) and member of the government-in-exile led by U Nu. DVB English On-Demand via YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts: link.chtbl…
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Atlanta Burmese Voice Podcast Shares Diaspora Stories from the U.S.
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Atlanta Burmese Voice (ABV) Podcast launched earlier this year in Atlanta, Georgia. Salai Thung is the founder of ABV. He discusses the challenges of producing a podcast for the diaspora, given the information needs of everyone in Burma. #whatshappeninginMyanmar DVB English On-Demand via YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spotify…
Welcome to this bonus edition of Back to Now! A small but perfectly formed bite-size extra serving of Festive Pop! To compliment the end of year review of 2022, enjoy a collection of previous lovely guests as they revisit some memorable Christmas hits. Or should that be December hits? Or Christmas adjacent pop? You decide, wonderful listeners! Inde…
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DVB Reads: Francis Wade on "Myanmar's Enemy Within"
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Francis Wade talks about how the title of his book "Myanmar's Enemy Within: Buddhist Violence and the making of a Muslim 'Other'" was selected. It was published in 2017. DVB Reads (Podcast) is on-demand to stream or download on listening apps: SoundCloud, Anchor FM, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, Stitcher, Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts. --…
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Myanmar's Humanitarian Resistance to the NGO Registration Law
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Khin Ohmar is the founder and chair of Progressive Voice, a human rights-based policy research and advocacy organization in Burma. She discusses the junta's new organizations registration law and the humanitarian resistance against it. #whatshappeninginMyanmar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dvbenglish/message…
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Pencilo on "Burma Spring Revolution: 100 Days of Darkness"
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Ei Pencilo, 31, is a Burmese author who escaped Yangon during the February 2021 military coup. Her memoir "Burma Spring Revolution: 100 Days of Darkness" documents how she evaded arrest in Burma, and ended up in the U.S. It was published in South Korea. "My name is Pencilo. I adopted this as my pen name in 2012. Before that, I wrote under my given …
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DVB Athan: A Rally to Denounce the Death Penalty in Burma
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Human rights activists held a rally at the Three Kings Monument in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec. 6 against the planned execution of seven student activists in Burma. Organizers gave speeches condemning the military council in Burmese, Thai, and English. “We the young Thai and Myanmar students and activists seriously requests to stop the violence and…
Festive greetings and welcome to what all of the Pop Kids are rightly calling the 2nd annual Back to Now review for 2022! Can it really be a whole 12 months since we last pulled up a cosy chair, poured ourselves a large creme de menthe and ruminated on the variously compiled world of pop? Well, yes indeed and so much has happened since! We don’t ta…
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Bryan Dickie on "People's Defence Force" Portraits of Myanmar's Resistance
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Canadian photojournalist Bryan Dickie discusses his new book "People's Defence Force." All proceeds from the book go to support Burma's armed resistance to military rule. DVB Reads (Podcast) is on-demand to stream or download on listening apps: SoundCloud, Anchor FM, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, Audible, Stitcher, Spotify, Apple & Google Podcasts. -…
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DVB Athan: A Message for the International Community from Burma
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Burma's youth want their voices to be heard by the international community: #WhatshappeninginMyanmar "The Dictators tell us that the democratic world is crumbling. But here in Myanmar we are fighting for a democratic future. The fascists claim that social justice makes people weak, but these are the values which are inspiring normal people here to …