You’re listening to Sonny, the founder of Frontier Myanmar. He graciously spent some time talking with me in early May about the reality of the country since the Coup in February. 

In this episode, Sonny delves into the history of Myanmar and how it got to the point of the most recent protests. He explains why this particular movement towards federalism is different from ones in the past, and that despite the continuous horrors and fear many people live in, he has hope for the future of Myanmar and its people .

Listen here.





Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New Direction by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-direction
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Frontier Myanmar Interview

You're listening to Aye Min Thant, a  Burmese-American Journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 as part of the Reuters team covering the Rohingya crisis and its aftermath. They are currently the Features Editor for Frontier Myanmar and were kind enough to talk with me about the current Coup in Myanmar, the shadow government that has formed and the implications the rhetoric can have for the future. Listen to the episode here, and follow Frontier Myanmar and Aye Min Thant below.

https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/

https://www.notion.so/Aye-Min-Thant-f6b8402150614cc9867d24d7c30100bd



Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

New Direction by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4120-new-direction
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Shadow Government

This piece is for the team at NPR and is a 10 minute clip of my interview with Sonny from Frontier Myanmar.

Katherine Pratt