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Interview based podcast from Yangon, Myanmar. Here we talk about personal opinions and innermost thoughts.

Soeya Min


    • Feb 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 68 EPISODES


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    Episode 70 - Oscar, Grammy and Hlaing market fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 32:22


    Talked about Oscar, Grammy and how markets in Yangon got burned down when there's a development plan for the area

    Episode 69 - Premier League(soccer), Man U, Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 46:26


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

    Episode 68 - EDC Thailand, Myanmar entertainment and edm scene.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 58:06


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

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    Episode 67 - WWE, YouTube channels, L.A fire and stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 68:08


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

    Episode #66 - 2024 review and 2025 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 67:43


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

    Episode #65 - Moving to America and becoming a real estate agent with Zay M.Pyae

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 110:50


    Zay is a realtor in San Francisco, Bay Area. He won the D.V lottery and moved to America 15 years ago. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #65 - Addiction,Drugs and Trauma with Mitch(Kyaw Khine Win)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 69:27


    Mitch(Kyaw Khine Win) is an addiction and trauma therapist at an rehab center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #63 - On Israel and Palestine with Ko Min Zaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 77:43


    We talked about Israel and Palestine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #62 - Moe Myat Thet Khin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 84:42


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #61 - Sint Nyi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 52:23


    Sint Nyi is a business man and a best selling author of the book called "Hope". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #60 - The Zero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 49:16


    The Zero band is a well-known band from Myanmar based in Singapore. Their new album is coming out soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #59 - Pann Ei Phyu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 57:14


    Pann Ei Phyu is a talent manager and event organizer in Myanmar with a decade of experience in Myanmar entertainment industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #58 - Ma Goo Goo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 80:43


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #57 - Ko Min Zaw (Round 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 87:42


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #56 - Ko Kyi Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 81:20


    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). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #55 - Ven Nandacara

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 100:26


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #54 Life of a migrant student with Thar Htoo(Be Unique)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 123:28


    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). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #53 - Esports and Dota2 with Zeyar Nyi from Gaming Noodle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 61:03


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode #52 - Supporting the refugees at the Thailand border with Hnin Thet Hmu Khin (Round-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 67:13


    Hnin Thet Hmu Khin is a public speaker, social worker and humanitarian who is now studying for Ph.D. in Human Rights. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 51 - Hosting Radio Shows with Ko Zarni from Mandalay FM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 53:35


    Zarni Aung Htet is a famous radio host from Mandalay FM. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 50 - How she did what she did with Chuu Wai Nyein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 82:00


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 49 - Shifting The Focus And Minimizing The Negative Impacts with Sai Kyi Zin Soe(Ph.D.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 90:44


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 48 - Linguistic, Science and stuff with Minn Htut Kyaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 79:03


    Minn Htut Kyaw is an architect who writes about Burmese linguistics and Physics on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 47 - I want to give my songs to everyone for free with ZiG( round 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 56:37


    ZiG is a singer/songwriter. He also paints abstract arts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 46 - Everything is Connected in 21st Century with Ko Wai Yan P Naing and Ko Aung Khant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 51:24


    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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Episode 45 - My Thoughts on Ukraine-Russia Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 23:19


    Some thoughts on the current situation in Ukraine and Russia. Not full thoughts though, just the tip of the iceberg. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Opinions and Thoughts #44 - First of the year 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 21:43


    My wish for Myanmar and some thoughts on current issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/opinions-and-thoughts/message

    Opinions and Thoughts #43 - Alco

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 63:29


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #42 - Anonymous ( through hell of Yay Kyi Ai Sakhan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 61:10


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #41 - Alexander Ahkar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 62:48


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts 40 - Ma Su Thit (from Wives and Families of People Soldiers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 45:56


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #39 - Wai Yan P. Naing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 88:00


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #38 - Van Sui Mawi from Thangtalang

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 53:41


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

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    Opinions and Thoughts #37 with Min Zaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 119:42


    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)

    Opinions and Thoughts #36 - Aung Khant

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 86:18


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #35 - Derek Phyo Paing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 58:41


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #34 - The Insights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 46:23


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #33 - Htet Aung Lin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 94:15


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #32 - Zayar Lynn (Madnest)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 49:58


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #31(part-2) - Chu May Paing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 47:13


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #31 (part-1) - Chu May Paing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 51:13


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #30 - A.James (IDP camp founder in Chin State)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 84:36


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

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    Opinions and Thoughts #22 - Charles Aung Steber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 79:56


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #29 (part-2) - Nickey Diamond (Ye Myint Win)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 24:28


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #29 (part-1) - Nickey Diamond (Ye Myint Win)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 90:49


    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.

    Opinions and Thoughts #28 - Sebby (Sebby Reads)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 62:02


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

    Opinions and Thoughts #27 - Hnin Thet Hmu Khin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 55:57


    Hnin Thet Hmu Khin volunteered as a humanitarian worker in Rakhine State.

    Opinions and Thoughts #26 - Zaw Min Tin (Pixellion)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 56:56


    Zaw Min TIn is the founder and C.E.O of Pixellion, the leading digital agency in Myanmar.

    Opinions and Thoughts #25 - PJW (Win Ko Ko Aung)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 75:25


    Win Ko Ko Aung is the author of the best-selling book called A 21st Century Burmese Guy.

    Opinions and Thoughts #24 - Maw Htun Aung

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 76:50


    Maw Htun Aung is a dedicated policy entrepreneur with decades long policy advocacy experience. He represented SNLD party in 2020 election and competed in the 5th district of A-Myo-Thar Hluttaw (the Upper House of Myanmar Parliament)  

    Opinions and Thoughts #23 - Htuu Lou Rae

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 66:51


    Htuu Lou Rae is a political activist from Myanmar. He founded Coexist.

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