Three Fingers Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nanda Dani
11 episodes - direct interviews with Myanmar citizens and residents - telling the story of the February 1st coup
Several people decided to leave Myanmar, out of fear of the military or because it would be possible to do more for their own country from a different place. This episode talks about the feelings related to fleeing, leaving people and places behind and survivor guilt.
With the violence of the military, large cities suddenly became unsafe and chaotic. This episode talks about the fear that consumed people at night. It describes a Yangon with noises coming from explosions and bullets during the day, and the darkness and quietness at night. It explores the issues of barricades, abductions, curfews and ordinary citizens subjected to harassment.
Continue listening as we explore the themes of chaos and insecurity in Yangon, why some people chose to leave the country and what their perspectives are for the future. We will continue to release an episode a day for the next few days.
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The military started responding with violence after a few weeks of allowing the peaceful protests to continue. In this sad episode, we remember the tragic stories that still stay with us to this day.
Continue listening as we explore the themes of chaos and insecurity in Yangon, why some people chose to leave the country and what their perspectives are for the future. We will continue to release an episode a day for the next few days.
On this episode, contributors discuss what changed in Myanmar over the last years, after it opened up to the world. They explain what a democratic regime means to them and why so many people are willing to lose everything to fight for democracy.
Every day for the next few days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.
This episode discusses the social punishment that took place after the coup. It was directed towards anyone who had family connections to the military, regardless of their position on the coup. A lot of times, these people were part of the elite in large cities or were studying overseas. Even if they were against the coup, their businesses were targeted and boycotted.
Every day for the next few days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.
The Civil Disobedience Movement was the general strike that took place in businesses and public sectors all across the country. The goal was to make the country's military-based economy not functional. Notably, the banking, railroad and health care sectors stopped working. Listen to understand the motivation behind this movement and the impact it had across Myanmar.
Every day for the next few days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.
This episode explores the boldness of generation z, the young adults behind the creativity and energy of the protests. Unlike their parents and grandparents, they did not experience the 1988 military coup, but they are determined to fight fiercely so that this is the last time Myanmar needs to go through this scenario.
Every day for the next few days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.
There was a significant amount of creativity and kindness involved in the protests. This episode explores the different kinds of protests that took place in the first days and months of the coup. There was an electrifying atmosphere and a sense of togetherness from attending protests and demanding rights and freedoms. The banging of pots and pans each evening, the standing car protest and the themed costume protests were ways Myanmar people found to express their discontent and catch the attention of the media.
Every day for the next 11 days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.
On the 1st of February 2021, the people of Myanmar woke up to a day that changed everything. In this episode our contributors describe how they experienced the first day of the coup.
Every day for the next 11 days, we will release an episode describing different aspects of the first few months of the Myanmar coup, told from the perspective of our contributors. Listen to find out how the Myanmar people found creative forms of protests to resist the coup, why democracy is so important to Myanmar citizens, and how chaos and insecurity is now the norm in Yangon and across the country.