Project Curiosity- Burmese Podcast

Episodes

1. 15

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၇: Difficult Conversations

   👋Hello again! It's been a while. I'm back with another episode. This week I'm tackling a topic that I think a lot of us struggle with - having difficult conversations. You know those times when you really need to have a talk with someone but have been putting it off because it's not going to be...

   May 2, 2024

   25m
2. 14

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၆: Games

   Hello 👋 As the late night hours blend into the early morning, my mind drifts to games of various sorts - specifically chess, poker, and pondering the broader "games" we engage in across politics, relationships and life in general. I start with factual reflections on chess, noting how it focuses...

   Nov 23, 2023

   31m
3. 13

   Chevening Scholarship w/ Thandar Aung Soe

   Hello! 👋 (⬇️Scroll down to read more) This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Thandar Aung Soe, a bright young woman from Myanmar who was selected as a Chevening scholar for the 2022-2023 intake. Thandar shared her inspirational journey of becoming one of just 8 Chevening scholars from...

   Sep 25, 2023

   31m
4. 12

   Careers- Product Management w/ Thiri Yadanar Kyaw

   Hello! 👋 This week I had the opportunity to catch up with my former colleague Ma Thiri Yadanar Kyaw, who is now working as a Product Manager in the U.S. Thiri shared insights into her career journey and role as a ⁠Product Manager⁠. Thiri walked me through how she transitioned from her background...

   Jul 9, 2023

   56m
5. 11

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၅: Designing Your Life

   👋Hello again! In this week's episode, I dive into the design thinking process for life and career planning using insights from Bill Burnett and Dave Evans’ book “Designing Your Life”. I have been feeling stuck recently in mapping out my next steps, so I revisited this practical handbook on...

   Jul 2, 2023

   19m
6. 10

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၄: Minimalism

   👋Hello again! In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Laura about the concept of minimalism and how to embrace it in our daily lives. Laura is someone I have always admired for her calm and composed nature. Through our friendship, I have come to realize that her minimalistic…

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   Jun 25, 2023

   33m
7. 9

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၃: Paradox of Choice

   👋 Hello again! In this episode, I explore the concept of ⁠choice overload⁠ and ⁠analysis paralysis⁠ with my friend Ricky. We discuss Barry Schwartz's book ⁠The Paradox of Choice⁠ and how having too many options can be overwhelming and stressful rather than empowering. The dilemma extends far...

   Jun 20, 2023

   29m
8. 8

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၂: Spirited Away & How to Forgive Ourselves

   👋 Hello again! In this episode, I aim to explore themes of connection, purpose and forgiveness in an reflective way. I will be drawing insights from the anime film Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki and a podcast episode on self-forgiveness from The Atlantic. Spirited Away follows Chihiro, a girl…

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   Jun 12, 2023

   30m
9. 7

   ဖတ်မိတွေးမိရာ-၁ Lost Connections

   👋 hello again! It's been a while. In this episode, I will be reviewing the book "Lost Connections" by Johann Hari and connecting some of the ideas to a recent dhamma talk I listened to by Sayadaw U Zawtika on finding a sense of nobility. As I read through "Lost Connections" this week, I found...

   Jun 4, 2023

   17m
10. 6

    005 (Teaser). People of Myanmar- Why are we against Military Dictatorship?

    I've been disappearing from this Podcast platform for a while now and now I'm back. And I'm back with an unusual topic, something that I'd never consider broadcasting- political situations. On the morning of 1 February 2021, the Tatmadaw—Myanmar's military deposed democratically elected members…

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    Feb 7, 2021

    3m
11. 4

    004. Swan Htet Naung- The Explorer

    In episode 4, I conversed with Ko Swan, from whom I inspired "Ask and you shall receive"-the drive and courage to keep exploring and pushing the boundaries. We are quite close- we used to work together, travel places, talk to people and explore new possibilities outside and within. He was my #1...

    Jun 18, 2020

    1h 03m
12. 3

    003. Ju @ Kyu Laie Thu- Emotional Well-being & Communication

    About Ep- 003: In episode 3 of Project Curiosity-Burmese Podcast, I try something different- Mental Health. I converse with a good friend, an educator and counsellor- Ma Ju @ Ma Kyu Laie Thu with whom I can't stop sharing my feelings and stories. She is someone who could make anyone comfortable...

    Jun 9, 2020

    51m
13. 2

    002. Naythar- A Cynical Optimist

    About Ep- 002: In episode 2 of Project Curiosity-Burmese Podcast, I converse with my childhood's inspiration, now a good friend-a doctor, a former TV personality, a director and an author- Ko Naythar. I explored what he's learnt throughout different careers, fear and motivation behind them, how…

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    May 23, 2020

    59m
14. 1

    001. (Part-1) Phyu Mon Theint, UX designer by day, Pinterest mom by night.

    About Ep: 001 (Part-1): In the Part-1 of the debut episode of the Project Curiosity-Burmese Podcast, Win converses with his colleague, Ma Phyu Mon Theint, Head of Design at Yoma Bank, and a wonderful mom (on Mother's Day!) about what is Design to her, how she found her career in it, current...

    May 16, 2020

    30m
15. 1

    001. (Part-2) Phyu Mon Theint- UX designer by day, Pinterest mom by night.

    About Ep: 001 (Part-2): In the Part-2 of the debut episode of the Project Curiosity-Burmese Podcast, Win converses with his colleague, Ma Phyu Mon Theint, Head of Design at Yoma Bank, and a wonderful mom (on Mother's Day!) about How she defines purpose in the intersection of Data, Design and...

    May 15, 2020

    25m