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Radio War Nerd EP #566 — Myanmar Insurgency: Chin State
Guest: Matt Recorded: December 4, 2025 Myanmar's ruling junta has faced a broad and multi-faceted insurgency ever since the military, the Tatmadaw, overthrew the civilian government and set itself up as the State Administration Council (SAC). RWN subscriber "Matt" joins us to discuss the insurgency
Dec 7, 2025 0 81
Radio War Nerd EP #411 — Myanmar's Uncut Gems
Guest: Paul H. Recorded: November 27, 2023 We discuss Myanmar's massive gemstone industry and its critical role in the Tatmadaw's hold on power — and why the TNLA (Ta'ang National Liberation Army) attack on Mogok is so important. *Maps & Photos *The TNLA *Mogok gem market For more, check out these R
Dec 1, 2023 0 81
Radio War Nerd EP #408 — World of Wars: Myanmar, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Gaza
Recorded: November 15, 2023 Roundup of the latest war news: Myanmar's new rebel alliance; Ethiopia's got its eye on someone else's beachfront property; Ukraine no longer the belle of Washington's ball; latest in the Gaza slaughter... *Music break by Brendon Anderegg (check out his group Mountains he
Nov 16, 2023 0 11
Radio War Nerd #305 — The First China-US Cold War (Part 3): The KMT-CIA Opium Trafficking Racket
Guest: Carl Zha, podcaster Recorded: November 19, 2021 In part 3 of our RWN series on the first US-China Cold War, guest Carl Zha of the Silk & Steel podcast recovers the lost history of the US-backed KMT units forced over the border from southern China into northern Burma, where they set up what wo
Nov 25, 2021 0 61
Radio War Nerd #271 — Burma's Ethnic Militias
Guest: Gabriel Ernst, journalist Recorded: March 3, 2021 We discuss Myanmar's numerous ethnic militias & civil wars, some of which have been raging for over half a century, with guest "Gabriel Ernst" who has spent years researching and writing about the region. First: taking up a commenter's challen
Mar 7, 2021 0 51
Radio War Nerd EP #240 — The Panthay Rebellion
Guest: Davide Melia, writer & researcher Recorded: July 28, 2020 Yunnan-based David Melia tells the incredibly story of the Panthay Rebellion, led by local Hui (Han Muslims) in mid-19th century Yunnan province. The story is almost too cinematic, starting with the leader of the rebellion, the amazing
Jul 31, 2020 0 41
Radio War Nerd EP #225 — Ethiopia-Eritrea Wars + Rakhine State Rebellion + Annibale on Italy Pandemic, Pt. 4
Guests: Kayleigh Long, journalist + Annibale Recorded: April 13, 2020 First - the War Nerd & Ames discuss life in quarantine on opposite coasts—Portland, and now Rochester for Ames... At 20:09 - War Nerd tells the incredible story of the Ethiopian wars from the Derg revolution in 1974 through the Er
Apr 17, 2020 0 31