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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

Part 2 of our look back at wretched 2024: Myanmar, Horn of Africa, Russo-Ukraine War... Total time: 1:16:06 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your p

Recorded: April 23, 2024 Roundup of the latest war news: Protests against Israel's war on Gaza; Myanmar junta's shrinking territory; Ethiopia fracturing; and Ukraine's demographic crisis. Maps & Graphs *New York Times map & article here*Ukraine males by age *Ukraine fertility rate Music interlude by

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

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

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

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

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