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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

The Troubled Border of Myanmar, Chapter One: A Peaceful History. A Terrifying Present.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.310.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Most people in the global west aren't too familiar with Myanmar. Formerly known as Burma, the Southeast Asian country has a deep history as a cultural and geographical crossroads -- and this has become both a gift and a curse. In the first part of this special two-part episode, Ben and Matt explore the history of Myanmar, its descent into chaos, and how multiple forces conspired to make it a modern hotbed of instability, crime, and corruption.

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0:00.0

From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.

0:06.9

You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.

0:11.9

A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show. My name is Matt. Our colleague, Noel is on an adventure, but we'll be returning shortly.

0:31.8

They call me Ben. We're joined as always with our super producer, Dylan, the Tennessee pal Fagan. Most importantly,

0:39.1

you are you, you are here. That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know.

0:45.5

There is a civil war happening right now as we record this evening.

0:50.3

In the United States?

0:53.1

Well, not yet as we record.

0:56.7

But depending on when you listen to this episode or possible series of episodes, your mileage may vary.

1:04.3

There's a fascinating case, a heartbreaking case of civil war that's been going on since 2020 or so out in Myanmar.

1:15.1

Oh, yes, formerly Burma.

1:17.5

Even if you check it out on Google Maps, it says Myanmar and then like Burma also.

1:25.2

Yeah, we learned about this a little while back. I think it was sometime in August of

1:31.3

this year. We learned about it from a listener who called themselves Surf Rider, and we still are

1:36.5

unsure if it's W-R-I-T-E-R or R-I-D-E-R. But either way, Surf Rider, thank you again. We said we would follow up with an episode on this.

1:47.2

And Matt, could you tell us a little bit more about what Surf Rider or Writer was talking about?

1:53.5

Surf Rider was specifically talking about criminal organizations that were functioning on the border of Myanmar, like basically all the way,

2:01.4

all around the border of Myanmar,

2:03.2

but specifically around one river,

2:05.7

I think you say Moe, Moe River, M-O-E-I-I.

2:11.0

And it's basically apartment complexes,

2:15.4

eat-love prey, places where it's self-contained basically if you live in one of these

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