In this episode, we look at most of the conflicts that took place in 2023. From separatist movements in Indonesia, and coups in Africa to violence in the occupied West Bank. You can support the show on Patreon: Society of Strife | creating audio entertainment | Patreon Follow us on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast for updates on the show and to keep in touch! Music (With Thanks): Stereocode and Others.

In Myanmar, Facebook is the most popular social networking platform. It is so popular that people sometimes mistake it for the internet. Unfortunately, this popularity has led to the rise of hate, fear and disinformation on the app, sometimes targeting ethnic minorities in the country. This is the story of Facebook and its negative social impact on Myanmar. To help Rohingya refugees, you can donate to the UNHCR: Rohingya Emergency - Donate Now - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency You can also read Amnesty International's report on Meta here: Myanmar: The social atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya - Amnesty International You can support the show on: Society of Strife | creating audio entertainment | Patreon Follow us on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast for updates on the show and to keep in touch!

Since Myanmar gained independence from the British in 1948, the ethnic minority population of the Rohingya has faced constant discrimination, harassment and even attempted genocide at the hands of the Burman military dictatorship. In 2017, the plight of the Rohingya became known to the international community but, by then, it was too late. This is the story of the Rohingya. You can support the Rohingya by donating to the UNHCR here: donate.unhcr.org/africa/en-af/rohingya-emergency You can support the show here: patreon.com/societyofstrife You can follow us on Instagram: @societyofstrifepodcast.

For six weeks in 1937, the city of Nanjing was occupied by Japanese soldiers. The soldiers, bloody and angry at a campaign that was dragging on for too long, proceeded to commit war crimes and other inhumane acts on an innocent civilian population. This story is dedicated to the victims and survivors of the massacre. Support Links: patreon.com/societyofstrife buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife Interact: Instagram: societyofstrifepodcast Music (With Thanks): Stream Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloudStream Aleksey Chistilin music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud

Ishii Shiro has finally completed Ping Fan but his bloodlust is not yet sated. Now, he turns his eye towards building yet another experimentation station and begins testing his pathogens on an unknowing Chinese population. At the same time, the Kwantung Army has finally started fighting with the Soviet Army and Ishii sees this as his big chance to prove the efficacy of his biological weapons. Support Links: patreon.com/societyofstrife buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife Music: Stream Das Kaiserreich music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud Stream OB-LIX music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud

In the middle of 1935, the Zhong Ma fortress was destroyed; In its place, something bigger and even more sophisticated emerged: Ping Fan. The Togo unit was also expanded and merged with the Kwantung Army. It would soon evolve into Unit 731 and would spread fear and terror in East Asia. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In early 1932, Ishii and the Kwantung Army drove into a village in Northeast China and gave the villagers living there three days to evacuate. What they erected in that village would haunt Chinese society for years to come. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast. 

In Manchuria (Northeast China), before and during the second world war, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted numerous, and quite horrific, biological warfare experiments on live human beings. Most of these projects were led by one man: Dr Shiro Ishii. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

On 12th August 2000, the Kursk sank during routine naval exercises in the Barents Sea. To this day, the exact cause of the accident remains unknown. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In the 90s, Russia built one of the most powerful nuclear submarines in the world but, just 6 years after its launch, it would kill everyone on board. This is the true story of the Kursk. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

This week, we debunk some of the most prevalent myths about climate change. If you want to learn more about climate change myths, please visit skepticalscience.com.  Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

In 1960, the US finished construction on the world's most advanced arctic research laboratory... A few years later, the world discovered that it was all a cover story. Worse, it was a cover story for a failed project and that was just the tip of the iceberg because buried under all that ice and snow, was a ticking time bomb. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

This week, we finally get to look at the latest COP. Along the way, we find out that politicians will never stop lying, that we are all headed for disaster and what greenwashing is all about. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Indigenous people are responsible for the protection of 70-80% of the world's biodiversity so why doesn't the Paris Climate Agreement protect them? Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

This episode is meant as a celebration of all that we've achieved during this tough year. As you listen, think about all that you've achieved. Thank you so much for your continued support.

In this first episode of the third season, I thought we'd look at climate change, or, more specifically, the politics behind climate change and the lies politicians tell us. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

Season 2 is officially over. Next week, we start our new season. Thank you so much for all your support during our second season.

Now that the second season is over, I thought we should revisit one of this season's best and most engaging episodes.

In this episode, the Bikinians and the Rongelapese try, in vain, to appeal for compensation; more information can be found here: The Marshall Islands Are 10 Times More 'Radioactive' Than Chernobyl | Live Science. Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.

"A soldier told us our lives were smaller than a fingernail. They used us as guinea pigs." -John Anjain.  Please consider donating to patreon.com/societyofstrife or buymeacoffee.com/societyofstrife. You can also follow this podcast on Instagram @societyofstrifepodcast.