Tracy
Co-Host of The Slavic Connexion
Tracy is originally from Minnesota and has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from The University of Texas at Austin. She is still at UT-Austin pursuing a dual master’s degree in Global Policy Studies and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Her research interests include Czech history and culture, international food systems, democratization in Central and Eastern Europe, and the politics of corruption. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, walking for hours at a time, and playing the trombone.
Tracy has hosted four Episodes.
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Bridging the Gap: From Campus to Career (with Tom and Tracy)
February 1st, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 4 mins
alumni, careers, intelligence, life after grad school, security
In this episode, Tom and Tracy team up to talk with three former CREEES / LBJ dual degree grad students who are successfully applying their classroom experience to the real world in very big ways. If you're a student eyeing that scary drop-off after graduation, then this episode is totally for you!
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Q is for Qazaqstan: Independent Media, Brain Drain, and the New Alphabet
November 18th, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 15 secs
central asia, free media, journalism, podcasting, politics, radio, youth culture
Two visiting Kazakh journalists talk with Matt and Tracy about their experiences as independent and international media practitioners, the challenges they face in a country they say whose government tolerates no opposition.
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One Million Moments for Democracy in the Czech Republic
November 11th, 2019 | Season 2 | 37 mins 36 secs
andrej babiš, communism, corruption, czech republic, politics
Our guest today is Czech professor Petra Dominková who has stepped into our studio to talk about the upcoming demonstration on November 16th against the current controversial Prime Minister. Listen and also find out whether the country is branding itself the Czech Republic or Czechia or "Bohemia" (we unanimously veto that one).
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Georgia On My Mind: From Smuggled Spices to Internally Displaced Persons
September 23rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 55 secs
displaced peoples, georgian food, immigrant crises, no path home
Our new hosts Tracy and Cullan sit down with geographer, anthropologist, and food studies expert Dr. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn of Indiana University. Dr. Dunn's journey from baby food factory worker to anthropologist is an incredible story. WARNING: Discussion of Georgian food will make you hungry; listen at your own peril.