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On this episode, attorney and business consultant Daniel Satinsky shares about his new book, which tells the story of American participation in the dismantling of the Soviet economy and the creation of the Russian market economy in the 1990s. Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes is based on more than 100 interviews with citizen diplomats, entrepreneurs, bankers, consultants, and aid program administrators active in Russia in those years. The book chronicles the real-life experiences of these Americans as they participated in building new sectors of the post-Soviet Russian economy in finance, investment, stock trading, real estate, restaurants, public relations, law, and media (television, radio, newspapers, and movies) at a time of historically unprecedented collaboration and interaction between Russians and Americans.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDaniel Satinsky is an attorney, business consultant, and independent scholar. He first visited the USSR in 1984 and was active in business there and in Russia from 1990 to 2014. He is the co-author of "Hammer and Silicon: The Soviet Diaspora in the U.S. Innovation Economy" (2018). He is also former president of the board of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England (1998-2014) and a Davis Center associate. He holds a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a JD from Northeastern University Law School.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 16, 2024 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant Producer: Basil Fedun
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by kaleidoplasm, Holizna, Crowander, Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, Eazy)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: Daniel Satinsky.
","summary":"On this episode, returning guest Daniel Satinsky, attorney and business consultant, shares about his new book, which tells the story of American participation in the dismantling of the Soviet economy and the creation of the Russian market economy in the 1990s. *Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes* is based on more than 100 interviews with citizen diplomats, entrepreneurs, bankers, consultants, and aid program administrators active in Russia in those years.","date_published":"2024-04-14T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/28fc1931-00b2-4d34-9de9-5f5c4315792b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61452314,"duration_in_seconds":3070}]},{"id":"2063739b-0727-4838-854e-ee2201e570a8","title":"Reporting in \"Relative Unfreedom\": A Conversation with Pjotr Sauer of The Guardian","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sauer","content_text":"On this episode, Pjotr Sauer shares his firsthand experiences and reflections on reporting on Russia both before February 24, 2022 from within the country and then after, reporting from outside of the country. He elaborates on the difficulties for all journalists in navigating the challenges and constraints in Russia and expands on the plight of his friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street journalist who has been officially imprisoned by Russian authorities for one year as of March 29, 2024. Thank you for listening! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nPjotr Sauer is a Russia affairs correspondent for the Guardian. His work can also be found in The Moscow Times, The Telegraph and Het Parool. He has been a guest on the BBC, NOS, Al Jazeera, among other outlets. He is on Twitter @pjotrsauer.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 09, 2023 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nGuest Host/Producer: Anton Shingarev\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Basil Fedun\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Damiano Baldoni, Alex Productions,)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Pjotr Sauer.","content_html":"On this episode, Pjotr Sauer shares his firsthand experiences and reflections on reporting on Russia both before February 24, 2022 from within the country and then after, reporting from outside of the country. He elaborates on the difficulties for all journalists in navigating the challenges and constraints in Russia and expands on the plight of his friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street journalist who has been officially imprisoned by Russian authorities for one year as of March 29, 2024. Thank you for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nPjotr Sauer is a Russia affairs correspondent for the Guardian. His work can also be found in The Moscow Times, The Telegraph and Het Parool. He has been a guest on the BBC, NOS, Al Jazeera, among other outlets. He is on Twitter @pjotrsauer.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 09, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nGuest Host/Producer: Anton Shingarev
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Basil Fedun
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Damiano Baldoni, Alex Productions,)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: Pjotr Sauer.
","summary":"On this episode, Pjotr Sauer shares his firsthand experiences and reflections on reporting on Russia both before February 24, 2022 from within the country and then after, reporting from outside of the country. He elaborates on the difficulties for all journalists in navigating the challenges and constraints in Russia and expands on the plight of his friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street journalist who has been officially imprisoned by Russian authorities for one year as of March 29, 2024. Thank you for listening! ","date_published":"2024-03-31T17:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/2063739b-0727-4838-854e-ee2201e570a8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37098023,"duration_in_seconds":1852}]},{"id":"75d7ed91-2a28-4396-9a28-5808e32a4498","title":"Haunted Empire: Power, Trauma, & the Uncanny in Russian Imperial Gothic Literature","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sobol","content_text":"On this episode, Valeria Sobol of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaigne talks with us about her 2000 book \"Haunted Empire.\" Dr. Sobol guides us through the tapestries of Imperial Russia, where crumbling estates and eerie figures cast long shadows over the pages of history. Drawing on her meticulous research and profound insights, she unveils the intricate interplay between Gothic motifs and the imperial legacy, offering a captivating exploration of power, trauma, and the uncanny in Russian literature.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nValeria Sobol is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Febris Erotica and a coeditor of Interpreting Emotions in Russia and Eastern Europe. Check out her book Haunted Empire on the Cornell Press website: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501770104/haunted-empire/#bookTabs=2.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 15, 2023 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher\nHost/Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssistant Producer/Videographer: Basil Fedun\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Audiorezout, Beat Mekanik, Damiano Baldoni, Alex Productions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Valeria Sobol.","content_html":"On this episode, Valeria Sobol of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaigne talks with us about her 2000 book "Haunted Empire." Dr. Sobol guides us through the tapestries of Imperial Russia, where crumbling estates and eerie figures cast long shadows over the pages of history. Drawing on her meticulous research and profound insights, she unveils the intricate interplay between Gothic motifs and the imperial legacy, offering a captivating exploration of power, trauma, and the uncanny in Russian literature.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nValeria Sobol is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Febris Erotica and a coeditor of Interpreting Emotions in Russia and Eastern Europe. Check out her book Haunted Empire on the Cornell Press website: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501770104/haunted-empire/#bookTabs=2.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 15, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nHost/Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssistant Producer/Videographer: Basil Fedun
\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Audiorezout, Beat Mekanik, Damiano Baldoni, Alex Productions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: Valeria Sobol.
","summary":"On this episode, Valeria Sobol of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaigne talks with us about her 2000 book \"Haunted Empire.\" Dr. Sobol guides us through the tapestries of Imperial Russia, where crumbling estates and eerie figures cast long shadows over the pages of history. Drawing on her meticulous research and profound insights, she unveils the intricate interplay between Gothic motifs and the imperial legacy, offering a captivating exploration of power, trauma, and the uncanny in Russian literature.","date_published":"2024-03-24T17:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/75d7ed91-2a28-4396-9a28-5808e32a4498.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57367141,"duration_in_seconds":2865}]},{"id":"8edbcc9e-5ae3-43ab-afab-810682b61dfe","title":"Ukraine and the 2024 U.S. Presidential Elections with Terrell Jermaine Starr","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/terrell","content_text":"On this episode, independent journalist Terrell Jermaine Starr shares his experiences covering Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022 and explaining to Americans the importance of the nation for global security, democracy, and humanity broadly. \"We all need to be invested in each other's safety and security... Ukraine is the exact place I feel that I need to be to tell the story of how we can be better human beings to one another, and that's what my journalism is about.\"\n\nThe #Connexions Experts speaker series is dedicated to providing accessible and engaging discussions for a general audience on critical issues pertaining to media, technology, and information globally. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDetroit native Terrell Jermaine Starr is an independent American journalist widely known for his coverage of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is the founder and host of Black Diplomats, a weekly podcast reporting on foreign affairs and Eastern European politics. A former Fulbright grantee, Terrell is currently a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Conversant in Russian, Ukrainian, and Georgian, he is a recognized authority on Ukraine-U.S. relations, Georgian politics, Central Asia, and American democracy. Visit his website https://terrellstarr.com/ and follow him on Twitter @terrelljstarr.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 6, 2024 at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Basil Fedun\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n","content_html":"On this episode, independent journalist Terrell Jermaine Starr shares his experiences covering Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022 and explaining to Americans the importance of the nation for global security, democracy, and humanity broadly. "We all need to be invested in each other's safety and security... Ukraine is the exact place I feel that I need to be to tell the story of how we can be better human beings to one another, and that's what my journalism is about."
\n\nThe #Connexions Experts speaker series is dedicated to providing accessible and engaging discussions for a general audience on critical issues pertaining to media, technology, and information globally.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDetroit native Terrell Jermaine Starr is an independent American journalist widely known for his coverage of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is the founder and host of Black Diplomats, a weekly podcast reporting on foreign affairs and Eastern European politics. A former Fulbright grantee, Terrell is currently a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Conversant in Russian, Ukrainian, and Georgian, he is a recognized authority on Ukraine-U.S. relations, Georgian politics, Central Asia, and American democracy. Visit his website https://terrellstarr.com/ and follow him on Twitter @terrelljstarr.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 6, 2024 at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Basil Fedun
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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On this episode, renowned historian John Connelly from the University of California, Berkeley, talks with us about the growth of fascism from democracy, the roots and justification narratives of anti-semitism in Germany and elsewhere, and the development of nationalism in modern history across Europe. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nJohn Connelly is the Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History and Director of the Institute for East European, Eurasian, and Slavic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his BSFS from Georgetown University, an MA (in Russian and East European Studies) from the University of Michigan, and a Phd from Harvard University. His scholarship focuses on the history of East and Central Europe, with special concern for problems of religious and ethnic identity in multinational space. He has published Captive University: The Sovietization of East German, Czech and Polish Higher Education (Chapel Hill, 2000),From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews (Harvard UP, 2012), and From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe (Princeton, 2020), and is at work on a history of democracy in Europe, 1076-present.. https://history.berkeley.edu/john-connelly
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 1, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention at the Philadelphia marriott Downtown.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Kevin Bryce, Makaih Beats, Ketsa, Broke for Free)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: John Connelly.
","summary":"On this episode, renowned historian John Connelly from the University of California, Berkeley, talks with us about the growth of fascism from democracy, the roots and justification narratives of anti-semitism in Germany and elsewhere, and the development of nationalism and the role of the \"leader\" in modern history across Europe. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2024-02-17T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/24ea5f58-c67d-4f17-b0e6-971d9cae9a20.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52520282,"duration_in_seconds":2621}]},{"id":"aaa91894-3c18-44b5-a153-47e8fa077968","title":"Resiliency, Corruption, and Uncertainty: Assessing Ukraine's Politics and Long-Term Prospects","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kudelia","content_text":"On this episode, poitical scientist Serhiy Kudelia of Baylor University speaks with us about multiple topics on Ukraine from the prospects for Ukraine in the long-term, depending on continued western support, to the political effects of the war on Ukrainian leadership. Dr. Kudelia discusses the likelihood of Ukraine gaining any security guarantees from the West and under what conditions Putin might deploy strategic nuclear weapons or perhaps advance his military campaign beyond Ukraine. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nSERHIY KUDELIA is associate professor of political science at Baylor University. His research and teaching deal with the study of political regimes, revolutions, armed conflicts and political violence. His primary research focus is Ukraine and his articles appeared in numerous academic journals including Comparative Politics, Journal of Democracy, Current History, Post-Soviet Affairs, Problems of Post-Communism, East European Politics and Societies, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Demokratizatsiya, Russia in Global Affairs and in several edited volumes. His book \"The Strategy of Campaigning: Lessons from Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin\" co-authored with Kiron Skinner, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Condoleezza Rice was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2007. Based on his extensive expertise in Ukrainian politics Dr. Kudelia has also offered commentary to a variety of news outlets including BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, NHK, Radio China International, Open Democracy, The Moscow Times, Kyiv Post and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 02, 2023 during the 2023 ASEEES Convention at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nCo-Host: Basil Fedun\nCo-Host: Faith VanVleet\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssistant Producer: Eliza Fisher\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Nul Tiel Records, Kaleidoplasm, Broke for Free, Beat Mekanik, Joey Hendrixx)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Serhiy Kudelia.","content_html":"On this episode, poitical scientist Serhiy Kudelia of Baylor University speaks with us about multiple topics on Ukraine from the prospects for Ukraine in the long-term, depending on continued western support, to the political effects of the war on Ukrainian leadership. Dr. Kudelia discusses the likelihood of Ukraine gaining any security guarantees from the West and under what conditions Putin might deploy strategic nuclear weapons or perhaps advance his military campaign beyond Ukraine. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nSERHIY KUDELIA is associate professor of political science at Baylor University. His research and teaching deal with the study of political regimes, revolutions, armed conflicts and political violence. His primary research focus is Ukraine and his articles appeared in numerous academic journals including Comparative Politics, Journal of Democracy, Current History, Post-Soviet Affairs, Problems of Post-Communism, East European Politics and Societies, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Demokratizatsiya, Russia in Global Affairs and in several edited volumes. His book "The Strategy of Campaigning: Lessons from Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin" co-authored with Kiron Skinner, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Condoleezza Rice was published by the University of Michigan Press in 2007. Based on his extensive expertise in Ukrainian politics Dr. Kudelia has also offered commentary to a variety of news outlets including BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, NHK, Radio China International, Open Democracy, The Moscow Times, Kyiv Post and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 02, 2023 during the 2023 ASEEES Convention at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nCo-Host: Basil Fedun
\nCo-Host: Faith VanVleet
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nSocial Media Manager: Faith VanVleet
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Nul Tiel Records, Kaleidoplasm, Broke for Free, Beat Mekanik, Joey Hendrixx)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: Serhiy Kudelia.
","summary":"On this episode, political scientist Serhiy Kudelia of Baylor University speaks with us about multiple topics pertaining to Ukraine from the prospects for Ukraine in the long-term, depending on continued western support, to the political effects of the war on Ukrainian leadership. Dr. Kudelia discusses the likelihood of Ukraine gaining any security guarantees from the West and under what conditions Putin might deploy strategic nuclear weapons. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2024-02-03T16:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/aaa91894-3c18-44b5-a153-47e8fa077968.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37919884,"duration_in_seconds":1892}]},{"id":"170ee821-1446-4b74-b818-a292b63e8ed4","title":"Demystifying Cyber: Building Resiliency in the Modern Technology Landscape","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/lockhart","content_text":"On this episode, Francesca Lockhart, cybersecurity professor at The University of Texas at Austin, talks about her unique and prescient cybersecurity clinic that she developed on the Forty Acres after leading the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Francesca also discusses the role of state and local security units in protecting critical infrastructure and the importance of area studies for the national security community. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nFrancesca (Chessie) Lockhart is the Cybersecurity Clinic Program Lead at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law. Before joining the Strauss Center, she managed the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, overseeing several strategic intelligence analysis programs covering counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection for the State of Texas. Previous roles at the Department of Public Safety include supervising intelligence support for region-specific criminal investigations and serving as lead analyst on the counterintelligence program. Francesca received her bachelor’s degree from UT Austin in government, where she was a Brumley Next Generation Undergraduate Scholar at the Strauss Center and an Undergraduate Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security. She also held the Lowell Lebermann Scholarship through the Forty Acres Scholars Program.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 9, 2023 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Beat Mekanik, Alex Productions, Shaolin Dub)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Francesca Lockhart.","content_html":"On this episode, Francesca Lockhart, cybersecurity professor at The University of Texas at Austin, talks about her unique and prescient cybersecurity clinic that she developed on the Forty Acres after leading the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Francesca also discusses the role of state and local security units in protecting critical infrastructure and the importance of area studies for the national security community. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nFrancesca (Chessie) Lockhart is the Cybersecurity Clinic Program Lead at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law. Before joining the Strauss Center, she managed the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, overseeing several strategic intelligence analysis programs covering counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection for the State of Texas. Previous roles at the Department of Public Safety include supervising intelligence support for region-specific criminal investigations and serving as lead analyst on the counterintelligence program. Francesca received her bachelor’s degree from UT Austin in government, where she was a Brumley Next Generation Undergraduate Scholar at the Strauss Center and an Undergraduate Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security. She also held the Lowell Lebermann Scholarship through the Forty Acres Scholars Program.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 9, 2023 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Beat Mekanik, Alex Productions, Shaolin Dub)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Francesca Lockhart.
","summary":"On this episode, Francesca Lockhart, cybersecurity professor at The University of Texas at Austin, talks about her unique and forward-looking cybersecurity clinic that she developed on the Forty Acres after leading the Homeland Security Unit at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2024-01-21T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/170ee821-1446-4b74-b818-a292b63e8ed4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57782988,"duration_in_seconds":2882}]},{"id":"912bd5b7-4775-4f7f-a9c7-55d1c64eff73","title":"\"Atomic Steppe\": The Soviet Nuclear Legacy and the Global Arms Race","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/atomic","content_text":"On this episode, Dr. Togzhan Kassenova joined Taylor and Nick for a conversation about the destructive impact of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan and the figurative fallout of the dissolution of the USSR which resulted in Russia providing security guarantees to \"divorced\" states in exchange for the surrender of Soviet weapons of mass destruction. Check out Dr. Kassenova's book for more about Kazakhstan's complex nuclear history under the USSR and beyond: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33596 Use code KASSENOVA20 to receive a 20% discount in North and South America and code CSFS22AS for all other regions of the world. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow with the Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a nonresident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an expert on nuclear politics, WMD nonproliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions implementation, and financial crime prevention. She currently works on issues related to proliferation financing controls, exploring ways to minimize access of proliferators to the global financial system. Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Leeds and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). From 2011 to 2015 Kassenova served on the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Alex Productions\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Togzhan Kassenova.","content_html":"On this episode, Dr. Togzhan Kassenova joined Taylor and Nick for a conversation about the destructive impact of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan and the figurative fallout of the dissolution of the USSR which resulted in Russia providing security guarantees to "divorced" states in exchange for the surrender of Soviet weapons of mass destruction. Check out Dr. Kassenova's book for more about Kazakhstan's complex nuclear history under the USSR and beyond: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33596 Use code KASSENOVA20 to receive a 20% discount in North and South America and code CSFS22AS for all other regions of the world. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Togzhan Kassenova is a Washington, DC-based senior fellow with the Project on International Security, Commerce, and Economic Statecraft (PISCES) at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany and a nonresident fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is an expert on nuclear politics, WMD nonproliferation, strategic trade controls, sanctions implementation, and financial crime prevention. She currently works on issues related to proliferation financing controls, exploring ways to minimize access of proliferators to the global financial system. Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Leeds and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). From 2011 to 2015 Kassenova served on the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Alex Productions
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Togzhan Kassenova.
","summary":"On this episode, Dr. Togzhan Kassenova joined Taylor and Nick for a conversation about the destructive impact of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan and the figurative fallout of the dissolution of the USSR which resulted in Russia providing security guarantees to \"divorced\" states in exchange for the surrender of Soviet weapons of mass destruction. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2024-01-14T17:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/912bd5b7-4775-4f7f-a9c7-55d1c64eff73.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43751294,"duration_in_seconds":2179}]},{"id":"acdcef9c-4fae-41d4-9b5f-42e86a495812","title":"Ballistics and Ballots: The Ukraine War in 2024 and Beyond with Michael Kofman","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kofman","content_text":"On this first episode of 2024, we reflect on the War in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects for continued political and military support in 2024 and beyond with Carnegie Endowment's senior fellow and renowned military analyst Michael Kofman.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMichael Kofman is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on the Russian military and Eurasian security issues. Prior to joining Carnegie in 2023, he served as Director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses, where he conducted research on the capabilities, strategy, and military thought of the Russian Armed Forces. Widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on the Russian military, and the Russo-Ukrainian War, Kofman has led foundational work in the field, and is routinely cited in major publications. He also regularly advises senior government and military officials.\n\nAside from his work at Carnegie, Kofman is also a Principal Research Scientist at CNA, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and a Contributing Editor at War on the Rocks, where he hosts The Russia Contingency, a bi-weekly podcast on the Russian military and war against Ukraine. He previously served as a program manager, and research fellow, at the National Defense University. Past fellowships have included the Modern War Institute at West Point, and the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Jon Shuemaker, Broke for Free)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Michael Kofman.","content_html":"On this first episode of 2024, we reflect on the War in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects for continued political and military support in 2024 and beyond with Carnegie Endowment's senior fellow and renowned military analyst Michael Kofman.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nMichael Kofman is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on the Russian military and Eurasian security issues. Prior to joining Carnegie in 2023, he served as Director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses, where he conducted research on the capabilities, strategy, and military thought of the Russian Armed Forces. Widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on the Russian military, and the Russo-Ukrainian War, Kofman has led foundational work in the field, and is routinely cited in major publications. He also regularly advises senior government and military officials.
Aside from his work at Carnegie, Kofman is also a Principal Research Scientist at CNA, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and a Contributing Editor at War on the Rocks, where he hosts The Russia Contingency, a bi-weekly podcast on the Russian military and war against Ukraine. He previously served as a program manager, and research fellow, at the National Defense University. Past fellowships have included the Modern War Institute at West Point, and the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Jon Shuemaker, Broke for Free)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Michael Kofman.
","summary":"On this first episode of 2024, we reflect on the War in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects for continued political and military support in 2024 and beyond with Carnegie Endowment's senior fellow and renowned military analyst Michael Kofman.","date_published":"2024-01-04T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/acdcef9c-4fae-41d4-9b5f-42e86a495812.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41460543,"duration_in_seconds":2067}]},{"id":"246f1e7c-84bb-4060-b4b1-1069bbc7f90a","title":"Mordor to Moscow, Potter to Putin: Into the Slavic Multiverse with Eliot Borenstein","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/multiverse","content_text":"On this episode, Eliot Borenstein returns for a fun conversation about the political and historical themes in pop culture and the abundance of Marvel, Harry Potter, LOTR, etc. fan fiction that emerged post-socialism. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nEliot Borenstein is Professor of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York University. His most recent books include Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism (winner of the 2020 Wayne S. Vucinich brook prize and the 2020 AATSEEL book prize), and Marvel Comics in the 1970s: The World Inside Your Head (2023).\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 01, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex-Productions, Holizna, Beat Mekanik)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Eliot Borenstein.","content_html":"On this episode, Eliot Borenstein returns for a fun conversation about the political and historical themes in pop culture and the abundance of Marvel, Harry Potter, LOTR, etc. fan fiction that emerged post-socialism. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nEliot Borenstein is Professor of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York University. His most recent books include Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism (winner of the 2020 Wayne S. Vucinich brook prize and the 2020 AATSEEL book prize), and Marvel Comics in the 1970s: The World Inside Your Head (2023).
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 01, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex-Productions, Holizna, Beat Mekanik)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Eliot Borenstein.
","summary":"On this episode, Eliot Borenstein returns for a fun conversation about the political and historical themes in pop culture and the abundance of Marvel, Harry Potter, LOTR, etc. fan fiction that emerged post-socialism. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2023-12-23T20:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/246f1e7c-84bb-4060-b4b1-1069bbc7f90a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50647134,"duration_in_seconds":2523}]},{"id":"db316fd7-241e-47cd-9aaf-84f6146b32d1","title":"Battle Without Borders: Cyberwarfare and the Russian (Dis)advantage","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/cyber","content_text":"On this episode, cyber expert Gavin Wilde joined us to talk all things cyberwarfare. He defined the term and its distinction from information warfare; shared the reasons why he believes studying Russia is important for this complex, actively developing, and hard-to-measure battlefront; and touched on the differences between the US and Russian military cyber and information operations and structures. Follow Gavin on Twitter/X @gavinbwilde. Thanks for listening! \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 2, 2023 during the ASEEES Convention at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.\n\nJoin us in Austin, TX for the 2024 #Connexions Conference, March 18-20, 2024, where we will be focusing on information warfare, cybersecurity, and extremism online. For more information visit https://connexions.ai.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nGavin Wilde is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and influence operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies. \nPrior to joining Carnegie, Wilde served on the National Security Council as director for Russia, Baltic, and Caucasus affairs. In addition to managing country-specific portfolios, he focused on formulating and coordinating foreign malign influence, election security, and cyber policies. \nWilde also served in senior analyst and leadership roles at the National Security Agency for over a decade, after several years as a linguist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The insights he generated for counterintelligence, policymaking, and warfighting consumers included co-authorship of the Intelligence Community assessment of Russian activities targeting the 2016 U.S. presidential election.\nWilde is a nonresident fellow at Defense Priorities and an adjunct professor at the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He previously assessed geopolitical risk for multinational corporations as a managing consultant at Krebs Stamos Group, a cybersecurity advisory. His commentary has been featured in War on the Rocks, Lawfare, Just Security, Barron’s, New Lines Magazine, and elsewhere.\nWilde holds a BA in Russian Studies from the University of Utah and graduated with distinction from the National War College with an MS in National Security Strategy.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp (@masha_mashenka_ )\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex Productions, Broke for Free, Joey Hendrixx, Cruxorium)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Gavin Wilde.","content_html":"On this episode, cyber expert Gavin Wilde joined us to talk all things cyberwarfare. He defined the term and its distinction from information warfare; shared the reasons why he believes studying Russia is important for this complex, actively developing, and hard-to-measure battlefront; and touched on the differences between the US and Russian military cyber and information operations and structures. Follow Gavin on Twitter/X @gavinbwilde. Thanks for listening!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 2, 2023 during the ASEEES Convention at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
\n\nJoin us in Austin, TX for the 2024 #Connexions Conference, March 18-20, 2024, where we will be focusing on information warfare, cybersecurity, and extremism online. For more information visit https://connexions.ai.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nGavin Wilde is a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he applies his expertise on Russia and information warfare to examine the strategic challenges posed by cyber and influence operations, propaganda, and emerging technologies.
\nPrior to joining Carnegie, Wilde served on the National Security Council as director for Russia, Baltic, and Caucasus affairs. In addition to managing country-specific portfolios, he focused on formulating and coordinating foreign malign influence, election security, and cyber policies.
\nWilde also served in senior analyst and leadership roles at the National Security Agency for over a decade, after several years as a linguist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The insights he generated for counterintelligence, policymaking, and warfighting consumers included co-authorship of the Intelligence Community assessment of Russian activities targeting the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
\nWilde is a nonresident fellow at Defense Priorities and an adjunct professor at the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He previously assessed geopolitical risk for multinational corporations as a managing consultant at Krebs Stamos Group, a cybersecurity advisory. His commentary has been featured in War on the Rocks, Lawfare, Just Security, Barron’s, New Lines Magazine, and elsewhere.
\nWilde holds a BA in Russian Studies from the University of Utah and graduated with distinction from the National War College with an MS in National Security Strategy.
If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp (@masha_mashenka_ )
\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex Productions, Broke for Free, Joey Hendrixx, Cruxorium)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Gavin Wilde.
","summary":"On this episode, cyber expert Gavin Wilde joined us to talk all things cyberwarfare. He defined the term and its distinction from information warfare; shared the reasons why he believes studying Russia is important for this complex, actively developing, and hard-to-measure battlefront; and touched on the differences between the US and Russian military cyber and information operations and structures. Thanks for listening! ","date_published":"2023-12-17T18:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/db316fd7-241e-47cd-9aaf-84f6146b32d1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42495433,"duration_in_seconds":2121}]},{"id":"8fefdb50-1283-41af-afb9-a0c8b8804438","title":"Gravedigger of the Present: Memory Politics and the Weaponization of History ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/gajos","content_text":"In this episode, Bartek Gajos discusses his in-depth research into memory politics during the Soviet period and today, specifically the weaponization of history by the Russian regime, the past's influence on present actions taken by great powers, NATO expansion and EU enlargement, the \"armageddon option\" taken by Western G7 leaders at Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the questions surrounding Polish-Ukrainian relations. Bartek appropriately quotes Nietzsche: \"... the past must be forgotten if it is not to become the gravedigger of the present.\" Thanks for listening!\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 1, 2023 at the ASEEES 2023 convention in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel. \n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex Productions, OKAM, Dirk Dahler, KAZKA)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Bartłomiej Gajos.","content_html":"In this episode, Bartek Gajos discusses his in-depth research into memory politics during the Soviet period and today, specifically the weaponization of history by the Russian regime, the past's influence on present actions taken by great powers, NATO expansion and EU enlargement, the "armageddon option" taken by Western G7 leaders at Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the questions surrounding Polish-Ukrainian relations. Bartek appropriately quotes Nietzsche: "... the past must be forgotten if it is not to become the gravedigger of the present." Thanks for listening!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 1, 2023 at the ASEEES 2023 convention in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown hotel.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nHost/Assistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Alex Productions, OKAM, Dirk Dahler, KAZKA)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Bartłomiej Gajos.
","summary":"In this episode, Bartek Gajos discusses his in-depth research into memory politics during the Soviet period and today, specifically the weaponization of history by the Russian regime, the past's influence on present actions taken by great powers, NATO expansion and EU enlargement, and the questions surrounding Polish-Ukrainian relations. Bartek appropriately quotes Nietzsche: \"... the past must be forgotten if it is not to become the gravedigger of the present.\" Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-12-09T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8fefdb50-1283-41af-afb9-a0c8b8804438.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54285010,"duration_in_seconds":2709}]},{"id":"1e6ccd26-733c-43e2-8cfa-b624915cf66d","title":"The State of Investigative Journalism in Russia Today with Mikhail Rubin","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/rubin","content_text":"On this episode, Taylor and Misha speak with Mikhail Rubin, journalist and co-founder of Proekt Media, the lead investigative media outlet in Russia. Thanks for listening! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMikhail Rubin has covered Russian policy processes for nearly 13 years. During this period, he has had the opportunity to work as a Kremlin pool reporter for the popular print and web-media outlets Izvestia and RBC. He has also worked as a TV-journalist with Rain (Dozhd), hosting a program about the underbelly of Russian politics. Now, he finds himself at what he believes to be the most interesting Russian investigative media outlet – The Project.\nFollow Proekt Media on social media and subscribe to their website: https://www.proekt.media/en/home/.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 30, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia, at the Marriott Hotel. Thank you to ASEEES for welcoming us!\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Ketsa, Holizna, AlexProductions, Metre)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Mikhail Rubin.","content_html":"On this episode, Taylor and Misha speak with Mikhail Rubin, journalist and co-founder of Proekt Media, the lead investigative media outlet in Russia. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nMikhail Rubin has covered Russian policy processes for nearly 13 years. During this period, he has had the opportunity to work as a Kremlin pool reporter for the popular print and web-media outlets Izvestia and RBC. He has also worked as a TV-journalist with Rain (Dozhd), hosting a program about the underbelly of Russian politics. Now, he finds himself at what he believes to be the most interesting Russian investigative media outlet – The Project.
\nFollow Proekt Media on social media and subscribe to their website: https://www.proekt.media/en/home/.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 30, 2023 at the 2023 ASEEES Convention in Philadelphia, at the Marriott Hotel. Thank you to ASEEES for welcoming us!
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Ketsa, Holizna, AlexProductions, Metre)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Mikhail Rubin.
","summary":"On this episode, Taylor and Misha speak with Mikhail Rubin, journalist and co-founder of Proekt Media, the lead investigative media outlet in Russia. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-12-02T09:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1e6ccd26-733c-43e2-8cfa-b624915cf66d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45393441,"duration_in_seconds":2266}]},{"id":"ce65fe3b-2c0b-4693-a112-1cc7b9186af7","title":"The (Grass)roots of Illiberalism: Contemporary Authoritarianism, Identity Projects, & Culture Wars in Europe","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/laruelle","content_text":"In this episode, Nick and Eliza talk with widely respected historian and sociologist Marlène Laruelle about the concept of illiberalism and its spread across Europe. Dr. Laruelle explains how she frames the relatively new term as a cluster of ideologies that is challenging liberalism in its various forms, mostly based around two key arguments: (1) the need for sovereignty, and (2) the idea that traditional hierarchy must be reinforced and protected. She also talks about Russia's rebranding of itself as an anti-colonial power in order to appeal to the Global South which she holds has been a successful and efficient tactic that resonates with nations opposed to European and Western overreach. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Marlène Laruelle is the Director of the Illiberalism Studies Program and former Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at George Washington University. She works on the rise of populist and illiberal movements in post-Soviet Eurasia, Europe and the US. Trained in political philosophy, she explores how nationalism and conservative values are becoming mainstream in different cultural contexts. She focuses on Russia's ideological landscape and its outreach abroad. She has been also working on Central Asia's nationhood and regional environment, as well as on Russia's Arctic policy.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 3, 2023 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHosts: Eliza Fisher, Nicholas Pierce\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by King Elizaebeth, Makaih Beats, Juanitos, Eaters, Holizna, Ketsa)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Marlène Laruelle.","content_html":"In this episode, Nick and Eliza talk with widely respected historian and sociologist Marlène Laruelle about the concept of illiberalism and its spread across Europe. Dr. Laruelle explains how she frames the relatively new term as a cluster of ideologies that is challenging liberalism in its various forms, mostly based around two key arguments: (1) the need for sovereignty, and (2) the idea that traditional hierarchy must be reinforced and protected. She also talks about Russia's rebranding of itself as an anti-colonial power in order to appeal to the Global South which she holds has been a successful and efficient tactic that resonates with nations opposed to European and Western overreach. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Marlène Laruelle is the Director of the Illiberalism Studies Program and former Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at George Washington University. She works on the rise of populist and illiberal movements in post-Soviet Eurasia, Europe and the US. Trained in political philosophy, she explores how nationalism and conservative values are becoming mainstream in different cultural contexts. She focuses on Russia's ideological landscape and its outreach abroad. She has been also working on Central Asia's nationhood and regional environment, as well as on Russia's Arctic policy.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 3, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHosts: Eliza Fisher, Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by King Elizaebeth, Makaih Beats, Juanitos, Eaters, Holizna, Ketsa)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Marlène Laruelle.
","summary":"In this episode, Nick and Eliza talk with widely respected historian and sociologist Marlène Laruelle about the concept of illiberalism and its spread across Eastern and Central Europe. Dr. Laruelle explains how she frames the relatively new term as a cluster of ideologies that is challenging liberalism in its various forms. Thanks for listening! ","date_published":"2023-11-25T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ce65fe3b-2c0b-4693-a112-1cc7b9186af7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55786698,"duration_in_seconds":2784}]},{"id":"995263b4-64ab-497f-9d0f-a505c004477d","title":"Surveillance, Liberty, & Privacy: A Conversation on National Security & Emerging Technologies with Adam Klein","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/klein","content_text":"On this episode, Adam Klein, director of the Strauss Center for International Security & Law, shares his insights on the concerns around security versus freedom of speech; his work covering the confluence of law, surveillance, and emerging technologies; and his unique perspectives on global affairs.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 6, 2023 at the LBJ School for Public Affairs, UT Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Sneaky Club, Shaolin Dub, Alex-Productions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Adam Klein.","content_html":"On this episode, Adam Klein, director of the Strauss Center for International Security & Law, shares his insights on the concerns around security versus freedom of speech; his work covering the confluence of law, surveillance, and emerging technologies; and his unique perspectives on global affairs.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 6, 2023 at the LBJ School for Public Affairs, UT Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Sneaky Club, Shaolin Dub, Alex-Productions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Adam Klein.
","summary":"On this episode, Adam Klein, director of the Strauss Center for International Security & Law, shares his insights on the concerns around security versus freedom of speech; his work covering the confluence of law, surveillance, and emerging technologies; and his perspectives on intelligence agencies and their role in global affairs.","date_published":"2023-11-20T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/995263b4-64ab-497f-9d0f-a505c004477d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52183614,"duration_in_seconds":2601}]},{"id":"8c5a0cad-0744-4417-bc9d-52a55d58e225","title":"Bravehearts: The Real Story of the Chechens' Unending Fight for Independence (#Connexions speaker series)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/dennis","content_text":"On this episode, Dr. Michael Dennis, a leading expert on the Chechen Republic, tells the multifaceted story of the Chechen fight for independence, including the consequences of the Chechen Wars, the rise of the Kadyrov family, lessons learned by the Russian Army, impacts on the Putin regime's decision-making in crises, and Chechnya's role in Ukraine. Dr. Dennis also talks about the future of the North Caucasus and the different actors' stakes in this fraught region. Thanks for listening!\n\nThis event was part of the #Connexions Experts speaker series which is dedicated to spreading nuanced knowledge about conflict areas in the greater Eurasian region. The Experts series is in lead up to the #Connexions 2024 conference which will take place from March 18-20 at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nWatch the event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/w6Fh76DnmdI?si=MC6lu6CRY-15RWTk\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Michael Dennis is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a leading expert on Chechnya, the North Caucasus insurgency, and the Russo-Chechen Wars. In addition to over twenty years of research in the region, Dr. Dennis spent over five years living with Chechen rebels and refugees in the Pankisi Gorge along the Chechen border with the Republic of Georgia, and displaced Chechen communities in Azerbaijan, Belgium, Poland, and Turkey, exploring the conditions under which displaced populations attitudinally support political violence. His post-doctoral research focused on Chechen attitudes towards foreign fighters in Ukraine and Syria. During the Second Russo-Chechen War (1999 to 2009), he served as a volunteer aid-worker the International Rescue Committee (IRC) tasked with leading a team to help re-build water, sanitation, and education infrastructure in war-torn Chechnya and provide subsistence support to tens of thousands of Chechen refugees living in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia. From 2004 to 2011, he co-directed the Chechnya Advocacy Network, an international humanitarian non-government organization created to improve human rights and security in Chechnya, provide legal and asylum procedure assistance for Chechen refugees, conduct research on issues related to the Russo-Chechen Wars, and raise awareness and funds to improve infrastructure, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and education in the Republic of Chechnya. Dr. Dennis’s research has been published in Security Studies and referenced in Foreign Affairs, and he recently completed an academic book manuscript based on his decades-long work with Chechen refugees. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Political Science from Miami University (Ohio), and studied at Novgorod State University in Russia, and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and speaks Chechen and Russian. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 3, 2023 at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by AKMV, Ketsa, Mindseye, Shaolin Dub)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Michael Dennis.","content_html":"On this episode, Dr. Michael Dennis, a leading expert on the Chechen Republic, tells the multifaceted story of the Chechen fight for independence, including the consequences of the Chechen Wars, the rise of the Kadyrov family, lessons learned by the Russian Army, impacts on the Putin regime's decision-making in crises, and Chechnya's role in Ukraine. Dr. Dennis also talks about the future of the North Caucasus and the different actors' stakes in this fraught region. Thanks for listening!
\n\nThis event was part of the #Connexions Experts speaker series which is dedicated to spreading nuanced knowledge about conflict areas in the greater Eurasian region. The Experts series is in lead up to the #Connexions 2024 conference which will take place from March 18-20 at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nWatch the event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/w6Fh76DnmdI?si=MC6lu6CRY-15RWTk
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Michael Dennis is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a leading expert on Chechnya, the North Caucasus insurgency, and the Russo-Chechen Wars. In addition to over twenty years of research in the region, Dr. Dennis spent over five years living with Chechen rebels and refugees in the Pankisi Gorge along the Chechen border with the Republic of Georgia, and displaced Chechen communities in Azerbaijan, Belgium, Poland, and Turkey, exploring the conditions under which displaced populations attitudinally support political violence. His post-doctoral research focused on Chechen attitudes towards foreign fighters in Ukraine and Syria. During the Second Russo-Chechen War (1999 to 2009), he served as a volunteer aid-worker the International Rescue Committee (IRC) tasked with leading a team to help re-build water, sanitation, and education infrastructure in war-torn Chechnya and provide subsistence support to tens of thousands of Chechen refugees living in the neighboring republic of Ingushetia. From 2004 to 2011, he co-directed the Chechnya Advocacy Network, an international humanitarian non-government organization created to improve human rights and security in Chechnya, provide legal and asylum procedure assistance for Chechen refugees, conduct research on issues related to the Russo-Chechen Wars, and raise awareness and funds to improve infrastructure, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and education in the Republic of Chechnya. Dr. Dennis’s research has been published in Security Studies and referenced in Foreign Affairs, and he recently completed an academic book manuscript based on his decades-long work with Chechen refugees. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Political Science from Miami University (Ohio), and studied at Novgorod State University in Russia, and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and speaks Chechen and Russian.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 3, 2023 at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by AKMV, Ketsa, Mindseye, Shaolin Dub)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Michael Dennis.
","summary":"On this episode, Dr. Michael Dennis, a leading expert on the Chechen Republic, tells the multifaceted story of the Chechen fight for independence, including the consequences of the Chechen Wars, the rise of the Kadyrov family, lessons learned by the Russian Army, impacts on the Putin regime's decision-making in crises, and Chechnya's role in Ukraine. Dr. Dennis also talks about the future of the North Caucasus and the different actors' stakes in this fraught region. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-11-15T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8c5a0cad-0744-4417-bc9d-52a55d58e225.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66635897,"duration_in_seconds":3326}]},{"id":"3378dd24-7af7-475d-a425-50e635d7844e","title":"Yellowing Paper: Russian Journalism, the New Proletarian Elite, and an Economy of Smugglers","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/max","content_text":"On this episode, we talk with Financial Times' Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon who speaks about his personal path to journalism in Putin's Russia, the state of the country's economic system, the political ineffectiveness of Russian oligarchs, and much more. Thanks for listening! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMax Seddon has been the FT's Moscow bureau chief since 2021 and leads coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He was previously a correspondent in the Moscow bureau, where he wrote about the tug-of-war over money and power between the Kremlin, Russian oligarchs, and state companies, as well as topics from the Orthodox Church to football. Before that, he covered Russia and Ukraine for BuzzFeed News and the Associated Press.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 24, 2023 via Zoom. \n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper (charlieharpermusic.com) and additional background music by kaleidoplasm, Holizna, Crowander, Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, Eazy)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Max Seddon.","content_html":"On this episode, we talk with Financial Times' Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon who speaks about his personal path to journalism in Putin's Russia, the state of the country's economic system, the political ineffectiveness of Russian oligarchs, and much more. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nMax Seddon has been the FT's Moscow bureau chief since 2021 and leads coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He was previously a correspondent in the Moscow bureau, where he wrote about the tug-of-war over money and power between the Kremlin, Russian oligarchs, and state companies, as well as topics from the Orthodox Church to football. Before that, he covered Russia and Ukraine for BuzzFeed News and the Associated Press.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 24, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nPRODUCTION CREDITS
\nAssistant EP/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
Main Theme by Charlie Harper (charlieharpermusic.com) and additional background music by kaleidoplasm, Holizna, Crowander, Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, Eazy)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Max Seddon.
","summary":"On this episode, we talk with Financial Times' Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon who speaks about his personal path to journalism in Putin's Russia, the state of the country's economic system, the political ineffectiveness of Russian oligarchs, and much more. Thanks for listening! ","date_published":"2023-11-04T17:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3378dd24-7af7-475d-a425-50e635d7844e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35182236,"duration_in_seconds":1753}]},{"id":"19f8a8c6-f7d8-4fae-990d-600041e6098f","title":"On the Wings of Russian Propaganda: Slovakia and the Decline of Democracy in Central Europe","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/klus","content_text":"On this episode, Slovakian politician and academic Martin Klus talks with us during a trip to Texas about the state of the Slovak Republic following the recent elections favoring a more Moscow-friendly government. Slovakia's move towards the pro-Russia camp in which Victor Orban's Hungary sits will make things difficult for its eastern neighbor Ukraine and easier for Putin in the European space. Per statistics that Dr. Klus cited as a fellow at the Bratislava-based think tank GLOBSEC, 55% of Slovakians believe that the war in Ukraine was started by an actor other than Russia, which is a direct effect of Russian propaganda through social media platforms, in particular TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The European Commission introduced the Digital Service Act which Dr. Klus hopes will help to mitigate the negative effects of free speech for trolls and hate speech-propagating bots. Thanks for listening!\n\nRelated episodes: \"Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of Czechoslovakia\" https://www.slavxradio.com/stefanik\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMartin Klus is a Slovak political scientist and theorist. Prior to entering Slovak politics and since leaving office recently, he worked as university lecturer and political analyst, providing political analyses and commentaries for renowned domestic and foreign media. Dr. Klus holds a PhD in Theory of Politics and an MBA. He entered communal politics in Banská Bystrica in 2014. Between the years 2016 and 2020 he was a Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Vice Chairman of the NCSR EU Affairs Committee and member of the NCSR Foreign Affairs Committee, even the NCSR Deputy Speaker during last six months of his tenure. He held the position of Vice Chairman of the NATO PA Subcommittee on NATO Partnership, as the first Slovak appointee in such position. In March 2020, he served as the State Secretary for EU affairs at the Slovak MFEA as both the GAC minister and the Sherpa to the Prime Minister. Besides EU Affairs, his contemporary agenda and research consists of Disinformation and Hybrid Threats, Human Rights, Crisis Management and Consular Affairs. He is now returning to academia, to resume his post as associate professor at the Higher School of Economics and Management in Bratislava, Slovakia.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas. \n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) - Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Eme Hache, Joey Hendrixx.\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Martin Klus.","content_html":"On this episode, Slovakian politician and academic Martin Klus talks with us during a trip to Texas about the state of the Slovak Republic following the recent elections favoring a more Moscow-friendly government. Slovakia's move towards the pro-Russia camp in which Victor Orban's Hungary sits will make things difficult for its eastern neighbor Ukraine and easier for Putin in the European space. Per statistics that Dr. Klus cited as a fellow at the Bratislava-based think tank GLOBSEC, 55% of Slovakians believe that the war in Ukraine was started by an actor other than Russia, which is a direct effect of Russian propaganda through social media platforms, in particular TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The European Commission introduced the Digital Service Act which Dr. Klus hopes will help to mitigate the negative effects of free speech for trolls and hate speech-propagating bots. Thanks for listening!
\n\nRelated episodes: "Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of Czechoslovakia" https://www.slavxradio.com/stefanik
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nMartin Klus is a Slovak political scientist and theorist. Prior to entering Slovak politics and since leaving office recently, he worked as university lecturer and political analyst, providing political analyses and commentaries for renowned domestic and foreign media. Dr. Klus holds a PhD in Theory of Politics and an MBA. He entered communal politics in Banská Bystrica in 2014. Between the years 2016 and 2020 he was a Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Vice Chairman of the NCSR EU Affairs Committee and member of the NCSR Foreign Affairs Committee, even the NCSR Deputy Speaker during last six months of his tenure. He held the position of Vice Chairman of the NATO PA Subcommittee on NATO Partnership, as the first Slovak appointee in such position. In March 2020, he served as the State Secretary for EU affairs at the Slovak MFEA as both the GAC minister and the Sherpa to the Prime Minister. Besides EU Affairs, his contemporary agenda and research consists of Disinformation and Hybrid Threats, Human Rights, Crisis Management and Consular Affairs. He is now returning to academia, to resume his post as associate professor at the Higher School of Economics and Management in Bratislava, Slovakia.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nHost/Supervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nAssistant EP: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) - Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Eme Hache, Joey Hendrixx.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Martin Klus.
","summary":"On this episode, Slovakian politician and academic Martin Klus talks with us during a trip to Texas about the state of the Slovak Republic following the recent elections favoring a more Russia-friendly government, which will have negative implications for the EU, NATO, and especially its neighbor to the east, Ukraine. ","date_published":"2023-10-19T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/19f8a8c6-f7d8-4fae-990d-600041e6098f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41489694,"duration_in_seconds":2068}]},{"id":"127e307e-2dbb-40d7-8d60-835d46ebc06c","title":"A Matter of Defense: Russia's Arms Industry, Post-Soviet Wars, and American Pragmatism","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ruslan","content_text":"On this episode, Misha talks with Ruslan Pukhov, a Russian defense analyst and the director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST). Mr. Pukhov shares about the origins of CAST during the late 90s, the state of Russia's defense economy, and his views on the current war in Ukraine. He states that neither the Ukrainian public nor Ukrainian leadership and elites understand what \"victory\" means in terms of a realistic approach and that continued American support, strongly dependent upon the upcoming US presidential elections in his view, is critical to Ukraine's prospects in this war. \n\nEPISODE NOTES: \n\n\nThe journalist Mr. Pukhov mentions is Yuri Lyamin. The link to his blog the Imperial Navigator, where his latest pieces analyze Hamas propaganda following the recent eruption of hostilities between Iran-backed Hamas and Israel: https://imp-navigator.livejournal.com/.\nSelect articles from a variety of sources that include commentary from the demographer Alexey Raksha:\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-20/rogue-demographer-says-russia-covid-deaths-may-be-europe-s-worst\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-18/putin-s-war-escalation-is-hastening-demographic-crash-for-russia\nhttps://fortune.com/2022/10/18/russia-population-historic-decline-emigration-war-plunging-birth-rate-form-perfect-storm/\nhttps://www.economist.com/europe/2023/03/04/russias-population-nightmare-is-going-to-get-even-worse\nhttps://theweek.com/russia/1017914/russias-catastrophic-missing-men-problem\nhttps://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/conflict-deepens-russias-demographic-crisis\nFor a list of pieces by Mr. Pukhov as written for The Moscow Times visit https://www.themoscowtimes.com/author/ruslan-pukhov\n\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 1, 2023 via Zoom. The views expressed in this episode belong to the speakers and do not reflect those of either the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies or the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Broke For Free, KAZKA)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Ruslan Pukhov.","content_html":"On this episode, Misha talks with Ruslan Pukhov, a Russian defense analyst and the director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST). Mr. Pukhov shares about the origins of CAST during the late 90s, the state of Russia's defense economy, and his views on the current war in Ukraine. He states that neither the Ukrainian public nor Ukrainian leadership and elites understand what "victory" means in terms of a realistic approach and that continued American support, strongly dependent upon the upcoming US presidential elections in his view, is critical to Ukraine's prospects in this war.
\n\nEPISODE NOTES:
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 1, 2023 via Zoom. The views expressed in this episode belong to the speakers and do not reflect those of either the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies or the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nSlavX Editorial Director: Sam Parrish
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Broke For Free, KAZKA)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Ruslan Pukhov.
","summary":"On this episode, Misha talks with Ruslan Pukhov, a Russian defense analyst and the director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST). Mr. Pukhov shares about the activities of CAST, the current state of Russia's defense industry, and his views on the war in Ukraine. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-10-14T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/127e307e-2dbb-40d7-8d60-835d46ebc06c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58274931,"duration_in_seconds":2905}]},{"id":"9d8bee08-abc7-4a78-b0fd-d3e6bf659ed2","title":"From Fallujah to the Forty Acres: History, Strategy, and Statecraft with Paul Edgar","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/paul","content_text":"On this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Paul Edgar, the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at UT Austin. Paul spoke about how he went from the military to academia, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and his goals for the Clements Center as a leading educational institution for discourse around history, strategy, and statecraft. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nPaul Edgar is the Associate Director of the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at the University of Texas-Austin. He holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Texas and studies the historical origins of diplomacy, war, and strategy in pre-classical antiquity. He is also a philologist of several ancient languages. As a graduate student, he was a fellow in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Engaged Scholar Program and also with the Clements Center. Prior to beginning work on his PhD, Paul had been an Olmsted Foundation Scholar at Tel Aviv University where he studied for his master’s degree, focusing on early Israelite and Jewish literature from the Iron Age through the Crusades. Previously, Paul earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Saint Mary’s University. His public writing has appeared in Foreign Policy, Task & Purpose, and Capital Commentary. He is currently finishing his first book, an international diplomatic history of the Late Bronze Age. Before entering academia, Paul served more than 22 years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, beginning as a platoon leader in Korea and then in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He commanded an airborne company in Vicenza, Italy, deploying in support of numerous contingency and training operations throughout Europe and North Africa. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 26, 2023 at the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at UT Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beat, Joey Hendrixx, Broke for Free, Nu Tiel Records, Shaolin Dub, Ketsa)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Paul Edgar.","content_html":"On this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Paul Edgar, the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at UT Austin. Paul spoke about how he went from the military to academia, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and his goals for the Clements Center as a leading educational institution for discourse around history, strategy, and statecraft. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nPaul Edgar is the Associate Director of the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at the University of Texas-Austin. He holds a PhD in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Texas and studies the historical origins of diplomacy, war, and strategy in pre-classical antiquity. He is also a philologist of several ancient languages. As a graduate student, he was a fellow in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Engaged Scholar Program and also with the Clements Center. Prior to beginning work on his PhD, Paul had been an Olmsted Foundation Scholar at Tel Aviv University where he studied for his master’s degree, focusing on early Israelite and Jewish literature from the Iron Age through the Crusades. Previously, Paul earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Saint Mary’s University. His public writing has appeared in Foreign Policy, Task & Purpose, and Capital Commentary. He is currently finishing his first book, an international diplomatic history of the Late Bronze Age. Before entering academia, Paul served more than 22 years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, beginning as a platoon leader in Korea and then in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He commanded an airborne company in Vicenza, Italy, deploying in support of numerous contingency and training operations throughout Europe and North Africa.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 26, 2023 at the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security at UT Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beat, Joey Hendrixx, Broke for Free, Nu Tiel Records, Shaolin Dub, Ketsa)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Paul Edgar.
","summary":"On this episode, we had an amazing conversation with Dr. Paul Edgar, the interim executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at UT Austin. Paul spoke about how he went from the military to academia, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and his goals for the Clements Center as a leading educational institution for discourse around history, strategy, and statecraft. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-09-30T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/9d8bee08-abc7-4a78-b0fd-d3e6bf659ed2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49112159,"duration_in_seconds":2445}]},{"id":"4da5bc61-d113-4480-8e2b-ccbb57b171d8","title":"From Russia to Hollywood: Bringing Slavic Culture to the Silver Screen","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/blin","content_text":"On this episode, Misha and Taylor speak with Lada Egorova, a Russian filmmaker in Los Angeles who has an ambitious and timely project, creating a TV comedy about Slavic emigres to the US and their culture. The show is titled BLIN, meaning 'pancake' and explores the Russian community and its culture in Los Angeles. As Lada mentions in the episode, one of the inspirations for BLIN is the TV show Ramy on HBO. Learn more here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7649694/\n\nSYNOPSIS: When New Yorker, Katia, returns to her Russian roots in Los Angeles to help her mother run their grocery store after a debilitating car accident, she quickly finds herself in over her head. As she attempts to reconcile her modern, American lifestyle with her traditional, Russian upbringing, Katia must navigate the quirky and often hilarious customs of her Russian neighborhood, all while trying to keep the store afloat. Katia learns that running a business is hard work, especially when you're trying to find your place in a culture that sometimes feels like a foreign land. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nLada Egorova’s journey into filmmaking started with her performance as a ghost in a student short film, she didn’t know much about life and happiness at that time (not that she knows much more now) but she was certain of one thing: she HAD to be on a film set as much as possible. But as she worked on countless projects, she quickly realized she wanted to write her own stories and create complex female characters who would be part of extraordinary adventures, have to fight against impressive forces of life and who would be as fun and inspiring to watch as their male counterparts.\nShe interned at various production companies in France and in the US while she wrote and directed several award-winning short films. One of her latest short film projects PAPOCHKA was selected by the French Film Organization Ciclic to be part of a screenwriting residency, and later got her to receive a film grant for its production.\nAfter accumulating a diverse and extensive body of work at a French film university in Paris and being an exchange student at The California State University, she stayed in Los Angeles where she is currently developing her own projects, helping other upcoming filmmakers to produce their films and expanding her photography skills by working with diverse artists.\nVisit her website at https://ladaegorova.wixsite.com/website\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 21, 2023 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMain Theme by Charlie Harper @charlieharpermusic and additional background music by Broke for Free, Joey Hendrixx, Nu Tiel Records) \nSound bites from 2001 A Space Odyssey, Rocky IV, Star Trek, and Snatch\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Lada Egorova.","content_html":"On this episode, Misha and Taylor speak with Lada Egorova, a Russian filmmaker in Los Angeles who has an ambitious and timely project, creating a TV comedy about Slavic emigres to the US and their culture. The show is titled BLIN, meaning 'pancake' and explores the Russian community and its culture in Los Angeles. As Lada mentions in the episode, one of the inspirations for BLIN is the TV show Ramy on HBO. Learn more here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7649694/
\n\nSYNOPSIS: When New Yorker, Katia, returns to her Russian roots in Los Angeles to help her mother run their grocery store after a debilitating car accident, she quickly finds herself in over her head. As she attempts to reconcile her modern, American lifestyle with her traditional, Russian upbringing, Katia must navigate the quirky and often hilarious customs of her Russian neighborhood, all while trying to keep the store afloat. Katia learns that running a business is hard work, especially when you're trying to find your place in a culture that sometimes feels like a foreign land.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nLada Egorova’s journey into filmmaking started with her performance as a ghost in a student short film, she didn’t know much about life and happiness at that time (not that she knows much more now) but she was certain of one thing: she HAD to be on a film set as much as possible. But as she worked on countless projects, she quickly realized she wanted to write her own stories and create complex female characters who would be part of extraordinary adventures, have to fight against impressive forces of life and who would be as fun and inspiring to watch as their male counterparts.
\nShe interned at various production companies in France and in the US while she wrote and directed several award-winning short films. One of her latest short film projects PAPOCHKA was selected by the French Film Organization Ciclic to be part of a screenwriting residency, and later got her to receive a film grant for its production.
\nAfter accumulating a diverse and extensive body of work at a French film university in Paris and being an exchange student at The California State University, she stayed in Los Angeles where she is currently developing her own projects, helping other upcoming filmmakers to produce their films and expanding her photography skills by working with diverse artists.
\nVisit her website at https://ladaegorova.wixsite.com/website
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 21, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Helmcamp
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Main Theme by Charlie Harper @charlieharpermusic and additional background music by Broke for Free, Joey Hendrixx, Nu Tiel Records)
\nSound bites from 2001 A Space Odyssey, Rocky IV, Star Trek, and Snatch
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Lada Egorova.
","summary":"On this episode, Misha and Taylor speak with Lada Egorova, a Russian filmmaker in Los Angeles who has an ambitious and timely project, creating a TV comedy series about Slavic culture and people in the United States, specifically LA. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-09-26T07:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4da5bc61-d113-4480-8e2b-ccbb57b171d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44866505,"duration_in_seconds":2234}]},{"id":"f29f4f80-0034-4fa7-a26c-16014cc1b83f","title":"There's No Business Like War Business: Prigozhin, Putin, and Weakening Partnerships","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/mcnamee","content_text":"On this episode, Mark McNamee, political, economic, and intelligence analyst, talks with host Nick about a range of topics pertaining to Russia's War in Ukraine: from the late Prizoghin's mutiny to China's and Russia's relationship rooted largely in an anti-Western agenda and what this means for the continuing conflict. Thanks for listening!\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 15th, 2023 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost: Nick Pierce\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Eddie Ach, Holizna, Kiggler)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Mark McNamee.","content_html":"On this episode, Mark McNamee, political, economic, and intelligence analyst, talks with host Nick about a range of topics pertaining to Russia's War in Ukraine: from the late Prizoghin's mutiny to China's and Russia's relationship rooted largely in an anti-Western agenda and what this means for the continuing conflict. Thanks for listening!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 15th, 2023 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost: Nick Pierce
\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Eddie Ach, Holizna, Kiggler)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Mark McNamee.
","summary":"On this episode, Mark McNamee, political, economic, and intelligence analyst, talks with host Nick about a range of topics pertaining to Russia's War in Ukraine: from the late Prizoghin's mutiny to China's and Russia's relationship rooted largely in an anti-Western agenda and what this means for the continuing conflict. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-09-17T20:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f29f4f80-0034-4fa7-a26c-16014cc1b83f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47633317,"duration_in_seconds":2372}]},{"id":"6c21e867-8832-4097-aa1a-b2ccdffce508","title":"Bohemian Forgery: The Legendary Czech Manuscripts and National Myth","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/cooper","content_text":"On this episode, Cullan is joined by Dr. David Cooper, the department head and associate professor at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, to speak about his recent book on two Czech Manuscripts and the story of their successful forgery and dramatic discovery in the early 19th century. Dr. Cooper elaborates on the manuscripts' importance to the Czech cultural revival during the period of \"Medieval mania\" in Europe and the role they played in proving that Czech culture was just as rich and dated as any other European country. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: \nDr. David Cooper is the author of The Czech Manuscripts: Forgery, Translation, and National Myth (Cornell, 2023) and Creating the Nation: Identity and Aesthetics in Early Nineteenth-century Russia and Bohemia (DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2010). Cooper also is the editor of Traditional Slovak Folktales; Collected by Pavol Dobšinský (2001) and The Queen's Court and Green Mountain Manuscripts, With Other Forgeries of the Czech Revival (Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications, 2018).\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 18th, 2023 via Zoom. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) \n--Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Stobotone, Jazzafari, Blue Dot Sessions\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: David Cooper.","content_html":"On this episode, Cullan is joined by Dr. David Cooper, the department head and associate professor at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois, to speak about his recent book on two Czech Manuscripts and the story of their successful forgery and dramatic discovery in the early 19th century. Dr. Cooper elaborates on the manuscripts' importance to the Czech cultural revival during the period of "Medieval mania" in Europe and the role they played in proving that Czech culture was just as rich and dated as any other European country. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nDr. David Cooper is the author of The Czech Manuscripts: Forgery, Translation, and National Myth (Cornell, 2023) and Creating the Nation: Identity and Aesthetics in Early Nineteenth-century Russia and Bohemia (DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2010). Cooper also is the editor of Traditional Slovak Folktales; Collected by Pavol Dobšinský (2001) and The Queen's Court and Green Mountain Manuscripts, With Other Forgeries of the Czech Revival (Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications, 2018).
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 18th, 2023 via Zoom. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nProduction Assistant: Faith VanVleet
\nProduction Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Nicholas Pierce
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic)
\n--Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Stobotone, Jazzafari, Blue Dot Sessions
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: David Cooper.
","summary":"On this episode, historian Dr. David Cooper from the University of Illinois shares the surprising true story of the forgery and dramatic discovery of two Czech manuscripts in the early 19th century which shaped the Czech cultural revival during \"Medieval mania\" in Europe. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-09-02T20:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6c21e867-8832-4097-aa1a-b2ccdffce508.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46328273,"duration_in_seconds":2308}]},{"id":"48970289-4ca7-4c00-8f88-ab1c4cce8c09","title":"Post-Soviet Protests, Politics, and Premature Dismissals of Russia's Regional Governors","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/tatiana","content_text":"On this episode, Lera and Cullan chat with Tatiana Tkacheva, a research fellow at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, about the strategies of the autocrat in dealing with regional governors. In her paper, she and her co-authors attempt to answer this question by using the example of premature withdrawals and dismissals of Russia’s regional governors from office. Tatiana also talks about her previous publications about the United Russia (UR) party and their declining popularity in Russia. Thanks for listening! \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch! We are conducting a talent search and are now auditioning university students (graduate level preferred) for all team positions, but especially to be show hosts. Please be in touch if you would like to become a part of the SlavX team. \n\nThis episode was recorded on November 10th, 2022 in Chicago at the ASEEES 2022 Convention.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Broke For Free, Joey Hendrixx, Polkavant)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Tatiana Tkacheva.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera and Cullan chat with Tatiana Tkacheva, a research fellow at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, about the strategies of the autocrat in dealing with regional governors. In her paper, she and her co-authors attempt to answer this question by using the example of premature withdrawals and dismissals of Russia’s regional governors from office. Tatiana also talks about her previous publications about the United Russia (UR) party and their declining popularity in Russia. Thanks for listening!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch! We are conducting a talent search and are now auditioning university students (graduate level preferred) for all team positions, but especially to be show hosts. Please be in touch if you would like to become a part of the SlavX team.
\n\nThis episode was recorded on November 10th, 2022 in Chicago at the ASEEES 2022 Convention.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Beat Mekanik, Broke For Free, Joey Hendrixx, Polkavant)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Tatiana Tkacheva.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera and Cullan chat with Tatiana Tkacheva, a research fellow at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, about authoritarianism in Russia and the strategies of the autocrat in dealing with regional governors. In her paper, she and her co-authors attempt to answer this question by using the example of premature withdrawals and dismissals of Russia’s regional governors from office. Tatiana also talks about her previous publications about the United Russia (UR) party and their declining popularity in Russia. Thanks for listening! ","date_published":"2023-08-18T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/48970289-4ca7-4c00-8f88-ab1c4cce8c09.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39964747,"duration_in_seconds":1986}]},{"id":"a2bb6e8a-423d-4d57-bfb3-a7aea1bb538e","title":"The Case of DOXA: A New Chapter in Russian Youth Repression","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/doxa","content_text":"On this episode, Lera sits down with Anastasiya Osipova, a scholar of Soviet and contemporary Russian and Ukrainian cultures, who shares about her research on DOXA, a student journal on political harassment in academia that emerged from Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2017. DOXA was stripped of its status as a university organization in 2019 and since then exists as an independent magazine. After February 2022, DOXA left Russia and continues to operate outside of the country.\n\n\"In recent years, Russian student-run DOXA journal has emerged as one of the main platforms for anti-authoritarian youth. Simultaneously a source of independent news (including about Russia’s war in Ukraine), legal resources, and anti-harassment strategies, it sets a unique tone and articulates a consistent set of attitudes for the new generation of Russian youth, for whom detention and imprisonment have become a constant horizon of possibility. Anastasia Osipova looks at the strategies used by the former editors of DOXA who have been living under a pre-trial house arrest following the police raid of the journal’s office in April of 2021. She analyzes their poetic, performative, and activist strategies of dealing with confinement and police aggression––strategies that represent a new chapter in the long history of Russian repression of youth and that mark a decisive departure from both the Soviet dissident model and the actionism of the 2010s.\"\n\nThe interview mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/its-not-so-easy-to-break-us-despite-everything/\nCheck out Cicada Press https://www.cicadapress.net/ and the book the Everburning Pilot by Leonid Schwab https://www.cicadapress.net/products-page/\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nAnastasiya Osipova is scholar of Soviet and contemporary Russian and Ukrainian cultures, with a focus on materialist aesthetics. Her first book, Survival and Mobilization: The Genre Memory of Soviet Prison Writing explores inter-generational aesthetic influence among political prisoners from 1920s to 2020s. In addition to her academic work, she is active as a writer, translator, and publisher of contemporary art and poetry in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013 she co-founded Cicada Press, an imprint committed to publishing formally experimental Eastern European writing.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11, 2022 in Chicago Palmer Hilton at the 2022 ASEEES convention. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Joey Hendrixx, Mindseye, Nu Tiel Records, Eme Hache)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Anastasiya Osipova.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera sits down with Anastasiya Osipova, a scholar of Soviet and contemporary Russian and Ukrainian cultures, who shares about her research on DOXA, a student journal on political harassment in academia that emerged from Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2017. DOXA was stripped of its status as a university organization in 2019 and since then exists as an independent magazine. After February 2022, DOXA left Russia and continues to operate outside of the country.
\n\n"In recent years, Russian student-run DOXA journal has emerged as one of the main platforms for anti-authoritarian youth. Simultaneously a source of independent news (including about Russia’s war in Ukraine), legal resources, and anti-harassment strategies, it sets a unique tone and articulates a consistent set of attitudes for the new generation of Russian youth, for whom detention and imprisonment have become a constant horizon of possibility. Anastasia Osipova looks at the strategies used by the former editors of DOXA who have been living under a pre-trial house arrest following the police raid of the journal’s office in April of 2021. She analyzes their poetic, performative, and activist strategies of dealing with confinement and police aggression––strategies that represent a new chapter in the long history of Russian repression of youth and that mark a decisive departure from both the Soviet dissident model and the actionism of the 2010s."
\n\nThe interview mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/its-not-so-easy-to-break-us-despite-everything/
\nCheck out Cicada Press https://www.cicadapress.net/ and the book the Everburning Pilot by Leonid Schwab https://www.cicadapress.net/products-page/
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nAnastasiya Osipova is scholar of Soviet and contemporary Russian and Ukrainian cultures, with a focus on materialist aesthetics. Her first book, Survival and Mobilization: The Genre Memory of Soviet Prison Writing explores inter-generational aesthetic influence among political prisoners from 1920s to 2020s. In addition to her academic work, she is active as a writer, translator, and publisher of contemporary art and poetry in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013 she co-founded Cicada Press, an imprint committed to publishing formally experimental Eastern European writing.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11, 2022 in Chicago Palmer Hilton at the 2022 ASEEES convention. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Joey Hendrixx, Mindseye, Nu Tiel Records, Eme Hache)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Anastasiya Osipova.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera sits down with Anastasiya Osipova, a scholar of Soviet and contemporary Russian and Ukrainian cultures, who shares about her research on DOXA, an anti-authoritarian student journal on harassment in academia that emerged from Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2017. DOXA was stripped of its status as a university organization in 2019 and since then exists as an independent magazine. After February 2022, DOXA left Russia and continues to operate outside of the country. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-07-30T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a2bb6e8a-423d-4d57-bfb3-a7aea1bb538e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45889607,"duration_in_seconds":2286}]},{"id":"4070c2ed-e351-419c-88f9-86df0a204620","title":"Behind Black & White Frontlines: Literature Development in Wartime Ukraine, 2014-2022","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/chertenko","content_text":"On this episode, Lera and Misha sit down with Dr. Alexander Chertenko, a professor of Ukrainian literature at the University of Giessen in Germany. Dr. Chertenko is uniquely positioned to trace the wartime development of Ukrainian literature in the country since 2014. He also illuminates the usually underdiscussed topic of literature in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts from 2014 until Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Thank you for listening!\n\nTo learn more about UNDIPUS check out the project's website for more on the principal investigators and the individual subprojects: https://slawistik.uni-greifswald.de/mitarbeitende/lehrstuhl-fuer-ukrainische-kulturwissenschaft/projekte/\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Alexander Chertenko, born in Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1980, is a German-Ukrainian literary and cultural scholar, Slavic scholar, and comparative scholar and currently works at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. In his research he deals with Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian literature and culture from the 19th to the 21st century, in particular with revolutions, wars, and identity conflicts in the post-socialist space. He has been living in Germany since 2015. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch. We are actively looking for team members for the 2023-2024 academic year. If you are a current graduate student enrolled at a university (anywhere in the world) and would be interested in building your resume with us as a host, editor, writer, or producer, please send an email to slavxradio@utexas.edu with the subject line \"SlavX 2023-2024 Team.\" Thank you! \n\nHeader image source: Paris Review, Photographer: Kryazhich\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Mindseye, Broke for Free)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Alexander Chertenko.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera and Misha sit down with Dr. Alexander Chertenko, a professor of Ukrainian literature at the University of Giessen in Germany. Dr. Chertenko is uniquely positioned to trace the wartime development of Ukrainian literature in the country since 2014. He also illuminates the usually underdiscussed topic of literature in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts from 2014 until Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Thank you for listening!
\n\nTo learn more about UNDIPUS check out the project's website for more on the principal investigators and the individual subprojects: https://slawistik.uni-greifswald.de/mitarbeitende/lehrstuhl-fuer-ukrainische-kulturwissenschaft/projekte/
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Alexander Chertenko, born in Kyiv (Ukraine) in 1980, is a German-Ukrainian literary and cultural scholar, Slavic scholar, and comparative scholar and currently works at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. In his research he deals with Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian literature and culture from the 19th to the 21st century, in particular with revolutions, wars, and identity conflicts in the post-socialist space. He has been living in Germany since 2015.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch. We are actively looking for team members for the 2023-2024 academic year. If you are a current graduate student enrolled at a university (anywhere in the world) and would be interested in building your resume with us as a host, editor, writer, or producer, please send an email to slavxradio@utexas.edu with the subject line "SlavX 2023-2024 Team." Thank you!
\n\nHeader image source: Paris Review, Photographer: Kryazhich
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Mindseye, Broke for Free)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Alexander Chertenko.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera and Misha sit down with Dr. Alexander Chertenko, a professor of Ukrainian literature at the University of Giessen in Germany. Dr. Chertenko is uniquely positioned to trace the wartime development of Ukrainian literature in the country since 2014. He also illuminates the usually underdiscussed topic of literature in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts from 2014 until Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Thank you for listening!","date_published":"2023-07-08T11:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4070c2ed-e351-419c-88f9-86df0a204620.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50489426,"duration_in_seconds":2505}]},{"id":"399abab2-e0a7-4694-96b4-244b958a0aa8","title":"The Art of Transition from Socialist to Post-Socialist Russia","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/elise","content_text":"On this episode, Elise Herrala takes us on a tour of the evolution of art and artists in Soviet Russia and post-Soviet Russia. Elise also gives us some insight into what is going on today in Putin's Russia in terms of state repression and renewed restriction on creative freedoms. You can check out her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Transition-Field-Post-Soviet-Russia/dp/0367086867 Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:\nElise Herrala teaches at Haverford College. She holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.\n\nNOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, C Scott, Shaolin Dub, Mindseye, and Broke for Free, and Alliance \"Na Zare\")\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Elise Herrala.","content_html":"On this episode, Elise Herrala takes us on a tour of the evolution of art and artists in Soviet Russia and post-Soviet Russia. Elise also gives us some insight into what is going on today in Putin's Russia in terms of state repression and renewed restriction on creative freedoms. You can check out her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Transition-Field-Post-Soviet-Russia/dp/0367086867 Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nElise Herrala teaches at Haverford College. She holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.
NOTE: If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, C Scott, Shaolin Dub, Mindseye, and Broke for Free, and Alliance "Na Zare")
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Elise Herrala.
","summary":"On this episode, Elise Herrala takes us on a tour of the evolution of art and artists in Soviet Russia and post-Soviet Russia. Elise also gives us some insight into what is going on today in Putin's Russia in terms of state repression and renewed restriction on creative freedoms. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-06-24T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/399abab2-e0a7-4694-96b4-244b958a0aa8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47034660,"duration_in_seconds":2339}]},{"id":"afcec1e8-dc1b-4518-9799-1bcc70e60e80","title":"KAZKA: The Voice of Ukraine","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kazka","content_text":"On this special episode, Sergio and Misha get the opportunity to speak with Sasha Zaritska, the lead singer of U-pop band KAZKA, and Andriy Urenov, producer and manager of the band. Their new single \"Bez Kohannya\" (Without Love) is out this Friday! Listen to the end of the episode for a sneak preview. Learn more about KAZKA and check out their music on their official site https://kazka.band/en/. \n\nTo watch an amazing concert given in the Kyiv metro by Kazka in late 2022, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjE9fmy-0f0&t=1247s\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 21st, 2023 at The University of Texas at Austin. Special thanks to the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services at UT Austin, in particular thanks to Jacob Weiss and Jared Marxuach.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAdmin Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording: LAITS, Jared Marxuach\nEditing and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by KAZKA, provided courtesy of Andriy Urenov)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: KAZKA.","content_html":"On this special episode, Sergio and Misha get the opportunity to speak with Sasha Zaritska, the lead singer of U-pop band KAZKA, and Andriy Urenov, producer and manager of the band. Their new single "Bez Kohannya" (Without Love) is out this Friday! Listen to the end of the episode for a sneak preview. Learn more about KAZKA and check out their music on their official site https://kazka.band/en/.
\n\nTo watch an amazing concert given in the Kyiv metro by Kazka in late 2022, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjE9fmy-0f0&t=1247s
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 21st, 2023 at The University of Texas at Austin. Special thanks to the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services at UT Austin, in particular thanks to Jacob Weiss and Jared Marxuach.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAdmin Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording: LAITS, Jared Marxuach
\nEditing and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by KAZKA, provided courtesy of Andriy Urenov)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: KAZKA.
","summary":"On this special episode, Sergio and Misha get the opportunity to speak with Sasha Zaritska, the lead singer of U-pop band KAZKA, and Andriy Urenov, producer and manager of the band. Their new single \"Bez Kohannya\" (Without Love) is out this Friday! Listen to the end of the episode for a sneak preview.","date_published":"2023-03-23T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/afcec1e8-dc1b-4518-9799-1bcc70e60e80.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74004410,"duration_in_seconds":3070}]},{"id":"a30103ef-8d20-4e3b-9e8f-3a959c232572","title":"You Only Need to Die: The Secret Police of East Germany and Romania","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/glajar-lewis","content_text":"On this episode, Valentina Glajar and Alison Lewis share their personal stories and research on the history of East Germany's STASI and Romania's Securitate and the dismantling of these secret police forces. Thank you for listening! \n\nYou can listen to Douglas Selvage's episode here: https://www.slavx.org/listen/episode/b54c0fff/operation-denver-and-russias-disinformation-playbook-with-douglas-selvage\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nDr. Valentina Glajar is a professor of German at Texas State University. She is the author of a number of books, her latest coedited with Alison Lewis and Corina L. Petrescu, are Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing (Camden House, 2016) and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). \n\nDr. Alison Lewis is a professor of German in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (Potomac Books, 2019).\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nAudio Editor: Blaine Young\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Blue Dot Sessions, Michelle Daniel Trio, The Incredibles theme, James Bond theme)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guests: Alison Lewis and Valentina Glajar.","content_html":"On this episode, Valentina Glajar and Alison Lewis share their personal stories and research on the history of East Germany's STASI and Romania's Securitate and the dismantling of these secret police forces. Thank you for listening!
\n\nYou can listen to Douglas Selvage's episode here: https://www.slavx.org/listen/episode/b54c0fff/operation-denver-and-russias-disinformation-playbook-with-douglas-selvage
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS
\nDr. Valentina Glajar is a professor of German at Texas State University. She is the author of a number of books, her latest coedited with Alison Lewis and Corina L. Petrescu, are Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing (Camden House, 2016) and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (University of Nebraska Press, 2019).
Dr. Alison Lewis is a professor of German in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (Potomac Books, 2019).
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAudio Editor: Blaine Young
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Blue Dot Sessions, Michelle Daniel Trio, The Incredibles theme, James Bond theme)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guests: Alison Lewis and Valentina Glajar.
","summary":"On this episode, Valentina Glajar and Alison Lewis share their personal stories and research on the history of East Germany's STASI and Romania's Securitate and the dismantling of these secret police forces. Thank you for listening! ","date_published":"2023-03-06T22:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a30103ef-8d20-4e3b-9e8f-3a959c232572.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44611410,"duration_in_seconds":2219}]},{"id":"c2ce6b92-198b-44c1-9b4e-61c1dcaa7c9a","title":"Milan Rastislav Štefánik: The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of Czechoslovakia","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/stefanik","content_text":"On this episode, Cullan talks with Professor Michal Kšiňan about his monograph on the Slovak national hero and co-founder of Czechoslovakia, Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Michal talks about Štefánik's military career and meteoric rise and the place he continues to hold in Czechoslovakia history and memory. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nhttps://www.routledge.com/authors/i21001-michal-kian\nThis is the first scientific biography of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) that is focused on analysing the process of how he became the Slovak national hero. Although he is relatively unknown internationally, his contemporaries compared him “to Choderlos de Laclos for the use of military tactics in love affairs, to Lawrence of Arabia for vision, to Bonaparte for ambition ... and to one of apostles for conviction”. He played the key role in founding an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 through his relentless worldwide travels during the First World War in order to create the Czechoslovak Army: he visited Serbia and Romania on the eve of invasion by the Central Powers, Russia before the February revolution, the United States after it declared war on Germany, Italy dealing with the consequences of defeat in the Caporetto battle, and again when Russia plunged into Civil War. Several historical methods are used to analyse the aforementioned central research question of this biography such as social capital to explain his rise in French society, the charismatic leader to understand how he convinced and won over a relatively large number of people; more traditional political, military, and diplomatic history to show his contribution to the founding of Czechoslovakia, and memory studies to analyse his extraordinary popularity in Slovakia. By mapping his intriguing life, the book will be of interest to scholars in a broad range of areas including history of Central Europe, especially Czechoslovakia, international relations, social history, French society at the beginning of the 20th century and biographical research.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMichal Kšiňan is a researcher at the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. He defended his PhD theses in history summa cum laude in 2011. He wrote his PhD theses en cotutelle between University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he later also lectured (2018–2019), and the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava where he currently works. He wrote several books about Štefánik, edited or coedited 5 volumes and published dozens of scientific papers on different topics. His works were published in Slovak, French, English, Italian, German and Russian. In 2006, he graduated from history and French language and literature at the Faculty of Pedagogy, Comenius University, Bratislava. In 2007, he got his Master 2 recherche from Contemporary Central European History at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 1, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nExecutive Assistant: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nAudio Editor: Blaine Young\nRecording and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Simon Mathewson, Blue Dot Sessions,)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Michal Kšiňan.","content_html":"On this episode, Cullan talks with Professor Michal Kšiňan about his monograph on the Slovak national hero and co-founder of Czechoslovakia, Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Michal talks about Štefánik's military career and meteoric rise and the place he continues to hold in Czechoslovakia history and memory. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE BOOK
\nhttps://www.routledge.com/authors/i21001-michal-kian
\nThis is the first scientific biography of Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919) that is focused on analysing the process of how he became the Slovak national hero. Although he is relatively unknown internationally, his contemporaries compared him “to Choderlos de Laclos for the use of military tactics in love affairs, to Lawrence of Arabia for vision, to Bonaparte for ambition ... and to one of apostles for conviction”. He played the key role in founding an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918 through his relentless worldwide travels during the First World War in order to create the Czechoslovak Army: he visited Serbia and Romania on the eve of invasion by the Central Powers, Russia before the February revolution, the United States after it declared war on Germany, Italy dealing with the consequences of defeat in the Caporetto battle, and again when Russia plunged into Civil War. Several historical methods are used to analyse the aforementioned central research question of this biography such as social capital to explain his rise in French society, the charismatic leader to understand how he convinced and won over a relatively large number of people; more traditional political, military, and diplomatic history to show his contribution to the founding of Czechoslovakia, and memory studies to analyse his extraordinary popularity in Slovakia. By mapping his intriguing life, the book will be of interest to scholars in a broad range of areas including history of Central Europe, especially Czechoslovakia, international relations, social history, French society at the beginning of the 20th century and biographical research.
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nMichal Kšiňan is a researcher at the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. He defended his PhD theses in history summa cum laude in 2011. He wrote his PhD theses en cotutelle between University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he later also lectured (2018–2019), and the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava where he currently works. He wrote several books about Štefánik, edited or coedited 5 volumes and published dozens of scientific papers on different topics. His works were published in Slovak, French, English, Italian, German and Russian. In 2006, he graduated from history and French language and literature at the Faculty of Pedagogy, Comenius University, Bratislava. In 2007, he got his Master 2 recherche from Contemporary Central European History at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 1, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nExecutive Assistant: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAudio Editor: Blaine Young
\nRecording and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Simon Mathewson, Blue Dot Sessions,)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Michal Kšiňan.
","summary":"On this episode, Cullan talks with Professor Michal Kšiňan about his monograph on the Slovak national hero and co-founder of Czechoslovakia, Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Michal talks about Štefánik's military career and meteoric rise and the place he continues to hold in Czechoslovakia history and memory. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2023-01-20T22:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c2ce6b92-198b-44c1-9b4e-61c1dcaa7c9a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39611411,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]},{"id":"6ed1f715-0dbb-4290-aabc-bf27b8800314","title":"\"In the Storms of Transformation\": History of Balkan Migration and Globalization with Ulf Brunnbauer","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ulf","content_text":"On this episode, Cullan sits down with lauded historian Ulf Brunnbauer, managing director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany, whose research on the social history and anthropology of Southeast Europe reveals that the Balkan region is in many ways more globalized than the rest of Europe. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST:\nUlf Brunnbauer, Academic Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, holds a PhD in history from the University of Graz, Austria (1999). In 2006, he was awarded a habilitation by the Free University of Berlin, and since 2008 he holds the Chair of Southeast and East European History at the University of Regensburg. His most recent books include In den Stürmen der Transformation (2022, with Philipp Ther and others) and The Routledge Handbook of Balkan and Southeastern European History (2021, ed. with John Lampe). He is also author of Globalizing Southeastern Europe. Emigrants, America and the State since the 19th Century (2016). Read an interview with him from ASEEES: https://www.aseees.org/membership/ulf-brunnbauer\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois at the ASEEES 2023 Convention.\n\nSlavX is hosting an in-person and virtual conference on global media in diplomacy and foreign policy at The University of Texas at Austin, April 9-12, 2023. The call for papers can be found here: https://slavx.org/connexions. We hope to receive submissions from graduate students especially in countries all over Europe, Asia, and Africa. If your institution is interested in participating, please reach out to slavxradio@utexas.edu with the subject line \"#CONNEXIONS CONFERENCE PARTNERSHIP\". Thank you!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Tea K Pea, Chicochico, Mindseye, Uncanny)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Ulf Brunnbauer.","content_html":"On this episode, Cullan sits down with lauded historian Ulf Brunnbauer, managing director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany, whose research on the social history and anthropology of Southeast Europe reveals that the Balkan region is in many ways more globalized than the rest of Europe.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nUlf Brunnbauer, Academic Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, holds a PhD in history from the University of Graz, Austria (1999). In 2006, he was awarded a habilitation by the Free University of Berlin, and since 2008 he holds the Chair of Southeast and East European History at the University of Regensburg. His most recent books include In den Stürmen der Transformation (2022, with Philipp Ther and others) and The Routledge Handbook of Balkan and Southeastern European History (2021, ed. with John Lampe). He is also author of Globalizing Southeastern Europe. Emigrants, America and the State since the 19th Century (2016). Read an interview with him from ASEEES: https://www.aseees.org/membership/ulf-brunnbauer
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois at the ASEEES 2023 Convention.
\n\nSlavX is hosting an in-person and virtual conference on global media in diplomacy and foreign policy at The University of Texas at Austin, April 9-12, 2023. The call for papers can be found here: https://slavx.org/connexions. We hope to receive submissions from graduate students especially in countries all over Europe, Asia, and Africa. If your institution is interested in participating, please reach out to slavxradio@utexas.edu with the subject line "#CONNEXIONS CONFERENCE PARTNERSHIP". Thank you!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Tea K Pea, Chicochico, Mindseye, Uncanny)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Ulf Brunnbauer.
","summary":"On this episode, Cullan sits down with lauded historian Ulf Brunnbauer whose research on the social history and historical anthropology of Southeast Europe reveals that the Balkan region is in many ways more globalized than the rest of Europe. ","date_published":"2023-01-07T19:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6ed1f715-0dbb-4290-aabc-bf27b8800314.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34331129,"duration_in_seconds":1712}]},{"id":"f16749b2-d199-4c3f-b8ea-ea2c973e1656","title":"The Other: Russian-American Relations Through the Centuries with Ivan Kurilla","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kurilla","content_text":"On this episode, historian Dr. Ivan Kurilla from European University in St. Petersburg shares about his research on the rich and little-known history of US-Russia relations since the 18th century. Dr. Kurilla explains how the US and Russia are \"constitutive others\" that have developed historically within the same political language, were both projections of the Greater Europe, and at times shared similar social and political upheaval and transformation. Please visit European University's website at https://eusp.org/ for more on their program for international students (as described by Dr. Kurilla in the episode) held now in Yerevan, Armenia. https://eusp.org/en/news/eusp-revamped-international-programs-explore-what-is-happening-in-russia-and-eurasia-today\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nIvan Kurilla is a Professor of History and International Relations at European University, St. Petersburg. His primary field of interest is the history of U.S.-Russian relations, especially during the American antebellum and Civil War periods. In addition, he has organized workshops, published articles, and edited volumes on the use of history, historical memory, and historical politics in Russia and the post-Soviet space. Dr. Kurilla has also published articles on relations between the state and society in contemporary Russia. His articles have been published in the leading Russian historical journals, as well as in the Journal of American History, Demokratizatsiya, Journal of Cold War Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, and Nationalities Papers. In 2010 he translated into Russian the classic monograph by Perry Anderson, Lineages of the Absolutist State. Dr. Kurilla serves on the editorial board of Amerikanskii ezhegodnik (American Yearbook) of Moscow’s Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the council of the Russian Society for U.S. History Studies and a member of the council of the Free Historical Society.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Mindseye, Paradigm, Chad Crouch, Uncanny)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Ivan Kurilla.","content_html":"On this episode, historian Dr. Ivan Kurilla from European University in St. Petersburg shares about his research on the rich and little-known history of US-Russia relations since the 18th century. Dr. Kurilla explains how the US and Russia are "constitutive others" that have developed historically within the same political language, were both projections of the Greater Europe, and at times shared similar social and political upheaval and transformation. Please visit European University's website at https://eusp.org/ for more on their program for international students (as described by Dr. Kurilla in the episode) held now in Yerevan, Armenia. https://eusp.org/en/news/eusp-revamped-international-programs-explore-what-is-happening-in-russia-and-eurasia-today
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nIvan Kurilla is a Professor of History and International Relations at European University, St. Petersburg. His primary field of interest is the history of U.S.-Russian relations, especially during the American antebellum and Civil War periods. In addition, he has organized workshops, published articles, and edited volumes on the use of history, historical memory, and historical politics in Russia and the post-Soviet space. Dr. Kurilla has also published articles on relations between the state and society in contemporary Russia. His articles have been published in the leading Russian historical journals, as well as in the Journal of American History, Demokratizatsiya, Journal of Cold War Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, and Nationalities Papers. In 2010 he translated into Russian the classic monograph by Perry Anderson, Lineages of the Absolutist State. Dr. Kurilla serves on the editorial board of Amerikanskii ezhegodnik (American Yearbook) of Moscow’s Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the council of the Russian Society for U.S. History Studies and a member of the council of the Free Historical Society.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Makaih Beats, Mindseye, Paradigm, Chad Crouch, Uncanny)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Ivan Kurilla.
","summary":"On this episode, historian Dr. Ivan Kurilla from European University in St. Petersburg shares about his research on the rich and little-known history of US-Russia relations since the 18th century. Dr. Kurilla explains that the two countries are \"constitutive others,\" using each other as both threats and positive models for achieving political and social goals. Thank you for listening!","date_published":"2022-12-30T13:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f16749b2-d199-4c3f-b8ea-ea2c973e1656.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43272419,"duration_in_seconds":2157}]},{"id":"12caba2d-b7ba-46ba-a7cc-caf800948818","title":"Compounding Conflicts: Russia in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa with Robert Freedman","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/freedman","content_text":"On this episode, venerated political scientist Dr. Robert Freedman joins us to expound on the various wars and conflicts that Russia has gotten into, not only in Ukraine, but also in Syria, Libya, Mali, and more. Dr. Freedman articulates Putin's current goals as he sees them, touches on the liberal use of the Wagner Group by Russia, and prognosticates on the future of the war in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects in joining Western security organizations. Thanks for listening (and happy holidays to all)!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nProfessor Robert Freedman received his B.A. in Diplomatic History from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations from Columbia University. He was an Assistant Professor of Russian History at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and Associate Professor of Political Science and Russian at Marquette University, before his extended career in Baltimore as Professor of Political Science and later the President of the Baltimore Hebrew University. Now, he is visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University and continues to hold an appointment at the Baltimore Hebrew University. He is the author or co-author of five books on Soviet foreign policy and fifteen on Israel and the Middle East. He has consulted with U.S. and Israeli government agencies, served on significant government delegations, and been a commentator innumerable times on major news outlets. He is a highly respected authority in the U.S. foreign policy community.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2022 at Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois at the 2022 ASEEES convention.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizna, Jazzafari, Kai Engel,Makaih Beats)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Robert O. Freedman.","content_html":"On this episode, venerated political scientist Dr. Robert Freedman joins us to expound on the various wars and conflicts that Russia has gotten into, not only in Ukraine, but also in Syria, Libya, Mali, and more. Dr. Freedman articulates Putin's current goals as he sees them, touches on the liberal use of the Wagner Group by Russia, and prognosticates on the future of the war in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects in joining Western security organizations. Thanks for listening (and happy holidays to all)!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nProfessor Robert Freedman received his B.A. in Diplomatic History from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations from Columbia University. He was an Assistant Professor of Russian History at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and Associate Professor of Political Science and Russian at Marquette University, before his extended career in Baltimore as Professor of Political Science and later the President of the Baltimore Hebrew University. Now, he is visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University and continues to hold an appointment at the Baltimore Hebrew University. He is the author or co-author of five books on Soviet foreign policy and fifteen on Israel and the Middle East. He has consulted with U.S. and Israeli government agencies, served on significant government delegations, and been a commentator innumerable times on major news outlets. He is a highly respected authority in the U.S. foreign policy community.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2022 at Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois at the 2022 ASEEES convention.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizna, Jazzafari, Kai Engel,Makaih Beats)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Robert O. Freedman.
","summary":"On this episode, venerated political scientist Dr. Robert Freedman joins us to expound on the various wars and conflicts that Russia has gotten into, not only in Ukraine, but also in Syria, Libya, Mali, and more. Dr. Freedman articulates Putin's current goals as he sees them, touches on the liberal use of the Wagner Group by Russia, and prognosticates on the future of the war in Ukraine and Ukraine's prospects in joining Western security organizations. Thanks for listening (and happy holidays to all)! ","date_published":"2022-12-23T12:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/12caba2d-b7ba-46ba-a7cc-caf800948818.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54235159,"duration_in_seconds":2702}]},{"id":"d2399be8-a45b-48a4-8324-e8016d721ba2","title":"The Reception Desk: Soviet Bureaucracy with a Human Face, 1979-1985","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/elliott","content_text":"On this episode, Lera speaks with Emily Joan Elliott of H-Net about what got her interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history and her particular focus on migration to Moscow and the Priemnaia (reception desk) of the Supreme Soviet. Per Elliott's research: \"the Priemnaia received thousands of complaints and petitions annually, often from individuals or groups who argued that local soviets or enterprises failed to deliver on various aspects of their material wellbeing, including housing. But the Priemnaia also provided a place for these petitioners to voice their concerns and plead for the state to intercede on their behalf... Although the Soviet bureaucracy was a behemoth, the Priemnaia provided its citizens with direct means of engagement with government officials, cutting through red tape, and improving their material wellbeing.\" Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nHailing from New York, Dr. Emily Joan Elliott is the associate director for research and publications at H-Net (https://www.h-net.org/). She received her PhD in Soviet and post-Soviet history from Michigan State University in 2019. After earning her degree, she pursued opportunities both inside and outside the academy. She has taught a broad array of courses, including the history of Russia, the Soviet Union, modern Europe, socialism, and migration. Outside the academy, she has worked as a freelance researcher and as the Special Sections Editor for the Historical Society of Michigan’s magazines. She continued her foray into journalism as a reporter and then as the Managing Editor for East Lansing Info. In that role, she reported on a variety of topics, ranging from East Lansing Public Schools, Covid-19, and community disparities. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2022 at the Palmer House in Chicago during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, DLay, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Emily Joan Elliott.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera speaks with Emily Joan Elliott of H-Net about what got her interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history and her particular focus on migration to Moscow and the Priemnaia (reception desk) of the Supreme Soviet. Per Elliott's research: "the Priemnaia received thousands of complaints and petitions annually, often from individuals or groups who argued that local soviets or enterprises failed to deliver on various aspects of their material wellbeing, including housing. But the Priemnaia also provided a place for these petitioners to voice their concerns and plead for the state to intercede on their behalf... Although the Soviet bureaucracy was a behemoth, the Priemnaia provided its citizens with direct means of engagement with government officials, cutting through red tape, and improving their material wellbeing." Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nHailing from New York, Dr. Emily Joan Elliott is the associate director for research and publications at H-Net (https://www.h-net.org/). She received her PhD in Soviet and post-Soviet history from Michigan State University in 2019. After earning her degree, she pursued opportunities both inside and outside the academy. She has taught a broad array of courses, including the history of Russia, the Soviet Union, modern Europe, socialism, and migration. Outside the academy, she has worked as a freelance researcher and as the Special Sections Editor for the Historical Society of Michigan’s magazines. She continued her foray into journalism as a reporter and then as the Managing Editor for East Lansing Info. In that role, she reported on a variety of topics, ranging from East Lansing Public Schools, Covid-19, and community disparities.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2022 at the Palmer House in Chicago during the ASEEES 2022 Convention.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, DLay, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Emily Joan Elliott.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera speaks with Emily Joan Elliott, H-Net associate director for research and publications, about what got her interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history and her particular focus on migration to Moscow and the Priemnaia (reception desk) of the Supreme Soviet--a bureaucratic space available to all citizens for voicing concerns and petitions. ","date_published":"2022-12-13T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/d2399be8-a45b-48a4-8324-e8016d721ba2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38843215,"duration_in_seconds":1938}]},{"id":"57f132b2-807a-457c-b021-d94ab203d404","title":"The Politics of Soviet Football in the 1950s and 60s","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/zohn","content_text":"On this episode, Sergio talks with Yacov Zohn, football historian and former semi-professional footballer in Russia, France, and the US. Yacov's research into the development of Soviet football sheds light on the immense political pressure placed on the primary USSR team, the Sbornaya, to win each and every game--but ultimately the unrealistic aim to earn gold at the Olympics in 1952 is never realized. Yacov also discusses how Lavrentiy Beria himself was involved in the politics of the sport. The USSR furthermore declined the invitation to compete in the FIFA World Cup, undoubtedly due to concerns from Beria and others about the Soviet team's inability to perform with top teams internationally. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nYacov Zohn is a semi-professional footballer and a PhD candidate in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His dissertation traces the history of the national Soviet soccer team from its official recognition by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1946 to its tortuous disintegration in the early 1990s. His aim is to elucidate how the narrative of Soviet sports history intersects with the kaleidoscope of competing narratives from nation-states and global sport governing institutions to form a complex mosaic of transnational sports history. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Comfort Fit, Ketsa, Mr. Smith, Eddie Aich, Lame Drivers)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Yacov Zohn.","content_html":"On this episode, Sergio talks with Yacov Zohn, football historian and former semi-professional footballer in Russia, France, and the US. Yacov's research into the development of Soviet football sheds light on the immense political pressure placed on the primary USSR team, the Sbornaya, to win each and every game--but ultimately the unrealistic aim to earn gold at the Olympics in 1952 is never realized. Yacov also discusses how Lavrentiy Beria himself was involved in the politics of the sport. The USSR furthermore declined the invitation to compete in the FIFA World Cup, undoubtedly due to concerns from Beria and others about the Soviet team's inability to perform with top teams internationally.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nYacov Zohn is a semi-professional footballer and a PhD candidate in history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His dissertation traces the history of the national Soviet soccer team from its official recognition by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1946 to its tortuous disintegration in the early 1990s. His aim is to elucidate how the narrative of Soviet sports history intersects with the kaleidoscope of competing narratives from nation-states and global sport governing institutions to form a complex mosaic of transnational sports history.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Comfort Fit, Ketsa, Mr. Smith, Eddie Aich, Lame Drivers)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Yacov Zohn.
","summary":"On this episode, Sergio talks with Yacov Zohn, football historian and former semi-professional footballer in Russia, France, and the US. Yacov's research into the development of Soviet football sheds light on the immense political pressure placed on the primary USSR team, the Sbornaya, to win each and every game--but ultimately the unrealistic aim to earn gold at the Olympics in 1952 and 1956 is never realized, and football remains one of only two gold medal categories that eluded the USSR.","date_published":"2022-11-28T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/57f132b2-807a-457c-b021-d94ab203d404.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29429535,"duration_in_seconds":1467}]},{"id":"148484a0-8607-475d-b368-d31f2ecae7e8","title":"\"Budapest's Children: Humanitarian Relief in the Aftermath of the Great War\"","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kind-kovacs","content_text":"On this episode, Friederike Kind-Kovács visits with us in Austin, Texas, to talk about her latest book which explores the ways in which migration, hunger, and destitution affected children's lives, casting light on their particular vulnerability in times of distress. You can find her book \"Budapest's Children\" (published by Indiana University Press) here: https://iupress.org/9780253062161/budapests-children/. The book series referenced in the episode is Worlds in Crisis: Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration, information about which can be found on this page: https://iupress.org/new-series-accepting-submissions/.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nFriederike Kind-Kovács is a contemporary historian and senior researcher at the Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Studies at TU Dresden and a lecturer at Regensburg University in Germany. She is author of Written Here, Published There: How Underground Literature Crossed the Iron Curtain, which won the University of Southern California Book Prize in Cultural and Literary Studies in 2015. She is editor (with Machteld Venken) of the double special issue \"Childhood in Times of Political Transformation in the 20th Century\" in the Journal of Modern European History; (with Heike Karge and Sara Bernasconi) of From the Midwife's Bag to the Patient's File: Public Health in Eastern Europe; and (with Jessie Labov) of Samizdat, Tamizdat, and Beyond: Transnational Media During and After Socialism.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded in person on November 3rd, 2022 at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Michelle Daniel Trio, Ketsa, and Glass Boy)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Friederike Kind-Kovács.","content_html":"On this episode, Friederike Kind-Kovács visits with us in Austin, Texas, to talk about her latest book which explores the ways in which migration, hunger, and destitution affected children's lives, casting light on their particular vulnerability in times of distress. You can find her book "Budapest's Children" (published by Indiana University Press) here: https://iupress.org/9780253062161/budapests-children/. The book series referenced in the episode is Worlds in Crisis: Refugees, Asylum, and Forced Migration, information about which can be found on this page: https://iupress.org/new-series-accepting-submissions/.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nFriederike Kind-Kovács is a contemporary historian and senior researcher at the Hannah Arendt Institute for Totalitarianism Studies at TU Dresden and a lecturer at Regensburg University in Germany. She is author of Written Here, Published There: How Underground Literature Crossed the Iron Curtain, which won the University of Southern California Book Prize in Cultural and Literary Studies in 2015. She is editor (with Machteld Venken) of the double special issue "Childhood in Times of Political Transformation in the 20th Century" in the Journal of Modern European History; (with Heike Karge and Sara Bernasconi) of From the Midwife's Bag to the Patient's File: Public Health in Eastern Europe; and (with Jessie Labov) of Samizdat, Tamizdat, and Beyond: Transnational Media During and After Socialism.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded in person on November 3rd, 2022 at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Eliza Fisher
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Michelle Daniel Trio, Ketsa, and Glass Boy)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Friederike Kind-Kovács.
","summary":"On this episode, Friederike Kind-Kovács visits with us in Austin, Texas, to talk about her latest book which explores the ways in which migration, hunger, and destitution affected children's lives, casting light on their particular vulnerability in times of distress. ","date_published":"2022-11-23T11:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/148484a0-8607-475d-b368-d31f2ecae7e8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33623517,"duration_in_seconds":1674}]},{"id":"eeea5e6c-799c-4dda-bb7d-5723978eee02","title":"Russian Law: \"Is There Any?\" with Will Pomeranz","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/pomeranz","content_text":"On this episode, recorded in-person at the ASEEES 2022 Convention in Chicago, Lera and Taylor sit down with Will Pomeranz, the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, to talk about his experience practicing Russian law in Russia, the work of the Kennan Institute, the evolution (and devolution) of Russian law from the tsarist period through Vladimir Putin today, and the legality of the referenda in Ukraine. A timely discussion, especially in light of the bombings Poland at the Ukraine-Poland border on November 15th, 2022. We hope you enjoy!\n\nFor more information on the Wilson Center and its vast resources, please visit their website: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/. For the Kennan Institute specifically, visit: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/kennan-institute.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nWilliam Pomeranz is the Director of the Kennan Institute, a part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars located in Washington, D.C. He also has taught Russian law at the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES), Georgetown University. He hold a B.A. from Haverford College, a M.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh, a J.D. cum laude from American University, and a Ph.D. in Russian History from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. \n\nPrior to joining the Kennan Institute, Dr. Pomeranz practiced international law in the United States and Moscow, Russia. He advised clients on investment in the Russian Federation as well as on U.S. anti-money laundering requirements, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and various U.S. sanctions programs. His research interests include Russian legal history as well current Russian commercial and constitutional law. His academic articles have been published in the Russian Review, Slavonic and East European Review, Kritika, Review of Central and East European Law, Demokratizatsiya, and Problems of Post-Communism. He also has provided commentary and conducted numerous press interviews with CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, Reuters, VOA, Bloomberg, and other media outlets.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded in Chicago's Palmer House Hilton on November 12th, 2022 at the ASEEES Convention.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Makaih Beats, Kirk Osamayo, Independent music collective)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: William Pomeranz.","content_html":"On this episode, recorded in-person at the ASEEES 2022 Convention in Chicago, Lera and Taylor sit down with Will Pomeranz, the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, to talk about his experience practicing Russian law in Russia, the work of the Kennan Institute, the evolution (and devolution) of Russian law from the tsarist period through Vladimir Putin today, and the legality of the referenda in Ukraine. A timely discussion, especially in light of the bombings Poland at the Ukraine-Poland border on November 15th, 2022. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nFor more information on the Wilson Center and its vast resources, please visit their website: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/. For the Kennan Institute specifically, visit: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/kennan-institute.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nWilliam Pomeranz is the Director of the Kennan Institute, a part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars located in Washington, D.C. He also has taught Russian law at the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES), Georgetown University. He hold a B.A. from Haverford College, a M.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh, a J.D. cum laude from American University, and a Ph.D. in Russian History from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.
Prior to joining the Kennan Institute, Dr. Pomeranz practiced international law in the United States and Moscow, Russia. He advised clients on investment in the Russian Federation as well as on U.S. anti-money laundering requirements, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and various U.S. sanctions programs. His research interests include Russian legal history as well current Russian commercial and constitutional law. His academic articles have been published in the Russian Review, Slavonic and East European Review, Kritika, Review of Central and East European Law, Demokratizatsiya, and Problems of Post-Communism. He also has provided commentary and conducted numerous press interviews with CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, Reuters, VOA, Bloomberg, and other media outlets.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded in Chicago's Palmer House Hilton on November 12th, 2022 at the ASEEES Convention.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Makaih Beats, Kirk Osamayo, Independent music collective)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: William Pomeranz.
","summary":"On this episode, recorded in-person at the ASEEES 2022 Convention in Chicago, Lera and Taylor sit down with Will Pomeranz, the director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, to talk about his experience practicing Russian law in Russia, the work of the Kennan Institute, the evolution (and devolution) of Russian law from the tsarist period through Putin today, and the legality of the referenda in Ukraine. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2022-11-16T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/eeea5e6c-799c-4dda-bb7d-5723978eee02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44125786,"duration_in_seconds":2199}]},{"id":"511c04a3-d8d8-4210-a1f6-3d886e6d6d05","title":"\"The Demise of the Multiethnic Soviet Union\" with Brigid O'Keeffe","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/okeeffe","content_text":"On this episode, author and historian Brigid O'Keeffe joins Sergio and Misha to discuss her research and newly released work on the rise and fall of the multiethnic Soviet Union. The social histories which Dr. O'Keeffe mentions are: Jeff Sahadeo's Voices from the Soviet Edge https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501738203/voices-from-the-soviet-edge/ and Adrienne Edgar's Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501762949/intermarriage-and-the-friendship-of-peoples/#bookTabs=1\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nBrigid O'Keeffe is a Professor of History at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is a specialist on the history of late imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. O’Keeffe is the author of The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise (Bloomsbury); Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia (Bloomsbury; Winner of the 2021 Ab Imperio Award) and New Soviet Gypsies: Nationality, Performance, and Selfhood in the Early Soviet Union (University of Toronto Press). She is at work on her next book, The Family Litvinov: A History of the Twentieth Century.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 31st, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Brigid O'Keeffe.","content_html":"On this episode, author and historian Brigid O'Keeffe joins Sergio and Misha to discuss her research and newly released work on the rise and fall of the multiethnic Soviet Union. The social histories which Dr. O'Keeffe mentions are: Jeff Sahadeo's Voices from the Soviet Edge https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501738203/voices-from-the-soviet-edge/ and Adrienne Edgar's Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501762949/intermarriage-and-the-friendship-of-peoples/#bookTabs=1
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nBrigid O'Keeffe is a Professor of History at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is a specialist on the history of late imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. O’Keeffe is the author of The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise (Bloomsbury); Esperanto and Languages of Internationalism in Revolutionary Russia (Bloomsbury; Winner of the 2021 Ab Imperio Award) and New Soviet Gypsies: Nationality, Performance, and Selfhood in the Early Soviet Union (University of Toronto Press). She is at work on her next book, The Family Litvinov: A History of the Twentieth Century.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 31st, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Brigid O'Keeffe.
","summary":"On this episode, author and historian Brigid O'Keeffe joins Sergio and Misha to discuss her research and newly released work on the rise and fall of the multiethnic Soviet Union. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-11-08T16:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/511c04a3-d8d8-4210-a1f6-3d886e6d6d05.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45038405,"duration_in_seconds":2809}]},{"id":"531dea13-830f-4726-8bd8-3d0dcd0e3eb2","title":"\"Oil, the State, and War\" with Emma Ashford","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/petrostates","content_text":"To continue our discussion on the effects of the War in Ukraine on the energy sector, Foreign Policy columnist and Stimson Center senior fellow Dr. Emma Ashford joins us to share about her book \"Oil, the State, and War: Foreign Policy of Petrostates.\" You can find more about this comprehensive guide to understanding petrostates and the significant role that oil plays in international relations here: http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/oil-state-and-war. Follow her on Twitter @EmmaMAshford.\n\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nEmma Ashford is a Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center. She works on a variety of issues related to the future of US foreign policy, international security, and the politics of global energy markets. She has expertise in the politics of Russia, Europe, and the Middle East. Ashford is also a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and an adjunct assistant professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. \n\nHer first book, Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates, was published by Georgetown University Press in 2022, and explored the international security ramifications of oil production and export in states such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela. \n\nPrior to joining the Stimson Center, Ashford was a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative, which focused on challenging the prevailing assumptions governing US foreign policy. She was also a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, where she worked on a variety of issues including the US-Saudi relationship, sanctions policy, and US policy towards Russia, and US foreign policy and grand strategy more broadly. \n\nAshford writes a bi-weekly column, “It’s Debatable,” for Foreign Policy, and her long-form writing has been featured in publications such as Foreign Affairs, the Texas National Security Review, Strategic Studies Quarterly, the York Times, the Washington Post, the National Interest, and War on the Rocks, among others. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds a PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 24th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizno, Broke for Free)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Emma Ashford.","content_html":"To continue our discussion on the effects of the War in Ukraine on the energy sector, Foreign Policy columnist and Stimson Center senior fellow Dr. Emma Ashford joins us to share about her book "Oil, the State, and War: Foreign Policy of Petrostates." You can find more about this comprehensive guide to understanding petrostates and the significant role that oil plays in international relations here: http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/oil-state-and-war. Follow her on Twitter @EmmaMAshford.
\n![\"\"](\"http://press.georgetown.edu/sites/default/files/9781647122379.jpg\")
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.stimson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Emma-Ashford-headshot.jpg\")
\nEmma Ashford is a Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center. She works on a variety of issues related to the future of US foreign policy, international security, and the politics of global energy markets. She has expertise in the politics of Russia, Europe, and the Middle East. Ashford is also a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and an adjunct assistant professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.
Her first book, Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates, was published by Georgetown University Press in 2022, and explored the international security ramifications of oil production and export in states such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela.
\n\nPrior to joining the Stimson Center, Ashford was a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative, which focused on challenging the prevailing assumptions governing US foreign policy. She was also a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, where she worked on a variety of issues including the US-Saudi relationship, sanctions policy, and US policy towards Russia, and US foreign policy and grand strategy more broadly.
\n\nAshford writes a bi-weekly column, “It’s Debatable,” for Foreign Policy, and her long-form writing has been featured in publications such as Foreign Affairs, the Texas National Security Review, Strategic Studies Quarterly, the York Times, the Washington Post, the National Interest, and War on the Rocks, among others. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and holds a PhD in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 24th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizno, Broke for Free)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Emma Ashford.
","summary":"On this episode, continuing the discussion about the effects of the War in Ukraine on the energy sector, Taylor and Lera speak with Foreign Policy columnist and Stimson Center senior fellow Emma Ashford who shares about her book \"Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policy of Petrostates.\" Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-10-31T09:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/531dea13-830f-4726-8bd8-3d0dcd0e3eb2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38077980,"duration_in_seconds":2374}]},{"id":"4361310a-2a82-4117-aba6-7f1571640010","title":"Shifting Sands: The Middle East and North Africa in Russia's War in Ukraine","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/mena-ukraine","content_text":"On this episode, Misha speaks with Middle East expert Nicole Robinson who expounds on how MENA countries have responded to Russia's War in Ukraine and the reasons why. Ms. Robinson sheds some light on the future of the region as the conflict evolves and Russia's capacity to arm and feed its regional allies dwindles. Furthermore, she suggests that Russia's declining influence may allow for other actors to increase their influence in the Middle East region -- actors such as China, for example, which is one of the biggest recipients of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf. Ms. Robinson says it's unwise for the US to take a step back in the Middle East when it is geographically and strategically the region that is situated in between giants. This war is not only shifting great power competition, but also changing \"how each of these countries think about their bilateral relationships.\" \n\nFor more on Russia's War in Syria, listen to Ret. Col. Robert E. Hamilton's episode here: https://www.slavxradio.com/hamilton\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nNicole Robinson is a senior research associate in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, focusing on Middle East Policy. She researches and writes on economic, security, and political challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on the Levant region. Among other topics, she has written on women’s empowerment and domestic developments in Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen. Before joining Heritage, Nicole lived in Jordan for a year and half, studying at the University of Jordan and working at the Stabilisation Network and Near East Foundation.She is fluent in Arabic and is continuing to expand her knowledge about the Middle East. Nicole received her Master’s Degree in Arab Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She was born and raised in Woodbury, Minnesota, and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 21st, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher \nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Broke For Free, Shaolin Dub, \"Karma\" by Kazka)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Nicole Robinson.","content_html":"On this episode, Misha speaks with Middle East expert Nicole Robinson who expounds on how MENA countries have responded to Russia's War in Ukraine and the reasons why. Ms. Robinson sheds some light on the future of the region as the conflict evolves and Russia's capacity to arm and feed its regional allies dwindles. Furthermore, she suggests that Russia's declining influence may allow for other actors to increase their influence in the Middle East region -- actors such as China, for example, which is one of the biggest recipients of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf. Ms. Robinson says it's unwise for the US to take a step back in the Middle East when it is geographically and strategically the region that is situated in between giants. This war is not only shifting great power competition, but also changing "how each of these countries think about their bilateral relationships."
\n\nFor more on Russia's War in Syria, listen to Ret. Col. Robert E. Hamilton's episode here: https://www.slavxradio.com/hamilton
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n
\nNicole Robinson is a senior research associate in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, focusing on Middle East Policy. She researches and writes on economic, security, and political challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on the Levant region. Among other topics, she has written on women’s empowerment and domestic developments in Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen. Before joining Heritage, Nicole lived in Jordan for a year and half, studying at the University of Jordan and working at the Stabilisation Network and Near East Foundation.She is fluent in Arabic and is continuing to expand her knowledge about the Middle East. Nicole received her Master’s Degree in Arab Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She was born and raised in Woodbury, Minnesota, and currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 21st, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Broke For Free, Shaolin Dub, "Karma" by Kazka)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Nicole Robinson.
","summary":"On this episode, guest Nicole Robinson expounds on the region geographically and strategically situated in between giants: the Middle East. She explains how MENA countries have responded to Russia's War in Ukraine and sheds some light on the future of the region as the conflict evolves and Russia's capacity to arm and feed its regional allies dwindles. ","date_published":"2022-10-25T13:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4361310a-2a82-4117-aba6-7f1571640010.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38945302,"duration_in_seconds":2427}]},{"id":"51d70f90-ba14-4e50-8f20-69072c510db0","title":"\"Ingredients of Change\": History of Food in Bulgaria with Mary Neuburger","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bulgaria","content_text":"On this episode, Taylor talks with the director of CREEES, Dr. Mary Neuburger, about her latest book entitled Ingredients of Change: The History and Culture of Food in Modern Bulgaria. Thanks for listening!\n\n\nFrom the publisher: Ingredients of Change explores modern Bulgaria's foodways from the Ottoman era to the present, outlining how Bulgarians domesticated and adapted diverse local, regional, and global foods and techniques, and how the nation's culinary topography has been continually reshaped by the imperial legacies of the Ottomans, Habsburgs, Russians, and Soviets, as well as by the ingenuity of its own people. Changes in Bulgarian cooking and cuisine, Mary C. Neuburger shows, were driven less by nationalism than by the circulation of powerful food narratives—scientific, religious, and ethical—along with peoples, goods, technologies, and politics.\nYou can find Ingredients of Change on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ingredients-Change-History-Culture-Bulgaria/dp/1501762494#:~:text=%22Ingredients%20of%20Change%20provides%20exciting,was%20lost%20with%20its%20collapse.%22\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Mary Neuburger is currently the Director of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Chair of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Global (Dis)Information Lab, at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focus is on modern Eastern Europe with a specialization in Southeastern Europe. Her research interests include urban culture, consumption, commodity exchange, gender and nationalism. She is the author of Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria (Cornell University Press, 2016) and The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria (Cornell University Press, 2011). She teaches courses on the history of modern Eastern Europe.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 5th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by various Bulgarian folk artists)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Mary C. Neuburger.","content_html":"On this episode, Taylor talks with the director of CREEES, Dr. Mary Neuburger, about her latest book entitled Ingredients of Change: The History and Culture of Food in Modern Bulgaria. Thanks for listening!
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cornellpress-us.imgix.net/covers/9781501762581.jpg?auto=format&w=300\")
\nFrom the publisher: Ingredients of Change explores modern Bulgaria's foodways from the Ottoman era to the present, outlining how Bulgarians domesticated and adapted diverse local, regional, and global foods and techniques, and how the nation's culinary topography has been continually reshaped by the imperial legacies of the Ottomans, Habsburgs, Russians, and Soviets, as well as by the ingenuity of its own people. Changes in Bulgarian cooking and cuisine, Mary C. Neuburger shows, were driven less by nationalism than by the circulation of powerful food narratives—scientific, religious, and ethical—along with peoples, goods, technologies, and politics.
\nYou can find Ingredients of Change on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ingredients-Change-History-Culture-Bulgaria/dp/1501762494#:~:text=%22Ingredients%20of%20Change%20provides%20exciting,was%20lost%20with%20its%20collapse.%22
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Mary Neuburger is currently the Director of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Chair of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Global (Dis)Information Lab, at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focus is on modern Eastern Europe with a specialization in Southeastern Europe. Her research interests include urban culture, consumption, commodity exchange, gender and nationalism. She is the author of Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria (Cornell University Press, 2016) and The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria (Cornell University Press, 2011). She teaches courses on the history of modern Eastern Europe.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 5th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by various Bulgarian folk artists)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Mary C. Neuburger.
","summary":"On this episode, Taylor talks with the director of CREEES, Dr. Mary Neuburger, about her latest book entitled Ingredients of Change: The History and Culture of Food in Modern Bulgaria. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-10-21T16:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/51d70f90-ba14-4e50-8f20-69072c510db0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40791479,"duration_in_seconds":2543}]},{"id":"93fd5fb8-2690-43bb-a29f-bdcb583c5ced","title":"\"The Fastest Game in the World\" with Bruce Berglund","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/hockey","content_text":"On this episode, Eliza talks with sports historian Bruce Berglund who shares about his personal love of hockey, the global development of the sport, the rise of hockey in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and its role of hockey in the expression of national identity on the international stage. Thanks for listening!\n\nWe encourage you to check out Dr. Berglund's excellent book, entitled \"The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports\": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P2ZZ8R9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nBruce Berglund is a historian of Europe, Russia & world sports. He did research in eight countries for his book The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports. His articles on world sports have appeared in the Washington Post and CNN Opinion, and he has have been interviewed for Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, National Public Radio, and television and radio programs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Some of the books he has most enjoyed writing are the series for Sports Illustrated Kids on sports records and all-time greatest athletes. A proud son of Duluth, Bruce lives in a small town in southern Minnesota. Follow him on Twitter @brberglund .\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 12, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nHost: Eliza Fisher (@elizaafisher)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Independent Music Collective, Scott Holmes, Holizna, Kevin Bryce, and PK Jazz Collective )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Bruce Berglund.","content_html":"On this episode, Eliza talks with sports historian Bruce Berglund who shares about his personal love of hockey, the global development of the sport, the rise of hockey in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and its role of hockey in the expression of national identity on the international stage. Thanks for listening!
\n\nWe encourage you to check out Dr. Berglund's excellent book, entitled "The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P2ZZ8R9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://calvin.edu/contentAsset/image/c94cae26-bbad-4efc-b25f-ff567a1effa7/bannerImage/filter/Jpeg/jpeg_q/55.jpg\")
\nBruce Berglund is a historian of Europe, Russia & world sports. He did research in eight countries for his book The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports. His articles on world sports have appeared in the Washington Post and CNN Opinion, and he has have been interviewed for Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, National Public Radio, and television and radio programs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. Some of the books he has most enjoyed writing are the series for Sports Illustrated Kids on sports records and all-time greatest athletes. A proud son of Duluth, Bruce lives in a small town in southern Minnesota. Follow him on Twitter @brberglund .
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 12, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost: Eliza Fisher (@elizaafisher)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Independent Music Collective, Scott Holmes, Holizna, Kevin Bryce, and PK Jazz Collective )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Bruce Berglund.
","summary":"On this episode, Eliza talks with sports historian Bruce Berglund who shares his expertise on the global development of hockey, the rise of the sport in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and its role in the expression of national identity on the international stage. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-10-14T14:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/93fd5fb8-2690-43bb-a29f-bdcb583c5ced.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46364955,"duration_in_seconds":2889}]},{"id":"ecf7040b-633a-433d-a5be-449de2379354","title":"Putin's War in Ukraine: Mobilization, Annexation, and the Coming Winter","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ukraine-5","content_text":"On this episode, Lera and Taylor speak with returning guest Leonid Ragozin who candidly updates us on the war in Ukraine and helps us make sense of the fog of this conflict and the continual stream of headline-making actions from the Kremlin. They discuss Putin's mobilization orders, the West's response to Russians fleeing the draft, an unseen struggle for power within the Russian military, the \"annexed\" Donbas region, and the role that the coming Winter may play in the war for Europeans dependent on Russian oil and gas. Follow Leonid Ragozin on Twitter @leonidragozin. Thank you for listening.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nLeonid Ragozin is an independent journalist and Lonely Planet author, formerly based in Moscow. He has contributed to many major publications including Al Jazeera, Business Week, the Guardian, Time, Buzzfeed and The New Republic. He previously worked as BBC producer in Moscow for 14 years and Russian Newsweek foreign correspondent. He has co-authored numerous Lonely Planet travel guides. https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/?lang=en\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 6th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Shaolin Dub, Kiggler, Audiorezout, AngelGarcia)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Leonid Ragozin.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera and Taylor speak with returning guest Leonid Ragozin who candidly updates us on the war in Ukraine and helps us make sense of the fog of this conflict and the continual stream of headline-making actions from the Kremlin. They discuss Putin's mobilization orders, the West's response to Russians fleeing the draft, an unseen struggle for power within the Russian military, the "annexed" Donbas region, and the role that the coming Winter may play in the war for Europeans dependent on Russian oil and gas. Follow Leonid Ragozin on Twitter @leonidragozin. Thank you for listening.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://149346090.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vBl5zWMc_400x400-300x300.png\")
\nLeonid Ragozin is an independent journalist and Lonely Planet author, formerly based in Moscow. He has contributed to many major publications including Al Jazeera, Business Week, the Guardian, Time, Buzzfeed and The New Republic. He previously worked as BBC producer in Moscow for 14 years and Russian Newsweek foreign correspondent. He has co-authored numerous Lonely Planet travel guides. https://twitter.com/leonidragozin/?lang=en
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 6th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Shaolin Dub, Kiggler, Audiorezout, AngelGarcia)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Leonid Ragozin.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera and Taylor welcome returning guest Leonid Ragozin who candidly updates us on the war in Ukraine and helps us make sense of the fog of this conflict and the continual stream of headline-making actions emanating from the Kremlin.","date_published":"2022-10-07T12:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ecf7040b-633a-433d-a5be-449de2379354.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40637223,"duration_in_seconds":2533}]},{"id":"db0089c0-85f3-41f4-a782-1e39791d9d4b","title":"Putting Poland, Ukraine, and Russia in Context with Norman Davies","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/norman-davies","content_text":"On this episode, luminary historian Professor Norman Davies joins us to talk about the state of Polish studies, the deep history of Ukraine when it was ruled from Warsaw and Krakow, and the importance of broadening European and Slavic studies as taught in academic spaces. This episode was all about historical context, so we hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nNorman Davies, born in 1939 in Bolton (Lancashire) was educated at Bolton School, Magdalen College, Oxford, the University of Sussex and at several continental universities including Grenoble, Perugia and Kraków. His formative years created a lifelong European outlook. He was for many years Professor of History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, and has also taught as a visitor to Columbia, McGill, Hokkaido, Stanford, Harvard, Adelaide, and Australian National, Canberra.\n\nHe is the author of White Eagle, Red Star: the Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20 (1972): God’s Playground: A History of Poland (1981); the No.1 bestseller Europe: A History (1996); The Isles: A History (1998); Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City (with Roger Moorhouse, 2002); Rising ’44, the Battle for Warsaw (2003); Europe at War, 1939-45 (2006); and Vanished Kingdoms (2011). His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he is a regular broadcaster.\n\nFrom 1997 to 2006 he was a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, and is now an Honorary Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford and Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow. He has been a Fellow of the British Acadamy since 1997 and since 2011 of the Learned Society of Wales. He has been awarded Poland’s Order of the White Eagle and in Britain the CMG ‘for services to history’. He holds honorary doctorates from several universities in Britain and Poland as well as the honorary citizenship of five cities, and is a life member both of Clare Hall and of Peterhouse Cambridge.\n\nHe lives in Oxford and Krakow with his wife, Maria, and has two grown sons, Daniel and Christian.\n\n“There is too much history,” he says, “for anyone to try and understand it all.”\n\nVisit his website: http://www.normandavies.com/?lang=en\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 23rd, 2022 via Zoom. A special thanks to Michalina at the Warsaw Security Forum for facilitating the conversation.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by The Polish Ambassador, Audiorezout, and Makaih Beats)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Norman Davies.","content_html":"On this episode, luminary historian Professor Norman Davies joins us to talk about the state of Polish studies, the deep history of Ukraine when it was ruled from Warsaw and Krakow, and the importance of broadening European and Slavic studies as taught in academic spaces. This episode was all about historical context, so we hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nNorman Davies, born in 1939 in Bolton (Lancashire) was educated at Bolton School, Magdalen College, Oxford, the University of Sussex and at several continental universities including Grenoble, Perugia and Kraków. His formative years created a lifelong European outlook. He was for many years Professor of History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, and has also taught as a visitor to Columbia, McGill, Hokkaido, Stanford, Harvard, Adelaide, and Australian National, Canberra.
He is the author of White Eagle, Red Star: the Polish-Soviet War, 1919-20 (1972): God’s Playground: A History of Poland (1981); the No.1 bestseller Europe: A History (1996); The Isles: A History (1998); Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City (with Roger Moorhouse, 2002); Rising ’44, the Battle for Warsaw (2003); Europe at War, 1939-45 (2006); and Vanished Kingdoms (2011). His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he is a regular broadcaster.
\n\nFrom 1997 to 2006 he was a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford, and is now an Honorary Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford and Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow. He has been a Fellow of the British Acadamy since 1997 and since 2011 of the Learned Society of Wales. He has been awarded Poland’s Order of the White Eagle and in Britain the CMG ‘for services to history’. He holds honorary doctorates from several universities in Britain and Poland as well as the honorary citizenship of five cities, and is a life member both of Clare Hall and of Peterhouse Cambridge.
\n\nHe lives in Oxford and Krakow with his wife, Maria, and has two grown sons, Daniel and Christian.
\n\n“There is too much history,” he says, “for anyone to try and understand it all.”
\n\nVisit his website: http://www.normandavies.com/?lang=en
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 23rd, 2022 via Zoom. A special thanks to Michalina at the Warsaw Security Forum for facilitating the conversation.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by The Polish Ambassador, Audiorezout, and Makaih Beats)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Norman Davies.
","summary":"On this episode, luminary historian Professor Norman Davies joins us to talk about the state of Polish studies, the deep history of Ukraine when it was ruled from Warsaw and Krakow, and the importance of broadening European and Slavic studies as taught in academic spaces. This episode was all about historical context, so we hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-09-28T18:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/db0089c0-85f3-41f4-a782-1e39791d9d4b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41580499,"duration_in_seconds":2073}]},{"id":"1a827e18-74ca-4bb1-a782-cf8aea850220","title":"\"Black Garden Aflame\": The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict with Artyom Tonoyan","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/nagorno-karabakh","content_text":"On this first episode of season 5, Lera and Zack talk with Dr. Artyom Tonoyan about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, delving into the history of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia's role and presence as mediator, and the various geopolitical vectors in the region. Thanks for listening!\n\nFrom the publisher: \"East View Press aims to provide readers with the immediate context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the lens of Moscow, along with some insight into its complex historical, political and ethnic underpinnings.\"\nTo purchase \"Black Garden Aflame: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press\" visit https://www.eastviewpress.com/resources/books/black-garden-aflame/. Enter the code BGA35 at checkout for 35% off the full price!\n\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Artyom Tonoyan was born and grew up in Gyumri, Armenia and now makes his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a research associate at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (2015-2021). A sociologist by training, his research focuses on the intersection of religion and nationalism in Russia and the South Caucasus. His articles have appeared in Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, Society, and Modern Greek Studies Yearbook, among others. He has been a frequent guest on the BBC, Deutsche Welle, France 24, and other outlets. He is currently working on a book charting the social, historical, and religious backgrounds of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He received his Ph.D. from Baylor University. \nFollow him on Twitter @ArtyomTonoyan.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zack Johnson\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher (@elizaafisher)\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch (@KatherineBirc12)\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle S Daniel \n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (www.charlieharpermusic.com) - Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Chad Crouch, Kirk Osamayo. Additional sound effects from NASA and Soviet space program archives. \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle S Daniel (@M_S_Daniel www.msdaniel.com)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Artyom Tonoyan.","content_html":"On this first episode of season 5, Lera and Zack talk with Dr. Artyom Tonoyan about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, delving into the history of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia's role and presence as mediator, and the various geopolitical vectors in the region. Thanks for listening!
\n\nFrom the publisher: "East View Press aims to provide readers with the immediate context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through the lens of Moscow, along with some insight into its complex historical, political and ethnic underpinnings."
\nTo purchase "Black Garden Aflame: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press" visit https://www.eastviewpress.com/resources/books/black-garden-aflame/. Enter the code BGA35 at checkout for 35% off the full price!
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ABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Artyom Tonoyan was born and grew up in Gyumri, Armenia and now makes his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a research associate at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (2015-2021). A sociologist by training, his research focuses on the intersection of religion and nationalism in Russia and the South Caucasus. His articles have appeared in Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, Society, and Modern Greek Studies Yearbook, among others. He has been a frequent guest on the BBC, Deutsche Welle, France 24, and other outlets. He is currently working on a book charting the social, historical, and religious backgrounds of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He received his Ph.D. from Baylor University.
\nFollow him on Twitter @ArtyomTonoyan.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zack Johnson
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher (@elizaafisher)
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch (@KatherineBirc12)
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle S Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (www.charlieharpermusic.com) - Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Chad Crouch, Kirk Osamayo. Additional sound effects from NASA and Soviet space program archives.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle S Daniel (@M_S_Daniel www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Artyom Tonoyan.
","summary":"On this first episode of season 5, Lera and Zack talk with Dr. Artyom Tonoyan about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, delving into the history of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia's role and presence as mediator, and the various geopolitical vectors in the region. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2022-09-21T16:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1a827e18-74ca-4bb1-a782-cf8aea850220.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54002894,"duration_in_seconds":3370}]},{"id":"087f6276-a5f5-4dd1-ae4d-80b4561129da","title":"Black Widows: Female Terrorists in Chechnya","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/black-widows2","content_text":"Recent dual-degree CREEES and LBJ Global Policies Studies MA graduate Lucia Winkeler returns to the podcast to discuss her research and report “Chechen Chernie Vdovi: The Most Lethal Human ‘Black Widows’” in which she examines the motivations and explanations for Chechen women’s involvement in extremist organizations and actions. Content warning: There are discussions of sexual assault and suicide in this episode. Listener discretion is advised. You can listen to Lucia's first episode with us here: https://www.slavxradio.com/black-widows.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nLucia Winkeler is originally from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a BA in international studies and modern languages as a double major; her degree focuses were politics, diplomacy, and Russian. She came to the University of Texas at Austin for the CREEES and LBJ School of Public Affairs dual degree program which enables students to graduate with an MA of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and a Master's of Global Policy Studies. Her Master's report focused on analyzing the Chechen \"Black Widows\" within the Chechen insurgency movement in the Russian Federation. Overall her academic interests include foreign policy, diplomacy, US-Russia relations, national security, Russia relations to its near abroad, and the Caucasus region. After earning her Master’s degrees she ideally wants to have a federal career to work on improving the state of US-Russian relations and affect US interests in the Eurasian region overall. \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 2021 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nProducer/Host: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Anthem of Rain, Bernd Bunson, Boss Bass)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Lucia Winkeler.","content_html":"Recent dual-degree CREEES and LBJ Global Policies Studies MA graduate Lucia Winkeler returns to the podcast to discuss her research and report “Chechen Chernie Vdovi: The Most Lethal Human ‘Black Widows’” in which she examines the motivations and explanations for Chechen women’s involvement in extremist organizations and actions. Content warning: There are discussions of sexual assault and suicide in this episode. Listener discretion is advised. You can listen to Lucia's first episode with us here: https://www.slavxradio.com/black-widows.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nLucia Winkeler is originally from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a BA in international studies and modern languages as a double major; her degree focuses were politics, diplomacy, and Russian. She came to the University of Texas at Austin for the CREEES and LBJ School of Public Affairs dual degree program which enables students to graduate with an MA of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and a Master's of Global Policy Studies. Her Master's report focused on analyzing the Chechen "Black Widows" within the Chechen insurgency movement in the Russian Federation. Overall her academic interests include foreign policy, diplomacy, US-Russia relations, national security, Russia relations to its near abroad, and the Caucasus region. After earning her Master’s degrees she ideally wants to have a federal career to work on improving the state of US-Russian relations and affect US interests in the Eurasian region overall.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer/Host: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nSocial Media Manager: Eliza Fisher
\nSupervising Producer: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Anthem of Rain, Bernd Bunson, Boss Bass)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Lucia Winkeler.
","summary":"Recent dual-degree CREEES and LBJ Global Policies Studies MA graduate Lucia Winkeler returns to the podcast to discuss her research and report “Chechen Chernie Vdovi: The Most Lethal Human ‘Black Widows’” in which she examines the motivations and explanations for Chechen women’s involvement in extremist organizations and actions. ","date_published":"2022-08-29T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/087f6276-a5f5-4dd1-ae4d-80b4561129da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39736423,"duration_in_seconds":2479}]},{"id":"f37b4de1-ce05-465b-9098-3fd40b2b5c1a","title":"\"All Future Plunges to the Past\" with José Vergara","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/vergara","content_text":"With the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, we are taking a short reprieve before beginning our new season. In the meantime, we have the pleasure of bringing out a wonderful episode from our backlog recorded at the end of 2021 with guest José Vergara who speaks both about his passion for Russian literature and the unique methods he applies in the classroom to help students engage with novels by Dostoevsky, Nabokov, and others. Vergara also talks about his book which came out in October 2021 and focuses on the reception of James Joyce's works, particularly Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake, on Soviet-era writers through the various phases of the Cold War.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nJosé Vergara is assistant professor of Russian at Bryn Mawr College. In addition to his work as a scholar and teacher, he enjoys collaborating with others to advance and support Slavic Studies and the Humanities. He has organized numerous guest lectures, a teach-in on the centennial of the October Revolution, and a symposium on the state of Russian Studies today. As advisor to the Swarthmore Project for East European Studies (SPEER), he has worked with students to develop conversations on campus about the region and its culture and politics. Visit his personal website for more on his teaching, research, events, and upcoming projects: https://josevergara.net/ To purchase his book, vIsit Cornell University Press here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501759901/all-future-plunges-to-the-past/#bookTabs=0\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 11th, 2021 via Zoom, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 24, 2022. \n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: José Vergara.","content_html":"With the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, we are taking a short reprieve before beginning our new season. In the meantime, we have the pleasure of bringing out a wonderful episode from our backlog recorded at the end of 2021 with guest José Vergara who speaks both about his passion for Russian literature and the unique methods he applies in the classroom to help students engage with novels by Dostoevsky, Nabokov, and others. Vergara also talks about his book which came out in October 2021 and focuses on the reception of James Joyce's works, particularly Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake, on Soviet-era writers through the various phases of the Cold War.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e5dfc6e4b016ed0f9ba00a/1634668895847-WHH8GTITKGNPWXT7YLY2/FUJIFILM+X-T3+6240x4160_000358.jpg?format=1000w\")
\nJosé Vergara is assistant professor of Russian at Bryn Mawr College. In addition to his work as a scholar and teacher, he enjoys collaborating with others to advance and support Slavic Studies and the Humanities. He has organized numerous guest lectures, a teach-in on the centennial of the October Revolution, and a symposium on the state of Russian Studies today. As advisor to the Swarthmore Project for East European Studies (SPEER), he has worked with students to develop conversations on campus about the region and its culture and politics. Visit his personal website for more on his teaching, research, events, and upcoming projects: https://josevergara.net/ To purchase his book, vIsit Cornell University Press here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501759901/all-future-plunges-to-the-past/#bookTabs=0
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 11th, 2021 via Zoom, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 24, 2022.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: José Vergara.
","summary":"With the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, we are taking a short reprieve before beginning our new season. In the meantime, we have the pleasure of bringing out a wonderful episode from our backlog with guest José Vergara who speaks both about his passion for Russian literature and his book on the reception of James Joyce in Soviet Russia, which came out in October 2021. We hope you'll enjoy this conversation.","date_published":"2022-05-28T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f37b4de1-ce05-465b-9098-3fd40b2b5c1a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51519548,"duration_in_seconds":2143}]},{"id":"4665af67-81a6-4cd3-b581-977340708247","title":"The Far-Fetched Far Right Non-Story with Andreas Umland","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/umland","content_text":"On this episode, Andreas Umland talks with Lera and Cullan about the Right and the Far Right political movements in Ukraine, addressing the ultranationalist claim propounded by Russian propaganda versus the reality reflected at the election polls in Ukraine since 2014. Dr. Umland convincingly argues that the Far Right narrative, including the alarms raised over the Azov movement as justification for Putin's war, is a \"non-story\" and largely a \"manipulation of consciousness.\" \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nAndreas Umland is a political scientist studying contemporary Russian and Ukrainian history as well as regime transitions. He has published on the post-Soviet extreme right, municipal decentralization, European fascism, post-communist higher education, East European geopolitics, Ukrainian and Russian nationalism, the Donbas and Crimea conflicts, as well as the neighborhood and enlargement policies of the European Union. He is a Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv as well as a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs in Stockholm. He lives in Kyiv and is Associate Professor of Politics at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Follow him on Twitter @UmlandAndreas\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 27th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, Metre, Tea K Pea, Charlie Harper)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) \n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Andreas Umland.","content_html":"On this episode, Andreas Umland talks with Lera and Cullan about the Right and the Far Right political movements in Ukraine, addressing the ultranationalist claim propounded by Russian propaganda versus the reality reflected at the election polls in Ukraine since 2014. Dr. Umland convincingly argues that the Far Right narrative, including the alarms raised over the Azov movement as justification for Putin's war, is a "non-story" and largely a "manipulation of consciousness."
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://lithuaniatribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5752901.jpg\")
\nAndreas Umland is a political scientist studying contemporary Russian and Ukrainian history as well as regime transitions. He has published on the post-Soviet extreme right, municipal decentralization, European fascism, post-communist higher education, East European geopolitics, Ukrainian and Russian nationalism, the Donbas and Crimea conflicts, as well as the neighborhood and enlargement policies of the European Union. He is a Senior Expert at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv as well as a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs in Stockholm. He lives in Kyiv and is Associate Professor of Politics at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Follow him on Twitter @UmlandAndreas
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 27th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, Metre, Tea K Pea, Charlie Harper)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Andreas Umland.
","summary":"On this episode, Andreas Umland talks with Lera and Cullan about the Right and the Far Right political movements in Ukraine, addressing the ultranationalist claims propounded by Russian propaganda versus the reality reflected at the election polls in Ukraine since 2014. Dr. Umland convincingly argues that the Far Right narrative is a \"non-story\" and largely a \"manipulation of consciousness.\" ","date_published":"2022-05-10T21:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4665af67-81a6-4cd3-b581-977340708247.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44388468,"duration_in_seconds":2769}]},{"id":"82134162-9644-442f-9aa7-bf92da8b09fa","title":"Operation \"Denver\" and Russia's Disinformation Playbook with Douglas Selvage","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/selvage","content_text":"On this episode, Lera and Sergio speak with Douglas Selvage at the Humboldt University of Berlin about his research on the disinformation cooperation between KGB and STASI during the Cold War and specifically the work of Operation \"Denver\" in the 1980s. Dr. Selvage talks of how these same Cold War propaganda tactics are nearly verbatim recycled today in Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. For his recent article, as mentioned in this episode, visit: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/moscow-bioweapons-and-ukraine-cold-war-active-measures-putins-war-propaganda.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr. Douglas Selvage is a Research Associate (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Institute for History of the Humboldt University in Berlin. He prevously served as acting director for the historical research project, “The GDR, the Ministry for State Security, and the CSCE Process, 1973-1989,” in the Education and Research Division of the Office of the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records in Berlin. He has published widely on the CSCE process, Polish-German relations under communism, and the history of the Soviet bloc. Previously, he also directed a grant project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to translate Warsaw Pact documents into English for the Parallel History Project (PHP) on Collective Security. From 2001-2006, he worked at the Historian’s Office of the U.S. Department of State, where his publications included Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976: European Security, 1969-76, and a co-edited joint publication with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Soviet-American Relations: The Détente Years, 1969-1972.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 10th, 2021 and April 28th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizna, Tea K Pea, Uncan, TAG)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) \n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Douglas Selvage.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera and Sergio speak with Douglas Selvage at the Humboldt University of Berlin about his research on the disinformation cooperation between KGB and STASI during the Cold War and specifically the work of Operation "Denver" in the 1980s. Dr. Selvage talks of how these same Cold War propaganda tactics are nearly verbatim recycled today in Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. For his recent article, as mentioned in this episode, visit: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/moscow-bioweapons-and-ukraine-cold-war-active-measures-putins-war-propaganda.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Douglas Selvage is a Research Associate (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Institute for History of the Humboldt University in Berlin. He prevously served as acting director for the historical research project, “The GDR, the Ministry for State Security, and the CSCE Process, 1973-1989,” in the Education and Research Division of the Office of the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records in Berlin. He has published widely on the CSCE process, Polish-German relations under communism, and the history of the Soviet bloc. Previously, he also directed a grant project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to translate Warsaw Pact documents into English for the Parallel History Project (PHP) on Collective Security. From 2001-2006, he worked at the Historian’s Office of the U.S. Department of State, where his publications included Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976: European Security, 1969-76, and a co-edited joint publication with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Soviet-American Relations: The Détente Years, 1969-1972.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 10th, 2021 and April 28th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Holizna, Tea K Pea, Uncan, TAG)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Douglas Selvage.
","summary":"On this episode, continuing our series on Putin's War in Ukraine, Lera and Sergio speak with Douglas Selvage at the Humboldt University of Berlin about his research on the disinformation cooperation between KGB and STASI during the Cold War and specifically the work of Operation \"Denver\" in the 1980s. Dr. Selvage talks of how these same Cold War propaganda tactics are nearly verbatim recycled today in Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. ","date_published":"2022-04-30T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/82134162-9644-442f-9aa7-bf92da8b09fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43237977,"duration_in_seconds":2155}]},{"id":"1e86c8c4-65d4-40bd-95dc-cc0767305d79","title":"Youth Political Engagement in the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ukraine-project","content_text":"In this special episode, we feature Drs. Mary Neuburger and Oksana Lutsyshyna, and former SlavX hosts Matthew Orr and Lauren Nyquist who together undertook a phenomenal investigative project in spring 2019 to examine and closely follow Ukrainian youth political engagement during the presidential election in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy ultimately beat incumbent Petro Poroshenko. The team discusses the fascinating process by which they began their research, how they connected with Ukrainian students via Skype (not Zoom!), and what it was like when they eventually traveled to Ukraine itself. The lasting relationships and connections they made during that memorable month abroad in summer 2019 inform their thinking and processing of the War in Ukraine today. Take a listen!\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2022 for The Other Side of Campus podcast at UT Austin. Visit https://www.texasptf.org/28 for more information and to listen to the original episode.\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nDr. Mary C. Neuburger is a Professor of history, the Director of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES), and the Chair of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas of Austin. She is the author of The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria (Cornell 2004), and Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria (Cornell, 2012). Dr. Neuburger is also the co-editor with Paulina Bren of Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe (Oxford, 2012) and has authored numerous articles on Bulgarian history. Her latest book, Ingredients of Change, is a cultural history of food in Bulgaria and recently came out with Cornell University Press. She is also co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History.\n\nDr. Oksana Lutsyshyna was born in Uzhhorod in 1974. She is a writer and translator, and lecturer in Ukrainian studies at the University of Texas in Austin, where she teaches Ukrainian language and Eastern European literatures. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Georgia. Lutsyshyna's most recent novel Ivan and Phoebe (2019) won two of the most prestigious literary awards in Ukraine, in 2020 and 2021, respectively: the Lviv City of Literature UNESCO Prize and Taras Shevchenko National Prize in fiction. The novel is forthcoming in the English translation by Nina Murray from Deep Vellum Publishing in 2022. Oksana Lutsyshyna's poetry collection, Persephone Blues, in the English translation, was released in 2019 by Arrowsmith.\n\nMatthew Orr is a Eurasia analyst at RANE, a risk intelligence company that provides geopolitical information and consultation to consumers and corporate clients with business interests around the globe. Prior to starting at RANE, Orr received dual Master’s degrees in Global Policy Studies and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nLauren Nyquist is a former undergraduate student at UT Austin and is currently pursuing her PhD in Geography at Texas A&M University.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2022 via Zoom.\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Holizna, Scott Holmes, Shaolin Dub, and Exetexe)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guests: Mary C. Neuburger and Oksana Lutsyshyna.","content_html":"In this special episode, we feature Drs. Mary Neuburger and Oksana Lutsyshyna, and former SlavX hosts Matthew Orr and Lauren Nyquist who together undertook a phenomenal investigative project in spring 2019 to examine and closely follow Ukrainian youth political engagement during the presidential election in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy ultimately beat incumbent Petro Poroshenko. The team discusses the fascinating process by which they began their research, how they connected with Ukrainian students via Skype (not Zoom!), and what it was like when they eventually traveled to Ukraine itself. The lasting relationships and connections they made during that memorable month abroad in summer 2019 inform their thinking and processing of the War in Ukraine today. Take a listen!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2022 for The Other Side of Campus podcast at UT Austin. Visit https://www.texasptf.org/28 for more information and to listen to the original episode.
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS
\nDr. Mary C. Neuburger is a Professor of history, the Director of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES), and the Chair of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas of Austin. She is the author of The Orient Within: Muslim Minorities and the Negotiation of Nationhood in Modern Bulgaria (Cornell 2004), and Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria (Cornell, 2012). Dr. Neuburger is also the co-editor with Paulina Bren of Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe (Oxford, 2012) and has authored numerous articles on Bulgarian history. Her latest book, Ingredients of Change, is a cultural history of food in Bulgaria and recently came out with Cornell University Press. She is also co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary History.
Dr. Oksana Lutsyshyna was born in Uzhhorod in 1974. She is a writer and translator, and lecturer in Ukrainian studies at the University of Texas in Austin, where she teaches Ukrainian language and Eastern European literatures. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Georgia. Lutsyshyna's most recent novel Ivan and Phoebe (2019) won two of the most prestigious literary awards in Ukraine, in 2020 and 2021, respectively: the Lviv City of Literature UNESCO Prize and Taras Shevchenko National Prize in fiction. The novel is forthcoming in the English translation by Nina Murray from Deep Vellum Publishing in 2022. Oksana Lutsyshyna's poetry collection, Persephone Blues, in the English translation, was released in 2019 by Arrowsmith.
\n\nMatthew Orr is a Eurasia analyst at RANE, a risk intelligence company that provides geopolitical information and consultation to consumers and corporate clients with business interests around the globe. Prior to starting at RANE, Orr received dual Master’s degrees in Global Policy Studies and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nLauren Nyquist is a former undergraduate student at UT Austin and is currently pursuing her PhD in Geography at Texas A&M University.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2022 via Zoom.
\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
CREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Holizna, Scott Holmes, Shaolin Dub, and Exetexe)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guests: Mary C. Neuburger and Oksana Lutsyshyna.
","summary":"In this episode, we feature participants of a UT student-driven project back in spring 2019 which examined Ukrainian youth political engagement during the presidential election in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy ultimately beat incumbent Petro Poroshenko. The team discusses the fascinating process by which they began their research, how they connected with Ukrainian students via Skype (not Zoom!), and what it was like when they eventually traveled to Ukraine itself. The lasting relationships and connections they made during that memorable month abroad in summer 2019 inform their thinking and processing of the War in Ukraine today. Take a listen!","date_published":"2022-04-15T17:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1e86c8c4-65d4-40bd-95dc-cc0767305d79.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54800703,"duration_in_seconds":2734}]},{"id":"ec9d8233-dd0e-4ba4-8799-4965870197a5","title":"Putin's War in Ukraine: Russian Roulette with Leonid Ragozin","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ukraine-3","content_text":"Journalist Leonid Ragozin joins us to talk about the irrationality of Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Zelensky's steadfast resistance which has led to the present stalemate situation that we now have. Ragozin states, \"History will show whether Zelensky was right in this game of chicken to collide with Putin...\" Ragozin calls Putin's gamble a suicidal move (\"complete insanity\"), not just for Putin's regime but for Russia itself. \"I don't see how... they [can] win in the way they want to win.\" Boldly he says that no one has done more to harm Russia's interests since World War II than Putin himself who falsely calls himself the protector of Russophones in Ukraine -- \"Putin is fighting his own people.\" See Ragozin's Al-Jazeera article here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/2/24/is-putins-gamble-on-ukraine-rational\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nLeonid Ragozin was born in Moscow on October 28, 1972. From 1989 to 1994, he studied in the prestigious Moscow State University, majoring in geology and foreign languages. He worked as an English-to-Russian translator and a travel agent till 1998. From 1998 to 2006, he worked for BBC as a journalist in Moscow and London. Later, he was a reporter and later an editor with Russian Newsweek magazine till 2010. From 2010 to 2013, he worked as a producer for BBC’s English-language office in Moscow. After 2013, he worked with Lonely Planet. As a freelance journalist, he writes op-eds for many major outlets, including Al-Jazeera, Bloomberg, Guardian, Politico, The New Republic, Time, Washington Post, and other English-language media. Follow him on Twitter @leonidragozin.\nhttps://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/2/24/is-putins-gamble-on-ukraine-rational\nhttps://www.politico.eu/author/leonid-ragozin/\n\nIf you would like to make a donation to help the people of Ukraine, we highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 12th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREEES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY\nThe Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces.\n\nCREDITS\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by TAG, techtheist, Anna Centauri, Polkavant, Uncan)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Leonid Ragozin.","content_html":"Journalist Leonid Ragozin joins us to talk about the irrationality of Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Zelensky's steadfast resistance which has led to the present stalemate situation that we now have. Ragozin states, "History will show whether Zelensky was right in this game of chicken to collide with Putin..." Ragozin calls Putin's gamble a suicidal move ("complete insanity"), not just for Putin's regime but for Russia itself. "I don't see how... they [can] win in the way they want to win." Boldly he says that no one has done more to harm Russia's interests since World War II than Putin himself who falsely calls himself the protector of Russophones in Ukraine -- "Putin is fighting his own people." See Ragozin's Al-Jazeera article here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/2/24/is-putins-gamble-on-ukraine-rational
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nLeonid Ragozin was born in Moscow on October 28, 1972. From 1989 to 1994, he studied in the prestigious Moscow State University, majoring in geology and foreign languages. He worked as an English-to-Russian translator and a travel agent till 1998. From 1998 to 2006, he worked for BBC as a journalist in Moscow and London. Later, he was a reporter and later an editor with Russian Newsweek magazine till 2010. From 2010 to 2013, he worked as a producer for BBC’s English-language office in Moscow. After 2013, he worked with Lonely Planet. As a freelance journalist, he writes op-eds for many major outlets, including Al-Jazeera, Bloomberg, Guardian, Politico, The New Republic, Time, Washington Post, and other English-language media. Follow him on Twitter @leonidragozin.
\nhttps://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/2/24/is-putins-gamble-on-ukraine-rational
\nhttps://www.politico.eu/author/leonid-ragozin/
If you would like to make a donation to help the people of Ukraine, we highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 12th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREEES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY
\nThe Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces.
CREDITS
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel (@M_S_Daniel)
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by TAG, techtheist, Anna Centauri, Polkavant, Uncan)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Leonid Ragozin.
","summary":"Journalist Leonid Ragozin joins us to talk about the irrationality of Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Zelensky's steadfast resistance which has led to the present stalemate situation that we now have. Ragozin calls Putin's gamble a suicidal move, not just for Putin's regime but for Russia itself.","date_published":"2022-03-23T13:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ec9d8233-dd0e-4ba4-8799-4965870197a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49981806,"duration_in_seconds":2496}]},{"id":"60d792a8-5d81-4186-9f2b-06fc930856a4","title":"Putin's War in Ukraine: \"Truth will be told\" with Alex Kokcharov","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ukraine-2","content_text":"Returning guest, Alex Kokcharov, joins us from London to share his personal views and stories on the war in Ukraine. He talks of the stark informational divides that have arisen between Russia and the West, wherein even family on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border cannot agree on what is happening in this conflict or why. Putin's Propaganda machine \"brainwashes\" Russian people outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg that even those with family in the midst of shelling in Russian-speaking cities like Mariupol do not believe that Russia is at all responsible. Follow Mr. Kokcharov on Twitter: @AlexKokcharov .\n\nIf you would like to make a donation to help the people of Ukraine, we highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 5, 2022 via Zoom. Mr. Kokcharov appears here in a personal capacity, speaking to his own views, experiences, and connections.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREEES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY\n**The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces.**\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Alex Kokcharov.","content_html":"Returning guest, Alex Kokcharov, joins us from London to share his personal views and stories on the war in Ukraine. He talks of the stark informational divides that have arisen between Russia and the West, wherein even family on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border cannot agree on what is happening in this conflict or why. Putin's Propaganda machine "brainwashes" Russian people outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg that even those with family in the midst of shelling in Russian-speaking cities like Mariupol do not believe that Russia is at all responsible. Follow Mr. Kokcharov on Twitter: @AlexKokcharov .
\n\nIf you would like to make a donation to help the people of Ukraine, we highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 5, 2022 via Zoom. Mr. Kokcharov appears here in a personal capacity, speaking to his own views, experiences, and connections.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREEES STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY
\n**The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces.**
CREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Alex Kokcharov.
","summary":"Returning guest, Alex Kokcharov, joins us from London to share his personal views and stories on the war in Ukraine. He talks of the stark informational divides that have arisen between Russia and Ukraine, wherein even family on both sides of the Ukraine-Russia border cannot agree on what is happening in this conflict or why. ","date_published":"2022-03-09T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/60d792a8-5d81-4186-9f2b-06fc930856a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46367741,"duration_in_seconds":2892}]},{"id":"ddf7bbf2-3cbb-4adb-aa19-366fc843e49e","title":"Putin's War in Ukraine: The History of the Conflict with David Marples","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ukraine","content_text":"With the unconscionable Russian invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian president Vladimir Putin, we will be focusing the next several episodes on Ukraine. These episodes will aim to provide our global listeners, who are seeking to inform themselves truthfully about the war, with background, context, analyses, and historical appreciation of this country and why the world absolutely must care and must combat Putin's revisionist and disinformationist campaigns.\n\nOn this episode, the first of our Ukraine-focused series, returning guest Dr. David Marples, professor of history at the University of Alberta, graciously joins us to help unpack, if not understand, Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing a basic yet thorough overview of the conflict's history. Visit slavxradio.com/ukraine for a list of trusted organizations addressing this humanitarian crisis. We highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. David R. Marples is a former President of The North American Association for Belarusian Studies (2010–15) and was formerly Director of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary Ukraine at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (2004–14), University of Alberta. In 2014 he was a Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. At the University of Alberta he is a recipient of the J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research (2003) and the University Cup (2008), the university's highest award. He is regarded as one of the leading Western authorities on the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe (social and political aspects), Lukashenko's regime in Belarus, and contemporary Ukraine. Follow him on Twitter @drmarples for more insights.\n\n\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 3rd, 2022 via Zoom.\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the program, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\n\nThe Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces. \n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel & Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Special Episode Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Polkavant)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: David R. Marples.","content_html":"With the unconscionable Russian invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian president Vladimir Putin, we will be focusing the next several episodes on Ukraine. These episodes will aim to provide our global listeners, who are seeking to inform themselves truthfully about the war, with background, context, analyses, and historical appreciation of this country and why the world absolutely must care and must combat Putin's revisionist and disinformationist campaigns.
\n\nOn this episode, the first of our Ukraine-focused series, returning guest Dr. David Marples, professor of history at the University of Alberta, graciously joins us to help unpack, if not understand, Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing a basic yet thorough overview of the conflict's history. Visit slavxradio.com/ukraine for a list of trusted organizations addressing this humanitarian crisis. We highly recommend the Ukraine Relief Network, providing essential and immediate help to war refugees on the ground. Check out http://www.ukrainereliefnetwork.org/.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n
\nDr. David R. Marples is a former President of The North American Association for Belarusian Studies (2010–15) and was formerly Director of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary Ukraine at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (2004–14), University of Alberta. In 2014 he was a Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. At the University of Alberta he is a recipient of the J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research (2003) and the University Cup (2008), the university's highest award. He is regarded as one of the leading Western authorities on the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe (social and political aspects), Lukashenko's regime in Belarus, and contemporary Ukraine. Follow him on Twitter @drmarples for more insights.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 3rd, 2022 via Zoom.
\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the program, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
![\"\"](\"https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/_files/images/banners/ukraine-statement.png\")
\nThe Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of the people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and sovereignty in the face of the unjustified invasion by Russian military forces.
CREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel & Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Special Episode Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Polkavant)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: David R. Marples.
","summary":"On this episode, returning guest Dr. David Marples, professor of history at the University of Alberta, graciously joins us to help unpack, if not understand, Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine by providing a basic yet thorough overview of the conflict's history. Visit slavxradio.com/ukraine for ways you can help organizations addressing this humanitarian crisis.","date_published":"2022-03-05T18:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ddf7bbf2-3cbb-4adb-aa19-366fc843e49e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56201080,"duration_in_seconds":2800}]},{"id":"d2338767-babd-4273-83a9-07e8692b5859","title":"Российская оппозиция: Беседа с Владимиром Кара-Мурзой","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kara-murza2","content_text":"В этом выпуске Лера и Миша берут интервью у известного российского оппозиционного политика, историка, и публициста Владимира Кара-Мурзы. Они обсуждают перспективы российской оппозиции на ближайшие годы, состояние гражданского общества в России, положение оппозиционной прессы в России, преследование про-демократических активистов и постепенную, но плавную смену риторики президента Путина в отношении демократии и сменяемости власти в Российской Федерации. Мы искренне надеемся что вам понравится! Желаем приятного прослушивания!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\n(Image source: IRI. Kara-Murza accepting the Freedom Award on behalf of Boris Nemtsov from Senator John McCain, Nov 2015 https://www.iri.org/news/iri-honors-heroes-of-democracy-at-2015-freedom-award/)\nVladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Кара́-Мурза́, born 7 September 1981) is a Russian opposition politician and Boris Nemtsov’s protégé. He serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, a NGO founded by Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. He is the author of two documentaries, They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov. As of 2021 he acts as Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He was awarded the Civil Courage Prize in 2018.\n\nFor the English version of his interview please see here: https://www.slavxradio.com/kara-murza\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 9th, 2022 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Uncan, Ketsa, Holizna)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Vladimir Kara-Murza.","content_html":"В этом выпуске Лера и Миша берут интервью у известного российского оппозиционного политика, историка, и публициста Владимира Кара-Мурзы. Они обсуждают перспективы российской оппозиции на ближайшие годы, состояние гражданского общества в России, положение оппозиционной прессы в России, преследование про-демократических активистов и постепенную, но плавную смену риторики президента Путина в отношении демократии и сменяемости власти в Российской Федерации. Мы искренне надеемся что вам понравится! Желаем приятного прослушивания!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.iri.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/iri_honors_heroes_of_democracy_at_2015_freedom_award_3_0.jpg\")
\n(Image source: IRI. Kara-Murza accepting the Freedom Award on behalf of Boris Nemtsov from Senator John McCain, Nov 2015 https://www.iri.org/news/iri-honors-heroes-of-democracy-at-2015-freedom-award/)
\nVladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Кара́-Мурза́, born 7 September 1981) is a Russian opposition politician and Boris Nemtsov’s protégé. He serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, a NGO founded by Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. He is the author of two documentaries, They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov. As of 2021 he acts as Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He was awarded the Civil Courage Prize in 2018.
For the English version of his interview please see here: https://www.slavxradio.com/kara-murza
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 9th, 2022 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Taylor Ham
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Uncan, Ketsa, Holizna)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Vladimir Kara-Murza.
","summary":"В этом выпуске Лера и Миша берут интервью у известного российского оппозиционного политика, историка, и публициста Владимира Кара-Мурзы. Они обсуждают перспективы российской оппозиции на ближайшие годы, состояние гражданского общества в России, положение оппозиционной прессы в России, преследование про-демократических активистов и постепенную, но плавную смену риторики президента Путина в отношении демократии и сменяемости власти в Российской Федерации. Мы искренне надеемся что вам понравится! Желаем приятного прослушивания!","date_published":"2022-02-19T14:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/d2338767-babd-4273-83a9-07e8692b5859.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49521510,"duration_in_seconds":2059}]},{"id":"2915d1d5-a0a7-441a-9bda-e59dcf5fe44f","title":"The Russian Opposition Today and the Legacy of Boris Nemtsov with Vladimir Kara-Murza","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kara-murza","content_text":"On this special episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza during his visit to The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Kara-Murza provides insight into the Russian dissident movement today, perspective on Mr. Putin and US-Russian relations over the last two decades, and personal reflections on the life and legacy of Boris Nemtsov before and after his assassination on February 27, 2015. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\n(Image source: IRI. Kara-Murza accepting the Freedom Award on behalf of Boris Nemtsov from Senator John McCain, Nov 2015 https://www.iri.org/news/iri-honors-heroes-of-democracy-at-2015-freedom-award/) \nVladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Кара́-Мурза́, born 7 September 1981) is a Russian opposition politician and Boris Nemtsov’s protégé. He serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, a NGO founded by Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. He is the author of two documentaries, They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov. As of 2021 he acts as Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He was awarded the Civil Courage Prize in 2018.\n\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 9, 2022 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Kara-Murza appears courtesy of the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at UT Austin with support from the Global (Dis)Information Lab (GDIL); the Center for European Studies; and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES).\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Strobotone, Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, Jaco Pastorius, Polkavant)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Vladimir Kara-Murza.","content_html":"On this special episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza during his visit to The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Kara-Murza provides insight into the Russian dissident movement today, perspective on Mr. Putin and US-Russian relations over the last two decades, and personal reflections on the life and legacy of Boris Nemtsov before and after his assassination on February 27, 2015. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n
\n(Image source: IRI. Kara-Murza accepting the Freedom Award on behalf of Boris Nemtsov from Senator John McCain, Nov 2015 https://www.iri.org/news/iri-honors-heroes-of-democracy-at-2015-freedom-award/)
\nVladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Кара́-Мурза́, born 7 September 1981) is a Russian opposition politician and Boris Nemtsov’s protégé. He serves as vice-chairman of Open Russia, a NGO founded by Russian businessman and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which promotes civil society and democracy in Russia. He was elected to the Coordinating Council of the Russian Opposition in 2012, and served as deputy leader of the People's Freedom Party from 2015 to 2016. He is the author of two documentaries, They Chose Freedom and Nemtsov. As of 2021 he acts as Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He was awarded the Civil Courage Prize in 2018.
![\"\"](\"https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/t-t9uGtc.jpg\")
\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 9, 2022 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Kara-Murza appears courtesy of the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at UT Austin with support from the Global (Dis)Information Lab (GDIL); the Center for European Studies; and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES).
If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Strobotone, Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, Jaco Pastorius, Polkavant)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Vladimir Kara-Murza.
","summary":"On this special episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza during his visit to The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Kara-Murza provides insight into the Russian dissident movement today, perspective on Mr. Putin and US-Russian relations over the last two decades, and personal reflections on the life and legacy of Boris Nemtsov before and after his assassination on February 27, 2015. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2022-02-14T17:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/2915d1d5-a0a7-441a-9bda-e59dcf5fe44f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52525393,"duration_in_seconds":2183}]},{"id":"2f7f4a46-3607-436a-b24e-829e33a8fe09","title":"\"Čas proměn\": Prague in a Time of Transformation with Mark Baker","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/prague","content_text":"On this episode, Lera and our new host Misha speak with travel writer and journalist Mark Baker based in Prague. They discuss how he went from writing for the likes of Bloomberg and working for Radio Free Europe to researching and creating travel books for Lonely Planet and others. Mark Baker expounds on his latest book, not a travel guide but a memoir, which covers his amazing stories and experiences in Prague in the decade following the Cold War. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMark Baker is a travel writer and journalist. He first visited Prague as a student in 1984 and began living there, after a stint in Vienna, in the early 1990s. Since then he has written or co-written a number of guidebooks to the Czech Republic and other countries in the region. Baker was also one of the founders of the Globe coffeehouse and bookstore, a center of Prague’s English-speaking community in the 1990s, when capitalism returned to Czechoslovakia. Check out his website to read his blog and see his many publications! https://markbakerprague.com/\n\n(Photo credit: Mark Baker)\n\nNEW EPISODE with journalist and travel writer Mark Baker who talks about his personal journey and epic adventures in Prague during a time of transformation at the end of the Cold War and after. Take a listen!https://t.co/Bot1WGkKeo@earlportion @MSimanovskyy @markbakerprague pic.twitter.com/qTzoFWl1U7— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) February 4, 2022 \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 29th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Dlay, Anthem of Rain, Makaih Beats, Antony Raijekov, Shaolin Dub)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Mark Baker.","content_html":"On this episode, Lera and our new host Misha speak with travel writer and journalist Mark Baker based in Prague. They discuss how he went from writing for the likes of Bloomberg and working for Radio Free Europe to researching and creating travel books for Lonely Planet and others. Mark Baker expounds on his latest book, not a travel guide but a memoir, which covers his amazing stories and experiences in Prague in the decade following the Cold War. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://markbakerprague.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/about1-1500x1100c.jpg\")
\nMark Baker is a travel writer and journalist. He first visited Prague as a student in 1984 and began living there, after a stint in Vienna, in the early 1990s. Since then he has written or co-written a number of guidebooks to the Czech Republic and other countries in the region. Baker was also one of the founders of the Globe coffeehouse and bookstore, a center of Prague’s English-speaking community in the 1990s, when capitalism returned to Czechoslovakia. Check out his website to read his blog and see his many publications! https://markbakerprague.com/
(Photo credit: Mark Baker)
\n\n\n\nNEW EPISODE with journalist and travel writer Mark Baker who talks about his personal journey and epic adventures in Prague during a time of transformation at the end of the Cold War and after. Take a listen!https://t.co/Bot1WGkKeo@earlportion @MSimanovskyy @markbakerprague pic.twitter.com/qTzoFWl1U7
— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) February 4, 2022
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 29th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Ketsa, Dlay, Anthem of Rain, Makaih Beats, Antony Raijekov, Shaolin Dub)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Mark Baker.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera and our newest host Misha speak with travel writer and journalist Mark Baker based in Prague. They discuss how he went from writing for the likes of Bloomberg and working for Radio Free Europe to researching and creating travel books for Lonely Planet and others. Mark Baker expounds on his latest book, not a travel guide but a memoir, which covers his amazing stories and experiences in Prague in the decade following the Cold War. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2022-02-03T17:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/2f7f4a46-3607-436a-b24e-829e33a8fe09.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52579402,"duration_in_seconds":2625}]},{"id":"68317882-1caa-4fd5-9994-91ab253a60cf","title":"NATO and the \"Bear in the Woods\" with Sergey Radchenko","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/radchenko","content_text":"Sergey Radchenko, a prolific historian with a multifaceted background and perspective, regales us on many topics from Cold War history to the current sitaution with Russia and Ukraine and Moscow's continued pursuit of legitimacy on the global stage. On a personal note, he shares about his time as an exchange student in Hong Kong and expounds on what it was like living in Mongolia while finishing his PhD with the London School of Economics. \n\nDr. Radchenko questions Russia's continual status as the \"Bear in the woods,\" saying it doesn't have to be this way while providing perspective on NATO's relationship with the USSR. He tackles the topic of sanctions and explains why they are helpful, or at least preferable to war, and if they do, in fact, work. He persuasively argues that Russia is a huge issue that must be taken seriously by the West though not quite through military means. A better US foreign policy towards Russia would include (1) engagement, (2) focus on strategic dialogue, (3) efforts to revive people-to-people contact, and (4) efforts to reopen consular sections, all of which he holds is important for the future of relations between the West and Russia and \"for the future of the world.\" Take a listen! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nSergey Radchenko is the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He has written extensively on the Cold War, nuclear history, and on Russian and Chinese foreign and security policies. He has served as a Global Fellow and a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre and as the Zi Jiang Distinguished Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai). Professor Radchenko’s books include Two Suns in the Heavens: the Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy (Wilson Center Press & Stanford UP, 2009) and Unwanted Visionaries: the Soviet Failure in Asia (Oxford UP, 2014). Professor Radchenko is a native of Sakhalin Island, Russia, was educated in the US, Hong Kong, and the UK, where he received his PhD in 2005 (LSE). Before he joined SAIS, Professor Radchenko worked and lived in Mongolia, China, and Wales.\n\nNEW EPISODE ALERT! We had the pleasure of talking with historian @DrRadchenko who lends us his expertise on Soviet/Russia-China relations, the current Ukraine crisis, and the ongoing conflict between NATO and Russia. Take a listen! @SAISHopkins https://t.co/hvBNJW9dXl pic.twitter.com/JYqGaKd6LJ— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) January 27, 2022 \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on January 10th, 2022 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Dlay, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Sergey Radchenko.","content_html":"Sergey Radchenko, a prolific historian with a multifaceted background and perspective, regales us on many topics from Cold War history to the current sitaution with Russia and Ukraine and Moscow's continued pursuit of legitimacy on the global stage. On a personal note, he shares about his time as an exchange student in Hong Kong and expounds on what it was like living in Mongolia while finishing his PhD with the London School of Economics.
\n\nDr. Radchenko questions Russia's continual status as the "Bear in the woods," saying it doesn't have to be this way while providing perspective on NATO's relationship with the USSR. He tackles the topic of sanctions and explains why they are helpful, or at least preferable to war, and if they do, in fact, work. He persuasively argues that Russia is a huge issue that must be taken seriously by the West though not quite through military means. A better US foreign policy towards Russia would include (1) engagement, (2) focus on strategic dialogue, (3) efforts to revive people-to-people contact, and (4) efforts to reopen consular sections, all of which he holds is important for the future of relations between the West and Russia and "for the future of the world." Take a listen!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://sais.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/radchenko-600x400_0.png\")
\nSergey Radchenko is the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He has written extensively on the Cold War, nuclear history, and on Russian and Chinese foreign and security policies. He has served as a Global Fellow and a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre and as the Zi Jiang Distinguished Professor at East China Normal University (Shanghai). Professor Radchenko’s books include Two Suns in the Heavens: the Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy (Wilson Center Press & Stanford UP, 2009) and Unwanted Visionaries: the Soviet Failure in Asia (Oxford UP, 2014). Professor Radchenko is a native of Sakhalin Island, Russia, was educated in the US, Hong Kong, and the UK, where he received his PhD in 2005 (LSE). Before he joined SAIS, Professor Radchenko worked and lived in Mongolia, China, and Wales.
\n\nNEW EPISODE ALERT! We had the pleasure of talking with historian @DrRadchenko who lends us his expertise on Soviet/Russia-China relations, the current Ukraine crisis, and the ongoing conflict between NATO and Russia. Take a listen! @SAISHopkins https://t.co/hvBNJW9dXl pic.twitter.com/JYqGaKd6LJ
— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) January 27, 2022
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on January 10th, 2022 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Dlay, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Sergey Radchenko.
","summary":"On this episode, Lera and Cullan have the chance to talk with Sakhalin-born historian Dr. Sergey Radchenko, who reflects on his first introduction to the United States via East Texas, Sino-Soviet and Sino-Russian relations, and the current Russian-Ukraine conflict and how the West's response is affecting the situation. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2022-01-26T18:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/68317882-1caa-4fd5-9994-91ab253a60cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61575838,"duration_in_seconds":3069}]},{"id":"6940a62a-db99-4e57-adb6-4bc1faf98ac7","title":"North Macedonia and the Mired Quest for EU Accession","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/north-macedonia","content_text":"On this episode, UT CREEES's new cohort of MA graduate students, under the direction of Dr. Mary Neuburger, presents their findings of a Fall 2021 project in which they analyzed North Macedonia’s mired quest for EU accession, which was blocked for over 25 years by Greece and since 2019 has been held up by a Bulgarian ultimatum. Since both Greece and Bulgaria are EU members, they have veto power over Macedonian accession, which has put the country now called North Macedonia into an untenable position in its desire to become a fully integrated part of Europe. Thanks for listening!\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded over several sessions in Fall 2021, both via Zoom and in studio at The University of Texas at Austin. \n\nCREDITS\nSupervising Producer: Dr. Mary C. Neuburger\nCo-host/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nCo-host: Taylor Ham\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Dr. Mary C. Neuburger\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guests: Aleksej Demjanski and Kiril Avramov.","content_html":"On this episode, UT CREEES's new cohort of MA graduate students, under the direction of Dr. Mary Neuburger, presents their findings of a Fall 2021 project in which they analyzed North Macedonia’s mired quest for EU accession, which was blocked for over 25 years by Greece and since 2019 has been held up by a Bulgarian ultimatum. Since both Greece and Bulgaria are EU members, they have veto power over Macedonian accession, which has put the country now called North Macedonia into an untenable position in its desire to become a fully integrated part of Europe. Thanks for listening!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded over several sessions in Fall 2021, both via Zoom and in studio at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nSupervising Producer: Dr. Mary C. Neuburger
\nCo-host/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nCo-host: Taylor Ham
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Dr. Mary C. Neuburger
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guests: Aleksej Demjanski and Kiril Avramov.
","summary":"On this special episode, Dr. Mary Neuburger's graduate class presents their analysis of North Macedonia’s complicated quest for EU accession which has been ongoing for over 25 years. What's the hold up exactly and which EU members are keen on preventing European integration? Take a listen and find out! ","date_published":"2022-01-17T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6940a62a-db99-4e57-adb6-4bc1faf98ac7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36285970,"duration_in_seconds":1799}]},{"id":"4ffe960c-677b-4b19-bdad-2b75c91a64cc","title":"\"Long Hair Goes a Long Way\": Exploring the Soviet Hippie Movement with Juliane Fürst","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/hippieland","content_text":"Happy Holidays, y'all! On this episode, Lera gets to sit down and chat with Dr. Juliane Fürst who unpacks 10 years worth of research and personal explorations in the Soviet Hippie movement as published in her latest book from Oxford University Press. Her stories will thrill, so gather 'round and take a listen. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nJuliane Fürst is head of the department of Communism and Society at the Centre of Contemporary History at Potsdam and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. She completed a monograph on the culture and history of the Soviet Hippie movement entitled Flowers through Concrete: Explorations in the Soviet Hippieland (OUP 2020). She is also the author of Stalin’s Last Generation: Soviet Post-War Youth and the Emergence of Late Socialism and the editor of Dropping Out of Socialism: Alternative Cultures and Lifestyles in the Soviet Bloc (2016). You can find Flowers Through Concrete here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XJGHT62/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0\n\nSELECT QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE\n\"I've always... been interested in capturing the feelings and the subjectivities and the emotional subjectivities of people as much as the political developments. It always felt to me that it was a really important part of the story.\"\n\n\"In retrospect, I can see that all my topics--they look like choices, but actually these topics found me, and I just sort of wandered around until the topic found me and then I knew it.\"\n\n\"I always told my mother, you're very lucky, I'm not punkish, I'm not hippyish... I don't pierce my nose, my ears, whatever. But... interviewing all these hippies, I could suddenly see that actually in my own quiet way, I was quite anarchic and possibly still am...\" \n\n\"The one thing they all had in common was a crazy love of The Beatles... It wasn't only a case of privilege, but quite often it was a case of privilege. In many places, these very early Hippie crowds came from children of the nomenklatura in the Party.\" \n\n\"The Soviet Hippieland... is a civilization in its own right, rather than some imitation of a Western movement.\"\n\n\"Long hair goes a long way in the Soviet union because it's somethign that was so forbidden... It's like wearing red and white in Belarus was nothing like 2 years ago and now it's a political statement that gets you into prison.\"\n\n\"I very much feel that one can only understand a society if you really listen to the pluralities of voices... especially in the outer edges... If you never try to see how far can somebody be from the mainstream of society, then you never get a full picture of it... It really gave me enormous pleasure over the last 10 years... that I'm really preserving something...\"\n\n\"We have come to the point where we've realized that... it isn't anymore all about people doing things or policies, the in-between and the ephemeral and the emotional... are what matters.\"\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 19th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, JayKode Trap Remix - \"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy\", Aliev Beatz - \"Home Alone\" remix, The Fab 4 Beatles cover band, Joe Truswell - The Beatles remix, Dopant Beats \"In the Hall of the Mountain King\", Stas Namin and the Flowers, Pyotr Mamonov)\nClip of \"hippie girl\" from episode of Smothers Brothers\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Juliane Fürst.","content_html":"Happy Holidays, y'all! On this episode, Lera gets to sit down and chat with Dr. Juliane Fürst who unpacks 10 years worth of research and personal explorations in the Soviet Hippie movement as published in her latest book from Oxford University Press. Her stories will thrill, so gather 'round and take a listen. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://newageru.hypotheses.org/files/2020/05/F%C3%BCrst-320x320.jpg\")
\nJuliane Fürst is head of the department of Communism and Society at the Centre of Contemporary History at Potsdam and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. She completed a monograph on the culture and history of the Soviet Hippie movement entitled Flowers through Concrete: Explorations in the Soviet Hippieland (OUP 2020). She is also the author of Stalin’s Last Generation: Soviet Post-War Youth and the Emergence of Late Socialism and the editor of Dropping Out of Socialism: Alternative Cultures and Lifestyles in the Soviet Bloc (2016). You can find Flowers Through Concrete here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XJGHT62/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
SELECT QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE
\n"I've always... been interested in capturing the feelings and the subjectivities and the emotional subjectivities of people as much as the political developments. It always felt to me that it was a really important part of the story."
"In retrospect, I can see that all my topics--they look like choices, but actually these topics found me, and I just sort of wandered around until the topic found me and then I knew it."
\n\n"I always told my mother, you're very lucky, I'm not punkish, I'm not hippyish... I don't pierce my nose, my ears, whatever. But... interviewing all these hippies, I could suddenly see that actually in my own quiet way, I was quite anarchic and possibly still am..."
\n\n"The one thing they all had in common was a crazy love of The Beatles... It wasn't only a case of privilege, but quite often it was a case of privilege. In many places, these very early Hippie crowds came from children of the nomenklatura in the Party."
\n\n"The Soviet Hippieland... is a civilization in its own right, rather than some imitation of a Western movement."
\n\n"Long hair goes a long way in the Soviet union because it's somethign that was so forbidden... It's like wearing red and white in Belarus was nothing like 2 years ago and now it's a political statement that gets you into prison."
\n\n"I very much feel that one can only understand a society if you really listen to the pluralities of voices... especially in the outer edges... If you never try to see how far can somebody be from the mainstream of society, then you never get a full picture of it... It really gave me enormous pleasure over the last 10 years... that I'm really preserving something..."
\n\n"We have come to the point where we've realized that... it isn't anymore all about people doing things or policies, the in-between and the ephemeral and the emotional... are what matters."
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 19th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Shaolin Dub, JayKode Trap Remix - "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", Aliev Beatz - "Home Alone" remix, The Fab 4 Beatles cover band, Joe Truswell - The Beatles remix, Dopant Beats "In the Hall of the Mountain King", Stas Namin and the Flowers, Pyotr Mamonov)
\nClip of "hippie girl" from episode of Smothers Brothers
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Juliane Fürst.
","summary":"Happy Holidays, y'all! On this episode, Lera gets to sit down and chat with Dr. Juliane Fürst who unpacks 10 years worth of research and personal explorations in the Soviet Hippie movement as published in her latest book from Oxford University Press. Her stories will thrill, so gather 'round and take a listen. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-12-23T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4ffe960c-677b-4b19-bdad-2b75c91a64cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":84447885,"duration_in_seconds":3513}]},{"id":"3d81fb79-bcee-4215-a260-141b824dfacf","title":"Everything You Need to Know About Eastern Europe (and More!) with Tomek Jankowski","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/tomek","content_text":"On this, the 30th anniversary of the institution of martial law in Poland (which took place on December 13th, 1981), we talked with Eastern Europe historian Tomek Jankowski to commemorate this momentous point in modern history which roughly coincides with the release of the 2nd edition of his comprehensive and entertaining history of Eastern Europe. Sharing with us his personal experiences and stories from his time in Hungary as a student to his getting caught in the Romanian revolution of 1989, Tomek reflects on the unimaginable changes in Eastern Europe since the 1st edition of his book (2013) and unpacks the concept of Eastern Europe both in geographical terms and in contemporary culture. We hope you enjoy this amazing discussion!\n\nCheck out the 2nd edition here from New Europe Books and Academic Studies Press: https://www.neweuropebooks.com/eastern-europe\nAnd find it in Kindle form on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Europe-2nd-Everything-History-ebook/dp/B09329R24B/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\n\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nTomek Jankowski--who grew up in a Polish family in Buffalo, New York--worked, studied, and traveled in Poland, Hungary, and other regions of Eastern Europe from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He gained a functional literacy in Polish, Hungarian, Russian, and German, while also studying other Slavic languages. Jankowski holds a degree in history from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since the late 1990s he has held positions in the business sector ranging from bond analysis to data research. Currently he is a senior analyst at a research firm that specializes in producing market analysis for the management consulting world--a capacity that has seen him author numerous reports focusing on Eastern Europe--as well as the financial services industry. He lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Be sure to visit his homepage: http://www.tomekjankowski.com/\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2021 via Zoom. Tomek Jankowski appears courtesy of New Europe Books and Academic Studies Press.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nCo-host/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Tomek Jankowski.","content_html":"On this, the 30th anniversary of the institution of martial law in Poland (which took place on December 13th, 1981), we talked with Eastern Europe historian Tomek Jankowski to commemorate this momentous point in modern history which roughly coincides with the release of the 2nd edition of his comprehensive and entertaining history of Eastern Europe. Sharing with us his personal experiences and stories from his time in Hungary as a student to his getting caught in the Romanian revolution of 1989, Tomek reflects on the unimaginable changes in Eastern Europe since the 1st edition of his book (2013) and unpacks the concept of Eastern Europe both in geographical terms and in contemporary culture. We hope you enjoy this amazing discussion!
\n\nCheck out the 2nd edition here from New Europe Books and Academic Studies Press: https://www.neweuropebooks.com/eastern-europe
\nAnd find it in Kindle form on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eastern-Europe-2nd-Everything-History-ebook/dp/B09329R24B/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-us.bookshop.org/ingram/9780997316926.jpg?height=500&v=v2\")
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nTomek Jankowski--who grew up in a Polish family in Buffalo, New York--worked, studied, and traveled in Poland, Hungary, and other regions of Eastern Europe from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He gained a functional literacy in Polish, Hungarian, Russian, and German, while also studying other Slavic languages. Jankowski holds a degree in history from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since the late 1990s he has held positions in the business sector ranging from bond analysis to data research. Currently he is a senior analyst at a research firm that specializes in producing market analysis for the management consulting world--a capacity that has seen him author numerous reports focusing on Eastern Europe--as well as the financial services industry. He lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Be sure to visit his homepage: http://www.tomekjankowski.com/
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 3, 2021 via Zoom. Tomek Jankowski appears courtesy of New Europe Books and Academic Studies Press.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nCo-host/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Tomek Jankowski.
","summary":"On this, the 30th anniversary of the institution of martial law in Poland, we talked with Eastern Europe historian Tomek Jankowski to commemorate this momentous point in modern history which approximately coincides with the release of the 2nd edition of his comprehensive and entertaining history of Eastern Europe. Sharing with us his personal experiences and stories from his time in Hungary as a student to his getting caught in the Romanian revolution of 1989, Tomek reflects on the unimaginable changes in Eastern Europe since the 1st edition of his book (published in 2013). We hope you enjoy this amazing discussion! ","date_published":"2021-12-13T11:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3d81fb79-bcee-4215-a260-141b824dfacf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67848276,"duration_in_seconds":3386}]},{"id":"0d30d028-f588-4b96-996a-5438523dd79d","title":"\"From Odessa With Love\" with Vladislav Davidzon","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/davidzon","content_text":"Lera and Zach talk with Atlantic Council fellow and prolific American journalist Vladislav Davidzon. Davidzon has extensively covered the Belarussian protests from within Minsk, Ukrainian political and cultural developments since 2014, and Russian elections and Navalny's impact on Moscow politics and policies. His new book From Russia With Love is now available. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Odessa-Love-Political-Literary-Post-Soviet/dp/1680539663. For a recent review by the Atlantic Council check out this link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/american-authors-timely-love-letter-to-odesa/. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nVladislav Davidzon is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, based in France. Since 2018, he has served as a co-producer for a television series on the effects of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, since 2012, also serves as the European culture correspondent for Tablet Magazine in Paris, France. While working at the magazine, he has been an investigative journalist and researcher with assignments in Russia, Ukraine, England, and Poland. In 2015, Davidzon founded the Odessa Review and served as its chief editor until July 2018. While he was with Odessa Review, Davidzon helped publish 13 quarterly issues over the course of his tenure at the magazine.\n\nHis work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, World Policy Journal, the New York Observer, and the American Interest. Davidzon holds a master’s degree in human rights and democratization from the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights in Italy and earned his bachelor’s degree at the City University of New York.\n\nNEW EPISODE!! @VladDavidzon sheds light on all pressing current events in Eastern Europe, from Belarus to Russia to Ukraine. And we touch on his new book From Odessa With Love, which (fun fact) makes a splendid stocking stuffer! Thanks for listening! https://t.co/myg64Skdsn pic.twitter.com/i3Ny4tmqvt— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) December 9, 2021 \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, and featuring music from Serhiy Zhadan & the Dogs); Clip of Tsikhanouskaya's speech to the European Council given October 2020, taken from YouTube.\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Vladislav Davidzon.","content_html":"Lera and Zach talk with Atlantic Council fellow and prolific American journalist Vladislav Davidzon. Davidzon has extensively covered the Belarussian protests from within Minsk, Ukrainian political and cultural developments since 2014, and Russian elections and Navalny's impact on Moscow politics and policies. His new book From Russia With Love is now available. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Odessa-Love-Political-Literary-Post-Soviet/dp/1680539663. For a recent review by the Atlantic Council check out this link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/american-authors-timely-love-letter-to-odesa/. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nVladislav Davidzon is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, based in France. Since 2018, he has served as a co-producer for a television series on the effects of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, since 2012, also serves as the European culture correspondent for Tablet Magazine in Paris, France. While working at the magazine, he has been an investigative journalist and researcher with assignments in Russia, Ukraine, England, and Poland. In 2015, Davidzon founded the Odessa Review and served as its chief editor until July 2018. While he was with Odessa Review, Davidzon helped publish 13 quarterly issues over the course of his tenure at the magazine.
His work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, World Policy Journal, the New York Observer, and the American Interest. Davidzon holds a master’s degree in human rights and democratization from the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights in Italy and earned his bachelor’s degree at the City University of New York.
\n\n\n\nNEW EPISODE!! @VladDavidzon sheds light on all pressing current events in Eastern Europe, from Belarus to Russia to Ukraine. And we touch on his new book From Odessa With Love, which (fun fact) makes a splendid stocking stuffer! Thanks for listening! https://t.co/myg64Skdsn pic.twitter.com/i3Ny4tmqvt
— The Slavic Connexion (@SlavXRadio) December 9, 2021
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nIf you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, and featuring music from Serhiy Zhadan & the Dogs); Clip of Tsikhanouskaya's speech to the European Council given October 2020, taken from YouTube.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Vladislav Davidzon.
","summary":"Lera and Zach talk with Atlantic Council fellow and prolific American journalist Vladislav Davidzon. Davidzon has extensively covered the Belarussian protests from within Minsk, Ukrainian political and cultural developments since 2014, and Russian elections and Navalny's impact on Moscow politics and policies. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-12-08T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0d30d028-f588-4b96-996a-5438523dd79d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37683896,"duration_in_seconds":2346}]},{"id":"1230ee68-d8b9-4f78-b40a-79a581de9cd9","title":"Nord Stream 2 and You: More Than A European Problem","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/nord2","content_text":"Mark Temnycky, a Ukrainian-American journalist, breaks down the Nord Stream 2 issue, its timeline, and its relation to the energy situation in Europe. He expounds on the Biden administration's reversal on its position concerning the pipeline, and explains the security concerns that a working Nord Stream 2 that bypasses Belarus and Ukraine creates for America, NATO, and Europe in general. Thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMark Temnycky is an accredited freelance journalist covering Eastern Europe, and has been published widely. Mark also guest lectures on Eastern European affairs to various U.S. universities. He was a recipient of the Ukrainian World Congress' inaugural \"Ukrainian Diaspora 30 Under 30\" award. His full portfolio can be found on his website https://wakelet.com/@MTemnycky or Twitter page https://twitter.com/MTemnycky. Mark has a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, with Departmental Honors, from Le Moyne College. Mark works and resides in Washington, DC.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 8th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nAssistant Producer/Host: Katherine Birch\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Anthem of Rain)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Mark Temnycky.","content_html":"Mark Temnycky, a Ukrainian-American journalist, breaks down the Nord Stream 2 issue, its timeline, and its relation to the energy situation in Europe. He expounds on the Biden administration's reversal on its position concerning the pipeline, and explains the security concerns that a working Nord Stream 2 that bypasses Belarus and Ukraine creates for America, NATO, and Europe in general. Thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1298811942015045632/s4KAE6n__400x400.jpg\")
\nMark Temnycky is an accredited freelance journalist covering Eastern Europe, and has been published widely. Mark also guest lectures on Eastern European affairs to various U.S. universities. He was a recipient of the Ukrainian World Congress' inaugural "Ukrainian Diaspora 30 Under 30" award. His full portfolio can be found on his website https://wakelet.com/@MTemnycky or Twitter page https://twitter.com/MTemnycky. Mark has a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, with Departmental Honors, from Le Moyne College. Mark works and resides in Washington, DC.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 8th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nAssistant Producer/Host: Katherine Birch
\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Anthem of Rain)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Mark Temnycky.
","summary":"Mark Temnycky, a Ukrainiain-American journalist, breaks down the Nord Stream 2 issue, timeline, and its relation to the energy situation in Europe. He expounds on the Biden administration's reversal on its position concerning the pipeline, and explains the security concerns that a working Nord Stream 2 that bypasses Belarus and Ukraine creates for America, NATO, and Europe in general. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2021-11-22T20:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1230ee68-d8b9-4f78-b40a-79a581de9cd9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26454740,"duration_in_seconds":1647}]},{"id":"87e4b263-6c21-4717-9ccc-7da1c0830c15","title":"Sports (History) Illustrated: Cold War Edition with Johanna Mellis","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sports","content_text":"Dr. Johanna Mellis, a former D1 swimmer and current history professor at Ursinus College, joins Lera for a lively conversation on the history of sports in Hungary during the Cold War. They also touch on the Olympics (past and present), sport diplomacy, and the development of competitive sports on an international plane. \n\nFor a great visual timeline of Sport in the Cold War and further related resources and collections, visit the Wilson's Center digital archive: https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/theme/sport-in-the-cold-war \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Mellis is assistant professor in the history department at Ursinus College. She was a D1 swimmer at the College of Charleston from 2004-2008 and co-captain of the team from 2006-2008. She was the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference champion in the 400 Individual Medley in 2006, and a bronze medalist that year in the 200 butterfly. She later coached at High Tide Aquatics and Gator Swim Club in Gainesville, FL while getting her MA and PhD at the University of Florida.\n\nDr. Mellis’s research focuses on Cold War sport. Her manuscript, Changing the Global Game: Hungarian Athletes and International Sport During the Cold War, examines Hungarian sportspeople’s interactions with the International Olympic Committee from 1948-1989. Changing the Global Game shows how Hungarian athletes, Socialist Hungarian state sport officials, and the IOC gradually realized by the 1960s that sporting cooperation with one another - and not East-West political clashes nor resistance - was the way to achieve their respective aims of sport success, career and financial stability, and political and institutional strength. \n\nDr. Mellis is also a cohost of the End of Sport podcast with Drs. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva. They interview athletes, critical sports journalists, and fellow academics to explore all the ways that people use sport to harm others - i.e. through racist mascotry, the NCAA and higher ed’s exploitation of Black and Brown college athletic workers, sexual abuse and harassment, transphobia, and more. Through the End of Sport (endofsport.com), she has co-authored pieces for public outlets such as The Chronicle of Higher Ed, The Guardian, Time, The Baffler, and more. She also has sole-authored pieces with The Washington Post and Arizona State University’s Global Sport Matters.\n\nFollow her on Twitter @JohannaMellis and check out some of her articles referenced in this episode:\nThe ISL article: https://ussporthistory.com/2020/10/16/the-international-swimming-league-is-trying-to-forge-a-new-path-for-professional-swimmers-but-it-is-working-with-an-authoritarian-country/ \nWaPo article on Biles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/02/by-taking-care-herself-simone-biles-may-transform-sports/\nThe Guardian article on racial dynamics in sport: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/17/college-sports-racial-dynamics\n\nPlease send an email to slavxradio@utexas.edu with any questions, comments, or guest suggestions. Thank you and we look forward to connecting!\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 24th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Johanna Mellis.","content_html":"Dr. Johanna Mellis, a former D1 swimmer and current history professor at Ursinus College, joins Lera for a lively conversation on the history of sports in Hungary during the Cold War. They also touch on the Olympics (past and present), sport diplomacy, and the development of competitive sports on an international plane.
\n\nFor a great visual timeline of Sport in the Cold War and further related resources and collections, visit the Wilson's Center digital archive: https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/theme/sport-in-the-cold-war
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.ursinus.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/7/width/250/height/250/38576_171-Ursinus2021_copy.rev.1635790475.jpg\")
\nDr. Mellis is assistant professor in the history department at Ursinus College. She was a D1 swimmer at the College of Charleston from 2004-2008 and co-captain of the team from 2006-2008. She was the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference champion in the 400 Individual Medley in 2006, and a bronze medalist that year in the 200 butterfly. She later coached at High Tide Aquatics and Gator Swim Club in Gainesville, FL while getting her MA and PhD at the University of Florida.
Dr. Mellis’s research focuses on Cold War sport. Her manuscript, Changing the Global Game: Hungarian Athletes and International Sport During the Cold War, examines Hungarian sportspeople’s interactions with the International Olympic Committee from 1948-1989. Changing the Global Game shows how Hungarian athletes, Socialist Hungarian state sport officials, and the IOC gradually realized by the 1960s that sporting cooperation with one another - and not East-West political clashes nor resistance - was the way to achieve their respective aims of sport success, career and financial stability, and political and institutional strength.
\n\nDr. Mellis is also a cohost of the End of Sport podcast with Drs. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva. They interview athletes, critical sports journalists, and fellow academics to explore all the ways that people use sport to harm others - i.e. through racist mascotry, the NCAA and higher ed’s exploitation of Black and Brown college athletic workers, sexual abuse and harassment, transphobia, and more. Through the End of Sport (endofsport.com), she has co-authored pieces for public outlets such as The Chronicle of Higher Ed, The Guardian, Time, The Baffler, and more. She also has sole-authored pieces with The Washington Post and Arizona State University’s Global Sport Matters.
\n\nFollow her on Twitter @JohannaMellis and check out some of her articles referenced in this episode:
\nThe ISL article: https://ussporthistory.com/2020/10/16/the-international-swimming-league-is-trying-to-forge-a-new-path-for-professional-swimmers-but-it-is-working-with-an-authoritarian-country/
\nWaPo article on Biles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/02/by-taking-care-herself-simone-biles-may-transform-sports/
\nThe Guardian article on racial dynamics in sport: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/17/college-sports-racial-dynamics
Please send an email to slavxradio@utexas.edu with any questions, comments, or guest suggestions. Thank you and we look forward to connecting!
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 24th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Johanna Mellis.
","summary":"Dr. Johanna Mellis, a former D1 swimmer and current history professor at Ursinus College, joins Lera for a lively conversation on the history of sports in Hungary during the Cold War. They also touch on the Olympics (past and present), sport diplomacy, and the development of competitive sports on an international plane. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-11-13T18:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/87e4b263-6c21-4717-9ccc-7da1c0830c15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51243449,"duration_in_seconds":3195}]},{"id":"0259bb62-6f6e-4c97-9eb1-f28ae12d83ea","title":"\"And Still We Rise\": Uncovering the Story of the Bosnian Genocide","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bosnia","content_text":"Author Jordan Steven Sher, a social worker and former teacher based in California, joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his new historical fiction novel which authentically and carefully explores the grossly overlooked Bosnian Genocide of Muslims and Catholic Croats during the Bosnian War of 1992-95, as carried out by Slobodan Milošević. You can find out more about Jordan's book (entitled And Still We Rise: A Novel About the Genocide in Bosnia) through his website www.jordanstevensher.com. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK\nhttps://atmospherepress.com/books/and-still-we-rise-a-novel-about-the-genocide-in-bosnia-by-jordan-steven-sher/\nBased on real-life events, in spring, 1992 in Prijedor, Bosnia, the Kovacevic’s, a Muslim family, is confronted with the harsh reality that they are the targets of a brutal campaign to rid the country of non-Serbs. Neighbors turn on neighbors as the nationalist Serb propaganda leads to the so-called “ethnic cleansing” of communities that destroys families and their homes.\n\nElvir, and his fifteen-year-old son Amir, are sent to the Omarska concentration camp where torture and death haunt them daily. With a world that turns a blind eye, both suffer physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Yet they must rely upon each other if they are to survive. Hajra, Elvir’s wife, along with their two younger children, Halima and Danis, are imprisoned in another camp called Trnopolje. They, too, must survive the atrocities that visit them including rape and witnessing beatings and murder. Hajra and the children encounter Elvir’s brother, Tarik, who has been transferred to Trnopolje from another camp, only to see him disappear a short time later. As they all have learned too well in the camps, many disappear never to return.\n\nThe Kovacevic’s eventually leave the camps and reconnect with Tarik’s wife, Merjem, who is unable to accept the possibility of the loss of her husband. The families’ trajectories lead them to journey together as they face unforeseen obstacles that must be overcome if they are to find true freedom from the trauma that continues to inform their decisions. As refugees, they move to Germany and then to America seeking to rediscover meaning in their lives after surviving genocide, grieving their losses, and to place roots in their new home.\n\n\nFor more information on Balkan Mama Therapy, as mentioned by Jordan Steven Sher in this episode, please visit: https://www.selmabacevac.com/.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on July 29th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Jordan Steven Sher.","content_html":"Author Jordan Steven Sher, a social worker and former teacher based in California, joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his new historical fiction novel which authentically and carefully explores the grossly overlooked Bosnian Genocide of Muslims and Catholic Croats during the Bosnian War of 1992-95, as carried out by Slobodan Milošević. You can find out more about Jordan's book (entitled And Still We Rise: A Novel About the Genocide in Bosnia) through his website www.jordanstevensher.com.
\n\nABOUT THE BOOK
\nhttps://atmospherepress.com/books/and-still-we-rise-a-novel-about-the-genocide-in-bosnia-by-jordan-steven-sher/
\nBased on real-life events, in spring, 1992 in Prijedor, Bosnia, the Kovacevic’s, a Muslim family, is confronted with the harsh reality that they are the targets of a brutal campaign to rid the country of non-Serbs. Neighbors turn on neighbors as the nationalist Serb propaganda leads to the so-called “ethnic cleansing” of communities that destroys families and their homes.
Elvir, and his fifteen-year-old son Amir, are sent to the Omarska concentration camp where torture and death haunt them daily. With a world that turns a blind eye, both suffer physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Yet they must rely upon each other if they are to survive. Hajra, Elvir’s wife, along with their two younger children, Halima and Danis, are imprisoned in another camp called Trnopolje. They, too, must survive the atrocities that visit them including rape and witnessing beatings and murder. Hajra and the children encounter Elvir’s brother, Tarik, who has been transferred to Trnopolje from another camp, only to see him disappear a short time later. As they all have learned too well in the camps, many disappear never to return.
\n\nThe Kovacevic’s eventually leave the camps and reconnect with Tarik’s wife, Merjem, who is unable to accept the possibility of the loss of her husband. The families’ trajectories lead them to journey together as they face unforeseen obstacles that must be overcome if they are to find true freedom from the trauma that continues to inform their decisions. As refugees, they move to Germany and then to America seeking to rediscover meaning in their lives after surviving genocide, grieving their losses, and to place roots in their new home.
\n![\"\"](\"https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b894ac_4b2e0b63d7174639925be6f0df5b868d%7Emv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_746,h_1138,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/Copy%20of%20Sher%20-%20Cover%20Project%20front%20jpg.webp\")
For more information on Balkan Mama Therapy, as mentioned by Jordan Steven Sher in this episode, please visit: https://www.selmabacevac.com/.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on July 29th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Kai Engel, and Ketsa)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Jordan Steven Sher.
","summary":"Author Jordan Steven Sher joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his new historical fiction novel which authentically and carefully explores the grossly overlooked Bosnian Genocide of Muslims and Catholic Croats during the Bosnian War of 1992-95, as carried out by Slobodan Milošević of Serbia. This was a great foundational and human-centric understanding of the conflict in the region for anyone who might be interested in Yugoslav history. Thank you for listening!","date_published":"2021-11-05T10:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0259bb62-6f6e-4c97-9eb1-f28ae12d83ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36822860,"duration_in_seconds":2296}]},{"id":"49393b0d-1b5a-432c-b5af-7064db1361db","title":"Mountains without Borders: Discovering the Carpathians with Patrice Dabrowski","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/carpathians","content_text":"In this episode, Patrice Dabrowski takes us on a historical journey through the highly understudied Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Her brand new book details the many forces at play in the mountainous region over the years from 1860 to 1980 and shows how this area gradually went from terra incongita to tourist attraction. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE BOOK\n\nIn The Carpathians, Patrice M. Dabrowski narrates how three highland ranges of the mountain system found in present-day Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine were discovered for a broader regional public. This is a story of how the Tatras, Eastern Carpathians, and Bieszczady Mountains went from being terra incognita to becoming the popular tourist destinations they are today. It is a story of the encounter of Polish and Ukrainian lowlanders with the wild, sublime highlands and with the indigenous highlanders--Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos, and Lemkos--and how these peoples were incorporated into a national narrative as the territories were transformed into a native/national landscape.\n\nThe set of microhistories in this book occur from about 1860 to 1980, a time in which nations and states concerned themselves with the \"frontier at the edge.\" Discoverers not only became enthralled with what were perceived as their own highlands but also availed themselves of the mountains as places to work out answers to the burning questions of the day. Each discovery led to a surge in mountain tourism and interest in the mountains and their indigenous highlanders.\n\nAlthough these mountains, essentially a continuation of the Alps, are Central and Eastern Europe's most prominent physical feature, politically they are peripheral. The Carpathians is the first book to deal with the northern slopes in such a way, showing how these discoveries had a direct impact on the various nation-building, state-building, and modernization projects. Dabrowski's history incorporates a unique blend of environmental history, borderlands studies, and the history of tourism and leisure. \n(Publisher)\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nPatrice M. Dabrowski has taught and worked at Harvard, Brown, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the University of Vienna. She is currently an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA), and editor of H-Poland. Dabrowski is the author of three books: Poland: The First Thousand Years (2014), Commemorations and the Shaping of Modern Poland (2004), and The Carpathians: Discovering the Highlands of Poland and Ukraine (2021). In 2014 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 27th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nCo-Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Quantum Jazz, Kai Engel, Anthem of Rain )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Patrice M. Dabrowski.","content_html":"In this episode, Patrice Dabrowski takes us on a historical journey through the highly understudied Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Her brand new book details the many forces at play in the mountainous region over the years from 1860 to 1980 and shows how this area gradually went from terra incongita to tourist attraction. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE BOOK
\n![\"\"](\"https://cornellpress-us.imgix.net/covers/9781501759673.jpg?auto=format&w=298&q=20&dpr=2\")
\nIn The Carpathians, Patrice M. Dabrowski narrates how three highland ranges of the mountain system found in present-day Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine were discovered for a broader regional public. This is a story of how the Tatras, Eastern Carpathians, and Bieszczady Mountains went from being terra incognita to becoming the popular tourist destinations they are today. It is a story of the encounter of Polish and Ukrainian lowlanders with the wild, sublime highlands and with the indigenous highlanders--Górale, Hutsuls, Boikos, and Lemkos--and how these peoples were incorporated into a national narrative as the territories were transformed into a native/national landscape.
The set of microhistories in this book occur from about 1860 to 1980, a time in which nations and states concerned themselves with the "frontier at the edge." Discoverers not only became enthralled with what were perceived as their own highlands but also availed themselves of the mountains as places to work out answers to the burning questions of the day. Each discovery led to a surge in mountain tourism and interest in the mountains and their indigenous highlanders.
\n\nAlthough these mountains, essentially a continuation of the Alps, are Central and Eastern Europe's most prominent physical feature, politically they are peripheral. The Carpathians is the first book to deal with the northern slopes in such a way, showing how these discoveries had a direct impact on the various nation-building, state-building, and modernization projects. Dabrowski's history incorporates a unique blend of environmental history, borderlands studies, and the history of tourism and leisure.
\n(Publisher)
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.umass.edu/archivenewsoffice/sites/default/files/styles/article_small/public/Patrice%20Dabrowski%20copy.jpg\")
\nPatrice M. Dabrowski has taught and worked at Harvard, Brown, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the University of Vienna. She is currently an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA), and editor of H-Poland. Dabrowski is the author of three books: Poland: The First Thousand Years (2014), Commemorations and the Shaping of Modern Poland (2004), and The Carpathians: Discovering the Highlands of Poland and Ukraine (2021). In 2014 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 27th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nCo-Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Quantum Jazz, Kai Engel, Anthem of Rain )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Patrice M. Dabrowski.
","summary":"In this episode, Patrice Dabrowski takes us on a historical journey through the highly understudied Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Her brand new book details the many forces at play in the mountainous region over the years from 1860 to 1980 and shows how this area gradually went from terra incongita to tourist attraction. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-10-21T14:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/49393b0d-1b5a-432c-b5af-7064db1361db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37047126,"duration_in_seconds":2306}]},{"id":"c85e0a1e-a9a7-4c66-b90b-4500bf0b8aec","title":"\"Frozen by the Thaw\": The Soviet Masculinity Crisis of the Long Sixties with Marko Dumančić","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/marko","content_text":"On this episode, Marko Dumančić joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his recently published monograph entitled Men Out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties wherein he unpacks the changing conceptions of men in post-Stalinist society by taking a deeper look at Soviet films made at the time. This is a fun conversation, riddled with film talk. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMarko Dumančić is an associate professor at Western Kentucky University’s History Department. He works on a range of topics involving gender and sexual identity in the Soviet Union during the Cold War and in former Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s. His first monograph, Men out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties, examines the causes undergirding changing conceptions of masculinity in post-Stalinist society. His current research looks at the concept of genocidal masculinities in Bosnia during the 1990s and seeks to determine the motivations of soldiers who committed wartime human rights abuses. His work has appeared in Journal of Cold War Studies, Cold War History, Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema, and The Cambridge History of Communism. You can find Men Out of Focus here. \n\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes) Additional sound effects and clips from movies referenced in the episode come from YouTube.\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com \n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Marko Dumančić.","content_html":"On this episode, Marko Dumančić joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his recently published monograph entitled Men Out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties wherein he unpacks the changing conceptions of men in post-Stalinist society by taking a deeper look at Soviet films made at the time. This is a fun conversation, riddled with film talk. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://cseees.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/282/2018/10/fullsizeoutput_d03.jpeg\")
\nMarko Dumančić is an associate professor at Western Kentucky University’s History Department. He works on a range of topics involving gender and sexual identity in the Soviet Union during the Cold War and in former Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s. His first monograph, Men out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties, examines the causes undergirding changing conceptions of masculinity in post-Stalinist society. His current research looks at the concept of genocidal masculinities in Bosnia during the 1990s and seeks to determine the motivations of soldiers who committed wartime human rights abuses. His work has appeared in Journal of Cold War Studies, Cold War History, Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema, and The Cambridge History of Communism. You can find Men Out of Focus here.
\n
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nTo reach us via email, send a message to slavxradio@utexas.edu if you have questions, suggestions, or would like to be a guest on the show!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nCo-Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nAssociate Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy
\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes) Additional sound effects and clips from movies referenced in the episode come from YouTube.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Marko Dumančić.
","summary":"On this episode, Marko Dumančić joins Lera and Cullan to talk about his recently published monograph entitled Men Out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties wherein he unpacks the changing conceptions of men in post-Stalinist society by taking a deeper look at Soviet films made at the time. This is a fun conversation, riddled with film talk. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-10-09T17:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c85e0a1e-a9a7-4c66-b90b-4500bf0b8aec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41010553,"duration_in_seconds":2552}]},{"id":"1d6b6fbe-51b2-4c81-b188-d9a1ac34aae2","title":"The Unexplored History of the USSR, Afghanistan, and the Cold War with Timothy Nunan","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/nunan","content_text":"In this episode, Dr. Nunan explores the nuances of the Soviet Union’s relationship with Islam throughout its lifetime, both inside and outside of its borders, before diving into the varied strategies of Soviet nation building efforts within Afghanistan as well as this ever important Central Asian country’s experience in the Cold War overall. With Afghanistan spanning news headlines, this episode is an outstanding introduction to the experiences that shaped Afghanistan's modern history. We hope you enjoy!!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nTimothy Nunan is a scholar of international and global history. Combining international history methods with the toolkit of area studies, his work looks at how actors from the former Soviet Union, Iran, and Afghanistan have sought to challenge the Western-dominated world order. Since October 2016, he works as an Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Center for Global History at the Free University of Berlin. His position and current research is funded by a Freigeist Fellowship from the Volkswagen Foundation. In 2020, he was awarded with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the major prize for early-career researchers of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). Timothy received his intellectual training to this point at Princeton (A.B., 2008), the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where he was a Fulbright Scholar from 2008-2009, and Corpus Christi College of the University of Oxford (M.Phil., 2011), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. After receiving a D.Phil. in History at Oxford, he began as a Harvard Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Visit him at www.timothynunan.com and follow him on Twitter: @timothynunan.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 1st, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)\nHost/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Strgatsky Brothers, Ketsa, Polish Ambassador)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Timothy Nunan.","content_html":"In this episode, Dr. Nunan explores the nuances of the Soviet Union’s relationship with Islam throughout its lifetime, both inside and outside of its borders, before diving into the varied strategies of Soviet nation building efforts within Afghanistan as well as this ever important Central Asian country’s experience in the Cold War overall. With Afghanistan spanning news headlines, this episode is an outstanding introduction to the experiences that shaped Afghanistan's modern history. We hope you enjoy!!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1279500951137726464/6gDOJUV4_400x400.jpg\")
\nTimothy Nunan is a scholar of international and global history. Combining international history methods with the toolkit of area studies, his work looks at how actors from the former Soviet Union, Iran, and Afghanistan have sought to challenge the Western-dominated world order. Since October 2016, he works as an Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Center for Global History at the Free University of Berlin. His position and current research is funded by a Freigeist Fellowship from the Volkswagen Foundation. In 2020, he was awarded with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, the major prize for early-career researchers of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). Timothy received his intellectual training to this point at Princeton (A.B., 2008), the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where he was a Fulbright Scholar from 2008-2009, and Corpus Christi College of the University of Oxford (M.Phil., 2011), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. After receiving a D.Phil. in History at Oxford, he began as a Harvard Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Visit him at www.timothynunan.com and follow him on Twitter: @timothynunan.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 1st, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana)
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Sergio Glajar
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Strgatsky Brothers, Ketsa, Polish Ambassador)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Timothy Nunan.
","summary":"Dr. Timothy Nunan from the Free University of Berlin joins Cullan and new host Sergio to discuss his latest book, The Humanitarian Invasion: Global Development in Cold War Afghanistan. With his research interests spanning from Soviet-Russian religious internationalism to the USSR’s relations with the global south, we are lucky to host such a knowledgeable resource on the pod! Take a listen!","date_published":"2021-09-24T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1d6b6fbe-51b2-4c81-b188-d9a1ac34aae2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41838980,"duration_in_seconds":2610}]},{"id":"fd52d969-6747-4b20-aab9-294be5025a42","title":"An Intimate Look at Prostitution in Late Imperial Russia with Siobhán Hearne","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/hearne","content_text":"Dr. Siobhán Hearne joins Katya to talk about her new book, Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia, a social history of prostitution in last decades of the Russian Empire. Dr. Hearne uses archival research conducted in Moscow, St Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Riga, Vilnius, Minsk, Kyiv and Tartu to examine how prostitution and its regulation functioned in different parts of the empire. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Siobhán Hearne is a historian of gender and sexuality in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. She currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University. She earned her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2017, and has completed postdoctoral research in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since. Dr. Hearne uses sexuality as a lens to examine the relationship between ordinary people and the the Russian Imperial/Soviet state. Her new book Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a social history of prostitution in the final decades of the Russian Empire and draws extensively on materials produced by lower-class people. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/policing-prostitution-9780198837916?cc=us&lang=en& Her current project looks at Imperial Russia’s military and explores the impact of human and medical sciences on military masculinities. She is also one of the editors of Peripheral Histories, a collaborative digital history project exploring ‘peripheral’ spaces in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and post-Soviet world https://www.peripheralhistories.co.uk. \n\nDr. Hearne’s other works include: “Prosecuting procurement in the Russian Empire” (2020) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/28713/; “Liberation and Authoritarianism in the Early Soviet Campaign to ‘Struggle with Prostitution’ in The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution Illiberal Liberation, 1917-41 (2020) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fate-of-the-bolshevik-revolution-9781350117907; “To denounce or defend? public participation in the policing of prostitution in late Imperial Russia” (2018) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27307/; “Sex on the Front : prostitution and venereal disease in Russia’s First World War” (2017) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27306/; “The 'black spot' on the Crimea : venereal diseases in the Black Sea fleet in the 1920s” (2017) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27311/. \n\nSome English-language works on prostitution in the Russian Empire: Andrew A. Gentes on Sakhalin https://muse.jhu.edu/article/559826/pdf; Keely Stauter-Halsted on Poland https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801454196/the-devils-chain/#bookTabs=1; Yulia Uryadova on the Ferghana Valley https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/SHAD30010097; Dan Healey on same-sex male prostitution https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/article/abs/masculine-purity-and-gentlemens-mischief-sexual-exchange-and-prostitution-between-russian-men-18611941/30CD22517A4CEBE83F7D12C5EF9D910F; Philippa Hetherington on the ‘traffic in women’ https://www.proquest.com/docview/1558123277?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true. \n\nProducer's Note: This episode was recorded on August 10th, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch\nEditing and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel Trio, Blue Dot Sessions, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Siobhán Hearne.","content_html":"Dr. Siobhán Hearne joins Katya to talk about her new book, Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia, a social history of prostitution in last decades of the Russian Empire. Dr. Hearne uses archival research conducted in Moscow, St Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Riga, Vilnius, Minsk, Kyiv and Tartu to examine how prostitution and its regulation functioned in different parts of the empire. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://research.ncl.ac.uk/eerrg/people/Siobhan%20Hearne.jpg\")
\nDr. Siobhán Hearne is a historian of gender and sexuality in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. She currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University. She earned her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2017, and has completed postdoctoral research in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since. Dr. Hearne uses sexuality as a lens to examine the relationship between ordinary people and the the Russian Imperial/Soviet state. Her new book Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a social history of prostitution in the final decades of the Russian Empire and draws extensively on materials produced by lower-class people. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/policing-prostitution-9780198837916?cc=us&lang=en& Her current project looks at Imperial Russia’s military and explores the impact of human and medical sciences on military masculinities. She is also one of the editors of Peripheral Histories, a collaborative digital history project exploring ‘peripheral’ spaces in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and post-Soviet world https://www.peripheralhistories.co.uk.
Dr. Hearne’s other works include: “Prosecuting procurement in the Russian Empire” (2020) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/28713/; “Liberation and Authoritarianism in the Early Soviet Campaign to ‘Struggle with Prostitution’ in The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution Illiberal Liberation, 1917-41 (2020) https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/fate-of-the-bolshevik-revolution-9781350117907; “To denounce or defend? public participation in the policing of prostitution in late Imperial Russia” (2018) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27307/; “Sex on the Front : prostitution and venereal disease in Russia’s First World War” (2017) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27306/; “The 'black spot' on the Crimea : venereal diseases in the Black Sea fleet in the 1920s” (2017) https://dro.dur.ac.uk/27311/.
\n\nSome English-language works on prostitution in the Russian Empire: Andrew A. Gentes on Sakhalin https://muse.jhu.edu/article/559826/pdf; Keely Stauter-Halsted on Poland https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780801454196/the-devils-chain/#bookTabs=1; Yulia Uryadova on the Ferghana Valley https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/SHAD30010097; Dan Healey on same-sex male prostitution https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/article/abs/masculine-purity-and-gentlemens-mischief-sexual-exchange-and-prostitution-between-russian-men-18611941/30CD22517A4CEBE83F7D12C5EF9D910F; Philippa Hetherington on the ‘traffic in women’ https://www.proquest.com/docview/1558123277?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true.
\n\nProducer's Note: This episode was recorded on August 10th, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nExecutive Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nEditing and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel Trio, Blue Dot Sessions, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Siobhán Hearne.
","summary":"Dr. Siobhán Hearne joins Katya to talk about her new book, Policing Prostitution: Regulating the Lower Classes in Late Imperial Russia, a social history of prostitution in last decades of the Russian Empire. Dr. Hearne uses archival research conducted in Moscow, St Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Riga, Vilnius, Minsk, Kyiv and Tartu to examine how prostitution and its regulation functioned in different parts of the empire. We hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2021-09-10T15:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/fd52d969-6747-4b20-aab9-294be5025a42.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47511164,"duration_in_seconds":2963}]},{"id":"ed26ad04-a7c9-457d-88e1-302921734daa","title":"Afghanistan: A Strategic Failure with Ret. Col. Robert Hamilton","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/afghanistan","content_text":"Dr. Robert Hamilton of the U.S. Army War College returns to the show to speak with hosts Lera and Zach about the future of Afghanistan and the fate of the region's security architecture. Currently on leave to serve as advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Hamilton discusses the role of the Georgian military in the Afghanistan War and what the U.S. withdrawal (and Taliban rule) means for Georgia's future as well. He poses three questions concerning the regional security architecture: (1) What's the role of the SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization), (2) What is the relationship between Russia and China going forward, and (3) How will Russia and China step in to fill the vacuum created by the withdrawal of US presence from Afghanistan? Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nColonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Eurasian Studies at the U.S. Army War College and a Black Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In a 30-year career in the U.S. Army, spent primarily as a Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany, Belarus, Qatar, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Pakistan and Kuwait. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs on conflict and security issues, focusing principally on the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Russian Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the University of Virginia. Dr. Hamilton is currently on leave from the U.S. Army War College and serving as advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense in Tbilisi, Georgia. https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/hamilton Follow him on Twitter: @bobham88.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on August 24, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer: Lera Toropin (Twitter: @earlportion)\nProducer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Production Assistant: Katherine Birch\n\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) Main Theme by Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Robert E. Hamilton.","content_html":"Dr. Robert Hamilton of the U.S. Army War College returns to the show to speak with hosts Lera and Zach about the future of Afghanistan and the fate of the region's security architecture. Currently on leave to serve as advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Hamilton discusses the role of the Georgian military in the Afghanistan War and what the U.S. withdrawal (and Taliban rule) means for Georgia's future as well. He poses three questions concerning the regional security architecture: (1) What's the role of the SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization), (2) What is the relationship between Russia and China going forward, and (3) How will Russia and China step in to fill the vacuum created by the withdrawal of US presence from Afghanistan? Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bio-book-photo-march-2019-819x1024.jpg\")
\nColonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Eurasian Studies at the U.S. Army War College and a Black Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In a 30-year career in the U.S. Army, spent primarily as a Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany, Belarus, Qatar, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Pakistan and Kuwait. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs on conflict and security issues, focusing principally on the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Russian Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the University of Virginia. Dr. Hamilton is currently on leave from the U.S. Army War College and serving as advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense in Tbilisi, Georgia. https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/hamilton Follow him on Twitter: @bobham88.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 24, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer: Lera Toropin (Twitter: @earlportion)
\nProducer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Production Assistant: Katherine Birch
Recording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) Main Theme by Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Robert E. Hamilton.
","summary":"For the first episode of Season 4, we asked Dr. Robert Hamilton of the U.S. Army War College to return to the show and speak about the current situation in Afghanistan and the fate of the region's security architecture. Currently on leave to serve as advisor to the Georgian Ministry of Defense, Dr. Hamilton discusses the role of the Georgian military in the Afghanistan War and what the U.S. withdrawal (and Taliban rule) means for Georgia's future as well.","date_published":"2021-08-30T20:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ed26ad04-a7c9-457d-88e1-302921734daa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35437184,"duration_in_seconds":2210}]},{"id":"e78ba15b-9e5b-4e38-a98b-5936b1faedc4","title":"Decolonization in Eastern Europe: A Critical Geographer's Perspective with Zoltán Ginelli","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/zoltan","content_text":"Zoltán Ginelli from Budapest joins Zach and Cullan to talk about his field of critical geography and the framing of colonial history of Central Europe following both World War II and the Cold War. We hope you enjoy this conversation!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nZoltán Ginelli is an independent researcher and a critical geographer, historian of science and global historian. His research is in the geographies of knowledge, world-systems analysis, and the histories of geography, colonialism and racism, with a focus on the historical relations between Eastern Europe and the Global South or the Third World. Zoltán presented his work at numerous international academic conferences and taught at various universities and colleges, including Milestone Institute and guest lectures at The University of Manchester and Rutgers University. Between 2015 and 2019, he worked as an assistant researcher in the 1989 After 1989 and Socialism Goes Global projects at The University of Exeter. In 2020, his project Postcolonial Hungary: Eastern European Semiperipheral Positioning in Global Colonialism in the EEGA program at The University of Leipzig explored Hungarian colonial history from a world-systemic perspective. Recently, he co-curated with art historian Eszter Szakács the exhibition Transperiphery Movement: Global Eastern Europe and Global South in May 2021 for the OFF-Biennale Budapest. Zoltán is currently working on two books. One for Cambridge University Press with James Mark and Péter Apor about the global histories of Hungarian relations to colonialism and anti-colonialism in the long 20th century, entitled \"Che in Budapest: Hungary Between the Colonial and Anti-Colonial Worlds\". The other is his individual book project based on his doctoral research about the global histories of the \"quantitative revolution\" in geography. Whenever he can, Zoltán enjoys doing research, but he also loves teaching, travelling, art, music and Mediterranean cuisine. On gloomy evenings he plays Texas blues on his prized American Fender Stratocaster guitar. \n\nCheck him out on his website at zoltanginelli.com and on Twitter: @ZGinelli.\nAnd also check out the Decolonizing Eastern Europe group on Facebook and Twitter: @DecolonizingE as well as the Transperiphery Movement: Global Eastern Europe and Global South exhibition at transperiphery.com, Twitter: @transperiphery, Instagram: transperiphery.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on June 21st, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin\nCo-Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdmin Assistant: Katherine Birch\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Zoltán Ginelli.","content_html":"Zoltán Ginelli from Budapest joins Zach and Cullan to talk about his field of critical geography and the framing of colonial history of Central Europe following both World War II and the Cold War. We hope you enjoy this conversation!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://milestone-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ginelli-grey-sq-1140x1140.jpg\")
\nZoltán Ginelli is an independent researcher and a critical geographer, historian of science and global historian. His research is in the geographies of knowledge, world-systems analysis, and the histories of geography, colonialism and racism, with a focus on the historical relations between Eastern Europe and the Global South or the Third World. Zoltán presented his work at numerous international academic conferences and taught at various universities and colleges, including Milestone Institute and guest lectures at The University of Manchester and Rutgers University. Between 2015 and 2019, he worked as an assistant researcher in the 1989 After 1989 and Socialism Goes Global projects at The University of Exeter. In 2020, his project Postcolonial Hungary: Eastern European Semiperipheral Positioning in Global Colonialism in the EEGA program at The University of Leipzig explored Hungarian colonial history from a world-systemic perspective. Recently, he co-curated with art historian Eszter Szakács the exhibition Transperiphery Movement: Global Eastern Europe and Global South in May 2021 for the OFF-Biennale Budapest. Zoltán is currently working on two books. One for Cambridge University Press with James Mark and Péter Apor about the global histories of Hungarian relations to colonialism and anti-colonialism in the long 20th century, entitled "Che in Budapest: Hungary Between the Colonial and Anti-Colonial Worlds". The other is his individual book project based on his doctoral research about the global histories of the "quantitative revolution" in geography. Whenever he can, Zoltán enjoys doing research, but he also loves teaching, travelling, art, music and Mediterranean cuisine. On gloomy evenings he plays Texas blues on his prized American Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Check him out on his website at zoltanginelli.com and on Twitter: @ZGinelli.
\nAnd also check out the Decolonizing Eastern Europe group on Facebook and Twitter: @DecolonizingE as well as the Transperiphery Movement: Global Eastern Europe and Global South exhibition at transperiphery.com, Twitter: @transperiphery, Instagram: transperiphery.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 21st, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin
\nCo-Producer/Host: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdmin Assistant: Katherine Birch
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Zoltán Ginelli.
","summary":"Zoltán Ginelli from Budapest joins Zach and Cullan to talk about his field of critical geography and the framing of colonial history of Central Europe following both World War II and the Cold War. We hope you enjoy this conversation!","date_published":"2021-07-30T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e78ba15b-9e5b-4e38-a98b-5936b1faedc4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59378518,"duration_in_seconds":2471}]},{"id":"a80a97c9-7aa4-420a-bc97-941c06aff452","title":"The Inside Scoop on \"Cold War Correspondents\" with Dina Fainberg","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/fainberg","content_text":"On this episode, Professor Dina Fainberg joins Zach and Lera to talk about her latest book, the highly readable \"Cold War Correspondents\" in which she highlights stories of Soviet and American journalists and draws fascinating parallels to the US-Russia media landscape today. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Dina Fainberg is a Lecturer in Modern History and the Director of History BA Programme at City University of London. Her research explores the history of the Soviet Union and modern Russia, with a particular emphasis on the Cold War, late socialism, mass media, propaganda, and Russia's relationship with the West. Her teaching covers a wide range of topics in modern Russian, European, and U.S. History. Her latest book, Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the ideological Frontlines, 1945-1991 is published with Johns Hopkins University Press. She holds a PhD in Modern Russian and Modern U.S. History from Rutgers.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 15, 2021 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nHost/Associate Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Polish Ambassador, Scott Holmes)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Dina Fainberg.","content_html":"On this episode, Professor Dina Fainberg joins Zach and Lera to talk about her latest book, the highly readable "Cold War Correspondents" in which she highlights stories of Soviet and American journalists and draws fascinating parallels to the US-Russia media landscape today. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.city.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/599200/varieties/breakpoint-max.jpg\")
\nDr. Dina Fainberg is a Lecturer in Modern History and the Director of History BA Programme at City University of London. Her research explores the history of the Soviet Union and modern Russia, with a particular emphasis on the Cold War, late socialism, mass media, propaganda, and Russia's relationship with the West. Her teaching covers a wide range of topics in modern Russian, European, and U.S. History. Her latest book, Cold War Correspondents: Soviet and American Reporters on the ideological Frontlines, 1945-1991 is published with Johns Hopkins University Press. She holds a PhD in Modern Russian and Modern U.S. History from Rutgers.
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 15, 2021 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nHost/Associate Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Polish Ambassador, Scott Holmes)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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Special Guest: Dina Fainberg.
","summary":"On this episode, Professor Dina Fainberg joins Zach and Lera to talk about her latest book, the highly readable \"Cold War Correspondents\" in which she highlights stories of Soviet and American journalists and draws parallels to the US-Russia media landscape today. We hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2021-06-29T16:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a80a97c9-7aa4-420a-bc97-941c06aff452.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41875795,"duration_in_seconds":2610}]},{"id":"ed2d67fb-2c4c-4d7e-945a-c803e97c38a1","title":"Eurovision: More than a Song (Contest) with Sophia Kontos","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/eurovision","content_text":"On this special (musical) episode, guest host Sophia Kontos helps us understand Eurovision and break down the politics and ploys behind the song entries themselves, focusing on three major countries: Greece, Turkey, and Ukraine. \n\nEurovision is an annual televised European Song Contest started in 1956 to boost morale and European integration after WWII. When Greece won in 2005, Sophia, whose Dad is Greek, became enamored by Eurovision. She's since followed the competition as a spectator, but in this episode, she used Eurovision as an object of study instead of as entertainment. Specifically, she looked at Turkey’s winning entry from 2003, Sertab Erener’s “Every Way That I Can,” to consider how the performance represents Turkish national identity. This discussion builds from existing scholarship by Thomas Solomon and Matthew Gumpert. She compared Turkey's entry to the winning entries from 2004, Ukraine’s “Wild Dances,” and 2005, Greece’s “My Number One,” discussing how countries on the periphery of Europe use Eurovision as an arena to plead for acceptance by Western Europe. \n\nProducer's Note: This special episode was originally created by undergraduate student Sophia Kontos from Dr. Vlad Beronja's course entitled \"Punks and Divas in Southeastern Europe: Popular Music and Cultural Identity in the Balkans\" (course number REE 325). The course examines the social, political, and cultural transformations in the former Yugoslavia in the 20th and 21st centuries through the lens of popular music. For the final project, the students were asked to come up with a unique topic related to the course content and produce a podcast, a video, or a written essay based on their interests and research. The showcased projects stand out for their innovative angle on the topic and quality of research.\n\nCREDITS\nGuest Producer/Host: Sophia Kontos\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nProduced for The Slavic Connexion by Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n","content_html":"On this special (musical) episode, guest host Sophia Kontos helps us understand Eurovision and break down the politics and ploys behind the song entries themselves, focusing on three major countries: Greece, Turkey, and Ukraine.
\n\nEurovision is an annual televised European Song Contest started in 1956 to boost morale and European integration after WWII. When Greece won in 2005, Sophia, whose Dad is Greek, became enamored by Eurovision. She's since followed the competition as a spectator, but in this episode, she used Eurovision as an object of study instead of as entertainment. Specifically, she looked at Turkey’s winning entry from 2003, Sertab Erener’s “Every Way That I Can,” to consider how the performance represents Turkish national identity. This discussion builds from existing scholarship by Thomas Solomon and Matthew Gumpert. She compared Turkey's entry to the winning entries from 2004, Ukraine’s “Wild Dances,” and 2005, Greece’s “My Number One,” discussing how countries on the periphery of Europe use Eurovision as an arena to plead for acceptance by Western Europe.
\n\nProducer's Note: This special episode was originally created by undergraduate student Sophia Kontos from Dr. Vlad Beronja's course entitled "Punks and Divas in Southeastern Europe: Popular Music and Cultural Identity in the Balkans" (course number REE 325). The course examines the social, political, and cultural transformations in the former Yugoslavia in the 20th and 21st centuries through the lens of popular music. For the final project, the students were asked to come up with a unique topic related to the course content and produce a podcast, a video, or a written essay based on their interests and research. The showcased projects stand out for their innovative angle on the topic and quality of research.
\n\nCREDITS
\nGuest Producer/Host: Sophia Kontos
\nCo-Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nProduced for The Slavic Connexion by Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
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On this episode, Professor David Moon from the UK joins Tom and Lera to talk about the fascinating personal journey which led to the release of his latest book, The American Steppes: Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture. He clearly delineates how the kernels of his transnational research all began during his tenure at The University of Texas at Austin, demonstrating that in fact "What Starts Here Changes the World." We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/sites/ssees/files/styles/small_image/public/david_moon_burabay_1.jpg?itok=Qi_w1174\")
\nDavid Moon is an Emeritus Professor at the University of York and also an Honorary Professor at the University College London at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He is a specialist on Russian, Eurasian, and transnational environmental history. His latest book, The American Steppes: The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s (2020), explores transfers of people, plants (crops and weeds), sciences and techniques from the Eurasian steppes to the Great Plains of the USA. It follows up on his previous monograph, The Plough that Broke the Steppes: Agriculture and Environment on Russia’s Grasslands, 1700-1914 (2013), which analyzes how Russians and other settlers came to understand the steppe environment and their relationship with it. It was awarded the Alexander Nove Prize.
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/sites/ssees/files/styles/small_image/public/unnamed_2.jpg?itok=q9kKkNpi\")
He is co-editor, with Nicholas Breyfogle and Alexandra Bekasova, of a volume of essays based on field trips to various locations in Russia: Place and Nature: Essays in Russian Environmental History (White Horse Press, 2021). https://www.whpress.co.uk/Books/Moon.html This collection builds on the concept of a similar volume he co-edited with Peter Coates and Paul Warde entitled Local Places, Global Processes: Histories of Environmental Change in Britain and Beyond (Windgather Press, 2016). He has published articles in journals in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. And his research has been supported by the Leverhulme Trust, the AHRC, the British Academy, and other funders. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/professor-david-moon
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nHost/Co-Producer: Lera Toropin
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: Twitter @More_Orr)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, and Antony Raijekov )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: David Moon.
","summary":"On this episode, Professor David Moon joins Tom and Lera from the UK to talk about the fascinating personal journey which led to the release of his latest book, The American Steppes: Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture. He clearly delineates how the kernels of his transnational research all began during his tenure some years ago at The University of Texas at Austin. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-05-31T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8f004747-c2cd-49b0-9a79-614842aeed89.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32984182,"duration_in_seconds":2053}]},{"id":"1031cad2-15e3-440a-bc7a-433f43b83462","title":"The Pivoting Anthropologist: From Chernobyl to Social Activism to Kurt Vonnegut to... with Sarah Phillips","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/phillips","content_text":"Our wonderful guest is Dr. Sarah Phillips, director of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Phillips walks us through her remarkable anthropological career in the Slavic world from her beginnings in the 90s with studying the effects of Chernobyl to her many social activism projects in Ukraine, taking us to her present fascination with the culture that developed in the USSR around Kurt Vonnegut's writings and translated works. We hope you enjoy, and as always thanks for listening!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nSarah Phillips is professor of Anthropology and director of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. She received her B.A. in Anthropology and Russian from Wake Forest University, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been a faculty member at IU-Bloomington since 2003, where she teaches courses on the Anthropology of Russia and Eastern Europe, Postsocialist Gender Formations, and Medical Anthropology. Dr. Phillips' research focuses on gender, health, disability, HIV-AIDS, and addiction in Ukraine. She is currently collaborating with Dr. Jill Owczarzak (Johns Hopkins U) on a four-year research project funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr. Phillips was elected board member-at-large for the Association for the Advancement of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for 2015-2016, and is Treasurer for the Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS).\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Revolution Void, and The Polish Ambassador )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Sarah Phillips.","content_html":"Our wonderful guest is Dr. Sarah Phillips, director of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Phillips walks us through her remarkable anthropological career in the Slavic world from her beginnings in the 90s with studying the effects of Chernobyl to her many social activism projects in Ukraine, taking us to her present fascination with the culture that developed in the USSR around Kurt Vonnegut's writings and translated works. We hope you enjoy, and as always thanks for listening!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://rsw.indiana.edu/images/profiles/profiles-768x768/phillips.jpg\")
\nSarah Phillips is professor of Anthropology and director of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. She received her B.A. in Anthropology and Russian from Wake Forest University, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been a faculty member at IU-Bloomington since 2003, where she teaches courses on the Anthropology of Russia and Eastern Europe, Postsocialist Gender Formations, and Medical Anthropology. Dr. Phillips' research focuses on gender, health, disability, HIV-AIDS, and addiction in Ukraine. She is currently collaborating with Dr. Jill Owczarzak (Johns Hopkins U) on a four-year research project funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Dr. Phillips was elected board member-at-large for the Association for the Advancement of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for 2015-2016, and is Treasurer for the Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS).
CREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Revolution Void, and The Polish Ambassador )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Sarah Phillips.
","summary":"Our wonderful guest is Dr. Sarah Phillips, director of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Phillips walks us through her remarkable anthropological career in the Slavic world from her beginnings in the 90s with studying the effects of Chernobyl to her many social activism projects in Ukraine, taking us to her present fascination with the culture that developed in the USSR around Kurt Vonnegut's writings and translated works. We hope you enjoy, and as always thanks for listening!","date_published":"2021-04-21T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1031cad2-15e3-440a-bc7a-433f43b83462.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36001954,"duration_in_seconds":2245}]},{"id":"3e24f222-01d0-4793-8b49-fadf4c2b5b93","title":"The Ghana-Soviet Connexion with Nana Osei-Opare","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ghana","content_text":"On this episode, Professor Nana Osei-Opare from Fordham University joins Lera and Cullan to talk about the history of Ghana's independence from Great Britain and the way in which this country in West Africa looked to the Soviet Union to build itself as an \"industrialized, socialist\" post-colonialist state. Many black thinkers across the world saw the USSR as a space of equality and freedom and as a way to envision how a multi-racial multinational society could come together. This is a fascinating discussion of not only African and Soviet history but of some very important social issues that continue to challenge the modern world. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Nana Osei-Opare is Assistant Professor of African & Cold War History at Fordham University in New York, having received his PhD in History from UCLA in 2019. He is currently working on a manuscript tentatively titled \"Socialist Decolony: Ghana’s Cold War, 1957-1966.\" Socialist Decolony gives the first-ever comprehensive treatment of Ghana-Soviet relations and how those connections shaped Ghana’s political-economy, Pan-African program, and its modalities of citizenship during the Kwame Nkrumah era. His work has been supported in part by the Office of the President of the University of California, Fulbright-Hays DDRA, UCLA International Institute, and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library and Archives. His research has appeared in the Journal of West African History, Journal of African History, The Washington Post, Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, and Foreign Policy Magazine, amongst other places. You can follow him on Twitter @NanaOseiOpare and on Instagram @oseiopare . \n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 4th, 2021 via Zoom. Professor Nana Osei-Opare appears courtesy of the History Department at The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (Connect: Instagram @cullanwithana)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: Twitter @More_Orr)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Nana Osei-Opare.","content_html":"On this episode, Professor Nana Osei-Opare from Fordham University joins Lera and Cullan to talk about the history of Ghana's independence from Great Britain and the way in which this country in West Africa looked to the Soviet Union to build itself as an "industrialized, socialist" post-colonialist state. Many black thinkers across the world saw the USSR as a space of equality and freedom and as a way to envision how a multi-racial multinational society could come together. This is a fascinating discussion of not only African and Soviet history but of some very important social issues that continue to challenge the modern world. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.fordham.edu/images/Nana_Osei_Opare.jpg\")
\nDr. Nana Osei-Opare is Assistant Professor of African & Cold War History at Fordham University in New York, having received his PhD in History from UCLA in 2019. He is currently working on a manuscript tentatively titled "Socialist Decolony: Ghana’s Cold War, 1957-1966." Socialist Decolony gives the first-ever comprehensive treatment of Ghana-Soviet relations and how those connections shaped Ghana’s political-economy, Pan-African program, and its modalities of citizenship during the Kwame Nkrumah era. His work has been supported in part by the Office of the President of the University of California, Fulbright-Hays DDRA, UCLA International Institute, and Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library and Archives. His research has appeared in the Journal of West African History, Journal of African History, The Washington Post, Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, and Foreign Policy Magazine, amongst other places. You can follow him on Twitter @NanaOseiOpare and on Instagram @oseiopare .
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 4th, 2021 via Zoom. Professor Nana Osei-Opare appears courtesy of the History Department at The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (Connect: Instagram @cullanwithana)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: Twitter @More_Orr)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Nana Osei-Opare.
","summary":"On this episode, Professor Nana Osei-Opare from Fordham University joins us to talk about the history of Ghana's independence from Great Britain and the way in which this West African country looked to the Soviet Union to build itself as an \"industrialized, socialist\" post-colonialist state. This is a fascinating, important discussion, and we hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-04-12T14:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3e24f222-01d0-4793-8b49-fadf4c2b5b93.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33194058,"duration_in_seconds":2070}]},{"id":"dc728e7c-47ac-4e9a-ae47-be8811182d01","title":"Ukraine Through the Author's Pen with Oksana Lutsyshyna","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/oksana","content_text":"In this episode, Matt speaks with Dr. Oksana Lutshyshyna, acclaimed fiction author and beloved professor at UT Austin, about her most recent book Ivan and Feba (Іван і Феба), as well as about her earlier work Love Life (Любовне життя), humor in her writing, her inspirations, and the state of American and Ukrainian politics and literature. A few weeks ago, Dr. Lutshyshyna won Ukraine's highest state prize for the arts, the Shevchenko National Prize for Literature, for her latest book Ivan and Feba. See more about the prize and her award here: http://shevchenko.org/news-events/news/winner-shevchenko-prize/\n\nABOUT THE GUEST/AUTHOR\n\nDr. Oksana Lutsyshyna was born in Uzhhorod, Ukraine SSR in 1974. She is a writer and translator, and lecturer in Ukrainian studies at the University of Texas in Austin, where she teaches Ukrainian language and Eastern European literatures. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Georgia. Dr. Lutsyshyna translates alone or in collaboration with Olena Jennings, Kevin Vaughn, and Daniel Belgrad. Her translations of poems and essays by Vasyl Makhno, Marianna Kiyanovska, Bohdana Matiyash and other Ukrainian authors have appeared in Postroad Magazine, The Wolf, Ukrainian Literature: A Journal of Translation, St. Petersburg Review, and other venues. Her original work includes two novels, a collection of short stories, and three collections of poetry, all published in Ukraine. Her most recent novel received the Shevchenko Prize in literature in March 2021, which is traditionally awarded by the president of Ukraine.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect:Twitter@More_Orr facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Oksana Lutsyshyna.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt speaks with Dr. Oksana Lutshyshyna, acclaimed fiction author and beloved professor at UT Austin, about her most recent book Ivan and Feba (Іван і Феба), as well as about her earlier work Love Life (Любовне життя), humor in her writing, her inspirations, and the state of American and Ukrainian politics and literature. A few weeks ago, Dr. Lutshyshyna won Ukraine's highest state prize for the arts, the Shevchenko National Prize for Literature, for her latest book Ivan and Feba. See more about the prize and her award here: http://shevchenko.org/news-events/news/winner-shevchenko-prize/
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST/AUTHOR
\n![\"\"](\"https://0.academia-photos.com/18633880/5173795/15108744/s200_oksana.lutsyshyna.jpg\")
\nDr. Oksana Lutsyshyna was born in Uzhhorod, Ukraine SSR in 1974. She is a writer and translator, and lecturer in Ukrainian studies at the University of Texas in Austin, where she teaches Ukrainian language and Eastern European literatures. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Georgia. Dr. Lutsyshyna translates alone or in collaboration with Olena Jennings, Kevin Vaughn, and Daniel Belgrad. Her translations of poems and essays by Vasyl Makhno, Marianna Kiyanovska, Bohdana Matiyash and other Ukrainian authors have appeared in Postroad Magazine, The Wolf, Ukrainian Literature: A Journal of Translation, St. Petersburg Review, and other venues. Her original work includes two novels, a collection of short stories, and three collections of poetry, all published in Ukraine. Her most recent novel received the Shevchenko Prize in literature in March 2021, which is traditionally awarded by the president of Ukraine.
CREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect:Twitter@More_Orr facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Oksana Lutsyshyna.
","summary":"In this episode, Dr. Oksana Lutsyshyna, beloved UT professor and recent winner of Ukraine's highest state prize for literature, joins Matt to talk about her most recent book Ivan and Feba (Іван і Феба), as well as her earlier works including Love Life (Любовне життя) and much more. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-03-24T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/dc728e7c-47ac-4e9a-ae47-be8811182d01.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58664199,"duration_in_seconds":3660}]},{"id":"2b67db31-c432-4f35-9846-c19f44e7d32a","title":"\"American Girls in Red Russia\" with Julia Mickenberg","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/mickenberg","content_text":"In honor of Women's History Month, we have a special episode featuring American Studies professor Dr. Julia Mickenberg who joins us to talk about her spectacular book \"American Girls in Red Russia\" which explores the intimate lives of American women who traveled to the USSR chasing the \"Soviet Dream.\" We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nJulia L. Mickenberg grew up in Connecticut, about 90 miles from New York City. She holds an A.B. degree in American Civilization from Brown University and a Ph.D. in American Studies (with a minor in Feminist Studies) from the University of Minnesota. Prior to graduate school, she did work in public history, at the Smithsonian Institution, the Old York Historical Society (in York Maine), and with the National Park Service in Stehekin, Washington. Before starting as an assistant professor at UT in 2001 she taught history at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, running, hiking, and reading fiction.\nLearn more about American Girls in Red Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/jlm05150#recent-press-coverage\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Michelle Daniel, and Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86 Twitter: @M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Julia Mickenberg.","content_html":"In honor of Women's History Month, we have a special episode featuring American Studies professor Dr. Julia Mickenberg who joins us to talk about her spectacular book "American Girls in Red Russia" which explores the intimate lives of American women who traveled to the USSR chasing the "Soviet Dream." We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://minio.la.utexas.edu/colaweb-prod/person_files/0/913/julia_mickenberg_profile_image.jpeg\")
\nJulia L. Mickenberg grew up in Connecticut, about 90 miles from New York City. She holds an A.B. degree in American Civilization from Brown University and a Ph.D. in American Studies (with a minor in Feminist Studies) from the University of Minnesota. Prior to graduate school, she did work in public history, at the Smithsonian Institution, the Old York Historical Society (in York Maine), and with the National Park Service in Stehekin, Washington. Before starting as an assistant professor at UT in 2001 she taught history at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, running, hiking, and reading fiction.
\nLearn more about American Girls in Red Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/faculty/jlm05150#recent-press-coverage
CREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Michelle Daniel, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86 Twitter: @M_S_Daniel) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Julia Mickenberg.
","summary":"In honor of Women's History Month, we have a special episode featuring American Studies professor Dr. Julia Mickenberg who joins us to talk about her spectacular book \"American Girls in Red Russia\" which explores the intimate lives of American women who traveled to the USSR chasing the \"Soviet Dream.\" We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-03-17T17:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/2b67db31-c432-4f35-9846-c19f44e7d32a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49947345,"duration_in_seconds":3115}]},{"id":"ae65e96e-7a82-4356-87cd-0f639a780bd7","title":"\"Hate in the Homeland\": The Global Far Right with Cynthia Miller-Idriss","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/global-far-right","content_text":"On this special episode, we have renowned expert on far right youth movements, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss who joins us courtesy of UT's ISPRII (the Initiative for the Study of Politico-Religious Ideation and Influence). ISPRII guest host Eliza talks with Dr. Miller-Idriss about her research and latest book, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right. This is a fascinating episode on a very critical topic for the international community, and we hope you enjoy! To learn more about ISPRII, visit: https://isprii.la.utexas.edu/.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nCynthia Miller-Idriss is Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education, and runs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE). Before her move into the School of Public Affairs in fall 2020, she was Professor of Education and Sociology at American University. In addition to her faculty role, Dr. Miller-Idriss is also Director of Strategy and Partnerships at the U.K.-based Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right and serves on the international advisory board of the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) in Oslo, Norway. She has spent two decades researching radical and extreme youth culture, and preventative interventions, in the U.S. and Europe. Dr. Miller-Idriss has testified before the U.S. Congress and has briefed the UN Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee on white nationalist terrorism and white supremacist extremism. A globally recognized expert on far right youth, she is the author, co-author, or co-editor of six books, including Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, published by Princeton University Press in October 2020. You can find it here or wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Homeland-New-Global-Right-ebook/dp/B087YW7THM.\n\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12, 2020 via Zoom. Special thanks to Matthew Maldonado and Dr. Jason Roberts for their help and support.\n\nCREDITS\nGuest Host/Assistant Episode Producer: Eliza J Fisher\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Seamphore, and Loyalty Freak )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Cynthia Miller-Idriss.","content_html":"On this special episode, we have renowned expert on far right youth movements, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss who joins us courtesy of UT's ISPRII (the Initiative for the Study of Politico-Religious Ideation and Influence). ISPRII guest host Eliza talks with Dr. Miller-Idriss about her research and latest book, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right. This is a fascinating episode on a very critical topic for the international community, and we hope you enjoy! To learn more about ISPRII, visit: https://isprii.la.utexas.edu/.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.american.edu/uploads/profiles/large/Miller-Idrissresized.jpg\")
\nCynthia Miller-Idriss is Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education, and runs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE). Before her move into the School of Public Affairs in fall 2020, she was Professor of Education and Sociology at American University. In addition to her faculty role, Dr. Miller-Idriss is also Director of Strategy and Partnerships at the U.K.-based Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right and serves on the international advisory board of the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) in Oslo, Norway. She has spent two decades researching radical and extreme youth culture, and preventative interventions, in the U.S. and Europe. Dr. Miller-Idriss has testified before the U.S. Congress and has briefed the UN Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee on white nationalist terrorism and white supremacist extremism. A globally recognized expert on far right youth, she is the author, co-author, or co-editor of six books, including Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, published by Princeton University Press in October 2020. You can find it here or wherever books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Homeland-New-Global-Right-ebook/dp/B087YW7THM.
\n![\"\"](\"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51b5wjwEHSL.jpg\")
PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 12, 2020 via Zoom. Special thanks to Matthew Maldonado and Dr. Jason Roberts for their help and support.
\n\nCREDITS
\nGuest Host/Assistant Episode Producer: Eliza J Fisher
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Seamphore, and Loyalty Freak )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Cynthia Miller-Idriss.
","summary":"On this special episode, we have renowned expert on far right youth movements, Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss who joins us courtesy of UT's ISPRII (https://isprii.la.utexas.edu/). ISPRII guest host Eliza talks with Dr. Miller-Idriss about her research and latest book, Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right. This is a fascinating episode on a very critical topic for the international community, and we hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2021-03-07T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ae65e96e-7a82-4356-87cd-0f639a780bd7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53159613,"duration_in_seconds":2655}]},{"id":"a1d02637-dea3-4a0d-a761-bf7218a238dc","title":"\"Russia Resurrected\": The Paradox of the Perception of Russian Power with Kathryn Stoner","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/stoner","content_text":"In this episode, Matt is joined by Dr. Kathryn Stoner of Stanford University to talk about her new book, Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order. The book pushes back at some misconceptions about Russia’s place in the international system while offering a new perspective on how the West should approach Russia. Matt and Dr. Stoner discuss how the book informs ongoing policy challenges related to recent news coming out of Russia. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Kathryn E. Stoner is the Deputy Director at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and the Center on International Security and Cooperation at FSI. She teaches in the Department of Political Science at Stanford, and in the Program on International Relations, as well as in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy Program. Prior to coming to Stanford in 2004, she was on the faculty at Princeton University for nine years, jointly appointed to the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School for International and Public Affairs. At Princeton she received the Ralph O. Glendinning Preceptorship awarded to outstanding junior faculty. She also served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She has held fellowships at Harvard University as well as the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. \n\nHer latest book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Russia-Resurrected-Power-Purpose-Global/dp/0190860715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9MQKXDSGNDSU&dchild=1&keywords=russia+resurrected&qid=1613682696&sprefix=russia+resurre%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: Twitter @More_Orr)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSpecial Guest: Kathryn Stoner.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt is joined by Dr. Kathryn Stoner of Stanford University to talk about her new book, Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order. The book pushes back at some misconceptions about Russia’s place in the international system while offering a new perspective on how the West should approach Russia. Matt and Dr. Stoner discuss how the book informs ongoing policy challenges related to recent news coming out of Russia.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/headshot_195x260/public/rsd20_007_0221a.jpg?itok=TsXmammL\")
\nDr. Kathryn E. Stoner is the Deputy Director at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and the Center on International Security and Cooperation at FSI. She teaches in the Department of Political Science at Stanford, and in the Program on International Relations, as well as in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy Program. Prior to coming to Stanford in 2004, she was on the faculty at Princeton University for nine years, jointly appointed to the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School for International and Public Affairs. At Princeton she received the Ralph O. Glendinning Preceptorship awarded to outstanding junior faculty. She also served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She has held fellowships at Harvard University as well as the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Her latest book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Russia-Resurrected-Power-Purpose-Global/dp/0190860715/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9MQKXDSGNDSU&dchild=1&keywords=russia+resurrected&qid=1613682696&sprefix=russia+resurre%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1
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CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: Twitter @More_Orr)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\n
Special Guest: Kathryn Stoner.
","summary":"In this episode, Matt is joined by Dr. Kathryn Stoner of Stanford University to talk about her new book, Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order. The book pushes back at some misconceptions about Russia’s place in the international system while offering a new perspective on how the West should approach Russia. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-02-18T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a1d02637-dea3-4a0d-a761-bf7218a238dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43311466,"duration_in_seconds":2159}]},{"id":"4a8129b6-f12c-445d-a466-4992cbc33a31","title":"Poison, Prison, Protests: The Continued Saga of Alexei Navalny with Mark Galeotti","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/free-russia","content_text":"Once again, Dr. Mark Galeotti joins Matt to discuss yesterday's sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and what it means for Russia's short and long term future. Is this the end of the first installment of Navalny’s battle with the Kremlin, which peaked with his poisoning at the hands of the FSB in August 2020? Mark lays out Navalny’s possible next steps, and how the ongoing standoff in neighboring Belarus figures into these events. They also discussed Mark’s latest book, released just last week: A Short History of Russia. We hope you enjoy!! \n\nFor Galeotti's previous episode with us, listen to \"In Moscow's Shadows\": https://www.slavxradio.com/galeotti\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nDr Mark Galeotti has been researching Russian history and security issues since the late 1980s. Educated at Cambridge University and the LSE, he is now an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI. He also remains a senior non-resident fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and for 2018-19 a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute. He is also the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence. Previously he has been Head of the Centre for European Security at the Institute of International Relations Prague, Professor of Global Affairs at New York University, head of the History department at Keele University in the UK, an adviser at the British Foreign Office and a visiting professor at MGIMO (Moscow), Charles University (Prague) and Rutgers (Newark), as well as a visiting fellow with the ECFR. His books include We Need To Talk About Putin (Ebury) and The Vory: Russia’s super mafia (Yale University Press), several Osprey books, and the edited collections The Politics of Security in Modern Russia (Ashgate) and Russian & Soviet Organized Crime (Ashgate) and he is a regular contributor to Jane’s Intelligence Review, Oxford Analytica and many other outlets. He is a columnist for Raam op Rusland and the Moscow Times.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded February 3rd at 10am CST via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSpecial Guest: Mark Galeotti.","content_html":"Once again, Dr. Mark Galeotti joins Matt to discuss yesterday's sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and what it means for Russia's short and long term future. Is this the end of the first installment of Navalny’s battle with the Kremlin, which peaked with his poisoning at the hands of the FSB in August 2020? Mark lays out Navalny’s possible next steps, and how the ongoing standoff in neighboring Belarus figures into these events. They also discussed Mark’s latest book, released just last week: A Short History of Russia. We hope you enjoy!!
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51+6v+VL2WL._SX328_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\")
\nFor Galeotti's previous episode with us, listen to "In Moscow's Shadows": https://www.slavxradio.com/galeotti
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr Mark Galeotti has been researching Russian history and security issues since the late 1980s. Educated at Cambridge University and the LSE, he is now an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI. He also remains a senior non-resident fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and for 2018-19 a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute. He is also the director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence. Previously he has been Head of the Centre for European Security at the Institute of International Relations Prague, Professor of Global Affairs at New York University, head of the History department at Keele University in the UK, an adviser at the British Foreign Office and a visiting professor at MGIMO (Moscow), Charles University (Prague) and Rutgers (Newark), as well as a visiting fellow with the ECFR. His books include We Need To Talk About Putin (Ebury) and The Vory: Russia’s super mafia (Yale University Press), several Osprey books, and the edited collections The Politics of Security in Modern Russia (Ashgate) and Russian & Soviet Organized Crime (Ashgate) and he is a regular contributor to Jane’s Intelligence Review, Oxford Analytica and many other outlets. He is a columnist for Raam op Rusland and the Moscow Times.
NOTE: This episode was recorded February 3rd at 10am CST via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\n
Special Guest: Mark Galeotti.
","summary":"Once again, Dr. Mark Galeotti joins Matt to discuss yesterday's sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and what it means for Russia's short and long term future. Is this the end of the first installment of Navalny’s battle with the Kremlin, which peaked with his poisoning at the hands of the FSB in August 2020? What will be the West's response?","date_published":"2021-02-03T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4a8129b6-f12c-445d-a466-4992cbc33a31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57683259,"duration_in_seconds":2879}]},{"id":"15f604f2-87d0-4b94-b944-31b06ffe3190","title":"From Red to Green: The True Nature of Environmental Activism in Russia with Angelina Davydova","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/angelina","content_text":"From St. Petersburg, Angelina Davydova, Environmental journalist and head of the German Russian Office of Environmental Information, graciously joins us to give us the surprising facts on environmental activism, protests, and reforms in Russia. She talks about the very real effects of climate change in that part of the world, including the fires in Siberia, the record high temperatures, and the meteorological phenomena in Vladivostok. This was an eye-opening but uplifting conversation in many ways. We learned a lot and we hope you will too!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nAngelina Davydova is a renowned journalist, civil society expert, educator and change-maker with more than 20 years of experience in Russian and international media, international non-governmental organizations, think-tanks and the academy. Her main focus is on climate and environmental policies, efforts and solutions. She is regarded as an expert in Russian climate/environmental policy, “green” civil society initiatives and grass-root movements, environmental/climate journalism and communication, sustainable and resilient urban development.\n\nShe is regularly contributing for Russian and international media outlets, while also editing a quarterly “Environment and Law”. In addition to this, she is also a director of an NGO “Office of environmental information” (based in St.Petersburg, Russia) and an expert with the DRA e. V. (Berlin). She teaches at the St. Petersburg State University (School of Journalism), the European University in St. Petersburg, School of Architecture March (Moscow) and gives guest lectures and seminars in universities in Germany and the USA. Since 2008 Angelina Davydova has also been an observer of the UN Climate Negotiations (the UNFCCC).\n\nShe has graduated from The St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in 2000 and completed a number of international educational and professional development programs, including the Thomson Reuters Foundation programme in Oxford University (2006), City of Hamburg Young Leaders Internship Program (2009), Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (UC Berkeley, California, 2012) and Humphrey Fellowship (UC Davis, 2018-2019.\n\nAngelina Davydova is a member of the Global Reference Group (Bread for the World, development and relief agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany) and a virtual fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (DC, 2020-2021).\n\nShe is a member of the World Future Council since October 2020. https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/p/angelina-davydova/\n\nCheck out Angelina's journalism here: https://www.reuters.com/journalists/angelina-davydova\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on November 23rd, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, The Polish Ambassador, Michelle Daniel Trio)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSpecial Guest: Angelina Davydova.","content_html":"From St. Petersburg, Angelina Davydova, Environmental journalist and head of the German Russian Office of Environmental Information, graciously joins us to give us the surprising facts on environmental activism, protests, and reforms in Russia. She talks about the very real effects of climate change in that part of the world, including the fires in Siberia, the record high temperatures, and the meteorological phenomena in Vladivostok. This was an eye-opening but uplifting conversation in many ways. We learned a lot and we hope you will too!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.theconversation.com/avatars/99966/width238/3pqxrntc-1375095811.jpg\")
\nAngelina Davydova is a renowned journalist, civil society expert, educator and change-maker with more than 20 years of experience in Russian and international media, international non-governmental organizations, think-tanks and the academy. Her main focus is on climate and environmental policies, efforts and solutions. She is regarded as an expert in Russian climate/environmental policy, “green” civil society initiatives and grass-root movements, environmental/climate journalism and communication, sustainable and resilient urban development.
She is regularly contributing for Russian and international media outlets, while also editing a quarterly “Environment and Law”. In addition to this, she is also a director of an NGO “Office of environmental information” (based in St.Petersburg, Russia) and an expert with the DRA e. V. (Berlin). She teaches at the St. Petersburg State University (School of Journalism), the European University in St. Petersburg, School of Architecture March (Moscow) and gives guest lectures and seminars in universities in Germany and the USA. Since 2008 Angelina Davydova has also been an observer of the UN Climate Negotiations (the UNFCCC).
\n\nShe has graduated from The St.Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance in 2000 and completed a number of international educational and professional development programs, including the Thomson Reuters Foundation programme in Oxford University (2006), City of Hamburg Young Leaders Internship Program (2009), Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (UC Berkeley, California, 2012) and Humphrey Fellowship (UC Davis, 2018-2019.
\n\nAngelina Davydova is a member of the Global Reference Group (Bread for the World, development and relief agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany) and a virtual fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (DC, 2020-2021).
\n\nShe is a member of the World Future Council since October 2020. https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/p/angelina-davydova/
\n\nCheck out Angelina's journalism here: https://www.reuters.com/journalists/angelina-davydova
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on November 23rd, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Scott Holmes, The Polish Ambassador, Michelle Daniel Trio)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\n
Special Guest: Angelina Davydova.
","summary":"From St. Petersburg, Angelina Davydova, Environmental journalist and head of the German Russian Office of Environmental Information, graciously joins us to give us some surprising facts on the landscape of environmental activism and reform in Russia. This was an uplifting and eye-opening conversation and we hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2021-01-27T22:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/15f604f2-87d0-4b94-b944-31b06ffe3190.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60571572,"duration_in_seconds":3024}]},{"id":"897b92ad-f1b0-4bb9-b75f-c0240eee7a20","title":"Russia's Mercurial Role in Southeast Europe (with Dimitar Bechev)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bechev2","content_text":"Samantha chats with Dr. Dimitar Bechev on the geopolitics of the Balkans and the stratagems of Russia in the region. Dr. Bechev also discusses Russia's relationship with Turkey and Turkey's ties with the US and how these affect the countries nested in the Balkans which have fallen out of US foreign policy priority since the George W. Bush administration. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDimitar Bechev is the director of the European Policy Institute, a think-tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he held research fellowships at Harvard University, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and headed the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Dr. Bechev has written extensively on EU’s external relations, the politics and modern history of Turkey and the Balkans, and Russia’s foreign policy. His book Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale University Press, 2017) explores Russia’s geopolitical role in the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, the American Interest, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Open Democracy.\n\nCheck out Dr. Bechev's book \"Rival Power: Russia in Southeastern Europe\"\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 30th, 2020 via Zoom. \n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSpecial Guest: Dimitar Bechev.","content_html":"Samantha chats with Dr. Dimitar Bechev on the geopolitics of the Balkans and the stratagems of Russia in the region. Dr. Bechev also discusses Russia's relationship with Turkey and Turkey's ties with the US and how these affect the countries nested in the Balkans which have fallen out of US foreign policy priority since the George W. Bush administration.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2283-dimitar-bechev_160313_171008.jpg\")
\nDimitar Bechev is the director of the European Policy Institute, a think-tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he held research fellowships at Harvard University, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and headed the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Dr. Bechev has written extensively on EU’s external relations, the politics and modern history of Turkey and the Balkans, and Russia’s foreign policy. His book Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale University Press, 2017) explores Russia’s geopolitical role in the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, the American Interest, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Open Democracy.
Check out Dr. Bechev's book "Rival Power: Russia in Southeastern Europe"
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71pSNH0dlZL.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 30th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssociate Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n\n
Special Guest: Dimitar Bechev.
","summary":"On this episode, Samantha chats with Dr. Dimitar Bechev on the geopolitics of the Balkans and the stratagems of Russia in the region. Dr. Bechev also discusses Russia's relationship with Turkey and Turkey's ties with the US and how these affect the countries nested in the Balkans which have fallen out of US foreign policy priority since the George W. Bush administration. ","date_published":"2021-01-11T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/897b92ad-f1b0-4bb9-b75f-c0240eee7a20.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33723172,"duration_in_seconds":1684}]},{"id":"e580c508-f0e4-40bc-ab3d-17e7ea5786da","title":"\"Mixed Messages\": The Survival of the Buryat Language with Kathryn Graber","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/graber","content_text":"Амар мэндээ or hello and Happy New Year! Dr. Kathryn Graber of Indiana University Bloomington joins the show to talk about her research on the Buryat language and minority-language media in Russia’s Buryat territories, a multilingual region of eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border. Her fifteen years of research in this area is the foundation of her new book, Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia. Enjoy! Ехэ баярлаа!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nKathryn Graber, PhD, is a linguist, sociocultural anthropologist, and assistant professor of Anthropology and Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Graber’s geographic focus is on post-Soviet Eurasia, and her research lies at the intersection of two clusters of problems. The first is indigenous language shift, endangerment, and revitalization, which she has been studying in Russia’s Buryat territories, a multilingual region of eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border, since 2005. This research was the basis for her first book, Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia (Cornell University Press, 2020). Mixed Messages shows how language and the production, circulation, and consumption of media are practices by which residents of the Buryat territories perform and negotiate competing possible identities. The book integrates production data from Buryat media institutions with consumption/reception data from audiences and linguistic analyses of texts and transcripts, employing a novel holistic approach to elucidate how the language used in institutional settings circulates from and into other domains of daily life. The second, related cluster concerns materiality, technology, circulation, and notions of property. Dr. Graber is\nparticularly interested in how value is interactionally negotiated across different nodes in a global commodity chain, which she has been studying in the Mongolian cashmere industry since 2014. She is also currently working on a large collaborative project on the cultural afterlives and anticipatory pre-lives of infrastructural projects in Siberia.\n\nMixed Messages: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501750519/mixed-messages/#bookTabs=3\nAs part of Cornell Press’ “Top 10 Most Viewed Books This Month\" special, you can use the promo code 09TRENDING to save 44% on a copy of Mixed Messages. After this special promotion ends, you can use 09FLYER to save 30% (in the UK, Europe, Asia,\nMiddle East, & Africa, use code CS09FLYER). \n\nJoin the Siberian Collaborative Research Network: https://siberiannetwork.com/ \n\nCheck out Golosa, Chicago's Russian folk choir with whom Dr. Graber first traveled to Buryatia in 2001: http://www.golosa.org/\n\nKatya used Телекомпания АТВ’s Буряадаар дуугараял (“Let’s talk Buryat”) series to learn a little Buryat. You can find the 16-part lesson series (taught in Russian) here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRwkvBgxoEEmblwL2Z5-Ime8K_Ip5cflq\n\nFor folks without knowledge of Russian and knowledge of English, you can check out SRAS’s Folkways “Talking Buryat Phrasebook” here: http://folkways.today/talking-buryat-phrasebook/\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded November 20, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa,)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Kathryn Graber.","content_html":"Амар мэндээ or hello and Happy New Year! Dr. Kathryn Graber of Indiana University Bloomington joins the show to talk about her research on the Buryat language and minority-language media in Russia’s Buryat territories, a multilingual region of eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border. Her fifteen years of research in this area is the foundation of her new book, Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia. Enjoy! Ехэ баярлаа!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nKathryn Graber, PhD, is a linguist, sociocultural anthropologist, and assistant professor of Anthropology and Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Graber’s geographic focus is on post-Soviet Eurasia, and her research lies at the intersection of two clusters of problems. The first is indigenous language shift, endangerment, and revitalization, which she has been studying in Russia’s Buryat territories, a multilingual region of eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border, since 2005. This research was the basis for her first book, Mixed Messages: Mediating Native Belonging in Asian Russia (Cornell University Press, 2020). Mixed Messages shows how language and the production, circulation, and consumption of media are practices by which residents of the Buryat territories perform and negotiate competing possible identities. The book integrates production data from Buryat media institutions with consumption/reception data from audiences and linguistic analyses of texts and transcripts, employing a novel holistic approach to elucidate how the language used in institutional settings circulates from and into other domains of daily life. The second, related cluster concerns materiality, technology, circulation, and notions of property. Dr. Graber is
\nparticularly interested in how value is interactionally negotiated across different nodes in a global commodity chain, which she has been studying in the Mongolian cashmere industry since 2014. She is also currently working on a large collaborative project on the cultural afterlives and anticipatory pre-lives of infrastructural projects in Siberia.
Mixed Messages: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501750519/mixed-messages/#bookTabs=3
\nAs part of Cornell Press’ “Top 10 Most Viewed Books This Month" special, you can use the promo code 09TRENDING to save 44% on a copy of Mixed Messages. After this special promotion ends, you can use 09FLYER to save 30% (in the UK, Europe, Asia,
\nMiddle East, & Africa, use code CS09FLYER).
Join the Siberian Collaborative Research Network: https://siberiannetwork.com/
\n\nCheck out Golosa, Chicago's Russian folk choir with whom Dr. Graber first traveled to Buryatia in 2001: http://www.golosa.org/
\n\nKatya used Телекомпания АТВ’s Буряадаар дуугараял (“Let’s talk Buryat”) series to learn a little Buryat. You can find the 16-part lesson series (taught in Russian) here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRwkvBgxoEEmblwL2Z5-Ime8K_Ip5cflq
\n\nFor folks without knowledge of Russian and knowledge of English, you can check out SRAS’s Folkways “Talking Buryat Phrasebook” here: http://folkways.today/talking-buryat-phrasebook/
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded November 20, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa,)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Kathryn Graber.
","summary":"Амар мэндээ or hello and Happy New Year! On this episode, Dr. Kathryn Graber of Indiana University Bloomington joins us to\r\ntalk about her research on the Buryat language and minority-language media in Russia’s Buryat territories, a multilingual region of eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border. Enjoy! Ехэ баярлаа!","date_published":"2021-01-05T19:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e580c508-f0e4-40bc-ab3d-17e7ea5786da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42052413,"duration_in_seconds":2099}]},{"id":"5902bd0c-7c74-4b09-bd46-8a3e9108970b","title":"\"How to Lose the Information War\" with Nina Jankowicz (Wilson Center)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/jankowicz","content_text":"In this episode, Matt and Tom talked to Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center about her new book, How to Lose the Information War, and how it serves as a useful primer for understanding the disinformation challenges facing the US today, particularly in the aftermath of the 2020 election. To read some of Nina's work, click the links below and do be sure to follow her on Twitter @wiczipedia . Thank you for listening!\n\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2020/07/23/to-win-the-information-war-we-first-have-to-understand-what-it-is-and-how-were-losing-it-book-review/?sh=474cb0da762f\nhttps://cepa.org/democratic-offense-against-disinformation/\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/05/estonia-america-congress-online-pandemic/612034/\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nNina Jankowicz is a Washington DC-based writer and analyst who studies the intersection of technology and democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond. Her first book How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict will be published by Bloomsbury’s IBTauris in Summer 2020. She currently serves as Disinformation Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously, she served as a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow, a role in which she provided strategic communications guidance to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. She has also managed democracy assistance programs to Russia and Belarus at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, a frequent target of Russian disinformation. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed News, Foreign Policy and others.\n\nNina received her MA in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she was a Title VIII and FLAS scholarship recipient, and her BA in Russian and Political Science from Bryn Mawr College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She has lived and worked in Russia and Ukraine, and speaks fluent Russian and proficient Polish and Ukrainian. Nina was a 2017 Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellow. You can check out her website https://wiczipedia.com/ for much more on her publications, research, and media appearances. \n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on December 4th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Nina Jankowicz.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt and Tom talked to Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center about her new book, How to Lose the Information War, and how it serves as a useful primer for understanding the disinformation challenges facing the US today, particularly in the aftermath of the 2020 election. To read some of Nina's work, click the links below and do be sure to follow her on Twitter @wiczipedia . Thank you for listening!
\n\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2020/07/23/to-win-the-information-war-we-first-have-to-understand-what-it-is-and-how-were-losing-it-book-review/?sh=474cb0da762f
\nhttps://cepa.org/democratic-offense-against-disinformation/
\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/05/estonia-america-congress-online-pandemic/612034/
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://wiczipedia.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/hromadske.jpg?w=600&h=402\")
\nNina Jankowicz is a Washington DC-based writer and analyst who studies the intersection of technology and democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond. Her first book How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict will be published by Bloomsbury’s IBTauris in Summer 2020. She currently serves as Disinformation Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously, she served as a Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow, a role in which she provided strategic communications guidance to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. She has also managed democracy assistance programs to Russia and Belarus at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, a frequent target of Russian disinformation. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed News, Foreign Policy and others.
Nina received her MA in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she was a Title VIII and FLAS scholarship recipient, and her BA in Russian and Political Science from Bryn Mawr College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She has lived and worked in Russia and Ukraine, and speaks fluent Russian and proficient Polish and Ukrainian. Nina was a 2017 Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellow. You can check out her website https://wiczipedia.com/ for much more on her publications, research, and media appearances.
\n![\"\"](\"https://wiczipedia.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/9781838607685_cov_front.jpg?w=656\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded on December 4th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Nina Jankowicz.
","summary":"In this episode, Matt and Tom talked to Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center about her new book, How to Lose the Information War, and how it serves as a useful primer for understanding the disinformation challenges facing the US today, particularly in the aftermath of the 2020 election. ","date_published":"2020-12-09T15:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/5902bd0c-7c74-4b09-bd46-8a3e9108970b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47564214,"duration_in_seconds":2373}]},{"id":"9d7ae768-f152-4b9f-8707-98bbea82bc00","title":"From the Russian Far East to the American West with Matthew Luxmoore (RFE/RL)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/luxmoore","content_text":"On this special episode, Zack speaks with English journalist Matthew Luxmoore. Matthew is the Moscow Correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Politico, and elsewhere. Zach and Matthew discuss a wide-range of issues, from the Russian Far East to the current state of the Russian opposition movement, to environmental concerns and other current affairs of the day. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT OUR GUEST\n\nMatthew Luxmoore is a Moscow-based correspondent for RFE/RL covering Russia and the former Soviet Union. Before joining RFE/RL in 2018, he reported for The New York Times in Moscow and has written for The Guardian, Politico, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy. He’s a graduate of Harvard’s Davis Center and a recipient of New York University's Reporting Award and the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Journalism Award. Read his latest for RFE/RL on Belarus here: https://www.rferl.org/a/exiled-defectors-belarus-police-holding-ex-colleagues-to-account/30976835.html\n\nFollow Matthew on Twitter: @mjluxmoore.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 16th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nHost/Assistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, and Scott Holmes)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Matthew Luxmoore.","content_html":"On this special episode, Zack speaks with English journalist Matthew Luxmoore. Matthew is the Moscow Correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Politico, and elsewhere. Zach and Matthew discuss a wide-range of issues, from the Russian Far East to the current state of the Russian opposition movement, to environmental concerns and other current affairs of the day. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT OUR GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://gdb.rferl.org/ACB3A93A-8718-4E90-A7FF-E2152ABBB9B2_cx7_cy3_cw79_w144_r5.jpg\")
\nMatthew Luxmoore is a Moscow-based correspondent for RFE/RL covering Russia and the former Soviet Union. Before joining RFE/RL in 2018, he reported for The New York Times in Moscow and has written for The Guardian, Politico, The New Republic, and Foreign Policy. He’s a graduate of Harvard’s Davis Center and a recipient of New York University's Reporting Award and the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Journalism Award. Read his latest for RFE/RL on Belarus here: https://www.rferl.org/a/exiled-defectors-belarus-police-holding-ex-colleagues-to-account/30976835.html
Follow Matthew on Twitter: @mjluxmoore.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 16th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, and Scott Holmes)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Matthew Luxmoore.
","summary":"On this episode, Zack speaks with journalist Matthew Luxmoore. Matthew is the Moscow Correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Politico, and elsewhere. Zach and Matthew discuss a wide-range of issues, from the Russian Far East to the current state of the Russian opposition movement, to environmental concerns and other current affairs of the day. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-12-01T16:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/9d7ae768-f152-4b9f-8707-98bbea82bc00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39705692,"duration_in_seconds":1982}]},{"id":"c2fa9a5e-b73a-4ee6-82e6-8f40c064f200","title":"\"Writing Resistance\": An Inside Look at Russian Carceral Literature with Sarah J. Young","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/young","content_text":"In this episode, Matt talks with Dr. Sarah Young of University College London about her upcoming book \"Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906\" and the genre of carceral literature. Where do Russian literary titans like Dostoevsky and Shalamov fit in and how are they perceived in the Russian imagination? Dr. Young also speaks about the uses and importance of spatially mapping historic and literary events and why she undertook such mapping projects in the course of her research. We hope you enjoy!\n\nSome extras for those viewing this episode on our website are found below. \n\n1) The Interior of Shlissel'burg Prison as found in the memoir by Ivan Iuvachev (image provided by Dr. Sarah Young)\n\n2) Exterior view of Shlissel'burg Prison (image source: Wikimedia)\n\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Sarah J. Young is an Associate Professor at University College London. Her main areas of research are nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian literature, thought, and culture. She began studying Russian at school, and got hooked on Russian literature after an early encounter with Gogol's Nose. A degree in Russian and French at Trinity College, Cambridge, including a year studying in Moscow and Minsk, was followed by a brief period translating books on chess theory from Russian. After studying for her Masters in European Languages and Culture at the University of Manchester, she was supervised for her PhD by Malcolm Jones at the University of Nottingham, resulting in a thesis on the role of character in the structuring of the narrative of Dostoevsky's The Idiot. This later became her first book, Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' and the Ethical Foundations of Narrative.\n\nShe is currently finishing up a book on narratives of prison, hard labour and exile, and on a new digital project on the geography of the Petersburg text in the nineteenth century. She writes a blog about her research and teaching at www.sarahjyoung.com.\nVisit her on the web and follow her on Twitter @russianist\n\nA blurb about Dr. Young's forthcoming book Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906 (to be released in 2021 by UCL Press): In 1884, the first of 68 prisoners convicted of terrorist offences and membership of the revolutionary organization the People’s Will, were transferred to a new maximum security prison at Shlissel´burg Fortress near St Petersburg, the Russian Empire’s most notorious penal institution. The regime of indeterminate sentences in total isolation, complete inactivity and constant surveillance, caused severe mental and physical deterioration among the prisoners, over half of whom died. But the survivors fought back to reform the prison, ultimately overcoming the system of solitary confinement and improving the inmates’ living conditions. The memoirs many survivors wrote enshrined their story in revolutionary mythology, and acted as an indictment of the Tsarist autocracy’s loss of moral authority. Writing Resistance features three of these memoirs, all translated into English for the first time. They show the process of transforming the regime as a collaborative endeavour that resulted in flourishing allotments, workshops and intellectual culture – and in the inmates running many of the prison’s everyday functions. Sarah J. Young’s introductory essay analyses the Shlissel´burg memoirs’ construction of a collective narrative of resilience, resistance and renewal. It uses distant reading techniques to explore the communal values they inscribe, their adoption of a powerful group identity, and emphasis on overcoming the physical and psychological barriers of the prison. The first extended study of Shlissel´burg’s revolutionary inmates in English, and the first in any language to assess their experience and memoirs as a collective, Writing Resistance uncovers an episode in the history of political imprisonment that bears comparison with the inmates of Robben Island in South Africa’s apartheid regime, and the Maze Prison in Belfast during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the Russian revolution, carceral history, penal practice and behaviours, and prison and life writing.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 26th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, and Jazzafari)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Sarah J. Young.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt talks with Dr. Sarah Young of University College London about her upcoming book "Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906" and the genre of carceral literature. Where do Russian literary titans like Dostoevsky and Shalamov fit in and how are they perceived in the Russian imagination? Dr. Young also speaks about the uses and importance of spatially mapping historic and literary events and why she undertook such mapping projects in the course of her research. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nSome extras for those viewing this episode on our website are found below.
\n\n1) The Interior of Shlissel'burg Prison as found in the memoir by Ivan Iuvachev (image provided by Dr. Sarah Young)
\n![\"\"](\"https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0kuGEG7J.jpeg\")
\n2) Exterior view of Shlissel'burg Prison (image source: Wikimedia)
\n![\"\"](\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Shlisselburg.jpg\")
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/guests/7/70e8e88f-fb9f-43a6-97b0-05a4a3b33e3a/avatar_small.jpg?v=2\"){kind=avatar}
\nDr. Sarah J. Young is an Associate Professor at University College London. Her main areas of research are nineteenth- and twentieth-century Russian literature, thought, and culture. She began studying Russian at school, and got hooked on Russian literature after an early encounter with Gogol's Nose. A degree in Russian and French at Trinity College, Cambridge, including a year studying in Moscow and Minsk, was followed by a brief period translating books on chess theory from Russian. After studying for her Masters in European Languages and Culture at the University of Manchester, she was supervised for her PhD by Malcolm Jones at the University of Nottingham, resulting in a thesis on the role of character in the structuring of the narrative of Dostoevsky's The Idiot. This later became her first book, Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' and the Ethical Foundations of Narrative.
She is currently finishing up a book on narratives of prison, hard labour and exile, and on a new digital project on the geography of the Petersburg text in the nineteenth century. She writes a blog about her research and teaching at www.sarahjyoung.com.
\nVisit her on the web and follow her on Twitter @russianist
A blurb about Dr. Young's forthcoming book Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906 (to be released in 2021 by UCL Press): In 1884, the first of 68 prisoners convicted of terrorist offences and membership of the revolutionary organization the People’s Will, were transferred to a new maximum security prison at Shlissel´burg Fortress near St Petersburg, the Russian Empire’s most notorious penal institution. The regime of indeterminate sentences in total isolation, complete inactivity and constant surveillance, caused severe mental and physical deterioration among the prisoners, over half of whom died. But the survivors fought back to reform the prison, ultimately overcoming the system of solitary confinement and improving the inmates’ living conditions. The memoirs many survivors wrote enshrined their story in revolutionary mythology, and acted as an indictment of the Tsarist autocracy’s loss of moral authority. Writing Resistance features three of these memoirs, all translated into English for the first time. They show the process of transforming the regime as a collaborative endeavour that resulted in flourishing allotments, workshops and intellectual culture – and in the inmates running many of the prison’s everyday functions. Sarah J. Young’s introductory essay analyses the Shlissel´burg memoirs’ construction of a collective narrative of resilience, resistance and renewal. It uses distant reading techniques to explore the communal values they inscribe, their adoption of a powerful group identity, and emphasis on overcoming the physical and psychological barriers of the prison. The first extended study of Shlissel´burg’s revolutionary inmates in English, and the first in any language to assess their experience and memoirs as a collective, Writing Resistance uncovers an episode in the history of political imprisonment that bears comparison with the inmates of Robben Island in South Africa’s apartheid regime, and the Maze Prison in Belfast during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It will be of interest to scholars and students of the Russian revolution, carceral history, penal practice and behaviours, and prison and life writing.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 26th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, and Jazzafari)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Sarah J. Young.
","summary":"In this episode, Matt talks with Dr. Sarah Young of University College London about her upcoming book \"Writing Resistance: Revolutionary Memoirs of Shlissel’burg Prison, 1884-1906\" as well as the genre known as carceral literature -- where do Russian literary titans like Dostoevsky and Shalamov fit in? Dr. Young presents some fascinating research from the many memoirs she has read and translated, and we are happy that she was able to share these important cultural insights with us. Thanks for listening! ","date_published":"2020-11-24T11:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c2fa9a5e-b73a-4ee6-82e6-8f40c064f200.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39531857,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]},{"id":"cfc6cd56-992d-4cf3-8fe8-2aecac0292ac","title":"Russian Meme Culture, \"Shirtless Putin,\" and Pussy Riot with Eliot Borenstein","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/memes","content_text":"On this fun episode, Dr. Eliot Borenstein from NYU joins us to talk about his research on memes and meme culture in Russia as well as his freshly-released book on Pussy Riot (available from Bloomsbury). This was a great time all around, and even if you don't consume memes or like them very much, this is still an enjoyable discussion. Thanks for joining us!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: \n\nEliot Borenstein is a Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, Collegiate Professor at New York University, and Senior Academic Convenor for the Global Network. Educated at Oberlin College (B.A., 1988) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1993), Professor Borenstein was an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia (1993-95) before taking an appointment at NYU in 1995. His new book, Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism will soon be published by Cornell University Press; an earlier draft is available at plotsgainstrussia.org. Also, you can check out his book on Pussy Riot here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/pussy-riot-9781350113558/\n\nFollow Dr. Borenstein on Twitter: @eliotb2002\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel Trio, and Nihilore)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com Twitter: @SlavXRadio)\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Eliot Borenstein.","content_html":"On this fun episode, Dr. Eliot Borenstein from NYU joins us to talk about his research on memes and meme culture in Russia as well as his freshly-released book on Pussy Riot (available from Bloomsbury). This was a great time all around, and even if you don't consume memes or like them very much, this is still an enjoyable discussion. Thanks for joining us!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/668226829162029057/zPPxzpej_400x400.jpg\")
\nEliot Borenstein is a Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, Collegiate Professor at New York University, and Senior Academic Convenor for the Global Network. Educated at Oberlin College (B.A., 1988) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.A., 1989, Ph.D., 1993), Professor Borenstein was an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia (1993-95) before taking an appointment at NYU in 1995. His new book, Plots against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy after Socialism will soon be published by Cornell University Press; an earlier draft is available at plotsgainstrussia.org. Also, you can check out his book on Pussy Riot here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/pussy-riot-9781350113558/
Follow Dr. Borenstein on Twitter: @eliotb2002
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (Connect: Twitter @earlportion)
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel Trio, and Nihilore)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com Twitter: @SlavXRadio)
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Eliot Borenstein.
","summary":"On this fun episode, Dr. Eliot Borenstein from NYU joins us to talk about his research on memes and meme culture in Russia as well as his freshly-released book on Pussy Riot (available from Bloomsbury). We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-11-16T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/cfc6cd56-992d-4cf3-8fe8-2aecac0292ac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50766533,"duration_in_seconds":2534}]},{"id":"62292bb1-71a4-4dc3-8d2e-222ab6b6916c","title":"On Russia's War in Syria with Colonel (ret.) Robert Hamilton","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/hamilton","content_text":"From the Foreign Policy Research Institute comes a fantastic, dispassionate resource on Russia's intervention into Syria. Here to speak with us about the book and the process of compiling this insightful tome written by both American and Russian experts is Associate professor of Eurasian Studies at the US Army War College Robert E. Hamilton. Enjoy! \n\nPlease do check out and download the book here: https://www.fpri.org/research/eurasia/russias-war-in-syria-assessing-russian-military-capabilities-and-lessons-learned/)\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nColonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Eurasian Studies at the U.S. Army War College and a Black Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In a 30-year career in the U.S. Army, spent primarily as a Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany, Belarus, Qatar, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Pakistan and Kuwait. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs on conflict and security issues, focusing principally on the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Russian Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the University of Virginia.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Soularflair, Kevin MacLeod, Ion Romania, The Polish Ambassador, John Bartmann, Axeltree)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nAdditional DoD Disclaimer: The views expressed on this episode by retired Colonel Robert Hamilton are his own and do not represent the policy or position of the US Army War College, the US Army, or the US Department of Defense. Special Guest: Robert E. Hamilton.","content_html":"From the Foreign Policy Research Institute comes a fantastic, dispassionate resource on Russia's intervention into Syria. Here to speak with us about the book and the process of compiling this insightful tome written by both American and Russian experts is Associate professor of Eurasian Studies at the US Army War College Robert E. Hamilton. Enjoy!
\n\nPlease do check out and download the book here: https://www.fpri.org/research/eurasia/russias-war-in-syria-assessing-russian-military-capabilities-and-lessons-learned/)
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Hamilton_Robert.jpg\")
\nColonel (Retired) Robert E. Hamilton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Eurasian Studies at the U.S. Army War College and a Black Sea Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In a 30-year career in the U.S. Army, spent primarily as a Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Germany, Belarus, Qatar, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Pakistan and Kuwait. He is the author of numerous articles and monographs on conflict and security issues, focusing principally on the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. He is a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master’s Degree in Contemporary Russian Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science, both from the University of Virginia.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Soularflair, Kevin MacLeod, Ion Romania, The Polish Ambassador, John Bartmann, Axeltree)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nAdditional DoD Disclaimer: The views expressed on this episode by retired Colonel Robert Hamilton are his own and do not represent the policy or position of the US Army War College, the US Army, or the US Department of Defense.
Special Guest: Robert E. Hamilton.
","summary":"From the Foreign Policy Research Institute comes a fantastic, dispassionate resource on Russia's intervention into Syria. Here to speak with us about the book (available for free download) and the process of compiling this insightful tome written by both American and Russian experts is Associate professor of Eurasian Studies at the US Army War College Robert E. Hamilton. Enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-11-09T12:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/62292bb1-71a4-4dc3-8d2e-222ab6b6916c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53645461,"duration_in_seconds":2678}]},{"id":"f6c466a1-8471-4cbb-974c-b61b0cee4c21","title":"The Eurasia Downbeat with Alex Kokcharov","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/eurasia-downbeat","content_text":"On this whirlwind episode, Tom visits with London-based journalist and risk research analyst Alex Kokcharov on an impressive array of events and current conflicts across the CIS region. This is hardly a boring episode and we don't sit on one topic for too long, so if you're looking for a quick, but in-depth Eurasia fix (while we in the US patiently, calmly wait on those election results), look no further! And as always, thanks for listening.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 12th, 2020 via Zoom. Thus, some of the information is outdated, primarily with regards to Ukraine's local elections which have already taken place. \n\nWhile the world is waiting for the outcome of US #election, here is a map with outcomes of #Ukraine's local elections on 25 Oct. Pro-Russian OPFL did well in southern and eastern regions, while many local parties dominated city votes in regional centres:https://t.co/Kt0ZL1NIwW pic.twitter.com/7moQ3rDL4e— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) November 4, 2020 \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nAlex Kokcharov is the Principal Country Risk Research Analyst on Europe and CIS region for IHS Markit. He is a Principal Analyst with the Country Risk team responsible for analysis of political, operational and security risks in Russia, Ukraine and CIS. Alex is responsible for country risk analysis of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia and Tajikistan. He provides in-depth political and security risk analysis including producing regular publication of risk forecasts and analysis, advisory briefings, and tailored reports. Alex has over fifteen years of experience in data-driven business and political journalism and country risk analysis. He has particular expertise on Russian and Ukrainian political, business and energy developments. He has lived in Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Russia, Germany and the UK. Alex speaks English, Russian, German and Belarusian fluently, has a working knowledge of Ukrainian and speaks basic Polish. He has a Masters in Geography and Economics from Belaruski Dziarzhauny Universitet in Minsk and studied for a PhD in Human Geography at the University of Oxford. https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/kokcharov-alex.html\n\n++Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexKokcharov\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Thomas Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Revolutions, Kai Engel)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Alex Kokcharov.","content_html":"On this whirlwind episode, Tom visits with London-based journalist and risk research analyst Alex Kokcharov on an impressive array of events and current conflicts across the CIS region. This is hardly a boring episode and we don't sit on one topic for too long, so if you're looking for a quick, but in-depth Eurasia fix (while we in the US patiently, calmly wait on those election results), look no further! And as always, thanks for listening.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 12th, 2020 via Zoom. Thus, some of the information is outdated, primarily with regards to Ukraine's local elections which have already taken place.
\n\n\n\nWhile the world is waiting for the outcome of US #election, here is a map with outcomes of #Ukraine's local elections on 25 Oct. Pro-Russian OPFL did well in southern and eastern regions, while many local parties dominated city votes in regional centres:https://t.co/Kt0ZL1NIwW pic.twitter.com/7moQ3rDL4e
— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) November 4, 2020
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdbjEYgVwAAJQg2.jpg\")
\nAlex Kokcharov is the Principal Country Risk Research Analyst on Europe and CIS region for IHS Markit. He is a Principal Analyst with the Country Risk team responsible for analysis of political, operational and security risks in Russia, Ukraine and CIS. Alex is responsible for country risk analysis of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia and Tajikistan. He provides in-depth political and security risk analysis including producing regular publication of risk forecasts and analysis, advisory briefings, and tailored reports. Alex has over fifteen years of experience in data-driven business and political journalism and country risk analysis. He has particular expertise on Russian and Ukrainian political, business and energy developments. He has lived in Belarus, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Russia, Germany and the UK. Alex speaks English, Russian, German and Belarusian fluently, has a working knowledge of Ukrainian and speaks basic Polish. He has a Masters in Geography and Economics from Belaruski Dziarzhauny Universitet in Minsk and studied for a PhD in Human Geography at the University of Oxford. https://ihsmarkit.com/experts/kokcharov-alex.html
++Follow Alex on Twitter: @AlexKokcharov
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Thomas Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Revolutions, Kai Engel)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Alex Kokcharov.
","summary":"On this whirlwind episode, Tom visits with London-based journalist and risk research analyst Alex Kokcharov on an impressive array of events and current conflicts across the CIS region. This is hardly a boring episode and we don't sit on one topic for too long, so if you're looking for a quick, but in-depth Eurasia fix (while we in the US patiently, calmly wait on those election results), look no further! ","date_published":"2020-11-04T10:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f6c466a1-8471-4cbb-974c-b61b0cee4c21.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42405953,"duration_in_seconds":2118}]},{"id":"c23beac7-e992-44e0-aa30-6b3624494dd5","title":"\"Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans\" with Jasmin Mujanovic","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/mujanovic","content_text":"Dr. Jasmin Mujanović, a political scientist focused on democratization and social movements in the Western Balkans and a host of the podcast \"Sarajevo Calling\", joins Samantha and Cullan for an in-depth discussion on the state of democracy in the region in 2020. This is a great walkthrough of the elite maneuvering and politics in the Western Balkans and which nuclear powers hold sway and influence in the region. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nJasmin Mujanović is a political scientist and analyst of southeast European and international affairs with a PhD from York University. His career background is a unique blend of global academic and professional engagement, having worked as a scholar, policy analyst, consultant, researcher, and writer in both North America and Europe. His academic research concentrates primarily on the politics of contemporary southeastern Europe, with a particular focus on the politics of the non-EU states of the Western Balkans. More broadly, his academic fields of interest and expertise are split between international relations, global political economy, and political theory. He is interested in democratization processes, state development (including the process of state failure), and post-conflict and peace studies, in particular as these topics relate to southeastern Europe. These concerns likewise keep him invested in debates on social movements and organized labor, regionally and globally. His commentary has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The America Interest, as well as a host of other international media, including regular appearances for all major Balkan news networks as a current affairs analyst.\n\nConnect with him on Twitter: @JasminMuj and listen to the podcast \"Sarajevo Calling\" wherever you get your podcasts. https://sarajevo-calling.simplecast.com/\n\nVisit him on his website: http://www.jasminmujanovic.com/ and check out his book \"Hunger and Fury\" avilable with Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hunger-and-fury-9780190877392?cc=us&lang=en&\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2020 via Zoom. \n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions, Demoiselle)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Jasmin Mujanovic.","content_html":"Dr. Jasmin Mujanović, a political scientist focused on democratization and social movements in the Western Balkans and a host of the podcast "Sarajevo Calling", joins Samantha and Cullan for an in-depth discussion on the state of democracy in the region in 2020. This is a great walkthrough of the elite maneuvering and politics in the Western Balkans and which nuclear powers hold sway and influence in the region. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91mjV7-cKZL._US230_.jpg\")
\nJasmin Mujanović is a political scientist and analyst of southeast European and international affairs with a PhD from York University. His career background is a unique blend of global academic and professional engagement, having worked as a scholar, policy analyst, consultant, researcher, and writer in both North America and Europe. His academic research concentrates primarily on the politics of contemporary southeastern Europe, with a particular focus on the politics of the non-EU states of the Western Balkans. More broadly, his academic fields of interest and expertise are split between international relations, global political economy, and political theory. He is interested in democratization processes, state development (including the process of state failure), and post-conflict and peace studies, in particular as these topics relate to southeastern Europe. These concerns likewise keep him invested in debates on social movements and organized labor, regionally and globally. His commentary has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The America Interest, as well as a host of other international media, including regular appearances for all major Balkan news networks as a current affairs analyst.
Connect with him on Twitter: @JasminMuj and listen to the podcast "Sarajevo Calling" wherever you get your podcasts. https://sarajevo-calling.simplecast.com/
\n\nVisit him on his website: http://www.jasminmujanovic.com/ and check out his book "Hunger and Fury" avilable with Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hunger-and-fury-9780190877392?cc=us&lang=en&
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer: Zach Johnson
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Blue Dot Sessions, Demoiselle)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Jasmin Mujanovic.
","summary":"Dr. Jasmin Muajnovic, a political scientist focused on democratization and social movements in the Western Balkans and a host of podcast \"Sarajevo Calling\", joins Samantha and Cullan for an in-depth discussion on the state of democracy in the region in 2020. This is a great walkthrough of the elite maneuvering and politics in the Western Balkans and which nuclear powers hold sway and influence in the region. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-10-25T14:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c23beac7-e992-44e0-aa30-6b3624494dd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62415991,"duration_in_seconds":3118}]},{"id":"1752d435-5914-4b60-a2c7-fd3f4b9773a5","title":"\"Dance of Compromise\": Putin's Russia, Disinformation, and the Wily Man with Joshua Yaffa","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/yaffaesque","content_text":"The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent, Joshua Yaffa, joins us from Moscow in fact to talk about the conditions in Russia during the pandemic, his latest book Between Two Fires, and the oft-debated Russian interference in US elections. Additionally, Yuri Levada's work and coining of the term \"Wily Man\" figures prominently into this discussion having played a role in Yaffa's attempt to understand the characters he sought to portray in his book. This is a fascinating conversation, and we hope you enjoy! \n\nBe sure to follow Joshua Yaffa on Twitter: @yaffaesque !\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nJoshua Yaffa is a correspondent for The New Yorker, based primarily in Moscow, Russia. He is also the author of Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia, published in January 2020 by Tim Duggan Books. He has also written for the Economist, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, and Foreign Affairs. For his work in Russia, he has been named a fellow at New America, a recipient of the American Academy’s Berlin Prize, and a finalist for the Livingston Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and master’s degrees in journalism and international affairs from Columbia University, where he was a visiting scholar at the Harriman Institute and taught at the journalism school for several years. He is originally from San Diego, California. \n\nCheck out his archive of work on the New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joshua-yaffa \nAlso, watch Yaffa's interview on Putin with Frontline here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sm_0o7l0Ao\nCheck out Yaffa's excellent book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555637/between-two-fires-by-joshua-yaffa/\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 28th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Demoiselle, Soularflair, Polish Ambassador, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Joshua Yaffa.","content_html":"The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent, Joshua Yaffa, joins us from Moscow in fact to talk about the conditions in Russia during the pandemic, his latest book Between Two Fires, and the oft-debated Russian interference in US elections. Additionally, Yuri Levada's work and coining of the term "Wily Man" figures prominently into this discussion having played a role in Yaffa's attempt to understand the characters he sought to portray in his book. This is a fascinating conversation, and we hope you enjoy!
\n\nBe sure to follow Joshua Yaffa on Twitter: @yaffaesque !
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n
\nJoshua Yaffa is a correspondent for The New Yorker, based primarily in Moscow, Russia. He is also the author of Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia, published in January 2020 by Tim Duggan Books. He has also written for the Economist, The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, and Foreign Affairs. For his work in Russia, he has been named a fellow at New America, a recipient of the American Academy’s Berlin Prize, and a finalist for the Livingston Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and master’s degrees in journalism and international affairs from Columbia University, where he was a visiting scholar at the Harriman Institute and taught at the journalism school for several years. He is originally from San Diego, California.
Check out his archive of work on the New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/joshua-yaffa
\nAlso, watch Yaffa's interview on Putin with Frontline here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sm_0o7l0Ao
\nCheck out Yaffa's excellent book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555637/between-two-fires-by-joshua-yaffa/
\n
NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 28th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Co-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Ketsa, Demoiselle, Soularflair, Polish Ambassador, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Joshua Yaffa.
","summary":"The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent, Joshua Yaffa, joins us from Moscow in fact to talk about the conditions in Russia during the pandemic, his latest book \"Between Two Fires\", and the oft-debated Russian interference in US elections. This is a fascinating conversation, and we hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-10-19T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1752d435-5914-4b60-a2c7-fd3f4b9773a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42253471,"duration_in_seconds":2109}]},{"id":"8ebac029-627e-4e8a-97dc-e84394ac0beb","title":"Kyrgyzstan's Uphill Battle for Democracy with Nazgul Kulova","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kyrgyzstan2","content_text":"On this episode, we discuss the ongoing political crisis in Kyrgyzstan, resulting from the disputed October 4th elections, with Nazgul Kulova, a resident of Bishkek (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) and a policy analyst in the mining sector. As a former government official at the State Agency for Mineral Resources, she has worked with various international organizations and is thus a valuable inside resource. Nazgul talks with Matt about Kyrgyzstan's tumultuous political history, the motivations for constant upheaval, and the consequences of the latest political crisis gripping the country. We hope you enjoy this current event episode!\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 14th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, )\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.","content_html":"On this episode, we discuss the ongoing political crisis in Kyrgyzstan, resulting from the disputed October 4th elections, with Nazgul Kulova, a resident of Bishkek (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) and a policy analyst in the mining sector. As a former government official at the State Agency for Mineral Resources, she has worked with various international organizations and is thus a valuable inside resource. Nazgul talks with Matt about Kyrgyzstan's tumultuous political history, the motivations for constant upheaval, and the consequences of the latest political crisis gripping the country. We hope you enjoy this current event episode!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on October 14th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel, Charlie Harper
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Ketsa, )
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
","summary":"On this episode, we discuss the ongoing political crisis in Kyrgyzstan that resulted from the disputed October 4th elections with Nazgul Kulova, a resident of Bishkek (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) and a policy analyst in the mining sector. As a former government official at the State Agency for Mineral Resources, she has worked with various international organizations and is thus a valuable inside resource. We hope you enjoy! \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMatt and Nazgul discussed Kyrgyzstan's tumultuous political history, the motivations for constant upheaval, and the consequences of the latest political crisis gripping the country. ","date_published":"2020-10-16T20:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8ebac029-627e-4e8a-97dc-e84394ac0beb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49793183,"duration_in_seconds":2487}]},{"id":"df475f6f-c8c9-4664-86d7-1bb5b5c38be6","title":"\"Lukashenko Has No Future\" with David Marples","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/marples","content_text":"We're back to Belarus with this episode, but this time we take an in-depth look at the still-thrumming situation from the dictator's perspective with one of the foremost experts on the region, Dr. David Marples. Dr. Marples talks about the potential end of the dictator while rounding out the context for the current revolution, allowing us to see just how and why Alexander Lukashenko came into power. Follow Dr. Marples on Twitter @drmarples.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. David R. Marples is a former President of The North American Association for Belarusian Studies and was formerly Director of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary Ukraine at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta. In 2014 he was a Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. At the University of Alberta he is a recipient of the J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research (2003) and the University Cup (2008), the university's highest award. He is regarded as one of the leading Western authorities on the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe (social and political aspects), Lukashenko's regime in Belarus, and contemporary Ukraine. In 2014 he published Our Glorious Past': Lukashenka's Belarus and the Great Patriotic War', the product of an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2017, he published 'Ukraine in Conflict' with E-International Relations Publishing. In 2020, he co-edited a book with Aya Fujiwara entitled Hiroshima-75: Nuclear Issues in Global Contexts,\" published by Ibidem-Verlag, and the result of a conference at the University of Alberta. As a historian Marples has written extensively on Eastern European history of the 20th Century including such major historical events as the Russian Revolution 1917-1920, Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933, Stalinism, and fall of the Soviet Union. \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 21st, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Ketsa, Eme Hache, and Ion Romania)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: David R. Marples.","content_html":"We're back to Belarus with this episode, but this time we take an in-depth look at the still-thrumming situation from the dictator's perspective with one of the foremost experts on the region, Dr. David Marples. Dr. Marples talks about the potential end of the dictator while rounding out the context for the current revolution, allowing us to see just how and why Alexander Lukashenko came into power. Follow Dr. Marples on Twitter @drmarples.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://visegradinsight.eu/app/uploads/2019/04/Dm2-300x199.jpg\")
\nDr. David R. Marples is a former President of The North American Association for Belarusian Studies and was formerly Director of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary Ukraine at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta. In 2014 he was a Visiting Professor at the Slavic and Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan. At the University of Alberta he is a recipient of the J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research (2003) and the University Cup (2008), the university's highest award. He is regarded as one of the leading Western authorities on the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe (social and political aspects), Lukashenko's regime in Belarus, and contemporary Ukraine. In 2014 he published Our Glorious Past': Lukashenka's Belarus and the Great Patriotic War', the product of an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. In 2017, he published 'Ukraine in Conflict' with E-International Relations Publishing. In 2020, he co-edited a book with Aya Fujiwara entitled Hiroshima-75: Nuclear Issues in Global Contexts," published by Ibidem-Verlag, and the result of a conference at the University of Alberta. As a historian Marples has written extensively on Eastern European history of the 20th Century including such major historical events as the Russian Revolution 1917-1920, Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933, Stalinism, and fall of the Soviet Union.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 21st, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Ketsa, Eme Hache, and Ion Romania)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: David R. Marples.
","summary":"We're back to Belarus with this episode, but this time we take an in-depth look at the still-thrumming situation from the dictator's perspective with one of the foremost experts on the region, Dr. David Marples. Dr. Marples talks about the potential end of the dictator while rounding out the context for the current revolution, allowing us to see just how and why Alexander Lukashenko came into power. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-10-11T18:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/df475f6f-c8c9-4664-86d7-1bb5b5c38be6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57205567,"duration_in_seconds":2857}]},{"id":"ad45cf87-833a-4b32-b5ae-996ca1f30889","title":"Siberian Overtones: Stories and Songs from Tuva with Dr. Susan Crate","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/tuva","content_text":"Dr. Susan Crate returns to the show to share her 1990 journey to Tuva, the geographic center of Asia. At this time, Tuva had only recently opened up to foreign travelers and the oblast (region) experienced heavy upheaval across the domains of the former Soviet Union. This moment also proved to be a turning point for the revitalization of lost or hidden cultural traditions, and many Tuvans openly displayed their heritage, wearing their garments and exhibiting their practices. Dr. Crate spent time in the capital city of Kyzyl and traveled across Tuva to remote villages, recording traditional songs, prayers, and oral poetry. She shares with us original recordings of khoomei (Tuvan throat singing), labor songs (folk songs that organize work through a certain rhythm), ovaa prayers, a bear dance ritual, and much more. Четтирдим!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST \n\nDr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. She is trained as anapplied anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist. Much of her research focuses on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia. Her research on the effects of unprecedented climatechange has recently expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic, Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009, 2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”.Dr. Crate is currently working on a longitudinal ethnography titled Once Upon the Permafrost: Culture and Climate Change in the 21stCentury, which chronicles her thirty years of work in the Sakha Republic. The book is due out fall 2021 with University of Arizona Press.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on September 6th, 2020. Apologies for the high-pitched ringing at points, which was entirely due to the presence of crickets. \n\nCREDITS\nHost/Assistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAudio Processing, Editing, and Sound Design: Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Scott Holmes, and John Bartmann)\nAll Tuvan recordings provided by Dr. Susan Crate. Order of songs:\n1 Незаметно век проходит; духовные стихи (The century passes imperceptibly, spirital poem)\n2 Бай-ла Тайгам (Bai-la Taigam, folk song)\n3 Благопожелание (Prayers; ovaa, istochnik, baraba)\n4 Трудовая песня для ягненка, козлёнка и телёнка (Functinoal song; lamb, goat, calf)\n5 Горловое пение, отец с маленьким сынком\n6 Импровизационная игра на варгоне (Improvisational playing on the mouth harp)\n7 Шаманскoе камлание, Зелёное озеро (Shaman ritual healing song, Green Lake)\n8 Танец медведя (Bear dance)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Susan Crate.","content_html":"Dr. Susan Crate returns to the show to share her 1990 journey to Tuva, the geographic center of Asia. At this time, Tuva had only recently opened up to foreign travelers and the oblast (region) experienced heavy upheaval across the domains of the former Soviet Union. This moment also proved to be a turning point for the revitalization of lost or hidden cultural traditions, and many Tuvans openly displayed their heritage, wearing their garments and exhibiting their practices. Dr. Crate spent time in the capital city of Kyzyl and traveled across Tuva to remote villages, recording traditional songs, prayers, and oral poetry. She shares with us original recordings of khoomei (Tuvan throat singing), labor songs (folk songs that organize work through a certain rhythm), ovaa prayers, a bear dance ritual, and much more. Четтирдим!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://esp.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/f_Crate2.jpg\")
\nDr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. She is trained as anapplied anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist. Much of her research focuses on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia. Her research on the effects of unprecedented climatechange has recently expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic, Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009, 2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”.Dr. Crate is currently working on a longitudinal ethnography titled Once Upon the Permafrost: Culture and Climate Change in the 21stCentury, which chronicles her thirty years of work in the Sakha Republic. The book is due out fall 2021 with University of Arizona Press.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on September 6th, 2020. Apologies for the high-pitched ringing at points, which was entirely due to the presence of crickets.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAudio Processing, Editing, and Sound Design: Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Scott Holmes, and John Bartmann)
\nAll Tuvan recordings provided by Dr. Susan Crate. Order of songs:
\n1 Незаметно век проходит; духовные стихи (The century passes imperceptibly, spirital poem)
\n2 Бай-ла Тайгам (Bai-la Taigam, folk song)
\n3 Благопожелание (Prayers; ovaa, istochnik, baraba)
\n4 Трудовая песня для ягненка, козлёнка и телёнка (Functinoal song; lamb, goat, calf)
\n5 Горловое пение, отец с маленьким сынком
\n6 Импровизационная игра на варгоне (Improvisational playing on the mouth harp)
\n7 Шаманскoе камлание, Зелёное озеро (Shaman ritual healing song, Green Lake)
\n8 Танец медведя (Bear dance)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Susan Crate.
","summary":"Dr. Susan Crate returns to the show to share her 1990 journey to Tuva, the geographic center of Asia. She shares with us original recordings of Tuvan throat singing, labor songs, ovaa prayers, a bear dance ritual, and much more. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-10-06T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ad45cf87-833a-4b32-b5ae-996ca1f30889.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39596235,"duration_in_seconds":1977}]},{"id":"7fe37331-8eea-4441-8a62-7737f24c5c23","title":"Living in a Post-Truth World: How Did We Get Here?","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/post-truth","content_text":"Admittedly, this is not a very Slavic episode, but we would like to balance the scales a little bit and discuss the existential crisis America is facing as well as we approach the 2020 presidential election. A New York Times article a few days ago said that though the United States makes up only 4% of the world's population, our Covid deaths account for 20% of the global totals. We're no math geniuses, but it looks like the U.S. has become Corona Country. So, what happened? Maybe you're wondering the same thing. But the pandemic is not really to blame--there's a lot more to our troubles than 200,000+ deaths and a Covid-downplaying President with Covid. (Hell, yes. It's complicated.) But as it turns out, our symptoms are basically universal.\n\nSo, to help us measure how far the U.S. has fallen in 2020, several weeks ago (following the Republican National Convention in August), philosopher and scholar Dr. Lee McIntyre joined us to discuss how we (America, the West, take your pick) got to a place of truth denial and what (if anything) we can do about it? Dr. McIntyre discusses his highly relevant book Post-Truth (MIT Press) and the importance of face-to-face discussions (but with masks!) with people in order to \"enlarge their circle of concern\" as difficult as that may be in a pandemic. We hope you enjoy this discussion. It helped us make sense of the divisions in this nation, politically and existentially, and hopefully it will be of use to you as well. \n\nThanks for listening and if you are an American citizen, please remember to do your civic duty and VOTE!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nLee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). He has taught philosophy at Colgate University (where he won the Fraternity and Sorority Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Philosophy), Boston University, Tufts Experimental College, Simmons College, and Harvard Extension School (where he received the Dean’s Letter of Commendation for Distinguished Teaching). Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.\nCheck out his website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/ You can find his book Post-Truth on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Post-Truth-MIT-Press-Essential-Knowledge/dp/0262535041\nView his appearance on Amanpour & Co. earlier this year here: https://www.pbs.org/video/lee-mcintyre-post-truth-vs-lies-n4mjnd/\nFollow him on Twitter: @leemcintyre\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on August 25th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Scott Holmes, Eme Hache, Timecrawlers, and Ion Romania) \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Lee McIntyre.","content_html":"Admittedly, this is not a very Slavic episode, but we would like to balance the scales a little bit and discuss the existential crisis America is facing as well as we approach the 2020 presidential election. A New York Times article a few days ago said that though the United States makes up only 4% of the world's population, our Covid deaths account for 20% of the global totals. We're no math geniuses, but it looks like the U.S. has become Corona Country. So, what happened? Maybe you're wondering the same thing. But the pandemic is not really to blame--there's a lot more to our troubles than 200,000+ deaths and a Covid-downplaying President with Covid. (Hell, yes. It's complicated.) But as it turns out, our symptoms are basically universal.
\n\nSo, to help us measure how far the U.S. has fallen in 2020, several weeks ago (following the Republican National Convention in August), philosopher and scholar Dr. Lee McIntyre joined us to discuss how we (America, the West, take your pick) got to a place of truth denial and what (if anything) we can do about it? Dr. McIntyre discusses his highly relevant book Post-Truth (MIT Press) and the importance of face-to-face discussions (but with masks!) with people in order to "enlarge their circle of concern" as difficult as that may be in a pandemic. We hope you enjoy this discussion. It helped us make sense of the divisions in this nation, politically and existentially, and hopefully it will be of use to you as well.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you are an American citizen, please remember to do your civic duty and VOTE!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://leemcintyrebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lee-new-JIG.jpg\")
\nLee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). He has taught philosophy at Colgate University (where he won the Fraternity and Sorority Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Philosophy), Boston University, Tufts Experimental College, Simmons College, and Harvard Extension School (where he received the Dean’s Letter of Commendation for Distinguished Teaching). Formerly Executive Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, he has also served as a policy advisor to the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard and as Associate Editor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
\nCheck out his website: https://leemcintyrebooks.com/ You can find his book Post-Truth on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Post-Truth-MIT-Press-Essential-Knowledge/dp/0262535041
\nView his appearance on Amanpour & Co. earlier this year here: https://www.pbs.org/video/lee-mcintyre-post-truth-vs-lies-n4mjnd/
\nFollow him on Twitter: @leemcintyre
NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 25th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Scott Holmes, Eme Hache, Timecrawlers, and Ion Romania)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Lee McIntyre.
","summary":"Philosopher, professor, and writer Dr. Lee McIntyre joins us virtually from Boston to discuss his highly relevant book Post-Truth (MIT Press), the purpose of propaganda, science denial in English-speaking nations, and the ubiquitous problem of disinformation in today's world. We ask Dr. McIntyre how did we get here and what (if anything) can we do about it? ","date_published":"2020-10-03T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/7fe37331-8eea-4441-8a62-7737f24c5c23.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45811848,"duration_in_seconds":2286}]},{"id":"8df2e66c-31d2-4a35-bdd1-32d5d1a048ca","title":"The Greater (Dysfunctional) Western Family with Leonid Ragozin","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/ragozin","content_text":"On this episode, former BBC journalist Leonid Ragozin joins Tom from Latvia to discuss the perception of Russia in the West, the origins of Western xenophobia towards Russia, his view of Vladimir Putin in 2000, and his experience working as an independent journalist on the investigations of high profile figures murdered in Ukraine. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nLeonid is a Russian journalist who worked for 12 years with the BBC in Moscow. He is a widely acknowledged expert on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Previously he was a correspondent for Newsweek. He now writes for The New Republic, Politico, Bloomberg, News Week, The Guardian and Al Jazeera and Morgenbladet. He is also co-author of the Lonely Planet Guides to Moscow and Ukraine. Additionally, he works on the investigation of Pavel Sheremet with Radio Free Europe-funded Ukrainian media outlet Zaborona.\n\nHere are links to a selection of Ragozin's excellent articles: \n1) Articles for Bloomberg https://www.themoscowtimes.com/author/leonid-ragozin-for-bloomberg\n2) Articles for Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/author/leonid_ragozin_2013122273219325632/\n3) Articles for Kyiv Post https://www.kyivpost.com/author/leonid-ragozin?cn-reloaded=1\n4) Articles for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/leonid-ragozin\n\nFollow Leonid on Twitter: @leonidragozin\n\nHere is the 2nd part of our investigation into the death of Pavel Sheremet. It focuses on a group politicians and law-enforcers who managed to survive the 2016 political crisis despite zero popularity, while seizing assets of Sheremet’s de-facto employer.https://t.co/U4I6z9wvPW— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) September 23, 2020 \n\nA rootless cosmopolitan (me) linking up with Texas on @SlavXRadio podcast. Talking about issues of journalism and nationality, Russia’s place in Western psyche and our latest @zaborona_media investigation into the death of Pavel Sheremet. https://t.co/QJNb2Npttx— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) September 30, 2020 \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 25th, 2020 via Skype. \n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel, Ketsa, Soularflair, and Blue Dot Sessions) Additional clips of Vladimir Putin's speech on December 31, 1999, coverage of car bombing in Kyiv from RFE/RL, and Yeltsin endorsement of Putin while delivering his vote taken from YouTube.\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Leonid Ragozin.","content_html":"On this episode, former BBC journalist Leonid Ragozin joins Tom from Latvia to discuss the perception of Russia in the West, the origins of Western xenophobia towards Russia, his view of Vladimir Putin in 2000, and his experience working as an independent journalist on the investigations of high profile figures murdered in Ukraine. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nLeonid is a Russian journalist who worked for 12 years with the BBC in Moscow. He is a widely acknowledged expert on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Previously he was a correspondent for Newsweek. He now writes for The New Republic, Politico, Bloomberg, News Week, The Guardian and Al Jazeera and Morgenbladet. He is also co-author of the Lonely Planet Guides to Moscow and Ukraine. Additionally, he works on the investigation of Pavel Sheremet with Radio Free Europe-funded Ukrainian media outlet Zaborona.
Here are links to a selection of Ragozin's excellent articles:
\n1) Articles for Bloomberg https://www.themoscowtimes.com/author/leonid-ragozin-for-bloomberg
\n2) Articles for Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/author/leonid_ragozin_2013122273219325632/
\n3) Articles for Kyiv Post https://www.kyivpost.com/author/leonid-ragozin?cn-reloaded=1
\n4) Articles for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/leonid-ragozin
Follow Leonid on Twitter: @leonidragozin
\n\n\n\nHere is the 2nd part of our investigation into the death of Pavel Sheremet. It focuses on a group politicians and law-enforcers who managed to survive the 2016 political crisis despite zero popularity, while seizing assets of Sheremet’s de-facto employer.https://t.co/U4I6z9wvPW
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) September 23, 2020
\n\nA rootless cosmopolitan (me) linking up with Texas on @SlavXRadio podcast. Talking about issues of journalism and nationality, Russia’s place in Western psyche and our latest @zaborona_media investigation into the death of Pavel Sheremet. https://t.co/QJNb2Npttx
— Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) September 30, 2020
NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 25th, 2020 via Skype.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel, Ketsa, Soularflair, and Blue Dot Sessions) Additional clips of Vladimir Putin's speech on December 31, 1999, coverage of car bombing in Kyiv from RFE/RL, and Yeltsin endorsement of Putin while delivering his vote taken from YouTube.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Leonid Ragozin.
","summary":"Prominent independent journalist Leonid Ragozin graciously joins us from Latvia to discuss the perception of Russia in the West, the origins of Western xenophobia towards Russia, his view of Vladimir Putin in 2000, and his experience working as a freelance journalist on the investigations of high profile figures murdered in Ukraine. We hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-09-29T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8df2e66c-31d2-4a35-bdd1-32d5d1a048ca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43278911,"duration_in_seconds":2160}]},{"id":"c4b34bc0-7199-418d-902a-120eef5cbf8a","title":"Post-Election Passivity and the Poisonous Politics of Petrostates with Maria Snegovaya","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/snegovaya","content_text":"In this episode, Matt discussed with Dr. Maria Snegovaya the leading issues of the day in the Slavic region. Namely, the aftermath of Russia's recent regional elections, the Kremlin's response to Alexei Navalny's poisoning, and the ongoing spectre of Russian intervention in Belarus's post-election crisis. Connect with Dr. Snegovaya on Twitter: @MSnegovaya \n\nUPDATE (9-30-2020) View Dr. Snegovaya's research with CEPA here: https://cepa.org/russian-youth-and-civic-engagement/?fbclid=IwAR19gUFfqtpS4xkRCk0DH2RK-f3MEAGbVe2s8C3f_I6Sq3LXBCVU4UOlOV0\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMaria Snegovaya is a Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Her research focus is the democratic backsliding, the spread of populist actors in Eastern Europe, and Russia’s domestic and foreign policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. In the past, Maria collaborated with the Institute for the Study of War, the Brookings Institution, the Free Russia Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, the Eurasia Group, and Freedom House. Dr. Snegovaya is the author of several reports and studies, including “Policy Memo: Justifying a Counter-Cyclical US-Russia Policy (the Case of Energy Dependence)” for The Harriman Institute; “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society: Russia” for the National Endowment for Democracy; and “Putin’s Information Warfare in Ukraine. Soviet Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare. Analytical Report” for The Institute for the Study of War. Dr. Snegovaya’s publications have appeared in the Vedomosti Business Daily, The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage (Political Science blog), The Huffington Post, The National Interest, The New Republic, and The American Interest. Her articles have been referenced by (among others) David Brooks (NYT), Andrew Sullivan (The Dish), Bloomberg, The Economist and The Telegraph in their columns, and she is frequently invited to give talks at U.S. think tanks, including the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.\n\nSee Dr. Snegovaya's most recent WaPo article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/15/if-putin-sends-troops-belarus-dont-expect-russians-applaud/\n\nAlso, check out Maxim Mironov's LiveBlog journal page (in Russian) here: https://echo.msk.ru/blog/mmironov/2710287-echo/\n\nAnd finally, the link to the Novaya Gazeta article Matt mentions is here: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/09/16/87115-kredit-do-sverzheniya\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 18th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer: Katherine E. Birch\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper. Additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Pistol Jazz, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Glad Rags, John Bartmann, Ketsa, Gorowski, and Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Maria Snegovaya.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt discussed with Dr. Maria Snegovaya the leading issues of the day in the Slavic region. Namely, the aftermath of Russia's recent regional elections, the Kremlin's response to Alexei Navalny's poisoning, and the ongoing spectre of Russian intervention in Belarus's post-election crisis. Connect with Dr. Snegovaya on Twitter: @MSnegovaya
\n\nUPDATE (9-30-2020) View Dr. Snegovaya's research with CEPA here: https://cepa.org/russian-youth-and-civic-engagement/?fbclid=IwAR19gUFfqtpS4xkRCk0DH2RK-f3MEAGbVe2s8C3f_I6Sq3LXBCVU4UOlOV0
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://mariasnegovaya.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gjgkoiK4_400x400.jpg\")
\nMaria Snegovaya is a Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Her research focus is the democratic backsliding, the spread of populist actors in Eastern Europe, and Russia’s domestic and foreign policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University. In the past, Maria collaborated with the Institute for the Study of War, the Brookings Institution, the Free Russia Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, the Eurasia Group, and Freedom House. Dr. Snegovaya is the author of several reports and studies, including “Policy Memo: Justifying a Counter-Cyclical US-Russia Policy (the Case of Energy Dependence)” for The Harriman Institute; “Stifling the Public Sphere: Media and Civil Society: Russia” for the National Endowment for Democracy; and “Putin’s Information Warfare in Ukraine. Soviet Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare. Analytical Report” for The Institute for the Study of War. Dr. Snegovaya’s publications have appeared in the Vedomosti Business Daily, The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage (Political Science blog), The Huffington Post, The National Interest, The New Republic, and The American Interest. Her articles have been referenced by (among others) David Brooks (NYT), Andrew Sullivan (The Dish), Bloomberg, The Economist and The Telegraph in their columns, and she is frequently invited to give talks at U.S. think tanks, including the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
See Dr. Snegovaya's most recent WaPo article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/15/if-putin-sends-troops-belarus-dont-expect-russians-applaud/
\n\nAlso, check out Maxim Mironov's LiveBlog journal page (in Russian) here: https://echo.msk.ru/blog/mmironov/2710287-echo/
\n\nAnd finally, the link to the Novaya Gazeta article Matt mentions is here: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/09/16/87115-kredit-do-sverzheniya
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 18th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine E. Birch
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper. Additional background music by Charlie Harper and Michelle Daniel, Pistol Jazz, Scott Holmes, Kevin MacLeod, Glad Rags, John Bartmann, Ketsa, Gorowski, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Maria Snegovaya.
","summary":"In this episode, Matt discussed with Dr. Maria Snegovaya the leading issues of the day in the Slavic region. Namely, the aftermath of Russia's recent regional elections, the Kremlin's response to Alexei Navalny's poisoning, and the ongoing spectre of Russian intervention in Belarus's post-election crisis. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-09-24T14:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c4b34bc0-7199-418d-902a-120eef5cbf8a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57472635,"duration_in_seconds":2869}]},{"id":"e96be9db-29a6-47f2-b8c1-687dab6f2335","title":"The Hidden Green Men with Kiril Avramov","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/hidden-armies","content_text":"Bulgaria, Belarus, books—oh my! In this exciting episode hosted by Matt and newbie host Katherine, Assistant Professor Kiril Avramov the University of Texas at Austin sits down to discuss his new book, “Russia’s Hidden Armies,” the recent detainment of Russian mercenaries in Belarus, and the anti-corruption protests currently raging within Bulgaria. Tune in for an episode filled to the brim with shocking details over Post-Communist Bulgaria and secret armies!\n\nFor more on the Wagner mercenaries, read the piece by SlavX blogger Lexi Jovanovic: https://www.slavxradio.com/articles/wagner\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Kiril Avramov is a post-doctoral research fellow of the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Avramov was, until December 2017, the Acting Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research at the New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NBU. He studied previously at Gustavus Adolphus College (USA/MN), the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), Central European University (Hungary), and NBU. He taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Sofia until 2005 and, from 2006-2010, was also the Director of the international consultancy and research institute “Political Capital” in Bulgaria. In 2010, he was appointed as the Director for International Relations of Political Capital at the firm’s headquarters in Budapest.\n\nDr. Avramov’s main research interests are information warfare, psychological operations and mass cognitive hacking, as well as the “weaponization of information” and their respective application and effects on individual and group decision-making processes in the Central and Eastern Europe and MENA regions. Additional areas of interest include political elites’ and non-elites’ decision-making resilience mechanisms and radicalization in post-transition democracies during identified active “psyops” and third party information operations. He is a member of the Bulgarian Political Science Association and the ECPR’s standing groups on Extremism & Democracy, Central and East European Politics, Elites and Political Leadership, Politics and the Arts, and Southeast Europe. He is also a member of the RAN-DERAD network under the Migration and Home Affairs Directorate of the European Commission.\nConnect with Dr. Avramov on Twitter: @avramovok\nVisit him on the Strauss Center website: https://www.strausscenter.org/person/kiril-avramov/ and at the Intelligence Studies Project page: https://intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/about/leadership\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Monday, August 24th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Katherine E. Birch\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper. Additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel, and Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Kiril Avramov.","content_html":"Bulgaria, Belarus, books—oh my! In this exciting episode hosted by Matt and newbie host Katherine, Assistant Professor Kiril Avramov the University of Texas at Austin sits down to discuss his new book, “Russia’s Hidden Armies,” the recent detainment of Russian mercenaries in Belarus, and the anti-corruption protests currently raging within Bulgaria. Tune in for an episode filled to the brim with shocking details over Post-Communist Bulgaria and secret armies!
\n\nFor more on the Wagner mercenaries, read the piece by SlavX blogger Lexi Jovanovic: https://www.slavxradio.com/articles/wagner
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.strausscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Avramov.jpeg\")
\nDr. Kiril Avramov is a post-doctoral research fellow of the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Avramov was, until December 2017, the Acting Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research at the New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NBU. He studied previously at Gustavus Adolphus College (USA/MN), the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), Central European University (Hungary), and NBU. He taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Sofia until 2005 and, from 2006-2010, was also the Director of the international consultancy and research institute “Political Capital” in Bulgaria. In 2010, he was appointed as the Director for International Relations of Political Capital at the firm’s headquarters in Budapest.
Dr. Avramov’s main research interests are information warfare, psychological operations and mass cognitive hacking, as well as the “weaponization of information” and their respective application and effects on individual and group decision-making processes in the Central and Eastern Europe and MENA regions. Additional areas of interest include political elites’ and non-elites’ decision-making resilience mechanisms and radicalization in post-transition democracies during identified active “psyops” and third party information operations. He is a member of the Bulgarian Political Science Association and the ECPR’s standing groups on Extremism & Democracy, Central and East European Politics, Elites and Political Leadership, Politics and the Arts, and Southeast Europe. He is also a member of the RAN-DERAD network under the Migration and Home Affairs Directorate of the European Commission.
\nConnect with Dr. Avramov on Twitter: @avramovok
\nVisit him on the Strauss Center website: https://www.strausscenter.org/person/kiril-avramov/ and at the Intelligence Studies Project page: https://intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/about/leadership
NOTE: This episode was recorded on Monday, August 24th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Katherine E. Birch
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper. Additional background music by Charlie Harper, Michelle Daniel, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Kiril Avramov.
","summary":"In this insider's episode hosted by Matt and newbie host Katherine, Intelligence Studies Project fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov discusses his new book, “Russia’s Hidden Armies,” Belarusian turmoil, and the anti-corruption protests continuing within Bulgaria. This was a packed session, so we hope you're ready for this. Enjoy!","date_published":"2020-09-19T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e96be9db-29a6-47f2-b8c1-687dab6f2335.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50987455,"duration_in_seconds":3182}]},{"id":"1cda8f9a-f344-41ed-a720-0ee8a93069ff","title":"The Second Libyan Civil War and the Russia Connexion with Mohamed Abufalgha","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/libya","content_text":"Tom and Matt have the great opportunity to speak with Libyan national Mohamed Abufalgha and expert on the conflict that has been going on for several years now in this oil-rich, war-torn country. Mohamed helps us unpack the Russian-Libyan connection and exactly how many countries have their fingers--and fighters--in Libya. We hope you enjoy! \n\nFor some basic information about the conflict in Libya, here are some great resources including Mohamed's own site in which he blogs about the conflict. We highly recommend both these sources: \n1) Council on Foreign Relations https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/whos-who-libyas-war\n2) Mohamed Abufalgha https://abufalgha.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/the-time-is-ripe-for-the-u-s-to-do-good-in-libya/\nAlso in the news via Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/libya-rivals-reach-deal-allocate-positions-key-institutions-200911064210263.html\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMohamed Abufalga is currently a Research Data Specialist at the Arab Barometer. He is responsible for assisting the AB team in completing data validation, producing data visualizations, and conducting statistical analysis of AB survey data. Prior to joining the research network in 2020, he graduated with a Master’s degree in global policy studies from University of Texas, Austin. He has previously worked on Syrian Palestinian refugee issues in the Middle East and Europe.\n\nYou can follow Mohamed on Twitter for more on the latest Libyan developments and the role of Russia's Wagner mercenaries in the region: @MAbufalgha \n\nI had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Matthew and Tom for a conversation on Libya and the Russian role in the conflict for the @SlavXRadio podcast. مقابلتي مع بودكاست ذا سلافك كونيكشن وحديث عن ليبيا والدور الروسي في الصراع الليبي. https://t.co/p6hi06dx5X— Mohamed Abufalgha (@MAbufalgha) September 12, 2020 \n\n@MAbufalgha , Arab Barometer's expert on #Libya, shares his thoughts on the Second Libyan Civil War & the Russia Connexion on the latest episode of @SlavXRadio podcast.Tune in: https://t.co/HJIvDAeIQs https://t.co/2SSeEtAJrA— الباروميتر العربي /Arab Barometer (@ArabBarometer) September 14, 2020 \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 4th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Boss Bass, The Polish Ambassador, Ketsa, and Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Mohamed Abufalgha.","content_html":"Tom and Matt have the great opportunity to speak with Libyan national Mohamed Abufalgha and expert on the conflict that has been going on for several years now in this oil-rich, war-torn country. Mohamed helps us unpack the Russian-Libyan connection and exactly how many countries have their fingers--and fighters--in Libya. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nFor some basic information about the conflict in Libya, here are some great resources including Mohamed's own site in which he blogs about the conflict. We highly recommend both these sources:
\n1) Council on Foreign Relations https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/whos-who-libyas-war
\n2) Mohamed Abufalgha https://abufalgha.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/the-time-is-ripe-for-the-u-s-to-do-good-in-libya/
\nAlso in the news via Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/libya-rivals-reach-deal-allocate-positions-key-institutions-200911064210263.html
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.arabbarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/Abufalgha.jpg\")
\nMohamed Abufalga is currently a Research Data Specialist at the Arab Barometer. He is responsible for assisting the AB team in completing data validation, producing data visualizations, and conducting statistical analysis of AB survey data. Prior to joining the research network in 2020, he graduated with a Master’s degree in global policy studies from University of Texas, Austin. He has previously worked on Syrian Palestinian refugee issues in the Middle East and Europe.
You can follow Mohamed on Twitter for more on the latest Libyan developments and the role of Russia's Wagner mercenaries in the region: @MAbufalgha
\n\n\n\nI had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with Matthew and Tom for a conversation on Libya and the Russian role in the conflict for the @SlavXRadio podcast.
— Mohamed Abufalgha (@MAbufalgha) September 12, 2020
مقابلتي مع بودكاست ذا سلافك كونيكشن وحديث عن ليبيا والدور الروسي في الصراع الليبي. https://t.co/p6hi06dx5X
\n\n@MAbufalgha , Arab Barometer's expert on #Libya, shares his thoughts on the Second Libyan Civil War & the Russia Connexion on the latest episode of @SlavXRadio podcast.
— الباروميتر العربي /Arab Barometer (@ArabBarometer) September 14, 2020
Tune in: https://t.co/HJIvDAeIQs https://t.co/2SSeEtAJrA
NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday, September 4th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Boss Bass, The Polish Ambassador, Ketsa, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Mohamed Abufalgha.
","summary":"Tom and Matt have the great opportunity to speak with Libyan national Mohamed Abufalgha and expert on the conflict that has been going on for several years now in this oil-rich, war-torn country. Mohamed helps us unpack the Russian-Libyan connection and exactly how many countries have their fingers--and fighters--in Libya. We hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-09-11T19:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1cda8f9a-f344-41ed-a720-0ee8a93069ff.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36026593,"duration_in_seconds":2243}]},{"id":"6a5eb9b7-2fa9-4436-96d9-75b3c75be4b0","title":"\"Rival Power: Russia's Challenge to the West in the Balkans\" with Dimitar Bechev (BALKAN CIRCLE series)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/balkan-circle-1-bechev","content_text":"The Balkan Circle is a weekly seminar (during the academic year) which features lectures, presentations, exhibits, or open interactive dialogues that focus on any (and all) aspects of historical, political, economic, social and cultural phenomena in the (so-called) Balkans. The seminar is free and open to the public and will be held every Friday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm online. Visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/events/balkan-circle.php for more information.\n\nABOUT THE BALKAN CIRCLE SPECIAL GUEST\nDimitar Bechev\n\nDimitar Bechev is the director of the European Policy Institute, a think-tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he held research fellowships at Harvard University, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and headed the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Dr. Bechev has written extensively on EU’s external relations, the politics and modern history of Turkey and the Balkans, and Russia’s foreign policy. His book Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale University Press, 2017) explores Russia’s geopolitical role in the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, the American Interest, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Open Democracy.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on Friday, September 4th, 2020.\n\nCREDITS\nBalkan Circle organizers: Dr. Mary C. Neuburger and Dr. Kiril Avramov\nAdministrative and Technical Support: Cara Keirstead and Roy Flores\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional music by Ketsa, Scott Holmes, John Bartmann, and Kariatida )\n\nExecutive Producer/Editor: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow us on social media! Twitter: @SlavXRadio Facebook: /slavxradio Instagram: @slavxradio\nVisit https://slavxradio.com for more episodes and content.\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guests: Dimitar Bechev, Kiril Avramov, and Mary C. Neuburger.","content_html":"The Balkan Circle is a weekly seminar (during the academic year) which features lectures, presentations, exhibits, or open interactive dialogues that focus on any (and all) aspects of historical, political, economic, social and cultural phenomena in the (so-called) Balkans. The seminar is free and open to the public and will be held every Friday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm online. Visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/events/balkan-circle.php for more information.
\n\nABOUT THE BALKAN CIRCLE SPECIAL GUEST
\nDimitar Bechev
\n
\nDimitar Bechev is the director of the European Policy Institute, a think-tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he held research fellowships at Harvard University, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and headed the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Dr. Bechev has written extensively on EU’s external relations, the politics and modern history of Turkey and the Balkans, and Russia’s foreign policy. His book Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale University Press, 2017) explores Russia’s geopolitical role in the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, the American Interest, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Open Democracy.
NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on Friday, September 4th, 2020.
\n\nCREDITS
\nBalkan Circle organizers: Dr. Mary C. Neuburger and Dr. Kiril Avramov
\nAdministrative and Technical Support: Cara Keirstead and Roy Flores
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional music by Ketsa, Scott Holmes, John Bartmann, and Kariatida )
\n\nExecutive Producer/Editor: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nFollow us on social media! Twitter: @SlavXRadio Facebook: /slavxradio Instagram: @slavxradio
\nVisit https://slavxradio.com for more episodes and content.
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guests: Dimitar Bechev, Kiril Avramov, and Mary C. Neuburger.
","summary":"On this first session of the Balkan Circle, a lecture series of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Dimitar Bechev talks about his book \"RIVAL POWER\" and Russia's current foreign policy, particularly its role in the Balkans. ","date_published":"2020-09-07T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6a5eb9b7-2fa9-4436-96d9-75b3c75be4b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33319181,"duration_in_seconds":2033}]},{"id":"faf13d8e-559e-41f2-b024-02073d0b4670","title":"The Białowieża Forest and \"Pompik the Bison\" with Tomasz Samojlik","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/samojlik","content_text":"Our guest today is Dr. Tomasz Samojlik, an environmental historian and researcher at the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża. His research focuses on Poland's Białowieża Primeval Forest, one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. In addition to his research, Dr. Samojlik spoke with us about his work popularising science and scientific knowledge using books, comics and graphic novels for children. In his own words, \"My aim is to instill the curiosity for nature, wildlife and science in kids during workshops, seminars and lectures in Poland.\"\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nAccording to his Twitter and Instagram account (@wiedzmun and @tomasz.samojlik) he is an \"Environmental historian by day, comics and children books creator by night, basketball fan for life.\" Visit his website for more on his books for children and the Mammal Research Institute's site for more about his work as an environmental historian on the Białowieża Forest. See his bio on our site for more information. https://slavxradio.com/guests/samojlik\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 24th, 2020. And a very special thanks to Audrius Rickus, a friend of the SlavX team for graciously connecting us with Dr. Samojlik. Also, thank you to CREEES's graduate coordinator and assistant director Agnes Sekowski for joining us on this episode to chime in with her expertise on the topic of Poland's forest.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nGuest Host: Agnes Sekowski\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nContributing Producer: Audrius Rickus\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional background music by The Polish Ambassador, Blue Dot Sessions, Kai Engel, and John Bartmann)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guests: Agnes Sekowski and Tomasz Samojlik.","content_html":"Our guest today is Dr. Tomasz Samojlik, an environmental historian and researcher at the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża. His research focuses on Poland's Białowieża Primeval Forest, one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. In addition to his research, Dr. Samojlik spoke with us about his work popularising science and scientific knowledge using books, comics and graphic novels for children. In his own words, "My aim is to instill the curiosity for nature, wildlife and science in kids during workshops, seminars and lectures in Poland."
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"http://tomaszsamojlik.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC05590.jpg\")
\nAccording to his Twitter and Instagram account (@wiedzmun and @tomasz.samojlik) he is an "Environmental historian by day, comics and children books creator by night, basketball fan for life." Visit his website for more on his books for children and the Mammal Research Institute's site for more about his work as an environmental historian on the Białowieża Forest. See his bio on our site for more information. https://slavxradio.com/guests/samojlik
![\"\"](\"http://tomaszsamojlik.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Polinka-zagin%C4%99%C5%82a-ok%C5%82adka.jpg\")
\n![\"\"](\"http://tomaszsamojlik.pl/wp-content/uploads/2000/04/15_Niesmiala_salamandra_OKLADKA_DO_DRUKU_poprawiony.jpg\")
\n![\"\"](\"http://tomaszsamojlik.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/najstraszniejszy-drapie%C5%BCnik.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 24th, 2020. And a very special thanks to Audrius Rickus, a friend of the SlavX team for graciously connecting us with Dr. Samojlik. Also, thank you to CREEES's graduate coordinator and assistant director Agnes Sekowski for joining us on this episode to chime in with her expertise on the topic of Poland's forest.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nGuest Host: Agnes Sekowski
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nContributing Producer: Audrius Rickus
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional background music by The Polish Ambassador, Blue Dot Sessions, Kai Engel, and John Bartmann)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guests: Agnes Sekowski and Tomasz Samojlik.
","summary":"On this episode, Cullan speaks with Dr. Tomasz Samojlik, an environmental historian and researcher at the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Białowieża. In addition to his research, Dr. Samojlik spoke with us about his work popularizing science and scientific knowledge using books, comics and graphic novels for children. Enjoy!","date_published":"2020-09-04T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/faf13d8e-559e-41f2-b024-02073d0b4670.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40855838,"duration_in_seconds":2547}]},{"id":"c5f64806-3aef-4610-92c6-964fef394d50","title":"\"The Strategist\": The Legacy of Brent Scowcroft with Dr. Bartholomew Sparrow","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sparrow","content_text":"On this episode, Tom speaks with UT's own Professor Sparrow about his 2015 book on legendary multi-administration US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who sadly passed away recently on August 6th, 2020. This is a great conversation, remembering the unassuming but brilliant strategist who was so integral during the late Cold War period. Hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nDr. Sparrow is the author of The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, a biography of the former U.S. national security advisor. He is previously the author of The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire; Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution; and From the Outside In: World War II and the American State. He is co-editor, with Sanford Levinson, of The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 and, with Roderick Hart, of Politics, Discourse, and American Society: New Agendas. He has chapters in several edited volumes, and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Communication, Diplomatic History, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and other journals. He attended Dartmouth College, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Chicago.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 20th, 2020.\n\nCREDITS\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional clips of Brent Scowcroft from RFE/RL and \"Remembering Brent Scowcroft\" video on YouTube)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Bartholomew Sparrow.","content_html":"On this episode, Tom speaks with UT's own Professor Sparrow about his 2015 book on legendary multi-administration US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who sadly passed away recently on August 6th, 2020. This is a great conversation, remembering the unassuming but brilliant strategist who was so integral during the late Cold War period. Hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/540586625.webp?mw=900&mh=507&q=70\")
\nDr. Sparrow is the author of The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, a biography of the former U.S. national security advisor. He is previously the author of The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire; Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution; and From the Outside In: World War II and the American State. He is co-editor, with Sanford Levinson, of The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 and, with Roderick Hart, of Politics, Discourse, and American Society: New Agendas. He has chapters in several edited volumes, and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Communication, Diplomatic History, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and other journals. He attended Dartmouth College, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Chicago.
NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 20th, 2020.
\n\nCREDITS
\nHost/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer: Katherine Birch
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional clips of Brent Scowcroft from RFE/RL and "Remembering Brent Scowcroft" video on YouTube)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Bartholomew Sparrow.
","summary":"On this episode, Tom speaks with UT's own Professor Sparrow about his 2015 book on legendary multi-administration US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who sadly passed away recently on August 6th, 2020. This is a great conversation, remembering the unassuming but brilliant strategist who was so integral during the late Cold War period. Hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-08-29T13:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c5f64806-3aef-4610-92c6-964fef394d50.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44306829,"duration_in_seconds":3158}]},{"id":"1e4ad51f-a111-40ec-9316-60f297a8cb95","title":"\"In Moscow's Shadows\" with Dr. Mark Galeotti","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/galeotti","content_text":"In this episode, Matt spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti about the pressing issues of the day in Eurasia: the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the ongoing protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, and the Kremlin's view on the post-election crisis in Belarus. Using his keen understanding of the Kremlin's decision-making process, Dr. Galeotti, creator of the blog and podcast \"In Moscow's Shadow\", provides a number of timely insights for our listeners. We eagerly await your feedback! \n\nCheck out Dr. Galeotti's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Talk-About-Putin/dp/1529103592/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mark+galeotti+putin&qid=1598298607&sr=8-1\n\n\nIf you #follow #Eurasia #geopolitics, the news has been coming fast. From Alexei Navalny #poisoning in #Russia to #protests in Khabarovsk, & the #Belarus crisis. #Listen to @RANEnetwork Matt Orr break everything down with @MarkGaleotti on @SlavXRadio https://t.co/LmMzOale8T— Stratfor - a RANE Company (@Stratfor) August 25, 2020 \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMark Galeotti (born October 1965) is a London-based lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and principal director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, as well as a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and previously head of its Centre for European Security. He writes on his own blog, In Moscow's Shadows as well as guest writes for Raam op Rusland, EUROPP, oD:Russia, the International Policy Digest, and other blogs. He also contributes articles to The Moscow Times and War on the Rocks (from the Texas National Security Review), and is a contributing editor to Business New Europe.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on Sunday, August 23, 2020 via Zoom. \n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Boss Bass, and Blue Dot Sessions) \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nHad a nice chat on Sunday with the @SlavXRadio folk at @UTCREEES for their Slavic Connexion podcast: Belarus, Navalny, adhocracy and more...https://t.co/cpjlmc7KhT— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) August 25, 2020 Special Guest: Mark Galeotti.","content_html":"In this episode, Matt spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti about the pressing issues of the day in Eurasia: the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the ongoing protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, and the Kremlin's view on the post-election crisis in Belarus. Using his keen understanding of the Kremlin's decision-making process, Dr. Galeotti, creator of the blog and podcast "In Moscow's Shadow", provides a number of timely insights for our listeners. We eagerly await your feedback!
\n\nCheck out Dr. Galeotti's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Talk-About-Putin/dp/1529103592/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mark+galeotti+putin&qid=1598298607&sr=8-1
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Uavu44UNL._SX313_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\")
\n\nIf you #follow #Eurasia #geopolitics, the news has been coming fast. From Alexei Navalny #poisoning in #Russia to #protests in Khabarovsk, & the #Belarus crisis. #Listen to @RANEnetwork Matt Orr break everything down with @MarkGaleotti on @SlavXRadio https://t.co/LmMzOale8T
— Stratfor - a RANE Company (@Stratfor) August 25, 2020
ABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1196790504752648193/6WTTzv2U.png\")
\nMark Galeotti (born October 1965) is a London-based lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and principal director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, as well as a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and previously head of its Centre for European Security. He writes on his own blog, In Moscow's Shadows as well as guest writes for Raam op Rusland, EUROPP, oD:Russia, the International Policy Digest, and other blogs. He also contributes articles to The Moscow Times and War on the Rocks (from the Texas National Security Review), and is a contributing editor to Business New Europe.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on Sunday, August 23, 2020 via Zoom.
\n
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssistant Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
\nAdditional Editing: Jada Geraci
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Boss Bass, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nHad a nice chat on Sunday with the @SlavXRadio folk at @UTCREEES for their Slavic Connexion podcast: Belarus, Navalny, adhocracy and more...https://t.co/cpjlmc7KhT
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) August 25, 2020
Special Guest: Mark Galeotti.
","summary":"In this episode, Matt spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti about the pressing issues of the day in Eurasia: the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the ongoing protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, and the Kremlin's view on the post-election crisis in Belarus. We hope you enjoy! Using his keen understanding of the Kremlin's decision-making process, Dr. Galeotti provides a number of timely insights for our listeners. We eagerly await your feedback! ","date_published":"2020-08-24T15:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1e4ad51f-a111-40ec-9316-60f297a8cb95.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50902812,"duration_in_seconds":2541}]},{"id":"4b12052d-9b6b-4692-abcd-4655b804edeb","title":"SPECIAL EDITION: The Fate of Alexei Navalny","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/maxim-mironov","content_text":"On this episode recorded August 21, 2020, Matt and Lera speak with Alexei Navalny's close co-collaborator on anti-corruption in Russia, Maxim Mironov. They discuss the current situation with Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning and also Russian state corruption in a broader, global context.\n\nNOTE: We apologize for audio difficulties with our guest due to bad internet connections in Buenos Aires. This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 21, 2020. We thank our guest Maxim Mironov for graciously agreeing to join us on the show.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\nMaxim Mironov is professor of finance at the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. His primary research interest is in empirical corporate finance. He also is interested in international accounting, management compensation, and corporate governance. Before joining IE in 2009, Maxim taught as a visiting professor at New Economic School (Moscow). His non-academic experience includes working as an Investment Director at PSC, one of the largest direct investment funds in Russia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Novosibirsk State University in 2000. Maxim received a master’s degree in Economics at New Economic School (Moscow) in 2003 and a PhD in Finance at Chicago GSB in 2008. Maxim enjoys travel, skiing, and cooking. Visit his LiveJournal page: https://mmironov.livejournal.com/\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) News sound bites and Alexei Navalny interview snippet from BBC and Deutsche Welle (DW).\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Maxim Mironov.","content_html":"On this episode recorded August 21, 2020, Matt and Lera speak with Alexei Navalny's close co-collaborator on anti-corruption in Russia, Maxim Mironov. They discuss the current situation with Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning and also Russian state corruption in a broader, global context.
\n\nNOTE: We apologize for audio difficulties with our guest due to bad internet connections in Buenos Aires. This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 21, 2020. We thank our guest Maxim Mironov for graciously agreeing to join us on the show.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\nMaxim Mironov is professor of finance at the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. His primary research interest is in empirical corporate finance. He also is interested in international accounting, management compensation, and corporate governance. Before joining IE in 2009, Maxim taught as a visiting professor at New Economic School (Moscow). His non-academic experience includes working as an Investment Director at PSC, one of the largest direct investment funds in Russia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Novosibirsk State University in 2000. Maxim received a master’s degree in Economics at New Economic School (Moscow) in 2003 and a PhD in Finance at Chicago GSB in 2008. Maxim enjoys travel, skiing, and cooking. Visit his LiveJournal page: https://mmironov.livejournal.com/
\n
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) News sound bites and Alexei Navalny interview snippet from BBC and Deutsche Welle (DW).
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Maxim Mironov.
","summary":"On this episode recorded August 21, 2020, Matt and Lera speak with Alexei Navalny's close co-collaborator on anti-corruption in Russia, Maxim Mironov. They discuss the current situation with Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning and also Russian state corruption in a broader, global context. Thank you for listening.","date_published":"2020-08-21T23:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4b12052d-9b6b-4692-abcd-4655b804edeb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36840317,"duration_in_seconds":1838}]},{"id":"4e43c0d7-3e3c-4736-b270-6a18b92da8a6","title":"Belarus Elections 2020: The End of Europe's Last Dictator?","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/belarus2020","content_text":"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator? In this episode, Matt spoke with Aliaksandr aka Ales Herasimenka, a researcher at the University of Westminster and previous guest on the show about the ongoing presidential elections in Belarus, where embattled president Alexander Lukashenko faces the most organized opposition in the history of his 26 years as president. A new generation has rallied around the 37-year-old English teacher Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who promises to usher in a new era of democracy to Belarus. The final day of voting is Sunday, August 9th, after which no one is exactly sure what to expect following an election campaign that has already broken all the norms. \n\n\n\n\"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator?\" - a lovely title to the most recent podcast episode by a great team at The...Posted by Ales Herasimenka on Friday, August 7, 2020\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on August 5th, 2020 via Zoom. \n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: @RehnquistTom)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) Tikhanovskaya sound bites from BBC World News coverage.\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.","content_html":"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator? In this episode, Matt spoke with Aliaksandr aka Ales Herasimenka, a researcher at the University of Westminster and previous guest on the show about the ongoing presidential elections in Belarus, where embattled president Alexander Lukashenko faces the most organized opposition in the history of his 26 years as president. A new generation has rallied around the 37-year-old English teacher Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who promises to usher in a new era of democracy to Belarus. The final day of voting is Sunday, August 9th, after which no one is exactly sure what to expect following an election campaign that has already broken all the norms.
\n\n\n\n"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator?" - a lovely title to the most recent podcast episode by a great team at The...
Posted by Ales Herasimenka on Friday, August 7, 2020
NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 5th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: @RehnquistTom)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) Tikhanovskaya sound bites from BBC World News coverage.
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.
","summary":"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator? Find out in this special current events episode featuring Belarusian political scientist Aliaksandr Herasimenka about the exciting presidential elections in Belarus, where embattled Alexander Lukashenko faces the most organized opposition in the history of his 26 years as president. ","date_published":"2020-08-06T21:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4e43c0d7-3e3c-4736-b270-6a18b92da8a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51786552,"duration_in_seconds":2581}]},{"id":"102e8844-2be1-49aa-9fd6-15eea0b58d96","title":"\"A True Gentleman\" with Seva Novgorodsev","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/seva-2020","content_text":"BBC's Seva Novgorodsev joins us once more just in time for his 80th birthday! This time, we gather around Zoom, but the conversation is, as always, entertaining and unexpected--one never knows where Seva will lead us and what he will teach us. We hope you enjoy! \n\nIf you wish to check out any of Seva's books and his latest audiobook \"Настоящий джентльмен\" (A True Gentleman), visit his site https://seva.ru/store/?id=16.\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 17th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer/Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nAudio Editor: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Theme by Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Loyalty Freak, Michelle Daniel Trio, Charlie Harper & Michelle Daniel; Small samples of songs included from YouTube trailers of movies LETO and BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guests: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев) and Thomas Garza.","content_html":"BBC's Seva Novgorodsev joins us once more just in time for his 80th birthday! This time, we gather around Zoom, but the conversation is, as always, entertaining and unexpected--one never knows where Seva will lead us and what he will teach us. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nIf you wish to check out any of Seva's books and his latest audiobook "Настоящий джентльмен" (A True Gentleman), visit his site https://seva.ru/store/?id=16.
\n![\"\"](\"https://seva.ru/img/ngcover.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 17th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer/Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nAudio Editor: Michelle Daniel
Music Theme by Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Loyalty Freak, Michelle Daniel Trio, Charlie Harper & Michelle Daniel; Small samples of songs included from YouTube trailers of movies LETO and BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guests: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев) and Thomas Garza.
","summary":"BBC's Seva Novgorodsev joins us once more just in time for his 80th birthday! This time, we gather around Zoom, but the conversation is, as always, entertaining and unexpected--one never knows where Seva will lead us and what he will teach us. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-07-10T11:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/102e8844-2be1-49aa-9fd6-15eea0b58d96.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47727342,"duration_in_seconds":2975}]},{"id":"69111799-e9fd-47d5-99c6-e77a9d6968cc","title":"Intelligence with a Human Face (featuring Stephen Slick)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/slick","content_text":"Former CIA officer Stephen Slick joins us to talk about his nearly three decades in intelligence, spent largely overseas in Ukraine, the Balkans, and East Germany. Professor Slick also discusses his return Stateside to a position in Langley just one week before 9-11 occurred and his present role as an educator at the University of Texas at Austin in building the Intelligence Studies Project--a first of its kind in the United States. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nStephen Slick was appointed in January 2015 as director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project and clinical professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Before moving to Austin, he served for 28 years in the CIA's clandestine service, including five assignments abroad. Between 2005 and 2009, he was a special assistant to the president and the senior director for intelligence programs and reform on the staff of the National Security Council. He received a B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and a Master in Public Policy degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2020 via Zoom. Professor Slick appears courtesy of the LBJ School of Public Policy and the Intelligence Studies Project at UT Austin. For more information please visit: https://intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Stephen Slick.","content_html":"Former CIA officer Stephen Slick joins us to talk about his nearly three decades in intelligence, spent largely overseas in Ukraine, the Balkans, and East Germany. Professor Slick also discusses his return Stateside to a position in Langley just one week before 9-11 occurred and his present role as an educator at the University of Texas at Austin in building the Intelligence Studies Project--a first of its kind in the United States. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://lbj.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/styles/faculty_bio_image__258x344_/public/profilephotos/CCR_Slick_web.jpg?itok=FMyHks_P\")
\nStephen Slick was appointed in January 2015 as director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project and clinical professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Before moving to Austin, he served for 28 years in the CIA's clandestine service, including five assignments abroad. Between 2005 and 2009, he was a special assistant to the president and the senior director for intelligence programs and reform on the staff of the National Security Council. He received a B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and a Master in Public Policy degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2020 via Zoom. Professor Slick appears courtesy of the LBJ School of Public Policy and the Intelligence Studies Project at UT Austin. For more information please visit: https://intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel
Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Stephen Slick.
","summary":"Former CIA officer Stephen Slick joins us to talk about his nearly three decades in intelligence, spent largely overseas, to his role as an educator at the University of Texas at Austin in building the Intelligence Studies Project--a first of its kind in the United States. We hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-06-01T10:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/69111799-e9fd-47d5-99c6-e77a9d6968cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41692630,"duration_in_seconds":2600}]},{"id":"c817f0db-d73c-4611-bd3b-ee83c6a8de1e","title":"Voices of the Past: Songs from Rural Ukraine (with Susan Crate)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/crate","content_text":"Dr. Susie Crate returns to The Slavic Connexion! This time, Dr. Crate spoke with SlavX host Katya about her experiences collecting ethnomusicological material from 1989–1990 in the Kharkiv oblast in Eastern Ukraine, then still part of the Soviet Union. This work was part of a larger project to collect and preserve songs unique to particular villages in the Kharkiv oblast. The types of songs recorded include kozats’ki pisni (Cossack songs), wedding, balada (ballad), chastivka (joking), funeral, and religious. Dr. Crate shares six songs with us – a chastivka from Raketnaya, a wedding song from Kyseli, a Melanka song from Dmitrovka, an Ivan Kupala song from Izium, and two ballads from Raketnaya and Pisarevka. Special thanks to Dr. Vera Mikolaevna Osadcha, professor and head of the former Department of Ukrainian Folk Singing and Musical Folklore at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, and colleague and dear friend of Dr. Crate. Z Velykodnem! \n\n\n\n Photo credit: Dr. Susan Crate.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST \nDr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. She is trained as an applied anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist. Much of her research focuses on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia. Her research on the effects of unprecedented climate change has recently expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic, Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009, 2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2020. Recordings of folk music provided by Dr. Susan Crate.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia\n\nExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by John Bartmann, Michelle Daniel, and Axeltree)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Susan Crate.","content_html":"Dr. Susie Crate returns to The Slavic Connexion! This time, Dr. Crate spoke with SlavX host Katya about her experiences collecting ethnomusicological material from 1989–1990 in the Kharkiv oblast in Eastern Ukraine, then still part of the Soviet Union. This work was part of a larger project to collect and preserve songs unique to particular villages in the Kharkiv oblast. The types of songs recorded include kozats’ki pisni (Cossack songs), wedding, balada (ballad), chastivka (joking), funeral, and religious. Dr. Crate shares six songs with us – a chastivka from Raketnaya, a wedding song from Kyseli, a Melanka song from Dmitrovka, an Ivan Kupala song from Izium, and two ballads from Raketnaya and Pisarevka. Special thanks to Dr. Vera Mikolaevna Osadcha, professor and head of the former Department of Ukrainian Folk Singing and Musical Folklore at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, and colleague and dear friend of Dr. Crate. Z Velykodnem!
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\n Photo credit: Dr. Susan Crate.
ABOUT THE GUEST
\nDr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. She is trained as an applied anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist. Much of her research focuses on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia. Her research on the effects of unprecedented climate change has recently expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic, Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009, 2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2020. Recordings of folk music provided by Dr. Susan Crate.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia
Executive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by John Bartmann, Michelle Daniel, and Axeltree)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Susan Crate.
","summary":"Dr. Susie Crate returns! This time, Dr. Crate spoke with SlavX host Katya about her experiences collecting ethnomusicological material from 1989–1990 in the Kharkiv oblast in Eastern Ukraine, then still part of the Soviet Union. This work was part of a larger project to collect and preserve songs unique to particular villages. Hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-05-13T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c817f0db-d73c-4611-bd3b-ee83c6a8de1e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31433466,"duration_in_seconds":1951}]},{"id":"6c1941c9-7e0a-4c5a-bfef-ec8193a49a20","title":"\"Disunited Nations\" with Peter Zeihan","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/disunited","content_text":"Renowned geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan (www.zeihan.com) graciously joins us via Zoom for an intensive breakdown of the current world order and his predictions for the future concerning the economic and political directions of America, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and other nations. This is a true international whirlwind, and a must-listen for any student or aficionado of global policy and IR theory. We hope you enjoy! \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nPeter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, author, and speaker who specializes in global energy, demographics and security. He analyzes the realities of geography and populations to deepen the understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends. His latest book DISUNITED NATIONS is now available on Amazon and as an e-book on Audible. \n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer/Host: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia\n\nExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Peter Zeihan.","content_html":"Renowned geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan (www.zeihan.com) graciously joins us via Zoom for an intensive breakdown of the current world order and his predictions for the future concerning the economic and political directions of America, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and other nations. This is a true international whirlwind, and a must-listen for any student or aficionado of global policy and IR theory. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://chartwellspeakers.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Peter_Zeihan_HS-2-768x791.jpg\")
\nPeter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, author, and speaker who specializes in global energy, demographics and security. He analyzes the realities of geography and populations to deepen the understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends. His latest book DISUNITED NATIONS is now available on Amazon and as an e-book on Audible.
\n![\"\"](\"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41mXcWuv1-L.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer/Host: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia
Executive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Peter Zeihan.
","summary":"Renowned geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan graciously joins us via Zoom for an intensive breakdown of the current world order and his predictions concerning the economic and political directions of America, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and other nations. A must-listen for any student of global policy and IR theory!","date_published":"2020-05-11T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6c1941c9-7e0a-4c5a-bfef-ec8193a49a20.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56798939,"duration_in_seconds":3545}]},{"id":"32f85f8c-52f4-4f70-a13a-14e0ef27d01d","title":"Вокруг света с Жанной Немцовой","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/zhanna","content_text":"В этом эпизоде Мэтт беседует со знаменитой российской журналисткой Жанной Немцовой о многих темах, от ее времени в Америке до Украины. Надеемся, вам понравится слушать!\n\nФонд Бориса Немцова за свободу: https://nemtsovfund.org/\n\nЛетняя школа журналистики и социокультурных исследований: https://summerschool.nemtsovfund.org/apply/\n\nСтатья о коронавирусе и рейтинге власти, которую мы обсуждали: https://www.forbes.ru/obshchestvo/398943-udar-po-kreativnomu-klassu-pochemu-pandemiya-privedet-k-padeniyu-reytingov-vlasti\n\nКраткое содержание:\n\n1:16 Что хочет внутренний журналист Жанны во время карантина и чем она занимается\n\n4:40 Зачем берут американских славистов в летнюю школу журналистики?\n\n9:33 Представление о Америке в детстве и сейчас\n\n15:17 Читала ли Жанна Конституцию США?\n\n17:40 Про равноправие и феминизм\n\n23:33 Раздавать людям наличные во время карантина хорошая идея?\n\n27:58 Как карантинные меры повлияют на экономику и рейтинг власти в России\n\n33:33 Украина и Саакашвили\n\n38:11 Менялись ли ценности Жанны когда-нибудь?\n\n46:02 Планы на будущее и формат интервью. Кто лучший?\n\n53:40 Приглашаю Жанну в Остин\n\nО НАШЕМ ГОСТЕ:\n\nФото: Георгий Кривошеев\n\nЖанна Борисовна Немцова— российская журналистка и общественный деятель, телеведущая телеканала РБК в 2011—2015 годах. С августа 2015 года по январь 2020 года работала в Германии репортёром русской редакции немецкой телерадиокомпании Deutsche Welle и ведущей телепрограммы «Немцова. Интервью» и «DW Новости». С 1997 года, после назначения отца заместителем председателя правительства России, переехала с семьёй в Москву. Одну четверть проучилась в лицее № 1239 (бывшая школа № 20, где учились дети и внуки ряда известных лиц), откуда самовольно вернулась в Нижний, к бабушке Дине Яковлевне (матери Б. Немцова), и продолжила учёбу в нижегородском лицее № 8. Через год по настоянию родителей всё же обосновалась в Москве. В 2001 году окончила 312-ю московскую школу на Чистых прудах. В том же году поступила в Fordham University, однако, вскоре вернулась в Россию и перевелась в Московский государственный институт международных отношений МИД России. В 2005 году окончила МГИМО по специальности «мировая экономика» со знанием иностранных языков.\nПолучала второе высшее образование в Московской государственной юридической академии. В 2017 году приняла участие в программе Стэнфордского университета «Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program».\n(Source: Wikipedia)\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 25th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia\n\nExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Zhanna Nemtsova (Жанна Борисовна Немцова).","content_html":"В этом эпизоде Мэтт беседует со знаменитой российской журналисткой Жанной Немцовой о многих темах, от ее времени в Америке до Украины. Надеемся, вам понравится слушать!
\n\nФонд Бориса Немцова за свободу: https://nemtsovfund.org/
\n\nЛетняя школа журналистики и социокультурных исследований: https://summerschool.nemtsovfund.org/apply/
\n\nСтатья о коронавирусе и рейтинге власти, которую мы обсуждали: https://www.forbes.ru/obshchestvo/398943-udar-po-kreativnomu-klassu-pochemu-pandemiya-privedet-k-padeniyu-reytingov-vlasti
\n\nКраткое содержание:
\n\n1:16 Что хочет внутренний журналист Жанны во время карантина и чем она занимается
\n\n4:40 Зачем берут американских славистов в летнюю школу журналистики?
\n\n9:33 Представление о Америке в детстве и сейчас
\n\n15:17 Читала ли Жанна Конституцию США?
\n\n17:40 Про равноправие и феминизм
\n\n23:33 Раздавать людям наличные во время карантина хорошая идея?
\n\n27:58 Как карантинные меры повлияют на экономику и рейтинг власти в России
\n\n33:33 Украина и Саакашвили
\n\n38:11 Менялись ли ценности Жанны когда-нибудь?
\n\n46:02 Планы на будущее и формат интервью. Кто лучший?
\n\n53:40 Приглашаю Жанну в Остин
\n\nО НАШЕМ ГОСТЕ:
\n
\nФото: Георгий Кривошеев
Жанна Борисовна Немцова— российская журналистка и общественный деятель, телеведущая телеканала РБК в 2011—2015 годах. С августа 2015 года по январь 2020 года работала в Германии репортёром русской редакции немецкой телерадиокомпании Deutsche Welle и ведущей телепрограммы «Немцова. Интервью» и «DW Новости». С 1997 года, после назначения отца заместителем председателя правительства России, переехала с семьёй в Москву. Одну четверть проучилась в лицее № 1239 (бывшая школа № 20, где учились дети и внуки ряда известных лиц), откуда самовольно вернулась в Нижний, к бабушке Дине Яковлевне (матери Б. Немцова), и продолжила учёбу в нижегородском лицее № 8. Через год по настоянию родителей всё же обосновалась в Москве. В 2001 году окончила 312-ю московскую школу на Чистых прудах. В том же году поступила в Fordham University, однако, вскоре вернулась в Россию и перевелась в Московский государственный институт международных отношений МИД России. В 2005 году окончила МГИМО по специальности «мировая экономика» со знанием иностранных языков.
\nПолучала второе высшее образование в Московской государственной юридической академии. В 2017 году приняла участие в программе Стэнфордского университета «Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program».
\n(Source: Wikipedia)
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 25th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jada Sofia
Executive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Zhanna Nemtsova (Жанна Борисовна Немцова).
","summary":"В этом эпизоде Мэтт беседует со знаменитой российской журналисткой Жанной Немцовой о многих темах, от ее времени в Америке до Украины. Надеемся, вам понравится слушать!","date_published":"2020-05-07T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/32f85f8c-52f4-4f70-a13a-14e0ef27d01d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54281222,"duration_in_seconds":3386}]},{"id":"175f2512-1716-429b-9a14-548d09db7094","title":"World War \"C\": Covid, Cognitive Dissonance, and Communism (with Markos Kounalakis)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kounalakis","content_text":"Columnist, radio host, and Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Markos Kounalakis joins us via Zoom to talk about California's early response to Covid-19, the cognitive dissonance of beautiful Hungary, his experience in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 80s/early 90s as a journalist, and much more! And if you haven't yet and are looking for a decent read, check out Dr. Kounalakis's recommendation World War Z by Max Brooks. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nMarkos Kounalakis, Ph.D. is a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Media, Data, and Society at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated foreign affairs columnist, author, and scholar. Wars and revolutions are where he cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent. His columns appear weekly in the McClatchy chain of 30 newspapers from Sacramento, California to Miami, Florida. His work is in global syndication and read worldwide from South Korea to the Middle Eastern Gulf states. In 2018, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists recognized “Kounalakis’s world affairs columns not only offer strong prose and strong opinions, they offer an education.” He is currently a co-host of the public broadcasting “World Affairs” program. He frequently appears on television as a foreign affairs analyst. Books he has authored are wide-ranging – from the Silicon Valley’s global technological revolution to America’s geopolitical struggles with China and Russia. His latest book, Spin Wars & Spy Games: Global Media and Intelligence Gathering, was published by the Hoover Institution Press in 2018.\n\nIn 2017, President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Kounalakis to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Kounalakis is married to Eleni Kounalakis, the former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and current Lt. Governor of the State of California, making him California’s “Second Partner.” The family has two teenaged boys anagrammatically named Neo and Eon.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Mt Fuji, Three Ravens, Social Kapital, and Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Markos Kounalakis.","content_html":"Columnist, radio host, and Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Markos Kounalakis joins us via Zoom to talk about California's early response to Covid-19, the cognitive dissonance of beautiful Hungary, his experience in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 80s/early 90s as a journalist, and much more! And if you haven't yet and are looking for a decent read, check out Dr. Kounalakis's recommendation World War Z by Max Brooks.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
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\nMarkos Kounalakis, Ph.D. is a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Media, Data, and Society at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated foreign affairs columnist, author, and scholar. Wars and revolutions are where he cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent. His columns appear weekly in the McClatchy chain of 30 newspapers from Sacramento, California to Miami, Florida. His work is in global syndication and read worldwide from South Korea to the Middle Eastern Gulf states. In 2018, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists recognized “Kounalakis’s world affairs columns not only offer strong prose and strong opinions, they offer an education.” He is currently a co-host of the public broadcasting “World Affairs” program. He frequently appears on television as a foreign affairs analyst. Books he has authored are wide-ranging – from the Silicon Valley’s global technological revolution to America’s geopolitical struggles with China and Russia. His latest book, Spin Wars & Spy Games: Global Media and Intelligence Gathering, was published by the Hoover Institution Press in 2018.
In 2017, President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Kounalakis to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Kounalakis is married to Eleni Kounalakis, the former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and current Lt. Governor of the State of California, making him California’s “Second Partner.” The family has two teenaged boys anagrammatically named Neo and Eon.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Mt Fuji, Three Ravens, Social Kapital, and Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Markos Kounalakis.
","summary":"Columnist, radio host, and Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Markos Kounalakis joins us via Zoom to talk about California's early response to Covid-19, the cognitive dissonance of beautiful Hungary, his experience in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 80s/early 90s as a journalist, and much more. Hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-04-29T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/175f2512-1716-429b-9a14-548d09db7094.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49264044,"duration_in_seconds":3075}]},{"id":"179fced6-edff-4e90-a9c2-655a5e1fd47b","title":"\"It Is What It Is\": Western Media, the End of the USSR, and Russia Today (with Jeff Trimble) ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/trimble","content_text":"Jeff Trimble, Moscow Bureau Chief for US News & World Report during the late Soviet period, talks to us about his wild experiences reporting from behind the Iron Curtain and witnessing the dissolution of the USSR. A radio professional as well (and earnest space aficionado and Star Trek fan) he certainly brings some extra finesse to yet another Zoom session. Hope you enjoy! \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 15th, 2020.\n\n(Pictured below, guest Jeff Trimble with famed lead singer of Aquarium, Boris Grebenshchikov in Trimble's Moscow apartment in the late 80s)\n\n\n\n(Pictured below is the photo taken by David Remnick of Jeff Trimble in Yerevan in the 80s--the picture talked about at the beginning of the episode)\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, and sound effects from Star Trek the original series from mediacollege.com and trekcore.com)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.\nSpecial Guest: Jeff Trimble.","content_html":"Jeff Trimble, Moscow Bureau Chief for US News & World Report during the late Soviet period, talks to us about his wild experiences reporting from behind the Iron Curtain and witnessing the dissolution of the USSR. A radio professional as well (and earnest space aficionado and Star Trek fan) he certainly brings some extra finesse to yet another Zoom session. Hope you enjoy!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 15th, 2020.
\n\n(Pictured below, guest Jeff Trimble with famed lead singer of Aquarium, Boris Grebenshchikov in Trimble's Moscow apartment in the late 80s)
\n\n\n\n(Pictured below is the photo taken by David Remnick of Jeff Trimble in Yerevan in the 80s--the picture talked about at the beginning of the episode)
\n![\"\"](\"https://comm.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/Jeffrey-Trimble-in-Soviet-Union.jpeg?itok=r_pv1HlW\")
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, and sound effects from Star Trek the original series from mediacollege.com and trekcore.com)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.
\n
Special Guest: Jeff Trimble.
","summary":"Jeff Trimble, Moscow Bureau Chief for US News & World Report during the late Soviet period, talks to us about his wild experiences reporting from behind the Iron Curtain and witnessing the dissolution of the USSR. A radio professional as well (and earnest space aficionado and Star Trek fan) he certainly brings some amazing skills to this Zoom session. Hope you enjoy! ","date_published":"2020-04-25T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/179fced6-edff-4e90-a9c2-655a5e1fd47b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47467909,"duration_in_seconds":2959}]},{"id":"ba8a8300-6a0a-43d4-9265-3373507c9d31","title":"From Media Literacy to Karaoke Diplomacy (with Joe Crescente)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/karaoke-diplomat","content_text":"Joining us via Zoom from self-isolation in Moscow, New Jersey native Joseph Crescente talks to us about his area of expertise as the media literacy fellow at the US Embassy/American Center in Moscow. This is a fascinating and relevant discussion on how to navigate the media landscape in today's COVID-19 information-rich and facts-poor environment. Take a listen!\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 10th, 2020.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, King Elizabeth, and the Michelle Daniel Trio)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Joe Crescente.","content_html":"Joining us via Zoom from self-isolation in Moscow, New Jersey native Joseph Crescente talks to us about his area of expertise as the media literacy fellow at the US Embassy/American Center in Moscow. This is a fascinating and relevant discussion on how to navigate the media landscape in today's COVID-19 information-rich and facts-poor environment. Take a listen!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 10th, 2020.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHost/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, King Elizabeth, and the Michelle Daniel Trio)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Joe Crescente.
","summary":"Joining us via Zoom from self-isolation in Moscow, New Jersey native Joseph Crescente talks to us about his area of expertise as the media literacy fellow at the US Embassy/American Center in Moscow. This is a fascinating and relevant discussion on how to navigate the media landscape in today's COVID-19 information-rich and facts-poor environment. Take a listen!","date_published":"2020-04-21T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ba8a8300-6a0a-43d4-9265-3373507c9d31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42788177,"duration_in_seconds":2137}]},{"id":"05b1cd27-8e84-444c-8a8e-3dfc55cf3836","title":"\"To Russia and Beyond!\" (featuring RBTH Editor-in-Chief Vsevolod Pulya)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/russia-beyond","content_text":"If you're at all a Russophile and you've never visited Russia Beyond (rbth.com), find out what you've been missing as we connect with the editor-in-chief of this amazing, culturally-focused international publication that now boasts 5 million readers worldwide. (Also, the alternate title for this episode is \"Pants Challenge\", courtesy of Tom -- you'll have to listen all the way to the end to find out who wins the pants challenge or at least who clearly does not.) Thank you for listening!\n\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 10th, 2020.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Vsevolod Pulya.","content_html":"If you're at all a Russophile and you've never visited Russia Beyond (rbth.com), find out what you've been missing as we connect with the editor-in-chief of this amazing, culturally-focused international publication that now boasts 5 million readers worldwide. (Also, the alternate title for this episode is "Pants Challenge", courtesy of Tom -- you'll have to listen all the way to the end to find out who wins the pants challenge or at least who clearly does not.) Thank you for listening!
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/977487723790585856/4BVUH8GX_400x400.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 10th, 2020.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci
\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Vsevolod Pulya.
","summary":"If you're at all a Russophile and you've never visited Russia Beyond (rbth.com), find out what you've been missing as we connect with the editor-in-chief of this amazing, culturally-focused international publication that now boasts 5 million readers worldwide. (Also, the alternate title for this episode is \"Pants Challenge\", courtesy of Tom.)","date_published":"2020-04-16T21:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/05b1cd27-8e84-444c-8a8e-3dfc55cf3836.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":50839813,"duration_in_seconds":3165}]},{"id":"4aa81701-f7e8-49d2-9a88-ac3787a14886","title":"Between Diplomacy and Propaganda: Global Engagement in the Digital Age (with Nicholas Cull)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/diplomacy","content_text":"Joining us via Zoom is the authority on public diplomacy from University of Southern California, Nicholas Cull. Having written the primary resource on the subject as used by the US State Department, Dr. Cull defines public diplomacy for us and expounds on how it has changed and will continue to change in this digital age. (Note: this is one of Tom's favorite interviews.)\n\nABOUT THE GUEST\n\nNicholas J. Cull is Professor of Public Diplomacy and is the founding director of the Master of Public Diplomacy program at USC. He took both his BA and PhD at the University of Leeds. While a graduate student, he studied at Princeton as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York. From 1992 to 1997 he was lecturer in American History at the University of Birmingham in the UK. From September 1997 to August 2005 he was Professor of American Studies and Director of the Centre for American Studies in the Department of History at Leicester.\n\nCheck out his latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Public-Diplomacy-Foundations-Contemporary-Communication-ebook/dp/B07QMVJD75/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=public+diplomacy&qid=1586826285&sr=8-1\nPublic Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement In The Digital Age \n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 8th, 2020.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Nicholas Cull.","content_html":"Joining us via Zoom is the authority on public diplomacy from University of Southern California, Nicholas Cull. Having written the primary resource on the subject as used by the US State Department, Dr. Cull defines public diplomacy for us and expounds on how it has changed and will continue to change in this digital age. (Note: this is one of Tom's favorite interviews.)
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST
\n![\"\"](\"https://pressroom.usc.edu/files/2012/09/Cull_Nick_October.jpg\")
\nNicholas J. Cull is Professor of Public Diplomacy and is the founding director of the Master of Public Diplomacy program at USC. He took both his BA and PhD at the University of Leeds. While a graduate student, he studied at Princeton as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York. From 1992 to 1997 he was lecturer in American History at the University of Birmingham in the UK. From September 1997 to August 2005 he was Professor of American Studies and Director of the Centre for American Studies in the Department of History at Leicester.
Check out his latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Public-Diplomacy-Foundations-Contemporary-Communication-ebook/dp/B07QMVJD75/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=public+diplomacy&qid=1586826285&sr=8-1
\nPublic Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement In The Digital Age
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QbGPL0A7L._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\")
NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on April 8th, 2020.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci
\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Nicholas Cull.
","summary":"Joining us via Zoom is the authority on public diplomacy from University of Southern California, Nicholas Cull. Having written the primary resource on the subject as used by the US State Department, Dr. Cull defines public diplomacy for us and expounds on how it has changed and will continue to change in this digital age. (Note: this is one of Tom's favorite interviews.)","date_published":"2020-04-13T20:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4aa81701-f7e8-49d2-9a88-ac3787a14886.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45717312,"duration_in_seconds":2848}]},{"id":"f8b475f5-8c60-4253-9311-258635eb2a5f","title":"Музыкальное путешествие со специальным гостем Артемием Троицким","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/troitskyinrussian","content_text":"Artemy Troitsky was scheduled to come to Austin and visit us at the University of Texas just a few weeks ago, but of course, due to enforced travel restrictions and a host of unforeseen coronavirus complications, his visit has been postponed until the Fall of 2020, hopefully. However, we decided to check in with him via Zoom, anyway, and he was gracious enough to join us not once but twice in both English and Russian to discuss music past and present and also biopics about the most famous musical artists of our time. Matt asks him what biopic he would make and about whom if he had the resources and budget for it. Find out Troitsky's answer in this episode. (You can check out the episode in English here: https://www.slavxradio.com/rocktheussr2.)\n\n\n\nAs always, thank you for listening!\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 7th, 2020 via Zoom.\n\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci\nSound design: Michelle Daniel\n\nMusic credits:\nClips of songs included for educational purposes from YouTube videos of Splean, Alla Pugacheva, Leto move trailer, Bohemian Rhapsody trailer, Rocketman trailer, Simon Slepakov.\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Artemy Troitsky (Артемий Троицкий).","content_html":"Artemy Troitsky was scheduled to come to Austin and visit us at the University of Texas just a few weeks ago, but of course, due to enforced travel restrictions and a host of unforeseen coronavirus complications, his visit has been postponed until the Fall of 2020, hopefully. However, we decided to check in with him via Zoom, anyway, and he was gracious enough to join us not once but twice in both English and Russian to discuss music past and present and also biopics about the most famous musical artists of our time. Matt asks him what biopic he would make and about whom if he had the resources and budget for it. Find out Troitsky's answer in this episode. (You can check out the episode in English here: https://www.slavxradio.com/rocktheussr2.)
\n\n\n\nAs always, thank you for listening!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on April 7th, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\n\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci
\nSound design: Michelle Daniel
Music credits:
\nClips of songs included for educational purposes from YouTube videos of Splean, Alla Pugacheva, Leto move trailer, Bohemian Rhapsody trailer, Rocketman trailer, Simon Slepakov.
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Artemy Troitsky (Артемий Троицкий).
","summary":"Artemy Troitsky joins us once again via Zoom to discuss rock music past and present and also films about music artists. Find out what biopic he would make and why in this episode! Артемий Троицкий обсуждает рок-музыку прошлого и настоящего, а также биографические фильмы о музыкантах. Узнайте, какой биографический фильм он будет снимать и почему в этом эпизоде!","date_published":"2020-04-12T15:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f8b475f5-8c60-4253-9311-258635eb2a5f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62131508,"duration_in_seconds":3775}]},{"id":"c7156ced-1078-421b-82cc-88881fb45e68","title":"Rock the USSR Part 2 (with Artemy Troitsky and Tom Garza)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/rocktheussr2","content_text":"Back for more via Zoom, Tom Garza joins Matt and Tom once again to discuss Russian rock during the late USSR period to modern-day Russia, the power of nostalgia, and the role of music in COVID-19. And this time legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky also joins from Estonia. To listen to the previous episode in this short series, follow this link: https://www.slavxradio.com/sovietskyrock As always, thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!!\n\nRAW and UNEDITED Zoom video:\n\n\n\nFor the episode in Russian with Artemy Troitsky please visit: https://www.slavxradio.com/troitskyinrussian\n\n\n\nFor more on the impact of rock and roll on the USSR, see a feature from PRI:\nhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2011-05-19/how-rock-and-roll-brought-soviet-union-down\nTo read about Joanna Stingray, see: https://www.rbth.com/arts/330211-joanna-stingray\n\nAnd check out the book Troitsky mentions: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin by Leslie Woodhead https://www.amazon.com/How-Beatles-Rocked-Kremlin-Revolution-ebook/dp/B009SJZKFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WXAE8411Y28M&keywords=how+the+beatles+rocked+the+kremlin&qid=1572282790&sprefix=the+beatles+rocked%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1\n\nAlso, as mentioned by Tom Garza in the first episode ROCK THE USSR, Artemy Troitsky's famous book BACK IN THE USSR: THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIAN ROCK is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-USSR-True-Story-Russia/dp/0571129978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=artemy+troitsky&qid=1572282885&sr=8-3\n\nAlong similar lines, Troitsky in recent years released a new book on Soviet subculture, called (aptly enough) Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia. https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/artemy-troitsky-subkultura-stories-of-youth-and-resistance-in-russia-1815-2017/\n\nMusic credits:\nClips of songs included for educational purposes from YouTube videos of Valery Kipelov, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Artik & Asti.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guests: Artemy Troitsky (Артемий Троицкий) and Thomas Garza.","content_html":"Back for more via Zoom, Tom Garza joins Matt and Tom once again to discuss Russian rock during the late USSR period to modern-day Russia, the power of nostalgia, and the role of music in COVID-19. And this time legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky also joins from Estonia. To listen to the previous episode in this short series, follow this link: https://www.slavxradio.com/sovietskyrock As always, thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!!
\n\nRAW and UNEDITED Zoom video:
\n\n\n\nFor the episode in Russian with Artemy Troitsky please visit: https://www.slavxradio.com/troitskyinrussian
\n\n\n\nFor more on the impact of rock and roll on the USSR, see a feature from PRI:
\nhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2011-05-19/how-rock-and-roll-brought-soviet-union-down
\nTo read about Joanna Stingray, see: https://www.rbth.com/arts/330211-joanna-stingray
And check out the book Troitsky mentions: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin by Leslie Woodhead https://www.amazon.com/How-Beatles-Rocked-Kremlin-Revolution-ebook/dp/B009SJZKFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WXAE8411Y28M&keywords=how+the+beatles+rocked+the+kremlin&qid=1572282790&sprefix=the+beatles+rocked%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1
\n\nAlso, as mentioned by Tom Garza in the first episode ROCK THE USSR, Artemy Troitsky's famous book BACK IN THE USSR: THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIAN ROCK is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-USSR-True-Story-Russia/dp/0571129978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=artemy+troitsky&qid=1572282885&sr=8-3
\n\nAlong similar lines, Troitsky in recent years released a new book on Soviet subculture, called (aptly enough) Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia. https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/artemy-troitsky-subkultura-stories-of-youth-and-resistance-in-russia-1815-2017/
\n\nMusic credits:
\nClips of songs included for educational purposes from YouTube videos of Valery Kipelov, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Artik & Asti.
CREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
\nProduction Intern: Jasmine Geraci
\nAdditional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guests: Artemy Troitsky (Артемий Троицкий) and Thomas Garza.
","summary":"Back for more via Zoom, Tom Garza joins Matt and Tom once again to discuss Russian rock during the late USSR period to modern-day Russia, the power of nostalgia, and the role of music in COVID-19. And this time legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky also joins from Estonia. Hope you enjoy!! The previous episode can be found here: https://www.slavxradio.com/sovietskyrock","date_published":"2020-04-08T23:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c7156ced-1078-421b-82cc-88881fb45e68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46578201,"duration_in_seconds":3321}]},{"id":"22d5e0f1-7046-41e5-bbe2-aaa7e88dd7a9","title":"\"Everything is Going Extremely Well...\" ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/drowning-in-oil","content_text":"On this episode, Tom, Matt, and Graham reunite to discuss more about Covid-19, the continuing oil drama between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the ways in which the pandemic will permanently affect our world. As Dave from 2001 A Space Odyssey said, \"Everything is going extremely well.\" \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Graham Reblitz\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.","content_html":"On this episode, Tom, Matt, and Graham reunite to discuss more about Covid-19, the continuing oil drama between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the ways in which the pandemic will permanently affect our world. As Dave from 2001 A Space Odyssey said, "Everything is going extremely well."
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Graham Reblitz
\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
","summary":"On this episode, Tom, Matt, and Graham reunite to discuss more about Covid-19, the continuing oil drama between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the ways in which the pandemic will permanently affect our world. As Dave from 2001 A Space Odyssey said, \"Everything is going extremely well.\" ","date_published":"2020-04-05T18:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/22d5e0f1-7046-41e5-bbe2-aaa7e88dd7a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41759372,"duration_in_seconds":2966}]},{"id":"bdbef275-cf76-4891-9bf6-73a80c452126","title":"\"The Shadow in the East\" with Aliide Naylor","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/shadow-in-the-east","content_text":"On this episode, we meet with freelance journalist Aliide Naylor who joins us for our first Zoom interview from London to discuss her experiences in Russia, Ukraine, and her newly released book on Putin and the Baltics. This is our 80th episode, and we want tthank you for listening wherever you are in the world. We hope you enjoy!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:\nAliide Naylor\n\nAliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times. Read an interview with her here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/07/the-shadow-in-the-east-a69554\nCheck out her new book The Shadow in the East: Vladimir Putin and the New Baltic Front, now available on Amazon:\n\n\nTO ALL LISTENERS GLOBALLY: If you'd like to join the conversation through Zoom to let us know how you're coping with COVID-19 whether you're an academic or student or journalist or small business owner, please reach out to us via our contact page (https://www.slavxradio.com/contact) or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/slavxradio/). We would love to hear from you!\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31st, 2020 via Zoom.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Aliide Naylor.","content_html":"On this episode, we meet with freelance journalist Aliide Naylor who joins us for our first Zoom interview from London to discuss her experiences in Russia, Ukraine, and her newly released book on Putin and the Baltics. This is our 80th episode, and we want tthank you for listening wherever you are in the world. We hope you enjoy!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nAliide Naylor
\n![\"\"](\"https://0.academia-photos.com/360830/12370189/13770105/s200_aliide.naylor.png\")
\nAliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times. Read an interview with her here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/07/the-shadow-in-the-east-a69554
\nCheck out her new book The Shadow in the East: Vladimir Putin and the New Baltic Front, now available on Amazon:
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81WnRcZ832L.jpg\")
TO ALL LISTENERS GLOBALLY: If you'd like to join the conversation through Zoom to let us know how you're coping with COVID-19 whether you're an academic or student or journalist or small business owner, please reach out to us via our contact page (https://www.slavxradio.com/contact) or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/slavxradio/). We would love to hear from you!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31st, 2020 via Zoom.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nHost/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Aliide Naylor.
","summary":"We meet with freelance journalist Aliide Naylor who joins us for our first Zoom interview from London to discuss her experiences in Russia, Ukraine, and her newly released book on Putin and the Baltics on this our 80th episode!","date_published":"2020-04-02T16:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/bdbef275-cf76-4891-9bf6-73a80c452126.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":55806118,"duration_in_seconds":2786}]},{"id":"3305b7f7-1cc3-4107-a828-0372054d4f05","title":"Soviets, Slovaks, and the Pope (with James Felak) // The Post-Socialist Effect (with Kateřina Kolářová)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/fk","content_text":"At this time, we understand the world is in chaos, but it's still a good idea to take a break from the headlines every once in a while and feed your Slavic mind! (Almost as important as washing your hands and responsible social distancing!!) So, while we get our Zoom on, please enjoy some of our squirreled away interviews that we've saved for such a time as this. On this episode, Cullan has a great conversation with the engaging Dr. James Felak, Central European historian at the University of Washington. Dr. Felak has an extra special connection for us and CREEES as our fearless leader Dr. Mary Neuburger was a former student of his! Also joining Cullan is cultural studies professor Dr. Kateřina Kolářová from Charles University in Prague. We sincerely hope you enjoy!!\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nJames Felak\n\nDr. James Felak is Professor at the University of Washington. He covers the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia in modern times, especially the twentieth century. His research interest is in the intersection of religion, politics, and nationalism within the region, especially during the interwar, wartime, and Communist periods.\n\n*Kateřina Kolářová *\n\nDr. Kateřina Kolářová received her PhD in Anglo-American Literary Studies and an MA in History and English and American Studies and History from Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!! And we also take suggestions for guests, so feel free to drop us a line if there's someone you think we should feature on The Slavic Connexion!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHost/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nNOTE + Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on November, 2019 at the ASEEES 2019 conference in San Francisco. Neither the University of Texas at Austin nor The Slavic Connexion is in any way affailiated with ASEEES and any guests who have appeared on this show do not represent an endorsement.Special Guests: James Felak and Kateřina Kolářová.","content_html":"At this time, we understand the world is in chaos, but it's still a good idea to take a break from the headlines every once in a while and feed your Slavic mind! (Almost as important as washing your hands and responsible social distancing!!) So, while we get our Zoom on, please enjoy some of our squirreled away interviews that we've saved for such a time as this. On this episode, Cullan has a great conversation with the engaging Dr. James Felak, Central European historian at the University of Washington. Dr. Felak has an extra special connection for us and CREEES as our fearless leader Dr. Mary Neuburger was a former student of his! Also joining Cullan is cultural studies professor Dr. Kateřina Kolářová from Charles University in Prague. We sincerely hope you enjoy!!
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS
\nJames Felak
\n![\"\"](\"https://history.washington.edu/sites/history/files/styles/portrait/public/photos/2017-06-20_history_department_15_1.jpg?itok=Kyvt6xCm&c=2807f175ca8982e7cc7ab707b0a8eed5\")
\nDr. James Felak is Professor at the University of Washington. He covers the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia in modern times, especially the twentieth century. His research interest is in the intersection of religion, politics, and nationalism within the region, especially during the interwar, wartime, and Communist periods.
*Kateřina Kolářová *
\n![\"\"](\"https://gender.fhs.cuni.cz/KGSENG-7-version1-kolarova.png\")
\nDr. Kateřina Kolářová received her PhD in Anglo-American Literary Studies and an MA in History and English and American Studies and History from Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.
Thanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!! And we also take suggestions for guests, so feel free to drop us a line if there's someone you think we should feature on The Slavic Connexion!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHost/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nNOTE + Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on November, 2019 at the ASEEES 2019 conference in San Francisco. Neither the University of Texas at Austin nor The Slavic Connexion is in any way affailiated with ASEEES and any guests who have appeared on this show do not represent an endorsement.
Special Guests: James Felak and Kateřina Kolářová.
","summary":"Take a break from the headlines and join us for a great conversation with the engaging Dr. James Felak, Central European historian at the University of Washington. And keep listening for an enriching visit with cultural studies professor Dr. Kateřina Kolářová from Charles University in Prague. We hope you enjoy!","date_published":"2020-03-28T14:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3305b7f7-1cc3-4107-a828-0372054d4f05.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45545098,"duration_in_seconds":2196}]},{"id":"3ee511be-5781-4ed5-93d0-2caf5db94010","title":"The Future is Viral: Putin, Petroleum, and the Pandemic","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/covid19","content_text":"On this episode, Tom and Matt are joined by returning guest Graham Reblitz to delve into the meaty headlines of the day: Russian politics, the conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the WHO-declared pandemic that is sweeping the globe. \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 11, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Graham Reblitz\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.","content_html":"On this episode, Tom and Matt are joined by returning guest Graham Reblitz to delve into the meaty headlines of the day: Russian politics, the conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and the WHO-declared pandemic that is sweeping the globe.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on March 11, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Host/Assistant Producer: Graham Reblitz
\nAssistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
","summary":"On this episode, Tom and Matt are joined by returning guest Graham Reblitz to delve into the meaty headlines of the day: Russian politics, the conflict between Russia and Saudi Arabia over oil, and the WHO-declared pandemic that is sweeping the globe. ","date_published":"2020-03-12T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3ee511be-5781-4ed5-93d0-2caf5db94010.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":51126219,"duration_in_seconds":2553}]},{"id":"22e7254d-cf9d-40c9-ab3a-9cf61f2b2fcf","title":"\"Our Generation\" (featuring Christian Ray Flores... and his music)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/supernova","content_text":"Christian Ray Flores is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and philanthropist who was an international music \"supernova\" during the 90s in post-Soviet Russia. Though he may have, by his own estimation, been a short-lived phenomena in Russia he continues to make tremendous impact globally to this day. From charities to start-up ventures to churches to film, Christian does it all and has (quite literally) seen it all! Listen to his amazing, highly-entertaining story on this episode. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST:\n\nChristian Ray Flores holds an MA in Economics, speaks four languages and has a diverse international background of life and work in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the US. Christian started several entertainment and marketing companies, his first at the age of 24. A successful artist, producer, award-winning marketer, and conference speaker, Christian has inspired audiences all over the world. He is passionate about Christian leadership and serving the poor through his non-profit work in places like Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Christian is married to Deb de Flores and has three daughters. Check out his Wikipedia page for more. Here are links to some of his ventures including Third Drive Media: https://www.thirddrive.co/ and Hollywood World https://www.hollywoodworld.org. You can also check out his albums on Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/albums/B002QJCSE4 and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVszVZrOp6NP6iLh8iB1NQ?pbjreload=10 where there is a fascinating short biographical video about him in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGCAqTBrw5o.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 28, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Songs by Christian Ray Flores; additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Demoiselle)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Christian Ray Flores.","content_html":"Christian Ray Flores is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and philanthropist who was an international music "supernova" during the 90s in post-Soviet Russia. Though he may have, by his own estimation, been a short-lived phenomena in Russia he continues to make tremendous impact globally to this day. From charities to start-up ventures to churches to film, Christian does it all and has (quite literally) seen it all! Listen to his amazing, highly-entertaining story on this episode.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\n![\"\"](\"https://elitespeakerservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-Ray-500-x-650-photo-shoot.jpg\")
\nChristian Ray Flores holds an MA in Economics, speaks four languages and has a diverse international background of life and work in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the US. Christian started several entertainment and marketing companies, his first at the age of 24. A successful artist, producer, award-winning marketer, and conference speaker, Christian has inspired audiences all over the world. He is passionate about Christian leadership and serving the poor through his non-profit work in places like Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Christian is married to Deb de Flores and has three daughters. Check out his Wikipedia page for more. Here are links to some of his ventures including Third Drive Media: https://www.thirddrive.co/ and Hollywood World https://www.hollywoodworld.org. You can also check out his albums on Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/albums/B002QJCSE4 and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVszVZrOp6NP6iLh8iB1NQ?pbjreload=10 where there is a fascinating short biographical video about him in Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGCAqTBrw5o.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 28, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nDevelopment Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Songs by Christian Ray Flores; additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Demoiselle)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Christian Ray Flores.
","summary":"Christian Ray Flores is an entrepreneur, world traveler, and philanthropist who was an international music \"supernova\" during the 90s in post-Soviet Russia. Though he may have been a short-lived celebrity phenomena in Russia he continues to make tremendous impact globally to this day. Listen to his amazing, highly-entertaining story on this episode. ","date_published":"2020-03-07T22:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/22e7254d-cf9d-40c9-ab3a-9cf61f2b2fcf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":81516655,"duration_in_seconds":4066}]},{"id":"174949ad-c48a-45fc-98f5-83934582fb92","title":"The Filmmaker and the First Tsar: The Legend of Sergei Eisenstein (with Joan Neuberger)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/eisenstein","content_text":"On this episode we have the privilege of speaking with History professor and Eisenstein expert Dr. Joan Neuberger who among many things is also co-host and co-creator of 15-Minute History podcast and the public history project Not Even Past. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST: \n\nDr. Neuberger received her PhD from Stanford University in 1985. She is currently a professor in the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Neuberger studies modern Russian culture in social and political context, with a focus on the politics of the arts. She is the author of an eclectic range of publications, including Hooliganism: Crime and Culture in St Petersburg, 1900-1914 (California: 1993), Ivan the Terrible: The Film Companion (Palgrave: 2003); co-author of Europe and the Making of Modernity, 1815-1914 (Oxford: 2005); and co-editor of Imitations of Life: Melodrama in Russia (Duke: 2001) and Picturing Russia: Explorations in Visual Culture (Yale: 2008); Everyday Life in Russian History: Quotidian Studies in Honor of Daniel Kaiser (Slavica, 2010); and The Flying Carpet: Studies on Eisenstein in Honor of Naum Kleiman (Mimésis International. 2017). Her most recent book is This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible in Stalin’s Russia (Cornell: 2019).\n\nWe encourage you to check out her public history site, Not Even Past, www.notevenpast.org and also the related podcast \"15-Minute History\" at www.15minutehistory.org which she co-hosts and co-founded. Both are great and fun resources! \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 21, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. \n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Joan Neuberger.","content_html":"On this episode we have the privilege of speaking with History professor and Eisenstein expert Dr. Joan Neuberger who among many things is also co-host and co-creator of 15-Minute History podcast and the public history project Not Even Past.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\n![\"\"](\"https://minio.la.utexas.edu/colaweb-prod/person_files/0/373/joan_neuberger_profile_image.jpeg\")
\nDr. Neuberger received her PhD from Stanford University in 1985. She is currently a professor in the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Neuberger studies modern Russian culture in social and political context, with a focus on the politics of the arts. She is the author of an eclectic range of publications, including Hooliganism: Crime and Culture in St Petersburg, 1900-1914 (California: 1993), Ivan the Terrible: The Film Companion (Palgrave: 2003); co-author of Europe and the Making of Modernity, 1815-1914 (Oxford: 2005); and co-editor of Imitations of Life: Melodrama in Russia (Duke: 2001) and Picturing Russia: Explorations in Visual Culture (Yale: 2008); Everyday Life in Russian History: Quotidian Studies in Honor of Daniel Kaiser (Slavica, 2010); and The Flying Carpet: Studies on Eisenstein in Honor of Naum Kleiman (Mimésis International. 2017). Her most recent book is This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible in Stalin’s Russia (Cornell: 2019).
We encourage you to check out her public history site, Not Even Past, www.notevenpast.org and also the related podcast "15-Minute History" at www.15minutehistory.org which she co-hosts and co-founded. Both are great and fun resources!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 21, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Joan Neuberger.
","summary":"On this episode we have the privilege of speaking with History professor and Eisenstein expert Dr. Joan Neuberger who among many things is also co-host and co-creator of 15-Minute History podcast and the public history project Not Even Past. ","date_published":"2020-02-27T20:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/174949ad-c48a-45fc-98f5-83934582fb92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":64181150,"duration_in_seconds":3207}]},{"id":"b02c4736-616d-494d-9559-25537e44f526","title":"A Little Bit Cosmopolitan (with Graham Reblitz)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/cosmpolitan","content_text":"On this episode, we have the pleasure of getting to know the president of UT's International Affairs Society, Graham Reblitz, who brings his broad, cosmopolitan perspective to our studio and discussing everything from geopolitics in Europe to sports on the international plane. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST:\nGraham Reblitz\n\nGraham is a senior from Lakewood Ranch, Florida currently studying Economics and Government at UT, while also pursuing an undergraduate Certificate in Security Studies from the Clements Center. Academically, his interests include foreign affairs, diplomacy, and national security. Personally, his interests include sports, playing the guitar, movies, traveling, and doing anything outdoors. After graduation, he intends pursue a career that ties together both foreign policy and business in addition to eventually attending graduate school. On campus, he is the President of the International Affairs Society. Graham has one brother, Ethan, who is fifteen months younger and attends the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He also has a yellow lab at home named Callie. Additionally, he speaks fluent Spanish as his mother is from Madrid, Spain. \n\nCheck out the International Affairs Society at UT on the web: https://utexasias.squarespace.com/\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. Special thanks to the Clements Center for their additional support.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.","content_html":"On this episode, we have the pleasure of getting to know the president of UT's International Affairs Society, Graham Reblitz, who brings his broad, cosmopolitan perspective to our studio and discussing everything from geopolitics in Europe to sports on the international plane.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nGraham Reblitz
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.clementscenter.org/media/k2/items/cache/d53aa7f89db2d1935feed7588780d953_L.jpg\")
\nGraham is a senior from Lakewood Ranch, Florida currently studying Economics and Government at UT, while also pursuing an undergraduate Certificate in Security Studies from the Clements Center. Academically, his interests include foreign affairs, diplomacy, and national security. Personally, his interests include sports, playing the guitar, movies, traveling, and doing anything outdoors. After graduation, he intends pursue a career that ties together both foreign policy and business in addition to eventually attending graduate school. On campus, he is the President of the International Affairs Society. Graham has one brother, Ethan, who is fifteen months younger and attends the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He also has a yellow lab at home named Callie. Additionally, he speaks fluent Spanish as his mother is from Madrid, Spain.
Check out the International Affairs Society at UT on the web: https://utexasias.squarespace.com/
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. Special thanks to the Clements Center for their additional support.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
","summary":"On this episode, we have the pleasure of getting to know the president of UT's International Affairs Society, Graham Reblitz, who brings his broad, cosmopolitan perspective to our studio and discussing everything from geopolitics in Europe to sports on the international plane. ","date_published":"2020-02-23T20:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/b02c4736-616d-494d-9559-25537e44f526.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30801229,"duration_in_seconds":1535}]},{"id":"90485799-fc12-4335-86e0-9da2cc28533b","title":"Timeless Secrets of Ancient Romania","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/timetravelers","content_text":"On this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with a modern-day archaeologist Dr. Adam Rabinowitz and archaeology grad student Susan Crane. Both take us into the ancient world of Romania through their exciting (and sometimes not-so-exciting) archaeological expeditions and unbelievable discoveries.\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nAdam T. Rabinowitz\n\nAdam Rabinowitz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Assistant Director of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds his PhD (2004) from the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Michigan, where he wrote a dissertation on the role of communal wine-drinking in political and social interactions in the colonial Greek world. He is a 2002 Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a field archaeologist with twenty-five years of archaeological field experience at Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sites in Italy, England, Israel, Tunisia, and Ukraine. His archaeological research focuses on daily life, domestic architecture, commensal practices and the lived experience of culture contact. Read more here: www.slavxradio.com/rabinowitz\n\nSusan Crane\n\nSusan is an assistant instructor in the Department of Classics within the University of Texas at Austin and is currently taking Romanian language with Professor Jason Roberts at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Milena D-K\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Adam T. Rabinowitz.","content_html":"On this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with a modern-day archaeologist Dr. Adam Rabinowitz and archaeology grad student Susan Crane. Both take us into the ancient world of Romania through their exciting (and sometimes not-so-exciting) archaeological expeditions and unbelievable discoveries.
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS
\nAdam T. Rabinowitz
\n![\"\"](\"https://minio.la.utexas.edu/colaweb-prod/person_files/0/304/adam_t_rabinowitz_profile_image.jpeg\")
\nAdam Rabinowitz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Assistant Director of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds his PhD (2004) from the Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Michigan, where he wrote a dissertation on the role of communal wine-drinking in political and social interactions in the colonial Greek world. He is a 2002 Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a field archaeologist with twenty-five years of archaeological field experience at Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sites in Italy, England, Israel, Tunisia, and Ukraine. His archaeological research focuses on daily life, domestic architecture, commensal practices and the lived experience of culture contact. Read more here: www.slavxradio.com/rabinowitz
Susan Crane
\n![\"\"](\"https://minio.la.utexas.edu/colaweb-prod/news_images/1/12801/susan_crane_wins_jane_c_waldbaum_archaeological_field_school_scholarship.jpeg\")
\nSusan is an assistant instructor in the Department of Classics within the University of Texas at Austin and is currently taking Romanian language with Professor Jason Roberts at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on February 19, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nLogistics/Assistant Producer: Milena D-K
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nProduction Assistant: Luis Camarena
Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Adam T. Rabinowitz.
","summary":"On this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with a modern-day archaeologist Dr. Adam Rabinowitz and archaeology grad student Susan Crane. Both take us into the ancient world of Histria through their exciting (and sometimes not-so-exciting) archaeological expeditions and unbelievable discoveries.","date_published":"2020-02-19T23:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/90485799-fc12-4335-86e0-9da2cc28533b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":44844082,"duration_in_seconds":2237}]},{"id":"0b3e1a06-099b-4222-b6a9-19331d241904","title":"Shades of Red, White, and Blue: Politics and Foreign Policy Today (with Dr. Mark Pomar)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/redwhiteblue","content_text":"Dr. Mark Pomar, Russia expert and senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, revisits the studio to speak with us about modern-day politics and foreign policy in the US. Drawing on his extensive experience and service to the US government, Dr. Pomar gives us a deeper look into US-Russia relations and the future of the international landscape.\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 7, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. \n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\n\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, John Bartmann)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSPONSORED PRODUCT: \n\n\n\nNow available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.","content_html":"Dr. Mark Pomar, Russia expert and senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, revisits the studio to speak with us about modern-day politics and foreign policy in the US. Drawing on his extensive experience and service to the US government, Dr. Pomar gives us a deeper look into US-Russia relations and the future of the international landscape.
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on February 7, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, John Bartmann)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nSPONSORED PRODUCT:
\n\n\n\nNow available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8
Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.
","summary":"Dr. Mark Pomar, Russia expert and senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, revisits the studio to speak with us about modern-day politics and foreign policy in the US.","date_published":"2020-02-09T19:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0b3e1a06-099b-4222-b6a9-19331d241904.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63971069,"duration_in_seconds":3193}]},{"id":"d2109bd0-97e8-4373-9979-0a8b1bb811dc","title":"Bridging the Gap: From Campus to Career (with Tom and Tracy) ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/alumni-pod","content_text":"In this episode, Tom and Tracy team up to talk with three former CREEES and 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. Let our fabulous UT CREEES alumni Michael Deegan, Jessica Terry, and Ryan Williams reassure you: degrees CAN turn into awesome careers, and yes, you will get paid! \n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on January 31, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. Alumni appeared courtesy of CREEES.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\n\nSupervising Producer/Audio Technician: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Loyalty Freak Music, John Bartmann, Glad Rags, Psalters, and King Elizabeth)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.","content_html":"In this episode, Tom and Tracy team up to talk with three former CREEES and 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. Let our fabulous UT CREEES alumni Michael Deegan, Jessica Terry, and Ryan Williams reassure you: degrees CAN turn into awesome careers, and yes, you will get paid!
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded on January 31, 2020 at the University of Texas at Austin. Alumni appeared courtesy of CREEES.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
Supervising Producer/Audio Technician: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Loyalty Freak Music, John Bartmann, Glad Rags, Psalters, and King Elizabeth)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nDISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
","summary":"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! ","date_published":"2020-02-01T15:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/d2109bd0-97e8-4373-9979-0a8b1bb811dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76881743,"duration_in_seconds":3840}]},{"id":"f1bf6260-9495-4930-ad2e-ebb22e2ff795","title":"The Quintessential S. Ansky // The Sprit of Sakha (ASEEES)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-sf","content_text":"At the 2019 ASEEES Conference, PhD student Raya Shapiro shares with SlavX host Samantha about their research on the Jewish émigré playwright and author S. Ansky. And then, anthropoligist Jenanne Ferguson from the University of Nevada talks about the language of Sakha (Yakut) and the intrinsic spirit of all languages. \n\nABOUT THE GUESTS:\nRaya Shapiro is a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago. They are interested in how late 19th/early 20th century Eastern European Jewish writers used different languages - for politics, for publication, for practicality - and how their multilingualism creatively shaped the languages they chose to write in (Polish, Russian, Yiddish, German). They have managed to write at least one paper about S. An-sky for every seminar this year.\n\nJenanne K. Ferguson of the University of Nevada currently researches the maintenance and transmission of the Sakha (Yakut) language in northeastern Siberia, Russia, through the lens of mobility by and through language. Her dissertation works dealt with ways of speaking Sakha among Sakha-Russian bilinguals living in urban and rural regions and the language ideologies shaping their language choices and practices. Ongoing and future work deals with the revitalization and transformation of Sakha oral literary genres and the local creation of new online spaces (e.g. social networking, SMS, Wikipedia) for Sakha language transmission and usage, as well as a project comparing the politics and aesthetics of indigenous storytelling in Canada and Russia. She also has worked on questions and themes with Canadian indigenous languages. A native Canadian, she earned her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Aberdeen in 2013.\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Milena D.K.\n\nSupervising Producer/Recording Engineer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not affiliated with ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.","content_html":"At the 2019 ASEEES Conference, PhD student Raya Shapiro shares with SlavX host Samantha about their research on the Jewish émigré playwright and author S. Ansky. And then, anthropoligist Jenanne Ferguson from the University of Nevada talks about the language of Sakha (Yakut) and the intrinsic spirit of all languages.
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS:
\nRaya Shapiro is a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago. They are interested in how late 19th/early 20th century Eastern European Jewish writers used different languages - for politics, for publication, for practicality - and how their multilingualism creatively shaped the languages they chose to write in (Polish, Russian, Yiddish, German). They have managed to write at least one paper about S. An-sky for every seminar this year.
Jenanne K. Ferguson of the University of Nevada currently researches the maintenance and transmission of the Sakha (Yakut) language in northeastern Siberia, Russia, through the lens of mobility by and through language. Her dissertation works dealt with ways of speaking Sakha among Sakha-Russian bilinguals living in urban and rural regions and the language ideologies shaping their language choices and practices. Ongoing and future work deals with the revitalization and transformation of Sakha oral literary genres and the local creation of new online spaces (e.g. social networking, SMS, Wikipedia) for Sakha language transmission and usage, as well as a project comparing the politics and aesthetics of indigenous storytelling in Canada and Russia. She also has worked on questions and themes with Canadian indigenous languages. A native Canadian, she earned her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Aberdeen in 2013.
\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D.K.
Supervising Producer/Recording Engineer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not affiliated with ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.
","summary":"At the 2019 ASEEES Conference, PhD student Raya Shapiro shares with SlavX host Samantha about their research on the Jewish émigré playwright and author S. Ansky. And then, anthropoligist Jenanne Ferguson from the University of Nevada talks about the language of Sakha (Yakut) and the intrinsic spirit of all languages. ","date_published":"2020-01-25T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f1bf6260-9495-4930-ad2e-ebb22e2ff795.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":95737248,"duration_in_seconds":3988}]},{"id":"d2d912a6-d0ac-4bcf-bedf-a61c968f45cb","title":"\"The Russia Factor\": From Japan to the Crimea Consensus (ASEEES)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-russia-factor","content_text":"Russia and Japan have yet to reconcile when it comes to the islands in the Pacific. Professor Akaha gives us his take on the relations between these two nations in the aftermath of the Cold War. Then, in the second half of the episode, Dr. Smeltz from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains her findings from surveys that reveal Russians still approve of Putin's foreign policy and also the increased negativity of Americans towards Russians post-Crimean annexation.\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nTsuneo Akaha\nProfessor Akaha currently teaches at Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS). He is a native of Japan and first came to the U.S. as a high school exchange student. After graduating from Waseda University in Tokyo, he returned to the U.S. to pursue graduate studies at the University of Southern California (USC) and received his PhD in International Relations in 1981. Before joining the Institute in 1989 he had taught at USC, Kansas State University, and Bowling Green State University (Ohio). He teaches courses on human security, international migration, multiculturalism, East Asia, and Russia-East Asia Relations. He has authored or edited 11 books and authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters on topics ranging from human security and migration in East Asia to Japan’s relations with the U.S., Russia, China, and Korea. His co-edited book The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Balancing Soft and Hard Power in East Asia received an Ohira Memorial Award Special Prize.\n\nDina Smeltz \nWith 25 years of experience designing and fielding international social and political surveys, Dina Smeltz joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on public opinion and foreign policy in 2012. She oversees the Council’s well-known annual survey of American attitudes toward foreign policy and has authored and coauthored many of the analyses based on that work. She also directs the Council’s collaboration with Russian, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, and East Asian research organizations. Smeltz has published commentary on public opinion and international issues in The Washington Post, RealClearWorld, Foreign Policy, and the Council’s survey blog (Running Numbers). Smeltz has an MA from the University of Michigan and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\n\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) \n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.Special Guests: Dina Smeltz and Tsuneo Akaha.","content_html":"Russia and Japan have yet to reconcile when it comes to the islands in the Pacific. Professor Akaha gives us his take on the relations between these two nations in the aftermath of the Cold War. Then, in the second half of the episode, Dr. Smeltz from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains her findings from surveys that reveal Russians still approve of Putin's foreign policy and also the increased negativity of Americans towards Russians post-Crimean annexation.
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS
\nTsuneo Akaha
\nProfessor Akaha currently teaches at Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS). He is a native of Japan and first came to the U.S. as a high school exchange student. After graduating from Waseda University in Tokyo, he returned to the U.S. to pursue graduate studies at the University of Southern California (USC) and received his PhD in International Relations in 1981. Before joining the Institute in 1989 he had taught at USC, Kansas State University, and Bowling Green State University (Ohio). He teaches courses on human security, international migration, multiculturalism, East Asia, and Russia-East Asia Relations. He has authored or edited 11 books and authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters on topics ranging from human security and migration in East Asia to Japan’s relations with the U.S., Russia, China, and Korea. His co-edited book The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Balancing Soft and Hard Power in East Asia received an Ohira Memorial Award Special Prize.
Dina Smeltz
\nWith 25 years of experience designing and fielding international social and political surveys, Dina Smeltz joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on public opinion and foreign policy in 2012. She oversees the Council’s well-known annual survey of American attitudes toward foreign policy and has authored and coauthored many of the analyses based on that work. She also directs the Council’s collaboration with Russian, Mexican, Canadian, Australian, and East Asian research organizations. Smeltz has published commentary on public opinion and international issues in The Washington Post, RealClearWorld, Foreign Policy, and the Council’s survey blog (Running Numbers). Smeltz has an MA from the University of Michigan and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.
Special Guests: Dina Smeltz and Tsuneo Akaha.
","summary":"Professor Akaha gives us his take on Russia-Japanese relations in the aftermath of the Cold War and the impact that Russia-US tensions play on Japan's geographic well-being. And in the second half of the episode, Dr. Smeltz from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains her findings from surveys that reveal Russians still approve of Putin's foreign policy.","date_published":"2020-01-22T22:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/d2d912a6-d0ac-4bcf-bedf-a61c968f45cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59909404,"duration_in_seconds":2495}]},{"id":"fa0c571e-1539-4f15-b484-dbafa824007a","title":"Winnie the Pooh... and Brezhnev Too // Balkan Blackness (ASEEES)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-arc","content_text":"Dr. Sabina Amanbayeva (Oklahoma City University) takes us into the magical world of Winnie the Pooh... but in the Soviet Union, unpacking the ways in which the Disney show translated into a very different and yet similar production in the USSR. In the second segment of this episode, Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang (University of Cincinnatti) discusses the nonalignment movement in Yugoslavia and also the surprising ways in which people see themselves in the Balkans.\n\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) \nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.","content_html":"Dr. Sabina Amanbayeva (Oklahoma City University) takes us into the magical world of Winnie the Pooh... but in the Soviet Union, unpacking the ways in which the Disney show translated into a very different and yet similar production in the USSR. In the second segment of this episode, Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang (University of Cincinnatti) discusses the nonalignment movement in Yugoslavia and also the surprising ways in which people see themselves in the Balkans.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.
","summary":"Dr. Amanbayeva of Kazakhstan takes us into the magical world of Winnie the Pooh... but in the Soviet Union, and in the second segment, Dr. Rucker-Chang discusses the surprising ways in which people see themselves in the Balkans. ","date_published":"2020-01-17T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/fa0c571e-1539-4f15-b484-dbafa824007a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46259837,"duration_in_seconds":1859}]},{"id":"0d1e71a0-a87c-4d4e-b4a3-024c93286263","title":"\"Who Needs to Study Soviet Literature?\" with Lena and Sasha","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-ea","content_text":"Wrapping up our ASEEES conference series, we have a super fun couple's episode with the dynamic duo of Alexander Prokhorov and Elena Prokhorova from Moscow State University who talk about their personal journeys and how they ended up at teaching at College of William & Mary. \n\nTHE GUESTS:\nElena Prokhorova and Alexander Prokhorov\n \n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) \nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.Special Guest: Alexander (Sasha) Prokhorov.","content_html":"Wrapping up our ASEEES conference series, we have a super fun couple's episode with the dynamic duo of Alexander Prokhorov and Elena Prokhorova from Moscow State University who talk about their personal journeys and how they ended up at teaching at College of William & Mary.
\n\nTHE GUESTS:
\nElena Prokhorova and Alexander Prokhorov
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.wm.edu/news/images/2017/content/prokhorova_content.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https://www.wm.edu/news/images/archive/2008/content/prokhorov1.jpg\")
EDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values or views.
Special Guest: Alexander (Sasha) Prokhorov.
","summary":"Wrapping up our ASEEES conference series, we have a super fun couple's episode with the dynamic duo of Alexander Prokhorov and Elena Prokhorova from Moscow State University who talk about their personal journeys and how they ended up at teaching at College of William & Mary.","date_published":"2020-01-14T19:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0d1e71a0-a87c-4d4e-b4a3-024c93286263.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38732777,"duration_in_seconds":1588}]},{"id":"538731a1-0f96-47b9-8cbb-0c1d539c3788","title":"Albania Mania: Football to Rap to Racism with Cultural Anthropologist Chelsi West Ohueri","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/west-ohueri","content_text":"If you're like us, you probably don't know too much about Albania--that little former Soviet satellite state that we certainly couldn't have picked out on a map in high school (maybe not even after 4 years of college). But Albania is a very unique nation and although not Slavic, as Tom says, \"it's close enough for the Slavic Connexion\". Through the eyes of the incredible Chelsi West Ohueri, we gain perspective while having a ton of laughs at the same time. \n\n\n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on April 19th, 2019.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pggSpecial Guest: Chelsi West Ohueri.","content_html":"If you're like us, you probably don't know too much about Albania--that little former Soviet satellite state that we certainly couldn't have picked out on a map in high school (maybe not even after 4 years of college). But Albania is a very unique nation and although not Slavic, as Tom says, "it's close enough for the Slavic Connexion". Through the eyes of the incredible Chelsi West Ohueri, we gain perspective while having a ton of laughs at the same time.
\n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on April 19th, 2019.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
Special Guest: Chelsi West Ohueri.
","summary":"In this entertaining interview, host Tom sits down with cultural anthropologist Dr. West Ohueri to discuss all things Albania with special focus on her journey as an African-American woman into a white environment. We're sure you'll enjoy!","date_published":"2020-01-11T16:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/538731a1-0f96-47b9-8cbb-0c1d539c3788.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":66148546,"duration_in_seconds":2754}]},{"id":"602f2662-60e7-4e4f-95c7-b267dc4a777b","title":"Victims' State // Slavic Folklore in YA Fiction ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-hm","content_text":"In this episode, we trek back in time to the late Habsburg Empire and post-World War I Eastern Europe with Dr. Hsia. And then we discuss Slavic Folklore in modern young adult literature with Dr. Martiniuk who talks about the romanticized Russian symbols used by authors everywhere of all backgrounds. We'll get into the issues behind using such symbols, and if it's cultural appreciation or appropriation.\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS:\n\nKe-Chin Hsia\n\nHaving his received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2013, Dr. Hsia is a lecturer in the department of history at Indiana University Bloomington. His current book manuscript, tentatively titled Victims’ State: War and Welfare in Austria, 1868-1925, is an analysis of how the Austrian state (first Imperial/Habsburg and then republican) and society tackled the human and social consequences of soldering in an era of universal military service, democratizing political culture, and totalizing war mobilization. Two other research projects are underway. One is on the “internal colonization” proposals in Imperial Austria during the First World War. The other is about political asylum and law and order in revolutionary Vienna. Growing up in Taiwan, receiving graduate education in the U.S., and doing research in Europe, He is also very interested in the rise of social insurance systems in Europe and East Asia from a transnational perspective. Additionally, his fascination with baseball as a subject of international and transnational history is growing as well. He is a member of the research network, The Quest for Welfare and Democracy, hosted by European University Institute.\nhttps://history.indiana.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/hsia_ke-chin.html\n\nJill Martiniuk\n\nA visiting instructor in the English Department at the University of South Florida, Professor Martiniuk received her PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Virginia. She specializes in 20th century Russian novels and their relationship with Western works. For her research on maternal grief and how expressions of grief are gendered in 19th and 20th century Russian literary and visual arts, she was the 2016 Scholar-in-Residence at the Hillwood Museum. In addition, she was one of the recipients of the 2013 Summer Language Institute Summer Research Grants and the 2013 GSAS Foreign Study Award, which allowed her to conduct research on Dante in Russian literature in Florence, Italy and Moscow, Russia. Her current research interests also focus on using the digital humanities to teach writing, literature, and culture. Her digital projects include a collaborative digital lesson plan on Ivan Bunin’s “The Gentleman From San Francisco” and curriculum redesigns that focus on bringing 3D printing into the humanities classroom. \n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on November 23rd and 24th, 2019 in San Francisco, California during the ASEEES 2019 Conference.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\n\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional b/g music by Blue Dot Sessions \"Molly Molly\")\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.","content_html":"In this episode, we trek back in time to the late Habsburg Empire and post-World War I Eastern Europe with Dr. Hsia. And then we discuss Slavic Folklore in modern young adult literature with Dr. Martiniuk who talks about the romanticized Russian symbols used by authors everywhere of all backgrounds. We'll get into the issues behind using such symbols, and if it's cultural appreciation or appropriation.
\n\nKe-Chin Hsia
\n![\"\"](\"https://history.indiana.edu/images/Faculty/Hsia_Ke-Chin.jpg\")
\nHaving his received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 2013, Dr. Hsia is a lecturer in the department of history at Indiana University Bloomington. His current book manuscript, tentatively titled Victims’ State: War and Welfare in Austria, 1868-1925, is an analysis of how the Austrian state (first Imperial/Habsburg and then republican) and society tackled the human and social consequences of soldering in an era of universal military service, democratizing political culture, and totalizing war mobilization. Two other research projects are underway. One is on the “internal colonization” proposals in Imperial Austria during the First World War. The other is about political asylum and law and order in revolutionary Vienna. Growing up in Taiwan, receiving graduate education in the U.S., and doing research in Europe, He is also very interested in the rise of social insurance systems in Europe and East Asia from a transnational perspective. Additionally, his fascination with baseball as a subject of international and transnational history is growing as well. He is a member of the research network, The Quest for Welfare and Democracy, hosted by European University Institute.
\nhttps://history.indiana.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/hsia_ke-chin.html
Jill Martiniuk
\n
\nA visiting instructor in the English Department at the University of South Florida, Professor Martiniuk received her PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Virginia. She specializes in 20th century Russian novels and their relationship with Western works. For her research on maternal grief and how expressions of grief are gendered in 19th and 20th century Russian literary and visual arts, she was the 2016 Scholar-in-Residence at the Hillwood Museum. In addition, she was one of the recipients of the 2013 Summer Language Institute Summer Research Grants and the 2013 GSAS Foreign Study Award, which allowed her to conduct research on Dante in Russian literature in Florence, Italy and Moscow, Russia. Her current research interests also focus on using the digital humanities to teach writing, literature, and culture. Her digital projects include a collaborative digital lesson plan on Ivan Bunin’s “The Gentleman From San Francisco” and curriculum redesigns that focus on bringing 3D printing into the humanities classroom.
NOTE: Episode recorded on November 23rd and 24th, 2019 in San Francisco, California during the ASEEES 2019 Conference.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\n\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) (Additional b/g music by Blue Dot Sessions "Molly Molly")
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.
","summary":"In this episode, we go from the late Habsburg Empire with Dr. Hsia (of Indiana University Bloomington) to Slavic Folklore in modern young adult literature with Jill Martiniuk (U of H) talking about the romanticized Russian symbols used by authors everywhere.","date_published":"2020-01-04T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/602f2662-60e7-4e4f-95c7-b267dc4a777b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":32155327,"duration_in_seconds":2008}]},{"id":"aa79f838-a1ef-45dc-9c0f-32e90a0c29f2","title":"Urban Czech Walk // MTV & Yugoslav Rock (ASEEES 2019 Conference)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-bryant","content_text":"From the ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, Professor Chad Bryant of UNC Chapel Hill speaks with us about Czech cultures and in the second half of the episode, Professor Laura Todd of the University of Nottingham lets us in on her research on early 1980s MTV and the Yugoslavian rock scene.\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS: \n\nCHAD BRYANT (UNC Chapel Hill)\n\nChad Bryant is Associate Professor of History at UNC Chapel Hill. He studies the social and cultural history of Central and Eastern Europe from the eighteenth century to the present. His research focuses on the Bohemian Lands, most of which now constitute the Czech Republic. His first book, Prague in Black, examined the ways in which Nazi rule radically transformed nationality politics and national identities in the Bohemian Lands. Amongst other works, he has published, with Paul Readman and Cynthia Radding, a collection of essays entitled Borderlands in World History, 1700-1914 that emerged from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s ongoing collaboration with King’s College London. \n\nLAURA TODD (University of Nottingham) \n\nAfter studying for a BA (Hons) in Russian with Serbian/Croatian at the University of Nottingham, Laura Todd received her MA from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL) in Politics, Security and Integration, with a focus on memory politics in Russia and South-East Europe. She was awarded her PhD in Russian and Slavonic Studies from the University of Nottingham in 2016 for her thesis 'Youth Film in Russia and Serbia Since the 1990s'. She has taught in Russian and Slavonic Studies and History at the University of Nottingham and De Montfort University in the areas of Russian, Soviet, Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav history and culture, as well as teaching Russian and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language. Her main areas of current research are into the histories of childhood and youth in Russia, the Soviet Union, the Western Balkans (specifically Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina), and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Within this, she focuses primarily on visual culture (photography and film), the representation of childhood and youth, memory, and educational practices in these states. In addition to this, she has research interests in nationalism, memory and commemoration, propaganda and political culture, and heritage in post-conflict and post-socialist states.\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) \nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.Special Guests: Chad Bryant and Laura Todd.","content_html":"From the ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, Professor Chad Bryant of UNC Chapel Hill speaks with us about Czech cultures and in the second half of the episode, Professor Laura Todd of the University of Nottingham lets us in on her research on early 1980s MTV and the Yugoslavian rock scene.
\n\nABOUT THE GUESTS:
\n\nCHAD BRYANT (UNC Chapel Hill)
\n![\"\"](\"https://history.unc.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/804/files/2017/07/Chad-pic-150x150-wpcf_150x150.jpg\")
\nChad Bryant is Associate Professor of History at UNC Chapel Hill. He studies the social and cultural history of Central and Eastern Europe from the eighteenth century to the present. His research focuses on the Bohemian Lands, most of which now constitute the Czech Republic. His first book, Prague in Black, examined the ways in which Nazi rule radically transformed nationality politics and national identities in the Bohemian Lands. Amongst other works, he has published, with Paul Readman and Cynthia Radding, a collection of essays entitled Borderlands in World History, 1700-1914 that emerged from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s ongoing collaboration with King’s College London.
LAURA TODD (University of Nottingham)
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/clas/departments/modern-languages/people/staff-images/lauratodd.jpg\")
\nAfter studying for a BA (Hons) in Russian with Serbian/Croatian at the University of Nottingham, Laura Todd received her MA from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL) in Politics, Security and Integration, with a focus on memory politics in Russia and South-East Europe. She was awarded her PhD in Russian and Slavonic Studies from the University of Nottingham in 2016 for her thesis 'Youth Film in Russia and Serbia Since the 1990s'. She has taught in Russian and Slavonic Studies and History at the University of Nottingham and De Montfort University in the areas of Russian, Soviet, Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav history and culture, as well as teaching Russian and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language. Her main areas of current research are into the histories of childhood and youth in Russia, the Soviet Union, the Western Balkans (specifically Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina), and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Within this, she focuses primarily on visual culture (photography and film), the representation of childhood and youth, memory, and educational practices in these states. In addition to this, she has research interests in nationalism, memory and commemoration, propaganda and political culture, and heritage in post-conflict and post-socialist states.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.
Special Guests: Chad Bryant and Laura Todd.
","summary":"From the ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, Professor Chad Bryant of UNC Chapel Hill speaks with us about Czech cultures and in the second half of the episode, Professor Laura Todd of the University of Nottingham lets us in on her research on early 1980s MTV and the Yugoslavian rock scene.","date_published":"2019-12-20T15:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/aa79f838-a1ef-45dc-9c0f-32e90a0c29f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31491945,"duration_in_seconds":1866}]},{"id":"115d0eb3-fc61-4388-af5d-3ac4c01475b7","title":"\"Time is Profoundly Weird\" with Craig Campbell","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/campbell","content_text":"In this episode, Lera talks with anthropologist Craig Campbell talks about his interest in the river life of Siberia, the age of the Anthropocene, and how \"time is profoundly weird.\"\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: \nDr. Craig Campbell is associate professor of anthropology and Slavic studies at UT Austin. A Canadian, he received his PhD from the University of Alberta. His academic work has most recently been concerned with the realm of ethnographic and documentary images. In his own words, the research and visual experiments that he undertakes explore the possibility for failed, defaced, degraded, manipulated, and damaged photographs to activate interpretive fields typically unacknowledged in conventional ethnographies and histories. This intermedia and aesthetic approach pushes the sensuousness of the world back into an intellectual and scholarly understanding of it. Professor Campbell is the director of the Intermedia Workshop, a laboratory of visual and sensory ethnography. Visit his websites: www.metafactory.ca and http://dam.metafactory.ca/ \n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode was recorded on October 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Craig Campbell.","content_html":"In this episode, Lera talks with anthropologist Craig Campbell talks about his interest in the river life of Siberia, the age of the Anthropocene, and how "time is profoundly weird."
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\nDr. Craig Campbell is associate professor of anthropology and Slavic studies at UT Austin. A Canadian, he received his PhD from the University of Alberta. His academic work has most recently been concerned with the realm of ethnographic and documentary images. In his own words, the research and visual experiments that he undertakes explore the possibility for failed, defaced, degraded, manipulated, and damaged photographs to activate interpretive fields typically unacknowledged in conventional ethnographies and histories. This intermedia and aesthetic approach pushes the sensuousness of the world back into an intellectual and scholarly understanding of it. Professor Campbell is the director of the Intermedia Workshop, a laboratory of visual and sensory ethnography. Visit his websites: www.metafactory.ca and http://dam.metafactory.ca/
Thanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode was recorded on October 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Craig Campbell.
","summary":"In this episode, anthropologist Craig Campbell talks about his interest in the river life of Siberia, the age of the Anthropocene, and how \"time is profoundly weird.\"","date_published":"2019-12-14T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/115d0eb3-fc61-4388-af5d-3ac4c01475b7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38871637,"duration_in_seconds":2429}]},{"id":"e4762192-60ac-4477-800e-26cf7119ec31","title":"Carpatho-Rusyn Nationality with Paul Magosci (ASEEES 2019 Conference)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-magosci","content_text":"During the ASEEES conference, Ukrainian history expert Dr. Magosci talks with Cullan about Carpatho-Rusyn nationality and his pivotal role in forming this movement as a specialist in this region of the world.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: \n\nPaul Robert Magocsi is professor of history and political science at the University of Toronto, where since 1980 he also holds the John Yaremko Chair of Ukrainian Studies. He completed his education at Rutgers University (B.A. 1966; M.A. 1967), Princeton University (M.A. 1969; Ph.D. 1972), and Harvard University (Society of Fellows 1976). He is a member of the Harvard University Society of Fellows (1976). Professor Magocsi has taught at Harvard University, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Prešov University in Slovakia, and on five occasions was historian-in-residence at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany. In 1996 he was appointed a permanent fellow of the Royal Society of Canada—Canadian Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, and has been awarded honorary degrees from Prešov University in Slovakia (doctor honoris causa, 2013) and from Kamianets-Podilskyi National University in Ukraine (pochesnyi profesor, 2015). https://history.utoronto.ca/people/paul-robert-magocsi\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions \"Arizona Moon\".\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.","content_html":"During the ASEEES conference, Ukrainian history expert Dr. Magosci talks with Cullan about Carpatho-Rusyn nationality and his pivotal role in forming this movement as a specialist in this region of the world.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST:
\n![\"\"](\"https://history.utoronto.ca/sites/history.utoronto.ca/files/styles/people_single/public/field/images/Paul-Robert-Magocsi-Department-of-History.jpg?itok=VocK_ljD\")
\nPaul Robert Magocsi is professor of history and political science at the University of Toronto, where since 1980 he also holds the John Yaremko Chair of Ukrainian Studies. He completed his education at Rutgers University (B.A. 1966; M.A. 1967), Princeton University (M.A. 1969; Ph.D. 1972), and Harvard University (Society of Fellows 1976). He is a member of the Harvard University Society of Fellows (1976). Professor Magocsi has taught at Harvard University, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Prešov University in Slovakia, and on five occasions was historian-in-residence at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany. In 1996 he was appointed a permanent fellow of the Royal Society of Canada—Canadian Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, and has been awarded honorary degrees from Prešov University in Slovakia (doctor honoris causa, 2013) and from Kamianets-Podilskyi National University in Ukraine (pochesnyi profesor, 2015). https://history.utoronto.ca/people/paul-robert-magocsi
EDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell at UT for inspiring our supervising producer with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic, www.charlieharpermusic.com) Additional background music by Blue Dot Sessions "Arizona Moon".
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86, www.msdaniel.com)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
","summary":"At the 2019 ASEEES conference, Ukrainian history expert Dr. Paul Magosci talks with Cullan about Carpatho-Rusyn nationality and his pivotal role as a specialist in this region of the world.","date_published":"2019-12-12T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e4762192-60ac-4477-800e-26cf7119ec31.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":17834656,"duration_in_seconds":1112}]},{"id":"e95def6a-56a8-404e-bc28-85a8a80fc720","title":"15 Minutes with Vladimir Golstein (ASEEES 2019)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/aseees-golstein","content_text":"SlavX host Lera gets the chance to talk with Professor Vladimir Golstein from Brown University at the 2019 ASEEES conference in San Francisco. Check it out!\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Vladimir Golstein holds his M.S. in Computers from Moscow Institute of Management, his B.A. in Philosophy from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Yale University. Prior to coming to Brown he taught at Oberlin College (1990-93) and Yale University (1993-2003), where he has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses that explore Western and Russian literary traditions. His scholarly interests embrace Russian culture, religion, philosophy, and poetry, of the past two centuries, as well as the current foreign policy issues. He is putting together two scholarly monographs: one on the conflict of generations in Russia and another on the use of musical communication in a literary text. \n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell for inspiring us with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Vladimir Golstein.","content_html":"SlavX host Lera gets the chance to talk with Professor Vladimir Golstein from Brown University at the 2019 ASEEES conference in San Francisco. Check it out!
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Vladimir Golstein holds his M.S. in Computers from Moscow Institute of Management, his B.A. in Philosophy from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Yale University. Prior to coming to Brown he taught at Oberlin College (1990-93) and Yale University (1993-2003), where he has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses that explore Western and Russian literary traditions. His scholarly interests embrace Russian culture, religion, philosophy, and poetry, of the past two centuries, as well as the current foreign policy issues. He is putting together two scholarly monographs: one on the conflict of generations in Russia and another on the use of musical communication in a literary text.
\n\nEDITOR'S NOTE: Episode recorded during the 2019 ASEEES Conference in San Francisco, California.
\n\nEXECUTIVE PRODUCER'S NOTE: A special thanks to the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for the financial support necessary to take the SlavX team to San Francisco for the multi-day convention. In just a few days, four hosts completed an amazing 18 interviews with unique guests from all over the world. Most of these will be made available on the podcast. Thank you also to the conference directors and staff at ASEEES for being so accommodating and helping SlavX staff find rooms to use as recording spaces. Additional thanks to Professor Craig Campbell for inspiring us with the idea to attend the conference and to SlavX team members Katya and Samantha for taking the trouble to apply for travel funds during the busiest time of the semester for grad students. Their initiative is nothing short of amazing to me, and hopefully everybody appreciates their efforts as much as I do. We hope you all enjoy these exclusive interviews!!
\n\nDisclaimer: The Slavic Connexion is not in any way affiliated with or supported by ASEEES and does not represent the association or otherwise explicitly endorse ASEEES' values, beliefs, or other views.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like this show and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Cullan Bendig
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Vladimir Golstein.
","summary":"SlavX host Lera gets the chance to talk with Professor Vladimir Golstein from Brown University at the 2019 ASEEES conference in San Francisco. Check it out!","date_published":"2019-12-09T09:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e95def6a-56a8-404e-bc28-85a8a80fc720.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15771115,"duration_in_seconds":883}]},{"id":"3e8d4cd6-77aa-41e9-879f-5a53b6581084","title":"Голос народа: СМИ, Киргизия, и гражданские права (на русском языке)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/golos-naroda","content_text":"On this episode, Aigul Adzhieva (Айгуля Аджиева) a TV producer from Kyrgyzstan, joins Matt for a discussion about media challenges today, bride kidnapping, and the role of journalists in her country. Enjoy!\n\nABOUT OUR GUEST: Aigul Adzhieva is a TV producer from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and 11 years of working experience in Broadcasting. She started working as a reporter of the morning program and moved to a management position, helping her obtain a distinguished knowledge of video production process. She participated in a one-year fellowship at the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin, where she learned about art analysis and research and discovered the sources of creativity and imagination. In the past two years she has become interested in talk show and documentaries production. As a mid-career professional, she wants to develop Kyrgyz media’s ability to produce high quality content.\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on November 4th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Our guest appears courtesy of the Meridian International Center and the Central Asian Journalist-in-Residence program funded by the US Department of State.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nAdditional background music by Blue Dot Sessions\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86 www.msdaniel.com)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Aigulya Adjieva (Айгуля Аджиева).","content_html":"On this episode, Aigul Adzhieva (Айгуля Аджиева) a TV producer from Kyrgyzstan, joins Matt for a discussion about media challenges today, bride kidnapping, and the role of journalists in her country. Enjoy!
\n\nABOUT OUR GUEST: Aigul Adzhieva is a TV producer from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and 11 years of working experience in Broadcasting. She started working as a reporter of the morning program and moved to a management position, helping her obtain a distinguished knowledge of video production process. She participated in a one-year fellowship at the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin, where she learned about art analysis and research and discovered the sources of creativity and imagination. In the past two years she has become interested in talk show and documentaries production. As a mid-career professional, she wants to develop Kyrgyz media’s ability to produce high quality content.
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on November 4th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Our guest appears courtesy of the Meridian International Center and the Central Asian Journalist-in-Residence program funded by the US Department of State.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nAdditional background music by Blue Dot Sessions
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86 www.msdaniel.com)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Aigulya Adjieva (Айгуля Аджиева).
","summary":"On this episode, Aigul Adzhieva (Айгуля Аджиева) a TV producer from Kyrgyzstan, joins Matt for a discussion about media challenges today, bride kidnapping, and the role of journalists in her country. Enjoy!","date_published":"2019-12-05T19:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3e8d4cd6-77aa-41e9-879f-5a53b6581084.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36396011,"duration_in_seconds":2265}]},{"id":"5e390f13-f22e-4d88-b31a-bc0bd2739117","title":"A Very Venezuelan Connexion: Cold War, Foreign Investment, and Oil Culture","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/golding","content_text":"As Winter claims the Slavic world (much of it anyway), we thought we'd take a trip south of the equator with this episode on Venezuela with yet another special guest from the History department Latin American expert Marcus Golding.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Marcus Golding is a doctoral student in History at the University of Texas at Ausin. He specializes on social and political movements in Latin America during the Cold War. In particular, he focuses on the relationship between foreign corporations and labor movements in the Venezuelan oil industry, and how this interaction shaped local conceptions of citizenship rights, modernity and development. Other minor scholarly interests include mass politics, populism and revolutions in the 20th century. He has also engaged with the field of Digital Humanities, specifically with the digitization and preservation of archival collections. He holds a M.A. in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University (2016). Marcus contributes regularly to UT's public history forum, Not Even Past, and has a blog: https://serapeionhumanitas.wordpress.com/.\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Marcus O. Golding.","content_html":"As Winter claims the Slavic world (much of it anyway), we thought we'd take a trip south of the equator with this episode on Venezuela with yet another special guest from the History department Latin American expert Marcus Golding.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Marcus Golding is a doctoral student in History at the University of Texas at Ausin. He specializes on social and political movements in Latin America during the Cold War. In particular, he focuses on the relationship between foreign corporations and labor movements in the Venezuelan oil industry, and how this interaction shaped local conceptions of citizenship rights, modernity and development. Other minor scholarly interests include mass politics, populism and revolutions in the 20th century. He has also engaged with the field of Digital Humanities, specifically with the digitization and preservation of archival collections. He holds a M.A. in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University (2016). Marcus contributes regularly to UT's public history forum, Not Even Past, and has a blog: https://serapeionhumanitas.wordpress.com/.
\n\nThanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Marcus O. Golding.
","summary":"As Winter claims the Slavic world (much of it anyway), we thought we'd take a trip south of the equator with this episode on Venezuela with yet another special guest from the History department Latin American expert Marcus Golding. Maybe Tom will expertly find a way to bring us back to home base... or not. Thanks for listening!","date_published":"2019-12-02T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/5e390f13-f22e-4d88-b31a-bc0bd2739117.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47357178,"duration_in_seconds":2959}]},{"id":"7a87c3b5-270b-481b-9b82-02619b8a1fd7","title":"Journey to Lake Baikal with Dr. Evgenia Wilkins","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/evgenia","content_text":"On this episode, we meet the wonderful Dr. Evgenia Wilkins, a native of St. Petersburg who now teaches Russian language, Soviet culture, and environmental studies here in the heart of Texas. She talks about her upcoming Maymester program in Siberia in which students of all disciplines will get to explore the beauty of Lake Baikal through hands-on environmental studies (no knowledge of Russian necessary). \n\nIf interested in learning more about Dr. Wilkins' study abroad program, visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/international-programs/russia-maymester.php. Application deadlines are coming up, so feel free to reach out if interested, or email creees@austin.utexas.edu with any questions you may have. Hope to see you in Siberia!\n\nNOTE: Episode was recorded on October 11th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Additional interviews with Michael Kuehl and Hannah Hospital recorded separately on October 24th and 18th, 2019 respectively.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Evgenia Wilkins.","content_html":"On this episode, we meet the wonderful Dr. Evgenia Wilkins, a native of St. Petersburg who now teaches Russian language, Soviet culture, and environmental studies here in the heart of Texas. She talks about her upcoming Maymester program in Siberia in which students of all disciplines will get to explore the beauty of Lake Baikal through hands-on environmental studies (no knowledge of Russian necessary).
\n\nIf interested in learning more about Dr. Wilkins' study abroad program, visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/international-programs/russia-maymester.php. Application deadlines are coming up, so feel free to reach out if interested, or email creees@austin.utexas.edu with any questions you may have. Hope to see you in Siberia!
\n\nNOTE: Episode was recorded on October 11th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Additional interviews with Michael Kuehl and Hannah Hospital recorded separately on October 24th and 18th, 2019 respectively.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Evgenia Wilkins.
","summary":"On this episode, we meet the wonderful and charming Dr. Evgenia Wilkins, a native of St. Petersburg, who talks about her upcoming Maymester program in Siberia which will explore the richness of Lake Baikal (no knowledge of Russian necessary!)","date_published":"2019-11-27T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/7a87c3b5-270b-481b-9b82-02619b8a1fd7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":48017134,"duration_in_seconds":2999}]},{"id":"7bb75c9b-b018-423c-9bb8-9c0e30c8d06a","title":"Q is for Qazaqstan: Independent Media, Brain Drain, and the New Alphabet","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/qazaqstan","content_text":"Kazakh journalists Aigerim Toleukhan and Yelnur Alimova, visiting Austin on a State Department exchange program, enlighten 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.\nWe definitely learned a lot from their perspectives and personal anecdotes. Thanks to the Central Asian Journalist-in-Residence program (CAJIR) for making their visit to our studios possible!\n\nSee here for a BBC article from 2017 on the alphabet change in Kazakhstan which is dictating the change in spelling to Qazaqstan: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41800186\n\nNOTE: Episode was recorded on October 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(additional original background music from John Bartman, Philip Gross, Glad Rags, Loyalty Freak Music, and Lobo Loco )\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guests: Aigerim Toleukhan and Yelnur Alimova (Елнур Алимова).","content_html":"Kazakh journalists Aigerim Toleukhan and Yelnur Alimova, visiting Austin on a State Department exchange program, enlighten 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.
\nWe definitely learned a lot from their perspectives and personal anecdotes. Thanks to the Central Asian Journalist-in-Residence program (CAJIR) for making their visit to our studios possible!
See here for a BBC article from 2017 on the alphabet change in Kazakhstan which is dictating the change in spelling to Qazaqstan: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41800186
\n\nNOTE: Episode was recorded on October 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(additional original background music from John Bartman, Philip Gross, Glad Rags, Loyalty Freak Music, and Lobo Loco )
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guests: Aigerim Toleukhan and Yelnur Alimova (Елнур Алимова).
","summary":"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.","date_published":"2019-11-18T19:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/7bb75c9b-b018-423c-9bb8-9c0e30c8d06a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46438120,"duration_in_seconds":2895}]},{"id":"f489d53a-7546-445b-bc40-f79e2b8fcb69","title":"London Fog: Brexit and the Dubious Future of the EU","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/london-fog","content_text":"On this episode, Tom and Matt speak with two of our favorite EU experts on the upcoming December 12th vote in the UK which looms large and uncertainly on the European horizon. What exactly will become of the EU without Britain? Has its usefulness declined in the world? What does the EU today have to offer European states that might be lost without it? As Dr. Mosser so aptly put it: \"The EU is like a drunk, stumbling around, but never quite falling.\" In this case, will Brexit have any real effect at all on the institution?\n\nThank you to Dr. Lorinc Redei and Dr. Michael Mosser for joining us and giving us their invaluable insights!\n\nEVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Attention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees! Be sure to register here! \n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 8th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin in the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) studios. Special thanks to LAITS audio studios director Jacob Weiss and audio specialist Wiliam Kurzner for being exceptionally awesome and welcoming the Slavic Connexion into their recording space.\n\n\n\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Lobo Loco, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.\n\nSPONSORED PRODUCT: \n\n\n\nNEW! Now available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8Special Guests: Lorinc Redei and Michael W. Mosser.","content_html":"On this episode, Tom and Matt speak with two of our favorite EU experts on the upcoming December 12th vote in the UK which looms large and uncertainly on the European horizon. What exactly will become of the EU without Britain? Has its usefulness declined in the world? What does the EU today have to offer European states that might be lost without it? As Dr. Mosser so aptly put it: "The EU is like a drunk, stumbling around, but never quite falling." In this case, will Brexit have any real effect at all on the institution?
\n\nThank you to Dr. Lorinc Redei and Dr. Michael Mosser for joining us and giving us their invaluable insights!
\n\nEVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Attention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees! Be sure to register here!
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 8th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin in the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) studios. Special thanks to LAITS audio studios director Jacob Weiss and audio specialist Wiliam Kurzner for being exceptionally awesome and welcoming the Slavic Connexion into their recording space.
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CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Lobo Loco, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
\n\nSPONSORED PRODUCT:
\n\n\n\nNEW! Now available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8
Special Guests: Lorinc Redei and Michael W. Mosser.
","summary":"With the UK's December 12th vote fogging the European horizon, Tom and Matt invited two of our favorite EU experts, Lorinc Redei and Michael Mosser, to speak about current affairs and what the future may hold. ","date_published":"2019-11-14T19:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/f489d53a-7546-445b-bc40-f79e2b8fcb69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":55261390,"duration_in_seconds":3436}]},{"id":"27bc5a35-0008-4085-bad4-68867aa019c3","title":"One Million Moments for Democracy in the Czech Republic","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/16th-nov","content_text":"Our guest today is Czech professor Petra Dominková, from Prague, who has stepped into our studio to talk about the upcoming demonstration led by Million Moments for Democracy against the current controversial Prime Minister who is both rich in controversy and currency. The demonstration will take place in just a few days on November 16th! Listen and also find out whether the country is branding itself the Czech Republic or Czechia or even... \"Bohemia\".\n\nTo read more about the historic Czech protest that took place in June 2019, see the Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/25/prague-protesters-demand-resignation-prime-minister-andrej-babi/ and similar sources.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Petra Dominková is the manager of the Cinematography Department at FAMU in Prague. She teaches the Theory of Cinematography class where students learn various theoretical approaches to the aspects of the cameraman’s work they already know from first-hand experience. In addition, she teaches foreign students within the FAMU International program and has also lectured at the Department of Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy and CAS. She received her PhD from CAS FAMU in 2008. As a Fulbright scholar, she spent one year at UCLA. Besides FAMU, she teaches international students at CIEE and CET. Her main research interests include Czech and East European cinematography and film noir.\n\nAttention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees!\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 7th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Tracy Heim\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Lobo Loco, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.","content_html":"Our guest today is Czech professor Petra Dominková, from Prague, who has stepped into our studio to talk about the upcoming demonstration led by Million Moments for Democracy against the current controversial Prime Minister who is both rich in controversy and currency. The demonstration will take place in just a few days on November 16th! Listen and also find out whether the country is branding itself the Czech Republic or Czechia or even... "Bohemia".
\n\nTo read more about the historic Czech protest that took place in June 2019, see the Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/25/prague-protesters-demand-resignation-prime-minister-andrej-babi/ and similar sources.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Petra Dominková is the manager of the Cinematography Department at FAMU in Prague. She teaches the Theory of Cinematography class where students learn various theoretical approaches to the aspects of the cameraman’s work they already know from first-hand experience. In addition, she teaches foreign students within the FAMU International program and has also lectured at the Department of Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy and CAS. She received her PhD from CAS FAMU in 2008. As a Fulbright scholar, she spent one year at UCLA. Besides FAMU, she teaches international students at CIEE and CET. Her main research interests include Czech and East European cinematography and film noir.
\n\nAttention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees!
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 7th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Tracy Heim
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Lobo Loco, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
","summary":"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).","date_published":"2019-11-11T20:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/27bc5a35-0008-4085-bad4-68867aa019c3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36299420,"duration_in_seconds":2256}]},{"id":"cd398af8-8a6f-4b66-88a9-91914042cb3c","title":"Kyrgyzstan: Progressive Media, Human Rights, and the Power of Journalism (with Tom and Matt)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/kyrgyzstan","content_text":"In the next few episodes, we are excited to have an intimate look into Central Asian countries thanks to a rare visit from several wonderful journalists who were competitively selected for a US State Department-sponsored exchange program, which was made possible through the Meridian International Center (see the press release here: https://www.meridian.org/news/texas-international-education-consortium-brings-u-s-state-departments-central-asian-journalist-in-residence-program-for-month-long-mentorship-and-residency-program-in-texas/).\n\nOn this episode, Matt and Tom speak with Erkinbek and Aigul, two media professionals from Kyrgyzstan who are wrapping up internships at main media outlets here in Austin, Texas. Thanks to their insights, we gain a glimpse of the media landscape in their country and the differences between US and Kyrgyzstan media and the various issues that crop up in each space.\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: Our guests today appear courtesy of Texas International Education Consortium (www.tiec.org) and Meridian International Center (www.meridian.org). Special thanks to Sonia McLaughlin at TIEC, Professor Mark Pomar from the School of Journalism at UT, and the CAJIR program for providing funding.\n\nAttention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees!\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 1st, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. \n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(Additional original music by Scott Holmes, Chuzausen, Mid-Air Machine, Checkie Brown, Christian Bjoerklund)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guests: Aigulya Adjieva (Айгуля Аджиева) and Erkinbek Kamalov.","content_html":"In the next few episodes, we are excited to have an intimate look into Central Asian countries thanks to a rare visit from several wonderful journalists who were competitively selected for a US State Department-sponsored exchange program, which was made possible through the Meridian International Center (see the press release here: https://www.meridian.org/news/texas-international-education-consortium-brings-u-s-state-departments-central-asian-journalist-in-residence-program-for-month-long-mentorship-and-residency-program-in-texas/).
\n\nOn this episode, Matt and Tom speak with Erkinbek and Aigul, two media professionals from Kyrgyzstan who are wrapping up internships at main media outlets here in Austin, Texas. Thanks to their insights, we gain a glimpse of the media landscape in their country and the differences between US and Kyrgyzstan media and the various issues that crop up in each space.
\n\nPRODUCER'S NOTE: Our guests today appear courtesy of Texas International Education Consortium (www.tiec.org) and Meridian International Center (www.meridian.org). Special thanks to Sonia McLaughlin at TIEC, Professor Mark Pomar from the School of Journalism at UT, and the CAJIR program for providing funding.
\n\nAttention Austinites INVITATION FROM LBJ'S MIRTA BASELOVIC to join graduate students for the Interntional Relations and Human Rights panel which will be held on UT campus November 22nd, 2019 from 12pm to 2pm in UTC 3.104. If you can't make it, the event should be featured on this podcast and/or livestreamed. For more information email: mdaniel@austin.utexas.edu . Food provided for attendees!
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded November 1st, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAssociate Producer: Samantha Farmer
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(Additional original music by Scott Holmes, Chuzausen, Mid-Air Machine, Checkie Brown, Christian Bjoerklund)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guests: Aigulya Adjieva (Айгуля Аджиева) and Erkinbek Kamalov.
","summary":"On this episode, Tom and Matt talk with two fantastic media professionals from Kyrgyzstan who are wrapping up their month-long stay in the U.S. as part of a State Department exchange program for Central Asian journalists.","date_published":"2019-11-07T12:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/cd398af8-8a6f-4b66-88a9-91914042cb3c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45274712,"duration_in_seconds":2820}]},{"id":"d29a586f-2dfa-4999-b2f3-d87cc9f0a650","title":"ROCK THE USSR (with Tom Garza)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sovietskyrock","content_text":"Returning to the studio, Tom Garza joins us to discuss not vampires but Russian rock, from the years prior to the fall of the USSR to today itself. And this is not just an academic subject for him, it's his lived experience. Featuring snippets with legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky, who launched the first discotheque in Soviet Russia, this episode (not to overstate the theme) truly ROCKS. \n\nFor more on the impact of rock and roll on the USSR, see a feature from PRI:\nhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2011-05-19/how-rock-and-roll-brought-soviet-union-down\nTo read about Joanna Stingray, see: https://www.rbth.com/arts/330211-joanna-stingray\n\nAnd check out the book Troitsky mentions: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin by Leslie Woodhead https://www.amazon.com/How-Beatles-Rocked-Kremlin-Revolution-ebook/dp/B009SJZKFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WXAE8411Y28M&keywords=how+the+beatles+rocked+the+kremlin&qid=1572282790&sprefix=the+beatles+rocked%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1\nAlso, as mentioned by Tom Garza, Artemy Troitsky's famous book BACK IN THE USSR: THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIAN ROCK is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-USSR-True-Story-Russia/dp/0571129978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=artemy+troitsky&qid=1572282885&sr=8-3\n\nAlong similar lines, Troitsky in recent years released a new book on Soviet subculture, called (aptly enough) Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia. https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/artemy-troitsky-subkultura-stories-of-youth-and-resistance-in-russia-1815-2017/\n\n\n(Below) A picture of Garza and Troitsky taken this summer in Moscow at the Russian language release of Subkultura.\n\n\nMusic credits:\nClips of rock songs included for educational purposes from YouTube recordings of Aquarium, Viktor Tsoi/Kino, Vladimir Vysotsky, Okujawa, Boston, Zemfira, Basta, and Alla Pugacheva.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded October 11th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Clips with Artemy Troitsky recorded on July 2019 in Moscow, Russia.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Computer Music All Stars, Kai Engel, David Hilowitz, Hiro, Byzance, Christian Bjoerklund, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Thomas Garza.","content_html":"Returning to the studio, Tom Garza joins us to discuss not vampires but Russian rock, from the years prior to the fall of the USSR to today itself. And this is not just an academic subject for him, it's his lived experience. Featuring snippets with legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky, who launched the first discotheque in Soviet Russia, this episode (not to overstate the theme) truly ROCKS.
\n\nFor more on the impact of rock and roll on the USSR, see a feature from PRI:
\nhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2011-05-19/how-rock-and-roll-brought-soviet-union-down
\nTo read about Joanna Stingray, see: https://www.rbth.com/arts/330211-joanna-stingray
And check out the book Troitsky mentions: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin by Leslie Woodhead https://www.amazon.com/How-Beatles-Rocked-Kremlin-Revolution-ebook/dp/B009SJZKFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WXAE8411Y28M&keywords=how+the+beatles+rocked+the+kremlin&qid=1572282790&sprefix=the+beatles+rocked%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1
\nAlso, as mentioned by Tom Garza, Artemy Troitsky's famous book BACK IN THE USSR: THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIAN ROCK is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-USSR-True-Story-Russia/dp/0571129978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=artemy+troitsky&qid=1572282885&sr=8-3
\n![\"\"](\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51-9zBDsUTL._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\")
\nAlong similar lines, Troitsky in recent years released a new book on Soviet subculture, called (aptly enough) Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia. https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/artemy-troitsky-subkultura-stories-of-youth-and-resistance-in-russia-1815-2017/
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9780992952488-2.jpg\")
(Below) A picture of Garza and Troitsky taken this summer in Moscow at the Russian language release of Subkultura.
\n
Music credits:
\nClips of rock songs included for educational purposes from YouTube recordings of Aquarium, Viktor Tsoi/Kino, Vladimir Vysotsky, Okujawa, Boston, Zemfira, Basta, and Alla Pugacheva.
RECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded October 11th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin. Clips with Artemy Troitsky recorded on July 2019 in Moscow, Russia.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n(original background music from Carl Phaser, Computer Music All Stars, Kai Engel, David Hilowitz, Hiro, Byzance, Christian Bjoerklund, Semaphore, and Scott Holmes)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Thomas Garza.
","summary":"Returning to the studio, Tom Garza switches rapiers from vampire vanquisher to Russian Rockophile, taking us from the years prior to the fall of the USSR to today itself. And this is not just an academic subject for him - it's his lived experience. (Featuring snippets with legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky!)","date_published":"2019-10-28T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/d29a586f-2dfa-4999-b2f3-d87cc9f0a650.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":68130914,"duration_in_seconds":4244}]},{"id":"29d5bc80-3551-4292-be54-955528425516","title":"«Это не Джеймс Бонд»: от Довлатова до Пелевина (на русском языке) ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/genisrussian","content_text":"Александр Генис присоединяется к нам, чтобы обсудить русскую литературу, от Довлатова до Пелевина.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Alexander Genis.","content_html":"Александр Генис присоединяется к нам, чтобы обсудить русскую литературу, от Довлатова до Пелевина.
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nSupervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Alexander Genis.
","summary":"Александр Генис присоединяется к нам, чтобы обсудить русскую литературу, от Довлатова до Пелевина ...","date_published":"2019-10-24T18:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/29d5bc80-3551-4292-be54-955528425516.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21432609,"duration_in_seconds":1275}]},{"id":"1aa0af96-e20b-43b9-bfdb-d71e542dc241","title":"\"From Saratov to the 'Silver Screen'\" with Marina Alexandrova","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/marina","content_text":"In this episode, Matt talks with Marina Alexandrova about her challenges coming to America from Russia, and the art of teaching Russian culture as a talented and creative professor at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Voted one of UT's Top Ten Professors (which is a big deal), Dr. Marina Alexandrova was born and raised in Saratov, Russia. She received her MA equivalent in English from Saratov State University, and her PhD in Comparative Literature (Russian and Spanish American Literatures) from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation analyzes the formation of the literary public spheres in Russia and Argentina, focusing on the avant-garde literary groups and their complex interactions with the state.\n\nDr. Alexandrova's current research interests include the art and literature of Russian modernism and avant-garde, the history of Russian food production and consumption, and Russian radical and revolutionary movements. During Spring 2018, Dr. Alexandrova taught her new course \"Advanced Russian through Drama,\" which culminated in student production of Vladimir Mayakovsky's controversial comedy \"Bedbug\" (1928). Watch clips from the performance here: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/c5yxguq40pznz9tg721vea0u0xvqo3w0. \n\nVisit Dr. Alexandrova's guest page on our site https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/marina for more.\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded September 20, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nSupervising Producer: Katya Yegorov-Crate (Connect: facebook.com/furthestconstellationofmysoul)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (Connect: www.facebook.com/ltoropin)\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Marina Alexandrova (Марина Александрова).","content_html":"In this episode, Matt talks with Marina Alexandrova about her challenges coming to America from Russia, and the art of teaching Russian culture as a talented and creative professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Voted one of UT's Top Ten Professors (which is a big deal), Dr. Marina Alexandrova was born and raised in Saratov, Russia. She received her MA equivalent in English from Saratov State University, and her PhD in Comparative Literature (Russian and Spanish American Literatures) from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation analyzes the formation of the literary public spheres in Russia and Argentina, focusing on the avant-garde literary groups and their complex interactions with the state.
\n\nDr. Alexandrova's current research interests include the art and literature of Russian modernism and avant-garde, the history of Russian food production and consumption, and Russian radical and revolutionary movements. During Spring 2018, Dr. Alexandrova taught her new course "Advanced Russian through Drama," which culminated in student production of Vladimir Mayakovsky's controversial comedy "Bedbug" (1928). Watch clips from the performance here: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/c5yxguq40pznz9tg721vea0u0xvqo3w0.
\n\nVisit Dr. Alexandrova's guest page on our site https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/marina for more.
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded September 20, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nSupervising Producer: Katya Yegorov-Crate (Connect: facebook.com/furthestconstellationofmysoul)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (Connect: www.facebook.com/ltoropin)
\nExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Marina Alexandrova (Марина Александрова).
","summary":"In this episode, Matt talks with Marina Alexandrova about her challenges coming to America from Russia, and the art of teaching Russian culture as a talented and creative professor at the University of Texas at Austin.","date_published":"2019-10-21T17:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/1aa0af96-e20b-43b9-bfdb-d71e542dc241.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":19461783,"duration_in_seconds":972}]},{"id":"305c7a70-fffd-4ce0-b341-ff3cad38d874","title":"\"Take Me to Siberia\" with Susan Crate","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-anthropologist","content_text":"How does one wind up in Northeastern Siberia? Dr. Susan Crate recounts her almost 30 years\nconducting research in Russia, a journey that began with an interest in Russian folklore and a\nBridges for Peace trip and resulted in a thirst to learn the Russian language and travel to Siberia.\nNew Slavix host Lera sat down with Dr. Crate to talk about her research interests concerning\ncultural practices, kinship systems, climate change in Northeastern Siberia.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. The bulk of her research centers on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia, but her research on the effects of unprecedented climate change has expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009) and its second volume, Anthropology and Climate Change: From Actions to Transformations\n(2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”. She also stars in The Anthropologist (2015).\n\nFrom the documentary review by the New York Times: \"The film follows Susan Crate, an anthropologist at George Mason University, and her daughter, Katie Yegorov-Crate, as they globe-hop to places where climate change is having a dramatic effect. In Siberia, they see hayfields that are underwater because of the thawing of the permafrost layer. In Kiribati in the South Pacific, they talk to residents grappling with the possibility that their islands will disappear into the sea. (“Right here was the most-populated village on the island,” a man tells Ms. Crate as they stand in water up to the breastbone.)\" View the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/movies/the-anthropologist-review.html\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded September 27, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nSupervising Producer: Katya Yegorov-Crate (Connect: facebook.com/furthestconstellationofmysoul)\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (Connect: www.facebook.com/ltoropin)\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Susan Crate.","content_html":"How does one wind up in Northeastern Siberia? Dr. Susan Crate recounts her almost 30 years
\nconducting research in Russia, a journey that began with an interest in Russian folklore and a
\nBridges for Peace trip and resulted in a thirst to learn the Russian language and travel to Siberia.
\nNew Slavix host Lera sat down with Dr. Crate to talk about her research interests concerning
\ncultural practices, kinship systems, climate change in Northeastern Siberia.
ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. The bulk of her research centers on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia, but her research on the effects of unprecedented climate change has expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009) and its second volume, Anthropology and Climate Change: From Actions to Transformations
\n(2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”. She also stars in The Anthropologist (2015).
From the documentary review by the New York Times: "The film follows Susan Crate, an anthropologist at George Mason University, and her daughter, Katie Yegorov-Crate, as they globe-hop to places where climate change is having a dramatic effect. In Siberia, they see hayfields that are underwater because of the thawing of the permafrost layer. In Kiribati in the South Pacific, they talk to residents grappling with the possibility that their islands will disappear into the sea. (“Right here was the most-populated village on the island,” a man tells Ms. Crate as they stand in water up to the breastbone.)" View the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/movies/the-anthropologist-review.html
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded September 27, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nSupervising Producer: Katya Yegorov-Crate (Connect: facebook.com/furthestconstellationofmysoul)
\nAssociate Producer/Host: Lera Toropin (Connect: www.facebook.com/ltoropin)
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Susan Crate.
","summary":"How does one wind up in Northeastern Siberia? Dr. Susan Crate recounts her almost 30 years\r\nconducting research in Russia, a journey that began with an interest in Russian folklore and a\r\nBridges for Peace trip and resulted in a thirst to learn the Russian language and travel to Siberia.","date_published":"2019-10-14T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/305c7a70-fffd-4ce0-b341-ff3cad38d874.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":23229789,"duration_in_seconds":1444}]},{"id":"8bacab8b-195e-4da7-b5a8-4b85493a4ab7","title":"\"The American Hour\" with Alexander Genis","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/genis","content_text":"Literary critic, broadcaster, and writer Alexander Genis privileges Matt and Tom with an interview on coming to America during the 70s, his impression of Texas, his longtime career in radio, and his take on the future.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Alexander Genis (born February 11, 1953) is a Russian–American writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic. He has written more than a dozen books that are non-fiction bestsellers in Russia. Genis, an American citizen, resides in the New York City area. He is the father of Daniel Genis, writer and journalist.\nAfter graduating from the Latvian State University in Riga, then in the Soviet Union, Genis immigrated to the USA in 1977 at the age of 24. His career started in New York City where he met and worked with Nobel Prize in Literature winner Joseph Brodsky, writer Sergei Dovlatov, painter and writer-conceptualist Vagrich Bakhchanyan. Genis is an anchorman of the weekly radio-show American Hour with Alexander Genis broadcast in Russian by Radio Liberty since the 1990s. Genis is a columnist and a contributing writer for the main liberal Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and used to be the host of the TV show Alexander Genis. Letters from America, shown on Russian TV channel \"Culture\".\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on September 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Thomas Rehnquist (Connect: facebook/com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHosts/Associate Producers: Lera Toropin & Katya Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nSound Effects from BBC Sound Effects BETA and Sample Swap\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Alexander Genis.","content_html":"Literary critic, broadcaster, and writer Alexander Genis privileges Matt and Tom with an interview on coming to America during the 70s, his impression of Texas, his longtime career in radio, and his take on the future.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Alexander Genis (born February 11, 1953) is a Russian–American writer, broadcaster, and cultural critic. He has written more than a dozen books that are non-fiction bestsellers in Russia. Genis, an American citizen, resides in the New York City area. He is the father of Daniel Genis, writer and journalist.
\nAfter graduating from the Latvian State University in Riga, then in the Soviet Union, Genis immigrated to the USA in 1977 at the age of 24. His career started in New York City where he met and worked with Nobel Prize in Literature winner Joseph Brodsky, writer Sergei Dovlatov, painter and writer-conceptualist Vagrich Bakhchanyan. Genis is an anchorman of the weekly radio-show American Hour with Alexander Genis broadcast in Russian by Radio Liberty since the 1990s. Genis is a columnist and a contributing writer for the main liberal Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and used to be the host of the TV show Alexander Genis. Letters from America, shown on Russian TV channel "Culture".
NOTE: Episode recorded on September 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Thomas Rehnquist (Connect: facebook/com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHosts/Associate Producers: Lera Toropin & Katya Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nSound Effects from BBC Sound Effects BETA and Sample Swap
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Alexander Genis.
","summary":"Literary critic, broadcaster, and writer Alexander Genis, an \"absolute erudite\" in the words of Seva Novgorodsev, privileges us with an interview on coming to America, his impressive career in radio, and his take on the future of Russian literature.","date_published":"2019-10-07T16:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/8bacab8b-195e-4da7-b5a8-4b85493a4ab7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30401486,"duration_in_seconds":1889}]},{"id":"a7ca2d2e-6eb2-4803-91bb-b92321246054","title":"Tongues on Fire: The Struggle for Language Survival in Eurasia","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/tongues-on-fire","content_text":"Cultural geographer and linguist Bella Jordan returns to the SlavX studio to discuss languages, indigenous peoples of the former Russian Empire, and the process of \"de-Russification\" that is the tendency now of many societies in the post-Soviet space.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: A native of Sakha (Yakutia), an ethnic republic located in northeast Siberia, Bella grew up in a multicultural and multilinguial environment that inspired her interest in different cultures and traditions. She began to study Germanic languages quite early and got a Bachelor's degree in English Philology from Yakutsk State University in 1986. In 1987-91 she studied Linguistics and Text Stylistics at the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages after Moris Torez (now Moscow Lingusitics University). Afterwards she worked as an official translator for the government of Sakha (Yakutia) and was instrumental in translating important documents and treaties into English and participated in the rough diamonds trade negotiations between the local government and DeBeers. In 1995 Bella began Master's program at the University of Texas at Austin in the Geography department and defended her doctoral dissertaion in 2002. The focus of her PhD was the ethnogenesis of the Sakha (Yakut) people and creation of their homeland since the 14th century.\n\nCurrently Dr. Jordan teaches Geography of the Former Soviet Union; Northern Lands and Cultures; Regions and Cultures of Europe; Russian Society, Economics and Politics, Advanced Russian Language course \"Advanced Comprehension and Composition\"; Business Russian; Cultural Geography of Russia; Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia; and the graduate seminar \"Geopolitics and Nation-Building in Central Asia\".\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHosts/Associate Producers: Lera Toropin & Katya Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Bella Jordan.","content_html":"Cultural geographer and linguist Bella Jordan returns to the SlavX studio to discuss languages, indigenous peoples of the former Russian Empire, and the process of "de-Russification" that is the tendency now of many societies in the post-Soviet space.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: A native of Sakha (Yakutia), an ethnic republic located in northeast Siberia, Bella grew up in a multicultural and multilinguial environment that inspired her interest in different cultures and traditions. She began to study Germanic languages quite early and got a Bachelor's degree in English Philology from Yakutsk State University in 1986. In 1987-91 she studied Linguistics and Text Stylistics at the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages after Moris Torez (now Moscow Lingusitics University). Afterwards she worked as an official translator for the government of Sakha (Yakutia) and was instrumental in translating important documents and treaties into English and participated in the rough diamonds trade negotiations between the local government and DeBeers. In 1995 Bella began Master's program at the University of Texas at Austin in the Geography department and defended her doctoral dissertaion in 2002. The focus of her PhD was the ethnogenesis of the Sakha (Yakut) people and creation of their homeland since the 14th century.
\n\nCurrently Dr. Jordan teaches Geography of the Former Soviet Union; Northern Lands and Cultures; Regions and Cultures of Europe; Russian Society, Economics and Politics, Advanced Russian Language course "Advanced Comprehension and Composition"; Business Russian; Cultural Geography of Russia; Religion in Eastern Europe and Russia; and the graduate seminar "Geopolitics and Nation-Building in Central Asia".
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded on September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHosts/Associate Producers: Lera Toropin & Katya Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Bella Jordan.
","summary":"Cultural geographer and linguist Bella Jordan returns to the SlavX studio to discuss languages, indigenous peoples of the former Russian Empire, and the process of \"de-Russification\" that is the tendency now of many societies in the post-Soviet space.","date_published":"2019-09-30T21:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a7ca2d2e-6eb2-4803-91bb-b92321246054.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30689878,"duration_in_seconds":1909}]},{"id":"6d0bdd85-c58c-4dd1-9204-a305f572309d","title":"Американская рапсодия с Мариной Александровой","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/russianrhapsody","content_text":"В этом эпизоде ведущие Мэтт и Лера садятся с профессором Мариной Александровой, чтобы рассказать о своем опыте адаптации к жизни в Америке. Марина - очень любимый профессор Техасского университета в Остине. Послушайте и узнайте почему.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Voted one of UT's Top Ten Professors (which is a big deal), Dr. Marina Alexandrova was born and raised in Saratov, Russia. She received her MA equivalent in English from Saratov State University, and her PhD in Comparative Literature (Russian and Spanish American Literatures) from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation analyzes the formation of the literary public spheres in Russia and Argentina, focusing on the avant-garde literary groups and their complex interactions with the state. Dr. Alexandrova's current research interests include the art and literature of Russian modernism and avant-garde, the history of Russian food production and consumption, and Russian radical and revolutionary movements. During Spring 2018, Dr. Alexandrova taught her new course \"Advanced Russian through Drama,\" which culminated in student production of Vladimir Mayakovsky's controversial comedy \"Bedbug\" (1928). Watch clips from the performance here: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/c5yxguq40pznz9tg721vea0u0xvqo3w0\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin\nEditor/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Marina Alexandrova (Марина Александрова).","content_html":"В этом эпизоде ведущие Мэтт и Лера садятся с профессором Мариной Александровой, чтобы рассказать о своем опыте адаптации к жизни в Америке. Марина - очень любимый профессор Техасского университета в Остине. Послушайте и узнайте почему.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Voted one of UT's Top Ten Professors (which is a big deal), Dr. Marina Alexandrova was born and raised in Saratov, Russia. She received her MA equivalent in English from Saratov State University, and her PhD in Comparative Literature (Russian and Spanish American Literatures) from the University of Texas at Austin. Her dissertation analyzes the formation of the literary public spheres in Russia and Argentina, focusing on the avant-garde literary groups and their complex interactions with the state. Dr. Alexandrova's current research interests include the art and literature of Russian modernism and avant-garde, the history of Russian food production and consumption, and Russian radical and revolutionary movements. During Spring 2018, Dr. Alexandrova taught her new course "Advanced Russian through Drama," which culminated in student production of Vladimir Mayakovsky's controversial comedy "Bedbug" (1928). Watch clips from the performance here: https://utexas.app.box.com/s/c5yxguq40pznz9tg721vea0u0xvqo3w0
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Host/Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
\nEditor/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Marina Alexandrova (Марина Александрова).
","summary":"В этом эпизоде ведущие Мэтт и Лера садятся с профессором Мариной Александровой, чтобы рассказать о своем опыте адаптации к жизни в Америке...","date_published":"2019-09-26T20:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6d0bdd85-c58c-4dd1-9204-a305f572309d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21522088,"duration_in_seconds":1282}]},{"id":"7840dc10-f75d-4142-b958-9c80a12ede53","title":"Georgia On My Mind: From Smuggled Spices to Internally Displaced Persons","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-apple-republic","content_text":"On this episode, hosts Tracy and Cullan sit down with geographer, anthropologist, food studies expert, Dr. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn. Dr. Dunn delves into her fascinating experiences studying abroad in Martial Law-ed China, working in a Communist-era baby food factory in Poland, and living and working in camps for victims of forced migration in the Republic of Georgia. Her recent work and activism centers on food workers, refugees, and asylum seekers in the United States and Europe.\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Dunn is a professor in Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Geology. Her work regularly merges food studies with politics, focusing on the restructuring and privatization of food labor in Poland, fruit and vegetable processing and smuggling in the Republic of Georgia, and investigations into the red tape encompassing UN Food and Agriculture Organization and European Union food regulations. Her latest book, No Path Home: Humanitarian Camps and the Grief of Displacement, explores how internally displaced persons exist in humanitarian camps in after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nHosts/Associate Producers: Tracy Heim & Cullan Bendig\nEditor/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Elizabeth Dunn.","content_html":"On this episode, hosts Tracy and Cullan sit down with geographer, anthropologist, food studies expert, Dr. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn. Dr. Dunn delves into her fascinating experiences studying abroad in Martial Law-ed China, working in a Communist-era baby food factory in Poland, and living and working in camps for victims of forced migration in the Republic of Georgia. Her recent work and activism centers on food workers, refugees, and asylum seekers in the United States and Europe.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Dunn is a professor in Indiana University Bloomington’s Department of Geology. Her work regularly merges food studies with politics, focusing on the restructuring and privatization of food labor in Poland, fruit and vegetable processing and smuggling in the Republic of Georgia, and investigations into the red tape encompassing UN Food and Agriculture Organization and European Union food regulations. Her latest book, No Path Home: Humanitarian Camps and the Grief of Displacement, explores how internally displaced persons exist in humanitarian camps in after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 20th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nHosts/Associate Producers: Tracy Heim & Cullan Bendig
\nEditor/Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Elizabeth Dunn.
","summary":"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.","date_published":"2019-09-23T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/7840dc10-f75d-4142-b958-9c80a12ede53.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47075735,"duration_in_seconds":2935}]},{"id":"e5dc9620-6155-4e4b-94b1-1a63991f520a","title":"Dr. X: The Reluctant Conspiratologist","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/xfiles","content_text":"Professor Keith Livers joins us as our somewhat reluctant Conspiratologist (yes, that's a word), that is to say, he studies conspiracies not out of a personal desire but because 21st century society demands it. Since the subject is in itself distasteful to him, he necessarily gets creative in the classroom -- hence, the X-Files.\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 13th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer/Co-Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Cullan Bendig\nRecording Engineer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Keith Livers.","content_html":"Professor Keith Livers joins us as our somewhat reluctant Conspiratologist (yes, that's a word), that is to say, he studies conspiracies not out of a personal desire but because 21st century society demands it. Since the subject is in itself distasteful to him, he necessarily gets creative in the classroom -- hence, the X-Files.
\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 13th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer/Co-Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Cullan Bendig
\nRecording Engineer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Keith Livers.
","summary":"Professor Keith Livers joins us as our expert in the world of American and Russian conspiracy. But because the subject itself is fairly distasteful to him, he necessarily gets creative in the classroom -- enter the X-Files.","date_published":"2019-09-20T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e5dc9620-6155-4e4b-94b1-1a63991f520a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":71973542,"duration_in_seconds":2995}]},{"id":"0a1ec6c8-f9fe-4ed6-8e2a-53eba23fda9f","title":"\"Hammer and Silicon\" with Dan Satinsky","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/satinsky","content_text":"Our guest on this episode is Daniel Satinsky, a business professional and associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University who is an expert on the Soviet diaspora's impact and innovative success in the U.S. economy. His book HAMMER AND SILICON (2018), coauthored with Sheila Puffer and Daniel McCarthy of Northeastern University, covers in depth \"of the contributions of Soviet and post-Soviet immigrants to the US innovation economy, revealed through in-depth interviews and analysis\". \n\nAbout the Guest: Daniel Satinsky is an attorney, business consultant and independent scholar. His business experience includes importing Soviet rare earth oxides; developing international telecommunications in Russia, Georgia & Uzbekistan; providing business services in Yaroslavl'; introducing Russian software companies to New England, and working as a consultant on innovation policy to Regional Governments in Russia. He served as President of the Board of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England from 1998 to 2017, and is now an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. His latest work HAMMER AND SILICON co-authored with Professors Sheila Puffer and Daniel McCarthy of Northeastern University is available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Silicon-Innovation-Immigration-Institutions/dp/1316641260/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hammer+and+silicon&qid=1568680968&sr=8-1\n\n\nRECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 12th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer/Co-Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Cullan Bendig\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Daniel Satinsky.","content_html":"Our guest on this episode is Daniel Satinsky, a business professional and associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University who is an expert on the Soviet diaspora's impact and innovative success in the U.S. economy. His book HAMMER AND SILICON (2018), coauthored with Sheila Puffer and Daniel McCarthy of Northeastern University, covers in depth "of the contributions of Soviet and post-Soviet immigrants to the US innovation economy, revealed through in-depth interviews and analysis".
\n\nAbout the Guest: Daniel Satinsky is an attorney, business consultant and independent scholar. His business experience includes importing Soviet rare earth oxides; developing international telecommunications in Russia, Georgia & Uzbekistan; providing business services in Yaroslavl'; introducing Russian software companies to New England, and working as a consultant on innovation policy to Regional Governments in Russia. He served as President of the Board of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England from 1998 to 2017, and is now an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. His latest work HAMMER AND SILICON co-authored with Professors Sheila Puffer and Daniel McCarthy of Northeastern University is available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Silicon-Innovation-Immigration-Institutions/dp/1316641260/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=hammer+and+silicon&qid=1568680968&sr=8-1
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RECORDING NOTE: Episode recorded September 12th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer/Co-Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer/Co-Host: Cullan Bendig
\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdditional Team Members: Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Daniel Satinsky.
","summary":"Our guest on this episode is Daniel Satinsky, a business professional and associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University who is an expert on the Soviet diaspora's impact and innovative success in the U.S. economy.","date_published":"2019-09-16T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0a1ec6c8-f9fe-4ed6-8e2a-53eba23fda9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":69351144,"duration_in_seconds":2887}]},{"id":"fd551450-1a19-4535-b56b-54320862e8ad","title":"\"The Colorful Revolution\" Part 2 of 2","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bluepaint2","content_text":"Aleksej Demjanski continues regaling us with the saga of the Colorful Revolution in part 2 of his episode. His bottom line? \"People should pay more attention to Macedonia and the region because\" the political strife in the area \"carries a lot of lessons\" for all of us.\n\nListen for a bonus 2 minute segment at the end with Kathryn Yegorov-Crate (Katya), a first year master's student in CREEES whom we are excited to welcome to the SlavX production team. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Aleksej Demjanski is a dual-degree master's candidate with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Global Policy Studies program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science magna cum laude with special honors from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He currently works as the Communications and Social Media Assistant for the academic journal Southeast European and Black Sea Studies based out of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy in Athens, Greece. This fall semester he will also work as the teaching assistant for REE 301 – Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded August 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdditional Team Members: Cullan Bendig, Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Aleksej Demjanski.","content_html":"Aleksej Demjanski continues regaling us with the saga of the Colorful Revolution in part 2 of his episode. His bottom line? "People should pay more attention to Macedonia and the region because" the political strife in the area "carries a lot of lessons" for all of us.
\n\nListen for a bonus 2 minute segment at the end with Kathryn Yegorov-Crate (Katya), a first year master's student in CREEES whom we are excited to welcome to the SlavX production team.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Aleksej Demjanski is a dual-degree master's candidate with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Global Policy Studies program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science magna cum laude with special honors from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He currently works as the Communications and Social Media Assistant for the academic journal Southeast European and Black Sea Studies based out of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy in Athens, Greece. This fall semester he will also work as the teaching assistant for REE 301 – Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded August 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdditional Team Members: Cullan Bendig, Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Aleksej Demjanski.
","summary":"Part 2 of \"The Colorful Revolution\" with Aleksej Demjanski...","date_published":"2019-09-12T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/fd551450-1a19-4535-b56b-54320862e8ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36491705,"duration_in_seconds":1515}]},{"id":"9f94e6cb-de5e-4cec-bf23-faf7f753994f","title":"Season 2 Begins: \"The Colorful Revolution\" (Part 1)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bluepaint1","content_text":"Welcome to Season 2! To kick us off we have with us in the studio Fulbright-er (that's a word, right?) Aleksej Demjanski. Aleksej brings the riveting tales of protest movements in Southeast Europe to the microphone. \n\nListen for a bonus 2 minute segment at the end with Tracy Heim, a dual-degree master's student in CREEES and the LBJ School of Public Affairs whom we are welcoming this new season to the SlavX team. \n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Aleksej Demjanski is a dual-degree master's candidate with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Global Policy Studies program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science magna cum laude with special honors from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He currently works as the Communications and Social Media Assistant for the academic journal Southeast European and Black Sea Studies based out of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy in Athens, Greece. This fall semester he will also work as the teaching assistant for REE 301 – Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded August 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate\nAdditional Team Members: Cullan Bendig, Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Aleksej Demjanski.","content_html":"Welcome to Season 2! To kick us off we have with us in the studio Fulbright-er (that's a word, right?) Aleksej Demjanski. Aleksej brings the riveting tales of protest movements in Southeast Europe to the microphone.
\n\nListen for a bonus 2 minute segment at the end with Tracy Heim, a dual-degree master's student in CREEES and the LBJ School of Public Affairs whom we are welcoming this new season to the SlavX team.
\n\nABOUT THE GUEST: Aleksej Demjanski is a dual-degree master's candidate with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies and the Global Policy Studies program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science magna cum laude with special honors from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. He currently works as the Communications and Social Media Assistant for the academic journal Southeast European and Black Sea Studies based out of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy in Athens, Greece. This fall semester he will also work as the teaching assistant for REE 301 – Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded August 30th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer/Tech Assistant: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
\nAdditional Team Members: Cullan Bendig, Lera Toropin, Tracy Heim
\nMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nCredit for recordings of protests goes to Aleksej Demjanski (recorded on iPhone)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Aleksej Demjanski.
","summary":"Welcome to Season 2! To kick us off we have with us in the studio Fulbright-er (that's a word, right?) Aleksej Demjanski. Aleksej brings the riveting tales of protest movements in Southeast Europe to the microphone...","date_published":"2019-09-09T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/9f94e6cb-de5e-4cec-bf23-faf7f753994f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36398851,"duration_in_seconds":1513}]},{"id":"4a873ae1-7c38-4b4d-8276-d3af5ee9c082","title":"Тринадцать минут с Ильей Яблоковым (на русском языке)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/yablokovinrussian","content_text":"Илья Яблоков, профессор Университета Лидса, говорит с ведущим Мэттом о США, городах которые он посетил, и так далее.\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.","content_html":"Илья Яблоков, профессор Университета Лидса, говорит с ведущим Мэттом о США, городах которые он посетил, и так далее.
\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.
","summary":"Илья Яблоков, профессор Университета Лидса, говорит с ведущим Мэттом о США, городах которые он посетил, и так далее...","date_published":"2019-09-02T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4a873ae1-7c38-4b4d-8276-d3af5ee9c082.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19579651,"duration_in_seconds":777}]},{"id":"59ca3066-b545-4f2f-9a90-a4cdd9ada545","title":"\"Fifty Shades of Conspiracy\" with Ilya Yablokov (Part 2 of 2)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/yablokovconspiracy2","content_text":"THIS IS PART 2 OF A 2-PART EPISODE.\nConspiracy theory expert Ilya Yablokov joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: \"When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction'... Bloody hell! What kind of reconstruction plan is that?\" (And yes, Ilya says he hopes Texas conspiracy man Alex Jones listens to this episode.)\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.","content_html":"THIS IS PART 2 OF A 2-PART EPISODE.
\nConspiracy theory expert Ilya Yablokov joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: "When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction'... Bloody hell! What kind of reconstruction plan is that?" (And yes, Ilya says he hopes Texas conspiracy man Alex Jones listens to this episode.)
NOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.
","summary":"Conspiracy theory expert Ilya Yablokov joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: \"When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction'... Bloody hell! What kind of reconstruction plan is that?\"","date_published":"2019-09-02T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/59ca3066-b545-4f2f-9a90-a4cdd9ada545.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30155464,"duration_in_seconds":1255}]},{"id":"3d351274-7a8c-4ab4-8252-91ff2652d23b","title":"\"Fifty Shades of Conspiracy\" with Ilya Yablokov (Part 1 of 2)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/fiftyshades1","content_text":"THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2-PART EPISODE.\nConspiracy theory expert Ilya Yablokov joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: \"When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction'... Bloody hell! What kind of reconstruction plan is that?\"\" (And yes, Ilya says he hopes Texas conspiracy man Alex Jones listens to this episode.)\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.","content_html":"THIS IS PART 1 OF A 2-PART EPISODE.
\nConspiracy theory expert Ilya Yablokov joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: "When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction'... Bloody hell! What kind of reconstruction plan is that?"" (And yes, Ilya says he hopes Texas conspiracy man Alex Jones listens to this episode.)
NOTE: Episode recorded April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.
","summary":"Conspiracy theory scholar Ilya Yablokov (University of Leeds) joins SlavX host Matt to talk about... well... conspiracies: \"When Notre Dame was on fire, you can't imagine how many of my Facebook friends were saying, 'oh my God this must be a sign', 'it must be a plan of Macron's to finance reconstruction.\"","date_published":"2019-09-02T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3d351274-7a8c-4ab4-8252-91ff2652d23b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47483614,"duration_in_seconds":1976}]},{"id":"c22d4917-090e-4b70-addd-e2bdf9a89e8b","title":"SlavX Student Spotlight: Anna-Maria Andreeva","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/studentspotlight1","content_text":"Our first Student Spotlight segment features Anna-Maria Andreeva, an international relations and global studies major from Bulgaria.\n\nNote: Recorded at the University of Texas at Austin on May 10th, 2019.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .","content_html":"Our first Student Spotlight segment features Anna-Maria Andreeva, an international relations and global studies major from Bulgaria.
\n\nNote: Recorded at the University of Texas at Austin on May 10th, 2019.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
","summary":"Our first Student Spotlight features Anna-Maria Andreeva, an international relations and global studies major from Bulgaria.","date_published":"2019-08-30T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c22d4917-090e-4b70-addd-e2bdf9a89e8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":25274687,"duration_in_seconds":1051}]},{"id":"c5ebc189-ffb6-4ebd-a275-28dcf068329a","title":"\"Vampires of Serendipity\" with Tom Garza","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/vampires","content_text":"Legendary Texas professor Thomas Garza brings his tremendous treasure chest of personal experiences in the Soviet Union to the studio, rekindling sights, sounds, and smells and recalling how and why he became so invested in Russia and (yes!) vampires. Visit his guest page for more information:\nhttps://www.slavxradio.com/guests/tjgarza\n\nNOTE: Episode recorded May 10th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: Thomas Garza.","content_html":"Legendary Texas professor Thomas Garza brings his tremendous treasure chest of personal experiences in the Soviet Union to the studio, rekindling sights, sounds, and smells and recalling how and why he became so invested in Russia and (yes!) vampires. Visit his guest page for more information:
\nhttps://www.slavxradio.com/guests/tjgarza
NOTE: Episode recorded May 10th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
Music/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: Thomas Garza.
","summary":"Legendary Texas professor Dr. Thomas Garza brings his experience in the Soviet Union to the studio, reminiscing with Tom and Matt about why he became so invested in Russia and (yes!) vampires. The key concept of this episode is serendipity, and Dr. Garza brings real meaning to this SAT vocabulary word. ","date_published":"2019-08-14T16:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c5ebc189-ffb6-4ebd-a275-28dcf068329a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":61615912,"duration_in_seconds":2565}]},{"id":"6c660c3a-eb33-42c8-8254-12e4abb90e3a","title":"\"The Continuity of Everything...\" with John Gleb (and Matt & Tom)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/johngleb2","content_text":"John Gleb is back on the Tom & Matt Show to discuss his favorite topic: U.S. diplomacy. It's slightly less than Slavic, sure, but still relevant to understanding modern international relations and foreign policy. \n\nEpisode recorded April 12th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.Special Guest: John Gleb.","content_html":"John Gleb is back on the Tom & Matt Show to discuss his favorite topic: U.S. diplomacy. It's slightly less than Slavic, sure, but still relevant to understanding modern international relations and foreign policy.
\n\nEpisode recorded April 12th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
Music/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic Visit him on the web: www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio . Visit www.slavxradio.com for more episodes and information.
Special Guest: John Gleb.
","summary":"John Gleb is back on the Tom & Matt Show to discuss his favorite topic: U.S. diplomacy. It's slightly less than Slavic, sure, but still relevant to understanding modern international relations and foreign policy. ","date_published":"2019-08-02T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/6c660c3a-eb33-42c8-8254-12e4abb90e3a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":57544566,"duration_in_seconds":2396}]},{"id":"827d434d-1b6b-4ac2-bc1e-95a33648e9d5","title":"Turbofolk 2: Revenge of the Balkan Divas ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/turbofolk2","content_text":"If you're interested in learning more about Turbofolk, check out the Scalar website which Dr. Beronja's class put together with the help of UT librarian Ian Goodale, featuring writings by the students along with further listening for your guilty pleasure.\n\nTurbofolk website found here: http://scalar.usc.edu/works/turbofolk/index\n\nSome YouTube music videos referenced:\nCeca - Oprostajna vecera - (Audio 1999)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfdNbabc_0M\n\nSeverina - Halo (2019)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjYs1RtdZ3o\n\nSeverina - Silikoni (2016)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRXGyCjZG7Y\n\nSeverina - Uno Momento (2014)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvchbkh4jQY\n\nSasa Kovacevic - Temperatura (2016)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgezb4-UX0\n\nEpisode recorded May 10th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n Main theme: Charlie Harper\n Opening music: Phillip Gross\n Songs sampled from above referenced artists' YouTube videos\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .Special Guest: Vladislav Beronja.","content_html":"If you're interested in learning more about Turbofolk, check out the Scalar website which Dr. Beronja's class put together with the help of UT librarian Ian Goodale, featuring writings by the students along with further listening for your guilty pleasure.
\n\nTurbofolk website found here: http://scalar.usc.edu/works/turbofolk/index
\n\nSome YouTube music videos referenced:
\nCeca - Oprostajna vecera - (Audio 1999)
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfdNbabc_0M
Severina - Halo (2019)
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjYs1RtdZ3o
Severina - Silikoni (2016)
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRXGyCjZG7Y
Severina - Uno Momento (2014)
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvchbkh4jQY
Sasa Kovacevic - Temperatura (2016)
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYgezb4-UX0
Episode recorded May 10th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n Main theme: Charlie Harper
\n Opening music: Phillip Gross
\n Songs sampled from above referenced artists' YouTube videos
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
Special Guest: Vladislav Beronja.
","summary":"Turbofolk is back with a vengeance! Dr. Vladislav Beronja joins Milena in the studio again but with reinforcements: students from his Spring 2019 class on popular music in the Balkans. These undergraduate scholars discuss the turbofolk artists, history, and songs that grabbed them! ","date_published":"2019-07-06T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/827d434d-1b6b-4ac2-bc1e-95a33648e9d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":57753474,"duration_in_seconds":2404}]},{"id":"b77ca6a5-b474-40fd-9583-cd9f66651594","title":"\"This is NOT Propaganda...\" with Peter Pomerantsev","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/its-not-propaganda","content_text":"About the Guest:\nPeter Pomerantsev (Питер Померанцев) is a Soviet-born British journalist, author and TV producer. His father is the writer and broadcaster Igor Pomerantsev. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics. He specialises on propaganda and media development, and has testified on the challenges of information war to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the UK Parliament Defense Select Committee.\n\nHe writes for publications including the Financial Times, London Review of Books, Politico, Atlantic and many others. His book on Russian propaganda, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, won the 2016 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, was nominated for the Samuel Johnson, Guardian First Book, Pushkin House and Gordon Burns Prizes. It is translated into over a dozen languages. His forthcoming book, THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA, looks at developments in the 'battle for hearts and minds' across the world.\n\nCheck out his upcoming August release on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Propaganda-Adventures-Against/dp/1541762118/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=peter+pomerantsev&qid=1560456750&s=gateway&sr=8-2\n\nYou can find his previous award-winning book \"Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible\" here: https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-True-Everything-Possible-Surreal/dp/1610396006/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=peter+pomerantsev&qid=1560456750&s=gateway&sr=8-1\n\nEpisode recorded April 25th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .Special Guest: Peter Pomerantsev.","content_html":"About the Guest:
\nPeter Pomerantsev (Питер Померанцев) is a Soviet-born British journalist, author and TV producer. His father is the writer and broadcaster Igor Pomerantsev. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics. He specialises on propaganda and media development, and has testified on the challenges of information war to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the UK Parliament Defense Select Committee.
He writes for publications including the Financial Times, London Review of Books, Politico, Atlantic and many others. His book on Russian propaganda, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, won the 2016 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, was nominated for the Samuel Johnson, Guardian First Book, Pushkin House and Gordon Burns Prizes. It is translated into over a dozen languages. His forthcoming book, THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA, looks at developments in the 'battle for hearts and minds' across the world.
\n\nCheck out his upcoming August release on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Propaganda-Adventures-Against/dp/1541762118/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=peter+pomerantsev&qid=1560456750&s=gateway&sr=8-2
\n\nYou can find his previous award-winning book "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible" here: https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-True-Everything-Possible-Surreal/dp/1610396006/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=peter+pomerantsev&qid=1560456750&s=gateway&sr=8-1
\n\nEpisode recorded April 25th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
Special Guest: Peter Pomerantsev.
","summary":"Author, journalist, and TV producer Peter Pomerantsev chats with host Tom about his impressions of Texas, his research into information wars, and his forthcoming book entitled \"This is Not Propaganda\".","date_published":"2019-06-13T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/b77ca6a5-b474-40fd-9583-cd9f66651594.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":18447889,"duration_in_seconds":1535}]},{"id":"0a70b592-d7b2-4f72-b104-39ffd8398b2a","title":"One Maidan, Two Maidan, Three Maidan, Four... with Olga Onuch and Emma Mateo (Parts 1 and 2)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/four-fabulous-females","content_text":"SlavX hosts Lauren and Milena sit down with Ukrainian researchers Olga Onuch (Westminster) and Emma Mateo (Oxford) to talk about their choice to study Ukraine and mass protest. Dr. Onuch and Emma were guest speakers at the Information Wars Symposium at UT Austin on April 25th, 2019 and thus graciously agreed to appear on the Slavic Connexion. We're so glad they did! \n\nFor more on Dr. Onuch, see https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/doctor-o\nFor more on Emma Mateo, see https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/emma\n\nProducer's Note: At the time of the release of this episode, Lauren and Milena (and fellow host Matt) are in Ukraine visiting with university students who participated in the youth, media, and politics study conducted over the course of the spring 2019 semester. \n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on April 26th, 2019.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pggSpecial Guests: Emma Mateo and Olga Onuch.","content_html":"SlavX hosts Lauren and Milena sit down with Ukrainian researchers Olga Onuch (Westminster) and Emma Mateo (Oxford) to talk about their choice to study Ukraine and mass protest. Dr. Onuch and Emma were guest speakers at the Information Wars Symposium at UT Austin on April 25th, 2019 and thus graciously agreed to appear on the Slavic Connexion. We're so glad they did!
\n\nFor more on Dr. Onuch, see https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/doctor-o
\nFor more on Emma Mateo, see https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/emma
Producer's Note: At the time of the release of this episode, Lauren and Milena (and fellow host Matt) are in Ukraine visiting with university students who participated in the youth, media, and politics study conducted over the course of the spring 2019 semester.
\n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on April 26th, 2019.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nCo-Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
Special Guests: Emma Mateo and Olga Onuch.
","summary":"Hosts Lauren and Milena sit down with Ukrainian professor Olga Onuch (University of Manchester) and PhD candidate Emma Mateo (Oxford) to talk about their choice to study Ukraine and the marvels of mass protest - in the words of Milena \"four fabulous females\" together in the studio.","date_published":"2019-05-31T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0a70b592-d7b2-4f72-b104-39ffd8398b2a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":92526003,"duration_in_seconds":3816}]},{"id":"b7605e46-fea3-4bdd-b598-a6d3903da338","title":"The Final One... of Season One ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/season-1-finale","content_text":"We know almost everybody is disappointed with the Game of Thrones ending - trust us, we feel your pain - but maybe this will cheer you up. All four of our hosts--Tom, Matt, Milena, and Lauren--get together in the studio to reflect on our first season before they each went their separate ways for the summer. But not to worry, episodes will continue to be released over the summer... but from Moscow! Thanks for listening!! \n(Note: Bonus clip at the end)\n\nHosts' Recommendations:\n1) Lauren recommends... Snap Judgment (podcast)\n2) Milena recommends... The Color of Pomegranates (movie)\n3) Matt recommends... PBS Frontline (TV journalistic series)\n4) Tom recommends... Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze (book) https://www.amazon.com/Crashed-Decade-Financial-Crises-Changed/dp/0670024937/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WTQ4S5424FE5&keywords=crash+adam+tooze&qid=1558643237&s=gateway&sprefix=crash+by+adam+%2Caps%2C494&sr=8-1; Thunder Road (movie)\n\nProducer's Note: The name of the 16-year-old activist (whom Lauren could not quite remember) is Greta Thunberg. See her UN address on climate change here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg\n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on May 10th, 2019.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nProducer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg","content_html":"We know almost everybody is disappointed with the Game of Thrones ending - trust us, we feel your pain - but maybe this will cheer you up. All four of our hosts--Tom, Matt, Milena, and Lauren--get together in the studio to reflect on our first season before they each went their separate ways for the summer. But not to worry, episodes will continue to be released over the summer... but from Moscow! Thanks for listening!!
\n(Note: Bonus clip at the end)
Hosts' Recommendations:
\n1) Lauren recommends... Snap Judgment (podcast)
\n2) Milena recommends... The Color of Pomegranates (movie)
\n3) Matt recommends... PBS Frontline (TV journalistic series)
\n4) Tom recommends... Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze (book) https://www.amazon.com/Crashed-Decade-Financial-Crises-Changed/dp/0670024937/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WTQ4S5424FE5&keywords=crash+adam+tooze&qid=1558643237&s=gateway&sprefix=crash+by+adam+%2Caps%2C494&sr=8-1; Thunder Road (movie)
Producer's Note: The name of the 16-year-old activist (whom Lauren could not quite remember) is Greta Thunberg. See her UN address on climate change here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg
\n\nRecorded at the University of Texas at Austin on May 10th, 2019.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nProducer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
","summary":"We know almost everybody is disappointed with the Game of Thrones ending, and we feel your pain, but maybe this will cheer you up. Hosts Tom, Matt, Milena, and Lauren get together to reflect on our first season before they each went their separate ways for the summer. ","date_published":"2019-05-24T02:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/b7605e46-fea3-4bdd-b598-a6d3903da338.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47918102,"duration_in_seconds":1995}]},{"id":"c54e56fc-4851-4181-a546-7bd4531a45b0","title":"INFORMATION WARS Symposium Part 5: \"Annexation Agenda\" and Protests in Russia and Belarus (Speaker - Aliaksandr Herasimenka)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/herasimenka-talk","content_text":"Dr. Herasimenka in his own words:\nI have been involved in media production since 2006. My favourite time as a professional in the field includes seven years of work as a journalist, an editor and a media relation specialist. During that time, I authored hundreds of publications both analytical and journalistic for TV, radio, newspapers and the web. This work was honoured with national and international awards. Currently, I am a research associate and a visiting lecturer at Westminster School of Media and Communications, University of Westminster, United Kingdom. I am also a Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.As an activist of several NGOs, I followed the election processes in difficult environments like Russia, Belarus and Ukraine where elections are not necessarily associated with a \"democratic procedure.\" Struggle for the world without borders (at least in Eastern Europe) was another great passion of that period of my life.\n\nFollow Dr. Herasimenka on Twitter @alesherasimenka.\n\nThank you for listening!\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.\n\nwww.slavxradio.com\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel\n\nPlease note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.","content_html":"Dr. Herasimenka in his own words:
\nI have been involved in media production since 2006. My favourite time as a professional in the field includes seven years of work as a journalist, an editor and a media relation specialist. During that time, I authored hundreds of publications both analytical and journalistic for TV, radio, newspapers and the web. This work was honoured with national and international awards. Currently, I am a research associate and a visiting lecturer at Westminster School of Media and Communications, University of Westminster, United Kingdom. I am also a Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.As an activist of several NGOs, I followed the election processes in difficult environments like Russia, Belarus and Ukraine where elections are not necessarily associated with a "democratic procedure." Struggle for the world without borders (at least in Eastern Europe) was another great passion of that period of my life.
Follow Dr. Herasimenka on Twitter @alesherasimenka.
\n\nThank you for listening!
\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.
\n\nwww.slavxradio.com
\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio
Associate Producer: Tom Rehnquist
\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig
\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel
Please note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.
","summary":"Dr. Aliaksandr Herasimenka from the University of Westminster in London speaks on political information and disinformation on messaging platforms. Follow him on Twitter @alesherasimenka.","date_published":"2019-05-15T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/c54e56fc-4851-4181-a546-7bd4531a45b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":18974646,"duration_in_seconds":1182}]},{"id":"370076c9-eeb6-4f87-8422-a9c894a81ac7","title":"INFORMATION WARS Symposium Part 4: The World According to the Truthseekers (Speaker - Ilya Yablokov)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/rt-talk","content_text":"Ilya Yablokov teaches a variety of courses in Russian studies at the University of Leeds. The areas of academic interests are conspiracy theories as a tool of political mobilisation and political communication. His recent monograph 'Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World' explores how political elites in post-Soviet Russia use conspiracy theories for political purposes and to boost social cohesion. He is also working on the second monograph on conspiracy theories exploring the broadcasts of Russia Today and the place of conspiracy theories in it. The second stand of research is post-Socialist media management and the nature of self-censorship in the work of journalists across the former Soviet bloc.\n\nFollow Dr. Yablokov on Twitter @ilya_yablokov.\n\nDr. Yablokov's latest book: FORTRESS RUSSIA available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Fortress-Russia-Conspiracy-Theories-Post-Soviet/dp/1509522654/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1B5YHV6DB524F&keywords=fortress+russia&qid=1557937087&s=books&sprefix=fortress+russia%2Caps%2C173&sr=1-1\n\nVisit Dr. Yablokov's website for more information: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/1261/ilya-yablokov\n\nThanks for listening!\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.\n\nwww.slavxradio.com\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel\n\nPlease note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.","content_html":"Ilya Yablokov teaches a variety of courses in Russian studies at the University of Leeds. The areas of academic interests are conspiracy theories as a tool of political mobilisation and political communication. His recent monograph 'Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World' explores how political elites in post-Soviet Russia use conspiracy theories for political purposes and to boost social cohesion. He is also working on the second monograph on conspiracy theories exploring the broadcasts of Russia Today and the place of conspiracy theories in it. The second stand of research is post-Socialist media management and the nature of self-censorship in the work of journalists across the former Soviet bloc.
\n\nFollow Dr. Yablokov on Twitter @ilya_yablokov.
\n\nDr. Yablokov's latest book: FORTRESS RUSSIA available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Fortress-Russia-Conspiracy-Theories-Post-Soviet/dp/1509522654/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1B5YHV6DB524F&keywords=fortress+russia&qid=1557937087&s=books&sprefix=fortress+russia%2Caps%2C173&sr=1-1
\n\nVisit Dr. Yablokov's website for more information: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/staff/1261/ilya-yablokov
\n\nThanks for listening!
\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.
\n\nwww.slavxradio.com
\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio
Associate Producer: Tom Rehnquist
\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig
\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel
Please note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Ilya Yablokov.
","summary":"Dr. Ilya Yablokov of the University of Leeds in London presents his research on conspiracy theory and RT (Russia Today). Follow him on Twitter @ilya_yablokov .","date_published":"2019-05-15T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/370076c9-eeb6-4f87-8422-a9c894a81ac7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":20184714,"duration_in_seconds":1258}]},{"id":"ddd49911-48ab-4a83-9605-fce012bfc6c2","title":"Russian Language Online! with Dr. Heather Rice","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/budem-na-svyazi","content_text":"Dr. Heather Rice, one of the nicest professors at the University of Texas, talks about her journey from Houston, Texas to post-Soviet Russia which made her eventually fall in love with the Russian language. As a Russian language professor, she discusses the difficulties and successes of her now-famous (relatively-speaking) Russian online course that's open to the public globally and taking the linguistics world by storm, making learning Russian actually FUN. Our very own Tom R. hosts as a former student of this very same class.\n\nhttps://laits.utexas.edu/lang/russian/\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded April 26th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nRussian Online Trailer (made by LAITS)\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Rice in her own words:\nBorn and raised in Northeast Houston to Texan natives whose ancestry most likely traces back to French and Irish immigrants, I never knew much about Russia - its language or its culture. I came to The University of Texas as a freshman, ready to study Spanish and math, but instead ended up in a Russian class full of very clever and intimidating graduate students. I fell in love with the enigmatic beauty of Russian almost immediately and changed my major nearly as fast. I have traveled to Russia several times - as student, teacher, and study abroad guide. I continue to study Russian, for it is a life-long process, and my love for it has not once wavered. In 2015 I earned my Ph.D. in linguistics and Slavic languages, and I now have the privilege of creating the content for and teaching the Department's new and fully online Russian language course. \n\nAbout RUS 406:\nДобро пожаловать! Welcome to Russian 406! This is the first of a three-semester online course designed to introduce you to the language and culture of one of the most influential and important regions of the world today. Russian is spoken by more than 200 million people in the former Soviet Union, and an additional 150 million throughout the world. Now you can speak it, too.\n\nThis introductory Russian language course will be conducted entirely online. We will be using a new multi-media curriculum developed at the University of Texas. All course content and materials will be delivered online, and you will not need to purchase additional textbooks. Students will be required to meet as a class, along with the instructor, one hour per week in a virtual classroom.\n\nThe pace of Russian 406 is designed to be moderately intensive. Although class meets only once a week, you should expect to do between 12 and 18 hours of work each week, depending on the types and number of activities assigned. Your assignments will require you to work independently a large portion of the time, but you can also expect to work with your classmates for various communication activities, including video recording conversations in Russian.\n\nOur goal is to introduce you to Russian language and culture and, by doing so, help you develop functional proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Additionally, we will be online, so you can expect to start learning to navigate the Russian language realm of the Internet, which is truly an entirely other world, replete its own social media, search engines, and shopping hot-spots.\n\nThis course follows the dates of the regular University of Texas fall semester, August 30 – December 11.\n\nJust one video sample of the basics! (Video made by LAITS)\n\n\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Heather Rice.","content_html":"Dr. Heather Rice, one of the nicest professors at the University of Texas, talks about her journey from Houston, Texas to post-Soviet Russia which made her eventually fall in love with the Russian language. As a Russian language professor, she discusses the difficulties and successes of her now-famous (relatively-speaking) Russian online course that's open to the public globally and taking the linguistics world by storm, making learning Russian actually FUN. Our very own Tom R. hosts as a former student of this very same class.
\n\nhttps://laits.utexas.edu/lang/russian/
\n\nNOTE: This episode was recorded April 26th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nRussian Online Trailer (made by LAITS)
\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Rice in her own words:
\nBorn and raised in Northeast Houston to Texan natives whose ancestry most likely traces back to French and Irish immigrants, I never knew much about Russia - its language or its culture. I came to The University of Texas as a freshman, ready to study Spanish and math, but instead ended up in a Russian class full of very clever and intimidating graduate students. I fell in love with the enigmatic beauty of Russian almost immediately and changed my major nearly as fast. I have traveled to Russia several times - as student, teacher, and study abroad guide. I continue to study Russian, for it is a life-long process, and my love for it has not once wavered. In 2015 I earned my Ph.D. in linguistics and Slavic languages, and I now have the privilege of creating the content for and teaching the Department's new and fully online Russian language course.
About RUS 406:
\nДобро пожаловать! Welcome to Russian 406! This is the first of a three-semester online course designed to introduce you to the language and culture of one of the most influential and important regions of the world today. Russian is spoken by more than 200 million people in the former Soviet Union, and an additional 150 million throughout the world. Now you can speak it, too.
This introductory Russian language course will be conducted entirely online. We will be using a new multi-media curriculum developed at the University of Texas. All course content and materials will be delivered online, and you will not need to purchase additional textbooks. Students will be required to meet as a class, along with the instructor, one hour per week in a virtual classroom.
\n\nThe pace of Russian 406 is designed to be moderately intensive. Although class meets only once a week, you should expect to do between 12 and 18 hours of work each week, depending on the types and number of activities assigned. Your assignments will require you to work independently a large portion of the time, but you can also expect to work with your classmates for various communication activities, including video recording conversations in Russian.
\n\nOur goal is to introduce you to Russian language and culture and, by doing so, help you develop functional proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Additionally, we will be online, so you can expect to start learning to navigate the Russian language realm of the Internet, which is truly an entirely other world, replete its own social media, search engines, and shopping hot-spots.
\n\nThis course follows the dates of the regular University of Texas fall semester, August 30 – December 11.
\n\nJust one video sample of the basics! (Video made by LAITS)
\n\n\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Heather Rice.
","summary":"Dr. Heather Rice, one of the nicest professors at the University of Texas, talks about the difficulties and successes of her now-famous (relatively-speaking) Russian online course that's taking the language instruction world by storm. Our very own Tom R. hosts as a former student of this very same class.","date_published":"2019-05-04T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ddd49911-48ab-4a83-9605-fce012bfc6c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21233407,"duration_in_seconds":1298}]},{"id":"226e4e44-dd04-4e0b-a36b-31d7e7a9e701","title":"The Monkey Cage","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-monkey-cage","content_text":"Tom and Matt host a special guest of the Information Wars symposium: Dr. Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, and co-editor of the Washington Post independent political science newsletter \"The Monkey Cage\". \n\nBooks Mentioned:\n1) PARTISAN HEARTS AND MINDS by Green, Palmquist, and Schickler \nhttps://www.amazon.com/Partisan-Hearts-Minds-Donald-Green/dp/0300101562\n2) CENSORED by Margaret E. Roberts\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Censored-Distraction-Diversion-Inside-Firewall/dp/0691178860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=censored+molly+roberts&qid=1556683176&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr\n3) THE CITY & THE CITY by China Mieville\nhttps://www.amazon.com/City-China-Mieville/dp/0345497511/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F1ZSTDFQ0FKA&keywords=china+melville&qid=1556683266&s=books&sprefix=china+mevill%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1\n\n\n\nAbout the Guest\nJoshua A. Tucker is Professor of Politics, affiliated Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, and affiliated Professor of Data Science at New York University. He is the Director of NYU’s Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, a co-Director of the NYU Social Media and Political Participation (SMaPP) laboratory, and a co-author/editor of the award-winning politics and policy blog The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post. He serves on the advisory board of the American National Election Study, the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, and numerous academic journals, and was the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Experimental Political Science. His original research was on mass political behavior in post-communist countries, including voting and elections, partisanship, public opinion formation, and protest participation. In 2006, he was awarded the Emerging Scholar Award for the top scholar in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior within 10 years of the doctorate. More recently, he has been at the forefront of the newly emerging field of study of the relationship between social media and politics. His research in this area has included studies on the effects of network diversity on tolerance, partisan echo chambers, online hate speech, the effects of exposure to social media on political knowledge, online networks and protest, disinformation and fake news, how authoritarian regimes respond to online opposition, and Russian bots and trolls. Tucker has been a visiting Professor at the Fundacion Juan March in Madrid, Spain, and Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. His research has appeared in over two-dozen scholarly journals, and his most recent book is the co-authored Communism’s Shadow: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Political Attitudes (Princeton University Press, 2017), available here: https://www.amazon.com/Communisms-Shadow-Historical-Contemporary-Political/dp/0691175594/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1556495057&refinements=p_27%3AJoshua+Tucker&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Joshua+Tucker. \n\nFollow him on Twitter: @j_a_tucker .\n\nEpisode recorded April 25th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Joshua Tucker.","content_html":"Tom and Matt host a special guest of the Information Wars symposium: Dr. Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, and co-editor of the Washington Post independent political science newsletter "The Monkey Cage".
\n\nBooks Mentioned:
\n1) PARTISAN HEARTS AND MINDS by Green, Palmquist, and Schickler
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Partisan-Hearts-Minds-Donald-Green/dp/0300101562
\n2) CENSORED by Margaret E. Roberts
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Censored-Distraction-Diversion-Inside-Firewall/dp/0691178860/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=censored+molly+roberts&qid=1556683176&s=books&sr=1-1-catcorr
\n3) THE CITY & THE CITY by China Mieville
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/City-China-Mieville/dp/0345497511/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1F1ZSTDFQ0FKA&keywords=china+melville&qid=1556683266&s=books&sprefix=china+mevill%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1
About the Guest
\nJoshua A. Tucker is Professor of Politics, affiliated Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, and affiliated Professor of Data Science at New York University. He is the Director of NYU’s Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, a co-Director of the NYU Social Media and Political Participation (SMaPP) laboratory, and a co-author/editor of the award-winning politics and policy blog The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post. He serves on the advisory board of the American National Election Study, the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, and numerous academic journals, and was the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Experimental Political Science. His original research was on mass political behavior in post-communist countries, including voting and elections, partisanship, public opinion formation, and protest participation. In 2006, he was awarded the Emerging Scholar Award for the top scholar in the field of Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior within 10 years of the doctorate. More recently, he has been at the forefront of the newly emerging field of study of the relationship between social media and politics. His research in this area has included studies on the effects of network diversity on tolerance, partisan echo chambers, online hate speech, the effects of exposure to social media on political knowledge, online networks and protest, disinformation and fake news, how authoritarian regimes respond to online opposition, and Russian bots and trolls. Tucker has been a visiting Professor at the Fundacion Juan March in Madrid, Spain, and Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. His research has appeared in over two-dozen scholarly journals, and his most recent book is the co-authored Communism’s Shadow: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Political Attitudes (Princeton University Press, 2017), available here: https://www.amazon.com/Communisms-Shadow-Historical-Contemporary-Political/dp/0691175594/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1556495057&refinements=p_27%3AJoshua+Tucker&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Joshua+Tucker.
Follow him on Twitter: @j_a_tucker .
\n\nEpisode recorded April 25th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExecutive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
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Special Guest: Joshua Tucker.
","summary":"Tom and Matt host a special guest of the Information Wars symposium: Dr. Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Jordan Center for Advanced Study of Russia, and co-editor of the Washington Post independent political science newsletter \"The Monkey Cage\". ","date_published":"2019-04-30T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/226e4e44-dd04-4e0b-a36b-31d7e7a9e701.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53597150,"duration_in_seconds":3330}]},{"id":"0737a049-2eb9-44fa-bb9e-6c3db974dde7","title":"Belarus: \"The Last Dictatorship of Europe\" with Aliaksandr Herasimenka","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/belarus","content_text":"For more on our guest, visit: https://slavxradio.fireside.fm/admin/guests/844c0e5b-e1c5-4117-8497-9661fbe51195/edit\n\nThis episode was recorded on April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.","content_html":"For more on our guest, visit: https://slavxradio.fireside.fm/admin/guests/844c0e5b-e1c5-4117-8497-9661fbe51195/edit
\n\nThis episode was recorded on April 24th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
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\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.
","summary":"Matt and Milena chat with native Belarusian Dr. Aliaksandr Herasimenka, a professor at University of Westminster in London and a Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.","date_published":"2019-04-29T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/0737a049-2eb9-44fa-bb9e-6c3db974dde7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":59831822,"duration_in_seconds":2491}]},{"id":"cbe0c1f2-cd48-4412-841e-6b6da9a928a6","title":"INFORMATION WARS Symposium Part 3: \"The Most Dangerous Element of Information War is the Idea of Information War Itself\" (Speaker - Peter Pomerantsev)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/pomerantsev-talk","content_text":"Peter Pomerantsev is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics, an author and TV producer. He specialises on propaganda and media development, and has testified on the challenges of information war to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the UK Parliament Defense Select Committee.\n\nHe writes for publications including the Financial Times, London Review of Books, Politico, Atlantic and many others. His book on Russian propaganda, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, won the 2016 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, was nominated for the Samuel Johnson, Guardian First Book, Pushkin House and Gordon Burns Prizes. It is translated into over a dozen languages.\n\nHis next book, THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA: ADVENTURES IN THE WAR AGAINST REALITY, which looks at developments in the 'battle for hearts and minds' across the world, will debut in hardcover August 2019. \nhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/iga/people/peter-pomerantsev\n\nThanks for listening.\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.\n\nwww.slavxradio.com\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel\n\nPlease note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Peter Pomerantsev.","content_html":"Peter Pomerantsev is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics, an author and TV producer. He specialises on propaganda and media development, and has testified on the challenges of information war to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the UK Parliament Defense Select Committee.
\n\nHe writes for publications including the Financial Times, London Review of Books, Politico, Atlantic and many others. His book on Russian propaganda, Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, won the 2016 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, was nominated for the Samuel Johnson, Guardian First Book, Pushkin House and Gordon Burns Prizes. It is translated into over a dozen languages.
\n\nHis next book, THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA: ADVENTURES IN THE WAR AGAINST REALITY, which looks at developments in the 'battle for hearts and minds' across the world, will debut in hardcover August 2019.
\nhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/iga/people/peter-pomerantsev
Thanks for listening.
\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.
\n\nwww.slavxradio.com
\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio
Associate Producer: Tom Rehnquist
\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig
\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel
Please note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Peter Pomerantsev.
","summary":"Famed British journalist and filmmaker Peter Pomerantsev gives a talk on his work at the London School of Economics as a senior fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs. Recorded April 25th, 2019. Follow Peter on Twitter: @peterpomeranzev","date_published":"2019-04-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/cbe0c1f2-cd48-4412-841e-6b6da9a928a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":18636563,"duration_in_seconds":1161}]},{"id":"646d4ca7-b98c-4ed4-9ec1-f116402c8a4c","title":"INFORMATION WARS Symposium Part 2: \"Analyzing Twitter Bots\" (Speaker - Denis Stukal)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/stukaltalk","content_text":"Dr. Denis Stukal is a postdoctoral researcher with SMaPP. He is doing research in the fields of Comparative Politics and Political Methodology. His primary focus is the use of machine learning techniques to study political misinformation in post-communist countries (especially, in Russia).\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.\n\nwww.slavxradio.com\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel\n\nPlease note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin. Special Guest: Denis Stukal.","content_html":"Dr. Denis Stukal is a postdoctoral researcher with SMaPP. He is doing research in the fields of Comparative Politics and Political Methodology. His primary focus is the use of machine learning techniques to study political misinformation in post-communist countries (especially, in Russia).
\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.
\n\n\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist
\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig
\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel
Please note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Denis Stukal.
","summary":"Dr. Denis Stukal of NYU speaks at the Info Wars symposium on Twitter bots and the SMaPP Lab project at NYU. https://smappnyu.org/","date_published":"2019-04-28T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/646d4ca7-b98c-4ed4-9ec1-f116402c8a4c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":10703515,"duration_in_seconds":666}]},{"id":"893f2855-9f10-43d2-8b07-25ad0d55e2c4","title":"INFORMATION WARS Symposium Part 1: \"Heads will Troll\" (Speaker - Joshua Tucker)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/tuckertalk","content_text":"Dr. Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, presents his most recent research at the 2019 Trust Me: Information Wars symposium, which was made possible by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies in collaboration with the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP).\n\nFollow Dr. Tucker on Twitter: @j_a_tucker\n\nThanks for listening!\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.\n\nwww.slavxradio.com\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio\n\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel\n\nPlease note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.Special Guest: Joshua Tucker.","content_html":"Dr. Joshua Tucker, director of NYU's Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, presents his most recent research at the 2019 Trust Me: Information Wars symposium, which was made possible by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies in collaboration with the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP).
\n\nFollow Dr. Tucker on Twitter: @j_a_tucker
\n\nThanks for listening!
\n\nRecorded Live at the Glickman Conference Center at the University of Texas at Austin on April 25th, 2019.
\n\nwww.slavxradio.com
\nFollow us on Twitter: @SlavXRadio Instagram: @slavxradio Facebook: /slavxradio
Associate Producer: Tom Rehnquist
\nMusic: Charlie Harper www.charlieharpermusic.com
\nSound effects: Daniel Simion and Mike Koenig
\nExecutive Producer: Michelle Daniel
Please note: The views expressed by Info Wars speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Slavic Connexion; the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Joshua Tucker.
","summary":"Dr. Joshua Tucker of NYU presents his most recent research at the 2019 Trust Me: Information Wars symposium. Follow Dr. Tucker on Twitter: @j_a_tucker","date_published":"2019-04-25T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/893f2855-9f10-43d2-8b07-25ad0d55e2c4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":19353663,"duration_in_seconds":1207}]},{"id":"a0c9e68c-dc30-4282-9106-e9298f133dd8","title":"Trust Me: The Politics of Conspiracy Theory with Kiril Avramov","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-kiril-conspiracy","content_text":"As a kickoff to the Information Wars Social Media Conference here at the University of Texas today, we are releasing this episode featuring one of UT's own speakers, Dr. Kiril Avramov who is not only brilliant but one of the most caring and engaging educators on these Forty Acres! \n\nDr. Avramov was until December 2017 the Acting Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research at the New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NBU. He studied previously at Gustavus Adolphus College (USA/MN), the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), Central European University (Hungary), and NBU. He taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Sofia until 2005 and, from 2006-2010, was also the Director of the international consultancy and research institute “Political Capital” in Bulgaria. In 2010, he was appointed as the Director for International Relations of Political Capital at the firm’s headquarters in Budapest.\n\nDr. Avramov’s main research interests are information warfare, psychological operations and mass cognitive hacking, as well as the “weaponization of information” and their respective application and effects on individual and group decision-making processes in the Central and Eastern Europe and MENA regions. Additional areas of interest include political elites’ and non-elites’ decision-making resilience mechanisms and radicalization in post-transition democracies during identified active “psyops” and third party information operations. \n\nBOOK RECOMMENDATION:\n\"Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World\" by Ilya Yablokov\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Fortress-Russia-Conspiracy-Theories-Post-Soviet/dp/1509522662/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EA8MAIYQ3KII&keywords=fortress+russia&qid=1556198139&s=books&sprefix=fortress+russia%2Caps%2C152&sr=1-1\n\nNote: Dr. Kiril Avramov appears courtesy of the Intelligence Studies Project, a joint endeavor of the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nProducer's Note: This episode was recorded on April 12th, 2019, therefore the Ukrainian presidential election had not occurred yet, deeming Volodymyr Zelensky as the uncontested winner.\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Kiril Avramov.","content_html":"As a kickoff to the Information Wars Social Media Conference here at the University of Texas today, we are releasing this episode featuring one of UT's own speakers, Dr. Kiril Avramov who is not only brilliant but one of the most caring and engaging educators on these Forty Acres!
\n\nDr. Avramov was until December 2017 the Acting Vice-Rector for International Relations and Research at the New Bulgarian University (NBU) in Sofia, Bulgaria and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at NBU. He studied previously at Gustavus Adolphus College (USA/MN), the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), Central European University (Hungary), and NBU. He taught in the Department of Political Science at the University of Sofia until 2005 and, from 2006-2010, was also the Director of the international consultancy and research institute “Political Capital” in Bulgaria. In 2010, he was appointed as the Director for International Relations of Political Capital at the firm’s headquarters in Budapest.
\n\nDr. Avramov’s main research interests are information warfare, psychological operations and mass cognitive hacking, as well as the “weaponization of information” and their respective application and effects on individual and group decision-making processes in the Central and Eastern Europe and MENA regions. Additional areas of interest include political elites’ and non-elites’ decision-making resilience mechanisms and radicalization in post-transition democracies during identified active “psyops” and third party information operations.
\n\nBOOK RECOMMENDATION:
\n"Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World" by Ilya Yablokov
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Fortress-Russia-Conspiracy-Theories-Post-Soviet/dp/1509522662/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EA8MAIYQ3KII&keywords=fortress+russia&qid=1556198139&s=books&sprefix=fortress+russia%2Caps%2C152&sr=1-1
Note: Dr. Kiril Avramov appears courtesy of the Intelligence Studies Project, a joint endeavor of the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nProducer's Note: This episode was recorded on April 12th, 2019, therefore the Ukrainian presidential election had not occurred yet, deeming Volodymyr Zelensky as the uncontested winner.
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Kiril Avramov.
","summary":"As a kickoff to the Information Wars Social Media Conference here at the University of Texas today, we are releasing this episode featuring one of UT's own speakers, Dr. Kiril Avramov, who is not only brilliant but one of the most caring and engaging educators on these Forty Acres! Listen to find out why he is easily one of students' favorite professors.","date_published":"2019-04-25T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a0c9e68c-dc30-4282-9106-e9298f133dd8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51193381,"duration_in_seconds":3180}]},{"id":"adbf2430-e97c-468f-adb5-3db01aa3c5e9","title":"Человек с Дальнего Востока (The Man From the Far East)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/lukin-in-russian","content_text":"Our host Matt visits with special guest and East Asia expert Dr. Artyom Lukin about Russian geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region. Этот эпизод на русском языке.\n\nDr. Artyom Lukin is the deputy director for Research at the School of Regional and International Studies and associate professor at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Dr. Lukin earned his PhD in Political Science from Far Eastern State University in 2002. In addition to his academic career, he worked as a public relations officer for the city of Vladivostok from 1998 to 2002 and at Dalenergo, the largest energy utility company in Russia’s Far East, from 2002–2007. He has authored numerous chapters, papers and op-eds, in Russian and English, on Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia’s engagement with Asia. Russia’s Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond, Lynne Rienner, (2015). Artyom Lukin’s research interests include international relations and security in the Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia, Russian foreign policy, Russia’s engagement with the Asia-Pacific, and social, political and economic processes in the Russian Far East. Lukin has authored and co-authored multiple scholarly publications in Russian and English. He has been involved in numerous research and publication projects both in Russia and abroad. Artyom Lukin is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Council and he serves as a regular commentator for Russian and international news media.\n\nConnect with Dr. Lukin on Twitter: @ArtyomLukin and via email: artlukin@mail.ru \n\nDr. Lukin appears on this show courtesy of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Special thanks to Dr. Sharyl Cross and Joseph Sadek for bringing Dr. Lukin in from Russia and sharing him with The Slavic Connexion!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Artyom Lukin (Артём Лукин).","content_html":"Our host Matt visits with special guest and East Asia expert Dr. Artyom Lukin about Russian geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region. Этот эпизод на русском языке.
\n\nDr. Artyom Lukin is the deputy director for Research at the School of Regional and International Studies and associate professor at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Dr. Lukin earned his PhD in Political Science from Far Eastern State University in 2002. In addition to his academic career, he worked as a public relations officer for the city of Vladivostok from 1998 to 2002 and at Dalenergo, the largest energy utility company in Russia’s Far East, from 2002–2007. He has authored numerous chapters, papers and op-eds, in Russian and English, on Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia’s engagement with Asia. Russia’s Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond, Lynne Rienner, (2015). Artyom Lukin’s research interests include international relations and security in the Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia, Russian foreign policy, Russia’s engagement with the Asia-Pacific, and social, political and economic processes in the Russian Far East. Lukin has authored and co-authored multiple scholarly publications in Russian and English. He has been involved in numerous research and publication projects both in Russia and abroad. Artyom Lukin is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Council and he serves as a regular commentator for Russian and international news media.
\n\nConnect with Dr. Lukin on Twitter: @ArtyomLukin and via email: artlukin@mail.ru
\n\nDr. Lukin appears on this show courtesy of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Special thanks to Dr. Sharyl Cross and Joseph Sadek for bringing Dr. Lukin in from Russia and sharing him with The Slavic Connexion!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
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Special Guest: Artyom Lukin (Артём Лукин).
","summary":"Matt visits with special guest and East Asia expert Dr. Artyom Lukin about Russian geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region. Этот эпизод на русском языке.","date_published":"2019-04-23T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/adbf2430-e97c-468f-adb5-3db01aa3c5e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48505722,"duration_in_seconds":2379}]},{"id":"a8ec7dc8-6282-4344-9198-6c41d9749cc9","title":"The Man From Vladivostok: Russia and the Asia-Pacific with Artyom Lukin","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-man-from-vladivostok","content_text":"\"In Russia, we don't see North Korea as a threat,\" says Dr. Artyom Lukin, an expert on Russian foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. A contributing writer to Washington Post, Huffington Post, and more, Dr. Lukin clears up American misconceptions in the Far East and gives us some uniquely Russian insight and perspective. \n\nDr. Artyom Lukin is the deputy director for Research at the School of Regional and International Studies and associate professor at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Dr. Lukin earned his PhD in Political Science from Far Eastern State University in 2002. In addition to his academic career, he worked as a public relations officer for the city of Vladivostok from 1998 to 2002 and at Dalenergo, the largest energy utility company in Russia’s Far East, from 2002–2007. He has authored numerous chapters, papers and op-eds, in Russian and English, on Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia’s engagement with Asia. Russia’s Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond, Lynne Rienner, (2015). Artyom Lukin’s research interests include international relations and security in the Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia, Russian foreign policy, Russia’s engagement with the Asia-Pacific, and social, political and economic processes in the Russian Far East. Lukin has authored and co-authored multiple scholarly publications in Russian and English. He has been involved in numerous research and publication projects both in Russia and abroad. Artyom Lukin is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Council and he serves as a regular commentator for Russian and international news media.\n\nConnect with Dr. Lukin on Twitter: @ArtyomLukin and via email: artlukin@mail.ru \n\nDr. Lukin appears on this show courtesy of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Special thanks to Dr. Sharyl Cross and Joseph Sadek for bringing Dr. Lukin in from Russia and sharing him with The Slavic Connexion!\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Artyom Lukin (Артём Лукин).","content_html":""In Russia, we don't see North Korea as a threat," says Dr. Artyom Lukin, an expert on Russian foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. A contributing writer to Washington Post, Huffington Post, and more, Dr. Lukin clears up American misconceptions in the Far East and gives us some uniquely Russian insight and perspective.
\n\nDr. Artyom Lukin is the deputy director for Research at the School of Regional and International Studies and associate professor at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia. Dr. Lukin earned his PhD in Political Science from Far Eastern State University in 2002. In addition to his academic career, he worked as a public relations officer for the city of Vladivostok from 1998 to 2002 and at Dalenergo, the largest energy utility company in Russia’s Far East, from 2002–2007. He has authored numerous chapters, papers and op-eds, in Russian and English, on Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia’s engagement with Asia. Russia’s Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond, Lynne Rienner, (2015). Artyom Lukin’s research interests include international relations and security in the Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia, Russian foreign policy, Russia’s engagement with the Asia-Pacific, and social, political and economic processes in the Russian Far East. Lukin has authored and co-authored multiple scholarly publications in Russian and English. He has been involved in numerous research and publication projects both in Russia and abroad. Artyom Lukin is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Council and he serves as a regular commentator for Russian and international news media.
\n\nConnect with Dr. Lukin on Twitter: @ArtyomLukin and via email: artlukin@mail.ru
\n\nDr. Lukin appears on this show courtesy of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Special thanks to Dr. Sharyl Cross and Joseph Sadek for bringing Dr. Lukin in from Russia and sharing him with The Slavic Connexion!
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Artyom Lukin (Артём Лукин).
","summary":"\"In Russia, we don't see North Korea as a threat,\" says Dr. Artyom Lukin, an expert on Russian foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region. A contributing writer to Washington Post, Huffington Post, and more, Dr. Lukin clears up American misconceptions about the Far East with some unique Russian perspective. ","date_published":"2019-04-22T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a8ec7dc8-6282-4344-9198-6c41d9749cc9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46209963,"duration_in_seconds":2294}]},{"id":"25c481f9-c756-4d80-a3fb-00f57ab09dad","title":"International Religious Freedom and the Case of Uzbekistan: Trading the Hammer-and-Sickle for the Moon and Star","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/uzbekistan-religiosity","content_text":"The future Dr. Ashlyn Hand dialogues with Matt about the super fun topic of religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy and the specific case of post-USSR Uzbekistan. And she says nobody wants her at the dinner table...\n\nAbout the Guest:\nAshlyn Hand is a fourth-year doctoral student at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Ashlyn’s research interests involve the intersection of women’s political representation and issues of religious liberty. Ashlyn received her Master’s in Public Affairs from the LBJ School in May 2015. Before graduate school, Ashlyn worked in public relations, serving as the Director of Communication for the Research Valley Partnership. \n\nBOOK MENTIONED\nTHE WHITE NIGHTS: PAGES FROM A RUSSIAN DOCTOR'S HANDBOOK (A MEMOIR) by Boris Sokoloff (1956) https://www.amazon.com/White-Nights-Russian-doctors-notebook/dp/B002JS8KAI/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1555514758&refinements=p_27%3ABoris+Sokoloff&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Boris+Sokoloff\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Ashlyn Hand.","content_html":"The future Dr. Ashlyn Hand dialogues with Matt about the super fun topic of religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy and the specific case of post-USSR Uzbekistan. And she says nobody wants her at the dinner table...
\n\nAbout the Guest:
\nAshlyn Hand is a fourth-year doctoral student at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Ashlyn’s research interests involve the intersection of women’s political representation and issues of religious liberty. Ashlyn received her Master’s in Public Affairs from the LBJ School in May 2015. Before graduate school, Ashlyn worked in public relations, serving as the Director of Communication for the Research Valley Partnership.
BOOK MENTIONED
\nTHE WHITE NIGHTS: PAGES FROM A RUSSIAN DOCTOR'S HANDBOOK (A MEMOIR) by Boris Sokoloff (1956) https://www.amazon.com/White-Nights-Russian-doctors-notebook/dp/B002JS8KAI/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1555514758&refinements=p_27%3ABoris+Sokoloff&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Boris+Sokoloff
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Ashlyn Hand.
","summary":"Fourth-year-PhD student Ashlyn Hand dialogues with Matt about the super fun topic of religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy and the specific case of post-USSR Uzbekistan. And she says nobody wants her at the dinner table...","date_published":"2019-04-17T10:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/25c481f9-c756-4d80-a3fb-00f57ab09dad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42815928,"duration_in_seconds":1770}]},{"id":"99360b2b-022f-46d2-810e-463c0d26f978","title":"Black Widows of the Black Sea","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/black-widows","content_text":"On this episode, Tom hosts half-Russian graduate student Lucia Winkeler as they talk all things Caucasus and how many times she has to explain to people that it's not Czechia, it's CHECHNYA as in the First and Second Chechen Wars. Lucia is a dual-degree CREEES and LBJ Global Policy Studies graduate student who is primarily focusing her research on female terrorists originating in the North Caucasus region. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is fluent in Russian with a working proficiency in Spanish.\n\nEDITOR'S CORRECTION: The man in charge of the 2002 Moscow Dubrovka theatre crisis was in fact Movsar Buharovich Barayev, and not (as named in the episode) Shamil Basayev who was actually leader of another operation in 2004 as our guest Lucia pointed out, the Belsan school crisis which was not in Moscow. Our sincere apologies to our listeners for the error. \n\nBOOK MENTIONED\nTHE BLACK GARDEN: ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN THROUGH PEACE AND WAR by Thomas de Waal https://www.amazon.com/Black-Garden-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Anniversary/dp/0814760325\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Lucia Winkeler.","content_html":"On this episode, Tom hosts half-Russian graduate student Lucia Winkeler as they talk all things Caucasus and how many times she has to explain to people that it's not Czechia, it's CHECHNYA as in the First and Second Chechen Wars. Lucia is a dual-degree CREEES and LBJ Global Policy Studies graduate student who is primarily focusing her research on female terrorists originating in the North Caucasus region. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is fluent in Russian with a working proficiency in Spanish.
\n\nEDITOR'S CORRECTION: The man in charge of the 2002 Moscow Dubrovka theatre crisis was in fact Movsar Buharovich Barayev, and not (as named in the episode) Shamil Basayev who was actually leader of another operation in 2004 as our guest Lucia pointed out, the Belsan school crisis which was not in Moscow. Our sincere apologies to our listeners for the error.
\n\nBOOK MENTIONED
\nTHE BLACK GARDEN: ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN THROUGH PEACE AND WAR by Thomas de Waal https://www.amazon.com/Black-Garden-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Anniversary/dp/0814760325
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Lucia Winkeler.
","summary":"On this episode, Tom hosts half-Russian graduate student Lucia Winkeler as they talk all things Caucasus and how many times she has to explain to people that it's not Czechia, it's CHECHNYA as in the First and Second Chechen Wars. ","date_published":"2019-04-15T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/99360b2b-022f-46d2-810e-463c0d26f978.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37018128,"duration_in_seconds":1529}]},{"id":"df774e7f-3476-4b70-94f9-1f0db9f62d06","title":"Inside Dugin's Beard with Tom & Matt","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/duginism","content_text":"In this episode Matt and Tom discuss everything you probably NEVER wanted to know about Alexander Dugin. But who is Dugin and what does he want? Wikipedia says simply \"[he] is a Russian political analyst and strategist known for his fascist views.\" High commendation, indeed. But Dugin and his concept of Eurasianism is far too complicated for us in general. However, Tom could write a book about this subject... and he probably will, so this ought to be interesting. \n\nBooks mentioned:\n\n1) (Recommended read!) Masha Gessen - THE FUTURE IS HISTORY https://www.amazon.com/Future-History-Totalitarianism-Reclaimed-Russia/dp/159463453X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+future+is+history&qid=1555029233&s=gateway&sr=8-1\n2) Alexander Dugin - GEOPOLITICS OF POSTMODERN https://www.amazon.com/Geopolitics-postmodern-Russian-Dugin/dp/5519515441/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=alexander+dugin&qid=1555029494&s=gateway&sr=8-4\n3) Alexander Dugin - FOURTH POLITICAL THEORY (Четвертая политическая теория) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15785079-the-fourth-political-theory\n\nAnd for a \"fun\" deep-dive into Eurasianism, Marlene Laruelle's RUSSIAN EURASIANISM: AN IDEOLOGY OF EMPIRE ought to cover the concept in full: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Eurasianism-Ideology-Marlène-Laruelle/dp/1421405768/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?pd_rd_i=1421405768&pd_rd_r=f8eb50e2-6b3c-4149-accf-390e012bf7f3&pd_rd_w=wGIv8&pd_rd_wg=eDgg7&pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88a7-ea6f32aeac11&pf_rd_r=XRP5TC55RSVK141V5QZF&qid=1555029573&refinements=p_27%3AA.+Dugin&s=books&text=A.+Dugin\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!","content_html":"In this episode Matt and Tom discuss everything you probably NEVER wanted to know about Alexander Dugin. But who is Dugin and what does he want? Wikipedia says simply "[he] is a Russian political analyst and strategist known for his fascist views." High commendation, indeed. But Dugin and his concept of Eurasianism is far too complicated for us in general. However, Tom could write a book about this subject... and he probably will, so this ought to be interesting.
\n\nBooks mentioned:
\n\n1) (Recommended read!) Masha Gessen - THE FUTURE IS HISTORY https://www.amazon.com/Future-History-Totalitarianism-Reclaimed-Russia/dp/159463453X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+future+is+history&qid=1555029233&s=gateway&sr=8-1
\n2) Alexander Dugin - GEOPOLITICS OF POSTMODERN https://www.amazon.com/Geopolitics-postmodern-Russian-Dugin/dp/5519515441/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=alexander+dugin&qid=1555029494&s=gateway&sr=8-4
\n3) Alexander Dugin - FOURTH POLITICAL THEORY (Четвертая политическая теория) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15785079-the-fourth-political-theory
And for a "fun" deep-dive into Eurasianism, Marlene Laruelle's RUSSIAN EURASIANISM: AN IDEOLOGY OF EMPIRE ought to cover the concept in full: https://www.amazon.com/Russian-Eurasianism-Ideology-Marlène-Laruelle/dp/1421405768/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?pd_rd_i=1421405768&pd_rd_r=f8eb50e2-6b3c-4149-accf-390e012bf7f3&pd_rd_w=wGIv8&pd_rd_wg=eDgg7&pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88a7-ea6f32aeac11&pf_rd_r=XRP5TC55RSVK141V5QZF&qid=1555029573&refinements=p_27%3AA.+Dugin&s=books&text=A.+Dugin
\n\nCREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio, Twitter: @SlavXRadio, and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nCheck out our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqMRKmAtJRxBVxFTI82pgg
Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
","summary":"On this installment of Matt and Tom (Tom and Matt) they talk about Eurasianism and Duginism. What exactly are these things? Well, it's kind of a long story... But hopefully this episode will help to break it down for you.","date_published":"2019-04-11T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/df774e7f-3476-4b70-94f9-1f0db9f62d06.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27374279,"duration_in_seconds":1923}]},{"id":"479078e5-7013-46cb-aed0-fd9f6408f95c","title":"Сeва Новгорoдцев - Рyсская слyжба Би-би-си (на русском языке)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/seva-in-russian","content_text":"For more information on Seva Novgorodsev (DJ with the BBC Russian Service), visit his website www.seva.ru.\n\nWatch the interview on our YouTube channel with English subtitles:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7t-TDkR-M&t=650s\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nAssociate Producer: Sergey Pantsirev\n\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on\nFacebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев).","content_html":"For more information on Seva Novgorodsev (DJ with the BBC Russian Service), visit his website www.seva.ru.
\n\nWatch the interview on our YouTube channel with English subtitles:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7t-TDkR-M&t=650s
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nAssociate Producer: Sergey Pantsirev
\n\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on
\nFacebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев).
","summary":"Our first episode in Russian features the legendary rock music DJ from the BBC, Seva Novgorodsev! Please visit our YouTube channel for the English-subtitled version.","date_published":"2019-04-09T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/479078e5-7013-46cb-aed0-fd9f6408f95c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27365038,"duration_in_seconds":1888}]},{"id":"ec1fe9c1-c8fa-4a5c-a76c-98ca31fb6a33","title":"Adventures in Communism with Susanne Sternthal","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/stray-dogs","content_text":"The indomitable Dr. Susanne Sternthal joins host Matt Orr in the studio to discuss her breadth of experience from New York to Moscow. Please visit her guest page for more on her bio and published works. https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/sternthal\n\nMovie mentioned by Susanne: GET OUT https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/\n\nBook mentioned by Susanne: D.H. Lawrence's THE RAINBOW https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Wordsworth-Classics-D-Lawrence/dp/1853262501/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2XSJ7C4WNZNWH&keywords=the+rainbow+d.h.+lawrence&qid=1554698969&s=gateway&sprefix=the+rainbow+d.h%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-3\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Susanne Sternthal.","content_html":"The indomitable Dr. Susanne Sternthal joins host Matt Orr in the studio to discuss her breadth of experience from New York to Moscow. Please visit her guest page for more on her bio and published works. https://www.slavxradio.com/guests/sternthal
\n\nMovie mentioned by Susanne: GET OUT https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/
\n\nBook mentioned by Susanne: D.H. Lawrence's THE RAINBOW https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Wordsworth-Classics-D-Lawrence/dp/1853262501/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2XSJ7C4WNZNWH&keywords=the+rainbow+d.h.+lawrence&qid=1554698969&s=gateway&sprefix=the+rainbow+d.h%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-3
\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nCo-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Susanne Sternthal.
","summary":"The indomitable Dr. Susanne Sternthal joins host Matt Orr in the studio to discuss her breadth of experience from New York to Moscow. ","date_published":"2019-04-08T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/ec1fe9c1-c8fa-4a5c-a76c-98ca31fb6a33.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48375869,"duration_in_seconds":3433}]},{"id":"db4727cc-22ae-4b7d-ae9d-a67ea8d8317f","title":"Turbofolk: The Music of Balkan Identity with Vladislav Beronja","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/turbofolk","content_text":"Dr. Beronja talks about the fascinating musical genre of Turbofolk which emerged during the tumultuous 80s in the former Yugoslavia, expanded to mass popularity in the 90s under Slobodan Milošević, and aligned itself with Balkan identity. \n\nFor more on how nostalgia (such as \"Yugo-nostalgia\") directs politics and dialogue, check out the following website of digital scholarship by Dr. Beronja: https://nostalgiaandpop.omeka.net/introduction\n\nClips played in the episode are from the following YouTube videos:\n\n\nCeca \"Nije Monotonija\"\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soiKKyQs-6k\nJovana Karleusa \"Slatka Mala\" \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XGrxLCBZoQ\n\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Vladislav Beronja.","content_html":"Dr. Beronja talks about the fascinating musical genre of Turbofolk which emerged during the tumultuous 80s in the former Yugoslavia, expanded to mass popularity in the 90s under Slobodan Milošević, and aligned itself with Balkan identity.
\n\nFor more on how nostalgia (such as "Yugo-nostalgia") directs politics and dialogue, check out the following website of digital scholarship by Dr. Beronja: https://nostalgiaandpop.omeka.net/introduction
\n\nClips played in the episode are from the following YouTube videos:
\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nExec Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Vladislav Beronja.
","summary":"Dr. Beronja talks about the fascinating musical genre of Turbofolk which emerged during the tumultuous 80s in the former Yugoslavia, expanded to mass popularity in the 90s under Slobodan Milošević, and aligned itself with Balkan identity. Listen for a few clips of some of the most popular songs of the era.","date_published":"2019-04-04T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/db4727cc-22ae-4b7d-ae9d-a67ea8d8317f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32288234,"duration_in_seconds":1324}]},{"id":"a97a3360-c8f8-4df1-8342-507af9e7e86c","title":"SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Sevaoborot (Texas Edition) (по-русски)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/sevaoborot-in-texas","content_text":"Seva Novgorodsev reprises his long-running show \"Sevaoborot\" while at the University of Texas at Austin. He is joined by Harvard-alum Dr. Thomas Garza of the university who specializes in Russian Language and popular culture and directs the Texas Language Center. \n\nwww.seva.ru\n\nFor more information about Dr. Thomas Garza, visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/faculty/garzatj\n\nProduced by The Slavic Connexion and made possible by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nRecord March 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nMusic: Original Sevaoborot theme song from BBC Russian Service\n\nProduced by: Michelle DanielSpecial Guests: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев) and Thomas Garza.","content_html":"Seva Novgorodsev reprises his long-running show "Sevaoborot" while at the University of Texas at Austin. He is joined by Harvard-alum Dr. Thomas Garza of the university who specializes in Russian Language and popular culture and directs the Texas Language Center.
\n\n\n\nFor more information about Dr. Thomas Garza, visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/faculty/garzatj
\n\nProduced by The Slavic Connexion and made possible by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nRecord March 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\n\nMusic: Original Sevaoborot theme song from BBC Russian Service
\n\nProduced by: Michelle Daniel
Special Guests: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев) and Thomas Garza.
","summary":"Seva Novgorodsev reprises his long-running show \"Sevaoborot\" while at the University of Texas at Austin. He is joined by Harvard-alum Dr. Thomas Garza of the university who specializes in Russian Language and popular culture and directs the Texas Language Center. www.seva.ru","date_published":"2019-04-02T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a97a3360-c8f8-4df1-8342-507af9e7e86c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":78510134,"duration_in_seconds":3233}]},{"id":"e58d4b11-e9d5-4117-a3b8-ed6ea3f7bac5","title":"The Currency of Diplomacy and State Department \"1.0\" with (the one and only) John Gleb","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/dr-to-hr","content_text":"One of the most unique rising scholars at the University of Texas, John Gleb talks with host Tom Rehnquist about the development of the U.S. State Department in terms of American diplomacy and also on the tie with dollar diplomacy. To quote Tom: \"Judging by [John's] input in class, this should be a very rich conversation.\" \n\nBooks mentioned include: \n1) Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars by Kristin L. Hoganson\n2) From Selma to Moscow: How Human Rights Activists Transformed U.S. Foreign Policy by Sarah B. Snyder\n3) The Master Architects: Building the United States Foreign Service 1890–1913 by Richard Hume Werking\n\nPeople mentioned include Paul Cambon (French diplomat late 19th century), Jules Cambon (diplomat to Germany early 20th century) and Elliott Abrams (American diplomat and lawyer who served under Reagan, Bush, and Trump), \nProfessors mentioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights include panel moderator Dr. Jeremi Suri and featured speakers Dr. Mark Lawrence, who has been a guest on the show (see The Vietnam Connexion), Dr. Michael Stoff, and Dr. Lina Del Castillo\n\nCREDITS\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nFollow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: John Gleb.","content_html":"One of the most unique rising scholars at the University of Texas, John Gleb talks with host Tom Rehnquist about the development of the U.S. State Department in terms of American diplomacy and also on the tie with dollar diplomacy. To quote Tom: "Judging by [John's] input in class, this should be a very rich conversation."
\n\nBooks mentioned include:
\n1) Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars by Kristin L. Hoganson
\n2) From Selma to Moscow: How Human Rights Activists Transformed U.S. Foreign Policy by Sarah B. Snyder
\n3) The Master Architects: Building the United States Foreign Service 1890–1913 by Richard Hume Werking
People mentioned include Paul Cambon (French diplomat late 19th century), Jules Cambon (diplomat to Germany early 20th century) and Elliott Abrams (American diplomat and lawyer who served under Reagan, Bush, and Trump),
\nProfessors mentioned for the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights include panel moderator Dr. Jeremi Suri and featured speakers Dr. Mark Lawrence, who has been a guest on the show (see The Vietnam Connexion), Dr. Michael Stoff, and Dr. Lina Del Castillo
CREDITS
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Follow The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: John Gleb.
","summary":"Straight from the University of California, Berkeley to the Forty Acres of UT Austin, John Gleb gives us a comparative development of diplomacy, foreign policy, and human rights in the U.S. and Europe pre-World War II.","date_published":"2019-03-30T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e58d4b11-e9d5-4117-a3b8-ed6ea3f7bac5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24913317,"duration_in_seconds":2050}]},{"id":"85fdbb04-05af-4f70-8c0b-e0f689dcf5a9","title":"Polls, Politics, and Presidents with Matt & Tom ","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/matt-and-tom-1","content_text":"With the Ukrainian presidential election just a week away (at the release of this episode), hosts Tom and Matt felt they had to give a rundown of the leading candidates and draw comparisons (because they can't help themselves) to US political struggles and trends. And while they know it's a wee bit early to talk American presidential elections, Matt and Tom just had to touch on a few of the many, many White House hopefuls who have thrown their proverbial hat into the ring. Who's their leading pick so far? You'll find out on this episode. \n\nNote: Session recorded on March 15th, 2019 at the Unviersity of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nCreator/Executive Producer Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nVisit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel for more content--videos being added all the time!\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!","content_html":"With the Ukrainian presidential election just a week away (at the release of this episode), hosts Tom and Matt felt they had to give a rundown of the leading candidates and draw comparisons (because they can't help themselves) to US political struggles and trends. And while they know it's a wee bit early to talk American presidential elections, Matt and Tom just had to touch on a few of the many, many White House hopefuls who have thrown their proverbial hat into the ring. Who's their leading pick so far? You'll find out on this episode.
\n\nNote: Session recorded on March 15th, 2019 at the Unviersity of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nCreator/Executive Producer Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\n\nVisit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel for more content--videos being added all the time!
\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
","summary":"Beginning a new format, hosts Tom Rehnquist and Matt Orr bring to the studio current events and political debates ripe for discussion, and so today that means the Ukrainian presidential elections. Find out which candidate is Matt's chosen \"horse\" in this episode.","date_published":"2019-03-23T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/85fdbb04-05af-4f70-8c0b-e0f689dcf5a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21008150,"duration_in_seconds":1720}]},{"id":"e9bb88a2-a04c-4ea8-8e78-de018ab83d37","title":"David Foster Wallace Goes to Russia... in Print","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-dfw-pod","content_text":"Matt and Tom discuss the late great DFW: David Foster Wallace and have another of their generally pessimistic conversations about modern-society in this mini-episode.\n\nRecommended works by David Foster Wallace:\nThe Infinite Jest\n\"A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do\"\nConsider the Lobster\nString Theory\n\nCREDITS\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\nCreator/Executive Producer Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nVisit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel for more content--videos being added all the time!\n\nNote: Interview recorded on February 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\n\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!","content_html":"Matt and Tom discuss the late great DFW: David Foster Wallace and have another of their generally pessimistic conversations about modern-society in this mini-episode.
\n\nRecommended works by David Foster Wallace:
\nThe Infinite Jest
\n"A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do"
\nConsider the Lobster
\nString Theory
CREDITS
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\nCreator/Executive Producer Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Visit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel for more content--videos being added all the time!
\n\nNote: Interview recorded on February 28th, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin.
\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
Thanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
","summary":"Matt & Tom talk about the late American author David Foster Wallace who for the first time is being published in Russia in Russian. ","date_published":"2019-03-21T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/e9bb88a2-a04c-4ea8-8e78-de018ab83d37.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12771581,"duration_in_seconds":777}]},{"id":"a58850a2-46e5-425d-9cd2-1a15aa1c2498","title":"On Democracy in Eastern Europe with Austin Sappington","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/austin-czech-american","content_text":"Czech-American Austin Sappington, a Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow for 2018-2019, talks about his identification with the local Austin Czech community, Russian influence in the EU, Ukrainian democracy, the Czech Republic, and threats to Ukraine's economic well-being. Having visited these regions, Austin has had much insight into the regional politics and on-the-ground opinion of Eastern Ukraine. His opinion as an undergraduate is particularly valuable as it reflects the sentiments of many in his generation. \n\nNote: Interview recorded on March 8th, 2019 at the Unviersity of Texas at Austin.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\n\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\n\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\n\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\n\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Austin Sappington.","content_html":"Czech-American Austin Sappington, a Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow for 2018-2019, talks about his identification with the local Austin Czech community, Russian influence in the EU, Ukrainian democracy, the Czech Republic, and threats to Ukraine's economic well-being. Having visited these regions, Austin has had much insight into the regional politics and on-the-ground opinion of Eastern Ukraine. His opinion as an undergraduate is particularly valuable as it reflects the sentiments of many in his generation.
\n\nNote: Interview recorded on March 8th, 2019 at the Unviersity of Texas at Austin.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\n\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\n\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\n\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\n\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Austin Sappington.
","summary":"Czech-American Austin Sappington, a Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow for 2018-2019, talks about his identification with the local Austin Czech community, Russian influence in the EU, Ukrainian democracy, the Czech Republic, and threats to Ukraine's economic well-being. ","date_published":"2019-03-18T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/a58850a2-46e5-425d-9cd2-1a15aa1c2498.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23679866,"duration_in_seconds":1944}]},{"id":"7965223a-aadd-4bde-b63a-42def9ad9fd4","title":"Brexit: An EU Insider's Perspective with Lorinc Redei","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/brexit-brexit-brexit","content_text":"Watch the full interview with Dr. Redei on YouTube!\n\nDuring this episode, Dr. Redei mentions the following group, FOR OUR FUTURE'S SAKE, which we at The Slavic Connexion are particularly excited about, not for its purpose or rhetoric necessarily, but its youthful composition. Brexit or no, this is an interesting development where youth are getting organized and trying to make their voices heard. Please check out their website: https://ffsakes.uk/ .\n\nBooks, articles, and media mentioned during Tom and Matt's interview with Dr. Redei include:\n\n1) \"You Only Wish You Had Ukraine's Democracy\" \n2) \"The Strongmen Strike Back\" by Robert Kagan\n3) BREXIT - show on HBO featuring Benedict Cumberbatch\n4) Novel by Hugh Howey: WOOL \n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Lorinc Redei.","content_html":"Watch the full interview with Dr. Redei on YouTube!
\n\nDuring this episode, Dr. Redei mentions the following group, FOR OUR FUTURE'S SAKE, which we at The Slavic Connexion are particularly excited about, not for its purpose or rhetoric necessarily, but its youthful composition. Brexit or no, this is an interesting development where youth are getting organized and trying to make their voices heard. Please check out their website: https://ffsakes.uk/ .
\n\nBooks, articles, and media mentioned during Tom and Matt's interview with Dr. Redei include:
\n\n1) "You Only Wish You Had Ukraine's Democracy"
\n2) "The Strongmen Strike Back" by Robert Kagan
\n3) BREXIT - show on HBO featuring Benedict Cumberbatch
\n4) Novel by Hugh Howey: WOOL
CREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Lorinc Redei.
","summary":"Dr. Lorinc Redei, an expert on the foreign policy of the European Union, gives his insightful take on the current trajectory of the EU, the destructive influence of Brexit on the EU, and Ukraine's prospects of joining either the EU or NATO.","date_published":"2019-03-16T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/7965223a-aadd-4bde-b63a-42def9ad9fd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39629403,"duration_in_seconds":3276}]},{"id":"548c222d-71ab-4f4e-8e82-8516ddb77376","title":"From Radio Free Europe to the US Russia Foundation with Mark Pomar","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/mark-pomar","content_text":"Dr. Pomar discourses on a full breadth of topics, including his experiences living in the Soviet Union under Brezhnev and the ideological bent of Radio Free Europe after the collapse of the USSR.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.","content_html":"Dr. Pomar discourses on a full breadth of topics, including his experiences living in the Soviet Union under Brezhnev and the ideological bent of Radio Free Europe after the collapse of the USSR.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.
","summary":"Dr. Pomar discourses on a full breadth of topics, including his experiences living in the Soviet Union under Brezhnev and the ideological bent of Radio Free Europe after the collapse of the USSR.","date_published":"2019-03-12T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/548c222d-71ab-4f4e-8e82-8516ddb77376.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33282462,"duration_in_seconds":2746}]},{"id":"4c4cce67-ce5f-409b-8091-ff7b625e75ee","title":"Baltics and Basketball with Audrius Rickus","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/baltics-and-basketball","content_text":"Vilnius-born Audrius Rickus gives us a look at the Lithuanian presidential elections with a comprehensive run-down of the candidates. \n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Audrius Rickus.","content_html":"Vilnius-born Audrius Rickus gives us a look at the Lithuanian presidential elections with a comprehensive run-down of the candidates.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Audrius Rickus.
","summary":"Grad student Audrius Rickus talks about the upcoming Lithuanian elections, his research, and... basketball.","date_published":"2019-03-12T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4c4cce67-ce5f-409b-8091-ff7b625e75ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15872632,"duration_in_seconds":1294}]},{"id":"225f5e88-e72c-4b1f-9040-8d71158cb518","title":"Let's Talk Nationalism with Jonathan Parker","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/jp-episode","content_text":"Jonathan Parker breaks down Czech nationalism for us, getting into the historical depth and the many facets of this issue as it pertains to the trend of nationalism as a broader global movement.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Jonathan Parker.","content_html":"Jonathan Parker breaks down Czech nationalism for us, getting into the historical depth and the many facets of this issue as it pertains to the trend of nationalism as a broader global movement.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Jonathan Parker.
","summary":"PhD candidate Jonathan Parker from the History Department at the University of Texas talks with Tom about his research on Czech nationalism.","date_published":"2019-03-12T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/225f5e88-e72c-4b1f-9040-8d71158cb518.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15146216,"duration_in_seconds":1234}]},{"id":"cca993cb-36c3-4a46-9c2d-89e86a1f82bf","title":"The Vietnam Connexion with Mark Lawrence","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-vietnam-soviet-connexion","content_text":"In his humble and articulate manner, Dr. Lawrence provides the expert's view on Soviet reactions to U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Cold War. \n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Mark A. Lawrence.","content_html":"In his humble and articulate manner, Dr. Lawrence provides the expert's view on Soviet reactions to U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Cold War.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Mark A. Lawrence.
","summary":"Vietnam expert Professor Mark Lawrence dialogues about Soviet-Vietnam relations during the Cold War.","date_published":"2019-03-11T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/cca993cb-36c3-4a46-9c2d-89e86a1f82bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27890548,"duration_in_seconds":2296}]},{"id":"07393d35-075b-4b41-8695-d4ac40a9f3ba","title":"The Full Scoop on Bulgarian Yogurt with Mary Neuburger","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/bulgarian-yogurt-episode","content_text":"Who knew there was so much history behind a spoonful of yogurt? Balkan historian Dr. Mary Neuburger gives us the wholesome truth and nothing but in this delicious episode about Bulgarian yogurt.\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Mary C. Neuburger.","content_html":"Who knew there was so much history behind a spoonful of yogurt? Balkan historian Dr. Mary Neuburger gives us the wholesome truth and nothing but in this delicious episode about Bulgarian yogurt.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Mary C. Neuburger.
","summary":"Balkan historian Dr. Mary Neuburger dishes on Bulgarian yogurt with host Milena.","date_published":"2019-03-11T20:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/07393d35-075b-4b41-8695-d4ac40a9f3ba.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21180603,"duration_in_seconds":1737}]},{"id":"2deab826-188a-4307-8faa-678b7fb1d43d","title":"\"Don't argue with a geographer\" with Bella Bychkova Jordan","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/the-bella-episode","content_text":"Everybody loves Bella! And in this episode, you'll see why. Dr. Bella Jordan hails from Siberia and you'll never meet a more splendid converesationalist. Her stories are amazing, and no matter how many times you talk to her, you'll find out something new every time that will astonish. \n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Bella Jordan.","content_html":"Everybody loves Bella! And in this episode, you'll see why. Dr. Bella Jordan hails from Siberia and you'll never meet a more splendid converesationalist. Her stories are amazing, and no matter how many times you talk to her, you'll find out something new every time that will astonish.
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Bella Jordan.
","summary":"Dr. Bella Bychkova Jordan chats about her amazing journey from Siberia to Austin, TX and her choice to become a cultural geographer, wherein all her many interests, talents, and languages intersected.","date_published":"2019-03-11T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/2deab826-188a-4307-8faa-678b7fb1d43d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24813228,"duration_in_seconds":2040}]},{"id":"3c2d9b66-6057-4271-a6a3-dab9d817f30f","title":"The International Breakdown with Dr. Michael Mosser","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/michael-mosser","content_text":"Dr. Mosser discusses his views on the democracy question, Ukrainian presidential elections, and the European Union's evolution in the current geostrategic landscape. \n\nDr. Michael W. Mosser is is an Assistant Professor of Instruction with a joint appointment in the Department of Government, the Center for European Studies, and the International Relations and Global Governance (IRG) program at the University of Texas at Austin. \n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!\n\nSPONSORED PRODUCT: \n\n\n\nA sweeping geopolitical thriller set in Moscow, Russia. Now available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8Special Guest: Michael W. Mosser.","content_html":"Dr. Mosser discusses his views on the democracy question, Ukrainian presidential elections, and the European Union's evolution in the current geostrategic landscape.
\n\nDr. Michael W. Mosser is is an Assistant Professor of Instruction with a joint appointment in the Department of Government, the Center for European Studies, and the International Relations and Global Governance (IRG) program at the University of Texas at Austin.
CREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
SPONSORED PRODUCT:
\n\n\n\nA sweeping geopolitical thriller set in Moscow, Russia. Now available in the Kindle Store... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y8GRMZ?pf_rd_r=BMSWBFGYNM10VA6KGH08&pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8
Special Guest: Michael W. Mosser.
","summary":"Dr. Michael W. Mosser talks with TSC host Lauren Nyquist about democracy on the international playing field.","date_published":"2019-03-11T19:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/3c2d9b66-6057-4271-a6a3-dab9d817f30f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20677356,"duration_in_seconds":1697}]},{"id":"4721e2b6-b8b6-4851-b598-d7a83c80dc22","title":"\"Soviet Union Lite\" with Mark Pomar","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/pomar-trailer","content_text":"To see the video of Dr. Pomar's full interview with host Tom Rehnquist, visit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auO4Nc8J1cU&t=62s\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.","content_html":"To see the video of Dr. Pomar's full interview with host Tom Rehnquist, visit The Slavic Connexion's YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auO4Nc8J1cU&t=62s
\n\nCREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/trehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
Special Guest: Mark G. Pomar.
","summary":"A brief snippet of the interview with Dr. Mark Pomar.","date_published":"2019-03-11T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/4721e2b6-b8b6-4851-b598-d7a83c80dc22.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":1745648,"duration_in_seconds":120}]},{"id":"acedc02d-2638-4d6e-8042-709092dadfd7","title":"All About Civics (with Matthew Orr)","url":"https://www.slavxradio.com/all-about-civics","content_text":"Graduate student and researcher Matthew Orr talks about civic education and discourse in modern-day Russia and Ukraine. \n\nBooks referenced include THE BET by Anton Chekhov. Available on Amazon here:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Bet-Anton-Chekhov-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B074P937ZH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bet+chekhov&qid=1552589351&s=gateway&sr=8-1\n\nCREDITS\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)\n\nConnect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!","content_html":"Graduate student and researcher Matthew Orr talks about civic education and discourse in modern-day Russia and Ukraine.
\n\nBooks referenced include THE BET by Anton Chekhov. Available on Amazon here:
\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Bet-Anton-Chekhov-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B074P937ZH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bet+chekhov&qid=1552589351&s=gateway&sr=8-1
CREDITS
\nProducer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86)
\nCo-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
\nAssociate Producer: Lauren Nyquist (Connect: facebook.com/lenyquist Instagram: @nyquabbit)
\nAssociate Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrmatthew)
\nAssociate Producer: Milena D-K (Connect: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010939368892 Instagram: @thedistantsea and @milena.d.k)
\nMusic/Sound Design: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic www.charlieharpermusic.com)
Connect with The Slavic Connexion on Instagram: @slavxradio and on Facebook: facebook.com/slavxradio .
\nThanks for listening and please don't forget to subscribe!!
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