EstoCast

Ene Timmusk on kohalikus eesti ühiskonnas juba pikemat aega aktiivselt tegutsenud, kirjutanud raamatu “Minu Kanada”, löönud kaasa VEMU raamatuklubis ning kõige selle kõrvalt jõudnud põhjalikult süveneda kirjandusmaailma. Käesolevas saates on Ene tulnud EstoCasti stuudiosse vestlema elust raamatukoina, sulandumisest Kanada ühiskonda ja samal ajal eestluse alles hoidmisest. Head kuulamist!

Käes on taas värske EstoCast’i osa, kus arutame põnevaid teemasid, sealhulgas: 

📗 sarnasusi ning erinevusi Kanada ja Eesti raamatukogude ja laenu süsteemis

📕 millised põnevad juhtumid võivad muuta elukäiku igaveseks

📙suhtest nii e-raamatute kui trükitud raamatutega ning kuidas see suhe võib üle aegade muuta 

📘lugemine mitme keele oskajana

📗miks on raamatukogu külastused tähtsad pere keskkonnale

📕 …ning paljust muust!

Saates mainiti: 

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius)
- http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.html

Meisterdetektiiv Kalle Blomkvist (Astrid Lindgren)
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10301323-meisterdetektiiv-kalle-blomkvist?rating=1

 Maailm ja mõnda (raamatute sari)
- https://www.vanaraamat.ee/Sari_Maailm_ja_monda_74

The Thirteen (Honoré de Balzac)
-  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7416/7416-h/7416-h.htm

 War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

In the latest episode of EstoCast, we sat down with Maarika Merirand, a project manager at Tehnopol Science and Business Park, Tallinn. Seeing tech startups at every stage of their life cycle, Maarika has many insights on the tech world.

In this episode, discover:

 📱the differences between the tech world in Canada and Estonia

 📱how incubators can enable groundbreaking tech solutions

 📱how the Estonian government is pursuing expansion into North America and other continents

 📱some of the most exciting new solutions that Tehnopol has been working with

 📱how one can start out as an entrepreneur with a simple idea

 📱-and much more!

People, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:

 -Tehnopol Science and Business Park: https://www.tehnopol.ee 

 -Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech): https://taltech.ee 

 -Connected Health, the healthcare partnership founded by Tehnopol: https://connectedhealth.ee/ 

 -Video resources from Tehnopol on YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/TehnopolTV/ 

 -More on predictive health AI: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/01/25/how-ai-could-predict-medical-conditions-and-revive-the-healthcare-system/amp/ 

 -you can contact Maarika regarding startup advice and information at [email protected]

 -follow her on LinkedIn to see what she’s up to lately: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maarikamerirand/ 

 -read the first article of “The Entrepreneurial Estonian”, the column she writes for Eesti Elu newspaper: https://eestielu.com/estonia-the-land-of-unicorns/ 

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
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(In 🇪🇪) VEMUl on aastate jooksul külas käinud palju põnevaid tegijaid erinevatest kultuurivaldkondadest, teiste seas kõigile kodu- ja väliseestlastele hästi tuntud kirjanik Leelo Tungal. Täna on see andekas ja lugejate poolt armastatud sõnameister tulnud EstoCast’i stuudiosse, et rääkida oma mõne aasta tagusest Toronto külastusest, kirjanikuteest, raamatukogudest ja muidugi raamatutest. Head kuulamist!

 Käes on taas värske EstoCast’i osa, kus arutame põnevaid teemasid, sealhulgas: 

📗 Mis pilguga loeb kirjanik raamatuid ja luulet?
📕 Kas kirjanikud loevad ka enda kirjutisi peale kui need on avalikult ilmunud?
📙 Kuidas ja kunas algas Leelo sügav ning eluaegne armastus kirjanduse vastu
📘 Milline on  kirjanduse maastik tänapäevases maailmas ja kuidas lugemine on muutunud läbi aegade
📗 Kuidas kultuuri säilitamine toimib läbi lugemise ning kirjanduse
📕 …ja palju muud!

Saates mainiti:

- Olga Tokarczuk (poola kirjanik)
  https://et.wikiquote.org/wiki/Olga_Tokarczuk

- Wisława Szymborska (poola luuletaja)          https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1996/szymborska/poetry/

- Kolõma (Venda Sõelsepp)
 https://rahvaraamat.ee/p/kol%C3%B5ma-kole-maa/1588795/et?isbn=9789949684960

- Päikesepillaja (Artur Alliksaar) https://rahvaraamat.ee/p/p%C3%A4ikesepillaja/764242/et?isbn=9789985775912

- Ado Köögardali päevaraamat 1944 (Anu Saluäär) https://harjumaamuuseum.ee/toode/ado-koogardali-paevaraamat-1944/

- Nõmmeliivatee (Sirpa Kähkonen)
https://rahvaraamat.ee/p/n%C3%B5mmeliivatee/1491912/et?isbn=9789985046654

- Lunastatud (Rein Veidemann)
 https://rahvaraamat.ee/p/lunastatud/1456421/en

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

When knitting enthusiasts encounter the tutorials and products of Aleks Byrd, oftentimes it’s their first exposure to something Estonian. This is both a great opportunity and a bit of pressure! Through her latest book and many in-person workshops, Aleks is teaching fans from all over about traditional Estonian knitting techniques, infused with a modern design approach.

In this episode of EstoCast, Aleks Byrd shares with us:

 🧶 the importance of knitting as an artform

 🧶 how she grew her passion for knitting into a successful business that shares Estonian traditions with the whole world

 🧶 the ways in which illustration impacts her designs

 🧶 why wool is such an ideal material

 🧶 how local knitting traditions have been preserved in Estonia

 🧶 what a väliseesti (diaspora Estonian) knitting pattern might look like

 🧶 ...and much more!

Key things mentioned in this episode:
- Places you can find Aleks’ book Traditions Revisited: Modern Estonian Knits: https://www.aleks-byrd.com/traditions-revisited-modern-estonian-knits 

 -Knitting tutorials by Aleks: https://www.aleks-byrd.com/tutorials 

 -Events from Aleks’ book tour and beyond, including knitting workshops for Vogue Knitting: https://www.aleks-byrd.com/classes-events 

 -Eweknit, the Toronto store where Aleks’ book can be found: https://eweknit.co/ 

 - Roosimine, a knitting inlay technique: https://www.aleks-byrd.com/blog/2019/6/2/roosimine 

 -Laine Publishing, the Finnish company that publishes Aleks’ books: https://lainepublishing.com/ 

 - Knitting needle sizes: https://knittingknowledge.com/knitting-guides/knitting-needle-sizes/

 -The creation of Kihnu troi (wool sweater) by master artisan Elly Karjam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bK3THnLO0E&ab_channel=EestiK%C3%A4sit%C3%B6%C3%B6 

 -Aleks’ Seli sweater pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seli-sweater 

 -Tõstamaa, one of the places in Estonia that has inspired Aleks’ designs: https://www.facebook.com/visittostamaa/ 

 -Bath, England; where Aleks’ studied and currently lives: https://www.britannica.com/place/Bath-England

 -Different types of British sheep: https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/mammals/native-british-sheep-breeds-and-how-to-recognise-them/

 -Varieties of sheep found in Estonia: https://wellwoventales.home.blog/2019/08/02/native-sheep-of-estonia/

 -A hat pattern from Alek’s site.  https://www.aleks-byrd.com/patterns/elupuu 

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

(In 🇪🇪) Kohalik Toronto eestlane Alan Teder tegi oma igapäevast palgatööd loodusvarade ministeeriumi finantsistina Ontarios, kuid süda ja huvid on teda ikka kultuuri poole kiskunud. Nii tegeleb ta nüüd A. H. Tammsaare "Tõe ja õiguse" ingliskeelse tõlke korrektuuri lugemisega, kuid on olnud ka nt filmiprodutsent. Kuidas tekkis tema sügav huvist raamatute vastu või miks me peaks üldse raamatuid lugema, sellest ja paljust muust saad teada viimases EstoCasti saates.

Käes on taas EstoCast’i uusim osa, kus arutame põnevaid teemasid, näiteks:

📕 Alani esimesed kokkupuuted, kogemused ja muljed kirjandusega ning raamatukogudega
📗 Erilised viisid kuidas saab eestikeelset kirjandust endale välismaal tänapäeval hankida
📘 Miks raamatukogud on otseselt kirjanikele tähtsad ja kuidas laenutamine neid aitab
📙 E-raamatute ning trükiste plussid ja miinused
📕 Kas mõned raamatud on paremad tõlgituna kui originaalis
📗 …ja palju muud!

Saates mainiti: 

• Tõde ja õigus sari (A.H. Tammsaare) 
  • https://rahvaraamat.ee/p/t%C3%B5de-ja-%C3%B5igus-i/1253661/et?isbn=9789949664504
•   Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Kate Beaton)
  •  https://www.amazon.ca/Ducks-Two-Years-Oil-Sands/dp/1770462899
• Goodreads 
  •  https://www.goodreads.com/
• Library Thing
  • https://www.librarything.com/
• Apteeker Melchior sari (Indrek Hargla)
  •  https://rahvaraamat.ee/specialList/view/apteeker-melchior/en?id=1232
• Andrus Kivirähk 
  •  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/337614.Andrus_Kivir_hk
• Oskar Luts 
  •  https://www.luts.ee/kirjandusveeb/index.php/teadmiseks/oskar-luts/8-oskar-luts-elulugu
• Ernest Hemingway
  •  https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1954/hemingway/biographical/
• Vagabond Voices 
  •  https://www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/
•  Eesti Novell 
  •  https://eestinovell.ee/

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

(In 🇪🇪) Raamatute ja kirjanduse “sisemaailm” on üks põnevamatest seiklustest mida saab ette võtta ja millesse on ennast kerge ära kaotada. Milline see “sisemaailm” välja näeb ning milline on töötada igapäevaselt ühes Eesti kõige erilisemas raamatukogus ning paljust muust saad teada käesolevas, värskemas EstoCast’i saates! VEMU peaarhivaar Piret Noorhani vestleb ajakirjaniku, endise Eesti Rahva Muuseumi direktori ning praeguse Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu direktori Krista Aruga.

Teieni on jõudnud uusim EstoCast’i saade, kus arutame põnevaid teemasid, näiteks:

✅ Millised huvitavad esimesed kokkupuuted raamatutega Kristal olid sügaval Alutaguse metsade vahel

✅ Miks Pagari raamatukogu nii eriliseks ja salapäraseks paigaks välja kujunes Krista elus

✅ Kuidas raamatutes peidetud maailmad võivad elukäiku muuta ning kujuneda välja “teiseks koduks”

✅ …ning palju muud!

Saates mainiti:

• Eesti Rahva Muuseum (ERM) 
  • https://www.erm.ee
• Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu 
  • https://utlib.ut.ee
• Seiklusjutte maalt ja merelt (mitmed autorid)
  • https://www.goodreads.com/genres/seiklusjutte-maalt-ja-merelt
• Ene Mihkelson (kirjanik ja luuletaja)
  • https://www.amazon.com/Ene-Mihkelson/e/B001JO415G?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
• Jaan Kalipinski (kirjanik ja luuletaja)
  • https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poets/poet/102-27391_Kaplinski?festivalyear=2006

Estonian Music Week IG + FB: @estonianmusicweek
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VEMU FB: https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca/
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Eesti Elu/Estonian Life IG + FB: @eestielu.ca
                                                                       https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

Ambassadors can be seen as the public face of a country, someone who seeks a stronger relationship between their nation and a host country. You may have seen this first hand with former Estonian Ambassador to Canada, Toomas Lukk, who spoke at various Estonian events in Canada between 2018 and 2022.

But beyond surface level, what are the duties and responsibilities of an ambassador? What is it like to move around the world (as described in this audio clip) and switch the focus of your efforts frequently? In this episode of EstoCast, Ambassador Lukk describes the unexpected origins of his ambassadorial path, what he has experienced in Canada, and what’s next for him.

In this episode of EstoCast, Ambassador Lukk gives an inside look into:

 ✅ how he engaged with Canadians across Canada and also back in Estonia

 ✅ the symbolism of Halifax’s Pier 21 that connects both countries

 ✅ the other nations he’s served in over the last three decades

 ✅ his approach to learning new languages when assigned to a new posting

 ✅ and much more!

Content mentioned in this episode includes:

-the KESKUS groundbreaking event he spoke at: https://www.estoniancentre.ca/post/groundbreaking

 -the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://www.vm.ee/en 

 -the Estonian embassy in Ottawa: https://www.estemb.ca/ 

 - One of Toomas Lukk's speeches, from the Ottawa rally in support of Ukraine: https://eestielu.com/et/arvamus/teised-arvamuslood/12657-speech-of-estonian-ambassador-toomas-lukk-at-ottawa-rally

 -United States Foreign Service Institute language learning materials: https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/

 -More historical information about Estonians in the maritime provinces of Canada: https://www.eesti.ca/ajalugu/en/2.html 

 -Archival photos of Estonian happenings in Nova Scotia: http://www.ra.ee/apps/valiseesti/index.php/en/photo/searchAdvanced?content_desc=Nova+Scotia&q=1 

 -The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada: https://pier21.ca/

EMW: on IG + FB @estonianmusicweek
VEMU: on FB @vemu.ca
Eesti Elu/Estonian Life: on IG + FB @eestielu.ca

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

When Paul Lillakas describes his profession, it becomes apparent that thinking on your feet is just another part of working in the media and as a chef.

Listen to the newest episode of EstoCast, where Paul Lillakas shares his path to becoming a TV chef, what watching The Simpsons has taught him, which legendary people he would invite to a dinner party (and what he'd cook for them)... and the conclusion to one of his nerve-wracking early live television moments!

In this episode of EstoCast, Estonian-Canadian chef and recipe writer Paul Lillakas tells us all about:

 ✅ how taking part in a TV competition changed his life forever

 ✅ how a Craigslist ad got him work with a world-famous DJ

 ✅ his transition from developing recipes for magazines to cooking on television

 ✅ which of his heroes he’d invite to a dinner party (plus what he’d cook for them)

 ✅ how comedy has made him who he is

 ✅ and much more!

 Content mentioned in this episode:

 Jõekääru, the Estonian summer camp that his family has been involved with from the beginning: https://joekaaru.com/ 

 The Healthy Butcher, one of Paul’s early workplaces: https://thehealthybutcher.com/blog/who-we-are/ 

 Food Network’s competition show Chopped Canada (Paul won Season 1, episode 5— "Just Desserts"): https://www.facebook.com/ChoppedCanada/photos/chopped-canada-contestant-paul-lillakas-from-toronto-on-paul-is-a-personal-and-c/461070590660835/ 

 Chatelaine magazine, where Paul interned: https://www.chatelaine.com/author/plillakas/ 

 Canadian Living, where Paul was food editor: https://www.canadianliving.com/author/15463b2e-cf37-4c28-8660-1019ab545d81 

 CTV, one of the TV networks for which Paul has contributed his recipes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQqVfqCYDFI&ab_channel=CTVYourMorning 

 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, one of Paul’s favourite ingredients: https://www.seriouseats.com/canned-chipotles-in-adobo-sauce#:~:text=Chipotles%20in%20adobo%20are%20smoked,plenty%20of%20balance%20and%20body. 

 Paul’s Savoury S’mores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjTkw-kP2jU&ab_channel=Cityline 

 PEI Shellfish Festival, where Paul will be hosting and judging in September 2022: https://peishellfish.com/ 

 Food. Friends. Family. Paul’s online cooking series for Cityline: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa0jkRv-xPpOGhxjP5LA0Dqdpc3QQDH5s

EMW: on IG + FB @estonianmusicweek
VEMU: on FB @vemu.ca
Eesti Elu/Estonian Life: on IG + FB @eestielu.ca                                                      

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

(In 🇪🇪) Paljud meist loevad raamatuid hulganisti ja külastavad raamatukogusid ohtralt, aga alati on mõttes milline see kirjanduse nö “sisemaailm” on, ehk kuidas on igapäevaselt trükistega tegeleda ning töötada.  Sellel ja paljudel muudel teemadel vestlevad VEMU peaarhivaar Piret Noorhani ja bibliograaf Karin Kiisk kõige uuemas EstoCast’i saates. Head kuulamist! 

Teieni on jõudnud kõige värskem EstoCast’i saade, kus arutame Eesti Rahvus Muuseum’i bibliograafi Karin Kiiskiga kütkestavaid teemasid, näiteks: 

✅ Milline on raamatukogus töötamine ning kas see on tõesti raamatukoi unistuste karjäär

✅ Kuidas raamatute lugemine juba varases eas võib tervet elu käiku mõjutada 

✅ Põnevaid raamatu soovitusi mis pakuvad igale kuulajale huvi

✅…ning palju muud! 

Saates mainiti: 

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
  • https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15783514-the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane
• The Drunken Forest (Gerald Durrell)
  • https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/977388.The_Drunken_Forest

Meie teisi saateid saad kuulata sulle sobival taskuhäälingu platvormil. Ära unusta endale tellimast ka Väliseesti Muuseumi/VEMU  ja Estonian Music Weeki e-uudiskirju ning ajalehe Eesti Elu/Estonian Life paber- või digilehte.


Estonian Music Week IG + FB: @estonianmusicweek
                                                                     https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
                                                                                        
VEMU FB: https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca/
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Eesti Elu/Estonian Life IG + FB: @eestielu.ca
                                                                       https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca

Socials:

➡️ @estonianmusicweek
         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
 
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

➡️ @eestielu.ca
        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

➡️ @vemu.emc
       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

If you imagine coding as something one does in a dark room with techno music playing on one side and a can of energy drink on the other, you might only be seeing one way it can be approached! Hear more about life as a programmer in this episode of EstoCast.

 This time, we’re interviewing Adel Müürsepp, programmer and technical officer of Ramuri, who has many stories to tell about discovering the startup scene in Estonia and Toronto. Also hear about how she and her friends have built a web extension that will overhaul the way consumers are able to make ethical choices as they make purchases.

 If you’ve ever been interested in IT or sustainable commerce, this one’s for you!

In this episode of EstoCast, hear from computer programmer, web developer, and tech startup technical officer Adel Müürsepp about:

✅ how her initial perceptions of computer science and coding were changed as a student

✅ what it was like to learn about startup life at Pipedrive, an Estonian “unicorn”

✅ how she and her friends founded a startup at the University of Toronto, and how the university supports startups like theirs

✅ how a browser extension can create accountability and sustainability in the manufacturing of consumer goods

✅ some of the most ethical companies out there in the fashion world

✅ and more!

 Content mentioned in this episode:

 - Information about and demo signup for Adel’s startup, Ramuri: https://hatchery.engineering.utoronto.ca/team/ramuri/ 

 - Tallinna Reaalkool, where Adel studied in Estonia: https://real.edu.ee/ 

 - Pipedrive, where Adel interned and was introduced to the startup world in Estonia: https://www.pipedrive.com/ 

 - Some of Adel’s development and teaching experience, including her recent machine learning research project: https://adelmuursepp.work/work.html 

 - Good On You, one source of fashion company sustainability ratings for Ramuri: https://goodonyou.eco/how-we-rate/ 

 - Better Cotton, another organization whose reports Ramuri uses to generate its sustainability ratings of companies: https://bettercotton.org/ 

 - The Fashion Transparency Index: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/about/transparency/ 

 - Infosõlm, the politics podcast (in Estonian) that Adel co-created: https://infosolm.netlify.app/

EMW: on IG @estonianmusicweek
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