Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians

By Michael BurykSociety & Culture

Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians episodes

August 15, 2018 Interview with Veselka co-owner Tom Birchard
Tom Birchard is a co-owner of Veselka, the iconic Ukrainian-American restaurant on the Lower East Side of New York City. He talks about his many years there, how the neighborhood has changed and new plans for the restaurant. http://www.veselka.com/
20 min
July 16, 2018 Interview with Chornobyl Tour cofounder Sergii Mirnyi
Sergii Mirynyi, Chornobyl Tour cofounder and director of research and development, talks about the tours his company conducts in the area of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear accident near Prypyat, Ukraine.
16 min
June 04, 2018 Interview with John Stetch, jazz pianist
John Stetch is a Canadian of Ukrainian descent whose award-winning career as a world-class pianist spans several decades. He is classically trained, but probably best know for his jazz piano work. One of his most famous albums, "Ukrainianism" came out in 2002 and skillfully blends traditional Ukrainian folk tunes with modern jazz piano. In this interview John talks about his professional and family background and offers a look on how he has come to play with some of the best jazz artists today.
17 min
April 30, 2018 Interview with Ukrainian-British chef and cookbook author Olia Hercules
Ukrainian-British chef and cookbook author Olia Hercules discusses her family background and career and how she became a cooking celebrity in the UK.
https://oliahercules.com/
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17 min
March 30, 2018 An Interview with Yuliya Sychikova, CEO & co-founder, Ukraine Global Scholars
Ukraine Global Scholars is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded to help Ukrainian students get an education in the world's best colleges and universities. Yuliya Sychikova, CEO and co-founder, talks about why the program was established and how it works.
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16 min
March 02, 2018 Interview with Bruce Romanchak, an administrator with the Facebook Lemko Ancestry and DNA Group
A Fall 2017 interview with Bruce Romanchak, who is an administrator with the Facebook Lemko Ancestry and DNA Group. He discusses how the group was founded, what it does and how DNA can be used to find distant Lemko cousins. https://www.facebook.com/groups/LemkoAncestryandDNA/
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21 min
February 05, 2018 Hetmans
Nick Rozar is a 26-year-old Ukrainian-American from Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder and owner of Hetmans, a company that produces wearable art. His wooden sunglass frames are handmade by Hutsul carvers in the Carpathian Mountains. Nick talks about his company and products and future plans. http://www.hetmans.com/
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18 min
February 01, 2018 Ukrainian Wooden Churches
An October 2017 interview with Dr. Mykola Bevz, chairman of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage at the Lviv Polytechnic National University in Lviv, Ukraine. He discusses efforts to preserve Ukrainian wooden churches in Ukraine and Poland. The discussion includes mention of the UNESCO World Heritage List, which includes 16 tserkvas in the Carpathian region. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1424
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15 min
January 14, 2018 Interview with Yuri Zastavny, founder of Pravda Beer Theatre in Lviv, Ukraine
The microbrewery Pravda Beer Theatre (http://www.pravda.beer/en/) was established by Yuri Zastavny in Lviv, Ukraine, in December 2014. It is now owned by the Fest company (http://www.fest.lviv.ua/en/) whose partners are Andriy Khudo, Yurko Nazaruk and Dmytro Gerasimov. The holding company is well known for its innovative local ventures including restaurants, food convenience stores, a bakery, a publishing house and public events among others. Yuri Zastavny talks about how the craft brewery was started, its award-winning beers and his plans for the future.
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Copyright (c) 2017-2018 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
21 min
December 14, 2017 Nash Holos radio program interview 10/16/17
Nash Holos (Our Voice) is a Ukrainian-Canadian radio program broadcast twice weekly in English with a Ukrainian-language segment on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It also airs in international syndication to over 20 countries. Its host and producer is Paulette (Pawlina) MacQuarrie. In this interview she talks about the how the program started, some of its special segments and offers her insight on the Ukrainian-Canadian community. You can find the program online at: https://www.nashholos.com/ .
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Copyright (c) 2017 by Michael J. Buryk. All Rights Reserved
22 min