On this last episode before (Catholic) Christmas, Cvetin and Jason count down those days until Zoran Zaev resigns and there is a “new” government in Macedonia. They discuss the economy, veer off, briefly, into a discussion of drugs, catch up on the latest in scandals facing the Macedonian Government, and talk about the upcoming elections and what that means for Macedonia. And of course they wish everyone (including Catholics) a very Merry Christmas! All of that plus our Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

- The Muppets featuring John Denver (Twelve Days of Christmas)

Our Farmer’s Picks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yDF3...​

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnk...

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason launch into this week’s episode by looking at the decisive vote for the Conservative Party and Boris Johnson in the UK which means Brexit can finally happen and what this means for self-rule, freedom, and Macedonia. They discuss Bulgaria’s latest attempts to tell the Macedonians who they are and why this is bad for Bulgaria, outgoing prime minister Zoran Zaev’s continuing kowtowing to Bulgaria, as well as the ridiculousness of Macedonian defense secretary Radmila Sekerinska claiming that the flag of Jason’s state, the Great State of Arizona, is really the Macedonian flag. They look into the Venice Commission and the whole issue of language in Macedonia and of course touch on the many scandals facing Zaev and his government and more! All of that plus our Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

- Nancevski/Imeri Skopsko Oro (Skopje Horo) - performed by Simon Trpcevski

Farmer’s Pick:

https://www.trpceski.com/?ai1ec​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason start off with a bang and Deputy PM Bujar Osmani's threat to, basically, re-start the 2001 war if the law on languages is overturned or changed, something the Venice Commission says should be done, and how outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has completed reversed himself on this matter - after all, he needs Albanian votes. They discuss the current scandals engulfing Zaev's government - ironically on International Anti-Corruption Day - including Boki 13, Katica Janeva, and the entire cast of characters, as well as what this means for those upcoming elections, and more! All of that plus our Farmer's Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

Farmer's Picks:

-https://mk.voanews.com/a/voa-macedoni...​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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While this is a special, and nicely round, number, Cvetin and Jason did not really prepare for this episode of the podcast (blame Jason, he was traveling), but we do manage to cover a lot of ground including the recent shoot-out at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje, earthquakes in Albania, existential issues of where we come from and where we are going (as humans), Christmas, Christians, atheists, and others, NATO, classical liberalism and much, much more! All of that plus our Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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After a brief hiatus, Cvetin and Jason are back, to the dismay of some of their colorful revolutionary friends who hoped they had been disappeared. But there is punditry to be discussed so the two jump right in with Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski’s mother of all gaffes when he told young people that if he was not the President of the Republic of Macedonia he would leave the country. They dive into the continuing scandals, known as the various Racket affairs, now plaguing out-going Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, they touch on the latest antics of the Bulgarian prime minister and his lackeys, and much more. All of that plus our Farmer’s Picks.

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

Our Farmer's Picks:

https://travellingbalkans.com/unique-...​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dymh0...​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason begin their weekly discussion by looking at what a mess French President Emmanuel Macron has made – a mess, that is, if you are part of the professional elite. With his latest comments that NATO is experiencing a “brain death” it seems that the professional pundits who know what is best for Macedonia, Europe, and the world, are working themselves into hissy fits. All of this does affect Macedonia and the two look at some of the many issues facing Macedonia and its so-called prime minister, Zoran Zaev, including the ongoing corruption scandals, the OHIS chemical spill, the upcoming elections and more. And they end on high note with their Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

Our Farmer's Picks:

-https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/cu...​

-https://www.reuters.com/article/us-no...​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason discuss the latest news from Macedonia including the fact that the current Communists, er, Government of Macedonia actually recognize the benefits of a 10 percent flat tax rate over a progressive tax rate, the threat from Zoran Zaev of postponing the elections he just called, the threat of the scary “nationalist” opposition (“nationalist” meaning anything the Left doesn’t like) winning those elections, continuing scandals in Macedonia, and the fact that Zaev thinks he is Don Quijote, a seventeenth century fictional character who was….insane. All of this plus our Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

Our Farmer's Pick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfkg...​

http://www.highscardus.com/index.html​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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After the EU told Macedonia that the opening of EU membership talks will revert to next year, Cvetin and Jason get together to talk about the growing rift between Zoran Zaev and President Stevo Pendarovski after Pendarovski tells media that the “N” word “bothers all Macedonians.” They discuss the growing movement to reverse the so-called “Prespa agreement,” the different wings in the current ruling party and how Zaev and Pendarovski come from opposite ends, the current (and continually growing) scandals affecting Macedonia and the government, the real possibilities of alternatives to the EU, and more! All of that plus our Farmers Pick (singular)!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

- Hajde shoto mashallah

Our Farmer's Pick:

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-...​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason discuss the dramatic events with Macedonia that have occurred over the past few days including the firm ‘non’ issued by France’s President Emmanuel Macron to Zoran Zaev and his government and the implications therein, including Zaev’s decision to call early elections (will he really do it?). They talk about the reactions from various individuals and groups including the so-called “colorful revolutionaries” but they refrain from drinking their delicious tears. All of this and more plus their Farmer’s Pick!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

- Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (La Marseillaise)

- Gilbert Becaud (Nathalie)

Our Farmer's Pick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cclx-...​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

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Cvetin and Jason talk about the recent visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Macedonia, the worldview of the men at women at the US State Department, continuing scandals in Macedonia, the possibility of the EU opening accession talks later this month and more. Cvetin remains on suicide watch and keeps warning about terrible things to come like a Balkan version of little Greta. Jason does his best to talk him off the ledge. All of that plus our Farmer’s Picks!

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

- R.E.M. (It's the end of the world as we know it - and I feel fine)

Our Farmer's Pick: The bizarro event they were doing at the Menada club can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hHWB...​

https://www.vranecworldday.com/​

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit macedoniancontentfarmers.substack.com