Biking around the block or around North America. It all begins with an intention. This week Nasha Kasha tells the story about bike repairs in order to ride and riding in order to help repair a country.

In 1975 there was only a handful of Ukrainian families living in Moncton. They formed a club. More than 40 years later, newcomers from Ukraine are putting down their own roots in New Brunswick. Viktor is an astronomer. His wife Julia is a physicist. This week on Nasha Kasha we'll hear why they settled in Moncton, where they're distinguishing themselves at work and at that still-thriving Ukrainian club.

In Edmonton, back when Andy Semotiuk was a teenager, Roy Orbison’s songs spoke to him like no other. Andy has written a screen play called Only the Lonely. But today it’s more difficult than he ever imagined to tell Orbison’s story his way.

Behind the scenes at an American resort, workers reveal why their disperate lives have come together in the Catskills in a place called Suzie Q. Here’s this week’s Nasha Kasha.

What would you wish for if your name were Wish? Evan Wish wanted fame. The young composer traveled from Brandon Manitoba, to Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories before settling in Los Angeles. Today’s Nasha Kasha is all about hopes and dreams and the choices in between.

Balaklava Blues is a story about Ukraine's on-going struggle to live free from Russian incursions.  It's also the story of two musicians , who have found a calling in all that strife.

In Ukrainian "cha-ban" means shepherd.  "Zor-ya" means star.  In Thunder Bay, the Chaban and the Zorya dancers have been shepherding and staring in Ukrainian performances for 50 years.  This week's episode of Nasha Kasha meets the remarkable women, who lead these groups.

Two violins, one stage. One is in the hands of a rising virtuoso, still in school, The other played by a community orchestra member, having read the score and wanting more. This week, Nasha Kasha tells of one orchestra and its rising strings.

Southern Ontario, between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie is called the Niagara. The region encompasses 1,852 square kilometres and a population of about 450,000 residents.  Niagara Falls, Welland and St Catharines are three of its 12 municipalities.  And for 50 years the Niagara has celebrated it’s diversity.  This week Nasha Kasha presents one of 26 open houses at this the longest continuously running folk arts festival in Canada.