Radio Sovok Presents

It is Oscar fever at "Sovok of the Week" and Boris is making his predictions. His choices are insightful, as usual. Tune in an find out what Boris' predictions are and what he thinks about some of this year's contenders!

In this week's podcast, Boris explains why he has become such an irregular contributor of written stories on "Sovok of the Week." He also gives his listeners an unexpected surprise by reinterpreting a famous poem. Don't miss this one of a kind podcast.

Questions poured in from our listeners and Boris decided to take time off from his busy schedule so that he could answer some of them. Tune in to listen to Boris dispensing his age-old wisdom to anyone who will listen.

Boris and Vadim are ushering in the New Year with a brand new podcast, in which they discuss their numerous travails in the land of plenty. Thanks to a small donation and a new sponsor, "Sovkombank", they were able to hastily assemble an episode which is not to be missed.

In this week's podcast, Boris and Vadim discuss possible ways of getting out of their dire financial straits. As Boris' personal situation gets more challenging, he brainstorms some possible business models. Please, be advised that since our producer Misha is out of town, Vadim could not adjust the levels quite right and the first thirty seconds are a little boomy.

"Sovok of the Week" is holding its first telethon. Tune in to hear the last half hour of this 15 hour marathon of talent shows, generous donations, and good ol' time fun.

Boris and Vadim are back from Bulgaria and do they have stories to tell! Join them as they discuss the delights of the world of Duty Free Shops, bravely denounce a corporate giant, and address Kat(e)rina.

While Boris, Klava, Igor and Vadim were in Bulgaria, they still put the interests of the collective above their own and recorded a fresh program for their handful of dedicated listeners. Join the staff of the "Sovok of the Week" as they talk about their love of sports, birthday freebies, and generous donations.

This week's podcast is a surprise. We had an unannounced visit from the distinguished poet Maya Angelou who volunteered to read some poetry for us. We tried hard to convince her to read some poems by Pushkin and Lermontov but to no avail. She was adamant in her desire to read a poem by a group of unknown poets who go by the name the "Thanksgiving 7." Their poem is no «Я Вас любил …» ("I loved you once ...") by Pushkin but what else can you expect from the decadent soulless West?!

Mrs. Angelou said that her visit was a token of appreciation for everything that "Sovok of the Week" has done for the advancement of poetry.  As the podcast is playing, you can conveniently follow along by reading the poem below. As you can tell by the file name of the podcast, it's been sitting on the backburner for a little bit as we were trying to come up with some funny introduction for it. And this is the best we could come up with ...

Feeling Kind of Blue

By the Thanksgiving 7

Performed by Maya Angelou

Feeling kind of blue and those kind of colors

I thought of you but it didn't help.

Leaf-filled gutters, broken branches underfoot,

And the chaff chased around endlessly,

Like fishy pee on my hands.

God, it burns. When will Jesus pour blood on me?

Calamine of Christ, anoint me with

Oil, in unction and the time of peace.

But when I'm not there with him,

I think he goes for long walks with younger women

And short strolls with older boys.

A tepid sea receded on a foam

So hop, clippety clop, hop over the unpainted wagon,

Hoppity, hippity, dippity doo, young fools

Go forth, multiply and smell like poo.

© 2004 "Thanksgiving 7"

Ann Arbor is celebrating summer with its annual Art Fair. "Sovok of the Week" is there, of course. Boris set up his pelmeni booth in a handicapped-parking space and we are catching up with him in this LIVE podcast recorded on the streets of Ann Arbor.