The Bridge on Air

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The Bridge on Air episodes

September 09, 2021 An actor from Swinland
Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, so he´s torn between cultural heritage of both countries. He works as a bartender on a more luxurious ferry but also pursues a different carreer. He fell in love with acting and is hoping to become an actor also in Slovakia - Sami Huttunen.
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32 min
August 14, 2021 A dancer from Ethiopia
Born in Ethiopia and raised in the streets of Kosice where she fell in love with dancing - street dance, locking, popping, house dance... you name it. But her true calling is Jamaican dancehall. She became a professional and she claims she can teach anybody - AronMitu.
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28 min
July 15, 2021 A pastoress from USA
Even though she no longer lives in Slovakia, she still qualifies as a relevant guest. She´s American and used to live here in 1993. She loved it so much that she wrote a book about it - a memoir called I Am a Brave Bridge: An American Girl's Hilarious and Heartbreaking Year in the Fledgling Republic of Slovakia - Sarah Hinlicky Wilson.
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36 min
June 15, 2021 A superstar from Trinidad
He came here and basically jumpstarted his music career. He´s got several singles out, his YouTube channel is on fire and he´s currently auditioning for Superstar, the famous TV show. A good-looking Londoner and a calisthenics trainer located in Ruzinov - Akel Bango.
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32 min
May 21, 2021 A Petržalka lover from Germany
She has three Bs on her CV so she could compare. She´s lived in Berlin, Budapest and now Bratislava. What do you think her life is about in a flat in Petrzalka? Do you think she would stay here if she didn´t find a Slovak partner or have their son? Find out! This is Veronika Blum.

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32 min
April 28, 2021 A party planner from Ecuador
He doesn´t like travelling, yet he has travelled quite a bit. He was born in Ecuador, but also lived in the U.S. where he met his Slovak wife. If you ever heard about or been to any InterNations party in Bratislava, you should know that this shy introvert is the guy behind all of them - Diego Loyola.
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31 min
April 09, 2021 A newsreader from Italy
He was fed up with being lost in translation and missing out all the news. So he created his own news broadcast - Slovak Chronicles. A podcast, where he collects and delivers news and information about Slovakia in English so that other foreigners don´t have to - Andrea Paolo Mazzucchetti.
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28 min
March 25, 2021 A world schooler from around the globe
A very special guest, who is a foreigner living in Slovakia, yet she claims she is not. She came here a year ago for a four week stay, but then the pandemic started and she got stuck here. She and her two sons are a world schooling family and together, they travel the world. Queenie Tan.
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32 min
March 09, 2021 A stand-up comedian from Iran
If you like stand-up comedy, you´ve probably seen her on stage with Silné reči and laughed at her jokes. But she´s also super active in several NGOs helping educate Slovaks on the lives of minorities. Nastaran Alaghmandan Motlagh a.k.a Nasi.
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34 min
February 22, 2021 A storyteller from Malaysia
He founded the only English improv theatre in Slovakia - Funnylicious Improv Theater, and maybe you´ve already been to one of his Story Nights, storytelling live events in Bratislava, where true stories bring people together - Hon Chong.
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30 min