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The Slavic Connexion episodes
- "The Strategist": The Legacy of Brent Scowcroft with Dr. Bartholomew Sparrow
On this episode, Tom speaks with UT's own Professor Sparrow about his 2015 book on legendary multi-administration US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who sadly passed away recently on August 6th, 2020. This is a great conversation, remembering the unassuming but brilliant strategist who was so integral during the late Cold War period. Hope you enjoy!
ABOUT THE GUEST
Dr. Sparrow is the author of The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, a biography of the former U.S. national security advisor. He is previously the author of The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire; Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution; and From the Outside In: World War II and the American State. He is co-editor, with Sanford Levinson, of The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 and, with Roderick Hart, of Politics, Discourse, and American Society: New Agendas. He has chapters in several edited volumes, and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Communication, Diplomatic History, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and other journals. He attended Dartmouth College, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Chicago.NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 20th, 2020.
CREDITS
Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Associate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Lera ToropinAssistant Producer: Samantha FarmerAssistant Producer: Milena D-KAssistant Producer: Katherine BirchAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaExecutive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional clips of Brent Scowcroft from RFE/RL and "Remembering Brent Scowcroft" video on YouTube)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Bartholomew Sparrow.
53 min - "In Moscow's Shadows" with Dr. Mark Galeotti
In this episode, Matt spoke with Dr. Mark Galeotti about the pressing issues of the day in Eurasia: the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the ongoing protests in the far-eastern city of Khabarovsk, and the Kremlin's view on the post-election crisis in Belarus. Using his keen understanding of the Kremlin's decision-making process, Dr. Galeotti, creator of the blog and podcast "In Moscow's Shadow", provides a number of timely insights for our listeners. We eagerly await your feedback!
Check out Dr. Galeotti's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Talk-About-Putin/dp/1529103592/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mark+galeotti+putin&qid=1598298607&sr=8-1
If you #follow #Eurasia #geopolitics, the news has been coming fast. From Alexei Navalny #poisoning in #Russia to #protests in Khabarovsk, & the #Belarus crisis. #Listen to @RANEnetwork Matt Orr break everything down with @MarkGaleotti on @SlavXRadio https://t.co/LmMzOale8T
— Stratfor - a RANE Company (@Stratfor) August 25, 2020ABOUT THE GUEST
Mark Galeotti (born October 1965) is a London-based lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and principal director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an Honorary Professor at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, as well as a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and previously head of its Centre for European Security. He writes on his own blog, In Moscow's Shadows as well as guest writes for Raam op Rusland, EUROPP, oD:Russia, the International Policy Digest, and other blogs. He also contributes articles to The Moscow Times and War on the Rocks (from the Texas National Security Review), and is a contributing editor to Business New Europe.NOTE: This episode was recorded on Sunday, August 23, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssistant Producer: Samantha FarmerAssistant Producer: Milena D-KAssistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle DanielAdditional Editing: Jada GeraciMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Charlie Harper, Boss Bass, and Blue Dot Sessions)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Had a nice chat on Sunday with the @SlavXRadio folk at @UTCREEES for their Slavic Connexion podcast: Belarus, Navalny, adhocracy and more...https://t.co/cpjlmc7KhT
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) August 25, 2020Special Guest: Mark Galeotti.
43 min - SPECIAL EDITION: The Fate of Alexei Navalny
On this episode recorded August 21, 2020, Matt and Lera speak with Alexei Navalny's close co-collaborator on anti-corruption in Russia, Maxim Mironov. They discuss the current situation with Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning and also Russian state corruption in a broader, global context.
NOTE: We apologize for audio difficulties with our guest due to bad internet connections in Buenos Aires. This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 21, 2020. We thank our guest Maxim Mironov for graciously agreeing to join us on the show.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Maxim Mironov is professor of finance at the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. His primary research interest is in empirical corporate finance. He also is interested in international accounting, management compensation, and corporate governance. Before joining IE in 2009, Maxim taught as a visiting professor at New Economic School (Moscow). His non-academic experience includes working as an Investment Director at PSC, one of the largest direct investment funds in Russia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Novosibirsk State University in 2000. Maxim received a master’s degree in Economics at New Economic School (Moscow) in 2003 and a PhD in Finance at Chicago GSB in 2008. Maxim enjoys travel, skiing, and cooking. Visit his LiveJournal page: https://mmironov.livejournal.com/CREDITS
Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: Twitter @RehnquistTom)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KSupervising Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle DanielMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) News sound bites and Alexei Navalny interview snippet from BBC and Deutsche Welle (DW).
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Maxim Mironov.
31 min - Belarus Elections 2020: The End of Europe's Last Dictator?
Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator? In this episode, Matt spoke with Aliaksandr aka Ales Herasimenka, a researcher at the University of Westminster and previous guest on the show about the ongoing presidential elections in Belarus, where embattled president Alexander Lukashenko faces the most organized opposition in the history of his 26 years as president. A new generation has rallied around the 37-year-old English teacher Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who promises to usher in a new era of democracy to Belarus. The final day of voting is Sunday, August 9th, after which no one is exactly sure what to expect following an election campaign that has already broken all the norms.
"Is this the end of Europe's Last Dictator?" - a lovely title to the most recent podcast episode by a great team at The...
Posted by Ales Herasimenka on Friday, August 7, 2020NOTE: This episode was recorded on August 5th, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: @RehnquistTom)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle DanielMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions) Tikhanovskaya sound bites from BBC World News coverage.
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Aliaksandr Herasimenka.
44 min - "A True Gentleman" with Seva Novgorodsev
BBC's Seva Novgorodsev joins us once more just in time for his 80th birthday! This time, we gather around Zoom, but the conversation is, as always, entertaining and unexpected--one never knows where Seva will lead us and what he will teach us. We hope you enjoy!
If you wish to check out any of Seva's books and his latest audiobook "Настоящий джентльмен" (A True Gentleman), visit his site https://seva.ru/store/?id=16.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 17th, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer/Host: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Associate Producer/Co-Host: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KAudio Editor: Michelle DanielMusic Theme by Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Loyalty Freak, Michelle Daniel Trio, Charlie Harper & Michelle Daniel; Small samples of songs included from YouTube trailers of movies LETO and BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guests: Seva Novgorodsev (Сева Новгородцев) and Thomas Garza.
50 min - Intelligence with a Human Face (featuring Stephen Slick)
Former CIA officer Stephen Slick joins us to talk about his nearly three decades in intelligence, spent largely overseas in Ukraine, the Balkans, and East Germany. Professor Slick also discusses his return Stateside to a position in Langley just one week before 9-11 occurred and his present role as an educator at the University of Texas at Austin in building the Intelligence Studies Project--a first of its kind in the United States. We hope you enjoy!
ABOUT THE GUEST
Stephen Slick was appointed in January 2015 as director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project and clinical professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Before moving to Austin, he served for 28 years in the CIA's clandestine service, including five assignments abroad. Between 2005 and 2009, he was a special assistant to the president and the senior director for intelligence programs and reform on the staff of the National Security Council. He received a B.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and a Master in Public Policy degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2020 via Zoom. Professor Slick appears courtesy of the LBJ School of Public Policy and the Intelligence Studies Project at UT Austin. For more information please visit: https://intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Host/Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KAssistant Producer/Social Media Manager: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaRecording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle DanielMusic Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional Background music by Charlie Harper, John Bartmann, and Blue Dot Sessions)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Stephen Slick.
44 min - Voices of the Past: Songs from Rural Ukraine (with Susan Crate)
Dr. Susie Crate returns to The Slavic Connexion! This time, Dr. Crate spoke with SlavX host Katya about her experiences collecting ethnomusicological material from 1989–1990 in the Kharkiv oblast in Eastern Ukraine, then still part of the Soviet Union. This work was part of a larger project to collect and preserve songs unique to particular villages in the Kharkiv oblast. The types of songs recorded include kozats’ki pisni (Cossack songs), wedding, balada (ballad), chastivka (joking), funeral, and religious. Dr. Crate shares six songs with us – a chastivka from Raketnaya, a wedding song from Kyseli, a Melanka song from Dmitrovka, an Ivan Kupala song from Izium, and two ballads from Raketnaya and Pisarevka. Special thanks to Dr. Vera Mikolaevna Osadcha, professor and head of the former Department of Ukrainian Folk Singing and Musical Folklore at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, and colleague and dear friend of Dr. Crate. Z Velykodnem!
Photo credit: Dr. Susan Crate.ABOUT THE GUEST
Dr. Susan Crate is a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University. She is trained as an applied anthropologist, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist. Much of her research focuses on environmental and cognitive anthropology and human ecology among Viliui Sakha of Yakutia, Northeastern Siberia. Her research on the effects of unprecedented climate change has recently expanded to Canada, Mongolia, Peru, Wales, Kiribati, and the ever-so exotic, Chesapeake Bay. She is the author of Cows, Kin, and Globalization: An Ethnography of Sustainability (2006), the coeditor of Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions (2009, 2016), and a lead author on Chapter 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate”.NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 18th, 2020. Recordings of folk music provided by Dr. Susan Crate.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Assistant Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateAssociate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaProduction Intern: Jada SofiaExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by John Bartmann, Michelle Daniel, and Axeltree)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Susan Crate.
33 min - "Disunited Nations" with Peter Zeihan
Renowned geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan (www.zeihan.com) graciously joins us via Zoom for an intensive breakdown of the current world order and his predictions for the future concerning the economic and political directions of America, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and other nations. This is a true international whirlwind, and a must-listen for any student or aficionado of global policy and IR theory. We hope you enjoy!
ABOUT THE GUEST
Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, author, and speaker who specializes in global energy, demographics and security. He analyzes the realities of geography and populations to deepen the understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends. His latest book DISUNITED NATIONS is now available on Amazon and as an e-book on Audible.NOTE: This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer/Host: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaProduction Intern: Jada SofiaExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Peter Zeihan.
1 hr - Вокруг света с Жанной Немцовой
В этом эпизоде Мэтт беседует со знаменитой российской журналисткой Жанной Немцовой о многих темах, от ее времени в Америке до Украины. Надеемся, вам понравится слушать!
Фонд Бориса Немцова за свободу: https://nemtsovfund.org/
Летняя школа журналистики и социокультурных исследований: https://summerschool.nemtsovfund.org/apply/
Статья о коронавирусе и рейтинге власти, которую мы обсуждали: https://www.forbes.ru/obshchestvo/398943-udar-po-kreativnomu-klassu-pochemu-pandemiya-privedet-k-padeniyu-reytingov-vlasti
Краткое содержание:
1:16 Что хочет внутренний журналист Жанны во время карантина и чем она занимается
4:40 Зачем берут американских славистов в летнюю школу журналистики?
9:33 Представление о Америке в детстве и сейчас
15:17 Читала ли Жанна Конституцию США?
17:40 Про равноправие и феминизм
23:33 Раздавать людям наличные во время карантина хорошая идея?
27:58 Как карантинные меры повлияют на экономику и рейтинг власти в России
33:33 Украина и Саакашвили
38:11 Менялись ли ценности Жанны когда-нибудь?
46:02 Планы на будущее и формат интервью. Кто лучший?
53:40 Приглашаю Жанну в Остин
О НАШЕМ ГОСТЕ:
Фото: Георгий КривошеевЖанна Борисовна Немцова— российская журналистка и общественный деятель, телеведущая телеканала РБК в 2011—2015 годах. С августа 2015 года по январь 2020 года работала в Германии репортёром русской редакции немецкой телерадиокомпании Deutsche Welle и ведущей телепрограммы «Немцова. Интервью» и «DW Новости». С 1997 года, после назначения отца заместителем председателя правительства России, переехала с семьёй в Москву. Одну четверть проучилась в лицее № 1239 (бывшая школа № 20, где учились дети и внуки ряда известных лиц), откуда самовольно вернулась в Нижний, к бабушке Дине Яковлевне (матери Б. Немцова), и продолжила учёбу в нижегородском лицее № 8. Через год по настоянию родителей всё же обосновалась в Москве. В 2001 году окончила 312-ю московскую школу на Чистых прудах. В том же году поступила в Fordham University, однако, вскоре вернулась в Россию и перевелась в Московский государственный институт международных отношений МИД России. В 2005 году окончила МГИМО по специальности «мировая экономика» со знанием иностранных языков.
Получала второе высшее образование в Московской государственной юридической академии. В 2017 году приняла участие в программе Стэнфордского университета «Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program».(Source: Wikipedia)NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 25th, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaProduction Intern: Jada SofiaExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Blue Dot Sessions, Scott_Holmes, Loyalty Freak)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Zhanna Nemtsova (Жанна Борисовна Немцова).
57 min - World War "C": Covid, Cognitive Dissonance, and Communism (with Markos Kounalakis)
Columnist, radio host, and Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Markos Kounalakis joins us via Zoom to talk about California's early response to Covid-19, the cognitive dissonance of beautiful Hungary, his experience in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 80s/early 90s as a journalist, and much more! And if you haven't yet and are looking for a decent read, check out Dr. Kounalakis's recommendation World War Z by Max Brooks.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Markos Kounalakis, Ph.D. is a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Media, Data, and Society at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated foreign affairs columnist, author, and scholar. Wars and revolutions are where he cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent. His columns appear weekly in the McClatchy chain of 30 newspapers from Sacramento, California to Miami, Florida. His work is in global syndication and read worldwide from South Korea to the Middle Eastern Gulf states. In 2018, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists recognized “Kounalakis’s world affairs columns not only offer strong prose and strong opinions, they offer an education.” He is currently a co-host of the public broadcasting “World Affairs” program. He frequently appears on television as a foreign affairs analyst. Books he has authored are wide-ranging – from the Silicon Valley’s global technological revolution to America’s geopolitical struggles with China and Russia. His latest book, Spin Wars & Spy Games: Global Media and Intelligence Gathering, was published by the Hoover Institution Press in 2018.In 2017, President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Kounalakis to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Kounalakis is married to Eleni Kounalakis, the former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and current Lt. Governor of the State of California, making him California’s “Second Partner.” The family has two teenaged boys anagrammatically named Neo and Eon.
NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2020 via Zoom.
CREDITS
Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)Associate Producer: Lera ToropinAssociate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-CrateAssociate Producer: Cullan BendigAssociate Producer: Samantha FarmerAssociate Producer: Milena D-KDevelopment Assistant: Luis CamarenaExecutive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Mt Fuji, Three Ravens, Social Kapital, and Blue Dot Sessions)
Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.
Special Guest: Markos Kounalakis.
52 min
About The Slavic Connexion
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An international chat show on the politics, history, current events, and peoples of the Slavic world, sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian…
Studies and Clements Center for National Security. Whether you're a Slavophile, a foreign affairs junkie, or simply a curious mind, The Slavic Connexion offers insightful, accessible, and even fun discussions on the sprawling region in the context of our hyperconnected world. "It's not typical Texas..."