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Sergiu (https://x.com/DracoGuide) returns to explain what is going on in Romania ahead of the repeated presidential elections which have been mired in controversy after the forntrunner Calin Georgescu was not allowed to run. We also discuss how Romania dealt with its own mining protests, its night club fires, as well as Laura Kovesi superstar.

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Marko Nikolić je pasionirani OCR trkač koji je svoju ljubav prema sportu iskombinovao sa svojim poslom i krenuo da pravi prepreke i opremu, a i svoje sposobnosti preneo i na kaskadiranje. Pričali smo o njegovom putu u ovaj sport, učešću u Nindža ratnicima i kako prepreke mogu da vam promene život.

Beleške

https://www.instagram.com/vandalskee/?hl=en

https://www.ocrbalkan.com/intervju/marko-nikolic

https://worldobstacle.org/

Pierre d’Alancaisez is a curator and critic, as well a former director of Waterside contemporary art gallery in London. We spoke about politics and art in the current moment.

Notes

https://petitpoi.net/

https://verdur.in/about/

https://x.com/verdur_in

https://harpers.org/archive/2024/12/the-painted-protest-dean-kissick-contemporary-art/

The Macedonian scenario: Balkan politics with USAID (w/ Cvetin Chilimanov)

Nebojša Lazić je teolog, čiji roman „Savremeni bogotražitelji“ je izašao 2024. Pričali smo o religiji, smislu, ljubavi i drugim lakim temama.

Beleške

https://x.com/Sevastokrator3
https://delfi.rs/knjige/223027-savremeni-bogotrazitelji-knjiga-delfi-knjizare.html

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Moritz Vischer is an engineer in defense industry, who mostly focuses on missile systems. We spoke about work in this peculiar field, its bright and exciting future, mass conscription as well as his views on the current goings on from a Zurich vantage point.

Notes

https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritz-vischer-32248b284/?originalSubdomain=ch

https://www.galeriekern.ch/moritz-vischer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ship_(novel)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtaR0lZhSyAPLuoSbMA29s3Ry8ZUvKff3

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The Balkan Kitchen is the first comprehensive cook book in English with recipes (and stories) from the Balkans. The author is Irina Janakievska, a British-Macedonian corporate lawyer, whose passion for the subject and more than a decade long work earned her accolades from the likes of Nigella Lawson and many others. We spoke about what makes the Balkan cuisine unique, whether it will take over the world, her path from LSE History and IR degrees to culinary writing and our grandmothers.

Notes:

On Irina and the cookbook:
https://www.instagram.com/balkankitchen/?hl=en
http://balkankitchen.co.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024p03
https://www.nigella.com/cookbook-corner/the-balkan-kitchen-by-irina-janakievska

London Balkan restaurants mentioned:
https://mysticburek.com/

Home Page

http://www.fulhamkitchen.com/

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Sergiu Vecerdea offered to explain what is going on in Romania on the eve that the second round of their presidential election was cancelled. We spoke about Călin Georgescu, Romanian diaspora, what does being „pro-Russian“ mean there and the trends in the country.

Notes:

https://x.com/daractenus/status/1862517542046028040?s=46

https://x.com/kaschuta?lang=en

https://www.state.gov/statement-on-romanias-presidential-elections/

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Clement Senaratne brought Sri Lakan cuisine first to Zagreb and then Belgrade, after going on a life-changing backpacking trip. Some years later, Curry Souls is a growing franchise which mixes authentic Sri Lankan flavours with amazing business acumen and intends on becoming a regional sensation. We spoke about getting the Balkans used to spice, crowdlending and integrating in a foreign land.

Links:
https://www.currysouls.com/index.html

Curry Souls

https://soundcloud.com/srdjan-garcevic/95-luka-pejovic-o-crowdlendingu-kroz-venturs-i-vaznosti-finansija-za-pokretanje-i-rast-biznisa