Remembering Yugoslavia

The post-Cold War / post-Yugoslav history of the Nonaligned Movement. Vestiges and legacy of nonalignment in Yugoslavia and elsewhere. The future of nonalignment and of explorations thereof.With Rima Sabina Aouf, Agustín Cosovschi, Natalija Dimić Lompar, Ljiljana Kolešnik, Petra Matić, Goran Musić, Bojana Piškur, Ljubica Spaskovska, and Paul Stubbs. Featuring music by SZ (Creative Commons), Tolga Maktay (courtesy of Kosha Musika), Tetouze, and phrex (Creative Commons).Part 7 of 7.* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, analysis, stories, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement7/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Nonalignment had its limits. For all its accolades and accomplishments, for all its pomp and prestige, the Nonaligned Movement constantly bumped against reality. All that Yugoslavia achieved with its foreign policy of nonalignment must be placed side by side with all that it could not. With Agustín Cosovschi, Natalija Dimić Lompar, and Damir Vučićević. Featuring music by Duo Aguayo Huayamabe (courtesy of Caife) and Jazzaria (Creative Commons).Part 6 of 7.* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, analysis, stories, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement6/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Student scholarships were a huge part of Yugoslavia's nonaligned diplomacy and one of the most tangible and visible ways Yugoslav citizens experienced nonalignment. Between 1955 and 1984, Yugoslavia granted nearly 8,000 scholarships to young people from 90 political parties, liberation movements, and countries of the Global South, with foreign students receiving professional, military, and university training and education in the country for various periods. But the program also had an ugly side: discrimination and racism (PLUS). With Rima Sabina Aouf, Leonora Dugonjic-Rodwin, and Peter Wright, plus Goran Musić, Žiga Smolič, Paul Stubbs, and Damir Vučićević. Featuring music by Gofret (courtesy of Arsivplak) and Yangaman Bob (Dig This Way Records).Part 5 of 7.* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, stories, analysis, archival footage, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement5/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Yugoslavia pursued its own socialist path in the realm of culture, too, exporting its production to the Global South to showcase its progress. Though the Nonaligned Movement lacked a policy on culture, cultural cooperation was part and parcel of decolonization and peaceful coexistence. In the process, a global network of cultural exchanges and a distinct version of modernism developed. With Bojana Piškur and Ljiljana Kolešnik. Featuring music by Baligh Hamdi and Koudede, courtesy of Sublime Frequencies.Part 4 of 6.* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, stories, analysis, archival footage, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement4/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Self-management was at the core of the identity of Yugoslav socialism and its best export. It was an outgrowth of nonalignment, the domestic expression of Yugoslavia's aspirations to play a global role and differentiate itself from the two power blocs. Yugoslavia's nonalignment would not have been possible without self-management and Yugoslavia's self-management would not have been possible without nonalignment.With Goran Musić, Ljubica Spaskovska, and Želimir Anić. Featuring music by Five Revolutions, Groupe Amnar awal Libya, and Kemal Monteno.Part 3 of 6.* * * Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring 20+ min. of additional commentary, stories, analysis, archival footage, and music. Exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement3/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Decolonization was a goal of the Nonaligned Movement as a prerequisite for peaceful coexistence; the Movement supported liberation movements and organizations in Africa and Asia. Throughout its post-WWII existence, Yugoslavia provided all forms of aid and assistance to the "peoples who conduct just struggle for their national independence and liberation from imperialism, colonialism, and all other form of national oppression and submission."A look at Yugoslavia's support for decolonization and liberation movements in the Global South, with a particular focus on Palestine.With Paul Stubbs and Žiga Smolič. Part 2 of 6.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement2/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

An introduction to the Nonaligned Movement, its history, and its meaning for Yugoslavia, as well as reasons for a growing interest in it.With Paul Stubbs.Part 1 of 6.On Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an extended episode featuring additional commentary, stories, and analysis as well as quotes by Tito and Kardelj, archival footage, and music. Exclusive for HERO members of Yugoblok.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Nonaligned-Movement1/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Stories of WWII resistance, inspired by a familiar hero.With Nicolas Moll (Wer Ist Walter?).Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Wer-Ist-Walter/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

A deep dig into volunteering in the former Yugoslavia, from youth work actions of yesteryear to volunteer camps of today.With Michael Alpert, Goran Gabrić, and Amra Kazić.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes and transcript: Yugoblok.com/Youth-Work-Actions/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

The story of a humble and versatile Balkan dish.With Aida Ibišević, Irina Janakievska, and Vjosa Musliu. Featuring music by Fakat, FK Basket, Meraque, Mr. Ajvar, Tonci Huljić & Madre Badessa, Typol, and Yasserstain.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Show notes, transcript, and extended version: Yugoblok.com/Ajvar/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

What if New Belgrade had an ocean beach? An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" Fragment.The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations. With Unknown Author AKA Svakodnevnik.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Svakodnevnik/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

A story of a video game that's really not a game. An "Inspired by Yugoslavia" fragment.The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations. With Petrit Hoxha.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Yugo-Non-Game/Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

A look back, across 4+ years and 99 episodes, at the memory of a country that no longer exists. Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak.Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

An illustrated story about a country that never existed.The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps and it inspires their creativity. The Inspired by Yugoslavia series features such people and their creations. With Miloš Kozlovački.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Inspired-by-Yugoslavia6Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

A story of a graffiti that may or may not have existed and of a very real documentary about it.With Valeriya Boyko.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Inspired-by-Yugoslavia5Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia's memory. Let's give English translations a read again, through the eyes of translators.With Ellen Elias Bursać, Will Firth, Rawley Grau, Mirza Purić, Ena Selimović, and Jennifer Zoble.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Diaspora-Voices7Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

Diaspora Voices is an occasional series of conversations with ex-Yugoslavs living abroad. This one started with an email. With Tanya Pikula.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Diaspora-Voices7Instagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the show

A visit to cemeteries in the former Yugoslavia.With Carol Lilly.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Better-GraveInstagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the Show.

All around the world, there are people with no familiar or formal links to Yugoslavia who carry the country in their hearts and souls with love. "Yugophiles of All Lands" is a new series on Remembering Yugoslavia featuring yugophiles. Today, we take a look at the place from the Netherlands by way of Ireland with Stephen Eustace and from Spain with Sebas Velasco.Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/Yugophiles-of-All-LandsInstagram: @rememberingyugoslavia & @yugo.blokJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the Show.

Yugoblok is a global community for all who celebrate Yugoslavia's legacy, cultivate its memory, and imagine its future possibilities.Yugoblok grew out of the Remembering Yugoslavia podcast and is its new home. It's also the new home for my writing. Yugoblok is a membership-based social network for yugophiles, post-Yugoslavs, and the yugo-curious all over the world. Yugoblok is a destination guide, event venue, and publishing platform. Yugoblok is a shop with original yugo-inspired designs.Yugoblok is you. The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: Yugoblok.com/IntroducingInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaJOIN YUGOBLOKSupport the Show.

A look at Yugoslavia's most successful sport. Why do people remember Yugoslavia so fondly through basketball? Why was Yugoslavia so good at basketball? With Billie Addleman and Tilen Jamnik; Mitja Velikonja with an assist.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Support the Show.

The world's most popular sport played a role in the creation of socialist Yugoslavia, in promoting the ideology of brotherhood and unity, and ultimately in the country's violent dissolution. With Nadan Hadžić and Richard Mills.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Yugoslav-FootballInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the Show.

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia's memory. Let's give English translations a read.Part 2 of 2. With Vesna Marić (The President Shop), Eamon McGrath, and Buzz Poole (Sandorf Passage).The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Found-in-Translation/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the Show.

Literature is a crucial piece in the puzzle of Yugoslavia's memory. Let's give it a read.Part 1 of 2. With Eamon McGrath @balkanbooks and Danja Bujas @danchireads.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-exyulitInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

One hundred thousand women fought in the Yugoslav Partisan forces and two million more provided support to the resistance (and revolution) in the rear. Today the generation of these women's granddaughters carries on the legacy of their struggle. With Chiara Bonfiglioli, Ana Džokić, and Lura Limani. Featuring music by PMG Kolektiv and Sticky Keys.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Post-Partisan-WomenInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

A walk through Yugoslavia's legacy in Dubrovnik and a visit to the Red History Museum. With Krešimir Glavinić (Red History Museum). Featuring music by Sticky Keys.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Red-Dubrovnik/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

On the road in the former Yugoslavia with a couple of Americans: one recreating his trip from 1984, the other looking for cheese.With Chad Miller and Babs Perkins. Featuring music by Sticky Keys.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Travel-Quests/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart?With Susan L. Woodward.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Dissolution-of-Yugoslavia/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

One in three Bosnians live outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most Bosnians outside their country, about 87 percent, are dispersed around Europe. Though only about 10 percent live in the United States, the country is home to the biggest Bosnian city abroad.With Akif Cogo, Patrick McCarthy, and Gino Srdjan Jevdjević. Featuring music by Kultur Shock.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Sarajevo-USA/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

In which I answer listener questions...about anything (but strictly Yugoslavia-related).The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-AMA1/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Rakija is the distilled essence of the Balkan soul. More than a spirit, quintessential as it may be, rakija has a long history. Lately it has seen both threats to its survival and a resurgence.With Bill Gould (Faith No More / Yebiga Rakija), and Iskra Vukšić and Ekaterina Volkova (Javna Tajna). Featuring music by Dario, Dubioza Kolektiv, Luboyna, Magnifico, Pedja Vujić, and S.A.R.S.More in the extended version.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Rakija/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

The K67 Kiosk is a symbol of Yugoslavia. Once ubiquitous in its thousands, only a few hundred units remain around the former country, many in various state of disrepair, and a handful of others around the world. But particularly over the past decade, the Kiosk has been experiencing a revival of sorts. It nowadays inspires educators, artists, designers, and others in their work. With Filip Filković and Dijana Handanović.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript:  RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-K67-KioskInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Yugonostalgia as a collective emotion is a sentimental longing for a positively remembered past of the former country and life in it. Why and how does it arise? What are its positive and negative effects? And what are its implications?With Borja Martinović and Anouk Smeekes.More in the extended version.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript:  RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Collective-NostalgiaInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Diaspora Voices is an occasional series of conversations with ex-Yugoslavs living abroad. In this installment, a Canadian and an Australian with Croatian Serb heritage share stories about longing and belonging. With Nina Platiša and Nik. Featuring music by Nina Platiša.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript:  TKInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps; though Yugoslavia may be dead forever as a political entity, it lives on as a cultural project.Yugoslavia's material and cultural production inspires many people to make art and products. And a lot of them have little or even no lived experience in or memory of it.These are their stories.Part 4 of many: Designers (mostly).With Tadej Anclin (3D monuments), Claire Condon (Yugopaperniks), and Dejan Medojević (Dejoslavija), and contributions by Mikal Ahmed and Igor Riđanović / Tito AI Chatbot. Featuring music by Detective Spook.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Inspired-by-Yugoslavia4Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

In 1981, an obscure English punk band recorded a song whose cover by an Istrian punk band became famous in the former Yugoslavia. It took three decades and serendipity for the dots to connect. With Barry Phillips (Demob) and Nenad Milić (Tito's Bojs). Featuring music by Agent Tajne Sile, Defiance, Hladno Pivo, JazzIstra Orchestra, and Tito's Bojs.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Titos-PunksInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Films made after 1991 that are set in socialist Yugoslavia keep the former country present in popular culture. From Tito and Me (1991) to How I Learned to Fly (2022), from Slovenia to Serbia and beyond, from nostalgic tales to dark thrillers, the post-Yugoslav cinematography remembers Yugoslavia. Similarly, Czech directors have tackled the socialist period in their own ways. A comprehensive, comparative perspective.With Mirko Milivojević and Vladan Petković (YU) and Veronika Pehe (CS). Featuring music by Spirituál Kvintet and others.More in the extended version.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Celluloid-RetroInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

There's an invisible way of remembering the former country and especially how it fell apart: in your body. This is doubly true for trauma. How do the people of the former Yugoslavia experience and deal with trauma of their country's dissolution? How does trauma get passed down over generations? And how can we dance our way out of it?With Stefan Jovanović and Snježana Pruginić. More in the extended version.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-TraumaInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Vladimir Nazor was a poet, Partisan, and politician. His greatness and popularity endured through five regimes/countries. Who was Croatia's greatest children's writer and first president? How did the author of so many Croatian national classics turn into Tito's adulator ? How come he remains a popular figure in today's anti-communist Croatia? With Martin Mayhew and Marijan Lipovac. Featuring select poetry and prose of Vladimir Nazor (lots more in the extended version).The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Vladimir-NazorInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

The Day of Youth was a major Yugoslav holiday. It continues to be annually commemorated to this day in Tito's birthplace. What was the holiday and how was it celebrated in Kurmovec? How is the defunct Yugoslav holiday commemorated today?  Plus a field report from the 2022 edition of the event.*With Nevena Škrbić Alempijević and Jovan Vejnović (plus Hrvoje Klasić and Larisa Kurtović).* The extended version available on Patreon on June  5th includes a report from the 2023 event.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Dan-MladostiInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Let's go to the movies! Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav film is a port window projecting the region's cultures and history. From Gibanica to Kraut Westerns, from Black Wave to Prague School, and from films of remembrance to war movies, this is seventy years of cinematic history in a single arc.With Dijana Jelača and Sanjin Pejković. The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Yugoslav-CinemaInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: SubscriptionSupport the show

Yugonostalgia is like a vessel that everyone fills with their own ideas and meanings. What is it and why does it exist? How does it manifest and how do different people experience it? And where is it headed? A deep dive in the yugonostalgia plus a comparison with nostalgia in the former Czechoslovakia.With Milica Popović and Boris Strečanský. Featuring music by Polemic & Medial Banana.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/YugonostalgiaInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: Subscription

Jews have been part of Sarajevo's human tapestry since the 16th century, only to be "discovered' by the rest of the world during the Bosnian War. This is their story.With Jakob Finci* and Francine Friedman. Featuring music by Shira Utfila and Flory Jagoda.* Bonus episode featuring the full interview with Finci available exclusively to Patreon and other supporters.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Jews-of-SarajevoInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: Subscription

Diaspora Voices is an occasional series of conversations with ex-Yugoslavs living abroad. In this installment of Diaspora Voices, a Vlach-American from Eastern Serbia and a Yugoslav-Australian from Slavonia share stories of their journeys to themselves and their tribes. With Daniela Vančić and Denis Svob. Featuring music by Šizike and Mechanism of Action.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Diaspora-Voices-4Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: Subscription

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps; though Yugoslavia may be dead forever as a political entity, it lives on as a cultural project.Yugoslavia's material and cultural production inspires many people to make art and products. And a lot of them have little or even no lived experience in or memory of it.These are their stories.Part 3 of many: Partisans.With Daniel Skoric (Comrade Commando), Darko Nikolovski (Join the Partisans) and Ana Radovcich (Unuka Partizana). Featuring music by Nikolovski.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Inspired-by-Yugoslavia3Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: Subscription

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps; though Yugoslavia may be dead forever as a political entity, it lives on as a cultural project. Yugoslavia's material and cultural production inspires many people to make art and products. And a lot of them have little or even no lived experience in or memory of it.These are their stories. Part 2 of many. With Igor Simić (Golf Club Wasteland), Jovana Radujko (Brutalizam i Renesansa), and Donald Niebyl ([New Belgrade Database]). Featuring music by Autopark (Belgrade) and from Radio Nostalgia from Mars: Golf Club Wasteland (Original Game Soundtrack).The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Inspired-by-Yugoslavia2Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon :: PayPal :: Subscription

The country of Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it remains on many people's mental maps; though Yugoslavia may be dead forever as a political entity, it lives on as a cultural project. Yugoslavia's material and cultural production inspires many people to make art and products. And a lot of them have little or even no lived experience in or memory of it. These are their stories. Part 1 of many.With Kaja Šišmanović, Matija Hajdarhodžić, Vjosa Musliu, and Rima Sabina Aouf. Featuring music by Aaron Tinjum & the Tangents and PMG Kolektiv.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Show notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Inspired-by-Yugoslavia1Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW ›

What do you call Yugoslavia after Tito? Titanic.It's the end of the year, time to get serious about humor. What did people in the former Yugoslavia joke about and, most importantly, why? What about the post-Yugoslav landscape of laughter?With Zenit Djozić (Top Lista Nadrealista) and Marina Orsag (Croatian stand-up). Featuring music by Los Kretenos.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Extended version AKA Encore: PatreonShow notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Yugoslav-HumorInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW ›

Burek is a pastry dish comprising thin layers of dough and a variety of fillings—a quintessential Balkan breakfast staple, late night snack, or anytime-anywhere fast-food delight, really. Burek is also a metaphor that varies across the former Yugoslav lands. Burek is food is life is culture is politics is burek. With Irina Janakievska, Ksenija Hotić, and Spasia Dinkovski. Featuring music by Ali En, Best Burek, Burek, Burek Brothers Trio, Dosh Lee, Las Balkanieras, Vlada i Teoretičari Zavere, and Voodoo Popeye.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Extended version AKA Seconds: PatreonShow notes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Burek-in-SpaceInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW ›

Rock music is a huge part of Yugoslavia's legacy. Soon, there will be a place in Sarajevo bringing Yugoslav rock back to life. With Will Richard, Zenit Djozić, and Petar Janjatović. Featuring songs by Zed Mitchell, Yugo Project, Zabranjeno Pušenje, Uroš Andrijašević, and more.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes once or twice per month.Shownotes and transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-ExYURockCenter/Instagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW ›Support the show

When you think of sports in Yugoslavia, ice hockey doesn't exactly skate to mind. But not only does hockey have a tradition in the former Yugoslavia, in one unexpected part of the disappeared country the beautiful game is on the up and up.With Amil Delić and Will Richard.Check out the extended version of this episode AKA Overtime on Patreon.The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created, produced, and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes one to two times per month.Shownotes/transcript: RememberingYugoslavia.com/Podcast-Bosnian-Ice-HockeyInstagram: @RememberingYugoslaviaSUPPORT THE SHOW ›Support the show