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A series from Hungary, featuring students' stories as well as classics like The Catcher in the Rye and Breakfast at Tiffany's.Theme music by Kartali Laszlo. To send a story or comment: email me.…

Jozsef Horvath


    • Dec 3, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    Maggie Sokolik on her college writing MOOC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2013 19:00


    Professor Maggie Sokolik teaches writing at UC Berkeley as well as worldwide. Her massive open online course, or MOOC, was launched in November. In this episode, you can listen to her ideas about writing and the MOOC itself. Also featured: Bence Lissák, a third-year student at the University of Pécs. Take a listen. If you would like to find out more about the college writing MOOC, please visit https://courses.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/ColWri2.1x/3T2013/info Shorter versions of this episode are posted on the MOOC podcast page at https://audioboo.fm/CollegeWritingMOOC and at my new Take Off podcast page at https://audioboo.fm/boos/1772792-free-from-anxiety Take Off 85

    Of Chocolates and Birthdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2013 4:54


    Barbara and Kinga are two students in my Print and electronic media class, where an optional project is producing a podcast. So the other day we made this episode together. Enjoy! Take Off 84

    Quickie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2013 3:09


    An übershort shout-out to all my friends out there listening to Take Off. And for the record, this is episode 83, not 82 as I say at the beginning. More to come soon!

    Catherine Carr on Haiku Deck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2013 12:21


    A Skype chat with Catherine Fisher Carr, Haiku Deck vice president for marketing. To see one of her Haiku decks, visit http://www.haikudeck.com/p/kvovrxeXoI/about-me Take Off 82

    Fulbright scholar Gabriel Loiacono on his research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2013 8:00


    Visiting professor Gabriel Loiacono from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh speaks about his work in progress. Take Off 81

    The Dream by Mate Pleić

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2013 6:48


    Croatian student extraordinaire reads his story, "The Dream." Take Off 80

    UPRT 2013 Soundbites

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2013 7:45


    Sounds and voices from the University of Pécs Roundtable Conference in Applied Linguistics. Take Off 79

    Originality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2013 5:59


    Some results of a study on originality in students' writing that I conducted with my colleague at the University of Zagreb. The full paper is available here: http://books.google.hu/books?id=VnR3DZsHG6UC Take Off 78, the first in 2013!

    Afterlife Pleasantries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2012 14:19


    Episode 77: Listen to a story written, performed and produced by Éliás Zoltán, a student at the University of Pécs, Hungary. Music composed by the author.

    Adán Reyes from Mexico City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2012 10:00


    Episode 75: Adán Reyes talks about his work as a chemist at the National Autonomous University of México, that special tool, the glovebox, and those amazing volcanoes, Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl. Music credit: from the Mahahual Music podcast. Please note that the first 20 episodes are available from me directly from now on as I had to delete them from Podomatic to make space for the new episodes. Send me email at jozsefhor@gmail.com if you need some of those episodes.

    Barna and Tibi About Ebooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 7:30


    Episode 74: Two students, Barna and Tibi, managers at the Power Plant in Pécs, discussed views about ebooks in a recent class with me. A segment from that session.

    Evi, the Information Assistant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2012 6:11


    Episode 73: Evi is an information assistant, available on iPhones and Android phones. I got the app a few days ago and tested what it can do. It? She? You decide.

    Of Michael Jackson and the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2012 6:20


    Episode 72: Six stories in this episode: five by high-school students who were among the visitors on our open day at the University of Pécs today, and one by Fülöp Eper Flóra, a second-year English major. The high-school authors: László Gábor, Decsi Liliána, Vörös László, Babos Tamás and Ferenczi Ágota.

    American Anthony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2011 12:00


    Episode 71: The last episode in 2011 features Anthony Krese, a.k.a. American Anthony, a teacher in Japan. Snippets from our Skype chat. Anthony's website: www.americananthony.com

    Skype Chat with Thékes István

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2011 10:59


    Episode 70: Seventy episodes already! Listen to a chat with language educator and PhD student Thékes István, also known as Jerry Thékes. Technical background info: episode recorded on the iPhone 4, partly mixed and edited with the GarageBand app, also on the iPhone. Look for more tweaks and programming innovations as a result of this app in the future. Theme music by Kartali László. Acoustic guitar riffs by Horváth József

    Part 2 of the Interview with Kathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2011 8:15


    Episode 69: Part 2 of the interview with Katharine Whitcomb. Kathy's website: http://www.katharinewhitcomb.com This episode was first released a week ago but was then mysteriously gone for a day. Hope this time it will be okay.

    An Afternoon with Katharine Whitcomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2011 11:00


    Episode 68: Katharine Whitcomb is associate professor at Central Washington University. Currently she is guest professor at the University of Pécs. A poet and collaborative artist, she is also a great person to listen to. This episode is the first of a two-part series featuring her ideas and poetry. Her website: http://www.katharinewhitcomb.com Music credit: "Gone In" by Everyday Jones Theme music composed and played by Kartali László

    Eper to Fly to Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2011 8:29


    Episode 67: Fülöp Eper Flóra about her upcoming work experience in a Texas summer camp. Music credit: Blake Shelton's "Nobody But Me."

    Hana Humpolíková from Ostrava

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2011 8:50


    Episode 66: Hana Humpolíková is a student from Ostrava, the Czech Republic, currently on an Erasmus scholarship at the University of Pécs. The other day, we got together in my office.

    Anna Back from Madrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2011 8:54


    Episode 65: Rudolf Anna came back from Madrid to Pécs for a short visit last week. After a hot chocolate and coffee, we went to Széchenyi square to record an interview.

    Sounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2011 5:15


    Episode 64: You can listen to a sound story -- and not only that. You can write it, too! Send entries to jozsefhor@gmail.com.

    Katarina on Writing, Words and Photos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2010 13:06


    Episode 63: Katarina Vesela, a colleague from Slovakia, speaks about her recently published book, Academic Writing, among others.

    Three Students from A Coruna

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2010 11:16


    Episode 62: Horváth Bálint, Fekecs Adrienn and Szilas Péter, three good friends from the University of Pécs, are studying at A Coruna, Spain this semester. Last week they came to chat with me. This episode: soundbites fom our chat. Please note that due to bandwidth limitations, some of my podcast episodes may not be available at the beginning of November. If you hear a Podomatic rep saying that my monthly bandwidth has expired, don't abandon Take Off: on November 4, my counter will be reset and all the episodes will be back on the air.

    Take Off 61: Kovács Gabi's Blog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2010 9:10


    Second-year MA student Kovács Gabi tells us about her blog at http://kovgab.wordpress.com

    Take Off 60: Sonia Valdiviezo on Her Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2010 11:10


    First we talked, and then we danced -- at the farewell party at Seggau Castle, Austria. Find out about Sonia Valdiviezo's novel-in-progress.

    Take Off 59: Interview with Jonathan Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2010 9:48


    I met Jonathan at this year's Graz University Summer School. Snippets from an interview we recorded on the last day.

    Take Off 58: Lovorka and Vladimir in Pécs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2010 10:00


    My Croatian colleagues, Lovorka Zergollern-Miletic and Vladimir Legac, and I went to have beer in Pécs yesterday. Guess who turned on his iPhone. Episode track: "Two Lessons to Learn" by Thalassa. More Thalassa music at http://www.ilike.com

    Take Off 57: The Immortal Jellyfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2010 5:36


    An article by Bryan Nelson about the only animal known to be immortal, the turritopsis nutricula. See text at http://bit.ly/93JXXO Episode track: "Mystique" by Marcin Borowski. Browse more Borowski music at http://www.ilike.com

    Take Off 56: Szántó Gábor about Wikipedia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2010 9:00


    Graduating student Szántó Gábor shares ideas about the subject of his MA thesis, Wikipedia.

    Take Off 55: Palin's Speech Opens Sixth Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2010 6:30


    Episode celebrates 55th milestone with a classic grotesque article from The Onion. Theme music by Kartali Lászó

    Take Off 54: Winter Olympics Athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili Dies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2010 5:00


    First episode of 2010 features a part of Nancy Franklin's New Yorker article about the Vancouver Olympics. Theme music by Kartali László

    Take Off 53: Taking Off with Szvath Dóra

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009 6:00


    Second-year student and two-time Blog Oscar Award winner Szvath Dóra narrates a passage from her short story, "Passengers." The full story is on her blog: http://senator888.blogspot.com Theme music by Kartali László

    Take Off 52: Ian Frazier on Phones and Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2009 6:00


    An excerpt of a feature from the October 19, 2009 issue of The New Yorker. Theme music by Kartali Lacek. Episode track: "Lions," by The Features.

    Take Off 51: Iveszics Alexander's Essay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2009 5:15


    "I’m not saying that it’s alright to be nervous all the time, but helping stressed-out people is always better than scolding them." This idea and more in Alexander's essay. Theme tune by Kartali László. Music credit: Robyn Hitchcock and The Venus

    Take Off 50: Voices from the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2009 5:30


    Kartali Laci is the composer and musician of the new theme tune. Tune in to listen to that and to seven people from the first 49 episodes: Dani, Bernadett, Gergő, Steve, Lovorka, Anna, and Scott. After this episode was published, Take Off really took off: it moved to 491st place overall. That's not bad with over 30,000 other podcasts trailing behind on Podomatic! Thanks for listening!

    Take Off 49: Bernadett and Attila Comment on Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2009 7:00


    Józsa Bernadett and Hudák Attila talk about two podcasts: Take Off and Tokyo Calling, the latter by my favorite podcaster, Scott Lockmann. Music credit: "Melt Down the Knives" by Sin Fang Bous.

    Take Off 48: Chat with Carol MacCurdy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2009 6:45


    Fulbright Professor Carol MacCurdy and I went to Paulus last week, and I asked her to talk about life and literature in the US. Snippets from the chat.

    Take Off 47: Invasion from Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2009 4:45


    Excerpt from a story by Steven Millhauser.

    Take Off 46: Blog Posts by Kati, Dávid and Krisztián

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2009 8:00


    Vasas Katalin's debut as a blog writer, plus Tomázy Dávid's and Ömböli Krisztián's stories.

    Take Off 45: Meeting High-School Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2009 9:13


    On Wednesday, Rudolf Anna and I gave a talk to high-school students. In the episode: sound bites from the event.

    Take Off 44: Instant Karma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2009 4:10


    Listen to an article by Sasha Frere-Jones published in The New Yorker on January 12.

    Take Off 43: Tomázy Dávid Talks About His Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2009 5:00


    First-year student Tomázy Dávid talks about a story he will start writing soon.

    Take Off 42: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2008 3:08


    The last pages from Proulx's highly acclaimed novella.

    Take Off 41: Student Voices: Oral Presentation Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2008 4:55


    Seven students from my Oral Presentation Skills course share opinions and plans: Balázs, Anita, Kitti, Kinga, Anna, Judit, and Krisztián.

    Take Off 40: Meeting Would-Be Freshmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2008 7:43


    First, some thoughts about meeting would-be freshmen last Saturday, and then a song by Cargo Cult. Photo: Zsélyi Eszter after our talk, with part of Kungl Zsófi's blog showing in the background.

    Take Off 39: Reports by Sziszi, Angéla, István and Eszter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2008 9:00


    A nameday, an exhibition, a trip and a song: four students share their experiences on their blogs. Music credit: Michael Halaas, http://www.ilike.com

    Take Off 38: Stories by Dóri, Évi and Lilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2008 8:22


    Three blogs, three stories, three students: Szvath Dóra, Balázs Éva and Gazdóf Lilla. Music credit: a song by Ellen Says No, a free MP3 download from http://www.ilike.com/artist/Ellen+Says+No

    Take Off 37: Amsterdam Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2008 7:14


    Kartali László, third-year student of Pécs, jazz musician, vocabulary master, and composer of the Take Off theme music, calls Amsterdam home this semester that he spends in Holland on an Erasmus scholarship. In this episode, we share a part of our Skype chat last weekend. Photo credit: Lacek's photo of the view form his apartment in downtown Amsterdam.

    Take Off 36: Five Students Start Blogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2008 7:40


    The site is up and running again! Enjoy these podcasts! Listen to the first posts of Andrea, Dóra, Zsófi, Kornél, and Krisztián. I am planning more episodes featuring students' blogs this semester. If you would like to read these and other blog posts, go to http://take-o-f-f.blogspot.com and look for the list.

    Take Off 35: Last Vacation Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2008 5:50


    The last summer episode this year!

    Take Off 34: Find the River with REM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2008 6:20


    In just a little more than a day, I'll be there with the crowd watching and listening to REM at the Sziget, Budapest, Hungary. I hope to be back from that concert with a special REM Live edition of the podcast. We'll see. What's sure is that the most recent episode features "Find the River." #rembudapest

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