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Kedo Osmancevic is a husband and father.  He's also a first generation Bosnian American.  In this episode, Kedo tells how his family emigrated from Bosnia during the war and what led them to eventually settle in Waterloo, IA.  He explains how his culture is important to him and how it shaped his past, present, and future.  Kedo's stories of the clash of cultures are hilarious and heartfelt.  This is Those Who Do:  First Generation American w/Kedo Osmancevic. Available wherever you get your pods casted.  

Sometimes we bring you medical experts or health and wellness specialists, and other times we interview women with fascinating backgrounds and unique experiences in hopes that you might relate, feel seen, and if something funny comes up, laugh. This is one of those episodes. Sabina Vajrača is a Bosnian-American director/writer/producer who immigrated to the U.S. as a war refugee, and her dear friend Flora Natalia Diaz is a Jewish-Uruguayan actor, and one of those moms whose pregnancy was so ridiculously referred to as "geriatric". We talk about the trauma that comes from being affected by war, the life-changing mental health benefits of therapy, meditation, and mindfulness, and how you can have a midlife crisis even if you've followed your dreams. You will be touched by friendship, inspired by resilience, and possibly ruined for life when you hear a hemorrhoid story for the ages. Seriously... we thought we'd heard it all until this one. We hope this episode makes your balls sing. (You'll learn what that means when you listen!)Handles and sitesSabina's websiteInstagram for her new film Sevap/MitzvahFacebook for Sevap/MitzvahFlora's websiteFlora's InstaFlora's facebook Show NotesPerimenopause by Baroness von Sketch ShowThe Lipstick Butthole TestBack to Bosnia - Full Movie by Sabina VajračaThe "Flotilla" inflatable pregnancy/sex pillow that Flora mentionedPerifit Trainer - Kegel Exerciser with appNatural Cycles Birth Control Tracking AppOther LinksErin's Faces Affiliate LinkJulia G Wellnesshttps://circlingthedrainpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Support the showBe one of the helpers! SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY and leave us a review on APPLE PODCASTS.

Themes: Generational Trauma, Trauma Healing, Self compassion,  Forgiveness, Family dynamics, Parenting, the Refugee/Immigrant experience What does your ancestors' grief and trauma have to do with your own healing? Selma Bacevac, a psychotherapist who specializes in intergenerational trauma, joins Cait & Lindsay to help us unpack this nuanced question and ignite a deeper conversation. Learn about Selma's early life story growing up during a time of war; how this impacted her; and how the lessons she learned & now teaches others can be applied to all of our healing journeys.  Selma Bacevac is a Bosnian-American woman who has a powerful story of overcoming adversity and who has also dedicated her life to helping others do the same. As a former refugee and mother of two, Selma has a deep understanding of the challenges women face; and she uses her experiences to support her clients - specializing in healing generational and early childhood trauma. Selma's unique perspective and compassionate approach have helped countless women reclaim their power and heal from past traumas. Her story is one of resilience, dedication, and the power of the human spirit to overcome even the toughest of challenges.   Show Notes: -Selma's experience living through a time of war in former Yugoslavia, and becoming a refugee; how the trauma from this experiences shaped her future by stoking her interest in psychology and her desire to help others heal; her desire to better understand how parent-child relationships are affected by trauma from war/being refugees -Generational trauma; as she went through her family tree, Selma began to realize how many attachments she was holding onto as she learned more about how generational trauma works -Big T and little t trauma: either one can be held in your body as generational trauma  -Selma's definition of what resiliency really is, and how it can either serve you or limit you  -Trauma is not about what happened to you, it's about what happened inside of you when you experienced the event or stressor  -Why comparing your trauma to someone else's is invalidating and limiting -Defining intergenerational trauma and how it gets passed down -The significance of being able to break these cycles; how uncovering and working through intergenerational trauma is so powerful -Real solutions that can help you work through intergenerational trauma: forgiveness, self compassion, somatic work, community connections, inner child work    Resources: -Visit Selma's website here -Click here to follow Selma on Instagram -Click here to check out the children's book Selma wrote -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here  -Click here more information about “Reset” (as mentioned in this episode) -Sign up for the Rewire: The Vital-Side Membership -Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay's Website -Cait's Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait's Website   Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer  

This episode is part of a mini series exploring forced displacement as one of the many legacies of conflict.  Alice interviews Dijana Muminovic, a Bosnian-American documentary photographer who focuses particularly on documenting war's aftermath. Dijana has personal experience of forced migration herself, having moved to the US from Bosnia as a refugee from the Bosnian War.  She now divides her time between working for Medica Zenica, an NGO that supports women and girls who have survived war rape, and her photography work, with a particular interest in telling refugee stories.Dijana starts the episode by recalling her memories of the war in Bosnia - the air raids, the lack of food, water and electricity, and the constant fear, which turned her into a peace campaigner as a child. She also recalls the moment when she first learnt the meaning of the word 'refugee', as groups of Bosnian Muslims began arriving in her town, fleeing the genocide in other parts of the country. In a few years, she would become a refugee herself, and she describes what it was like to leave behind her beloved grandmother and arrive in a country that looked so strange and functioned so differently from everything she was used to.  As Dijana reflects on the challenges she faced - from dirty accommodation to the difficulties of learning English - she helps us grasp the work involved in moving from a state of homelessness to belonging. She remembers how often she felt 'less' than everyone around her, as she struggled to fit in and keep up; and how being introduced as 'a refugee' or as someone who didn't 'speak good English' would reinforce the sense that she was different and had not yet 'made it'. For a long time, she hated being called a refugee; but more recently, she has come to embrace that part of her identity with pride.We discuss a range of Dijana's photography projects, which are all connected with war and displacement.  She talks us through some powerful images she has taken of the ongoing work to locate and identity victims of the Bosnian genocide; and we discuss several series of photographs that look at refugees in the US, on the Croatian-Hungarian border, and in Bosnia itself. Dijana reflects on the ethics of photographing displaced people and forced migration, and the challenges of balancing the duty to document with a more humanitarian role, to provide a welcome and offer support. Her approach revolves around taking time, establishing relationships and building trust, to avoid exploitation and to enable her to tell people's stories with integrity. Her primary audience, she explains, is people who cannot see past the label 'refugee' and who have been influenced by anti-immigration coverage in the press and in politics. As Dijana's work underlines, photography can play a powerful role in building empathy and deepening understanding of the causes and consequences of forced displacement.  We hope you enjoy the episode. You can read more about Dijana's work and see some of her photographs on her website; and we have also published blogs featuring some of her work here and here. You can find out more about our wider work on Visualising Forced Migration via our project website.Our theme music was composed by Jonathan Young.  The show was mixed by Zofia Guertin.  

Aida is a Bosnian-American author, poet, songwriter, Internet entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. She is an extremely prolific and versatile author, having written over 100 books (in a span of 5 years) which she will publish soon. Aida often writes about social justice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ambition, courage, uniqueness, discrimination. bullying, violence, war, power, activism, beauty, rebellion, creativity, love, and critical thinking. She writes about her past experiences of being a refugee and immigrant. Website: www.aidamandic.com Social media handles: www.linkedin.com/in/aidamandic www.twitter.com/Aidawesomeee www.instagram.com/aidamandicbooks www.facebook.com/aidamandicbooks www.youtube.com/@aidawesome www.tiktok.com/@aidawesome  

Brian Jennings' Bosnian American studies course at Affton High School seeks to engage the district's large Bosnian population — and tell the story of a community shaped by genocide. He and his students share what they've learned in class.

The Bosnian pyramid complex is a pseudoarchaeological notion to explain the formation of a cluster of natural hills in the area of Visoko in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.Since 2005, Semir Osmanagić, a Bosnian-American businessman based in Houston, Texas,has claimed that these hills are the largest human-made ancient pyramids on Earth. His claims have been overwhelmingly refuted by scientists world wide

In this fascinating interview, Anesa Kajtazovic shares how she escaped the Bosnian War and became the first Bosnian-American elected to public office in the United States. 

Dana Turkovic, Curator of Laumeier Sculpture Park, and Aida Šehović, Independent Artist stopped by to talk about Aida's exhibition ŠTO TE NEMA, which  runs through December 19, 2021. Aida Šehović is an artist and founder of the ŠTO TE NEMA nomadic monument. The project began as a one-time performance with a presentation of the first 923 collected porcelain cups (fildžani) in 2006. Since then, ŠTO TE NEMA has evolved into a participatory community art project organized in close collaboration with Bosnian diaspora communities in a different city each year. For the past 13 years, ŠTO TE NEMA has traveled throughout Europe and the United States, and currently consists of more than 7,500 donated cups (fildžani). This year Šehović worked with Bosnian diaspora communities in Switzerland to bring ŠTO TE NEMA to Helvetia Platz in Zürich on July 11, 2018. Aida Šehović was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and like thousands of fellow Bosnian Muslims, fled her country due to threat of systematic violence and persecution in 1992. She lived as a refugee in Turkey and Germany before immigrating to United States in 1997. Šehović earned her BA from the University of Vermont in 2002 and her MFA from Hunter College in 2010. She received the ArtsLink Award in 2006, the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship in 2007, the Emerging Artist Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park in 2013, and the Fellowship for Utopian Practice from Culture Push in 2017. She was an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute, the Vermont Studio Center, the Grand Central Art Center, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her work has been exhibited extensively including at Flux Factory, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Queens Museum in New York City, where the artist is based.    About ŠTO TE NEMA: When Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1992, ethno-national divisions plunged the country into war. In July of 1995, Bosnian Serb forces invaded a United Nations Safe Area that included the town of Srebrenica, where thousands of Bosnian Muslims had sought refuge from the surrounding violence. While Bosnian Muslim women and girls were forcibly displaced from Srebrenica following the invasion, the remaining 8,373 men and boys were systematically executed. In 2006, the International Court of Justice officially ruled that these events qualified as genocide. Today, ethnic divisions still divide the region. Serbian and Bosnian Serb leaders continue to deny that the Srebrenica Genocide ever took place. In response to this denial, Bosnian-American artist Aida Šehović created ŠTO TE NEMA [lit. “Why are you not here?”], a nomadic monument commemorating the 8,373 Bosnian Muslims who died in the Srebrenica Genocide. Šehović has been collecting the porcelain cups traditionally used for coffee service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the goal of having one cup for each victim. For the past 13 years, on July 11th – the anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide – Šehović partners with local communities around the world to organize the ŠTO TE NEMA monument in the public square of a new city.   Each successful annual rendition of the monument represents a triumph over the forces of rejection, exclusion, and denialism that encourage societies to look away from past atrocities and prevent vital communal remembrance and healing processes from taking place. Reflecting the inclusive and universal spirit of the monument, passersby are invited to participate in the construction of ŠTO TE NEMA by filling cups with Bosnian coffee and leaving them in the square, undrunk, in memory of the victims of the Srebrenica Genocide.   KDHX #Turkovic              

An edited archived video of Art Brunch S1E6 with artist Nisveta Fejzic. Art Brunch streams live Sundays from 10-1ct on twitch Follow us on Twitch to never miss live art content ► www.twitch.tv/thetravelagency Video Version ► https://youtu.be/nM3jab_CK6c » See pretty pictures on ig: instagram.com/thetravelagency Timestamps: About The Travel Agency: The Travel Agency is a digitally native platform that hosts contemporary art making, produces art-centered entertainment, and will be providing digital residencies for emerging artists. The goal of Art Brunch is to broaden public interest and support for the arts, provide digital tools and expertise to emerging artists, and present contemporary art in a casual and accessible manner. Nisveta’s Bio: Nisveta is a Bosnian-American storyteller Social: her doll portfolio is here https://di5guise.tumblr.com/ #contemporaryart #artnow #liveart

On this episode of the podcast we have Nick Sima, Nick is a Bosnian-American who has had a wild journey making it to this great country of ours. Listen to him speak about how he grew up in another country during war and what it was like making his way to America. Discussing everything from movies, anime, to video games.

“When you think about what’s happening in America, there’s a bifurcation that’s happening,” says Orvin Kimbrough. “You have more and more people pushing to the upper echelons of economic continuum, and you have many more who are pushing to the lower end, and the middle group is being squeezed.” Kimbrough — the CEO of Midwest BankCentre in St. Louis, who joined the bank as CEO in 2019 after a long career in nonprofit leadership — aims to build on his experience to bridge that gap and position the bank to succeed across customer segments. It’s a strategy that was recently recognized with an ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award for its community development efforts among St. Louis’ African-American and Bosnian-American communities. On the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Kimbrough also discusses his unusual path to the bank C-suite, Midwest BankCentre’s partnerships with community and faith-based organizations, and ensuring that a bank’s board and C-suite represents all segments and communities the bank aims to serve.

Alija Dzekic is an Experienced Senior Business Analyst with a demonstrated history of working on complex projects and initiatives. Skilled in Business Process, Analytical Skills, Banking, Management, and Insurance. Strong business development professional graduated from The University of South Dakota. He currently works for Protective Asset Protection. Alija has a passion for community activism and has been involved within the Bosnian American community in various roles. Most notably, he is the president of the St. Louis Islamic Center-Nur and has helped oversee the construction of a beautiful new mosque in South of St. Louis County.

Denis Kuzelj remembers the horrors of Prijedor. He and his family survived, unlike so many others. Fat forward to today and brilliant mind is saving lives as an emergency room doctor in the United States. Dr. Denis Kuzelj is an emergency medicine physician who received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a former Marine who served the United States of America, unlike some folks with bone spurs.

This is the audio portion of Nedim Ramic's conversation with Patrick McCarthy on the Facebook Live "Lunch with a Lawyer" episode that recently aired. Patrick McCarthy is the co-author of “Ethnic St. Louis” and “After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis.” He currently serves as the Associate Dean of Libraries & Director, Medical Center Library at Saint Louis University. We talked to Patrick about the Bosnian American community and his experience from the Bosnian genocide to the Bosnian refugee’s influx into the United States and in particular to St. Louis. Also, Patrick and I will be part of the upcoming ICTY Symposium: The Role of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in Understanding the War and Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina which will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Washington University School of Law. We hope you will mark your calendars accordingly and join us on that date. “Ethnic St. Louis” can be found here https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-St-Louis-Elizabe…/…/1935806998 “After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis” https://www.amazon.com/After-Fall-Srebrenica-S…/…/1883982367

Boris and his family were among the first ones to arrive in St. Louis in the early 1990's. While the challenges were real, his love for sports and camaraderie allowed him to excel in the Water-Polo Pools, as well as, academically. Novak & Ljiljana Cvijanovic, his parents, have been a staple within the Bosnian-American community. Ljiljana has helped countless Bosnian-Americans receive loans for cars, homes, business and more. Currently, Boris works at CenturyLink as a Senior level engagement manager with thirteen years of experience designing and implementing innovative and sustainable technology solutions that help clients meet their business needs. Broad work experience across multiple jobs and areas of responsibility within the technology industry provides a balanced understanding of business challenges, potential underlying issues, opportunities for collaboration, and best possible solutions. Boris is married to his wonderful wife Stacy and they have two amazing kids, Luka and Anya.

What is Climate Engineering? Also known as "geoengineering," it is the intentional large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system to counter climate change. Limiting the risks of climate change requires swift and deep reductions in emissions of heat-trapping gases and investments to prepare for now unavoidable impacts. Given the daunting challenge of keeping the rise in global temperatures in check, some researchers are also working to understand the risks and potentials of “geoengineering” or climate engineering technologies. A young Bosnian-American with a passion for science, Benjamin Cehic is one of those young minds that is warning us of the risks associated with this practice. Join us and let us know what you think about it? https://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/science/climate-engineering https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/

Almira Bajric is a native of Bosnia and Herzegovina and graduated from University of Missouri St. Louis in 2003 with highest honors, Summa Cum Laude. She received her Bachelors Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice as well as Bachelors Degree in Social Work. Mrs. Bajric was an active member of the student body and a member of several National Honor Societies. She is a graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law and admitted to practice law in Missouri. Prior to joining the Law Office of Bajric & Ramic, she was employed as a child abuse and neglect investigator for the Missouri Department of Social Services. The unique combination of having worked for the State of Missouri and now working as an attorney makes Almira an invaluable resource to her clients and her colleagues. Through this work, Mrs. Bajric has gained extensive experience in handling complicated and sensitive cases, including personal injury cases, family law cases, as well as criminal cases. She has built a reputation as a compassionate and zealous advocate for her clients, taking on complex cases and coming up with creative solutions and impressive results. She is hard working and determined but also approachable and compassionate. Her focused, well-rounded, and thoughtful approach to each and every case has helped Almira develop strong relationships with her clients while helping them get the fair treatment and compensation they deserve.

Nedim Ramic Esq., and Adis Avdic, D.C. introduce the Bosnian American Professionals Podcast. We will talk about the Bosnian American community in the Saint Louis area and the United States in general. What are the numbers of Bosnian Americans in the United States? What are some of the accomplishments? What are some of the issues? What does the future hold for Bosnian Americans? Tune in every week and please help us share the love by sharing the podcast to your network. Give us a Five Star review on the platform you get your podcast. Thanks

This episode of Eloquentia Perfecta features a discussion of the English Major, refugees, and the immigrant experience, with Joya Uraizee, Professor of Postcolonial Literature and Regional Emmy Award-winner, Haris Fazlić, a Bosnian-American graduate student. In the episode, they discuss St. Louis’s Bosnian community, the challenge of preserving language, and including under-represented regions in literature classes.

James takes your calls about nonsense surrounding the deaths of Mollie Tibbetts, Aretha Franklin, and John McCain. He also talks at-length with a young woman Ebony who says she's a "worrier." She has three children by different men, and a boyfriend. James urges her to break up for her children and for what's right! Call-in: 888-775-3773. Live Sunday 9am PT (11CT/12ET). VIDEO: https://youtu.be/o0xdsivP3Xs Aretha Franklin got a funeral fit for a queen (actually even over-the-top for that). A lady called-in to Jesse's show and said they had pink Cadillacs, wardrobe changes on the dead body, all kinds of stars showing up, etc. Ariana Grande sang and got allegedly nearly "groped" by a black bishop, and he apologized for getting too friendly. Mollie Tibbetts, the 20yo white young woman in college, who was allegedly murdered by an illegal alien Mexican. It's come out she was a brainwashed liberal who said she hates white people when it was found most whites didn't vote for AL liberal Doug Jones (but 90+ percent of blacks did). Her father wrote an op-ed in response to Donald Trump, Jr.'s op-ed about the heartless, despicable reaction of Democrats to her death. Well Rob Tibbetts, her dad, says she would have called Don Jr's advocated policies "racist," as if that's a point. He wrote that he's African, Mexican, and everything because he's American, something like that. SMH. John McCain's funeral was reportedly peppered with jabs at President Trump by Barack Obama (The Fallen Messiah), Meghan McCain, etc. George W. Bush (aka Hitler & Satan 10-12 years ago) snuck some candy to Big Mama Michelle Obama. Sarah Palin, it's rumored she was asked not to show up. Donald Trump too. No good people allowed! LOL. Some woman (or male with a high-pitched voice) on the phone shouted something and hung up. A Jew-hater called in to trash John McCain and the Jews. He didn't really say where he got his info, but referred to some veterans' anti-McCain website. He said he's been pro-white since age 14. He claimed to like Jesse (we don't know about that). Ebony from Texas called in talking about Aretha Franklin's funeral, sexualization in the church, and blacks calling Bill Clinton the first black president. She complained her 14-year-old daughter joined the March for Our Lives anti-gun school walkout which the kids thought was for the high schoolers killed in Parkland, Florida, but was really just a gun control rally exploiting the children. Ebony told her daughter not to walkout, but she disobeyed, and the Bosnian-American father, to whom she's not married, was okay with it. She mentioned her boyfriend at one point — so James asked why she has a boyfriend when she has three kids out-of-wedlock already! James and Joel talk with her about this. James says she should drop the boyfriend of 5 years. She's worried about finance, but struggling and being independent is freedom! And she doesn't have custody of the kids! Staying with a boyfriend is like living with parents or taking welfare. And her eldest daughter (the 14-y-o girl) doesn't like it! Seeing her mother live that way is worse for her than the liberal school! At least a couple of times she said she's a worrier, that her doctor told her that it's in her nature; she has high blood pressure and anxiety or something. James and Joel said she shouldn't claim that! Jesse's getting healthier while doctors don't know what they're talking about! James talks about supposed slurs like "Monkey" and the so-called "N-word," and sensitive people who overreact to them and imagine "racism" etc. in others just for saying true things. To judge the "racist" is to become guilty of the thing you're accusing the "racist" of doing! Maze talks about gossiping. Silent Prayer http://silentprayer.video | http://rebuildingtheman.com/church

“I didn’t leave my country because I didn't like or love something. It was just politics," says Dijana Bucalo, Bosnian American fashion designer.

In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Nadim Ramic. They will go over his background and his practice, paying special attention on how being a Bosnian-American actually helps his business. Lessons learned, marketing, struggles and more!   His firm: http://brlegal.net/   Nadim is a personal injury attorney, and works mainly for Bosnian-American people. St. Louis has the biggest Bosnian community outside of Bosnia in the entire world. “Being of  Bosnian-American descent in St. Louis and being one of the first Bosnian-American lawyers in town, I had a great clientele foundation to fall back on.”   Lawyers! Sign up for the Maximum Lawyer Conference! http://maxlawcon.maximumlawyer.com/   “My marketing money is better spent on my niches in my native language, because that is where I have the competitive advantage over everybody.”   Hacking’s Hack: A great show! You will learn a lot of awesome things about social media. http://www.socialchefs.com/ http://www.socialchefs.com/social-chatter-episode-124/   Nadim’s Tip: Focus on the basics; Simple things. Stay in touch with prior clients.   Tyson’s Tip: A book. Escape the To-Do List Trap: How to Take Charge of Your Time and Finally Get Things Done by Elaine Quinn https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Do-List-Trap-Finally/dp/098332350X   //   Thanks so much for listening to the show! If you want to know more about this and keep on maximizing your firm, please join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/403473303374386/ or like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaximumLawyerPodcast/ and comment! You can also go to http://www.maximumlawyer.com/ or, if you’d prefer, email us at: info@maximumlawyer.com   Do you want to get on the show? Shoot us an email or message us!   The Maximum Lawyer Podcast. Partner up, and maximize your firm.

In Episode 6, “Schoolin’ Life,” Perrine, Skye and the roundtable crew discuss the importance of education and their parents’ influence at an early age. Elvira shares her Bosnian-American journey of becoming a doctor; both meeting and defying expectations. Make sure to leave comments and interact with us on social media! We’re @1stgens on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. For extra content check out our website: www.1stgenspodcast.com Full musical composition by Nick Stubblefield: www.nickstubblefield.com

Reviews of (1) TWISTED MELODIES, by Kelvin Roston, at The Black Rep; (2) BOSNIAN/AMERICAN: THE DANCE OF LIFE, by Deanna Jent, at Mustard Seed Theatre; (3) IVANOV, by Anton Chekhov, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio; (4) THE SOUND OF MUSIC, by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsey & Russell Crouse, at the Fox Theatre; (5) TRASH MACBETH, by William Shakespeare & others, at Equally Represented Arts; (6) THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, by Oscar Wilde, at Saint Louis Univ.; (7) DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, at Over Due Theatre Company; (8) COCK, by Mike Bartlett, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; and (9) THE PAJAMA GAME, by George Abbott & Richard Bissell, Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory.

"To pass is to relinquish control, to give up the certainty of the ball at your feet for the uncertain outcome. To pass is to anticipate and imagine a future, while to keep the ball and dribble is to stay in the moment for as long as possible." In Episode Seventeen we look back to 'Notes on Street Football' by Aleksandar Hemon, first published in Issue Ten in September 2013. What can kickabouts on street corners and parking lots reveal about the tortured artists of neo-romantic myth? Are the romantic street-artists on the wane in the age of globalised, professionalised, commercialised football? If you have any feedback comments or suggestions email podcast@theblizzard.co.uk or find us on Twitter @blzzrd. Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American writer and novelist. His novel, The Lazarus Project, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Awards. His most recent book is a work of non-fiction, The Book of MY Lives. Twitter: @SashaHemon. Issue Ten, like all issues of The Blizzard is available on a pay-what-you-like basis from www.theblizzard.co.uk. Digital downloads cost as little as 1p each (RRP £3), while print versions are available from £6 + postage (RRP £12). You can also find us on the Kindle and Google Play stores.

Bosnian-American writer Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and three collections of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Love and Obstacles, a series of stories about coming of age in Communist Sarajevo. He is a Guggenheim fellow as well as the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation