Podcasts about Romani

Heres our tarot reading for the week of August 11, 2025! Feel free to write in with any divination questions!Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. You can get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. Visit romanistanpodcast.com for events, educational resources, merch, and more. Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by BiancaWith Music by Viktor PachasAnd Artwork by Elijah Vardo 

EKG SPIRITUAL „În sârguinţă, fiţi fără preget. Fiţi plini de râvnă cu duhul. Slujiţi Domnului.” (Romani 12:11)

Episode SummaryIn this poignant episode of Journey of Hope, host Elio Constantine welcomes Milad, lead pastor at Hope Evangelical Church in Southern Lebanon and field manager for Heaert For Lebanon's Ministry Center. They delve into the lives of two often-overlooked and marginalized groups in Lebanon: the Bedouins and the Gypsies (Dom and Raja).Milad, who has worked with these communities for years, sheds light on their distinct cultures, histories, and the severe challenges they face, including deep-seated societal discrimination, poverty, and lack of access to essential services like education and healthcare. The conversation highlights the heartbreaking realities these communities endure, such as forced temporary housing, children leaving school early, and limited employment opportunities.Despite the immense difficulties, Heart For Lebanon is actively working to bring hope and transformation. Milad shares how the organization offers educational opportunities through their Hope Center, provides mobile learning experiences with the "Hope on Wheels" truck, distributes essential relief packages, and conducts awareness workshops on legal rights, health, and dignity.A powerful testament to their work is the story of Hassan, a Dom community member who, despite lacking official documents and facing severe discrimination, found employment, education, and spiritual transformation through Heart For Lebanon, eventually getting baptized and becoming a beloved staff member. The episode underscores Heart For Lebanon's commitment to making disciples and extending Christ's love to all, regardless of societal standing, and invites listeners to support their mission through prayer and investment.Show NotesUnderstanding the BedouinsIdentity: Nomadic, desert-dwelling Arab groups known for loyalty, welcoming guests, and oral storytelling traditions.Origin & Lifestyle: Historically from the Arabian Peninsula and Syrian Desert, they followed cattle for grazing. Many now live in valleys or city edges in Lebanon while maintaining their way of life.Economic Activities: Traditionally raised animals and traded along routes. Today, many engage in seasonal work like olive picking due to changing circumstances.Challenges: Difficulty accessing official services like healthcare and education. Face significant societal discrimination, making it hard for Bedouin men to marry Lebanese locals. Children often experience discrimination in public schools.Understanding the Gypsies (Dom, Raja, and Ti)Identity: A small group with roots in South Asia, related to the Romani people. Approximately 8,000 live in Lebanon.Language & Religion: Speak Bari and Arabic; most are of Sunni Muslim background.History & Culture: Arrived in Lebanon centuries ago from South Asia via the Middle East and North Africa. Known for rich musical traditions, crafts, and storytelling. Traditionally performed at celebrations, did seasonal jobs, or made metal goods.Economic Activities & Stigma: Often associated with begging, sex trafficking, and illicit trade. Face severe societal distrust and are rarely hired by Lebanese locals. Girls are sometimes sent to work as dancers in other countries.Challenges: Face extreme social exclusion, low school attendance (even in private schools), poverty, and bias in services. Often forced to live in temporary housing on government or municipal land.Heart For Lebanon's Response and ImpactDignity and Love: Heart For Lebanon treats members of both communities with dignity and Christ-like love.Education: Offers education at their Hope Center, teaching reading, writing, math, and science, along with kindness and respect. Operates "Hope on Wheels," a mobile truck bringing fun and learning directly to camps and tent areas.Relief and Support: Regularly distributes food packages, cleaning supplies, and hygiene kits through their family care and relief program.Awareness Workshops: Provides sessions on legal rights, health, hygiene, dignity, and family issues (e.g., harm of early/child marriage).Spiritual Support: Staff regularly visit homes and tents, leading small Bible study groups and encouraging worship. Churches in the Bekka Valley and Southern Lebanon are welcoming places for both communities.Call to Action:Pray for Heart For Lebanon's work and the communities they serve.Join the Heart For Lebanon prayer ministry: Hartford Lebanon | Prayer.Your support helps expand kingdom work and brings love to those deemed irrelevant by society.Join our email list to stay up-to-date on how God is moving in Lebanon:Email Elio: podcast@heartforlebanon.org https://heartforlebanon.org/emailsignup/ Like, comment & subscribe to stay updated with the latest content!FOLLOW Heart For Lebanon:Website: https://heartforlebanon.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartforlebanon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartforLebanonTwitter: https://twitter.com/HeartForLebanon #HeartForLebanon #Lebanon #Missions

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “CAMMINATE SECONDO LO SPIRITO” • Galati 5:16 • Romani 7:21 • Romani 8:2 • Galati 5:25 • 2 Corinzi 12:10 • Galati 5:17 • Marco 14:38 • Colossesi 3:1 • Efesini 5:18 • Romani 12:2 • Romani 12:1 • 1 Corinzi 6:19-20 • Efesini 2:12-13 • Efesini 2:4 • Efesini 2:14 • Atti 7:6 • Atti 7:29 • Efesini 2:19 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

FRANCO TAGLIAFERRI “TU LO CONOSCI?” • Esodo 32: 1-5 • Luca 15 :11-24 • Romani 5: 7-8 • Giovanni 3: 16 • Romani 8 15 FRANCO CANDELINO “AMARE DIO” • Deuteronomio 6 :4-5 • Marco 12: 29-30 • Giobbe 22: 21 • Deuteronomio 3: 22 • Romani 5: 10-11 • Deuteronomio 4: 35-39 JOSUÈ BERNAGARAY “BENEDIZIONE” • Matteo 13: 45-46 • Apocalisse 21 :21 • Atti 3: 1-3 BIAGIO NARDUCCI “DIO È CAUSA DI SÉ STESSO, ED È SOVRANO SEMPRE” • Romani 9: 14-33 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

For this 299th episode of Necronomicast, I am excited to welcome to the program Aaron Sagers! Aaron Sagers is a Storyteller. An award-winning media personality and travel expert, he is a TV & on-camera host, producer, journalist, and author on a mission to make cross-cultural connections across the globe through myths, legends, and folklore. Sagers is best known for his expertise as a Paranormal Journalist, Paranormal Pop Culture historian, and “nerd culture” expert. He currently appears as host of Netflix's 28 Days Haunted, on Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera (in its ninth season); is creator/host of the Talking Strange video and podcast show with the Den of Geek network; writer of the DC Comics DC Horror Presents story “Superstitious Lot,” debuting a new character called “Dr. Spooky.”  He is producer/host of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Road Trip show; creator/host of the ad-supported independently produced paranormal/true crime podcast NightMerica. He is a National Geographic presenter and former professor at New York University, and presented across the globe on topics of pop culture, folklore, and the paranormal. Whether exploring Knights Templar in France, drag racing in the United Arab Emirates, exploring elf caves in Iceland, spending days in Romani villages in Transylvania, tagging Great Whites in Cape Cod, swimming in Loch Ness, searching for a cursed witch in a Nicaraguan volcano, camping at Mt. Fuji, wrangling crocs in Australia, meeting with the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Rome, traveling solo in Morocco, or pursuing the best cocktails in, well, everywhere, Aaron is a relentlessly curious adventurer who has explored six continents, and dozens of countries. He was invested as one of only three worldwide Knights of Count Dracula by the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, is a Scottish Laird, was turned into an action figure, ran some marathons, has his face on a bottle of rum...and is now a guest of NECRONOMICAST!!   Aaron Sagers official website!

We're releasing it from the vault! It's the Weiser Books' Stewarding Traditions Panel, which we recorded on 3/29/25 at Cottage Magick as part of our Welcome to Romanistan Festival tour in New Orleans for our book, Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling. Lilith Dorsey joined us for the discussion and Bimbo Yaga moderated. What a wonderful evening!Since 1991, Lilith Dorsey has been doing successful magick for patrons of her business. She is editor/publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, and filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water:Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation. Lilith Dorsey is also author of Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean Paganism, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, and was choreographer for jazz legend Dr. John's “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. In July 2013, she led her first ever Voodoo Zombie Silent Rave, complete with very confused Thriller flash mob. Please contact her at voodoouniverse@yahoo.com for information about psychic readings and services. Bimbo Yaga has graced our podcast many times, and you can follow her at @bimboyaga on Instagram.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. You can get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. Visit romanistanpodcast.com for events, educational resources, merch, and more. Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasWith Music by Viktor PachasAnd Artwork by Elijah Vardo

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “FACCIAMO L'UOMO... E ABBIA DOMINIO” • Genesi 1: 26 • Genesi 2: 7 • 1 Corinzi 15: 47 • Romani 5: 19 • Romani 5: 21 • 1 Corinzi 15: 48-49 • Giovanni 20: 19 • Luca 22: 30-31 • 1 Corinzi 15: 51-53 • Genesi 1 :27 • Genesi 1 :3 • Genesi 1: 6-7 • Matteo 11 :28 • Matteo 4: 10 • 1 Corinzi 15 :45 • Luca 4: 1 • Marco 11: 22-23 • Luca 9: 1 • Genesi 3: 23 • Luca 10: 1 • Luca 10: 9 • Luca 10: 16-17 • Luca 10: 19-20 • Genesi 17: 13 • Salmo 1: 4 • Luca 9 :25 • Luca 10: 21 • Apocalisse 12 :9-11 • Atti 6: 4 • 2 Pietro 1: 8 • Matteo 16: 18--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “VOI UDRETE PARLARE DI GUERRE” • Matteo 24 :6-8 • Matteo 24: 3 • Marco 13: 7-8 • Luca 21: 9-12 • Marco 13: 9 • Romani 8: 22-23 • 2 Pietro 3: 13 • Apocalisse 21: 1-2 • Isaia 24: 19 • Apocalisse 16: 18 • Tito 2: 13 • 1 Corinzi 15 :52 • 1 Tessalonicesi 4: 16-17 • Salmo 91 :1-2 • Salmo 91 :9-10 • Matteo 4: 6 • Matteo 4: 10-11 • Salmo 91 : 11 • Ebrei 1: 14 • Salmo 46:1 (2-4) • Ezechiele 47 :5 • Giovanni 1: 16 • Giovanni 7 :38 • Ebrei 9: 25-27 • Luca 24: 47--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

KUASSI GASTONE “PROTEGGI QUELLO CHE HAI RICEVUTO” • Giovanni 10: 10 • Giovanni 20: 8 • Giovanni 10: 1 • 1 Giovanni 4: 1 • Filippesi 3: 17-21 • Romani 8: 38-39 MAGGIO FRANCESCO • Deuteronomio 7: 1-2 • 1 Samuele 15: 3 • Matteo 5: 43-44 • Luca 6: 27-28 • Romani 5: 8 • Efesini 2 :14-16 • Efesini 6: 12 • 2 Timoteo 2: 24-26 • 1 Pietro 3: 15 • Romani 5: 1 • Efesini 2: 17-18 • Colossesi 3: 12 • Ebrei 12: 14 ROBERTO ALBANO "PIENO POTENZIALE" • Efesini 4: 15-16 • Efesini 4: 11-13 • Proverbi 17: 22 • Giobbe 5: 22 • Salmo 2: 4 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “LO SPIRITO SANTO VI INSEGNERÀ OGNI COSA” • Giovanni 14: 26 • 2 Timoteo 3: 16-17 • 2 Corinzi 5: 18 • 2 Corinzi 5: 20 • Efesini 4: 11-13 • Efesini 4: 8 • Efesini 2: 10 • Efesini 2: 9 • 2 Pietro 1: 20-21 • Giovanni 14: 27 • Atti 1: 8 • Atti 9: 1-2 • Atti 9: 17 • Atti 9: 20 • Galati 5: 16 • 2 Corinzi 3: 5 • Efesini 4: 15 • 2 Corinzi 3 :6 • 2 Corinzi 3: 8 • Atti 2: 4 • Atti 2: 14 • 1 Giovanni 4: 6 • Atti 2: 37 • 1 Giovanni 4 :4-5 • Atti 2 :41 • 2 Timoteo 2: 16 • 2 Timoteo 2: 15 • Colossesi 1: 5 • Romani 8: 31 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “RASSETTAVANO LE LORO RETI E LI CHIAMÒ” • Matteo 4:21 • Ebrei 11:3 • Genesi 1:3 • Matteo 4:17 • Geremia 17:9 • Proverbi 4:23-24 • Geremia 17:10 • Romani 1:21 (22-32) • 2 Cronache 7:14 • Colossesi 1:20 • Ezechiele 36:26-27 • Galati 5:22 • Matteo 4:19-20 • Giovanni 6:18-21 • Galati 1:16 • Galati 1:13 • Rut 1:16-17 • Rut 2:11-12 • Galati 3:18 • Genesi 12:4 • Ebrei 11:3 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Abbandonare la cultura dell'alibi morale per l'unica giustificazione che conti (Romani 3:19-26)Testo completoViviamo immersi in una cultura che assolve sé stessa, che trova sempre un alibi, un colpevole esterno, una giustificazione del proprio comportamento iniquo. Ma se ogni voce è pronta a scusarsi, chi ha ancora il coraggio di chiamare peccato il peccato? E se la vera giustificazione non si trova in noi, dove allora possiamo trovarla? Questa riflessione, basata sul testo biblico di Romani 3:19-26 ci guida alla scoperta dell'unica giustificazione che non solo ci assolve, ma ci trasforma radicalmente, restituendoci la comunione con Dio e una vita che “faccia la differenza”.

Il Messaggio di Oggi: "IO HO CERCATO FRA LORO QUALCUNO" • Ezechiele 22: 30 • Isaia 53: 3-5 • Isaia 53: 11 • Romani 5: 1 • Isaia 53: 12 • Giovanni 10: 18 • Luca 23: 32 • Luca 23: 34 • Ebrei 7: 25 • Romani 10: 13 • Matteo 7: 21 • Matteo 5: 3 • Romani 10: 9 • Ebrei 9: 15 • Osea 11: 1 • Matteo 2: 13 • Ester 4: 14 • 2 Corinzi 5: 18-(19-21) • Ester 4: 14-15 • Romani 10: 13-14 • Ezechiele 22: 30 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “MEDIANTE IL RINNOVAMENTO DELLA VOSTRA MENTE” • Romani 12:2 • Efesini 2:1-2 • Giovanni 3:3 • Colossesi 3:10 • Galati 5:17 • Matteo 26:41 • Luca 5:36 • Giovanni 17:17 • Giovanni 14:6 • Filippesi 2:13 • Genesi 22:2 • Genesi 22:13 • Filippesi 2:8 • Ebrei 9:11-12 • Ebrei 9:24 • Ebrei 7:25 • Romani 8:26 • Romani 12:1 • Galati 5:16 • 2 Corinzi 9:7 • 1 Samuele 3:10 • 1 Samuele 3:18 • Marco 5:19 • Atti 20:27 • Giovanni 16:13 • Romani 12:2--Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

We've got two superhero movies under our collective belts this month…seems like a perfect time for a parody! Paul and Erika take on 1999's Mystery Men, and given the number of questions they have about it, like “who, what, and why,” it's aptly titled.You can follow That Aged Well on Bluesky (@ThatAgedWell.bsky.social), Instagram (@ThatAgedWell), and Threads (@ThatAgedWell)!SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOR BONUS CONTENT!THAT AGED WELL MERCH!Wanna rate and review? HERE YOU GO!Hosts: Paul Caiola & Erika VillalbaProducer & Editor: Paul Caiola

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “NON PER POTENZA, NE PER FORZA MA PER LO SPIRITO MIO” • Zaccaria 4: 6 • Atti 1 :8 • Isaia 59: 19 • Luca 11: 13 • Romani 8: 9 • Matteo 7: 7 • Atti 2: 4 • Atti 4: 31 • Efesini 5: 18 • Atti 13: 52 • Galati 5: 22 • Isaia 11: 2 • Esodo 31: 3 • Esodo 31 :6 • Salmo 111 :10 • Proverbi 4: 5-6 • 1 Re 11: 4 • Proverbi 4: 7 • Giacomo 3: 15-17 • Proverbi 4: 7-8 • 1 Samuele 2 :30 • Proverbi 4: 9 • Proverbi 3 :9 • 1 Corinzi 3: 16 • Luca 4: 18 • 1 Corinzi 1: 24 • Tito 2: 13 • 2 Pietro 3: 13 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Il Messaggio di Oggi: “CONSIDERATE UNA GRANDE GIOIA” • Giacomo 1: 2 • Filippesi 3: 1 • Filippesi 4: 4 • 1 Corinzi 10: 13 • Efesini 6: 10 • Atti 6: 4 • Filippesi 4: 5-6 • 1 Samuele 1: 12-13 • Luca 18: 1 • Romani 12: 12 • Filippesi 4: 6-9 • Giovanni 13: 7 • Giacomo 1: 2 (3-4) • Filippesi 4: 5-6 • Giacomo 1: 5-7 • 1 Re 3: 4 (5-13) --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Aristide Mendoua “Quello che la preghiera può fare” Atti 12: 1-11 Atti 12: 7 Atti 12: 8 Atti 12: 10 Atti 12: 11 Angelo Porreca “Venga il Tuo Regno” Matteo 6: 10 Matteo 24: 14 Giovanni 1: 12 Giovanni 3: 7-8 Romani 14: 17 Isaia 61: 1 Matteo 11 :2-5 Daniele Cascio “Pure Inside” Matteo 5: 8 Filippesi 4: 8 1 Pietro 1: 15-16 Proverbi 16: 2 Davide Cascio “Parla… Vita!” Giovanni 6: 63 Proverbi 18: 21 Ezechiele 37: 4 Giovanni 6 :63 Proverbi 18: 21 Ezechiele 37 :4 --Guarda Canale 245 | Tivùsat 454 | Sky 854Scopri di più su www.paroledivita.org/linkinbio

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

In this edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we continue with the interview with professor Julieta Rotaru, a contract lecturer of Romani and Sanskrit at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in Paris, who attended the annual conference Aktuálny stav rómskych štúdií (Current State of Romani Studies) organised by the State Scientific Library in Prešov, eastern Slovakia. Next up is Roman Čonka, the editor-in-chief of the only Romani print newspaper in Slovakia, about its past, present, and future.

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Papusza / Bronisława Wajs. Tears of Blood: A Poet's Witness Account of the Nazi Genocide of Roma (Brill, 2024) is nothing less of an academic, literary, and historical miracle. It is dedicated to a key figure of Romani literature, Bronisława Wajs, also known as Papusza. This book offers—for the very first time in history—the full version of Papusza's key work, Tears of Blood, which was considered lost for seventy years and circulated only in a highly reduced copy. This poem is a unique account by a woman about the Roma Holocaust in Eastern Europe during WWII. Beyond this important historical and literary document, the book also provides literary translations of this manuscript into several languages, including English, and has chapters written by leading researchers of Romani Studies who comment on the history of this text and the challenges behind making it available to the broader public. It took the team over three decades to locate the manuscript, transcribe it, translate it, and fill in the gaps in its history. Volha Bartash is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Münster in Germany and a co-convenor of the network “Margins of Memory: Cultures and Politics of Non-Hegemonic Remembrance.”  Tomasz Kamusella is Reader in Modern Central and Eastern European History at the University of St Andrews, whose work focuses on language politics and nationalism. Host: Tatiana Klepikova is a Freigeist Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and leads a research group on queer literatures and cultures under socialism at the University of Regensburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Alexian Santino Spinelli, musician, composer, writer, poet and university professor. The first Italian Roma to be appointed Commendatore of the Italian Republic for artistic and cultural merits. Spinelli with the Alexian Group holds numerous concerts in Italy and abroad. With his son Gennaro, he is the first Roma to have played at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples with the soloists of the Scala, the San Carlo and the G. Rossini Symphony Orchestra of Pesaro. He has played worldwide for Pope Benedict XVI and several times for Pope Francis. Founder and president of the cultural association Thèm Romanò, he is an ambassador of Romani culture in the world. His poem Auschwitz is on the Roma Memorial in Berlin inaugurated with Chancellor Angela Merkel. He currently teaches Romani Language and Culture at La Sapienza University in Rome.Listen to the Alexian Group here and wherever you get music. Romani crushes this episode are Raјko Đurić, Marcel Courthaid, Ian Hancock Esme Redzepova, Roby Lakatos, and Marian Serban.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. You can get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. Visit romanistanpodcast.com for events, educational resources, merch, and more. Please support our book tour fundraiser if you can. Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasWith Music by Viktor PachasAnd Artwork by Elijah Vardo

The word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and easy-going people who choose to eschew social conformity for personal independence and a life on the road. Few know the Roma's long history of being harassed, expelled, deported, demonized, enslaved, and murdered. In The Roma: A Travelling History, Madeline Potter blends memoir and archival research to uncover Romani history across Europe and beyond, from the United States to Romania where she was born and raised; from sixteenth-century Spain to modern Sweden; from Nazi Austria to twenty-first-century France. Madeline tells the interwoven stories of joy and resilience, trauma and persecution, of Romani communities past and present, and reflects on what the future may hold for both nomadic and settled Romani families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and easy-going people who choose to eschew social conformity for personal independence and a life on the road. Few know the Roma's long history of being harassed, expelled, deported, demonized, enslaved, and murdered. In The Roma: A Travelling History, Madeline Potter blends memoir and archival research to uncover Romani history across Europe and beyond, from the United States to Romania where she was born and raised; from sixteenth-century Spain to modern Sweden; from Nazi Austria to twenty-first-century France. Madeline tells the interwoven stories of joy and resilience, trauma and persecution, of Romani communities past and present, and reflects on what the future may hold for both nomadic and settled Romani families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and easy-going people who choose to eschew social conformity for personal independence and a life on the road. Few know the Roma's long history of being harassed, expelled, deported, demonized, enslaved, and murdered. In The Roma: A Travelling History, Madeline Potter blends memoir and archival research to uncover Romani history across Europe and beyond, from the United States to Romania where she was born and raised; from sixteenth-century Spain to modern Sweden; from Nazi Austria to twenty-first-century France. Madeline tells the interwoven stories of joy and resilience, trauma and persecution, of Romani communities past and present, and reflects on what the future may hold for both nomadic and settled Romani families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb welcomes Dr. Madeline Potter to unravel the rich yet tumultuous history of the Roma people. From Tudor England, where the Egyptians Act sought to expel Roma under stereotypes of robbery and deceit through to the dark corridors of Eastern Europe to understand the centuries of enslavement in Romania, to how the Ottoman Empire treated the Roma with suspicion despite their shared Islamic faith.They discuss the allure and practicality of gold among Roma people, their cultural intersections with Irish travellers, and the survival techniques of Romani communities under oppressive regimes. A history packed with tales of adversity, culture, and survival that define the Roma legacy.MOREHow Tudor England Treated Outsidershttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6gzDwUohe2A4rAOKEeyZURThe Tragic Travels of Fynes Morysonhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/350PZX7AALbMNL4Qc2aS60Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on

La pizza è uno dei piatti italiani più amati al mondo, con radici antiche che risalgono a Greci e Romani. La versione moderna, con pomodoro e mozzarella, nasce a Napoli e si diffonde grazie all'emigrazione italiana.Start learning Italian today!1. Explore more simple Italian lessons: https://italianmatters.com/1982. Download the Italian Verb Conjugation Blueprint: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/freebieverbblueprint⁠⁠⁠3. Subscribe to the YouTube lessons: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/italianmatters⁠⁠⁠The goal of the Italian Matters Language and Culture School is to help English speakers build fluency and confidence to speak the Italian language through support, feedback, and accountability. The primary focus is on empowering Italian learners to speak clearly and sound natural so they can easily have conversations in Italian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this edition of the Slovak Today programme, we bring you two interviews from the presentation of the new publication titled "Proti režimu" or "Against the Regime" by Patrícia Fogelová and Veronika Szegy-Gayer from the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Next is Julieta Rotaru, a researcher and a member of the Gypsy Lore Society, talking about the history of the Romani people during the annual conference "Aktuálny stav rómskych štúdií" (Current State of Romani Studies) organised by the State Scientific Library in Prešov.

Operation Barbarossa, launched by Nazi Germany on June 22, 1941, aimed to swiftly conquer the Soviet Union, targeting key cities like Moscow, Leningrad, and Kyiv. Hitler reportedly said a meeting with his generals before the campaign began "We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down," With German forces advancing up to 200 miles per week in the first two months, it looked like Germany would accomplish this goal, nearly reaching Moscow by August. The operation’s rapid pace saw the Wehrmacht encircle and capture millions of Soviet troops, bringing Germany close to victory, though fierce resistance and logistical challenges stalled their progress short of total conquest. The campaign devastated civilian populations, with millions killed through bombings, mass executions, and starvation policies, particularly in occupied regions like Ukraine and Belarus. The Nazis’ brutal tactics, including the Einsatzgruppen death squads, systematically murdered Jews, Romani people, and others, contributing to an estimated 10-14 million civilian deaths across the Soviet Union by the war’s end. To look at these months of fighting in Eastern Eruope, some of the most devastating times in that region’s history, is today’s guest, Richard Hargreaves, author of Opening the Gates of Hell. The combination of unprecedented, rapid military victories coupled with state-sponsored and spontaneous atrocities makes the opening fortnight of the invasion of the Soviet Union unique in the annals of modern warfare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Dark and Drowning Tide is a novel that Ronnie has previously tried to get on the podcast, but unfortunately was delayed due to publishing issues. Now, the book is finally out, and it's Pride! Allison Saft's novel is a sapphic enemies to lover story which follows Lorelei and Sylvia as they embark on an expedition to find the Ursprung: the fabled source of all magic. This expedition has been ordered by the king who has recently "united" all of the kingdoms around him and seeks the Ursprung to cement his power. Along the way, the group deals with murder, infighting, romance, and magical beings, but this isn't just an expedition for fame and glory, Lorelei needs to succeed in this mission, not just for herself, but also for her people. Take a listen to the episode to find out what we thought about the book.   Next month's pick is Ian's and he chose: Bury Me Standing by Isabel Fonseca, a non-fiction piece that explores the lives of the Romani people.

1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Ohhhh back in the day when Notre Dame wasn't damaged by fire and the Romani people were persecuted by blue-balled religious institutions. Will this Disney classic bring us so much joy that we decide to crown it the King of Fools or will we have to burn it in Hell Fire? Either way, Frollo needs to take a long cold shower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Vesna Pisaroviç (Croatian avant-jazz-folk vocals); Rodrigo Amado's Motion Trio; a Pakistani Khayal  from Ustad Saami; Bulgarian vocal music from Stamatka Kirilova & Staro Selo; Balouchi benju maestro Abd-ur-Ramian Surizehi; William Parker Quartet w. Leena Conquest; Dennis Gonzalez Legacy Band;  Greek songs from Gabriel Pantelides & Takis Vrakatselos; cante jondo from Duquende, Agujetas, Lebrijano (doing Romani);  Ghanian Highlife from K. Frimpong; Nigerian pop from Nelly Uchendu; Algerian sax player Fred Khodja; Algerian Rai from Abdulrahmane Dealt; from Morocco: Abdelouahab Doukkali & Abderrahmane Djalti; so much, much more. Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/20788514/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks Find WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

What paradoxes arise when victims of related persecution tell their stories next to, and after, each other? This question is at the heart of Ari Joskowicz's highly acclaimed book “Rain of Ash,” which examines the unlikely entanglement of the histories of Jews and Romani people—the only two racialized groups the Nazis targeted for wholesale extermination. Joskowicz, professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, explores the encounters between Jews and Romani people on the killing fields of Europe and seeks to understand how survivors and historians have discussed Romani and Jewish suffering during World War II in relational terms. Series: "Library Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40533]

Daughter of printmakers and painters – an English Romany father and Scottish-English-Irish mother – Lynn Hutchinson Lee is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in Toronto, Canada. Lynn spent her childhood summers in a forest surrounded by marshes and bogs, and their lush beauty and magic haunt her writing. She was first place winner of the 2022 Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction. Her writing is published in Room; Weird Horror; Northern Nights; KIN: An Anthology of Poetry, Story and Art by Women from Romani, Traveller and Nomadic Communities; Prairie Fire's 50 Over 50; Wagtail: The Romani Women's Poetry Anthology; Guernica's This Will Only Take a Minute (winning the Editor's Choice Award); and elsewhere. She is co-editor of Through the Portal: Tales from a Hopeful Dystopia (Exile Editions). Following her novella Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens, her novel Nightshade, shortlisted for the Guernica Prize, will be released by Assembly Press in 2026.No major spoilers about Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens, but we do discuss the plot at length from 26 mins-45 mins. Romani crushes for this episode are Mihaela Drăgan of Giuvlipen and the late and great Ronald Lee. Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. You can get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. Visit romanistanpodcast.com for events, educational resources, merch, and more. Please support our book tour fundraiser if you can. Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasWith Music by Viktor PachasAnd Artwork by Elijah Vardo

The Springfield Muni's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame runs June 20–22 and June 25–28. The musical features music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. It is adapted from Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1996 film, which was itself based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. The story follows Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, as he struggles for acceptance and love while protecting the kind-hearted Romani woman Esmeralda from the cruelty of Judge Claude Frollo. Director Kevin Kulavic and Liyah Orielle, who plays Esmeralda, spoke to Community Voices about why the show was chosen, its characters, and the relatable themes it explores. Find tickets and details here.

On this week's edition of The Verb: Ian McMillan basks in the glow of a Neon Line explained by the celebrated Faroese poet and novelist Carl Jóhan Jensen; Karen Downs-Barton shares poems from her debut collection, Minx, which reflects on her Romani childhood; Cristóbal Bianchi, cofounder of the Casagrande Collective, on their Bombing Of Poems project; and Naz Knight, poet-in-residence at Luton Town FC, on drawing poetic inspiration from the terraces.Presenter Ian McMillan Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Núria Rovira Salat, trained in anthropology and born in Spain, transformed her passion for Oriental and Romani cultures into dance, songs, and choreographies. She studied with masters like Lamia Saffiedine and Pétia Iourtchenko, teaching Arab-Berber and Maghrebi dances and performing widely in France. Núria teaches and performs widely across France and at major festivals, continually evolving her dance practice by blending traditional forms with contemporary expression. Since 2010, Núria has built a rich singing career with groups such as Finzi Mosaïque and Kavkazz, blending Mediterranean, Balkan, and Latin influences. Her cover of "Lágrimas Negras" has over 15 million views on YouTube. Founder of Ensemble QUIMERA, she explores Mediterranean traditional music with contemporary reinterpretations. Collaborating with notable artists and creating choreographies like “Azahar,” Núria fuses Romani, Balkan, and Arab styles to celebrate cultural diversity from the Bosphorus to Gibraltar.In this episode you will learn about:- How exploring different cultures through dance can become a path to finding your own identity.- How Arabic, Turkish, Romani, and Mediterranean influences shaped her unique style.- The power of dance and music in healing, empowerment, and self-expression.- A thoughtful take on cultural appreciation vs. appropriation.- Why true presence matters more than perfect movement in dance.Show Notes to this episode:Find Núria Rovira Salat on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and her website.Visit Bellydance.com today: you'll always find something fresh, whether you're looking for costumes, practice wear, veils, hip scarves, jewelry, or music.Details and training materials for the BDE castings are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

In this episode of Our Forever Smiles, Laura Arroyo sits down with Sam Rosen, a cleft lip and palate–affected adult who shares his remarkable journey from being adopted in Bulgaria to finding his voice and confidence through hockey. Sam opens up about what it was like navigating multiple identities, the unique challenges of growing up with a cleft, and how his mother's unwavering love and his father's sense of humor helped shape his outlook on life. This conversation is a powerful reminder of the resilience within our community and the strength that comes from being truly seen and supported. Links and Resources: Sam Rosen on Instagram Patreon Subscription Tiers for Exclusive Content Our Forever Smiles Merch Store NC Cleft Mom FB Group Our Forever Smiles FB Group _________________________________________________________________________ Today's sponsor is sienna dawn media Integrated Marketing Agency  sienna dawn media is more than just a marketing agency—they are your partners in progress. Their mission is simple — to alleviate marketing bandwidth, allowing creative business owners to focus on what they set out to do: create. sienna dawn media empowers creatives to thrive without the burden of managing their own social media and marketing campaigns. So, if you're ready to set sail toward new horizons, let sienna dawn media chart the course and steer your business toward success. Visit siennadawnmedia.com.

Here's the edited release of Tales from Romanistan: A Night of Romani Storytelling, our first live show, in New Orleans, LA at Cafe Istanbul, 3/28/2025!Hosted by Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele, Produced by Bimbo Yaga, Cast includes Tsarina Hellfire, Moonbear, Milly Raccoon, Bimbo Yaga, and our editor and musician, Viktor! Photos by Arian Aragon. Special thanks to our cast, crew, and everyone who attended! Special shoutout to the sweet couple who flew in from Ohio! And thank you to our sponsors for this event, Weiser Books and Emerald Comics Distro. Jezmina's poem "White Caravan" first appeared in Zoeglossia.Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much. Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic. You can get our book Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, online or wherever books are sold. Visit romanistanpodcast.com for events, educational resources, merch, and more. Please support our book tour fundraiser if you can. Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries. Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina StevensConceived of by Paulina StevensEdited by Viktor PachasWith Music by Viktor PachasAnd Artwork by Elijah Vardo

Kerri covers the story of Elsie Paroubek. In 1911, Elsie was kidnapped off the street in broad daylight. The investigation focused on the Romani camps nearby based on fears versus actual evidence.  Donna tells us about Anna Anderson who, in the early 1920s, claimed to be Anastasia Tschaikovsky. People, to this day, still debate if Anna was actually Anastasia.  This episode is sponsored by Miracle Made. Head to www.trymiracle.com/creep for 40% off PLUS use CREEP at checkout for an additional 20% off and a FREE 3-piece towel set.  If you have any local true crime, local urban legend/lore, ghost stories.. we want them all!! We want to hear from YOU. Especially if you have any funny Ambien stories! Email us at aparanormalchicks@gmail.com Join The Creepinati @ www.patreon.com/theAPCpodcast