Podcasts about Zagreb

In this special episode, contemporary artists and filmmakers Miloš Trakilović and Jelena Visković join EMPIRE LINES live, exloring narratives of war, displacement, and visual cultures in the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, through the video essay, Colorless Green Freedoms Sleep Furiously (2023).This episode was recorded live as part of the public programme for soft enclosures, co-curated by Old Mountain Assembly, Rebecca Edwards, and Rina Meta at Forma in London, in October 2025. soft enclosures is an auxiliary programme to Dream States, Artists' Film International (AFI) 2025.For more information, visit: instagram.com/p/DMxKnjBtFf9/Colorless Green Freedoms Sleep Furiously (2023) is currently on view as part of At the End of the Small Hours, curated by What, How and for Whom (WHW) and Ana Kovačić, at the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb until 30 November 2025.For more about Miloš Trakilović's 564 Tracks (Not a Love Song Is Usually a Love Song) (2024) at the KW Institute in Berlin, read my article in The New Internationalist: newint.org/art/2025/spotlight-milos-trakilovicMotonation (2024) is currently on view as part of Jelena Visković: HEAT: A Sci-Fi Spa Story at Tallinn Art Hall until 23 November 2025.Listen to artist and filmmaker Saodat Ismailova on Melted into the Sun (2024), on view as part of Nebula, produced by Fondazione In Between Art Film, at the Venice Biennale in April 2024: pod.link/1533637675/episode/Y2IxOWI2YTUtMTI4MS00NzdiLWEyZmUtYmMyYTQ0NmQxMTQ2Saodat Ismailova: As We Fade is at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead until 7 June 2026.Read about Marina Abramović: Gates and Portals at the Pitt Rivers Museum and Modern Art Oxford, in gowithYamo: gowithyamo.com/blog/marina-abramovic-gates-and-portals-reviewFor more about Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (2019), hear contemporary artists Hoa Dung Clerget and Duong Thuy Nguyen, and gallerist Sarah Le Quang Sang, recorded live as part of the public programme for Only Your Name at SLQS Gallery in London, in July 2025: pod.link/1533637675/episode/NjZmOGE0MmQtZTk5Ni00NTQ1LWJjYjAtMmVjODYzNWMwYjdjFor more from Artists' Film International (AFI) 2025, read about Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán in this Letter from Timișoara, in Art Monthly: instagram.com/p/DFdBW0eoE55/⁠And view Anca and Arnold's Rehearsals for Peace (2023) in Seeds of Hate and Hope, curated by Jelena Sofronijevic and Tafadzwa Makwabarara as part of Can We Stop Killing Each Other? at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, from 28 November 2025.PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic.Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcastSupport EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines

We visited renowned architect Bernard Khoury in his studio in Karantina, who offered a critical, unvarnished look at the reality of practicing architecture in Lebanon, contrasting it with the sugarcoated story of the "Phoenix coming out of its ashes". He discusses his career beginnings, the 2020 Beirut port explosion, and how his first project—the infamous B018 nightclub—was a radically specific and necessary response to the city's complex, macabre history and unstable political and economic context. Khoury shares his philosophical approach to architecture, which rejects stylistic gestures in favor of an obsession with specificity and a direct confrontation with Beirut's explosive nature, arguing for a practice that produces honest, if sometimes "sour" meaning in the present rather than succumbing to toxic simplifications. 00:00 The Sourness and Complexity of Beirut01:23 Bernard Khoury's Karantina Studio and the Beirut Explosion03:12 His First Project: B018 in Karantina04:01 The Illusion and Disillusion of the Post-War Era05:42 An Architect's Dilemma: Designing for an Expiry Date12:56 Solidere, Immaterial Ownership, and a New Urbanism15:44 The Cultural Significance of B01817:05 B018's Site: A Macabre History19:40 From Furniture Factory to Architecture Practice22:52 Khalil Khouri: Modern Architect with Certainties27:23 A Generational Difference in Practice28:57 Rejected Labels: What Bernard Khoury Hates to Be Called...31:41 Style vs. Specificity 36:00 Estrangement and Addiction to a Very Intense Environment42:00 Bernard Khoury's Criticism of Solidere's Historical Narrative Born in Beirut (1968), Bernard Khoury studied architecture at the Rhode Island school of Design (BFA 1990 / B.Arch 1991) and Harvard University (M.Arch 1993). He was awarded by the municipality of Rome, the Borromini Prize honorable mention given to architects under 40 years of age (2001), the Architecture + Award (2004), the CNBC Award (2008) and nominated for several awards including the Aga Khan award (2002 / 2004/ 2021), the Chernikov prize (2010) and the Mies van der Rohe Award (2021). He co-founded the Arab Center for Architecture (2008), was a visiting professor in several universities including the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and L'Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. He has lectured and exhibited his work in over 150 institutions, including solo shows at the Aedes gallery in Berlin (2003), the Spazio per l'architecttura Milano (2016) and numerous group shows including YOU prison at the Fondazione Sandretto in Torino (2008), the opening show of the MAXXI museum in Roma (2010), the Frac Architecture Biennale in Orleans (2018), the Oris House of Architecture in Zagreb (2020) and the Architecture Biennale of Seoul (2021). He was the architect and co-curator of the Kingdom of Bahrain's national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2014). Over the years he has developed an international reputation and a diverse portfolio of projects in over fifteen countries. Khoury was nominated by the French Ministry of Culture Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2020) Connect with Bernard Khoury

Un salariu pe patru ani plus fonduri pentru cercetare în valoare totală de 3 milioane de zloți (aproximativ 690.000 de euro) - așa speră Polonia să atragă cercetători de la cele mai bune universități din lume, relatează Gazeta Wyborcza. „Trebuie să ne deschidem larg fereastra științifică către lume”, subliniază ministrul științei, Marcin Kulasek. Acesta anunță lansarea programului „TOP200”, care își propune să atragă cercetători străini excepționali în Polonia. Obiectivul este ambițios. Polonia vizează persoane care lucrează sau au lucrat la universități clasate în top 200 în principalele trei clasamente globale: Shanghai, QS și Times Higher Education.  Astăzi, doar aproximativ 3% dintre cercetătorii din Polonia sunt cetățeni străini. Unul din cinci dintre ei provine din Ucraina. Guvernul polonez consideră că acum este unul dintre cele mai oportune momente din istorie pentru a încerca să atragă talente străine, în special pe cele care desfășoară cercetări în Statele Unite, având în vedere reducerile la finanțarea științei din timpul administrației președintelui Donald Trump. Programul oferă două direcții: una pentru cercetătorii consacrați cu cel puțin trei ani de experiență în conducerea echipelor de cercetare în străinătate, iar cealaltă pentru cercetătorii mai tineri, cu condiția să dețină doctoratul de cel puțin șapte ani. Contactul trebuie inițiat de o universitate sau un institut polonez. Cererea trebuie să includă nu numai CV-ul, ci și propunerea de cercetare. Apelul la candidaturi este acum deschis și se va încheia în februarie 2026. Pentru această ediție pilot a programului, bugetul este de 17 milioane de zloți, ceea ce ar fi suficient pentru 5 sau 6 cercetători. În Croația este solicitată interzicerea legală a comentariilor sub articole despre violența împotriva femeilor Senzaționalismul în reportajele din mass-media consolidează o cultură a tăcerii și descurajează femeile să raporteze violența; aceasta este concluzia unei mese rotunde a Comisiei parlamentare pentru egalitatea de gen din Zagreb, citată de site-ul de știri Index. Participanții la discuțiile în cadrul Comisiei, printre care mulți activiști pentru drepturile femeilor, au solicitat modificări legale și editoriale privind publicarea articolelor despre violența împotriva femeilor pe portalurile online și pe rețelele de socializare. Statisticile arată că în ultimii zece ani 165 de femei au fost ucise în Croația, iar 43,6% dintre aceste crime au fost comise de partenerii lor. Linia telefonică specială pentru violența domestică primește în medie zece apeluri de la femei în fiecare zi, totalizând peste 2.000 de apeluri pe an. „Trebuie să evităm senzaționalismul, trivializarea și romantizarea violenței”, a declarat Nataša Vajagić de la Centrul pentru Inițiative Civice din Poreč. Ca exemplu, ea a citat cazuri în care infracțiunea este descrisă drept „dragoste nefericită”. Recomandarea este de a modifica legea în sensul interzicerii comentariilor sub articole pe această temă pentru a preveni victimizarea secundară și discursul instigator la ură. Amendamentul ar trebui să impună, de asemenea, publicarea informațiilor de contact ale organizațiilor de sprijin sub fiecare articol pe această temă. De asemenea, se propune consolidarea modelelor de finanțare publică prin reînnoirea modelului de „media non-profit”, care a fost abolit în 2016, pentru a încuraja și mai mult independența editorială față de presiunile pieței.  Pe lângă modificările legislative, a fost subliniată și importanța politicilor editoriale: aplicarea consecventă a codurilor etice, selecția riguroasă a interlocutorilor și surselor și evitarea titlurilor și detaliilor care nu sunt de interes public. Îngrijorare față de numărul mare de accidente feroviare în Slovacia Transportul feroviar, utilizat zilnic de sute de mii de oameni în Slovacia, a fost zdruncinat din temelii, relatează săptămânalul Tyzden. Slovacia nu a mai experimentat niciodată două incidente atât de grave în mai puțin de o lună: primul pe 13 octombrie, cu 69 de răniți, și al doilea pe 9 noiembrie, cu 79 de răniți. Partidul de opoziție, Democrații, afirmă că guvernul nu a făcut suficient pentru a investiga primul incident și, prin urmare, nu a reușit să-l prevină pe al doilea, care a fost similar în multe privințe. Democrații solicită ministrului Transporturilor, Jozef Ráža, să prezinte imediat măsuri pentru consolidarea siguranței feroviare. Experții spun ca furtul de cale ferată și sistemele de securitate învechite se află în spatele creșterii recente a accidentelor feroviare. Democrații propun comunicarea radio la nivel național, adică stații walkie-talkie în fiecare tren pentru a permite comunicarea între centrul de control și mecanic. De asemenea, este necesară dotarea tuturor trenurilor cu ETCS (Sistemul European de Control al Trenurilor), care împiedică mecanicul să depășească limita de viteză, să treacă de un semafor roșu și să intre pe o linie ocupată. Partidul consideră, de asemenea, că este necesar să se abordeze problema calificărilor și a remunerației mecanicilor de locomotivă.

Posljednjih tjedana u Hrvatskoj su se zaredali napadi na pripadnike srpske zajednice. Pritisak se djelomice pretvara i u fizičke prijetnje. Otkuda, 30 godina nakon završetka rata ovakvo bujanje nacionalizma čija kulminacija je uslijedila nakon koncerta Marka Perkovića Thompsona ovog ljeta? Je li to tipčno hrvatski problem ili dio globalnog trenda? Nenad Kreizer razgovara s politologom Dejanom Jovićem i reporterom Sinišom Bogdanićem. Von Nenad Kreizer.

131125: Magdeburg schlägt auch Zagreb in der Champions League! Bence Imre: Kiel oder Veszprem? Hamburg droht Punktabzug in der Bundesliga! Und: Heute Rückkehr von Misha Kaufmann nach Eisenach! Das und mehr in der heutigen Folge.Hier geht's zum Bence-Imre-Artikel in den Kieler Nachrichten: https://www.kn-online.de/sport/regional/bence-imre-ueber-geruecht-um-transfer-vom-thw-kiel-nach-veszprem-noch-ist-nichts-entschieden-3YSUC5LHBNDHVFTU76QYABXQ2I.htmlHier geht's zum Hamburg-Artikel im Hamburger Abendblatt:https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/hsv-handball/article410430745/handball-hsv-hamburg-neue-geldsorgen-liga-droht-mit-punktabzug-investor-mueller-anteile.htmlUnsere Frage der Woche: Wer gewinnt den Kracher Flensburg - Magdeburg? Schickt uns eure Meinung per Sprachnachricht auf Instagram. Und gewinnt das neue Buch "Sheroes". Mehr dazu in der Folge.Hier geht es zum Buch: https://frauenhandball-buch.de/____________________Alle Folgen gibt's auch bei YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@fomtastischHier findet ihr den Podcast bei Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fomtastisch_handball/Hier findet ihr den Podcast bei facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fomtastischTägliche Handball-News gibt es übrigens in meinem WhatsApp Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8iNIb7YSd542MZxC1t⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Die nächste Folge des Daily Podcast erscheint am Freitag, 14.11.2025.

U ovom izdanju podkasta, Korzo, družimo se sa Biljanom Krstić, jednom od najistaknutijih interpretatorki tradicionalne muzike Balkana. Velikim koncertom u Beogradu, 9. novembra, Bilja je proslavila dva velika jubileja - 50 godina karijere i 70. rođendan. O koncertu nazvanom „Sve boje glasa“ Bilja Krstić razgovara sa Borisom Rabrenovićem. Zoran Stošić iz Zagreba će nas podsetiti na neke starije pesme koje se i danas rado slušaju i koje su ostale relevantne kroz neka nova izdanja. Von Boris Rabrenovic.

In this conversation, Josh and Kalie explore their experiences in Croatia and Portugal, focusing on Zagreb and its comparisons to Portuguese cities like Porto and Lisbon. They discuss the Schengen shuffle, cultural insights, cost of living, food, and the unique attractions of Zagreb. The conversation highlights the differences in lifestyle, community, and travel experiences between the two countries, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of their journey.Restaurant: https://pithos.hr/en/#rakije

Original Episode Transcript FollowsStephanie:Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's Dish, the podcast where we talk about food. A lot of times we talk to cookbook authors and kind of understand their process and what they're doing. Well, I'm just noticing my hair is real bedhead, but it is what it is. Friends, in this particular episode, I want to talk to my friend Michael Kenney. He is from Defined Destinations. He owns his own business, and it's a travel company. And. And Michael and I met about three years ago now, and we have done a number of trips together, and we are planning our April trip, which is going to be to Turkey, and we have a lot of different cities that we're going to visit.And one of the things that I've heard from a lot of people is they all know we're going to Turkey and they want to hear about it, and they're excited to know about the destination, but they're nervous about signing up for the trip. So said to Michael, let's just talk. Let's do a podcast where we give people an idea of what to expect, where we're going, what kind of things we're going to see. My friend Todd Walker, coincidentally has. He's in Turkey right now. And he said. And he's been. He travels all over.He works for the Viking Cruise Lines, doing trips for them and helping to write about them and help people experience them. He sent me a text, and he said, turkey is in his top three places he's ever been. He's just super hot on it. He's like, you are totally going at the exact right time. Because he's like, people are just starting to learn about it, but there's so many cool things. He said it's a trip like nothing has ever experienced before. So, Michael, I'm excited to talk to you about it. And people ask me like, well, why did you pick turkey? And I was like, why not? I have always.I met a guy 20 years ago and in Paris that was from Turkey, and first of all, he was gorgeous, so let's just go there. But second of all, he really, like, he just was telling me about where he lived and what Turkey was like and what the food was like. And he talked to me about the spice Trail and kind of how people came in through Istanbul and then crossed over into Italy and into Spain. And it made me feel like, wow, okay. Turkey is this very Mediterranean feeling place with tons of culture, and I've always wanted to go there, so I picked it. Michael, why did you allow me to pick Turkey? Knowing that it would be a destination that would be harder to sell for people.Michael Kenney:Yeah, I think that's what's great. And thanks for having me on, Stephanie. It's always a blast, you know, to travel with you and with your, your listeners. It just, we've built some really great bonds with the people, which has been a fun. So even our latest trip to Sicily. What, what a blast. And great people.Stephanie:Yes.Michael Kenney:But you going back to why we choose this and with Turkey, and that's what's great about you. It's like you're willing to try some new areas. And a lot of people are like, well, I've heard of Turkey. I don't know much about it. And I think that's where we both kind of glammed on. Like, let's go and let's have this experience. And we've been putting group trips together for 27 years and we have some great partners and some Turkish partners, too, that can really open up the, the eyes. I know several people that have been to, to Istanbul and everyone's heard of Istanbul, like, oh, it's a top five city on earth for a lot of people.And you're probably wondering, well, why? So I encourage you to kind of jump in, look at our website, do a little research on that. But Turkey is so, so much more than that. I. They have absolutely stunning beaches, their food culture, their spices, the seaside communities, the, the Roman ruins. They have so much in different little pockets. So Turkey offers. And I think that's what maybe gravitated you and I both to it. Just the diversity and still a little of that wonder, like what's, what's really, what's in Turkey.And I think, you know, we, we talked about a little earlier before the podcast about some of the places, you know, that are kind of overrun with tourists. And definitely Turkey is not there. It will be at some point. So it's kind of fun to get on maybe the ground level to, to some of these places and not just Istanbul, because it, it is busy, but some of the other places that we're going to go from Ephesus to Kabukia or Pamuk. There's so many different places that are on this trip that you've never even heard of. So it's kind of like, well, I haven't really heard of that. Go, go look at our website. Go do a little research on the Internet and see what.It's so amazing. The Europeans, they know of Turkey really, really well because it's a, it's a quick flight and they Absolutely love it. I'm in Europe nine times a year and the folks that I talk with over there, they absolutely love it. So it's kind of like a discovery trip for Americans. And what's great about our trip that will, it's fully guided. We have 31 meals included. We have the inner flight inside, Turkey included. So there's really no out of pocket expense for that.So you can really sit back and relax and take in the best of Turkey with our local guides. And there's just so much and I think that's what's going to be kind of fun to go discover. This place in our group is going to be no more than 15 people. It's a small group experience so you can really relax and enjoy that. And I know folks that maybe, well, what's a group tour? You know, I think you even mentioned that too for some people. Like, well, what do you do? It's again, we've kind of handled everything. We've taken care of the hotels, the buses, the cooking class that we're going to do. I mean, you might want to touch on that later.But we've taken all of that, these best of experiences and put it in one itinerary so you can sit back and relax and know that you're going to see the best of Turkey.Stephanie:I think explaining my husband Kurt's sort of transformation is good here. My husband is an independent person. He's owned his own business, he's a sailor. He would, he, he has no interest really in group travel. Like when I brought it up to him and that I was going to start leading trips, he was like, why would you want to do that? Why would you want to be with people you don't even know? Like, he is just anti group travel as a rule. And he came on our first trip, he wanted to come with us when we went to Cambodia and we went to Vietnam. He knew that he would never plan a trip to Asia on his own. So he thought, well, I'll go along on this group travel and I'll just suck up the group travel part because I get to go to this cool destination.Well, what happened is he loved it. He liked group travel. He liked meeting new people. He liked not being the person that had to be in charge of making sure that we got our luggage to the room and that we made it to the right flights and that he had to carry all the stuff and all the itinerary. He kind of liked that he wasn't responsible for all that. And he liked the food, he liked Meeting the people he liked, not having to be in a city he'd never been in and figure out exactly where we were going to eat every single meal. We had flexibility. Obviously, on these trips, we want it to be your trip.In our Sicily experience, you mentioned a couple times, like, if this doesn't feel like something you want to do, then don't do it. Do something else for the day. We can help you orchestrate other things. He really loved the idea that he didn't have to do everything. And in fact, when we did our cooking class in Sicily, which was amazing, by the way, we learned to make arancini, which they call arancino. We made a thing called a pinella, which was a chickpea pancake that they eat in a sandwich, which was kind of different. But Kurt didn't want to do the cooking class. He was like, you know what? I think I'm just gonna go walk around the city.So him and another friend peeled off and, like, that's the joy of these trips. We plan everything, but if you're tired or if you just want a day of rest, you can do that too. We really try to make it so that we know it's your experience. We're not as interested in you just being forced to come along on things that you're not interested in. We're interested in your experience. We want you to have a good time. So if Kurt Johnson can get turned on to group travel, I feel like, seriously, anyone can.Michael Kenney:No, that's. That's well said. I would have never guessed that about Kurt initially. You know, and I wouldn't call him an introvert by any means, but I think we get, you know, a lot of people like that with. With. Kurt. You know, maybe their. Their.Their husband or their wife drags them on a trip, and they're like, you know what? This is actually pretty cool, especially for the person that maybe is doing typically all the planning. And it's stressful. You know, we do all that for you, but you can really, again, sit back and enjoy. You spend a lot of money to go on these trips, and that's what we want. So we want you to feel like you. You have that. That freedom, too. When we set up our hotels in nice, central locations and safe areas, too, that you can go out and explore, so we encourage you to do that.But honestly, we feel pretty good that the pace of these trips are designed really well, that you have that flexibility, because we want you. Yes, you're in a group, even a small group, but we want to make it feel like you're having these experience with, with a friend or a family member that's with you too, that you, you feel like you're, you're having these little exploring trips, but it's all kind of put together already for you. But again, we, we have time for you to go exploring, to have these other experiences, which is really, really important. Balance is so important. Over 27 years, I think we've really, we focus on that so we know that, that people are comfortable having that free time to explore. But again, having the, the framework of an itinerary with, with experiences. Typically, we might do a city tour in the, in the morning and then have the rest of your day free to have your own exploring. Then maybe for, especially for this trip with the 31 meals that will meet up and have dinner in a place.And again, they're all being curated with our local team too, in the area that you're going to have foods local from the area in great mom PA type of restaurants. So sometimes it's stressful when you're trying to figure out where am I going to go eat, what should I do? I want to make sure the dinner is going to be great. We've got that taken care of so you can sit back and relax. And again, we know most of you probably have not heard of a lot of these places. Please, we implore you to go and take a look at the itinerary, do a little research, because I guarantee in a few years from now, these are going to be mainstream and you'll be able to go explore and see these places before they're overly busy. So take a look at this itinerary.Stephanie:I was impressed because when I first was thinking about Turkey, I went on a map and I didn't realize, like, when I started going to Croatia, I didn't realize how close Croatia is to Italy. That literally they share a sea and that a lot of Italians use Croatia as their summer vacation spot.Michael Kenney:Yeah.Stephanie:And I didn't also realize that Turkey and Italy are very close and that a lot of Europeans, because they've got EasyJet there, that's an Italian airline, they're going to Turkey like we would be going to Palm Springs. I mean, a lot of Europeans are experiencing Turkey and it's just not a destination that a lot of Americans are familiar with. But a lot of people are going there and having fun, doing fun things. This. It's been so fun for me to watch my friend Todd Walker, because he went to Cappadocia, which is a city that we're going to go to and they have all these fairy houses that are like these stone. They look like dunce caps sort of. They're these weird structures. And he, like, actually spent the night in one of them.He did a hot air balloon r there, which is part of our itinerary. If someone wants to add that on, I know Kurt's going to do that. It's like he went and he had all this video of it where there's 140 hot air balloons going up kind of all at once out of this city. It just looks so completely cool. And then the. The huge market. There's like, the world's largest market. So all of these trips, I always end up with a group of great women shoppers.And I'm like, okay, bring an extra bag, ladies, because you're going to come home with a rug and you're going to come home with all of these spices. There's 4,000 stalls in the Grand Market in Istanbul. Do you know that?Michael Kenney:Yeah, the Grand Bazaar. I didn't know exactly how many, but, yeah, it's massive.Stephanie:So just that, like, I love getting into a market and just, like, seeing all the different things, feeling all the different spices. In Sicily, we had an opportunity to go to the market, and afterwards we had our. Our local guide that kind of takes you around and shows you where everything is and gives you a sense of maybe what to look for at the market. And then we split up and Kurt and I, he just wanted to drink beer in the market and kind of experience feeling in the market. So we went and got sandwiches. But a bunch of other people, like, shop till they dropped. Like, they had huge shopping bags full of stuff. So if your jam is shopping, great.If your jam is just sitting and taking in the culture, great. Like, you can also learn more about a city by spending time with the city guides that are with us. They're always having lunch with us, and we have a bus driver that we get to know in certain trips. It really just. We just got back from Sicily and we had such a great experience. We had such a great trip. It was probably one of my favorite groups because a lot of the folks had traveled with us before, so we really knew each other, too. It's group travel is really fun.I'm just. I don't know, I'm really jazzed about it, and I'm jazzed about Turkey, and I want people to come. If you could describe Ephesus, because that's a place that I haven't been before and you have what is that like?Michael Kenney:Yeah, Ephesus, it was, you know, built by the Romans in the time of Christ, so 2,000 years ago. And it's. You're walking through. It's. It's unbelievable. It's not like when you're at the Roman Coliseum or that area around there that's actually, it feels like it's in. More in ruins, if you will. But you're like in this village, this Roman village that you can think of, the Apostles walk, maybe if you're, you know, religious.Mary, Jesus's mother, has walked. And the. Still, the stone streets are there. You know, a lot of the buildings are in ruins, but the library, the, the whole front facade is still there. It's, it's unreal. It feels like you're just being brought back in time. And there's truly nothing like Ephesus, which is just right outside of the, the village of Kusadasi, or city in Turkey. But it's, it's like the.If, again, if I could have an analogy, like you're in Rome, but to another level that it's, it's much more, I would say intact. Still in ruins, but intact. But this, this, this village that it's in hibernation. So walking these streets. And we have these local guides as you touched on too, that kind of can bring everything to, to, to life. So, you know, you're not looking through your, your book and trying to like, well, what is this? You listen to an audio guide or our, our local guide speaking about that. So you're learning about the history. But Ephesus is, is.Is unbelievable. And we're not going to see. There's other ruins and more Roman sites and throughout this trip, so you'll really get, you know, a history. I wouldn't say a deep dive. They touch on it. So you're not like, oh, this is so boring. But you even said it's, it's a trip like this is great for, for shoppers, if you want to shop. I'm not a shopper.I like to do what Kurt does. Sit down, maybe have a beer and take it all in and do nothing. Just take in the people walking around, the smells. There's. There's nothing like it. And again, I think this trip to Turkey really offers a potpourri of different experiences. So if you're a foodie, if you're into photography, to culture, to history, this trip really ticks all the boxes. And I guarantee it, you'll love it.You'll love the trip. But then even at the end you. There's a great chance you're going to make lifelong friends on, on a trip like this too. So it's, it really ticks a box of. Of of experiences. So hopefully April is a great time to go to. The temperatures you can expect, you know, low 70s, you know, 50s, 60s at night. So it's really comfortable.Not like in the summer when it's really busy and it's busier with the Europeans and the temperatures hotter. This April time is a great time to visit for sure.Stephanie:Can you talk a little bit about what the food is like? Like, I have an idea, but I don't really know. Like, is it Mediterranean? Is it like meat and pomegranates and couscous?Michael Kenney:Yep, you're nailing it right now. No, it. It is like that. So I think I encourage again people to. To look online too, to see what some of these are. But you maybe have heard of, you know, baklava or, you know, kebabs, the lamb, the beef, the chicken. They have, you know, the different kebabs, lots of different spices, ganache, as many, you know, like fried dishes too, but then a lot of cooked on open fires. But I would say, I wouldn't necessarily say it's comfort food, like German, you know, in having, you know, some of the staples that you might know, but still something that's not too odd.It's probably more closer to home than maybe some of the French food you would see. But you'll see a lot of lamb, the beef, I said some of the fried foods, lots of, you know, from your Turkish delights and different things like that. So I think even when we're walking around in the market, you'll get that. And then we'll at our dinners have different meals as well that will infuse some of these different experiences. So it won't be something completely foreign, but it'll be. It'll be comfortable enough that I think you'll enjoy it, but it definitely be a nice array of different experiences with the food.Stephanie:I haven't told you this, but one of the places, and I don't know where I'm going to do this, but I am going to find. Have you ever been to a hammam or done the spa experience where like, you lay on like hot marble and it's sort of like a sauna and you get sweaty and then you like, go into a room and they like brush you with salt and scrubby things and like completely clean you. It's a Muslim tradition and it's the most amazing thing I've ever done. I did this in Athens and I loved it so much. We went three times while we were in Athens.Michael Kenney:Wow.Stephanie:Find a spa that does this there. I don't know in what city or where we are, but I know a local guide can help me when we get there.Michael Kenney:Yep.Stephanie:Both Kurt and I, it was just the most amazing, relaxing experience. Just someone scrubbing you with all these different herbs and salts. And they have weird little brushes that your eyes are closed and. And you can't even. Like. One of them was this big, puffy, like, pillow feeling that was running across the top of your body. It was so weird, but so great.Michael Kenney:Yeah, I haven't done it. I've seen them. I've done, like, the part that we're just going in, like, in the. In the sauna or the steam bath. That's it. I haven't had the full rub down yet. Maybe on this Turkish.Stephanie:We're going to do it. Yeah, it's great. I'll do it.Michael Kenney:No, it'll be fun, but no, it's very popular over there. The Turkish amans. To do that. So there definitely will be that opportunity. I will. I'll give it a shot. You know, it'll be interesting to have someone scrub me down with salts. But, hey, life's about to have any experiences and.And I'm. And I'm. I'm for it, but I'm glad you enjoyed that. But, yes, they definitely have that. And you'll have that opportunity if you want again. It's. Yeah, it's always. It's.Stephanie:I'm not gonna make anyone go get naked and do this, but if you want to get naked and do this, I'm telling you, it's amazing. And they probably actually. They wear bathing suits because they're pretty modest. Or they'll have, like, a separate women's area and a separate men's area. When we did it in Athens, it was men and women together, and we wore bathing suits. And then when you got into the private room, you could take your bathing suit off. And they were very modest and helpful, but.Michael Kenney:Yeah. So being comfortable. Yeah, no, that's. That's great. Well, that'll be. Maybe we'll just get a whole group and do that to get so great.Stephanie:Yeah, it's just like. It was one of the best things I've ever done. And I. I like spas and massage, and I've done a lot of weird things like that. This was, like, just amazing. Well, I'm excited. I hope that people will join us. The way it works is you can find all the itinerary on defined destinations website.We'll link that in the show notes here you can see each particular day and what city you'll be in and what you'll be doing and what's included. I would imagine in most of these breakfast is included because that's typically a sort of European thing to do. And then as he's. As Michael said, a lot of the meals are included. I do think when you're breaking open a new destination, it's important to kind of give people a sense of what they're going to be experiencing. And food is obviously a big part of that. And food is a big part of my journey on this trip. Turkish delights, if you've never had them, they're like this beautiful little jelly.Turkish coffee is very different. It's a much more intense coffee experience. So if you're a coffee drinker, you'll learn a lot. Also, olive oil is very much present in Turkey. Like again, I keep comparing it to Italy, but it is right across the water. So there's a lot of different olive oils that are used in Turkey, a lot of different spices. We're going to have fun. So the way this works is you can go online, you can put your deposit down and full payment is due I think in January for this trip.You can book your own travel if you want to, meaning get your airfare to get to where we're going to meet for the trip. Or you can use Michael's got a service that can help you book all your airfare. I personally like to control my airfare because I like to have the miles and I like to know exactly how I'm going to set things up on my itinerary. Kurt and I also like to get there like a day or two in advance just to get acclimated a little bit before the rest of you guys come. So that I'm not super jet lagged. I'm on fire by the time you arrive. And yeah, we do. There's going to be a lot of beautiful wine, I'm assuming too, because that's something that there's a great grape destination there.You don't know about Turkish wines yet, but you will. They, they exist. There's actually quite a lot of them. Yeah. And that's how it works. Michael, you've got a special offer just to get people that may be on the fence a little bit. Yeah.Michael Kenney:Well, we're excited. The trip again is April 9th through the 20th. And again, go online, take it just take a look at the website, look at some of the pictures. You'll absolutely love it. And then even all the things that we've talked about that aren't even mentioned in the itinerary, there's so many fun things. But if you're listening to this and you're new to register, you'll get $200 off per person if you register for the trip. Final payment is January 1st, so just think about that. So this would be a great.A great gift for a loved one. Hey, let's. We're going to go to Turkey. And I hear more and more people are. They want to have a travel experience rather than having tangible things about having experiences, especially with ones you love. So hopefully this trip to Turkey, if you want to try something new and have just an amazing experience about a place you maybe haven't heard too much about, I think you'll absolutely love it. So just go to defined destinations.com, like Stephanie said. She'll have the link there, too.Against April 9th through the 20th. You can register right there. If you need help with airfare, we're happy to do that. So we make it pretty easy for you on that end. So we're gonna. We're gonna have a blast with a great group of people and hopefully, you know, you'll want to join this small group of no more than 15 people.Stephanie:Is this the time that we tell people that are listening to maybe stay tuned. I mean, we do have a pretty epic October trip planned.Michael Kenney:Yeah, no, I mean, go for it. We don't have the. All the dates totally confirmed, but we're. Yeah, go ahead.Stephanie:Well, we're working on one of the trips. So I have taken people to Spain, I've taken people to Croatia, I've taken people to Cambodia, Thailand, and now Turkey. And the Croatia trip was really magical and people loved it. And I have a huge fondness for Croatia. Obviously, I've been there a lot, and there were a lot of people that wanted to go on that trip that didn't get the opportunity because it's a luxury experience. It's a luxury yacht. It's small rooms or not small rooms. It's a small ship with actually, the rooms were quite big for a boat.And so we had so many people that wanted to do that itinerary again. Michael said, hey, how about we do it again? But I'll add a couple of new things so that it's a new experience for you too, Stephanie, because there is. I've never been to Zagreb, which seems probably surprising since I've been to Croatia so many times and there's a bunch of these finger lakes. What do they call those? Is it the plastic lakes?Michael Kenney:Yeah, the Plaviche Lakes National Park. Yep.Stephanie:The national parks in Croatia are legendary. If you. I mean Mijet has one of the most beautiful national parks on it with a monastery in the middle of this lake. So we are going to be taking another small group. It'll be smallish. I think we had 28 on our last.Michael Kenney:Yeah, enough to fill the boat. And the boat only can sleep like 34. So it's a small experience on that. But yeah, I'm excited to go back to that again. That's been one of our hot sellers, our Croatia trip. So with the Zagreb and the Blevice lakes and then our seven night cruise, the Croatia trip will be great. So maybe you want to do two trips. Our beautiful Turkey trip in the spring and then come October we'll have this amazing trip to, to Croatia.So go out and have experiences and hopefully you want to join us. I think you'll find great value, great meals just. And great people that to travel with.Stephanie:And if you're listening and you want to explore Michael's other trips because he takes trips with other people, not just me. And also he just guides trips himself. Just tell him that you're a friend of Stephanie's dish so that he knows that you came from my referral. But just like, yeah, if you want to sign up for a Christmas market or you're interested in heading to the Amalfi coast, traveling with defined destinations is a really great opportunity. They do it extremely well. I have traveled a lot and so I've had some good experiences and some not so good experiences. So I know that when you travel with Michael, you're in good hands. I'm still just missing our guide Peter, who was with us on our last Sicilian trip, who turns out has been your friend for like 25 years.I just miss him. He's such a character. I loved him so much.Michael Kenney:Yeah. And that's great. Yeah. Peter's a good friend of mine for. He's our Austrian guy, but he's. He's got family in, in Italy and does some of our, our Central European trips. But again, like you said it too, it's, it's. Again, it's more than just the sights.You're building relationships even if you're not even looking for that. But it's fun to recall and all the good people you've met and the fun experiences you've had along the way. I love what I do, and hopefully it shows in our trips. It's all about having a great experience with great people, so encourage you. And you've been such a great part of the defined destinations family. Thank you, Stephanie.Stephanie:I love it.Michael Kenney:Looking forward to more.Stephanie:If I didn't, people know I would have kicked you to the curb long ago. And you even have got. You've even converted Kurt.Michael Kenney:So, I mean, yeah, that's great. So, yeah, it's about. About having fun and that's what we do. And we'd love to have you on, on any of our trips.Stephanie:Yeah. All right, you guys. So I'll put all that information that you need in the links below. We are going to Turkey and I hope you come. That's all I can say because I'm gonna probably be talking about it non stop because I'm so excited.Michael Kenney:That's great.Stephanie:I'm.Michael Kenney:I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again, Steph.Stephanie:Thanks, Michael. Okay, bye. Bye.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

Original Episode Transcript FollowsStephanie:Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's Dish, the podcast where we talk about food. A lot of times we talk to cookbook authors and kind of understand their process and what they're doing. Well, I'm just noticing my hair is real bedhead, but it is what it is. Friends, in this particular episode, I want to talk to my friend Michael Kenney. He is from Defined Destinations. He owns his own business, and it's a travel company. And. And Michael and I met about three years ago now, and we have done a number of trips together, and we are planning our April trip, which is going to be to Turkey, and we have a lot of different cities that we're going to visit.And one of the things that I've heard from a lot of people is they all know we're going to Turkey and they want to hear about it, and they're excited to know about the destination, but they're nervous about signing up for the trip. So said to Michael, let's just talk. Let's do a podcast where we give people an idea of what to expect, where we're going, what kind of things we're going to see. My friend Todd Walker, coincidentally has. He's in Turkey right now. And he said. And he's been. He travels all over.He works for the Viking Cruise Lines, doing trips for them and helping to write about them and help people experience them. He sent me a text, and he said, turkey is in his top three places he's ever been. He's just super hot on it. He's like, you are totally going at the exact right time. Because he's like, people are just starting to learn about it, but there's so many cool things. He said it's a trip like nothing has ever experienced before. So, Michael, I'm excited to talk to you about it. And people ask me like, well, why did you pick turkey? And I was like, why not? I have always.I met a guy 20 years ago and in Paris that was from Turkey, and first of all, he was gorgeous, so let's just go there. But second of all, he really, like, he just was telling me about where he lived and what Turkey was like and what the food was like. And he talked to me about the spice Trail and kind of how people came in through Istanbul and then crossed over into Italy and into Spain. And it made me feel like, wow, okay. Turkey is this very Mediterranean feeling place with tons of culture, and I've always wanted to go there, so I picked it. Michael, why did you allow me to pick Turkey? Knowing that it would be a destination that would be harder to sell for people.Michael Kenney:Yeah, I think that's what's great. And thanks for having me on, Stephanie. It's always a blast, you know, to travel with you and with your, your listeners. It just, we've built some really great bonds with the people, which has been a fun. So even our latest trip to Sicily. What, what a blast. And great people.Stephanie:Yes.Michael Kenney:But you going back to why we choose this and with Turkey, and that's what's great about you. It's like you're willing to try some new areas. And a lot of people are like, well, I've heard of Turkey. I don't know much about it. And I think that's where we both kind of glammed on. Like, let's go and let's have this experience. And we've been putting group trips together for 27 years and we have some great partners and some Turkish partners, too, that can really open up the, the eyes. I know several people that have been to, to Istanbul and everyone's heard of Istanbul, like, oh, it's a top five city on earth for a lot of people.And you're probably wondering, well, why? So I encourage you to kind of jump in, look at our website, do a little research on that. But Turkey is so, so much more than that. I. They have absolutely stunning beaches, their food culture, their spices, the seaside communities, the, the Roman ruins. They have so much in different little pockets. So Turkey offers. And I think that's what maybe gravitated you and I both to it. Just the diversity and still a little of that wonder, like what's, what's really, what's in Turkey.And I think, you know, we, we talked about a little earlier before the podcast about some of the places, you know, that are kind of overrun with tourists. And definitely Turkey is not there. It will be at some point. So it's kind of fun to get on maybe the ground level to, to some of these places and not just Istanbul, because it, it is busy, but some of the other places that we're going to go from Ephesus to Kabukia or Pamuk. There's so many different places that are on this trip that you've never even heard of. So it's kind of like, well, I haven't really heard of that. Go, go look at our website. Go do a little research on the Internet and see what.It's so amazing. The Europeans, they know of Turkey really, really well because it's a, it's a quick flight and they Absolutely love it. I'm in Europe nine times a year and the folks that I talk with over there, they absolutely love it. So it's kind of like a discovery trip for Americans. And what's great about our trip that will, it's fully guided. We have 31 meals included. We have the inner flight inside, Turkey included. So there's really no out of pocket expense for that.So you can really sit back and relax and take in the best of Turkey with our local guides. And there's just so much and I think that's what's going to be kind of fun to go discover. This place in our group is going to be no more than 15 people. It's a small group experience so you can really relax and enjoy that. And I know folks that maybe, well, what's a group tour? You know, I think you even mentioned that too for some people. Like, well, what do you do? It's again, we've kind of handled everything. We've taken care of the hotels, the buses, the cooking class that we're going to do. I mean, you might want to touch on that later.But we've taken all of that, these best of experiences and put it in one itinerary so you can sit back and relax and know that you're going to see the best of Turkey.Stephanie:I think explaining my husband Kurt's sort of transformation is good here. My husband is an independent person. He's owned his own business, he's a sailor. He would, he, he has no interest really in group travel. Like when I brought it up to him and that I was going to start leading trips, he was like, why would you want to do that? Why would you want to be with people you don't even know? Like, he is just anti group travel as a rule. And he came on our first trip, he wanted to come with us when we went to Cambodia and we went to Vietnam. He knew that he would never plan a trip to Asia on his own. So he thought, well, I'll go along on this group travel and I'll just suck up the group travel part because I get to go to this cool destination.Well, what happened is he loved it. He liked group travel. He liked meeting new people. He liked not being the person that had to be in charge of making sure that we got our luggage to the room and that we made it to the right flights and that he had to carry all the stuff and all the itinerary. He kind of liked that he wasn't responsible for all that. And he liked the food, he liked Meeting the people he liked, not having to be in a city he'd never been in and figure out exactly where we were going to eat every single meal. We had flexibility. Obviously, on these trips, we want it to be your trip.In our Sicily experience, you mentioned a couple times, like, if this doesn't feel like something you want to do, then don't do it. Do something else for the day. We can help you orchestrate other things. He really loved the idea that he didn't have to do everything. And in fact, when we did our cooking class in Sicily, which was amazing, by the way, we learned to make arancini, which they call arancino. We made a thing called a pinella, which was a chickpea pancake that they eat in a sandwich, which was kind of different. But Kurt didn't want to do the cooking class. He was like, you know what? I think I'm just gonna go walk around the city.So him and another friend peeled off and, like, that's the joy of these trips. We plan everything, but if you're tired or if you just want a day of rest, you can do that too. We really try to make it so that we know it's your experience. We're not as interested in you just being forced to come along on things that you're not interested in. We're interested in your experience. We want you to have a good time. So if Kurt Johnson can get turned on to group travel, I feel like, seriously, anyone can.Michael Kenney:No, that's. That's well said. I would have never guessed that about Kurt initially. You know, and I wouldn't call him an introvert by any means, but I think we get, you know, a lot of people like that with. With. Kurt. You know, maybe their. Their.Their husband or their wife drags them on a trip, and they're like, you know what? This is actually pretty cool, especially for the person that maybe is doing typically all the planning. And it's stressful. You know, we do all that for you, but you can really, again, sit back and enjoy. You spend a lot of money to go on these trips, and that's what we want. So we want you to feel like you. You have that. That freedom, too. When we set up our hotels in nice, central locations and safe areas, too, that you can go out and explore, so we encourage you to do that.But honestly, we feel pretty good that the pace of these trips are designed really well, that you have that flexibility, because we want you. Yes, you're in a group, even a small group, but we want to make it feel like you're having these experience with, with a friend or a family member that's with you too, that you, you feel like you're, you're having these little exploring trips, but it's all kind of put together already for you. But again, we, we have time for you to go exploring, to have these other experiences, which is really, really important. Balance is so important. Over 27 years, I think we've really, we focus on that so we know that, that people are comfortable having that free time to explore. But again, having the, the framework of an itinerary with, with experiences. Typically, we might do a city tour in the, in the morning and then have the rest of your day free to have your own exploring. Then maybe for, especially for this trip with the 31 meals that will meet up and have dinner in a place.And again, they're all being curated with our local team too, in the area that you're going to have foods local from the area in great mom PA type of restaurants. So sometimes it's stressful when you're trying to figure out where am I going to go eat, what should I do? I want to make sure the dinner is going to be great. We've got that taken care of so you can sit back and relax. And again, we know most of you probably have not heard of a lot of these places. Please, we implore you to go and take a look at the itinerary, do a little research, because I guarantee in a few years from now, these are going to be mainstream and you'll be able to go explore and see these places before they're overly busy. So take a look at this itinerary.Stephanie:I was impressed because when I first was thinking about Turkey, I went on a map and I didn't realize, like, when I started going to Croatia, I didn't realize how close Croatia is to Italy. That literally they share a sea and that a lot of Italians use Croatia as their summer vacation spot.Michael Kenney:Yeah.Stephanie:And I didn't also realize that Turkey and Italy are very close and that a lot of Europeans, because they've got EasyJet there, that's an Italian airline, they're going to Turkey like we would be going to Palm Springs. I mean, a lot of Europeans are experiencing Turkey and it's just not a destination that a lot of Americans are familiar with. But a lot of people are going there and having fun, doing fun things. This. It's been so fun for me to watch my friend Todd Walker, because he went to Cappadocia, which is a city that we're going to go to and they have all these fairy houses that are like these stone. They look like dunce caps sort of. They're these weird structures. And he, like, actually spent the night in one of them.He did a hot air balloon r there, which is part of our itinerary. If someone wants to add that on, I know Kurt's going to do that. It's like he went and he had all this video of it where there's 140 hot air balloons going up kind of all at once out of this city. It just looks so completely cool. And then the. The huge market. There's like, the world's largest market. So all of these trips, I always end up with a group of great women shoppers.And I'm like, okay, bring an extra bag, ladies, because you're going to come home with a rug and you're going to come home with all of these spices. There's 4,000 stalls in the Grand Market in Istanbul. Do you know that?Michael Kenney:Yeah, the Grand Bazaar. I didn't know exactly how many, but, yeah, it's massive.Stephanie:So just that, like, I love getting into a market and just, like, seeing all the different things, feeling all the different spices. In Sicily, we had an opportunity to go to the market, and afterwards we had our. Our local guide that kind of takes you around and shows you where everything is and gives you a sense of maybe what to look for at the market. And then we split up and Kurt and I, he just wanted to drink beer in the market and kind of experience feeling in the market. So we went and got sandwiches. But a bunch of other people, like, shop till they dropped. Like, they had huge shopping bags full of stuff. So if your jam is shopping, great.If your jam is just sitting and taking in the culture, great. Like, you can also learn more about a city by spending time with the city guides that are with us. They're always having lunch with us, and we have a bus driver that we get to know in certain trips. It really just. We just got back from Sicily and we had such a great experience. We had such a great trip. It was probably one of my favorite groups because a lot of the folks had traveled with us before, so we really knew each other, too. It's group travel is really fun.I'm just. I don't know, I'm really jazzed about it, and I'm jazzed about Turkey, and I want people to come. If you could describe Ephesus, because that's a place that I haven't been before and you have what is that like?Michael Kenney:Yeah, Ephesus, it was, you know, built by the Romans in the time of Christ, so 2,000 years ago. And it's. You're walking through. It's. It's unbelievable. It's not like when you're at the Roman Coliseum or that area around there that's actually, it feels like it's in. More in ruins, if you will. But you're like in this village, this Roman village that you can think of, the Apostles walk, maybe if you're, you know, religious.Mary, Jesus's mother, has walked. And the. Still, the stone streets are there. You know, a lot of the buildings are in ruins, but the library, the, the whole front facade is still there. It's, it's unreal. It feels like you're just being brought back in time. And there's truly nothing like Ephesus, which is just right outside of the, the village of Kusadasi, or city in Turkey. But it's, it's like the.If, again, if I could have an analogy, like you're in Rome, but to another level that it's, it's much more, I would say intact. Still in ruins, but intact. But this, this, this village that it's in hibernation. So walking these streets. And we have these local guides as you touched on too, that kind of can bring everything to, to, to life. So, you know, you're not looking through your, your book and trying to like, well, what is this? You listen to an audio guide or our, our local guide speaking about that. So you're learning about the history. But Ephesus is, is.Is unbelievable. And we're not going to see. There's other ruins and more Roman sites and throughout this trip, so you'll really get, you know, a history. I wouldn't say a deep dive. They touch on it. So you're not like, oh, this is so boring. But you even said it's, it's a trip like this is great for, for shoppers, if you want to shop. I'm not a shopper.I like to do what Kurt does. Sit down, maybe have a beer and take it all in and do nothing. Just take in the people walking around, the smells. There's. There's nothing like it. And again, I think this trip to Turkey really offers a potpourri of different experiences. So if you're a foodie, if you're into photography, to culture, to history, this trip really ticks all the boxes. And I guarantee it, you'll love it.You'll love the trip. But then even at the end you. There's a great chance you're going to make lifelong friends on, on a trip like this too. So it's, it really ticks a box of. Of of experiences. So hopefully April is a great time to go to. The temperatures you can expect, you know, low 70s, you know, 50s, 60s at night. So it's really comfortable.Not like in the summer when it's really busy and it's busier with the Europeans and the temperatures hotter. This April time is a great time to visit for sure.Stephanie:Can you talk a little bit about what the food is like? Like, I have an idea, but I don't really know. Like, is it Mediterranean? Is it like meat and pomegranates and couscous?Michael Kenney:Yep, you're nailing it right now. No, it. It is like that. So I think I encourage again people to. To look online too, to see what some of these are. But you maybe have heard of, you know, baklava or, you know, kebabs, the lamb, the beef, the chicken. They have, you know, the different kebabs, lots of different spices, ganache, as many, you know, like fried dishes too, but then a lot of cooked on open fires. But I would say, I wouldn't necessarily say it's comfort food, like German, you know, in having, you know, some of the staples that you might know, but still something that's not too odd.It's probably more closer to home than maybe some of the French food you would see. But you'll see a lot of lamb, the beef, I said some of the fried foods, lots of, you know, from your Turkish delights and different things like that. So I think even when we're walking around in the market, you'll get that. And then we'll at our dinners have different meals as well that will infuse some of these different experiences. So it won't be something completely foreign, but it'll be. It'll be comfortable enough that I think you'll enjoy it, but it definitely be a nice array of different experiences with the food.Stephanie:I haven't told you this, but one of the places, and I don't know where I'm going to do this, but I am going to find. Have you ever been to a hammam or done the spa experience where like, you lay on like hot marble and it's sort of like a sauna and you get sweaty and then you like, go into a room and they like brush you with salt and scrubby things and like completely clean you. It's a Muslim tradition and it's the most amazing thing I've ever done. I did this in Athens and I loved it so much. We went three times while we were in Athens.Michael Kenney:Wow.Stephanie:Find a spa that does this there. I don't know in what city or where we are, but I know a local guide can help me when we get there.Michael Kenney:Yep.Stephanie:Both Kurt and I, it was just the most amazing, relaxing experience. Just someone scrubbing you with all these different herbs and salts. And they have weird little brushes that your eyes are closed and. And you can't even. Like. One of them was this big, puffy, like, pillow feeling that was running across the top of your body. It was so weird, but so great.Michael Kenney:Yeah, I haven't done it. I've seen them. I've done, like, the part that we're just going in, like, in the. In the sauna or the steam bath. That's it. I haven't had the full rub down yet. Maybe on this Turkish.Stephanie:We're going to do it. Yeah, it's great. I'll do it.Michael Kenney:No, it'll be fun, but no, it's very popular over there. The Turkish amans. To do that. So there definitely will be that opportunity. I will. I'll give it a shot. You know, it'll be interesting to have someone scrub me down with salts. But, hey, life's about to have any experiences and.And I'm. And I'm. I'm for it, but I'm glad you enjoyed that. But, yes, they definitely have that. And you'll have that opportunity if you want again. It's. Yeah, it's always. It's.Stephanie:I'm not gonna make anyone go get naked and do this, but if you want to get naked and do this, I'm telling you, it's amazing. And they probably actually. They wear bathing suits because they're pretty modest. Or they'll have, like, a separate women's area and a separate men's area. When we did it in Athens, it was men and women together, and we wore bathing suits. And then when you got into the private room, you could take your bathing suit off. And they were very modest and helpful, but.Michael Kenney:Yeah. So being comfortable. Yeah, no, that's. That's great. Well, that'll be. Maybe we'll just get a whole group and do that to get so great.Stephanie:Yeah, it's just like. It was one of the best things I've ever done. And I. I like spas and massage, and I've done a lot of weird things like that. This was, like, just amazing. Well, I'm excited. I hope that people will join us. The way it works is you can find all the itinerary on defined destinations website.We'll link that in the show notes here you can see each particular day and what city you'll be in and what you'll be doing and what's included. I would imagine in most of these breakfast is included because that's typically a sort of European thing to do. And then as he's. As Michael said, a lot of the meals are included. I do think when you're breaking open a new destination, it's important to kind of give people a sense of what they're going to be experiencing. And food is obviously a big part of that. And food is a big part of my journey on this trip. Turkish delights, if you've never had them, they're like this beautiful little jelly.Turkish coffee is very different. It's a much more intense coffee experience. So if you're a coffee drinker, you'll learn a lot. Also, olive oil is very much present in Turkey. Like again, I keep comparing it to Italy, but it is right across the water. So there's a lot of different olive oils that are used in Turkey, a lot of different spices. We're going to have fun. So the way this works is you can go online, you can put your deposit down and full payment is due I think in January for this trip.You can book your own travel if you want to, meaning get your airfare to get to where we're going to meet for the trip. Or you can use Michael's got a service that can help you book all your airfare. I personally like to control my airfare because I like to have the miles and I like to know exactly how I'm going to set things up on my itinerary. Kurt and I also like to get there like a day or two in advance just to get acclimated a little bit before the rest of you guys come. So that I'm not super jet lagged. I'm on fire by the time you arrive. And yeah, we do. There's going to be a lot of beautiful wine, I'm assuming too, because that's something that there's a great grape destination there.You don't know about Turkish wines yet, but you will. They, they exist. There's actually quite a lot of them. Yeah. And that's how it works. Michael, you've got a special offer just to get people that may be on the fence a little bit. Yeah.Michael Kenney:Well, we're excited. The trip again is April 9th through the 20th. And again, go online, take it just take a look at the website, look at some of the pictures. You'll absolutely love it. And then even all the things that we've talked about that aren't even mentioned in the itinerary, there's so many fun things. But if you're listening to this and you're new to register, you'll get $200 off per person if you register for the trip. Final payment is January 1st, so just think about that. So this would be a great.A great gift for a loved one. Hey, let's. We're going to go to Turkey. And I hear more and more people are. They want to have a travel experience rather than having tangible things about having experiences, especially with ones you love. So hopefully this trip to Turkey, if you want to try something new and have just an amazing experience about a place you maybe haven't heard too much about, I think you'll absolutely love it. So just go to defined destinations.com, like Stephanie said. She'll have the link there, too.Against April 9th through the 20th. You can register right there. If you need help with airfare, we're happy to do that. So we make it pretty easy for you on that end. So we're gonna. We're gonna have a blast with a great group of people and hopefully, you know, you'll want to join this small group of no more than 15 people.Stephanie:Is this the time that we tell people that are listening to maybe stay tuned. I mean, we do have a pretty epic October trip planned.Michael Kenney:Yeah, no, I mean, go for it. We don't have the. All the dates totally confirmed, but we're. Yeah, go ahead.Stephanie:Well, we're working on one of the trips. So I have taken people to Spain, I've taken people to Croatia, I've taken people to Cambodia, Thailand, and now Turkey. And the Croatia trip was really magical and people loved it. And I have a huge fondness for Croatia. Obviously, I've been there a lot, and there were a lot of people that wanted to go on that trip that didn't get the opportunity because it's a luxury experience. It's a luxury yacht. It's small rooms or not small rooms. It's a small ship with actually, the rooms were quite big for a boat.And so we had so many people that wanted to do that itinerary again. Michael said, hey, how about we do it again? But I'll add a couple of new things so that it's a new experience for you too, Stephanie, because there is. I've never been to Zagreb, which seems probably surprising since I've been to Croatia so many times and there's a bunch of these finger lakes. What do they call those? Is it the plastic lakes?Michael Kenney:Yeah, the Plaviche Lakes National Park. Yep.Stephanie:The national parks in Croatia are legendary. If you. I mean Mijet has one of the most beautiful national parks on it with a monastery in the middle of this lake. So we are going to be taking another small group. It'll be smallish. I think we had 28 on our last.Michael Kenney:Yeah, enough to fill the boat. And the boat only can sleep like 34. So it's a small experience on that. But yeah, I'm excited to go back to that again. That's been one of our hot sellers, our Croatia trip. So with the Zagreb and the Blevice lakes and then our seven night cruise, the Croatia trip will be great. So maybe you want to do two trips. Our beautiful Turkey trip in the spring and then come October we'll have this amazing trip to, to Croatia.So go out and have experiences and hopefully you want to join us. I think you'll find great value, great meals just. And great people that to travel with.Stephanie:And if you're listening and you want to explore Michael's other trips because he takes trips with other people, not just me. And also he just guides trips himself. Just tell him that you're a friend of Stephanie's dish so that he knows that you came from my referral. But just like, yeah, if you want to sign up for a Christmas market or you're interested in heading to the Amalfi coast, traveling with defined destinations is a really great opportunity. They do it extremely well. I have traveled a lot and so I've had some good experiences and some not so good experiences. So I know that when you travel with Michael, you're in good hands. I'm still just missing our guide Peter, who was with us on our last Sicilian trip, who turns out has been your friend for like 25 years.I just miss him. He's such a character. I loved him so much.Michael Kenney:Yeah. And that's great. Yeah. Peter's a good friend of mine for. He's our Austrian guy, but he's. He's got family in, in Italy and does some of our, our Central European trips. But again, like you said it too, it's, it's. Again, it's more than just the sights.You're building relationships even if you're not even looking for that. But it's fun to recall and all the good people you've met and the fun experiences you've had along the way. I love what I do, and hopefully it shows in our trips. It's all about having a great experience with great people, so encourage you. And you've been such a great part of the defined destinations family. Thank you, Stephanie.Stephanie:I love it.Michael Kenney:Looking forward to more.Stephanie:If I didn't, people know I would have kicked you to the curb long ago. And you even have got. You've even converted Kurt.Michael Kenney:So, I mean, yeah, that's great. So, yeah, it's about. About having fun and that's what we do. And we'd love to have you on, on any of our trips.Stephanie:Yeah. All right, you guys. So I'll put all that information that you need in the links below. We are going to Turkey and I hope you come. That's all I can say because I'm gonna probably be talking about it non stop because I'm so excited.Michael Kenney:That's great.Stephanie:I'm.Michael Kenney:I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again, Steph.Stephanie:Thanks, Michael. Okay, bye. Bye.Stephanie's Dish Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

CELTA - Postpartido Dinamo Zagreb - Celta. - Declaraciones de Pablo Durán y de Iván Villar. - Conexión con Miguel Salgado desde Zagreb. - Última hora del Barça con Alejandro Segura de Radio Marca Barcelona. - Tertulia con Diego Otero y Gabi Couñago. ENTRETENIMIENTO - Sección de Cines Yelmo con Ramón Méndez.

El mejor análisis del Celta, del partido de Europa League ante el Dinamo de Zagreb y previa del encuentro ante el Barcelona con Rubén Rey. Charlamos con el presidente del Club Vigo Voleibol, Guillermo Touza, después del buen comienzo de temporada que firma su primer equipo. Hacemos el podcast que nos gustaría escuchar. Celta, fútbol, deporte, cultura, ocio, divulgación y Vigo, como nadie te lo ha contado y con una mirada universal.

CELTA - Actualidad del Celta. - Declaraciones de Claudio Giraldez y de Fran Beltrán. - Miguel Salgado desde Zagreb. - Vuelta por el Viejo Continente (conociendo al Dinamo de Zagreb). - Pablo Parra, presentador de Marcador, nos da su opinión sobre el Celta. - Tertulia con Diego Castro y Brais González. - Actualidad del Celta Fortuna. - Actualidad de As Celtas. FÚTBOL LOCAL - Partidos del fin de semana de 1ª, 2ª y 3ª Federación. POLIDEPORTIVO - Sección de Ciclismo con Guillermo Janeiro. Con Tito Ramírez, presidente de la Grupeta Pan de Zarko.

La información de Vigo, desde primera hora de la mañana, en la Cadena SER.Comenzamos hablando de que Vigo es reconocida como la ciudad más limpia de Europa, destacando las opciones de reciclaje, a la vez que se alertó sobre un accidente de tráfico en la A-52 por aquaplaning y la alerta naranja en el mar que complica la limpieza portuaria, con 77,3 litros por metro cuadrado registrados en Fornelos de Montes. En el ámbito político, se debatió la iniciativa de Sumar para declarar el Aeropuerto de Peinador como lugar de memoria democrática, mientras el alcalde Abel Caballero anunciaba la finalización de la estructura del Estadio de Balaídos para junio de 2026, criticando el condicionamiento de la Xunta de Galicia a la financiación del colector. También se abordaron las quejas de alumnos y profesores del Instituto Manuel Antonio por sus condiciones laborales y presiones de la Xunta, que llamó a un profesor a rendir cuentas tras las protestas. Finalmente, el entrenador Claudio Giráldez comentó la modificación de planes de viaje del Real Club Celta de Vigo por problemas con el chárter de cara a su próximo partido contra el Dinamo de Zagreb.

La información de Vigo, desde primera hora de la mañana, en la Cadena SER.Comenzamos hablando de la segunda edición de los Premios Sociales de la Diputación de Pontevedra, que buscan reconocer el compromiso social con 15 galardones y cuya convocatoria está abierta. Acto seguido, se informó de accidentes de tráfico en la A-52 y la AG-57 (vía que genera retenciones hacia Baiona) debido a la meteorología adversa, además de tráfico denso en Vigo. Estas condiciones climáticas, que trajeron un récord de lluvia en Fornelos de Montes y un pronóstico de precipitaciones, afectaron la limpieza en el puerto de Vigo, donde se retiraron más de 100 toneladas de residuos y se trabaja en las playas de Moaña. En el ámbito deportivo, se destacó el próximo partido del Real Club Celta de Vigo en Europa League contra el Dinamo de Zagreb, con una buena racha de victorias, posibles cambios en la alineación y la asistencia de unos 600 aficionados. Finalmente, se abordaron las tensiones políticas entre el Concello de Vigo y la Xunta de Galicia por la financiación de la reforma del estadio de Balaídos de cara al Mundial de 2030 y las denuncias sobre presiones a un profesor del Instituto Manuel Antonio.

El mejor análisis del Celta y la previa del partido de Europa League, de este jueves ante el Dinamo de Zagreb, con Antón de Vicente. Con Deputación de Pontevedra, ‘Talento na Provincia’. Nos presenta Paloma González el proyecto cultural ‘Dolores Ribaldo’. Hacemos el podcast que nos gustaría escuchar. Celta, fútbol, deporte, cultura, ocio, divulgación y Vigo, como nadie te lo ha contado y con una mirada universal.

Análisis de la derrota del Real Madrid en Liverpool con Rafa Alkorta y resaca de la victoria del Atlético de Madrid contra el Unión Saint Gilloise. Hoy es el turno de los otros tres equipos españoles: FC Barcelona, Villarreal y Athletic de Bilbao y los tres juegan fuera.Jyega primero el Villarreal, a las 18.45, contra el Pafos del técnico español Juan Carlos Carcedo y los de Marcelino están obligados a ganar para seguir con opciones de pasar la liguilla. A las 21:00, juegan Barça y Athletic. Los azulgranas en Brujas, ante un equipo que lleva dos derrotas seguidas y los leones juegan contra el Newcastle con 9 bajas, entre ellas: Nico Williams, Yuri y Sancet.Además, lesión de Robin Le Normand es menos de lo que se temía, el central del Atlético de Madrid no tiene afectados ni los ligamentos ni el menisco de la rodilla izquierda y, aunque no va a poder jugar contra el Levante ni ir convocado con la selección este viernes, es posible que pueda volver tras el parón.Y mañana jueves es el turno de los equipos españoles en la UEFA Europa League y en la Conference y hay dos noticias. El Celta de Vigo ha tenido que retrasar su viaje a Zagreb por una avería en el avión. Y el partido del Rayo Vallecano contra el Lech Poznan ha sido declarado de alto riesgo por la presencia de 745 aficionados polacos con entrada en Vallecas, más los que vienen sin ella.

SER Deportivos VigoComenzamos hablando de los contratiempos en el viaje del Real Club Celta de Vigo a Croacia para la Europa League, forzando un cambio en el plan de vuelo y entrenamiento, pese a la buena racha de cuatro victorias consecutivas que ha mejorado su situación liguera. El equipo de Claudio Giráldez enfrentará al Dinamo de Zagreb con la notable baja del portero Radu por lesión, siendo Iván Villar el encargado de la portería, destacando su trabajo y la confianza depositada en él a pesar de las críticas puntuales. Los comentaristas analizaron la evolución del equipo, reconociendo la importancia de los ajustes tácticos del entrenador para conseguir resultados, si bien las sensaciones en el campo no siempre han sido totalmente positivas. Se resaltó la presión sobre jugadores jóvenes como Bryan Zaragoza y la necesidad de mejorar la consistencia y la interpretación de los partidos, especialmente en las primeras partes. Finalmente, se subrayó la importancia de sumar puntos en la Europa League no solo por lo deportivo, sino también por el impacto económico para el club, manteniendo el equilibrio con el objetivo principal de asegurar la permanencia en la liga.

Entrevista con el alcalde de Vigo, Abel Caballero. Encendido luces de Navidad, presupuestos, Castrelos, Balaídos. El mejor análisis del Celta con Javi Novo y Carlos Prego. Este jueves Europa League, ante el Dinamo de Zagreb, y el viernes visita Balaídos el Barcelona, en partido de Liga. Charlamos con José Ramón Santamaría, presidente del Banco de Alimentos de Vigo. Este viernes y sábado tendrá lugar la Gran Recogida. Hacemos el podcast que nos gustaría escuchar. Celta, fútbol, deporte, cultura, ocio, divulgación y Vigo, como nadie te lo ha contado y con una mirada universal.

SER Deportivos VigoComenzamos hablando de la actualidad del Real Club Celta de Vigo, informando sobre el esguince en el pulgar derecho del portero Ionuț Radu, que lo apartará del próximo encuentro europeo contra el GNK Dinamo de Zagreb, pero se espera su regreso para el partido liguero contra el Fútbol Club Barcelona. El delantero Hugo Sotelo destacó la unión y el sentimiento de pertenencia en el vestuario, dada la fuerte presencia de canteranos, y expresó su deseo de continuar en el club tras dos victorias consecutivas que han mejorado la situación del equipo en la tabla. El programa destacó la notable historia deportiva de Cangas do Morrazo, que, con solo 25.000 habitantes, ha producido 12 medallistas olímpicos, un porcentaje desproporcionado a nivel nacional. El piragüismo es el deporte más exitoso en Cangas, con figuras clave como David Cal (cinco medallas) y Teresa Portela, ejemplos de perseverancia que inspiran a las nuevas generaciones. Se subrayó que la cultura deportiva de Cangas se basa en la dedicación y el trabajo duro desde edades tempranas, lo que sumado a la calidad de los clubes, facilita la formación de talentos de élite como Rodrigo Germade y Rodrigo Corrales. La sección deportiva también cubrió la actualidad del balonmano en Cangas, que se prepara para una semana de doble partido incluyendo la Copa del Rey. Además, se mencionó que el Celta Baloncesto Femenino jugará un partido en competición europea. Finalmente, se abordó el creciente panorama del pádel en la región, con la recta final de la liga de veteranos y la participación de jóvenes en torneos menores.

El mejor análisis del Celta con Santi Alonso, en una semana con partido de Europa League en Zagreb ante el Dinamo y visita del Barcelona a Balaídos, en competición de Liga. Nos visita Ledicia Costas para presentarnos la segunda edición del Hematofesti, festival del libro y del humor que se celebra en 17 escenarios de Vigo desde este martes y hasta el sábado con un montón de actividades programadas. Hacemos el podcast que nos gustaría escuchar. Celta, fútbol, deporte, cultura, ocio, divulgación y Vigo, como nadie te lo ha contado y con una mirada universal.

El mejor análisis del Celta con Javier Maté. Recuerdo de Colin Addison, triunfo ante el Levante, buena racha de resultados, semana de Europa League ante Dinamo de Zagreb y de Liga ante el Barcelona, ventas obligadas antes de junio… ‘El Replicante’ con Rubén de Marina y las piezas literarias, vinculadas con el Celta, que cada semana elabora para CÍES Podcast. La agenda cultural de la semana, de la mano de A Movida con Tamara Novoa. Hacemos el podcast que nos gustaría escuchar. Celta, fútbol, deporte, cultura, ocio, divulgación y Vigo, como nadie te lo ha contado y con una mirada universal.

This Is Not My World: Art and Public Spaces in Socialist Zagreb (U Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the Group of Six Authors—a collective of young artists who staged provocative art events in the public spaces of socialist Yugoslavia during the 1970s and early 1980s. The book analyses how these spaces, which had long been forums of state ideological control, were transformed into a contested terrain in which personal creativity and new identities could emerge. Drawing on artist interviews and extensive documentation, Adair Rounthwaite situates the Group's work within broader developments in conceptualism and avant-garde theory in the second half of the 20th century, offering a richly detailed account of this fascinating episode in global art history. 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

This Is Not My World: Art and Public Spaces in Socialist Zagreb (U Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the Group of Six Authors—a collective of young artists who staged provocative art events in the public spaces of socialist Yugoslavia during the 1970s and early 1980s. The book analyses how these spaces, which had long been forums of state ideological control, were transformed into a contested terrain in which personal creativity and new identities could emerge. Drawing on artist interviews and extensive documentation, Adair Rounthwaite situates the Group's work within broader developments in conceptualism and avant-garde theory in the second half of the 20th century, offering a richly detailed account of this fascinating episode in global art history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

This Is Not My World: Art and Public Spaces in Socialist Zagreb (U Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the Group of Six Authors—a collective of young artists who staged provocative art events in the public spaces of socialist Yugoslavia during the 1970s and early 1980s. The book analyses how these spaces, which had long been forums of state ideological control, were transformed into a contested terrain in which personal creativity and new identities could emerge. Drawing on artist interviews and extensive documentation, Adair Rounthwaite situates the Group's work within broader developments in conceptualism and avant-garde theory in the second half of the 20th century, offering a richly detailed account of this fascinating episode in global art history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

This Is Not My World: Art and Public Spaces in Socialist Zagreb (U Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the Group of Six Authors—a collective of young artists who staged provocative art events in the public spaces of socialist Yugoslavia during the 1970s and early 1980s. The book analyses how these spaces, which had long been forums of state ideological control, were transformed into a contested terrain in which personal creativity and new identities could emerge. Drawing on artist interviews and extensive documentation, Adair Rounthwaite situates the Group's work within broader developments in conceptualism and avant-garde theory in the second half of the 20th century, offering a richly detailed account of this fascinating episode in global art history. 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

This Is Not My World: Art and Public Spaces in Socialist Zagreb (U Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the Group of Six Authors—a collective of young artists who staged provocative art events in the public spaces of socialist Yugoslavia during the 1970s and early 1980s. The book analyses how these spaces, which had long been forums of state ideological control, were transformed into a contested terrain in which personal creativity and new identities could emerge. Drawing on artist interviews and extensive documentation, Adair Rounthwaite situates the Group's work within broader developments in conceptualism and avant-garde theory in the second half of the 20th century, offering a richly detailed account of this fascinating episode in global art history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Ker se je turistična sezona že končala, z našo hrvaško dopisnico tokrat ne štejemo turiste, ampak megavate. Hrvaška namreč že nekaj časa razmišlja o gradnji lastne jedrske elektrarne, sploh če se s Slovenijo ne bodo uspeli dogovoriti o izgradnji drugega bloka v Krškem. Štejemo pa tudi milijone, skoraj milijarde, ki jih hrvaške bolnišnice dolgujejo veletrgovcem z zdravili, zaradi česar je zdravstveni sistem na robu zloma.

Five Steps to Future-Proof Your CareerHI, I'm Andy Storch, author of 'Own Your Career, Own Your Life,' and today I will address our changing economy and share with you five actionable steps you can take to ensure long-term career success: 1) Use self-reflection to build self-awareness, 2) Commit to continuous learning, 3) Build your network, 4) Develop a personal brand, and 5) Cultivate an ownership and growth mindset. I recently delivered these as part of a keynote in Zagreb, Croatia and it was really powerful so I wanted to share them with you here as well. Here are the notes from this podcast. 00:00 Introduction: Embracing Change and Technology00:34 Meet Andy Storch: Author and Speaker01:15 Keynote Experience in Croatia01:56 Five Steps to Future Success02:31 Step 1: Self-Reflection and Self-Awareness05:16 Step 2: Continuous Learning06:50 Step 3: Building Your Network09:43 Step 4: Building Your Personal Brand13:29 Step 5: Developing a Growth Mindset17:24 Conclusion: Taking Action for Future SuccessGet my books: Own Your Career Own Your Life and Own Your Brand, Own Your Career Learn more on my websiteConnect with me on LinkedIn. Get the free Own Your Brand workbook

Five Steps to Future-Proof Your CareerHI, I'm Andy Storch, author of 'Own Your Career, Own Your Life,' and today I will address our changing economy and share with you five actionable steps you can take to ensure long-term career success: 1) Use self-reflection to build self-awareness, 2) Commit to continuous learning, 3) Build your network, 4) Develop a personal brand, and 5) Cultivate an ownership and growth mindset. I recently delivered these as part of a keynote in Zagreb, Croatia and it was really powerful so I wanted to share them with you here as well. Here are the notes from this podcast. 00:00 Introduction: Embracing Change and Technology00:34 Meet Andy Storch: Author and Speaker01:15 Keynote Experience in Croatia01:56 Five Steps to Future Success02:31 Step 1: Self-Reflection and Self-Awareness05:16 Step 2: Continuous Learning06:50 Step 3: Building Your Network09:43 Step 4: Building Your Personal Brand13:29 Step 5: Developing a Growth Mindset17:24 Conclusion: Taking Action for Future SuccessGet my books: Own Your Career Own Your Life and Own Your Brand, Own Your Career Learn more on my websiteConnect with me on LinkedIn. Get the free Own Your Brand workbook

Na Brdu pri Kranju se je končal dvajseti vrh gospodarstva, na katerem so razpravljali o prihodnjem gospodarskem razvoju Slovenije v času hitrih geopolitičnih, ekonomskih in varnostnih sprememb. Prisotne je nagovorila tudi predsednica republike Nataša Pirc Musar, ki je ob priložnosti odlikovanje Republike Slovenije zlati red za zasluge podelila predsedniku uprave farmacevtske družbe Krka Jožetu Colariču. Druge teme: - Voditelji MED9 v Portorožu pozvali k večji konkurenčnosti Unije in mirovnemu sporazumu za Gazo. - Zagrebčani na protestu zaradi nasilja mladoletnikov zahtevali več policistov in znižanje starostne meje za kazensko odgovornost. - Politični boj za nadzor Javnega holdinga Maribor: županu očitajo manever prek sveta delavcev.

Marko Tomas bivši reprezentativac Hrvatske koji je u svojoj karijeri nastupao za Zagreb, Real Madrid, Cibonu, Fenerbahce bio je novi gost Jao Mile podcast-a. Gde je sada i čime se bavi imate priliku čuti ovde. Thumbnail designer:https://instagram.com/design33_mk?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Pratite nas na društvenim mrežama!Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaomile_podcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JAOMILEPODCASTTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jaomile_podcastTwitter https://twitter.com/mileilicGost: Marko TomasDatum:  17.10. 2025. Autor i domaćin: Mile IlićLokacija: Banja Luka Produkcija: Jao Mile#jaomilepodcast #markotomas #hrvatska  #crvenazvezda #kkpartizan #NikolaJovic #nba  #nikolajokic #abaliga #jokic #bogdanovic #euroleague #doncic #nikolatopic #cibona

The boys are at Collabdays Zagreb and talking to Frane Borozan and Danijel Cizek, from Syskit. They are enjoying some Croatian whisky (well, some of them...) and talking governance, AI and life in the beautiful city of Zagreb.

This episode of Talk Eastern Europe is the final one in our mini-series on digital election interference our region. Alexandra reports in-person from Croatia to cover the country's "super election year" with an emphasis on the youth vote and young peoples' participation in politics and online. She speaks with Gong Executive Director Oriana Ivković Novokmet and youth workers Ivona Šimunović and Anja Kolimbatović on these topics and more. Commentary by:Oriana Ivković Novokmet, executive director of GongIvona Šimunović, youthworker Anja Kolimbatović, legal & policy strategist To watch the full-length interviews and other behind-the-scene clips, you can check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeResearch for this podcast episode was made possible with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, DC's Transatlantic Media Fellowship. Find out more about the Fellowship, and the Foundation's work, here: https://us.boell.org/en/2025/05/22/2025-cohort-transatlantic-media-fellows Finally, thank you to Ana Puljić and the European Democracy Youth Network Croatia for support in selecting the participants for this episode. 

Conan speaks with Tasha from Zagreb, Croatia about working as a psychotherapist and luxury yacht cruise manager on the Adriatic Sea. Wanna get a chance to talk to Conan? Submit here: teamcoco.com/apply Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Renown Croatian author, journalist, and host of the weekly Na Rubu Znanosti (On the Edge of Science) Croatian television program for over 20 years, Krešimir Mišak, discusses his work in media, the transhumanist dystopia that is taking over the planet, the history of globalism, metaphysical questions of reality, and much more. *The interview is conducted in Croatian, but the video format has the English translation with embedded subtitles. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube Geopolitics & Empire · Krešimir Mišak: Tiranija Transhumanizma, Povijest Globalizma, i Pitanja Stvarnosti #570 *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics easyDNS (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://easydns.com Escape Technocracy course (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Expat Money Summit 2025 (20% off VIP with code EMPIRE) https://2025.expatmoneysummit.com PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis (CitizenHR, CitizenIT, CitizenPL) https://societates-civis.com Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites HRT - Na Rubu Znanosti https://hrtprikazuje.hrt.hr/hrt1/na-rubu-znanosti-3-12143507 Books https://www.ljevak.hr/1871-kresimir-misak Krešimir Mišak Music https://www.youtube.com/@kresimirmisakmusic2202 About Krešimir Mišak Krešimir Mišak (Zagreb, 1972) is a Croatian journalist who deals with the frontier areas of human knowledge. He is also a rock musician and science fiction writer. Since 1988 he has been working with the Educational and Children's Program of Croatian Radio, and since 2002 he has been editing and running the show On the Edge of Science on Croatian Television. For his science fiction stories, he received the SFERA award twice. He is the author of nine books, and with the group Hakuna Matata has released five albums. *Podcast intro music is from the song "The Queens Jig" by "Musicke & Mirth" from their album "Music for Two Lyra Viols": http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

JD, Bray, and Bader get into all the happenings on day six of the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD, Bray, and Bader get into all the happenings on day five of the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD and Bray get into all the happenings on day four of the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! (0:00) 97 kg (6:10) 65 kg (10:55) what's going on with Tazhudinov? (14:55) thoughts on Team USA MFS performance overall (21:44) women's freestyle performance (28:30) questions and random thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD and Bray get into all the happenings on day three of the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! (0:00) 92 kg (5:30) 74 kg (9:45) should we be worried about Team USA? (13:54) 79 kg (15:55) 97 kg (21:06) 65 kg (23:58) 57 kg (26:00) women's freestyle (27:57) Jax Forrest and Rin Sakamoto update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JD and Bray dive into all the happenings on the first two days of the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia! (0:00) 57 kg (8:09) 61 kg (16:20) 70 kg (20:28) 74 kg (24:19) 79 kg (27:35) 86 kg (30:50) 92 kg (33:10) 125 kg (35:30) team race and schedule for tomorrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CrowdScience listener Kerry started thinking about his sentimental attachment to his possessions when he began sorting through an old trunk, full of objects from his past. He wants to know why we get so attached to things that often have no use anymore and why it's so hard to give them away. Anand Jagatia investigates why the objects we accumulate during our lives mean so much to us. He talks to psychologists Mary Dozier and Melissa Norberg and finds out that our possessions offer stability and comfort from the earliest age. That keepsake you brought home from your holiday may also stir memories about days gone by - and that's one reason why we may find it hard to part with the things we own, because they help us to access our emotions. And the items we collect through our lives can come to represent our identity too. Anand visits the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, where people from all over the world have donated possessions from relationships that ended, whether romantic or family, and discovers that sentimental attachment is universal. Presenter Anand Jagatia Producers Jo Glanville and Imaan Moin Editor Ben Motley(Photo: Memories box in book shelf - Credit: Jan Hakan Dahlstrom via Getty Images)

El pasado mes de julio más de medio millón de seguidores de Thompson, ídolo de la derecha croata y que tiene prohibido actuar en varios países, asistieron a uno de sus conciertos multitudinarios en Zagreb. Analizamos su figura Marc Casals, experto en Balcanes. Escuchar audio

Približno 30 voditeljev držav zaveznic Ukrajine se danes v Parizu pogovarja z ukrajinskim predsednikom Volodimirjem Zelenskim o varnostnih jamstvih za Ukrajino po morebitni sklenitvi mirovnega sporazuma z Rusijo. Vrha t. i. »koalicije voljnih«, ki ga gosti francoski predsednik Emanuel Macron, se poleg koalicije voljnih, ki je pripravljena napotiti svoje sile v Ukrajino, udeležujejo številni voditelji, tudi Avstralije, Kanade in Japonske, prek video povezave sodeluje tudi premier Golob. Na drugi strani pa iz Moskve prihajajo ostra sporočila, povezana z nameščanjem pripadnikov tujih vojsk v Ukrajini. V oddaji tudi: - Ljubljanska borza prek Zagrebške v hrvaško last - Med drobnico in govedom se zelo hitro širi bolezen modrikastega jezika - Slovenske košarkarje to popoldne na evropskem prvenstvu čaka tekma z izraelskimi športniki

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. We speak to Iva Peter-Dragan, founder of the Zagreb Clown Festival and Triko circus theatre. Here is an overview of what we discussed:[[07:02]] Why I set up the Zagreb clown festival and my process of running a clown festival [[13:40]][[20:15]] Calling your heroes to perform and overcoming imposter syndrome [[22:29]][[22:44]] What makes Gardi Hutter and Lee De Long so fantastic [[27:50]][[31:08]] Difference between an actor and a clown [[36:00]][[39:11]] What my definition of a good clown show is, why there is a lot of bad clown [[41:53]][[53:17]] Things are bad but we learn how to survive in the shitstorm [[55:01]][[57:50]] What do you want to sacrifice [[01:00:00]][[01:00:00]] My words of wisdom [[01:03:00]]If you would like to find out about Iva, Triko circus and Zagreb clown festival, you can go on the Triko circus theatre website:https://trikocirkusteatar.com/.You can follow this podcast on Youtube at https://bit.ly/41LWDAq, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3oLrmyU,Apple podcasts at https://apple.co/3LEkr3E and you can support the pod on:https://www.patreon.com/thecomediansparadise. #standupcomedypodcast #interviewingcomedians #standupcomedian #clowns

As Eric Adams says, New York is the Zagreb of America. People from all over the world come to New York to make their dreams come true. And sometimes, those dreams are illegal. Today we talk about the second indictment for longtime Adams consigliere Ingrid Lewis-Martin for taking a TV series cameo in exchange for impeding a street safety redesign that would have complicated access to co-defendants Gina and Tony Argento's Broadway Stages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Other aides are swept up in that case too. And then there's Winnie Greco, Adams's longtime liaison to the Chinese-American community, who apparently tried to give approximately $140 to reporter Katie Honan of THE CITY, a sum that was placed in a red envelope stuffed inside an empty bag of potato chips.Greatest city in the world.In non-Eric Adams news, John Bolton's home outside Washington D.C. was raided by the FBI early Friday morning, apparently searching for classified documents. Ken and I discuss what showings the DOJ must have made to get the search warrant. Plus: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's arguments that he is being subjected to selective and vindictive prosecution, an appeals court in New York threw out the nearly half-billion dollar disgorgement penalty against Trump and his businesses, Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle defamation litigation about the 2020 election, and a judge's decision that Alina Habba isn't the US Attorney for New Jersey, and we look at a favorable ruling for the beleaguered Media Matters for America.Visit serioustrouble.show for a transcript of this episode. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.serioustrouble.show/subscribe

Mario Klarić is a Croatian drummer and a member of the band Thompson, who just played the largest ticketed concert of all time in Zagreb, Croatia at the Hipodrom. Mario, from Karlovac, comes on the All Things Croatia Podcast to talk about his musical background, going to music school in New York, and all the details behind drumming at the largest paid concert in history! Listen in to hear him talk about the preparation that went into performing as well as the emotions he was feeling during the concert. - Follow him on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjqZfdbwn7MCLNlb0lZHCZA - Please make sure to follow All Things Croatia on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/allthingscroatiapodcast/ https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFDHZR0SRnT8LNZbf2Fn2?si=4ec4d2b5c0bc40d7 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-croatia/id1617545101

TENE discusses the massive Neo-Fascist concert in Zagreb, updates on the O9A in Montenegro, and Rob Rundo self-identifying as fictional CIA agent Jason Bourne.  Subscribe to: patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social x.com/tenepod

TENE discusses the massive Neo-Fascist concert in Zagreb, updates on the O9A in Montenegro, and Rob Rundo self-identifying as fictional CIA agent Jason Bourne. Subscribe to patreon.org/tenepod @tenepod.bsky.social + x.com/tenepod

Hello Rank Squad!It's Jack's last episode as a Bachelor, and we thought we'd take a look at some transfers to send him off blissfully into wedded life. Liverpool have signed Florian Wirtz, breaking the British Transfer Record in doing so, and we discuss his arrival at Anfield and how he might fit into Arne Slot's Champion Reds next season. That gives us a launchpad to talk about some of the other most expensive transfers in Premier League history, so we rank 2-10 (feels a bit early to judge Wirtz just yet!) in order of the value they provided for their fee and also their transformative impact on their clubs - running through some of the obvious flops, all the way to the deals which are proving worth every penny. There's also time for a little Things We Love, where Jack gives some flowers to Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo - one of the true feel-good stories of a summer mired in controversy and differing opinions. It's Ranks!  And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?