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❗️🇪🇪 below❗️(ENG) Hello and welcome to EstoCast, a podcast presented by Estonian Museum Canada/VEMU, Estonian Music Week and Eesti Elu/Estonian Life newspaper. In each episode of Estocast, join us as we delve into another dimension of Estonian culture in Canada, Estonia, and elsewhere. Through discussions of books, music, art, history, science, and more, we discover what it is to be Estonian and what Estonian people have to offer the broader world. // (EST) Tere tulemast kuulama taskuhäälingut EstoCast, mida teevad ühisel jõul Väliseesti Muuseum/VEMU, Estonian Music Week ja ajaleht Eesti Elu/Estonian Life Torontos. Pakume eesti- ja ingliskeelset kuulamist kõigile, kel on tahtmist süveneda eesti kultuuri rikkusesse ja selle erinevatesse tahkudesse siin Kanadas, Eestis või mujal maailmas. Arutelud kirjanduse, muusika, kunsti, ajaloo, teaduse jm teemadel aitavad meil mõista, mida tähendab olla eestlane ja mida on eestlastel maailmale pakkuda.
1944. a. suurpõgenemise 80. aastapäeva puhul kutsume stuudiosse neid, kes on pidanud ette võtma pika ja raske põgenemisteekonna. Vilme Pede oli üks nendest, kelle saatus tahtmatult niimoodi läks. Vilme on olnud pikaaegne aktiivne liige Toronto eesti kogukonnas ning hoidnud eesti keelt ja meelt tugevana ka oma peres. Kuidas oli jätta hüvasti kodumaaga, leida uus koht, kus juured alla ajada ja paljust muust kuulete juba käesolevas värkses Esto Casti saates.
Saates saame teada, kuidas:
🇪🇪kulges keerukas ja käänuline põgenemisteekond
🇪🇪 algas uus elu võõral maal
🇪🇪 hoida eestlust alal Kanadas ja anda edasi oma järeltulijatele
🇪🇪 raskustega toime tulla.
Saates mainiti:
-1944. a. Suurpõgenemine: https://www.rara.ee/uudised/suur-pogenemine-1944/
- Anija küla Eestis: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anija
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How could a bowl of soup lead a family to safety in war-torn Europe?
Find out in the latest episode of EstoCast, where we met with Estonian-Canadian artist, award-winning community volunteer, and self-described people person, Mai Reet Vomm Järve.
Mai, who left Estonia as a little girl 80 years ago, with her mother Benita Vomm and brother Ants Erik Vomm, has an extraordinary story that takes us from a crowded train in Tallinn, to Germany, across the ocean to Venezuela, and finally to her artist’s life in Canada.
In this episode of EstoCast, hear about:
🎨 the studio her mother Benita Vomm opened up to teach art in Caracas, Venezuela
🏅 the time she received a medal from Queen Elizabeth II
🥘 making sült (meat jelly) in a hotel room as a family of refugees
🇪🇪 and much more
Things mentioned in this episode include:
-Mai’s bio and art on the Toronto Estonian Virtual Art Gallery site: https://www.tevag.ca/team/mai-reet-vomm-jarve/
-The Suurpõgenemine / Great Escape as explained by BaltHerNet: https://www.balther.net/the-great-baltic-escape-and-the-armada-of-boats-that-saved-so-many/
-Eesti Kunstnike Koondis Torontos (the Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto): https://www.estonianartiststoronto.com/
-more about the Pallas Art School (in Estonian): https://opleht.ee/2019/10/eesti-esimene-kujutava-kunsti-korgem-kool-sundis-tartus/
-Ado Vabbe, the teacher of Benita Vomm: https://kunstimuuseum.ekm.ee/en/syndmus/ado-vabbe-wunderbar/
-Hilda Mikkelsaar: https://digikogu.ekm.ee/eng/new_category_tree/estonian_art_in_exile/canada/painting/oid-4819/?&offset=1
-August Vomm, her father: https://www.tevag.ca/team/august-vomm/
-Benita Vomm, her mother: https://www.tevag.ca/team/benita-vomm/
-Ants Erik Vomm, her brother: https://www.tevag.ca/team/ants-erik-vomm/
-El Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, where Mai’s brother exhibited at age 19: https://iamvenezuela.com/2015/04/museo-de-bellas-artes-de-caracas/
-Stephen Roman: https://mininghalloffame.ca/stephen-b-roman/
-The Willys Overland Company: https://www.kaiserwillys.com/willys-overland-company/
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
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➡️ @vemu.emc
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1944. a. suurpõgenemise 80. aastapäeva puhul kutsume stuudiosse neid, kes on pidanud ette võtma pika ja raske põgenemisteekonna. Hille Viires on Kanada eestlaste seas laiemalt tuntud kunstnikuna. Kuid oma kodulinnas Montréalis on ta agaralt kaasa löönud paljudes muudeski ettevõtmistes. Sellest, milline on olnud tema põgenemis- ja elutee, kuidas ta jõudis Kanadasse ning miks ta pere otsustas Montréali jääda, kuulete värskes EstoCasti saates.
Selle nädala EstoCasti saates saame teada:
🎨 kuidas perekond Viires Rootsi põgenes ja mida sellest teab väikelapsena merereisi kaasa teinud Hille
🎨 kuidas Hille leidis eluaegseid sõpru teiste eestlaste seast Rootsis
🎨 mida võttis Hille pere kodumaalt põgenedes kaasa
🎨 …ja palju muud!
Saates mainiti:
-Rootsi põgenike laagrid: http://kultuur.elu.ee/ke550_Rootsi.htm
- Baltic Artists’ Association Montréa: http://www.balticartistsmtl.ca/links.htm
- Montréali kaart: https://gisgeography.com/montreal-map-canada/
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
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➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
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➡️ @vemu.emc
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In this bonus episode, we're bringing you the highlight stories from Eesti Elu / Estonian Life newspaper this week. Get an overview of what's happening in the Estonian world, from the art that's attracting attention in major auction houses to new activities with Estonian scouts and guides in Canada.
(Image: "Rooma" [Rome] by painter Konrad Mägi)
Socials:
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https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
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➡️ @vemu.emc
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Between Peeter Põldre’s family leaving Estonia at the end of WWII and settling in Canada, they spent several years in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This city became a new home for quite a few Estonians in fact.
And for Peeter, who was born in Argentina, memories from his early years there and a connection to the country have remained with him as he has moved forward in life and his career.
In this episode, hear about:
🩸 how Peeter became a hematologist
📄 how he legally changed his name twice
📸 how being a photographer has brought him to the best vantage points for major cultural and sporting events
🇪🇪🇦🇷🇨🇦 and much more!
Things mentioned in this episode include:
-St Jakobs Kyrka in Stockholm, Sweden: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sweden/stockholm/norrmalm/attractions/st-jakobs-kyrka/a/poi-sig/1570234/1342036
-a bit about Argentine asado, in Patagonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gY_8ian_wE
-Argentine nationality law: https://immi.legal/argentine-citizenship/
-Characteristics of Argentine (Rioplatense) Spanish: https://blog.rosettastone.com/argentinian-spanish/
-An explanation of hematology: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/hematology
-University of Toronto’s medical academies: https://md.utoronto.ca/academies
-One of Peeter’s COVID-19-themed lectures for VEMU Estonian Museum Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt-1evSeSnM
-“What Makes Journalism Art?” by Lucia Qureshi: https://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/what-makes-journalism-art/
-Peeter’s photos of the 2019 Estonian Song Festival: https://eestielu.ca/et/fotoblogi-laulupidu-2019/
-The Great LIFE Photographers , a more contemporary book of LIFE’s photographers: https://www.amazon.ca/Great-LIFE-Photographers-Editors/dp/0316097934
-photographer Richard Lautens: https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/richard%20lautens/
-photographer Steve Russell: https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/steve-russell/
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events
➡️ @vemu.emc
https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
Welcome back to EstoCast, we hope you enjoyed the summer! As this is the year of multiculturalism in Estonia, we’re continuing on with that theme but there’s also another important occasion that we’re marking in our episodes here this fall - the 80th anniversary of the Great Escape of 1944. We’ll be having guests in the studio that both have first-hand experience of the Great Escape and with younger generations to understand what the impact of the Great Escape has been on them.
In the second episode of our fresh fall season, we’re speaking with a young, active member of diaspora Estonian communities, Maiki Müürsepp. Up for discussion are topics such as what Maiki’s persepective of the Great Escape of 1944 is and the importance of global Estonian communities, specifically in North America.
In this latest episode, you’ll hear about the following:
🇪🇪 how different perspectives factor into an active, multicultural society
🇪🇪 why keeping the story of the Great Escape of 1944 relevant and at the forefront is important
🇪🇪 how the Great Escape has affected Maiki both directly and indirectly as a third-generation descendant of refugees
🇪🇪 and much more!
People, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:
- Estonian Student’s Association at the University of Toronto: https://sop.utoronto.ca/group/estonian-students-association-esta/
- Kungla Folk Dance Group: https://www.facebook.com/TERRKungla/
- Estonian Institute of Historical Memory: https://mnemosyne.ee/
- Toronto Estonian Supplementary Schools: https://eestikool.ca/
- European Affairs at the University of Toronto: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/cees/european-affairs-undergraduate-program
- Connecticut Estonian School: https://globalestonian.com/en/connecticuti-eesti-kool
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events
➡️ @vemu.emc
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For Ahto Külvet, rare vinyl records became part of his day-to-day quite naturally. It all started with a love of listening to music. Then, just as his vinyl collection became too big for his family’s apartment, an opportunity came around to open a small record store.
Nowadays he runs Psühhoteek record store in Tartu, hosts radio shows and conferences, and DJs regularly at events and festivals. Along the way, he continues to find incredible records and musical stories.
As we kick off the fall EstoCast season, hear about:
⚫the Estonian-Canadian artists that have made it into regular rotation in his DJ sets
⚫the factors improving and detracting from the vinyl record world
⚫the time Arvo Pärt made surf rock
⚫and much more!
Things mentioned in this episode include:
-Psühhoteek record store: https://www.instagram.com/psuhhoteek/
- Rafik Babajev Jazz Quartet’s “Improvisations on the Mugham”: https://soundcloud.com/psuhhoteek/rafik-babajev-jazz-quartet-tallinn-1967-live-mugham-improvisations
-Estonian musician Misha Panfilov: https://mpsc.bandcamp.com/
-Anima Pop: https://kohilarecords.bandcamp.com/album/anima-pop
-Psühhodisko Conference: https://www.psuhhoteek.ee/psuhhodisko-conference
-Genialistide Klubi: https://genklubi.ee
-Marju Kuut's first album: https://www.discogs.com/master/1792767-Marju-Kuut-Aastaajad-Valimik-Estraadilaule
-An explanation of lathe cut vinyl vs. pressed vinyl: https://www.tangibleformats.com/about.html#:~:text=A%20lathe%20cut%20record%20is,and%20pressing%20processes%20are%20skipped.
-Tartu’s vinyl record factory: https://vinylplant.ee/
-Harry Liiv – Tantsutaktis Harry Liiviga: https://www.discogs.com/release/7079757-Harry-Liiv-Tantsutaktis-Harry-Liiviga
-“Põrguhärjad” performed by Jüri Lipp: https://soundcloud.com/psuhhoteek/porguharjad-juri-lipp
-Reet Hendrikson's album Reet: https://www.discogs.com/release/3918925-Reet-Hendrikson-Reet
-Lõunamaa linn by Andres Raudsepp: https://soundcloud.com/psuhhoteek/andres-raudsepp-lounamaa-linn
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
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➡️ @vemu.emc
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Sebastian Buccioni, who moved from Canada to Estonia a year ago, has noted a sincerity in social interactions among several other cultural observations. Moving to Estonia connects to a long-term goal of his, and in this episode of EstoCast, Buccioni is sharing what it’s been like to relocate, including:
🌍what similarities to Estonian culture he noticed in his own Jewish, German, and Italian heritage
🌍how he’s developed a habit of putting fresh dill on many different foods
🌍going to outdoor gyms and cross-country skiing trails
🌍and much more!
People, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:
-more about Estonian Music Week in case you’re hearing about it for the first time: https://www.estonianmusicweek.ca/about-2
-the Kalamaja district of Tallinn: https://visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/see-do/neighbourhoods/kalamaja
-the village of Palgrave, Ontario: https://www.visitcaledon.ca/explore/palgrave
-outdoor gyms in Toronto, Canada: https://streetsoftoronto.com/these-50-toronto-parks-offer-gym-and-fitness-equipment-for-an-outdoor-workout/
-Krulli kvartal cultural center: https://www.krulli.co/
-Ossington Avenue in Toronto: https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/westside/ossington/
-“On the Origin and Importance of Kaffeeklatsch”: https://germanfoods.org/german-food-facts/kaffee-und-kuchen-klatsch/
-articles in German: https://germanwithlaura.com/german-articles/
-more about grammatical genders in Latvian: https://mylanguages.org/latvian_articles.php
-a recipe for vastlakuklid: https://eestielu.ca/et/lenten-buns-with-salted-brown-sugar-whipped-cream/
-the best cross-country skiing trails in Estonia: https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/cross-country-skiing/estonia
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
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➡️ @vemu.emc
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EstoCasti studios käis külas Kanadas elav soomlanna Johanna Helin, kes kirjutab Toronto Ülikoolis doktoritööd rahvusvahelisest haridusest ja globaalsest poliitikast, aga on ka tegus ettevõtja ning aktiivne Toronto eestlaskonna liige. Tänases Eesti lipu päeva saates vestleme Johannaga sellest, kuidas erinevad kultuurid temas igapäevaselt kohtuvad.
Uhiuues EstoCast’i saates uurime järgnevaid multikultuursusega seotud teemasid:
🌍 kuidas kujuneb kultuuriline identiteet
🌍 millist rolli mängivad erinevad kultuurid töö- ja eraelus
🌍 soome ja rootsi kultuuride vahelised suhted
🌍 millised on Soome ja Eesti sarnasused ja erinevused
🌍 ja palju muud!
Saates mainiti:
- Tove Janssoni Muumi raamatute seeria: https://www.kriso.ee/cgi-bin/shop/searchbooks.html?author=Tove+Jansson&database=estonian2
- Johanna ettevõte Mamaa Trade: https://www.mamaa.ca/
- MTÜ Mondo: https://mondo.org.ee/en/
- Soomlaste 1. mai püha “Vapunpäivä": https://finst.ee/ajaveeb/midagi-hoopis-muud-kui-volbriloke-soome-volber-ehk-vappu/
- Marimekko: https://www2.marimekko.com/us_en
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events
➡️ @vemu.emc
https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
Jarek Kasar is an innovator in Estonian music, not only having created his own approach to hip hop in the Estonian language but also combining this with singing over the years.
Prior to his recent concerts in Toronto, he shared how it all began and the many historic moments that he has participated in through his music.
In this episode of EstoCast, hear about:
🎵 living part-time in New York City, the birthplace of hip hop
🎵 the significance of performing his song “Minu inimesed” at the Youth Song Festival
🎵 the time he made a painting with a grass trimmer
🎵 and much more!
People, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:
-Chalice’s 2003 album Ühendatud inimesed: https://www.discogs.com/release/220193-Chalice-%C3%9Chendatud-Inimesed
-Agrofon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j579LJwAu78
-Beep Shop Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjZ27kW0qDg
-Must Q: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPIAp2l6kgw
-Jarek Kasar’s song “Kellad”: https://open.spotify.com/album/30tmqNM0e6m4h3UxBBCi2q
-his album Liiga palju viiuleid: https://open.spotify.com/album/29kY3mg2AY68A3ycEgMl7t
-Serge Gainsbourg’s song “La Javanaise”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51pK2k_Sa4o
-Chalice/Jarek Kasar’s song “Minu inimesed” performed at the 2007 Noorte Laulupidu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGa7z9Z6bU
-The New York Estonian House: https://www.estonianhouseny.org/eng/home
-Ehatare Retirement and Nursing Home: https://www.ehatare.com
-Seeing song through the ears of a synesthete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LUbxfnpez4
-Tõnis Mägi & Jarek Kasar's song “SIUH” performed in 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9LngKIPfbQ
-“Üks linn Eestis”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDsoVvWifO4
-Jarek Kasar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarekkasar/?hl=en
-on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/ChaliceJarek-Kasar-100063484242360/
-and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3v4UP1mAdltgfCbirWEKeR
Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events
➡️ @vemu.emc
https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
