32 episodes
Slovenology: Life and Travel in Slovenia, the World's Best Country Noah Charney
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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This is Slovenology the podcast, hosted by Slovenia's most enthusiastic expat resident, American professor and best-selling author, Noah Charney. Everything you wanted to know about the world's best country, Slovenia--and a few things you didn't realize you wanted to know.
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Kaj So Znani Slovenci Delali v Izolaciji?
Kaj So Znani Slovenci Delali v Izolaciji? Smo bili vsi doma, mnogi s otrocami. Kako je bilo, kako bo naprej? Kdo je ferbicen? (Jaz pa sem, ziher). Smo govorili s Leo in Albertom Mrgole, Bostjan Gorenc-Pizama, Ajda Vucajnk, Kamenko Kesar, Aljaz Vilcnik...in kdo mogoce koga vec, sem pozabil... Posljusajte!
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Intervu: Andreja Skrabec in Slastni Svet Fizola
Nova epizoda ima poseben gost. Andreja Skrabec je kuharica in avtorica uspesna kuharska knjiga o Fizola. Smo govorili o kuhanje, Ribnica in svet fizola.
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Intervu: Barbi in Marijan Mocivnik, o vino na slovenskem
Kako spoznamo vina? Kako jih pravilno poskušamo in okušamo? V tokratnem epizode bo Noah Charney gostil Barbi in Marijana Močivnik, urednika in lastnika revije Vino, glavne revije o vinu pri nas. Spoznali bomo, kako strokovnjaki ocenjujejo vino, kako ga pravilno poskušamo in kaj vse lahko okusimo v kozarcu žlahtne kapljice. Ne zamudite enkratne priložnosti za spoznavanje raznovrstne palete okusov vina, ki ga bomo seveda tudi poskusili (oziroma Noah bo).
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Interview with Kjara Wurst on Dance and Slovenian-American "Relations"
Kjara Wurst is the best. She's the founder of Kjara's Dance Project, a wonderful dancer, and she divides her time between Ljubljana and Washington, DC where she lives with her husband, who worked in the US Embassy in Ljubljana. We met up this summer to talk about dance, her new projects, and Slovenian-American "relations."
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How To "Travel" with Your Kids During Isolation Time
Now, in isolation time, and with many more hours to fill with my girls, I’ve shifted to a version of “traveling” on gently educational virtual trips as a way to engage, teach and expand the feeling of the limited floor space that we can navigate. This episode will look at how you can "travel" virtually without leaving home and engage and teach your kids about the world even when we are self-isolating.
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A (Sort of) Local's Guide to Ljubljana
How many times can a city be called a ‘hidden gem’ and still remain hidden? This is the question for Ljubljana, which these days is packed with enthusiastic tourists, yet still feels to each of them like a secret wonderland they’ve just discovered. This episode looks at my "local's guide" to Ljubljana--what I recommend and why.
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Interesting and funny conversations about a wonderful country
Noah Charney is a fan of his adopted country and you can tell why from these entertaining and enlightening interviews.
Insider Info to a Charming Country
I read Charney’s book while in Slovenia and fell in love with the country as I read an immigrant’s tale of moving to this wonderous place. You can see his love in the book and in this podcast alike. If you’re interested in visiting Slovenia in the future or have already been learn, learn more about this country with this podcast covering specific Slovenian topics.
Smart, helpful, great fun
A hugely enjoyable one stop guide to Slovenia and its culture. Helpful for visitors, residents and Slovenians who want to see more deeply (and more positively) into their own world. This is a love letter to Slovenia that everyone interested in visiting or living in the country will find interesting and entertaining.