Episodes
Slovenology the Podcast, oz. Podcast Slovenologija, se nadaluje, in za nasledne epizode bo v slovenscini (oz. Noahov nacin slovenscini). Gosta sta bila Natasa Djuric, biologinja in pekovka pri Hisi Franko (sodeluje s Ano Ros), avtorica knjige o drozmi, in Anita Sumer, tudi specialist s drozmi in avtorica knjige o drozmi. Oba sta najvecja specialistka na Slovenskem s pekom s drozmi, nasa stara tradicija da je zdele svezo modno. Dobrodosli! Podpiral je Ameriskega Veliposlanstvo.
Published 02/24/19
Slovenology the Podcast, oz. Podcast Slovenologija, se nadaluje, in za nasledne epizode bo v slovenscini (oz. Noahov nacin slovenscini). Dr Janez Bogataj je moj gost in smo snemali v zivo v Knjiznici Kamnik (torej se opravicujem ce zvoka ni idealna). Sva govorila o kulinaricni tradiciji in hrani. Dobrodosli! Podpiral je Ameriskega Veliposlanstvo.
Published 02/17/19
Slovenology the Podcast, the English episodes, continues with guest American expats in Slovenia. Along with expat host Noah Charney, we're joined by Erica Johnson Debeljak, a writer from San Francisco who has lived in Slovenia for decades and raised grown children here, and Chris Eckman, a proper rock star from Seattle who runs an award-winning music label and travels the world to perform.
Published 02/10/19
This week's episode of Slovenology the Podcast stars Svetlana Slapsak, one of the most accomplished women in the world. Author of over 80 books, she is a professor of the classical world and was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Don't step to Svetlana! We discussed mythology, from America to the Slavic world. In English.
Published 02/03/19
The latest interview episode in English features Urban Praprotnik and Jasmina Kozina Praprotnik, a couple who are both running coaches. They lead guided tours of Slovenia in which guests run between sites, are leaders of a popular running club, write for newspapers and magazines, and much more. Jasmina recently published a book in English, "The Long Running Life of Helena Zigon." They also inspired Noah to go from a couch potato to a daily runner, so they are capable of anything. This was...
Published 01/27/19
The latest interview episode in English features Ljubljana food gurus. Luka and Valentina Novak are cookbook authors, publishers and hosts of a popular cooking TV show, Ljubezen Gre Skozi Zelodec. Lior Kochavy is an Israeli expat who founded Odprta Kuhna, the hugely popular Friday lunchtime food fair in Ljubljana. Alexander Nino Ruiz and his wife, Tina, are the coffee geniuses behind Crno Zrno in Ljubljana. Alex brings coffee from local farmers in his native Colombia to Ljubljana's best...
Published 01/20/19
Michael Manske is a radio journalist from the United States who has been living in Maribor, Slovenia for more than a decade. What happens when two American expats in love with Slovenia (and with their Slovenians wives) hang out for the first time?
Published 01/14/19
In this English language episode of Slovenology, host Noah Charney interviews stand-up comic Perica Jerkovic about comedy, what Slovenians find funny, and watching basketball in the Luka Doncic era.
Published 01/06/19
I get a lot of double-takes when I say that Slovenia is "the world's best country." But my statement is based on experience and research. In this episode, we'll discuss the basis of this superlative, and look more closely at 7 things the rest of the world could learn from our little Slovenia.
Published 03/31/18
This is Slovenology the podcast, hosted 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. Stories, interviews, travel tips and much more. Dobrodosli!
Published 03/21/18