Nasha Kasha
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNasha Kasha is a weekly radio program about Ukrainian life. We travel Ontario and beyond to bring you stories about remarkable lives and events. Our 28 minute episodes are in English with some Ukrainian and music offerings.
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Nasha Kasha 199- Marija
March 20, 2020 14:43 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Nasha Kasha is on a journey with parents experiencing profound loss. We search for light. The story comes at a time when we all feel more vulnerable than we did yesterday. To this and all arising questions, there is an answer. Together.
Nasha Kasha 198- The North End Revisited
March 11, 2020 16:35 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBJohn Paskevich has been short-listed for a Kobzar Award. His book and his life's work has benn centred in North Winnipeg. Here's a reprise of a story I did with him in 2018.
Nasha Kasha 197- Mining in Ukraine
March 05, 2020 18:04 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBLingering concerns about corruption and a war on it’s eastern flank find Ukraine between a rock and a hard place. All of this as it seeks investors in its mining and oil and gas sectors. Its plan to extract itself is explored in this week’s edition of Nasha Kasha
Nasha Kasha 195- Accordion Days
February 20, 2020 15:06 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBPolkas and accordions and sing-alongs. This week we bring you three elements of fun in any language.
Nasha Kasha 194- Judge Bohdan
February 16, 2020 18:53 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBRule of Law is the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power. This is done by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. This week Nasha Kasha meets a dedicated Rule of Law proponent.
Nasha Kasha 193- The Almond Groves
February 07, 2020 17:15 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the 1980s a group of Ukrainian friends invested in almond groves in California’s Central Valley. Today, Nasha Kasha tells two stories about identity and values rooted in this soil.
Nasha Kasha 192- The Alchemist of Colour
January 29, 2020 23:22 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBToday we travel up the north shore of the St Lawrence River to la Malbaie- Pointe au Pic. It's the story of a young Ukrainian from the prairies. He arrived speaking almost no French. Now he is the recognized artistic ambassador for the Charlevoix region. LI
Nasha Kasha 191- Kelowna's Dolyna Dancers
January 28, 2020 03:14 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Nasha Kasha explores Ukrainian dance in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, It means combining choreography, cuisine and crafts.
Nasha Kasha 190- Remember Flight PS 752
January 17, 2020 16:56 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBMore than a week has passed. Western University is still in shock over the deaths of four graduate students. It is one of 20 Canadian campuses coping with loss in the skies over Tehran. Each shining academic star was distinct, yet they were one in their unfulfilled dreams.
Nasha Kasha 188- Perry Bellegarde
January 13, 2020 15:42 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBMarten Falls First Nation is an Anishinaabe reserve located in Northern Ontario. It’s communities live on both sides of the Albany River far to the north of Thunder Bay. This week Nasha Kasha brings us their story. We’ll also hear from Canada’s top First Nations leader.
Nasha Kasha 189- Keeping Faith in Kamloops
January 10, 2020 16:41 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBA tiny Ukrainian church community in Kamloops, British Columbia tells stories of old and new times. Steeped in tradition and hard work, their affection for their parish is as broad and deep as their pastor's good humour.
Nasha Kasha 187- Aunt Katherine
January 01, 2020 20:56 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBToday, her steps are unsteady. Her voice falters. But in her day, Katherine Leskiw turned heads, and filled rooms with her joy for life. At 94, some stuff fades a little, but the joy fully remains. It's 2020. A new decade unfolds. Here is my love letter to a grand dame.
Nasha Kasha 186- Nick the Saint Really Was
December 19, 2019 15:28 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBSanta Claus has come to town. He is the stimulus behind toy sales, the role model for gift-giving, the arbiter of naughty or nice. This week, Nasha Kasha goes in search of a forgotten icon. All of this in the hope of finding the true saint in the story of old Saint Nick.
Nasha Kasha 185- Carol Bells (Repeat)
December 12, 2019 19:42 - 28 minutes - 38.4 MBPlagiarism, denial, even murder. All of this mischief and treachery swirls around this week’s story on Nasha Kasha. It begins with bells and ends with one of the world’s most endearing Christmas carols.
Nasha Kasha 184- Jewish and Ukrainian
December 05, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBBoth the president of Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky and the prime minister, Volodymyr Groysman are Jewish. In this episode of Nasha Kasha we hear that being Jewish and Ukrainian can be complicated.
Nasha Kasha 183- The Ambassadors
November 28, 2019 19:05 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week on Nasha Kasha- a closer look at relations between Canada and Ukraine. Also we'll here what it was like for a married couple, who were sent to Ukraine during it’s recent turbulent times.
Nasha Kasha 182- Meet the Momotiuks
November 20, 2019 23:18 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Nasha Kasha brings us a father and daughter story rooted in Canada’s busiest border town. Karen and Harry love all things Ukrainian, a mother’s chicken soup, and the law.
Nasha Kasha 181- Gospel
November 14, 2019 18:27 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week, Nasha Kasha brings us the story of a Ukrainian farm family from Saskatchewan, who has blended Christian lyrics and harmonies for more than six decades of gospel singing.
Nasha Kasha 180- The Crucible
November 07, 2019 21:57 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBDelegates representing Canada’s 1.4 million Ukrainians gathered earlier this month to share a vision and to build a future for Canada and Ukraine. Nasha Kasha presents two stories. One from a community analyst. The second from a world leader.
Nasha Kasha 179- Myrna and Gerry Take Two
November 04, 2019 02:05 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week, Nasha Kasha travels to Canada’s sunshine province. There, love is lovelier and much warmer the second time around.
Nasha Kasha 177- Dance, Dance, Twirl
October 17, 2019 17:56 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBGravity defying gymnastics, twirling regional dress. Ukrainian dance is distinctive and regionally diversified. This week Nasha Kasha travels to Ottawa and Thunder Bay to chronicle the halting dance steps children take in their discovery of this art form.
Nasha Kasha 176- Stone Boat
October 09, 2019 23:28 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBA stone boat sails no sea. Rather it’s a sledge used in the back breaking toil of clearing rocks from a farm field. Here’s a story about just such a boat and the BC vineyard it inspired.
Nasha Kasha 175- Myron, Luba, Roma
October 02, 2019 08:31 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNasha Kasha reporter Stefan Andrusiak is vacationing in Europe. And this week he files this on-the-road report from Italy.
Nasha Kasha 173- Welcome to Vernon
September 19, 2019 21:09 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThe landscape around Vernon is among the prettiest in Canada. But lean in closer. You’re about to hear of an ugly time past in this part of British Columbia. And about two women, who are helping to honour the forgotten.
Nasha Kasha 172- Zirka
September 11, 2019 18:11 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBZirka is Ukrainian for a heavenly body. The one you are about to encounter was smelted in a Sudbury Inco mine. That’s where a foreman named Slawko Hucal worked for 36 years. Slawko and his wife Sonia raised four musicians. The Inco mine is now called Vale. And Slawko died in 2011. But the band he inspired flies high and shines on.
Nasha Kasha 170- Kamloops Dancers
August 28, 2019 17:08 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn Kamloops British Columbia, sculpted by nature, you will find sandstone pillars that stand 5 meters tall. That’s over 16 feet. They’re called hoo-doos. Each rests on a thick base of shale and is capped by a large stone. Around them the wind blows tumble weeds … twirling in a Ukrainian dance.
Nasha Kasha 169- Church Evolution
August 27, 2019 19:39 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHere are three stories from three cities about searching, believing and becoming closer after centuries apart.
Nasha Kasha 168- Abby
August 15, 2019 14:58 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBOver the next few months Nasha Kasha will be presenting eight full episodes from British Columbia. This is the first, and it's from the city they call the Raspberry Capital of Canada: Abbotsford.
Nasha Kasha 167- The Old Freedom Fighter
August 12, 2019 14:50 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBAround the time of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians united around an independence movement. The military arm of that drive was the Ukrainian Insurgent Army known as the UPA. This week, Nasha Kasha tells the story of these partisans through the recollections of an old freedom fighter, who was there.
Nasha Kasha 166- Fusion and Harmony
August 01, 2019 18:35 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Nasha Kasha explores fusion and harmony in Ukrainian music. We begin in Ottawa with a project that blends reggae with Ukraine’s most traditional instrument- the bandura. Then to Montreal, where we meet 2 members of the vocal trio Rossa.
Nasha Kasha 165- Ukrainian Stores
July 25, 2019 14:01 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHeadliners are drawing crowds to festivals across Canada this summer. But in among them, merchants also deliver on expectations. Today on Nasha Kasha- stories about two sellers- one past, one present.
Nasha Kasha 162- Que Sera Sera
July 15, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIt is rare. Only a few hear it. Fewer still answer. This week in our 120th episode of Nasha Kasha- we meet three remarkable people, who have heard a calling.
Nasha Kasha 163- T-Bay Friends (Update)
July 11, 2019 14:46 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBGreek philosopher Aristotle has said -“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit”. This week Nasha Kasha presents just such a long-time slow fruitful friendship.
Nasha Kasha 161- North Winnipeg (Revisited)
June 28, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBWinnipeg's North End is a large urban area located to the north and northwest of the downtown core. The Red River flows on the eastern border and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline sits to the south. This week, Nasha Kasha learns of the area’s history and evolution from a long time resident and film-maker.
Nasha Kasha 160- Multi Cultures
June 21, 2019 19:27 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBMulticulturalism: the coming together around heritage for greater understanding. It can be seen through many lenses and heard from many voices. That’s the whole point. In this episode, Nasha Kasha celebrates the idea and the diversity from a Ukrainian platform.
Nasha Kasha 159- Bill and Mike
June 13, 2019 21:15 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNo, they didn't quit their day jobs. Nasha Kasha introduces us to two life-long musicians, who also thrive at their day-side full time construction jobs.
Nasha Kasha 158- Spirit Lake Internment Camp
June 07, 2019 12:55 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNasha Kasha tells the story of one of 24 internment camps. It happened during the First World War. Of the 24, this one was in Northern Quebec, near Amos in the Abitibi Region. Like the rest, it was exclusively for Ukrainians, who committed no crime.
Nasha Kasha 157- More Flowers
June 01, 2019 03:19 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBA flower is the seed-bearing part of a plant that is typically surrounded by brightly coloured petal and a green calyx. It blooms. It blossoms. It flowers. This week, Nasha Kasha is dedicated to that which brings us joy.
Nasha Kasha 156- Victoria
May 25, 2019 21:20 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBQueen Victoria: born May 24th two hundred years ago stood 4 feet 11 inches, and she reigned over England and its empire for more than sixty years. There is Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe, Victoria Square in Athens, Greece. And the site of today’s Nasha Kasha episode: Victoria British Columbia. Now meet Victoria of Victoria BC
Nasha Kasha 155- Driving the Train
May 16, 2019 17:24 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn Ukraine, a newly elected President needs to build consensus with his parliament. The largest voting block is loyal to the man the new president recently unseated. But parliamentary elections are only five months away.
Nasha Kasha 154- Global Fire
May 11, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBToday Nasha Kasha salutes volunteer emergency relief workers. Placed “amidst the ruins” they save lives, offer survivors support, bury the dead, and they work to safeguard communities from future disasters.
Nasha Kasha 153- AZ
May 07, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week Nasha Kasha tells three stories about Ukrainian life in Phoenix, Arizona. One interviewee is a little bit cool to this whole being Ukrainian thing. Another, who is not Ukrainian is warming up to a brand new embrace. And a family of three feels "just right". Welcome to episode 153: the Goldilocks edition.
Nasha Kasha 152- Doing the Math (Again)
May 04, 2019 21:07 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBEarly achievement in mathematics is a strong predictor of later academic achievement. This week Nasha Kasha introduces us to two math educators, who tell us how teaching math squares with the root of their Ukrainian culture.
Nasha Kasha 151- Domivka Fire
April 17, 2019 21:03 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBApril 15th, people around the world looked on in disbelief as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned. Six thousand kilometres away in Hamilton Ontario, fire wrecked a Ukrainian hall. Small by comparison, the Hamilton blaze robbed a community of archives, some rental income, and the meeting place they call "domivka".
Nasha Kasha 150- The Congress
April 10, 2019 19:42 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBCommunity development is planned action taken to generate solutions, growth and the expansion of a community, based on best practices. The Ukrainian Canadian community is finding that getting people to care and to commit is less and less a matter of loyalty and membership. It has far more to do with broader feelings of belonging.
Nasha Kasha 149- Ukraine's Next President
April 03, 2019 01:13 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHave you ever wanted to jump into the pages of a script, and become one with the story? How about coaxing a hero to step through your flat screen, and into your life? The people of Ukraine are doing just that. You may call it curious. Ukrainians call it election day.
Nasha Kasha 146- I Gotta Know (Again)
March 15, 2019 18:13 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBOne is a first-time recording artist. The other an accomplished Music Industry teacher. Both began recording songs in a basement studio. Nasha Kasha is a story of dreaming big and living life along the way.
Nasha Kasha 145- the Recital
March 08, 2019 02:12 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBRecitals highlight a music school and the hard work of its students. Attendees are mostly family and friends, who are there to lend support. In London, Ontario one recital recently also lent support and light to the repertoire of the Ukrainian Art Song.
Nasha Kasha 144- Friendship
February 28, 2019 16:48 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBGreek philosopher Aristotle said there are three types of friendship. One enjoys the benefits each person brings to it. A second embraces the pleasure of company. The third Aristotle called friendship of the good is built on mutual respect. This type is as individual as are you. On rare occasions a friendship embraces all three types, and this is at the heart of our Nasha Kasha story.
Nasha Kasha 143- The Crimean Tatars
February 20, 2019 19:12 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBUkraine’s Crimean Peninsula has been the ancestral home of a Tatar people for centuries. But for almost half of the past decade, Crimea has been occupied by Russia. The invaders have banned the Mejlis, which is the Representative Assembly. Crimean Tatars are now subject to arrests and attacks. Today, Nasha Kasha explores the ties between Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians. And how both peoples struggle with an expansionary Russian regime.