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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Episodes
Nasha Kasha- New Years Rushnychok
December 30, 2017 17:39 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHistorians may call 2017 turbulent, complex and uncertain. Nasha Kasha recalls simpler times and unforgettable old acquaintances. Then all we needed was our common purpose, a drum kit and a place to play our Ukrainian songs.
Nasha Kasha 82- Thunder Bay Ukrainians
December 08, 2017 15:01 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn Ukrainian "chaban means shepherd. "Zorya" means star. The Chaban and Zorya Dancers of Thunder Bay have been shepherding and starring in Ukrainian culture in total for almost 60 years. Nasha Kasha episode 82 tells the stories of two women, who like a shepherd and a star have protected and guided them.
Nasha Kasha 81- Ridgetown Ukrainians
December 03, 2017 23:51 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBVictorian architecture, strong agricultural roots and reputation as the “Friendliest Town on Ontario”. That’s how Ridgetown wants to be known. Whether you plant deep roots on the Ridge or settle for business; you just might find a home and a vantage point for life.
Nasha Kasha 80- Tony and Sarah
November 25, 2017 17:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIt's a story that can be told tens of thousands of times a year. Two grads staring careers are making a home. One has had to move to be there. They are full of trust, enterprise and love. And so it can be sayid tens of thousands of times a year: Canada shines!
Nasha Kasha 79- UPA
November 20, 2017 03:13 - 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 UPA. Today, Nasha Kasha tells the story of these partisans, who first formed ranks 75 years ago.
Nasha Kasha 78- Sault Ste Marie
November 14, 2017 13:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIn Northern Ontario, Lake Superior cascades into Lake Huron. Travelers had to portage around it. They named the land Sault Ste Marie. Today a church called St. Mary’s has become a link of its own- a place to portage around life’s troubles.
Nasha Kasha 77- Konowal
November 07, 2017 01:58 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBFilip Konowal was a highly decorated Canadian soldier. He is the only Eastern European recipient of the Victoria Cross. It's the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to Commonwealth and British soldiers. Nasha Kasha presents his story and how one Ontario Ukrainian community is honouring him at a time of Remembrance.
Nasha Kasha 76- Richard
October 27, 2017 16:56 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBCan you live close to the man who raises you, while knowing next to nothing about his true past? Meteorologist, lecturer and city councillor Richard Zurawski would discover in later years that he had a heritage and a story rooted in Lviv, Ukraine. Today’s Nasha Kasha story is about a father’s lies and a son’s search for his true self.
Nasha Kasha 75- Father Anton
October 23, 2017 22:13 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBHe has survived an abusive home life, the loss of four siblings. Somehow with the support of religious and family care givers, he grew in self awareness. Today, Fr. Anton with help from his enthusiastic volunteers, rolls up his sleeves daily to feed the pallats and hearts of his parishioners. "Work is prayer", he'll tell you.
Nasha Kasha 74- Odessa
October 13, 2017 15:28 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBOdessa Ontario is 26 kilometres west of Kingston. It is in the very heart of British Loyalist country. The county is called Loyalist. So why in the mid-1850s would the villagers name their community after a Ukrainian port? The answer is this week’s Nasha Kasha story.
Nasha Kasha #73- PEI
October 06, 2017 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBUkrainians in Canada’s three Maritime provinces, who want to maintain their roots, Ukrainian religious life and language are pretty much on their own. Churches and national organizations have largely ignored anyone living east of Quebec City because populations are relatively small. This summer, reporter Stefan Andrusiak set out to tell four Maritime Ukrainian stories. His first report about Ukrainians in Moncton, New Brunswick aired in September. Here is the second of four reports in ...
Nasha Kasha #71- Ottawa Live Show 2
October 01, 2017 23:26 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBJuly 23rd, Nasha Kasha recorded the second of two shows at the Capital Ukrainian Festival in Ottawa. It came off without a hitch. Then a festival staffer handed me my M-Track II digital audio recorder. To my dismay, I found that the show was missing. All I could hear was hiss. What you are about to hear is my back-up cell phone recording, which was enhanced thanks to Gerry Hotson of Hot Sounds in St. Catharines. Despite the initial glitch, I believe that the program's audio quality is accep...
Nasha Kasha #72- Invictus Ukraine
September 22, 2017 01:42 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIt was a last minute inclusion that brought Ukrainian athletes to Toronto for the 2017 Invictus Games. They join 16 NATO countries in competitions. The events recognize soldiers, who have been hurt in battle, having risen from some terrible injuries. Now that are getting better and inspiring others.
Nasha Kasha 70- Montreal Ukrainian Festival
September 15, 2017 14:29 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week, Nasha Kasha retraces some familiar streets in Montreal's La Petite Patrie: where a long-standing annual end of summer festival faces changing times here and in Ukraine.
Nasha Kasha #69- Sewing Hope
September 12, 2017 14:30 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBIt isn't unusual for church groups to send gifts to far away places in need. One Kitchener women's group sews colourful bags and fills them with child-specific presents for "orphans". What is exceptional about girls in an institution outside Ternopil, Ukraine is that they have been shunned and hidden away for many years because of physical and mental challenges. Some are now young women. Project Smile "усмішка" (oo-smeesh-kah) began after student volunteers from the parish revealed t...
Nasha Kasha #68- Moncton Ukrainians
September 04, 2017 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNasha Kasha heads east in search of exploding stars and an even rarer discovery: Ukrainian life in New Brunswick.
Nasha Kasha #57- Ron and Binka
August 31, 2017 20:25 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis is the story of Ron and Binka Cahute. Ron is the heart and soul of the popular Ukrainian band: Burya. Binka is the force that keeps him aloft and nicely grounded.
Nasha Kasha #67- Art Song
August 25, 2017 16:14 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNine emerging opera singers gather for a week under the watchful eyes and ears of Pavlo Hunka and his colleagues to learn and rehearse a Ukrainian classical repertoire. Ukrainian Art Song is the story of Hunka's journey through an accomplished on-stage while bringing the genius of Ukrainian librettos into the spotlight.
Nasha Kasha #63- Sarnia Church
August 04, 2017 16:35 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBNasha Kasha is a 28 minute weekly radio show about Ukrainian life. Host and reporter Stefan Andrusiak travels Ontario and beyond to present full edition stories about everyday Ukrainian life lived remarkably. The program is ad-free. We do not accept remuneration for the stories we present and we follow the Radio Television News Directors Code of Ethics. "Kasha" is any kind of grain boiled in water or milk. It is warm, nourishing and just a little bit messy; not unlike our stories.
Nasha Kasha #51- St Elias
May 12, 2017 20:23 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBThis is the story of loss, determination and renewal at St Elias Church in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. David Kennedy never expected to become a Ukrainian deacon at that beacon. That was 35 years ago.