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Offbeat Budapest

5 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Conversations with experts about topics related and unrelated to Budapest.

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Episodes

Marcel Breuer's World (Audio version)

May 05, 2022 10:05 - 26 minutes - 25 MB

The audio version of my article titled "Marcel Breuer's World." Link to the written piece: https://www.offbeatbudapest.com/features/marcel-breuers-world/ 

Marcel Breuer with Professor Barry Bergdoll

May 04, 2022 13:51 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Barry Bergdoll is the leading Breuer scholar in the U.S. He is a Professor of Art History at Columbia University and also a member of the jury which awards the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize. From 2007 to 2013, Barry was the Chief Curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. You can find here the audio version of my Breuer article.

Satmar Hasidics and the Gentrification of Williamsburg

December 17, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

In this episode we speak to Professor Nathaniel Deutsch about the history of the Satmar Hasidics, a large community of ultra-orthodox Jews living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nathaniel is the author of a recently published book: "A Fortress in Brookyln: Race, Real Estate and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg" (2021).

Jewish Food and Culture with András Koerner

November 20, 2021 23:16 - 1 hour - 67 MB

A conversation with András Koerner, an award winning writer who has published numerous books about the food and culture of Jewish Hungarians. His books include How They Lived (Hogyan éltek?) and the Jewish Cuisine in Hungary (A magyar zsidó konyha).

Budapest Travel During Covid

October 25, 2021 13:48 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

A conversation with Offbeat Budapest founder Tas Tobias about the city's experience with Covid-19 and his advice for travelers