In this episode: A conversation with Matej Silecky, a professional figure-skater who starred on the TV series Dancing on Ice about his foray into film-making and his first film, Baba Babee Skazala, which documents the experiences of Ukrainian children, now elderly adults, caught in the crush between Nazi and Soviet oppression during WWII in Ukraine • The Stolen Postoly (shoes), a Ukrainian folktale told in English by Canadian storyteller Linda Mykolayenko • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other items of interest • Great Ukrainian music!

Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB and streaming at www.am1320.com.

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