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Romanistan

By: Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens
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  • Do you love rebels? Do you want to live in a place where outcasts shine their brightest? Welcome to Romanistan! We're your friendly neighborhood Gypsies, celebrating Romani identity and outcast culture, and practicing good diplomatic relations with other marginalized communities. We love the rebels who are living their truth, even if it clashes with tradition. We also love tradition and honoring our roots. This podcast is for everyone who loves and supports Roma & related groups, and anyone who feels like a misfit and wants to uplift others to create a beautiful community. We feature pioneers in culture, fashion, art, literature, music, activism, cuisine, and everything good. We adore the intersections of gender, sexuality, spirituality, ability, and identity. We cover all topics, from the difficult to the glorious. Let's sit crooked and talk straight. Hosted by Paulina Verminski and Jessica Reidy. We reclaim the slur Gypsy, but if you aren’t Romani, we prefer you don't use it. xoxo.The Romani people are a diasporic ethnic group originally from northwest India, circa the 10th century. Now, Roma live all over the globe, and due to centuries of oppression, slavery, genocide, and other atrocities, Roma are still fighting for basic human rights. We seek to raise awareness of who Roma are, and highlight Romani resilience, creativity, & culture.
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Episodes
  • Honoring Romani Resistance Day and Raymond Gurême

    Honoring Romani Resistance Day and Raymond Gurême
    May 14 2024

    We have a minisode honoring Romani Resistance Day, May 16th, and the resistance fighter Raymond Gurême.

    Resources:
    https://www.roma-sinti-holocaust-memorial-day.eu/history/raymond-gureme/

    https://eriac.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RAYMOND-GUREME-new.pdf

    https://www.romarchive.eu/en/voices-of-the-victims/genocide-holocaust-porajmos-samudaripen/

    Roma Words, Roma Worlds hybrid book group through the New Providence Memorial Library with Linda Raedisch

    We refer you to our past episodes on this day, season 1 episode 5 Romani Resistance Day, and season 2 episode 7, Romani Resistance Day with Jud Nirenberg, author of the amazing book, Johann Trollmann and the Romani Resistance to the Nazis, which is available on Amazon or you can request it from your local bookstore and library.

    Thank you for listening to Romanistan podcast.

    You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much.

    Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic.

    Preorder our book, Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, available from Weiser Books in October 2024.

    Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries.

    Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens

    Conceived of by Paulina Stevens

    Edited by Cherub

    With Music by Viktor Pachas

    And Artwork by Elijah Vardo
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    12 mins
  • Musician Luiee Bloo

    Musician Luiee Bloo
    May 4 2024
    Known for their innovative approach to progressive music, Luiee Bloo (they/him) is a multi-instrumentalist, independent solo artist, producer, and audio engineer from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, CA. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of musical styles and influences, Luiee's sound is a captivating fusion of world rhythms, intricate melodies, and soulful emotions.

    He honed his skills as a guitarist and studied music theory. With a deep appreciation for both Romani and western contemporary music, Luiee's compositions blend elements of flamenco, rock/ metal, psychedelia, and electronica. As a solo artist, Luiee Bloo has embarked on an exciting new project, Wheel of Fortune. You can find his music anywhere.

    Follow Luiee on Instagram.

    You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much.

    Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic.

    Keep an eye out for our upcoming book on Romani fortune telling published by Weiser Books available October 2024.

    Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries.

    Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens

    Conceived of by Paulina Stevens

    Edited by Cherub

    With Music by Viktor Pachas & a sample of Luiee Bloo’s “Wheel of Fortune”

    And Artwork by Elijah Vardo
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    38 mins
  • World Roma Federation: International Roma Day on April 8th

    World Roma Federation: International Roma Day on April 8th
    Apr 3 2024

    Enjoy this interview with Deny Dobobrov and Janos Sztojka of World Roma Federation! WRF is hosting a flag raising ceremony in Chicago on April 8th for International Roma Day. To honor and share their work, we talked to them about their organization’s beginnings, upcoming events, and their vision for the future.

    Follow, support, & join World Roma Federation through their website at https://www.wrf-gov.org/ and on Twitter @ WRFederation, and Instagram @world_roma_fed_ and @deny_dobobrov.

    You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @romanistanpodcast, and on Twitter @romanistanpod. To support us, Join our Patreon for extra content or donate to Ko-fi.com/romanistan, and please rate, review, and subscribe. It helps us so much.

    Follow Jez on Instagram @jezmina.vonthiele & Paulina @romaniholistic.

    Keep an eye out for our upcoming book on Romani fortune telling published by Weiser Books available October 2024.

    Email us at romanistanpodcast@gmail.com for inquiries.

    Romanistan is hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens

    Conceived of by Paulina Stevens

    Edited by Cherub

    With Music by Viktor Pachas

    And Artwork by Elijah Vardo
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    47 mins
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a very chalenging podcast

I like the comparison with land ownership and Romani poeple and how much of access of land ownership it is incentive to own land. The similar happend with Romani people with end of 19th century with abolition of slavory in Romania who were forced to live with their landlords till the beginning of the socialism era.

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