EstoCast

VEMU, EMW & Estonian Life

❗️🇪🇪 below❗️(ENG) Hello and welcome to EstoCast, a podcast presented by Estonian Museum Canada/VEMU, Estonian Music Week and Eesti Elu/Estonian Life newspaper. In each episode of Estocast, join us as we delve into another dimension of Estonian culture in Canada, Estonia, and elsewhere. Through discussions of books, music, art, history, science, and more, we discover what it is to be Estonian and what Estonian people have to offer the broader world. // (EST) Tere tulemast kuulama taskuhäälingut EstoCast, mida teevad ühisel jõul Väliseesti Muuseum/VEMU, Estonian Music Week ja ajaleht Eesti Elu/Estonian Life Torontos. Pakume eesti- ja ingliskeelset kuulamist kõigile, kel on tahtmist süveneda eesti kultuuri rikkusesse ja selle erinevatesse tahkudesse siin Kanadas, Eestis või mujal maailmas. Arutelud kirjanduse, muusika, kunsti, ajaloo, teaduse jm teemadel aitavad meil mõista, mida tähendab olla eestlane ja mida on eestlastel maailmale pakkuda.

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Welcome to EstoCast! | Tere tulemast kuulama taskuhäälingut EstoCast!

EstoCast

05/02/22 • 4 min

Tere tulemast, welcome! This is EstoCast!
EstoCast on uhiuus taskuhääling, kus arutleme teemadel, mis on meile, eestlastele siin välismaal elades tähtsad ning mis meid puudutavad. Ei tähenda, kas räägid eesti või inglise keelt või ehk tönkad koguni Estonglish’it! Taskuhäälingud toimuvad vaheldumisi eesti ja inglise keeles just selleks, et kõik huvilised leiaksid midagi enda jaoks teemadel, mis neid huvitavad. Muusika, ajalugu, raamatud, eestlaseks olemise võlud ja valud... sellest kõigest me räägimegi!
EstoCast started as a simple idea in the early part of 2022, to start a podcast where we could talk at length about this country that we call our home away from home—Estonia. Estonians love to talk about their country... and we hope you’ll like to listen just as much as we like to talk!
EstoCast jõuab teieni tänu Torontos Tartu College ́is sõbralikult koos tegutsevatele partneritele: Väliseesti Muuseum/VEMU ehk Estonian Museum Canada, VEMU seni suurim kultuuriprojekt Estonian Music Week ning ajaleht Eesti Elu/Estonian Life.
EstoCast came together through the joint collaboration of three distinct organizations working under the same roof in Toronto: VEMU Estonian Museum Canada, Estonian Music Week, and Eesti Elu / Estonian Life newspaper.
Be sure to follow us on your chosen streaming platform. Also make sure to subscribe to Estonian Museum Canada/VEMU and Estonian Music Week email newsletters and to Eesti Elu / Estonian Life newspaper. (Links below)
Meie teisi saateid saad kuulata sulle sobival taskuhäälingu platvormil. Ära unusta endale tellimast ka Väliseesti Muuseumi/VEMU ja Estonian Music Weeki e-uudiskirju ning ajalehe Eesti Elu/Estonian Life paber- või digilehte. (Lingid allpool)
Estonian Music Week IG + FB: @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
VEMU FB: https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca/
Eesti Elu/Estonian Life IG + FB: @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca

Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events
➡️ @vemu.emc
https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca

Setting the Scene with Krista Koger

EstoCast

02/15/23 • 38 min

As a film technician, Krista Koger has created all sorts of imaginative set decorations, special effects, and props to make believable visuals for major films and TV series. In this episode of EstoCast, she reveals:

🎬how the blacksmithing and jewellery design skills she developed at Eesti Kunstiakadeemia led to working on major shows and movies

🎬the way that exchange rates affect the amount of work that the Canadian film industry does

🎬why crews are always filming “mayonnaise commercials”

🎬and much more!
Organizations, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:

-IATSE 873: https://www.iatse873.com/

-NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) University: https://nscad.ca/

-Eesti Kunstiakadeemia: https://www.artun.ee/

-the departments of IATSE 873: https://www.iatse873.com/873-departments

-More about the term “Fraturday”: https://scottbaron.blog/2016/11/04/fraturday/#:~:text=What%20is%20Fraturday%3F,after%20the%20sun%20comes%20up

-More about the film industry’s “Mayonnaise commercial” fib: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtfcjBNrBbw&ab_channel=Aputure

-Kingston Penitentiary: https://www.kingstonpentour.com/

-Mayor of Kingstown, the show Krista worked on in Kingston, Ontario: https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/mayor-of-kingstown/umc.cmc.52b8sl24cni4kw4b75afuatt8

-Ontario locations in the show The Lake: https://torontolife.com/culture/every-ontario-location-that-shows-up-in-prime-videos-the-lake/

-12 famous movies filmed in Toronto: https://projects.thestar.com/filmed-in-toronto/

-The difference between haze and fog machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwcLCu6kf9Q&ab_channel=GetintheMix

-An example of how the film industry uses deepfake technology: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/deepfake-technology-future-of-film-industry/

-The difference between special effects and VFX: https://realtimeuk.com/blog/special-effects-vs-visual-effects/

-The Queen’s Gambit, another show Krista has worked on special effects for: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80234304

-Cry of Silence, a recent horror movie that Krista has been involved with: https://www.cryofsilence.com/

-Krista Koger’s page on IMDb (the Internet Movie Database): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13108817/

Bikes, boats, and paddleboards—a tour of the world with Markus Pukonen

EstoCast

08/16/23 • 56 min

It’s apparent that Markus Pukonen, the Founding Director and Lead Explorer of Routes of Change, loves movement, primarily through his own muscle power and in nature. He loves it so much that he went around the entire world over the last eight years without the use of motorized vehicles.
And now that he’s completed his travels and returned to Canada, we caught him for a short conversation, in which he tells us about:
🚴‍♂️what motivated him to travel eight years ago

🏄‍♂️the charitable causes he supported along the way

⛵️a windless (and then stormy) passage across the Indian Ocean

🎿and much more!Organizations, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:

-Markus’ nonprofit organization Routes of Change: https://routesofchange.org/

-a video of his arrival back in Toronto: https://www.instagram.com/p/CunFyVmAdOV/

-surfing in Tofino, British Columbia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2M84IJ71Ko&ab_channel=HighOnLife

-OAR Northwest’s rowing expedition around Vancouver Island : https://oarnorthwest.com/expeditions/salish-expedition-2012/

-toronto.com’s account of Markus and his friends rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in 2013: https://www.toronto.com/news/markus-pukonen-recounts-crossing-the-atlantic-ocean/article_72c8458e-b4fa-5210-82e6-5df1980adb2a.html?

-Markus’ YouTube channel with episodes documenting his journey: https://www.youtube.com/@Routesofchange

-Tim Harvey and Colin Angus, who circumnavigated the planet through human power: https://thetyee.ca/Books/2007/04/02/ColinAngus/

-Adam Kreek, Estonian-Canadian rower, business coach, and a friend of Markus: https://www.valuesdrivenachievement.com/

-Markus’ circumnavigation route map between 2015 and 2023: https://findpenguins.com/routesofchange

-a comparison of trimarans vs catamarans: https://www.windward-islands.net/blog/trimaran-vs-catamaran-what-are-the-differences/

-the first part of Markus’ trip down the Mekong River: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9LgVai4FIQ&ab_channel=RoutesofChange

-Prevent Cancer Now, one of the charities that Markus has supported: https://preventcancernow.ca/

-support Markus’ film and book projects and sign up to his updates through these links: https://routesofchange.org/give-change
https://routesofchange.org/signup

Henrik Ehte's Mission to Bring Estonian Funk to the World

EstoCast

01/18/23 • 55 min

It seems that for Henrik Ehte, funk and soul music introduce him to new friends, build incredible cultural events, and lead to the most serendipitous situations.

When you look at what the Estonian Funk Embassy—the organization he founded—has achieved, it’s remarkable how well operations and other things flow!
In this episode of EstoCast:

🎧 learn about the Estonian Funk Embassy team that makes it all happen

🎧 about Henrik and Lexsoul Dancemachine’s epic tour through Ontario and Québec

🎧 hear about what it is about funk and soul in particular that get Henrik and people all over the world moving

🎧 and much more!
People, places, and content mentioned in this episode include:

-The Estonian Funk Embassy: https://funkembassy.eu

-Lexsoul Dancemachine, the funk band that Henrik manages and who toured in Canada in September 2022: https://lexsouldancemachine.com/

-Rita Ray, who Henrik also manages and has previously performed at Estonian Music Week: https://www.facebook.com/ritaraymusic/

-Press coverage of Lexsoul Dancemachine and The Shuffle Demons’ double decker bus show in Toronto: https://streetsoftoronto.com/this-t-o-stylist-created-one-of-the-most-unexpected-fashion-moments-on-the-tiff-red-carpet/

-The band’s 2020 double-decker bus concert in Tallinn, Estonia: https://news.err.ee/1115454/gallery-lexsoul-dancemachine-performs-concert-on-moving-bus-in-tallinn

-Henrik’s Raadio 2 show, Estonian Funk Embassy: https://r2.err.ee/1608752683/estonian-funk-embassy-henrik-ehte

-Estrada Orchestra, a psychedelic jazz band represented by the Estonian Funk Embassy: https://estradaorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/playground

-The Soul Surfers, a band from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, who have collaborated with the Estonian Funk Embassy: https://soundcloud.com/the-soul-surfers

-Tallinn Music Week, the festival that Lexsoul Dancemachine played for early on: https://tmw.ee/

-POP Montréal festival: https://popmontreal.com/artists/lexsoul-dancemachine

-Lexsoul Dancemachine's 2022 release Lex On The Beach: https://lexsouldancemachine.bandcamp.com/album/lex-on-the-beach

-The Estonian Funk Embassy's Groove of ESSR II LP: https://funkembassy.eu/product/groove-of-essr-ii-lp/
-Lexsoul Dancemachine’s song “Coconuts”, from their 2017 album Sunny Holiday in Lexico: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Hi3IjEaE6xIn6I6oIB3Ba?si=62c566a9551a471d

Maagilisest reaalsusest minimalismini - vestlus Emilie Tamtikuga | From Magical Realism to Minimalism - A Conversation with Emilie Tamtik

EstoCast

07/20/22 • 34 min

(In 🇪🇪) Nagu pealkiri viitab, võib kirjanduse maailm olla tõeliselt huvitav rännak mille lõppu ei tahagi eales näha. Järjekordses saates vestleme noore eestlase Emilie Tamtikuga põnevatel kirjanduse ja raamatutega tegemist teemadel ning kuidas need on tema elus olnud mõjukad. Head kuulamist!
Teieni on jõudnud kõige värskem EstoCast’i saade, kus arutame noore eestlase Emilie Tamtikuga tuliseid teemasid, näiteks:
✅ mida lugemine ning kirjanduse maailm võib pakkuda nooremale generatsioonile
✅ kas raamatutel peaks alati olema spetsiifiline funktsioon või milline tasakaal võiks olla selle ning lihtsalt naudingu vahel
✅ põnevaid raamatu soovitusi mis pakuvad igale kuulajale huvi
✅ ...ning paljust muust!
Saates mainiti:

Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism (Fumio Sasaki) https://www.amazon.ca/Goodbye-Things-New-Japanese-Minimalism/dp/0393609030
Jack Edwards (raamatute ja kirjanduse huviline, arvustaja, suunamudija) https://www.youtube.com/c/thejackexperience/about
Killing Commendatore (Haruki Murakami) https://www.harukimurakami.com/book/killing-commendatore-2
Three-Body Trilogy (Cixin Liu) https://www.amazon.ca/Three-Body-Problem-Boxed-Set-Forest/dp/1250254493/ref=asc_df_1250254493/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=335200676533&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17030790559339603882&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000930&hvtargid=pla-833065963802&psc=1
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/6113/oryx-and-crake-by-margaret-atwood/9780307398482
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/115430/cloud-atlas-by-david-mitchell/9780676974942
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick) https://www.amazon.ca/Do-Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep/dp/0547572344
Blame! (Nihei Tsutomu) https://www.amazon.ca/BLAME-1-Tsutomu-Nihei/dp/1942993773

Meie teisi saateid saad kuulata sulle sobival taskuhäälingu platvormil. Ära unusta endale tellimast ka Väliseesti Muuseumi/VEMU ja Estonian Music Weeki e-uudiskirju ning ajalehe Eesti Elu/Estonian Life paber- või digilehte.
Estonian Music Week IG + FB: @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
VEMU FB: https://www.f

Examining humanity and equity in music with Anneliis Kits

EstoCast

11/08/23 • 63 min

As Anneliis Kits sees it, musicians are humans just like everyone else. And yet, in the way they are idolized and/or vilified, many artists have had their humanity taken away from them. She wants to change that, for the sake of their health and wellbeing.

She also cares deeply about women becoming more represented in the music industry. Having recently spent time in Canada as part of The Global Network for Women Music Producers, she joined us to talk about:🎤 how safety plays a major role in education and artistic exploration
🎤 being authentic and vulnerable in creating music
🎤 the positive change cultivated by The Global Network for Women Music Producers
🎤 and much moreKey items mentioned in this episode include:
-The Global Network for Women Music Producers: https://nac-cna.ca/en/international-producers-program#:~:text=The%20Global%20Network%20for%20Women%20Music%20Producers%20is%20an%20initiative,gender%20imbalance%20in%20their%20field.

-Anneliis Kits Kvartett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dbGf2UGxSc

-State of Zoe: https://stateofzoe.bandcamp.com/album/mind-part-i-ep

-Georg Ots Music School of Tallinn: https://otsakool.edu.ee/

-Sander Mölder: https://www.instagram.com/sandermolder/?hl=en

-guitarist and composer Merje Kägu: https://merjekagu.com/

-Reeperbahn Festival: https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/en

-Music Estonia: https://www.musicestonia.eu/

-Martiina Putnik: https://www.shesaid.so/martiina-putnik

-Heather Gibson: https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/heather-gibson

-MTL Women in Music: https://www.facebook.com/mtlwomeninmusic/

-PHI Centre, Montréal: https://phi.ca/en/centre/

-Elisa Pangsaeng: https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/elisa-pangsaeng

-Becki Whitton: https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/becki-whitton

-Honey Jam: https://honeyjam.com/

-Statistics on the underrepresentation of women in the music industry: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/women-in-music-study-annenberg-gender-inequality-1235052876/

-The Artist’s Way book: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6635667

Stillhead - Pounds Of Gold (feat. Zoe Ellying) [Anneliis’ pseudonym]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYgxW8XACDw

Multikultuursest maailmast - vestleme Mari Einmanniga

EstoCast

03/13/24 • 31 min

Reisimine on üks kõige parem viis õppida erinevatest kultuuridest, inimestest, kohtadest, ning sellest kuidas nad kõik omavahel kokku põimuvad. Noore eestlanna Mari Einmanni seikluslikest reisidest, kuidas need on ta silmi avanud kultuuride erinevustele ja sarnasustele ning paljust muust kuuled käesolevas värkses saates.

Sellel korral kuuled EstoCasti saates haaravatest multikultuursusega seotud teemadest, sealhulgas:

🌎 multikultuursusest laiemas maailmas

🌎 rahvuste sarnasustest ja erinevustest

🌎 muljeid Kanada, eriti Toronto, multikultuursest keskkonnast

🌎 kuidas reisimine aitab avada pilgu maailmale ja arendab arusaamist erinevatest kultuuridest
🌎 ...ja palju muud!
Saates mainiti:

-Koreatown

https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/midtown/koreatown/

Kensington Market

kensington market

Socials:
➡️ @estonianmusicweek
https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek
➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
➡️ @eestielu.ca
https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events

The Path of Diplomacy with Ambassador Toomas Lukk

EstoCast

09/14/22 • 34 min

Ambassadors can be seen as the public face of a country, someone who seeks a stronger relationship between their nation and a host country. You may have seen this first hand with former Estonian Ambassador to Canada, Toomas Lukk, who spoke at various Estonian events in Canada between 2018 and 2022.
But beyond surface level, what are the duties and responsibilities of an ambassador? What is it like to move around the world (as described in this audio clip) and switch the focus of your efforts frequently? In this episode of EstoCast, Ambassador Lukk describes the unexpected origins of his ambassadorial path, what he has experienced in Canada, and what’s next for him.
In this episode of EstoCast, Ambassador Lukk gives an inside look into:

✅ how he engaged with Canadians across Canada and also back in Estonia

✅ the symbolism of Halifax’s Pier 21 that connects both countries

✅ the other nations he’s served in over the last three decades

✅ his approach to learning new languages when assigned to a new posting

✅ and much more!
Content mentioned in this episode includes:
-the KESKUS groundbreaking event he spoke at: https://www.estoniancentre.ca/post/groundbreaking

-the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://www.vm.ee/en

-the Estonian embassy in Ottawa: https://www.estemb.ca/

One of Toomas Lukk's speeches, from the Ottawa rally in support of Ukraine: https://eestielu.com/et/arvamus/teised-arvamuslood/12657-speech-of-estonian-ambassador-toomas-lukk-at-ottawa-rally

-United States Foreign Service Institute language learning materials: https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/

-More historical information about Estonians in the maritime provinces of Canada: https://www.eesti.ca/ajalugu/en/2.html

-Archival photos of Estonian happenings in Nova Scotia: http://www.ra.ee/apps/valiseesti/index.php/en/photo/searchAdvanced?content_desc=Nova+Scotia&q=1

-The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada: https://pier21.ca/
EMW: on IG + FB @estonianmusicweek
VEMU: on FB @vemu.ca
Eesti Elu/Estonian Life: on IG + FB @eestielu.ca

Considering cultural integration with Sten Mahov

EstoCast

03/27/24 • 33 min

Over the course of the year that journalist Sten Mahov has lived in Montréal, he’s faced certain challenges in getting set up. For example, finding work and a place to live. However, he has also observed that Canada is a fruitful place for the cultures of the world to interact.

As we continue to explore the celebration of the Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia in this episode, hear Sten’s perspective on:
🇨🇦language learning as a pathway to understanding and appreciating cultural diversity

🇪🇪the way living in Canada allowed him to connect with part of his family history

🇨🇦some key cultural similarities between Québec and Estonia

🇪🇪and much more!

Content, concepts, and people mentioned in this episode include:

-The 2024 Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia: https://integratsioon.ee/en/2024-cultural-diversity-year

-Minu aasta Kanadas column: https://eestielu.ca/minu-aasta-kanadas/

-Differences between the French language from Québec and French language from France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977P97RgCvc

-More about the 1944 Suur põgenemine (Great Escape) as described by the Estonian Archives in Australia: https://archives.eesti.org.au/exhibitions/the-great-escape-1944/

-The approach to personal space as practised in Nordic countries like Finland and Estonia: https://en.biginfinland.com/personal-space-finland-countries/

-More about the use of credit scores in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/credit-reports-score/credit-report-score-basics.html

-How birch tapping works, for birch juice/water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHA1Z3qRIPk

-More about Québec language policy: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-language-policy

-Reactions to the “bonjour/hi” greeting in Québec: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/saq-reminds-employees-not-to-greet-customers-with-bonjour-hi

-The Montréal Estonian Society: https://www.facebook.com/montrealestoniansociety/

-Benny (Benny the Irish Polyglot) Lewis’ language learning blog: https://www.fluentin3months.com/

Algas Eesti Raamatu Aasta! Külas on dr. Kadri Tüür

EstoCast

02/05/25 • 59 min

2025. aasta on kuulutatud Eesti Raamatu Aastaks - möödub 500 aastat esimese eestikeelse trükise ilmumisest. Sel puhul kutsub EstoCast külla põnevaid inimesi - lihtsalt kirglikke raamatusõpru, aga ka selle valdkonna professionaale Eestist, Kanadast ja mujalt. Meie esimeseks külaliseks on Muhumaalt pärit dr. Kadri Tüür, kirjandusteadlane ja semiootik, kes õpetab alates 2024. aasta sügisest Toronto ülikoolis eesti keelt, kirjandust ja kultuuri. Vestleme Kadriga raamatute ja lugemise olulisusest eile, täna ja homme.

Tänases saates kuuleme sellest:

📕 kuidas raamatud Kadri ellu tulid

📕 mida ta arvab kohustuslikust kirjandusest kooliprogrammis

📕 kuidas inglise keel mõjutab noorte eesti keele oskust ning mida teha, et neid meelitada eestikeelset kirjandust lugema

📕 miks on eestikeelse trükisõna alalhoidmine ja toetamine tähtis

Saates mainiti:

- Raamatuaasta 2025: https://raamatuaasta.ee/et

- Toronto Eesti Täienduskoolide “Eesti Kirjanduse Päev 2025”: https://eestikool.ca/eesti-kirjanduse-paev-2025/

- Eesti Lastekirjanduse Keskus: https://elk.ee/

- VEMU 2. tõlkevõistlus: https://www.vemu.ca/teine-vemu-tolkevoistlus-on-puhendatud-raamatuaastale/

- Muinasjutt “Naeris”: https://www.ester.ee/record=b1275781*est

- “Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu”: https://www.apollo.ee/mees-kes-teadis-ussisonu.html