Jan Hoblik was born in Czechoslovakia in 1963 and lived in Czech until 1998, experiencing communism in Czechoslovakia before Prague Spring and spending most of his memorable years in Czechoslovakia during the "normalization" period post-Prague

Episode 7: Ildiko's Life in Hungary

Jan 1st, 2021 1h 2m

In this episode, I chat with Ildiko Scott about her experiences in Hungary post World War II. Ildiko grew up during a turbulent time in Hungarian history after a devastating war and under the grip of the Soviet Union. She shares about her exper

Episode 6: Loredana's Life in Venezuela

Dec 10th, 2020 41m 39s

In this episode, Loredana shares her experience growing up in Venezuela, a country that used to be one of the prosperous countries in Venezuela and has seen an exodus of nearly 5 million people in recent years due to food, electricity, and medi

Episode 5: Jennifer's Life in China, Pt 2

Nov 2nd, 2020 41m 2s

In the second part to my interview with Jennifer Zeng, Jennifer tells us of when she first realized that China was lying to its citizens during the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, her experience with the religion Falun Gong, her time in Re-e

Episode 4: Jennifer's Life in China, Pt 1

Oct 2nd, 2020 37m 38s

In this episode, I chat with Jennifer Zeng about her experiences growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976). Her experiences are horrific. Learn about how China suppressed its people by totally controlling every aspect of th

Episode 3: Ramon's Life in Cuba

Sep 1st, 2020 39m 50s

In this episode, Ramon shares his experiences growing up in communist Cuba during the early 1960s. He shares how his family had to wait seven years to be allowed to leave Cuba, how his father was subsequently sent to the sugar cane farms to wor

Episode 2: Zdenka's Life in Czechoslovakia, Pt 2

Aug 1st, 2020 48m 31s

In this continuation of the conversation with Zdenka about her experience in Czechoslovakia during the normalization period of communism (1968-1989), we hear about Zdenka's participation in the Velvet Revolution. This ten-day protest began as a

Episode 1: Zdenka's Life in Czechoslovakia, Pt 1

Jun 23rd, 2020 41m 7s

In this episode, Zdenka shares her early childhood and aspects of her daily life growing up in Czechoslovakia during the normalization period of communism (1968-1989). She describes how her school life was affected by communism, her encounters

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