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Petra Bandula is a soccer player from Ontario Canada who plays for the University of Missouri and the Croatian U19 national team. On this episode of the All Things Croatia podcast, Petra talks about growing up close to her heritage, playing division 1 collegiate soccer, and what it means to represent Croatia. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petra.bandula/ I'm bringing my standup comedy show Croatian Roots, American Problems to Chicago on November 6th! Early show is sold out already so get your tickets to the late show here! https://www.redroomcomedyclub.com/events/croatian-roots-american-problems-9-30-pm #croatia #croatian #croatiafootball #hrvatska #hrvati

Marina Jurica is a Croatian-American who worked for NASA's JPL, is a meteorologist for CBS, and a trained opera singer. In this episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast, Marina talks about her incredible career and her love for Croatia, including the viral moment where she sang the Croatian National Anthem in the midst of thousands of booing England fans. She also was the MC for the Croatian National Football Team as they geared up to start to the World Cup in the USA! https://www.instagram.com/marinajuricainspace/?hl=en

In this episode of All Things Croatia, I sit down with Tanya Golešić, one of the most influential Croatian women in the global fashion industry. Born in Canada to Croatian parents from Zagreb, Tanya has built an extraordinary career leading some of the world's most recognized luxury brands, including Jimmy Choo, Ralph Lauren, Canada Goose, and now Mackage. We discuss her Croatian roots, the values and work ethic she inherited from her family, and how those experiences shaped her journey to the top of the luxury fashion world. Tanya also shares the story behind Mackage's collaboration with the Croatian National Football Team, and the story behind the awesome shoots with Luka Modrić, Joško Gvardiol, and more! https://www.instagram.com/tanyagolesic/ https://www.mackage.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooIN8nbG1LVi2xYERwmDb2uk65HeVsxvYuUu5klGv0J98tTl8Vq

CroSamurai is a Japanese-Australian with no Croatian roots who has taken an incredible liking to Croatian culture, language, and music! You may have seen his viral videos saying things like "Day 20/100 of singing Croatian songs." In this episode of the podcast, he talks about how he came in contact with Croatian culture and why it made such a big impact on his life. He also talks about some of his favorite Croatian songs, foods, and going to Croatia for the first time. Follow him on Insta at https://www.instagram.com/crosamurai/

Mario Klarić is a Croatian drummer and a member of the band Thompson, who just played the largest ticketed concert of all time in Zagreb, Croatia at the Hipodrom. Mario, from Karlovac, comes on the All Things Croatia Podcast to talk about his musical background, going to music school in New York, and all the details behind drumming at the largest paid concert in history! Listen in to hear him talk about the preparation that went into performing as well as the emotions he was feeling during the concert. - Follow him on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjqZfdbwn7MCLNlb0lZHCZA - Please make sure to follow All Things Croatia on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/allthingscroatiapodcast/ https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFDHZR0SRnT8LNZbf2Fn2?si=4ec4d2b5c0bc40d7 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-croatia/id1617545101

Ante Brzović is a Croatian basketball player currently playing Division 1 basketball in the US for Charleston where he’s currently averaging 19 points and 8 rebounds. In this episode Ante talks about growing up in Zagreb and his dream to play professional basketball in the NBA. Stay tuned to hear what the biggest culture shock was when he went to Texas! Watch his buzzer beater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_j58b2mL4&pp=ygUMYW50ZSBicnpvdmlj - Please make sure to follow All Things Croatia on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/allthingscroatiapodcast/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-croatia/id1617545101 https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFDHZR0SRnT8LNZbf2Fn2?si=dbf46df5c5e24db8&nd=1&dlsi=79642fe1fa8d4019

Kristina Kuzmič is an amazing author, comedian, social media personality, and public speaker who was born in Croatia and immigrated to the United States as a teenager. After winning Oprah's talent show in 2011, she started making videos of her own to show the real side of motherhood. She has written two books and tours the country doing standup comedy, showcasing some of the lessons and funny stories from her life. Kristina talks about growing up in Croatia and her plans to tour there next summer! https://kristinakuzmic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kristinakuzmic/?hl=en - Please make sure to follow All Things Croatia on Spotify/Apple Podcasts and Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/allthingscroatiapodcast/ https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFDHZR0SRnT8LNZbf2Fn2?si=dbf46df5c5e24db8

Marin Čilić, considered one of the greatest Croatian tennis players ever, if not THE greatest, took time to come on the All Things Croatia podcast and take some questions from our listeners. Marin talks about his childhood growing up in Medjugorje and how his dad helped support his dream to play tennis. Hear about his amazing U.S. Open win, his silver medal in the Olympics and the incredible work his charity, the Marin Čilić Foundation, is doing. Stay tuned to hear Marin answer fan questions as asked by you! (If you follow All Things Croatia on Instagram... thanks to those followers who sent their questions!) Make sure to follow on all platforms including YouTube and Instagram to see the entire interview as well as more Croatian content like street interviews and other clips!

James Webb, known as J Webby is an Australian competitive eater with Croatian roots. He is ranked number 1 in Australia and number 5 in the world as you can see his food challenges on social media with almost 2 million TikTok followers and almost 100 thousand Instagram followers! He talks about how his grandparents came from Croatia and how his Baba's cooking helped lead the way to his competitive eating career. Stay tuned to hear how he ate Australia's biggest burger and became famous almost overnight! - I'm excited to announce a stand up comedy tour in Croatia! I'll be telling jokes from my time living in Croatia and growing up in the Croatian community in Los Angeles! June 12th - Rijeka June 14th - Zagreb Hopefully more dates to come! Tickets for Rijeka only sold in person at Bacva Pub. https://www.facebook.com/events/427514460148020/?ref=newsfeed Tickets for Zagreb available here! https://www.eventbrite.de/e/stand-up-in-english-the-homeland-tour-ft-stanko-zovak-george-dulcich-tickets-913815696347?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

On the latest episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast is Doris Bačić, captain and goalie of the Croatian national soccer team. Doris talks about growing up in Neum, and her journey to playing for clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, and Napoli. She tells us what it means to be captain of the team, the challenges that come with that, as well as the pride she feels to wear the checkers and play for her country. Check out the All Things Croatia book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C59GDM2B?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 - I'll be performing standup comedy about my experience in Croatia at a show in San Diego, CA on May 18th! Tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/balkan-comedy-night-san-diego-tickets-888138184217

With her new single Gasoline, Marcela is burning up not only the Croatian music scene, but worldwide as well! Marcela is a Croatian singer songwriter who first appeared in 2011 on Croatia’s TV show, Looking for a Star, and has since wrote hit songs, including one that she performed on Dora, the Croatian national competition to select a song for Eurovision. Marcela talks about her musical influences from Pink to Guns N' Roses as well as the Dora competition in which she ended up as finalist! https://www.youtube.com/c/Marcelaisofficial/about https://www.instagram.com/marcelaisofficial/?hl=en - Check out the All Things Croatia book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C59GDM2B?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 I'll be performing Croatian related material at a standup comedy show in St Louis, MO on April 20th!

On this episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast, twin sisters Ivana and Josipa Jurković join to talk about their rowing success and their bid for the upcoming Summer Olympics! Ivana was Miss Sport Croatia in 2018, and both her and Josipa are in the Croatian Army Reserves. Stay tuned to hear about their bid for the Olympics, the advantages of being twins, and their favorite Croatian food! Check out the All Things Croatia book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C59GDM2B?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 - https://www.instagram.com/ivanaajurkovic/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/josipa.jurkovic_/?hl=en

On this episode of the All Things Croatia podcast is guest Katica Rakuljić, a model and TV presenter from Split. Though she moved to Sweden at a young age, Katica stayed very connected to her Croatian identity through traditions like kolo dancing at the local Croatian club, cheering for the Croatian football team, and visiting her homeland often. Katica competed in Miss Universe Croatia in 2011, winning first runner up and catching the eye of the industry, launching her international modeling career. Since then, she has lived and modeled all over the world but still feels at home when she's in Croatia. Most recently, Katica covered the Cannes Film Festival as a TV presenter and walked the red carpet as a model. Tune in to hear the full interview!Katica's Instagram-All Things Croatia: The Book!

On this episode of the All Things Croatia podcast is 17-year-old Croatian boxer and model Mariela Šteko. She recently won gold at the junior European Boxing Championships, now having twice been junior European champion. Born in Munich to Croatian parents from Tomislavgrad, Herzegovina, Mariela started in kickboxing before switching to boxing and choosing to represent Croatia. She discusses her boxing style and career highlights and also enjoys modeling in Germany and playing piano. Tune it to hear why Mariela chose to represent Croatia in boxing is a proud member of her local Croatian community. https://www.instagram.com/marielasteko/ All interviews are available with video on YouTube! https://youtube.com/@allthingscroatia?si=vAgz9QIlIpzrLhGM

On this episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast is Steve Pavlovic, known as Pav. Pav is a Croatian-Australian music entrepreneur and from booking some of the biggest bands in the 90’s, to starting his own record label, to putting on festivals in Croatia, he’s done it all. “For a fair bit of the 1990s, Steve Pavlovic was the coolest guy in Australia. Pav had the home phone numbers of everyone on the cutting edge, from Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl to Beastie Boys and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.” Pav talks about his Croatian roots and connecting with fellow Croat and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic after bringing Nirvana on their first tour to Australia. He also talks about starting his own record label and signing bands including Tame Impala and Wolfmother. Stay tuned to hear about the festivals on a Croatian island he used to put on as well as how he’s currently enjoying his time on the island of Vis!- https://www.instagram.com/this_is_unpopular/