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In her research, Dr. Kaia Tombak has challenged long-held assumptions in evolutionary biology, such as the idea that male mammals are always larger than females.  As she describes it, there is a significant proportion of animal species in which males and females are typically the same size, or where females are larger. And this is just one of the discoveries she has made as a biologist, through work in the field and at universities, across Africa and North America. In this episode of EstoCast, hear about: 🦓the technology Kaia has used to photograph and analyze the movements of zebras 🐒the egalitarian societies of red colobus monkeys in Uganda 🌅humans as an integrated part of the animal kingdom 🦈and much more! Things mentioned in this episode:  -Dr. Kaia Tombak’s website: https://www.kaiatombak.com/  -Kaia’s work in the Kenyan savannah: https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-reexamine-why-zebra-stripes-mysteriously-repel-flies -a video about Kaia’s study of sharks in South Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjoP32oIUm0 -Eesti Elu’s interview with Kaia’s parents about their work around the world: https://eestielu.ca/nadala-portree-leena-tiismann-ja-mihkel-tombak-edukad-karjaarid-mitmes-riigis-pereelu-ning-uhendav-eestlus/  -zoonotic diseases: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/zoonotic-diseases -how wildlife filmmakers use camera traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etC6rD5Emkc  -zebra stripe recognition technology: https://www.audubon.org/news/new-technology-identifies-zebras-their-stripes  -sexual size dimorphism as investigated by Dr. Tombak: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45739-5  -Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda: https://www.rwenzorimountainsnationalpark.com/ -Rayleigh scattering, which affects the colour we perceive when looking at the sky: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/maps-tools-publications/satellite-elevation-air-photos/interactions-atmosphere  -loons in Ontario and the issues affecting them: https://www.thelandbetween.ca/2021/01/are-we-losing-the-loons/ 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

Lea Kreinini nimi on paljudele Toronto eestlasele tuttav, kuna ta on mõnda aega siin meie seas elanud ja saadab nüüd Eestist kaastöid ajalehele Eesti Elu. Lea on pidanud huvitavaid ameteid - ta on õpetanud eesti keelt võõrkeelena, tegutsenud giidi, tõlkija ja kirjanikuna. Ta on elanud ka Ungaris ja Šotimaal, lüües kõikjal kaasa eesti kultuurielus ja hariduslikes ettevõtmistes. Meie värskes saates kuuletegi Lea seikluslikust elukäigust ja arvukatest tegemistest, aga jätkuva raamatuaasta puhul räägime ka lugemisest, kirjutamisest ja kirjandusest üldse.  Saates kuulete: 📕 kuidas Least sai esmalt suur raamatusõber ja viimaks ka kirjanik 📗 milliseid kogemusi on pakkunud elu võõrsil 📘  kuidas keelteoskus avardab lugeja maailmapilti ja lugemine toetab keeleoskuse omandamist  📙 kui lihtne või raske on kirjutada raamatut omaenda elust Saates mainiti: - Lea Kreinin, “Minu Ungari”: https://petroneprint.ee/raamatud/minu-ungari-2/ - Lea Kreinin, “Kõik algab kassist”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/koik-algab-kassist-lihtne-lugemine-alates-a2-tasemest.html - Magda Szabó: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5168929.Magda_Szab_ - Lilli Luuk: https://headread.ee/en/guest/lilli-luuk-2/ - Sven Mikser, “Vareda”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200725595-vareda - Krisztina Toth “Piksel”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/kaasaegne-ilukirjandus/e-raamat-piksel/1848691 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

Though places and opportunities to play their music are somewhat limited in Uppsala, Sweden, heavy folk band Fränder—including their Estonian flautist, bagpipe player, and singer Säde Tatar—have taken it upon themselves to make their own events happen, and that includes the Nordic Now! festival in New York City. Soon, owing to the impact they’ve made, they’ll be working together with the renowned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. They’ll also be playing two dates in Ontario, Canada this coming January, before which you can listen to EstoCast and hear from Säde about: 🇪🇪 how she ended up moving to Sweden and working as a musician there 🇸🇪 a Swedish legend about a forest being that the band teaches audiences about 🪈 the many cultural crossovers around the Baltic Sea 🎻 and much more! Things mentioned in this episode include: -Flautist, bagpipe player, and vocalist Säde Tatar: https://www.instagram.com/sadetatarmusic/?hl=en  -Fränder: https://www.frander.se/  -A recap of Fränder’s 2018 show at Hugh’s Room Live: https://eestielu.ca/estonian-culture-links-fraender-and-ariko-at-hugh-s-room-live-november-6th-2018/  -the band’s tour dates, including a show on Saturday January 17th, 2026 at Revival in Toronto: https://www.frander.se/live/  -Ariko, the Franco-Ontarian family band: https://www.youtube.com/c/ArikoMusique  -Mariposa Folk Festival: https://mariposafolk.com/  -Sutari trio: https://www.sutari.pl/bio-eng  -Polska music and dance: https://levandekulturarv.se/in-english/the-inventory/submissions/polska---music-and-dance  -Mazurek, a Polish music form and dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vfnA_1pjk  -Sutartinės, Lithuanian multipart songs: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sutartins-lithuanian-multipart-songs-00433  -More about the Skogsrå in Swedish folklore: https://rebeckaelin.com/home/2018/10/29/sjr-spirit-guardian-of-the-lake  -the history of the säckpipa (Swedish bagpipes): http://olle.gallmo.se/sackpipa/  -More about the torupill (the Estonian bagpipe): https://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/articles/2015/chanter/summer/the-estonian-bagpipe-torupill/  -Swedish multi-instrumentalist and composer Ale Möller: https://www.alemoller.com/  -Fränder on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frandermusic/?hl=en  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

Igal inimesel on oma lugu. Toronto eestlase Anneli Andre Barretti elutee on olnud eriti põnev. Pärast töötamist inglise keele õpetajana Kanadas on ta reisinud erinevatesse riikidesse Project TEMBO vahendusel, et õpetada seda keelt Aafrikas jm eksootilistes paikades. Inglise keelt on ta õpetanud ka PEN Canada vabatahtlikuna - pagulaskirjanikele. Kust sai aga alguse Anneli armastus kirjanduse vastu, mil viisil tulid tema ellu õppeseiklused ja veel paljust muust saad teada tänasest episoodist.  Käesolevas saates kuulete: 📜 kust tuli VEMU raamatuklubi idee ja mida selle vedamine on Annelile pakkunud 📜 kust on pärit Anneli austus ja armastus kirjanduse vastu 📜 kuidas tegutsemine PEN klubis on süvendanud armastust kirjanduse vastu 📜 miks on oluline arendada lastes lugemisharjumust Saates mainiti:  - PEN Canada: https://pencanada.ca/ - Project TEMBO: https://www.projectembo.org/ - VEMU raamatuklubi: https://www.vemu.ca/et/event/28-veebruar-2018-vemu-eestikeelse-raamatuklubi-teine-kohtumine/ - Margaret Atwood, “The Handmaid’s Tale”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34454589-the-handmaid-s-tale - F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby”: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Great-Gatsby/F-Scott-Fitzgerald/9781982146702 -  PEN Canada, “The Uncaged Voice: Stories by Writers in Exile”: https://pencanada.ca/readers-writers/anthologies-books/ - Global Crossroad: https://www.globalcrossroad.com/ - George Eliot, “Middlemarch”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19089.Middlemarch - Urmas Vadi, “Kuu teine pool”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200433154-kuu-teine-pool - Abraham Verghese, “Cutting for Stone”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3591262-cutting-for-stone - Mart Sander, “Litsid”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/litsid.html - Andrei Hvostov, “Sillamäe passioon”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12279440-sillam-e-passioon 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

Speaking with educator and singer-songwriter Tiiu Strutt, we find that every animal track, every song, every puppet show, and every conversation is a learning opportunity. And moreover, an avenue to instilling a sense of wonder in learners of all ages. In the newest episode of EstoCast, hear about: 🐾why the land is so important in her educational work 🐾striving for equality and respect in nature 🐾how she returned from a musical hiatus and discovered Estonian folk music archives and re-connected with her Estonian roots 🐾and much more! Things mentioned in this episode include: -Land Heart Song, Tiiu’s music and education project: https://landheartsong.com/  -outdoor educator and children’s musician Pete Moss: https://www.petemossmusic.com/  -musician and author Ginalina: https://www.ginalinamusic.com/  -Kidzac @ the TRANZAC: https://folkmusicontario.org/blogs/fmo-news-fb40f6b8-b45c-4149-a3f2-f848dc0688bb/posts/7487859/kidzac-the-tranzac  -“Lase kiike käia” (“Let the Cradle Rock”):  the Estonian lullaby that Tiiu and Ginalina performed: https://www.folklore.ee/pubte/eraamat/rahvamuusika/en/029-Lase-kiik-kaia  -Remembered and Remixed by Ginalina, featuring friends from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble: https://www.rememberedandremixed.com  -poet, essayist, and singer Kaja Weeks: https://lyricovertones.com/  -Lauliku lapsepõli (The Songster’s Childhood): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUOpSU7j8mg  -Mari Kalkun’s 2023 album Stories of Stonia: https://open.spotify.com/album/66OZWhSFU4XUsggIFhmT0T  -Land Heart Song’s blog post: “Race and the Environment”: https://landheartsong.com/2020/08/24/race-the-environment/ -Land Heart Song’s blog post “You Belong Here- The Making of the Song”: https://landheartsong.com/2025/08/14/you-belong-here-the-making-of-the-song/ -Child & Nature Alliance of Canada: https://childnature.ca  -Land Heart Song’s events: https://landheartsong.com/events/  -folk duo Hypnosis Negative: https://hypnosisnegative.com  -folk quartet Curly Strings: https://www.curlystrings.ee  -Tiiu’s 2023 album Songs for Tree: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yp466ecJtu2ZJeUnsQhSh  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

Eesti keel on eestlaste meelest teadagi kõige ilusam keel maailmas, aga seda peetakse ka üheks raskemini õpitavaks keeleks. See ei takistanud Ameerikast Minnesotast pärit tõlkijal, kirjanikul ja muusikul Adam Cullenil, kelle soontes ei voola tilkagi eesti verd, seda keelt laitmatult ära õppimast ja eesti kultuuriruumi sulandumast. Kuulake ja saate teada, millega meie maa ja keel Adami ära võlusid, kes on tema lemmikkirjanikud Eestis ja mujal, miks ta elab Haapsalus ja veel palju muud.  Tänases saates kuulete:  ✍🏻 kuidas Adam sattus Eestisse, kus ta on tänaseks peaaegu 20 aasta elanud  ✍🏻 mis nippe ta kasutas eesti keele selgeks õppimiseks ✍🏻 kuidas sai Adamist üks tunnustatumaid eesti kirjanduse tõlkijaid ja miks see töö talle meeldib ✍🏻 miks ta luuletab eesti keeles  ✍🏻 mis muljed jäid Adamil Toronto eesti kogukonnast, mida ta tänavu septembris külastas  Saates mainiti:  - Lennart Meri “Silverwhite,” tõlkinud Adam Cullen: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/silverwhite/ - J.R.R. Tolkien “Sõrmuste isand”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/fantaasia/sormuste-isand/1781320 - C.S. Lewis, “Narnia kroonikad”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/en/books/fiction/young-adult/narnia-kroonikad/622699 - Bill Watterson, “Calvin and Hobbes” koomiksiseeria: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77727.Calvin_and_Hobbes - Harper Lee, “Tappa laulurästast” tõlkinud Valda Raud: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791783-tappa-laulur-stast - Barry Lopez “Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264402.Giving_Birth_to_Thunder_Sleeping_with_His_Daughter - Eduard Vilde, “Mäeküla piimamees”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/ajalooline-romaan/maekula-piimamees/839917 - Andrus Kivirähk, “Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/kaasaegne-ilukirjandus/mees-kes-teadis-ussisonu/17033 - Peeter Sauter, “Don’t Leave Me Alone” tõlkinud Adam Cullen: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/dont-leave-me-alone-a-love-story/9781954306035.html - Triinu Laan, “John the Skeleton” tõlkinud Adam Cullen: https://sonderbooks.com/blog/?p=45408 - Adami raamatupood/kohvik Haapsalus “Pagu”: https://eestielu.ca/haapsallu-pakku-kulaskaik-adam-culleni-raamatupoodi-pagu-galerii/ 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

Eestlus (Estonianness) is a state of being, identity, and feeling that has a multiplicity of variations. This time on EstoCast, we’re fortunate to hear about it from an Estonian-Australian point-of-view. Coming from Sydney, Australia, Lachlan Bell is an artist and designer, a researcher in the field of folkloristics and heritage, and a community leader. This past summer, he was in Ontario, Canada getting to know the present-day and historic activities of Estonian summer camps. And what he’s seen in Canada has instigated an insightful conversation about life in Australia, a place with uncanny similarities to Canada, as he puts it. In this episode of EstoCast, Lachlan talks about: ☀️what he hopes to bring home from his time at three Estonian summer camp locations in Canada ⏱️the presence of Estonians in Australia going back as far as the 1920s 🌱revitalizing the Estonian niche wall section in the southern hemisphere’s largest cemetery 🇪🇪and much more! Things mentioned in this episode:  -Lachlan Bell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loch.man/?hl=en  -The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies program at the University of Tartu: https://ut.ee/en/curriculum/folkloristics-and-applied-heritage-studies  -Jõekääru Estonian Children's Camp: https://joekaaru.com/en/summer-camp  -Seedrioru Estonian Children's Summer Camp: https://seedrioru.com/web2/about-us/  -Kotkajärve Camp: https://globalestonian.com/en/kotkajärve-camp  -Sõrve Estonian Children's Summer Camp: http://www.sorve.org.au  -Sydney Eesti Maja: https://sydneyeestiselts.org.au  -EstWest: https://eesti.org.au/organisations/estwest/  -Estonians in Adelaide: https://adelaide.eesti.org.au  -Estonians in Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneEestiSelts/  -the Estonian House in Melbourne: https://globalestonian.com/en/estonian-house-melbourne  -History of the Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia: https://ecfa.eesti.org.au/about/history/  -about the Estonian community in Thirlmere: https://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/fromestonia/journeys-1st.html  -Rookwood Necropolis: https://rookwoodnecropolistrust.com.au  -Embroidery from Muhu: https://threadwritten.com/journal/2021/1/5/estonian-muhu  -Lachlan’s past exhibitions: https://lcbell.cargo.site/  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

Torontost pärit eestlane Riina Kindlam on nüüdseks juba üle paarikümne aasta elanud Eestis. Tema nime näeb tihti Eesti Elu veergudel ning ka teistes väljaannetes. Aga kuidas ta jõudis kirjutamise ja luuletamiseni? Kuidas on kulgenud Eesti kultuuri ja keelde sukeldumine seal elades? Mis tõmbab teda kirjanduse, eriti selle lühivormide poole? Kuulake ja saate teada! Tänases saates kuulete:  📕 Millised on Kanada ja Eesti kultuuri- ja kirjandusmaailmade erinevused 📗 Mis inspireeris Riinat juba nooruses luuletamisega tegelema 📘 Kuidas on Eestisse kolimine ja seal elamine mõjutanud Riina lugemisharjumusi 📙 Kuidas ja mida võiksime lugeda, olgu nooremas või küspemas eas Saates mainiti:  - Riina Kindlam, “Metsavaht”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/metsavaht.html - Helga Nõu, “Oi oi oi - mis juhtus?”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/lasteraamatud/koolieelikutele-vanus-4-6/oi-oi-oi-mis-juhtus/1685615 - Ellen Niit, “Triinu ja Taavi lood”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/en/books/childrens-books/ages-4-to-6/triinu-ja-taavi-lood/997934 - Marguerite Henry, “Misty of Chincoteague”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17461.Misty_of_Chincoteague -Harper Lee, “Tappa laulurästast” (tõlkinud Valda Raud): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791783-tappa-laulur-stast - J.D. Salinger, “Kuristik rukkis” (tõlkinud Valda Raud): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33959636-kuristik-rukkis - Olga Tokarczuk, “Aja oma atra läbi koolnute kontide”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50888639-aja-oma-atra-l-bi-koolnute-kontide - Mathura (Margus Lattik), “Jääminek”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33303703-j-minek - Tove Jansson, “Suveraamat” (tõlkinud Maarja Aaloe-Laur): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17878239 - Brigitta Davidjants, “Loomingu raamatukogu”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/loomingu-raamatukogu-10-11-2025-brigitta-davidjants-plahvatus-natsuputkas-ja-teisi-jutte-1.html - Olavi Ruitlane, “Vee peal”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25855099-vee-peal - Dominique Fortier “Paberlinnad” (tõlkinud Laura Christine Arba): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199179308 - Tõnu Õnnepalu, “Aaker”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/aaker.html - Eerik Purje, “Vakamaast aakriteni”: https://www.apollo.ee/et/vakamaast-aakriteni.html 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

Erik Kreem and his music have been featured previously in the “Memories of Home” online concert series presented by VEMU and its project Estonian Music Week. And also in the pages of Eesti Elu / Estonian Life newspaper. But never on an episode of EstoCast. There’s a good deal to catch up on, and Erik has a bundle of stories and thought-provoking musical commentary to kick off this new season of our podcast. In this episode of EstoCast, hear about: 🎼 the beauty and ease of the piano to channel ideas from the mind into compositions 🎼 J.S. Bach’s musical challenge from King Frederick II of Prussia 🎼 his playing on a 1,077 pipe organ for a recent folk rock song 🎼 and much more! Things mentioned in this episode include: -Erik’s “Memories of Home” concert video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q6rHaU2LV0  -Follow Erik Kreem on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikkreemmusic/  -Bach's Mass in B minor (BWV 232): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FLbiDrn8IE  - “Laulja” by Veljo Tormis: https://www.google.com/search?q=laulja+veljo+tormis+2025#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d8223314,vid:a1SfeU8y8aQ,st:0  - “Give Me Love” by Renan Deodato, which Erik played organ on: https://open.spotify.com/track/2GCe7wqZU2FpIDujKGjgVX?si=A_OK5jCrQB-vXCdhJYgPbw&nd=1&dlsi=d945453b5b644f71  -Erik demonstrates the organ of St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Toronto: https://eestielu.ca/watch-this-estonian-canadian-shows-us-the-physics-of-a-massive-pipe-organ/  -Bach’s “Crab Canon” on a Möbius Strip, part of “Das Musikalische Opfer” (“The Musical Offering”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUHQ2ybTejU&t=75s  -Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24113.G_del_Escher_Bach  -Images and videos of Erik Kreem’s “Päike, Kuu” being performed in 2023: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0xNptsck2/?hl=en&img_index=1  -More about Erik Kreem’s work with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra: https://ksorchestra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Kreem_Waltz.pdf  -Chopin’s Ballade No. 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F5glYefwio&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD  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

Tere tulemast EstoCasti värske, 4. hooaja esimesse saatesse! Kuna käimas on raamatuaasta, räägime antropoloogi ja raamatusõbra Anna-Kristiina Paega raamatute lugemisest, aga ka kirjutamisest. Anna-Kristiina oli augustikuus külas VEMU arhiivis Torontos, kus ta tegi magistriõppe praktikat, kogudes materjali oma uurimistöö jaoks. Saates kuulete, millistesse riikidesse on Anna-Kristiina elutee teda viinud, mis teda võlub raamatute juures ja miks on tore olla raamatukoi. Head kuulamist! Tänases saates kuulete:  📕 kuidas raamatukoguhoidja tütrest sai kirglik lugeja, aga ka luuletaja 📗 kas antropoloogia-õpingutel on pistmist kirjandusega 📘 kuidas elamine erinevates kultuurides ja lugemine mitmes keeles avardab vaadet nii kirjandusele kui maailmale 📙 millised on Anna-Kristiina meeldejäävaimad lugemiselamused läbi aegade Saates mainiti:  - “Karlsson katuselt,” Astrid Lindgren: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/lasteraamatud/nooremale-koolieale-vanus-7-9/karlsson-katuselt/22622 - “Sipsik,” Eno Raud: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/lasteraamatud/nooremale-koolieale-vanus-7-9/sipsik/27130 - “Viplala lood,” Annie M.G. Schmidt: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/lasteraamatud/nooremale-koolieale-vanus-7-9/viplala-lood/1993230 - “Bullerby lapsed,” Astrid Lindgren: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32805115-bullerby-lapsed - “East of Eden,” John Steinbeck: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4406.East_of_Eden - “The Death of Tony: On Belonging in Two Worlds,” Antanas Sileika: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-death-of-tony-on-belonging-in-two-worlds/9781738993345.html - “Tantsi tolm põrandast,” Kairi Look: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223872935-tantsi-tolm-p-randast - Jack London, kirjanik: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-London 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

When the grandmother of Camille Intson (AKA Camie, @thecamiliad ) passed away, she left countless photographs and pieces of history that led Camille to investigate her family history and Estonian heritage in a deep way, ultimately leading to a road trip across Estonia with her mother and eventually, an exhibit at VEMU Estonian Museum Canada. As we found out in conversation with her recently, this journey and her research practice is intertwined with a career as a musician, playwright, and artist. In the latest episode of EstoCast, hear: 📸how Camille witnessed the ongoing military legacy of her great-grandfather in Estonia 🎙️how connections with other people and places form into songs ⚖️a discussion about truth, subjectivity, and unanswerable questions 🔉and much more Things mentioned in this episode include: -Camie’s 2019 album Renegade: https://open.spotify.com/album/3tI8Nj1NJvRCCZyyKXMyBG  -her 2024 album POEMS IN THE ASHES: https://open.spotify.com/album/1RB0nN7UrhW02TpBujwEJQ  -the 2021 EP Troubadour: https://open.spotify.com/album/2GxCg101ZEaRRQv200YXbt  -Camille and her mother’s exhibit “To Estonia, With Love: An Intergenerational Travelogue”: https://www.vemu.ca/event/exhibition-opening-to-estonia-with-love-an-intergenerational-travelogue/  -Camie’s song “Claudia”: https://open.spotify.com/track/5PnwXSFlaHJ6ik8rneucN9  -the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/  -more about their summer program: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/the-estonian-institute-of-historical-memory-summer-school-for-teachers-scholars-28-july-2-august-2024-the-fateful-year-of-1944/  -Camille’s maternal great-grandfather, Johann-Bernhard Haljaste: http://prosopos.esm.ee/index.aspx?type=1  -a bit more about the Pioneer Battalion (Pioneerpataljon) based in Nõmme, Tallinn: https://db.esap.ee/object/t-1460  -Camille Intson’s plays: https://www.camilleintson.com/playwriting  -The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto: https://ischool.utoronto.ca/  -the Queer GLAM course at U of T: https://ischool.utoronto.ca/course/queer-glam/  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

Küllap oleme kõik filmihuvilised - käime kinos uusi linateoseid vaatamas või naudime neid kodus striimides. Kuid millised on filmitööstuse telgitagused? Kuidas jõudis üks Kanada eestlane filmiinimeste mekasse, Hollywoodi, ja kuidas ta ennast seal tunneb? Vastuseid neile küsimustele ja palju muud huvitavat leiate meie tuliuues vestluses filmioperaator Alar Kiviloga. Värskes saates kuulete: 🎬 Alar Kivilo perekonna teekonnast Kanadasse ja tema lapsepõlvest Montrealis 🎬 Kuidas jõudis filmimees Hollywoodi 🎬 Mis teda filmikunsti puhul kõige enam käivitab ja inspireerib    🎬 Ameerika ja Euroopa filmitööstuse erinevustest Saates mainiti:  Pimedate Ööde filmifestival: https://poff.ee/ Alari raamat “Operaator. Meie mees Hollywoodis”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/biograafiad-ja-memuaarid/kirjandus-teater-ja-kino/operaator-meie-mees-hollywoodis/1588847 Tõde ja õigus film (“Truth and Justice”): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5593384/ “Schindler’s List”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler's_List “Sophie’s Choice”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084707/ Alari ja tütre Saskia näitus “Fotokontakt”: https://dokfoto.ee/programm/alar-ja-saskia-kivilo-fotokontakt/ 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

To be a filmmaker, you need to control the wildest variables imaginable, such as extreme weather and explosions, while also making a moving work of art with great sensitivity and attention to detail. In the newest episode of EstoCast, filmmaking duo Tiiu Loigu and William Shockley are showing us how they achieved that in their latest film, Long Shadows, due for theatrical release on September 26th, 2025. Come along to San Diego, California, where we’ll hear about: 🌅how country music brought William and Tiiu together 🎥the Hollywood veterans and rising stars bringing this tale of tragedy and redemption to viewers 🌵authentically depicting the design and clothing of the American southwest in the 1880s 🐎and much more! Things mentioned in this episode include: -Tiki Tāne Pictures: https://tikitane.com/  -Dermot Mulroney: https://www.instagram.com/dermotmulroney/?hl=en  -Jacqueline Bisset: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000302/  -Sarah Cortez: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_cortez.x/  -Blaine Maye: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8687169/  -WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival https://www.worldfest.org  -Award-winning costume designer Paula Rogers: https://www.instagram.com/paularogerscostumes/  -Country music duo Brooks & Dunn: https://www.brooks-dunn.com/  -Kix Brooks’ song “New To This Town”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04C7sxDKvIg  -Grainger Hines: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385674/  -Tom Brady, partner at Tiki Tāne Pictures: https://tikitane.com/team_members/tom-brady/  -Old Tucson Studios: https://oldtucson.com/  -Jane Eyre (with Michael Fassbender): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IFsdfk3mlk  -Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PpgPxjzbkA  -Composer Tommy Fields: https://tommyfieldsmusic.com/  -Tiff Jensen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5033994/  -Quiver Distribution: https://www.quiverdistribution.com/  -Champ & Pepper: https://www.champandpepper.com/  -Tiiu Loigu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiiuloigu/?hl=en  -William Shockley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williamshockley/? 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

Torontos käis hiljuti koolijuhtide ja haridustegelaste delegatsioon Eestist. EstoCasti stuudios jagasid mõtteid kohustuslikust kirjandusest Eesti koolides Pelgulinna Riigigümnaasiumi direktor Indrek Lillemägi (töötanud emakeeleõpetajana 4 aastat), Võru Gümnaasiumi õppejuht Annely Hindrikson (töötanud emakeeleõpetajana 16 aastat) ja Narva Eesti Gümnaasiumi juht Irene Käosaar (erialaks eesti keel teise keelena). Vestlust juhtis esmakordselt Toronto ülikooli eesti keele ja kultuuri lektor Kadri Tüür.  Millest räägiti?   ✍🏻 Mida õpilased Eesti koolides peavad lugema ja kui palju on õpetajal vabadust loetavate teoste valikul? ✍🏻 Kuidas toimib koostöö teiste lugemist toetavate asutustega (raamatukogud, kirjandusajakirjad, üritused)? ✍🏻 Miks peab raamatuid lugema ja mis on kirjanduse ning lugemise mõte? ✍🏻 Mida õpilased võiksid lugeda ja mida nad ei peaks lugema?  Saates mainiti:  Oskar Luts “Kevade”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/klassika-ja-eeposed/kevade/1234753?isbn=9789949348459 A.H. Tammsaare “Tõde ja õigus”: https://www.digiraamat.ee/product/Tode-ja-oigus-I-146 Andrus Kivirähk “Leiutajateküla Lotte”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/lasteraamatud/nooremale-koolieale-vanus-7-9/leiutajatekula-lotte/16675?isbn=9789949139361 Aidi Vallik “Pints ja Tutsik”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15841084-pints-ja-tutsik Mika Keränen: https://elk.ee/lastekirjandus/kirjanikud/mika-keranen/ Riina Pauklin “Suure Lohe maa. Värava saladus”: https://raamatukodu.ee/suure-lohe-maa-varava-saladus/ Mehis Heinsaar “Härra Pauli kroonikad”: https://www.apollo.ee/harra-pauli-kroonikad.html Ulmeajakiri “Reaktor”: https://www.ulmeajakiri.ee/?summary Philip Pullman “Kuldne kompass”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15980352-kuldne-kompass Stanisław Rem “Solaris”: https://rahvaraamat.ee/et/raamatud/ilukirjandus/ulme/solaris/803879?isbn=9780571311576 Lauri Räpp: https://www.laurirapp.ee/ Loomingu Raamatukogu: https://www.loominguraamatukogu.ee/ Brigitta Davidjants “Plahvatus nätsuputkas ja teisi jutte”: https://www.loominguraamatukogu.ee/10-11-brigitta-davidjants-plahvatus-natsuputkas-ja-teisi-jutte/ Kairi Look “Tantsi tolm põrandast”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223872935-tantsi-tolm-p-randast 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

Kirjanikel ja loovatel inimestel üldse on sageli mõni lemmikkoht, kus uusi ideid genereerida. Tuntud ja tunnustatud eesti kirjaniku ja semiootiku Valdur Mikita jaoks on see paik keset metsa, kus saab rahulikult oma mõtetega olla. Sellest, kuidas loodus inspireerib tema kirjatöid ja paljust muust kuuletegi meie uues saates. Vestlusest saate teada:   📕Raamatuaasta tähistamisest Eestis 📗Sellest, kus on hea raamatuid lugeda 📘Eestlase identiteedist ja selle seosest looduse ning raamatukultuuriga 📙Valdur Mikita 2015. aasta Kanada reisist Saates mainiti:  Hasso Krulli dissertatsioon “Kosmiline trikster eesti mütoloogias”: https://www.artun.ee/en/hasso-krull/ “Kukeseene kuulamise kunst,” Valdur Mikita: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36946070-kukeseene-kuulamise-kunst-l-nemeresoome-elutunnet-otsimas Uku Masing: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uku_Masing Jaan Kaplinski: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Kaplinski Oskar Loorits: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Loorits “Vaimu arheoloogia,” Jaak Panksepp: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75509956-vaimu-arheoloogia 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