

The International Podcast
Crossroads Media
Conversations with expats in Austria.
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Oct 29, 2022 • 1h 39min
#17 - Estefanía Piñón - Mexican Feminist Activist
Estefanía left her home country Mexico to first move to Argentina, then Spain, Germany, and finally to Vienna, where she is working as a migration and labor policy advocate and also co-founding/leading the Network of International Women in Austria (niwa-at.org), a non-profit organization.

Oct 20, 2022 • 47min
#16 - Nina Jakic Serbian Event Manager
While finishing her architecture studies six years ago, Nina Jakic started working at the Vienna Business Agency and slowly moved to their Expat Center where she's still creating and managing expat-related events.Stay informed about the next events by visiting https://viennabusinessagency.at/international-business/expat-center/

Sep 2, 2022 • 37min
#15 - Samantha Pyra US Filmmaker
Samantha Pyra is a North American Vienna-based filmmaker. She has recently opened a creative space in Vienna called Studio Bräuhausgasse https://www.samanthapyra.com/aboutstudio

Jul 7, 2022 • 2h 23min
#14 - Reginald Barris US Stand Up Comedian
Reginald's sold-out shows in 20+ countries across Europe, and he's performing every Friday at Shebeen. In the last six years, he became the "ambassador" of English stand-up comedy in Vienna.Open to sharing his life drama, Reginald mentions his career highlights, the pandemic struggles, leaving the "greatest country in the world" to move to Vienna, and his recent passions which included creating video games.On July 22nd, you can watch him perform the fresh "Born Behind Bars" - a true-crime comedy based on real events, at Shebeen.

Jul 3, 2022 • 39min
#13 - Jirka Černý Czech Filmmaker
Moving to Vienna on a bike after his business studies in Dresden, Jirka insists on realizing his dream of becoming a full-time filmmaker before turning 30. He's now 29 with lots of accomplishments.Check out his latest movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7hvmolcSr0

Apr 13, 2022 • 47min
#12 - Denys Cherevychko Ukrainian Principal Dancer/Vienna State Opera
Denys moved to Vienna after his scholarship in Munich, and before that from Ukraine, to become a Principal Dancer for the Vienna State Opera. He explains how hard, yet how beautiful it is to be a ballet dancer and he also talks about his latest clothing line for male dancers.

Apr 5, 2022 • 1h 15min
#11 - Iker Berasaluce Spanish Wine Expert & Taster
Iker finished his Ph.D. in Chemistry in Vienna, which lead him to develop a huge passion and expertise in the insights of wine. Indifference from a sommelier, he explains wine how it works and how it should. Iker talks about the wine production in his home country Spain and further about wine quality, differences, prices, and how to choose the right one.

Mar 16, 2022 • 41min
#10 - Johanna "Jo" American Outdoor Traveler and Personal Trainer
After moving from the USA a year ago, Jo and her husband are exploring Europe, experiences that she is sharing at her IG blog average.jo.adventures. In this episode, we talked about the perspectives of the Americans regarding Europe, Vienna, the war, and the world.

Mar 8, 2022 • 51min
#9 - Sebastian Burziwal Viennese Photographer Promoting Austria Globally
Officially creating for Visit Austria, Sebastian Burziwal is the talent behind the camera of www.seplb.com and IG @seplb. The photographer, reposted by Oprah Winfrey in 2021, shares milestones of his journey, social media insights, and photography advice.

Feb 27, 2022 • 1h 2min
#8 - Margarita Kondratiuk Ukrainian MA Student On How To Help Ukraine
Margarita Kondratiuk, a Ukrainian MA student and activist in Vienna, speaks the truth about the ongoing Ukraine conflict, sharing facts from her family that is located in Odesa, one of the regions under Russian aggression. She provides concrete steps on how to help Ukraine from Austria and from all over Europe.


