Russian Pod- Stories from Russia Podcast
1) Russian Cars
Ryan tests his co-hosts' knowledge of Russian car history. Learn about famous Russian cars like Zhiguli, Kopeika, Lada, why you would walk 30 min to your car garage, and what offends Russian dri...Show More
2) K19-Widowmaker
Hosts discuss the movie K-19: The Widowmaker, a 2002 historical submarine film directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow. This movie has everything: crazy accents, nuclear almost-meltdowns, Harrison ...Show More
3) Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Occupation - Soviet Comic Science Fiction
The hosts talk about a classic Soviet comic science fiction film Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Occupation (Иван Васильевич меняет профессию) directed by Leonid Gaidai in 1973. The film has a time-travel ma...Show More
4) Russian Proverbs
If you call yourself a milk mushroom, get in the basket! and other Russian proverbs.
5) Eurovision
Hosts discuss Russian Eurovision participants over the years- including creepy sisters, babushkas with a dancing oven, Dima Bilan, and Dima Bilan again. Learn about Russian's successes and failu...Show More
6) Russian Movies of 2019
Hosts discuss 2019 Russian movies. Most of them involve tanks, some kind of war, and a mashup of animated movies. You can watch the trailers of the movies discussed below: ПИКОВАЯ ДАМА: ЗАЗЕРКАЛЬЕ/Que...Show More
7) Russian Jokes - Anekdotes
Hosts tell each other Russian jokes (called anecdotes by Russians) about Russian circus, animals, Vovochka, and the Soviet Union. Lean our favorite jokes about talking cows, swimming green turds, and ...Show More
8) Quarantine in Russia
The hosts discuss quarantine measures and how they are handling the lockdown in Russia and the US. We talk horse meat, distancing in Russian grocery stores, and why Leysan can't figure out Russia...Show More
9) Russian Weddings
Answering riddles or bribing your way to your bride, kissing as guests yell "Bitter!" and other Russian wedding traditions. Amie and Ryan try to tackle some of the Russian riddles to find out that the...Show More
10) Russian Games
Ryan, Amie, and Leysan talk about different games and toys that children in the Soviet Union enjoyed in late 80s and early 90s.