Ep. # 50 Bulgaria with Mladen Radoev: Historical National Pride

Stories of New Americans Podcast with Ron Klutho on NewsTalkSTL

Ron Klutho talks to Mladen Radoev about Bulgaria

MUSIC: Lyulyakovi Noshti by Tonika Vocal Group

Next week Ron will talk about the USA with Sister Paulette Weindel

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0:00 SEG 1 - Where is Bulgaria on the map? | Oldest cities in Europe are in Bulgaria | The Bulgarian church is older than the Russian church | The Cyrillic alphabet | Bulgaria is only about 11% Muslim | Why does Christianity have a stronger foothold in Bulgaria? | Saving the Jewish population during WWII

15:32 SEG 2 - Being born in Bulgaria in 1979 | Was he aware of any troubles in Bulgaria while growing up? | His father was an orphan | Radio Free Europe and The Voice of America | Was it a happy childhood? | Playing soccer in the street | Learning English in 1992 | What was his idea of America back then? | How was Russia depicted back then? | His parents visited Chornobyl multiple times

32:29 SEG 3 - Coming to the United States | Coming in 2014 for business with the family | Being a geneticist and plant breeder for Monsanto | Coming directly to St. Louis | Car culture and the suburbs were strange to him | Was it easy to make friends in America? | Does he go back to visit Bulgaria? | Typical Bulgarian foods | Balkan deli in St. Louis | Where should tourists go in Bulgaria? | What’s the best and worst thing about living in America? | Raising 2 boys

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