Russian language podcasts

[Susan Bauckus]

Dear Lisa,

Here are some podcasts that I like:

1) BBC Bizness-klass: about Russian and international business, every
weekday for about 6 minutes. It's interesting and delivered in rapid-fire
speech so is good practice.
2) Chital'nyj zal: from Deutsche Welle. Every week or so for about 15
minutes. Book reviews of Russian or German books, author
portraits/interviews. Deutsche Welle has a number of other Russian podcasts
as well that you might like. Much more relaxed than Bizness-klass and often
quite good. 
2) I think Exo Moskvy is some of the best radio I've heard ever and they
put all their programs in .mp3 format on their website. They also provide
transcripts. My favorites are: 
Polnyj Al'bac, Osoboe mnenie (depending on who's on but Shenderovich is my
favorite), Bez posrednikov, 49 minut (all about the U.S. our elections),
Neproshedshee vremja, Knizhnoe kazino, Dym otechestva, Svoimi glazami, and
Govorim po-russki. But it's a good idea to look through and see what a
broadcast's themes are. In addition to whatever is going on at the present,
there's a great interest in the past. Recently, for example, I listened to
a broadcast of how the manuscript of Dr. Zhivago got to Italy, told by the
man who took it there (translated from Italian),  and a discussion by
Sergei Kovalev and Aleksandr Daniel' about starting Xronika tekushchix
sobytij in 1968. The programs have a liveliness that seems to have been
bled out of our own public radio. 

Sorry for going on for so long about this but I have been trying to
evangelize about Exo Moskvy to everyone I know, so thanks for giving me the
chance. 
 
Have fun,
Susie


> [Original Message]
> From: Lisa Gulya <lisa.gulya at GMAIL.COM>
> To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
> Date: 9/11/2008 7:00:56 AM
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian language podcasts
>
> Hello all,
>    Can anyone suggest good Russian language podcasts? I'm living in
> Russia for the year (Velikiy Novgorod), so I've got plenty of
> opportunity for face-to-face language practice. However, it would be
> nice to have additional listening practice during the countless hours
> I'll no doubt spend on public transport, where I'll be cheek-to-cheek
> with Russian speakers, but no one will say a word.:) I already listen
> to Echo Moscow and Radio Svoboda. If those are the best options for
> news, current events, and culture discussion, perhaps you all could
> suggest which programs on those channels you most enjoy?
>
> Best,
> Lisa Gulya
> (Velikiy Novgorod)
>
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