Best Anastasia Angeli Podcasts (2024)

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Blues at The Grind | Alina Mänttäri 16:02

2M ago16:02

16:02

The first episode of the new season of acityforyou. For the upcoming episodes we will be talking about dance in the city! In this episode #138 we will be exploring BLUES and how this dance is experienced in different cities, partilucarly in Helsinki, where the episode was recorded. Enjoy and keep your city dancing. --- Send in a voice message: http…

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Reflecting on Athens after a month in Herräng | Anastasia Karachristou 16:57

12M ago16:57

16:57

We have met with Anastasia Karachristou at Herräng, where we were both volunteering and, of course, dancing. So this episode is with a very sleep deprived version of Anastasia. She is a music teacher and she plays in the children's theatre in Athens. She has been dancing lindy hop and solo jazz for the past 8 years. We talked about: 💡 Athens being …

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Going home from late night dance classes | Lizaveta Manzhulina 18:37

1y ago18:37

18:37

Lizaveta was born and raised in Belarus, and lived in different European cities in the past years. She is a mathematician and a blues dancer. We have met at the Stockholm Blues Festival and recorded the episode right there. We talked about: 💡 The difference in feeling when going home from a late dance class 💡 Recognising people's faces adding to a …

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Exploring through senses | Angela Delgado de la Flor 21:07

1y ago21:07

21:07

Angela is originally from Peru, and she moved to Sweden 2 years ago. A criminal lawyer by profession, working currently as a team leader. She considers herself a traveller, she has visited more than 20 countries and islands, the longest trip being 6 months in India. As well as other things, we have talked about: 💡 Utter Pradesh in India as a lovely…

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Light as a source of creativity at Rise and Shoot | Yusuf Hussein 19:42

1+ y ago19:42

19:42

Yusuf Hussein is 21 years old, born and raised in Järva, Rinkeby. He is a person of many interest - a filmmaker, a director, a poet, an engineer student, and an executive director of a creative platform “Rise and Shoot”. We met at an event in Kista, organised by The Kloud and light artist Jonas Johansson half a year ago - and here we go, talking ab…

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A pace of living and insular bubbles in London | Poppy Bruten 20:31

1+ y ago20:31

20:31

Poppy works as a lighting designer in London. She grew up in a small village near Wales, Ewyas Harold. We met while studying at UWE Bristol and we were even sharing a flat for one year. So imagine how happy we were to meet one another again after those years! We talked about: 💡Coming together in a village pub after a working day 💡Bristol as a socia…

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Details and moments when magic starts | Jane Linnik 23:38

1+ y ago23:38

23:38

The episode was recorded in Tel Aviv, during my short stay there. Jane was born in a small Russian town, then has been studying in Ufa, after which she moved to Shenzhen, China. During the pandemic she moved to Pardesiya, Israel. She likes to catch the moments and notice details, which became a big part of our discussion. We talked about: 💡 Falling…

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Urban chat by the Mediterranean Sea | Katerina Pavlidi 16:08

1+ y ago16:08

16:08

We know each other with Katerina since early childhood and until we both moved to study in the UK, we had only been meeting in Cyprus, once a year. And now, during my short visit to Cyprus, we meet again! Katerina was born and raised in Cyprus, while her mom is Russian. For the past 6 years she has been living abroad - studying and working in the U…

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Experiencing the streets and Queen of the Night | Sezel Lalwani 24:20

1+ y ago24:20

24:20

Sezel is currently working at Alva Labs as a customer success manager. She is originally from Bangalore, in South India - the “Silicon Valley” of India and is currently living in Kista - which is also sometimes called the Swedish “Silicon Valley”. Some of the topics that we have discussed with Sezel: 💡 Good mix of convenience and culture 💡 The “rea…

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Being a catalyst and being boring for the city | Johanna Jarméus & Tobias Phersson 19:56

2y ago19:56

19:56

Johanna and Tobias are landscape architects at Nyréns Arkitektkontor in Stockholm. They were both working on the Yoga Paviljong project in Vasaparken, where we have done the recording this episode. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡 Yoga Pavilion in Vasaparken, soft light being a supporter 💡 Feeling safe in the darkness 💡 People cooking din…

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Avoiding cities on a bike and co-living in a tent in Mongolia | Ursula Koll 28:26

2y ago28:26

28:26

Ursula has always been dancing and cycling (she made it through 31 countries on a bike so far...). She has been working as a teacher, as a manager and now for 28 past years she has been a speech and language therapist in Germany. We were recording this episode at Herräng Dance Camp. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡 The fountain in Freibur…

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Inspired by jazz, recorded at Herräng | Güney Akgül 16:06

2y ago16:06

16:06

Güney is from İzmir, he has been living in Istanbul for 12 years now, 7 of which that he has been doing jazz dances, lindy hop is particular. It is his 3rd time in Herräng, the Dance Camp in the small village of Sweden. He is also a lawyer, just to spice it up. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡 Herräng Dance Camp [herrang.com] 💡 The feelin…

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Безопасность как базовая потребность | Лариса Секиро 34:37

2y ago34:37

34:37

Лариса родилась в Санкт-Петербурге и переехала в Швецию 2 года назад. По первому образованию она инженер по охране труда, по второму - дизайнер интерьеров. В Питере она работала в МЧС, отвечала за оповещения о погоде. Некоторые из тем, которых мы коснулись: 💡Маленький русскоговорящий Стокгольм 💡Ходить по секонд-хэндам как treasure hunting 💡Мрачный …

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Promoting weirdness in a city | Seth Margolies 20:58

2y ago20:58

20:58

Seth is a lighting designer and a (pseudo)light artist. He worked for the past 10 years in New York as a gaffer for film & television, moved to Sweden less than a year ago. Our conversation started from me visiting his master thesis at KTH and then developed on that. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡City as a focal point of clutter 💡New Yo…

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Disconnecting from the city while blocking the sun | Rodrigo Muro 28:59

2y ago28:59

28:59

Rodrigo is working at KTH as the program director of a Masters program in Architectural Lighting Design, teaching students lighting and daylighting. I had a chance to have an informal chat with his as a part of this podcast a year after having completed that Masters and discuss soft aspects of lighting and differences between Stockholm and Mexico C…

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Exploring the identity of the city | Joachim Vemmerstad 17:23

2+ y ago17:23

17:23

We have recorded this episode at Münchenbryggeriet, a beautiful building with curious history so I felt it is worth mentioning. Joachim works as a landscape engineer at Outer Space arkitekter. He was born and raised in Stockholm. Joachim has been living in different parts of Sweden (as a fun fact, he lived in all of the Swedish cities that begin wi…

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Vilnius as a sweet spot | Toufik Khoriaty 20:37

2+ y ago20:37

20:37

Toufik is an educator. He enjoys travelling and learning as much as possible. He lived in Lebanon as a kid, became a chemistry teacher, was attracted by the field of education, then specialised in game design and human social skills. We have talked about: 💡 Having a friend in a city shaping one’s life path 💡 Power cuts in Lebanon 💡 Personal goals b…

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De-Sovietization of the street | Martynas Marozas 27:56

2+ y ago27:56

27:56

Martynas is an urban designer and planner. He graduated from Delft Institute of Technology (TU Delft) as an urbanist, and the worked in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Then came back to Lithuania and started his own studio (http://mmap.lt), in which they specialise on complex transformation projects in existing cities. Their main focus is community involv…

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Воспоминания из Киева и свет как творческий инструмент | Лена Попова 23:52

2+ y ago23:52

23:52

Лена родом из Киева (там сейчас живут её родители и большинство родственников). Она профессиональный фотограф, и видит город, в основном, через призму фото искусства. Мы говорили про города, с которыми Лена связана воспоминаниями — Копенгаген, Диксон, Норильск и Киев. О чём мы поговорили, вкратце: 💡 Место силы 💡 Киев, родной город Лены, любовь к ко…

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Brick and golden light in the City Hall | Polina Savitskaya 24:05

2+ y ago24:05

24:05

Polina has been living in Stockholm for the past 9 years, and she devoted almost all of that time to leading guided tours in the city — in English, French and Russian. She is also a teacher of several languages. Check out her blog to know more. What we have touched upon: 💡 Multiple levels of a city - architectural, social and even linguistic 💡 Bein…

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Experiencing a mix of lives happening at the same time | Christina Polychronopoulou 20:43

2+ y ago20:43

20:43

! This episode has been recorded on a Wednesday evening, February 23rd. Since then the world has changed, so it feels. I can understand people who might find this content irrelevant at the moment, but I have come to a decision to post this episode as this is a conversation that happened in that moment and I would still like to share that discussion…

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Infinite exploration in a City | Amanda Lee 19:06

2+ y ago19:06

19:06

Amanda is a Master student at the Stockholm School of Economics. She is originally American, grew up in the bay area, in the town called Saratoga, CA. She did her Bachelor in MIT in Cambridge, MA, spending 1 year in Cambridge in the UK. Let these facts act like a dry introduction to the curious and surprising stories that Amanda has shared with us …

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Сближение с городом через юмор | Полина Агаркова 24:51

2+ y ago24:51

24:51

[This episode is in Russian. English episode will follow next week] Полина живёт в Мальмё уже 7 лет, занимается СММ, любит текст и книги. Вся ещё жизнь строится вокруг текстов и историй. Полина приехала в Стокгольм на выходные, и мы с ней успели встретиться и пообщаться, чему я очень рада. О чём мы успели поговорить: 💡Что чешки собаки на перекрестк…

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Consumers habituating “inom tullarna” | Ashot Pashinyan 24:31

2+ y ago24:31

24:31

Ashot is originally from Moldova with roots from different places, currently working with IT and enjoys social interaction. He has been on the radio, theatre, film voiceovers etc before and enjoys human interaction. Thoughts and topics discussed: 💡Meaning of “Inom tullarna” 💡Coffee as a city thing 💡Making an artificial city - why is it possible? 💡D…

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Moving abroad to study as a brave step | Divya Ravichandran 23:34

2+ y ago23:34

23:34

Divya is doing her Masters in Sustainable Production Development at KTH. She has been living in Sweden for 1,5 years and it is the first time she is living on her own, which is a new experience for her. She grew up in the Southern part of India, in the state called Tamil Nadu so our discussion mainly evolves around two countries - Sweden and India.…

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Minority stress in a city | Anna Carlsson Sigstedt 19:29

2+ y ago19:29

19:29

Anna is a Secretary General for the Diversity Charter Sweden, which is the world’s biggest network for Diversity and Inclusion. She is currently living in Stockholm, and before she has been a citizen of London, Chicago and some other cities of Sweden. Anna likes having the sound of the city around, the people, the rhythm - she likes when it’s fast.…

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Artist living in two cities | Remo Hegglin 23:14

2+ y ago23:14

23:14

Remo is coming from Switzerland (town of Zug) and sees himself as a filmmaker who is talking to people and with people, telling the stories. Besides that he is often on stage as a host, as well as being an artist and a podcast producer. He lives in two cities, which we have been discussing and comparing from various perspectives throughout the epis…

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What is your city's food scene like? | Greg Fernando 22:35

2+ y ago22:35

22:35

Greg is a founder of an organisation "New To Sweden", which works to help newcomers integrate to the Swedish society and the local labour market, through working with individuals and employers. We have first met through the Diversity Panel in THS Armada that I was moderating and Greg was one of the panelists, representing the cultural diversity per…

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Does your environment allow for sudden meetings with strangers? | Alexander Salvesen 25:08

2+ y ago25:08

25:08

Alexander is an artist, living in Helsinki, with a big interest in light as a material. He is currently participating in Nobel Week Lights with his artwork "Sender - Receiver", a 4 channel projection, inspired by photosynthesis and sunlight (in short). And this was exactly where we recorded the episode, inside Östasiatiska Museet, onto which the ar…

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Are there cities where bars close earlier than in Stockholm? | Carl Housten 17:13

2+ y ago17:13

17:13

This week we have had a chat with Carl, who works as an Editor in Chief for Osqledaren magazine of the KTH Student Union. The focus of this episode has been Stockholm - during day and nighttime, as always - with a very gentle, almost unnoticeable, tint of politics. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡Vancouver, Canada being similar to Sweden …

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Why is cultural diversity of value? | Ali Safi 24:25

2+ y ago24:25

24:25

Ali was born and raised in Iran and moved to Sweden 5 years ago. We have met through Refugees Welcome Stockholm, where we were both volunteering. In short, what we have discussed is: 💡Cultural diversity, taking Iran and Sweden as examples 💡Learning about being a responsible citizen 💡Enjoying small amount of light and complete darkness 💡A small bein…

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What makes you stop for a minute? | Amelia Glancy 27:41

2+ y ago27:41

27:41

Amelia describes herself as a Canadian who grew up in Toronto and then felt like she has outgrown that place. Now she enjoys living in cities where she can walk to places. She has a fascination with the plant world and she shares that fascination through her art too (some of which you can find here: skeletonparkartsfest.ca/next-door-2021/). Things …

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Did your city parent you too? | Julia Tkach 26:19

2+ y ago26:19

26:19

In that episode we are talking with Julia from Moscow who has moved to Stockholm. Before that she was working in KB Strelka, Moscow, who are doing strategic planning projects in Russia. We will talk about: 💡Cities affecting people 💡Magical lighting in Stockholm 💡Light memories of million Moscow orange lamps 🌏 Now it's your turn! ❶ To help my projec…

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What makes a city (not) feel like a danger? | Diana Monsberger 22:38

2+ y ago22:38

22:38

Diana is a Mexican-German, who had a busy city life as a child and then moved to the village in Germany. Diana will share her ideas on danger and how she deconstructed those when living in Sweden, despite the fact that she saw more things happening in Stockholm but Diana mentioned that it might be because she dares to go out at night here. Our conv…

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When would a cyclist stop being a cyclist? | Hannes Mettler 29:58

2+ y ago29:58

29:58

Take a listen to our conversation with Hannes, who I have met through KTH university, or some of the welcoming events, to be precise. He is from the Southern Germany, from a little village of 1000 inhabitants, now studying Masters in Architecture in Stockholm. For him a city is overwhelming, but also a place to explore the unexpected. It is about e…

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Why should you be against facade lighting? | Isabel Villar 31:10

2+ y ago31:10

31:10

Today we are talking with Isabel, a lighting designer at White Arkitekter, born and raised in the South of Chile. She is currently running a research project on sustainability and lighting design, which is also linked to Sustainable Lighting podcast that Isabel is running together with Maha Shalaby. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡Paramet…

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How to survive winter in Stockholm? Do things! | Saskia Fitzgerald Sandlund 23:34

2+ y ago23:34

23:34

Saskia presents herself as a half-Swedish, half-Australian with art being her main passion. She runs "Stockholm Art Guide" account and is currently working in the art gallery. Saskia and I have met through Galleri Frihamnstorget (run by Blivande), where both of us have been working. She has been to "A House" before it became a co-working space (che…

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What happens if you ask 11 strangers about a city? 19:08

3y ago19:08

19:08

This is a collage episode with different people replying to two "a city for you" questions: ❓What is a city for you? ❓ What are you for the city? The drop-in city talks happened at the (Not You Average) Fall Fair in 2 Oct 2021 in Järnvägsparken, next to the Central station in Stockholm. This was a great experiment to hear what 11 strangers have / w…

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BONUS episode with Anastasia Angeli - summary and new format 12:25

3y ago12:25

12:25

This episode is not an informative one whatsoever! BUT it is an exciting one (for me at least) as here: 💡 I share some of the key thoughts I have identified from the previous 99 episodes 💡 I explain the updated format of the next season! It is me who sets a question for the next guest of the 101 episode (which I have forgotten to read out when reco…

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Isabelle Wallin - on drive-in cinema and movement 23:52

3y ago23:52

23:52

First of all, I wanted to note that this is the episode number 99, making it quite exciting for me by default. This week I have chatted with Isabelle, a born and raised Stockholmer, a travel blogger who enjoys sharing her journeys through text and photographs. Rough and quick summary of what we have discussed: 💡Swedes not meeting other people's eye…

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Татьяна Матюшкина - про Санкт-Петербург и ритм города 31:09

3y ago31:09

31:09

В этом эпизоде подкаста у нас в гостях Татьяна — инженер и психолог из Питера, для которой вечер ощущается, как надвигающаяся сказка. Выпуск пронизан любовью с родному городу Татьяны, которого она сравнивает с Евгением Онегиным (красивый, начитанный, вальяжный, но с характером немного не повезло). Если вам хочется заранее знать, о чём мы будем упом…

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Michelle Guzmán Olivo and Guillermo Velasquez - on curiosity and el Cuco 39:29

3y ago39:29

39:29

Today we are talking to a family with two complementary visions who met in the Dominican Republic and immigrated together to Sweden. An advertising professional, illustrator and a UX designer, Michelle & a software engineer and a triathlete, Guillermo. We are mentioning a handful of super interesting topics in this episode! To mention a few... 💡 en…

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Лера Татьянина - про Казань и совокупность комплексностей 31:30

3y ago31:30

31:30

В этом эпизоде мы общаемся с Лерой, которая выросла с Казани, в 12 лет переехала в Москву, где училась в МАрхИ на архитектора (с уклоном на градостроительство), а потом переехала в Стокгольм, где изучала Sustainable Urban Planning & Design — на этой программе обучались уже несколько гостей моего подкаста. Мы поговорим о том, как город "обучает" гор…

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Olivia Hallberg - on public toilets and scary movies 33:29

3y ago33:29

33:29

This conversation will bring you on a journey in a city that is both a challenge and a solution. Olivia, an urban explorer and a "toilet girl" (you will understand why as you listen), will share her thoughts about Stockholm from a perspective of an urban geographer. We will talk about light highlighting what is important in a city, about learning f…

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Анастасия Казневская - про кусочек рая и повязку на глаза 24:12

3y ago24:12

24:12

В сегодняшнем эпизоде в нами Анастасия из Одессы, которая уже в самом начале представит свои ощущения от городов, в которых она успела пожить. Наша гостья открыто делится своими субъективными мыслями об Одессе и Киеве, сравнивая эти два города между собой. Анастасия расскажет, что для неё бег по вечерам, почему ей (не) страшно ночью и почему ей нра…

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Julia Aijkens - on accessibility and hopping around 33:11

3y ago33:11

33:11

Today we are approaching accessibility theme from different directions. I like how this theme has naturally emerged out of our conversation with Julia who I have studied together with at KTH. We will be talking about a freedom of making a decision, about New York having everything at your fingertips, about creating a need for a city to be, live mus…

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Анна Шадричева - про тишину и Калугу 33:11

3y ago33:11

33:11

Этот эпизод переплетает Калугу и Стокгольм сквозь призму Анны, с которой мы познакомились на фестивале Gather в 2019, где мы обе были волонтёрами, а сейчас вместе в команде других волонтёров создаем мероприятия Creative Mornings в Стокгольме.Мы поговорим про отражение людей и городе и городе в людях, про Калугу как провинциальный город с хорошими к…

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Victória Loureiro Cardoso - on right to the city at day and nighttime 23:34

3y ago23:34

23:34

This episode has clearly been recorded outdoors... Sorry for the massive noises. I still very much wanted to share this episode as our conversation with Victória was so great! Victória is a lighting designer who we have been studying together with at KTH in Stockholm and now she is working in Lisbon (this is an update since we have recorded this ep…

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Мари Чичагова [ВИДЕО ЭПИЗОД] - про человека как функцию и чувство гордости 24:40

3y ago24:40

24:40

Этот эпизод бонусный во многих смыслах. Во-первых, потому что он с Мари, общение с которой является лично для меня каждый раз подарком. Во-вторых, мы уже общались с Мари в рамках этого проекта, она была первой гостьей подкаста, так что если вы хотите послушать её мысли о городе и её ответы на все 5 вопросов о городе, то мотайте вниз до эпизода №1 в…

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Emily Tucker - on gloom and show 17:46

3y ago17:46

17:46

This episode raises questions and invites for reflection, I feel. We have been talking with Emily on a warm sunny day (outdoor, hence some sudden noises) about openness and subcultures of certain cities, sensations of being an outsider as opposed to that of self-acceptance. Here we will talk a little about Italy (interesting, as the previous episod…

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