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A interview with my 85 year old greek grandmother about her first jobs in Canada and the bad working conditions.

00:01: Introduction to Oldworld News Podcast

00:50: Interviewee, “I came to Canada with $25 and a loan ($450) from my parents cousins.

01:03: Where was your first job?

01:30: interviewee, “my doctor told me to quit.”

02:00: Vasiliki speaks about her second job at a plastic factory

02:50: The working conditions at the plastic factory were unsatisfactory

03:22: doctor tells Vasiliki she should quit her job

03:46: What Vasiliki brought with her to Canada.

04:00: doctor gives her some ointment for her soar, open hands

4:20: last job at laundry mat.

4:40: outro.

 

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Music Intro into Greece by Lino Rise

Interviewer: Nicole Vassallo

Interviewee: Vasiliki Neofytidis

Image: Toronto Street Cars, 1960 bygrayflannelsuit.tumblr.com

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Podcast 2/3 with my 85 year old Grandmother.

Her story of travelling from Greece to Canada alone. She describes early Canada as poor in contrast with Greece at the time. Her courage and strength to leave her family behind & to start somewhere new across the world makes her a saviour to my family and an extremely strong person.

 Show Notes: 

00:53: What year was it that you immigrated to Canada?

01:02: Vasiliki speaks about travelling by train from Northern Greece to Athens.

01:30: Did you come alone or with family?

01:47: “Alone & I couldn’t cry.”

02:00: saying bye to family.

02:31: I felt free in Canada, felt no worry.

02:50: 12-14 days at sea.

03:06: conditions on the boat.

03:20: seasick on boat.

03:50: stop in Montreal at St.Paul’s Hospital

04:02: cousins husband picks her up from train station in Toronto

04:33: Canada homes very small, single doors and small windows

04:40: expectations to see something better than what she left behind

04:49: Thanking Vasiliki, (outro), next weeks podcast material of working conditions in Canada and where to listen or comment on http://www.oldworld.wordpress.com.

 

Photo Credit: Photographer Ho Fan 

Music Credit: Channel Intro Greece – by Lino Rise

Interviewer: Nicole Vassallo

Interviewee: Vasiliki Neofytidis

 

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5 minute – SHORT NOT COMPLETE INTERVIEW

Has anyone you loved who lived through WWII? Have you heard their heartbreaking stories that will make you want to cry?

In this interview, Vasiliki Neofytidis, my Greek grandmother shares some of her most horrid but vivid memories of living through WWII. My grandmother is unlike most people today, she has what I call an ‘old-world wisdom’.

Here are the show notes:

00:01: Introduction and welcome, Vasiliki Neofytidis

01:20: war/history information

02:18: “The germans occupied our house” – Vasiliki Neofytidis
03:15: The soldiers wouldn’t give starving citizens food

04:00: tragedy of great grandfathers death.
04:48: Where to listen to the full interview

04:40: Second interview about grandmothers experience travelling to Canada

04:50: where to comment under show notes

05:00: Interview Ends.

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Photo: Nicole Vassallo

Interviewer: Nicole Vassallo

Interviewee: Vasiliki Neofytidis

Seth Godin Podcast Review – Episode #1: Freelancer or Entrepreneur?

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Freelancer or Entrepreneur? is an insightful podcast by Seth Godin. I briefly read through some of the keywords and was fascinated with the topic. I didn’t know the differences between a freelancer or entrepreneur. I do freelance work myself which made me even more interested to find out what the differences are. I enjoyed the format of the podcast, 3 speakers who are all freelancers and entrepreneurs educating their audience on everything from problems you may encounter and have to deal with to putting value into your company and making people want only that. The content was relatable because of the simple, personal examples. There was thought put into how they explained sometimes mundane business strategies and they worked it into something new. Using metaphorical explanations. What I enjoyed the most was I got the answer I was asking before I even listened to the podcast. What is the difference between a freelancer and Entrepreneur.

Some important points that resonate:

A lot of people spend time getting their ducks in a row. i.e becoming a surgeon, going to school for many years and become a specialist.
but theres no time for that if you are an entrepreneur – entrepreneurs collect their ducks but really understand that you got to do something with your ducks. Understand the unlimited resources & opportunities there are.
Are you ready to do something with your ducks?

 

Listen to Seth’s podcast and maybe you’ll realize you have more entrepreneurial ideas than you thought!

Review of CBC Jian Ghomeshi’s Podcast: How A Convicted Murderer became an award-winning Novelist

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How a convicted murderer became an award-winning novelist 

Alaric Hunt is a prisoner. He was convicted of murder when he was 18 and resides in a South Carolina jail. He went to prison along with his brother because they were attempting to rob a jewelry store. The jewelry store was near a university campus and in order to bring attention elsewhere they set another small store on fire. In this fire, Joyce Austin died. A young women who was 23 and attended the near by university.
Alaric Hunt was sentenced to life in prison and the earliest he can get out on parole is 2018. When Alaric was 43 he came out with a book, won an award and got his book published. The book has nothing to do with his crimes but is based in New York a place where he has never visited.
In this podcast we hear from Sara a New York Times journalist who finds out about Alaric Hunt and gets in contact with him through written letters.

Careful Listening

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Response to: The Power of Smart Listening
By Annie Murphy Paul 

Active listening is a learned skill. Everyone can listen but to listen well you must listen carefully. Depending on the social circumstances my listening changes. For example when talking to someone about a mundane subject or something not of interest to me, I listen but not attentively. I do not improve my knowledge on that subject by listening to be ‘nice’, I just simply listen. When in class I am engaged and I actively listen, meaning I use the knowledge I already have and make connections to the professors lecture. I link my knowledge with theirs to gain a better understanding and therefore I am engaging in metacognition. 

Careful listening is overlooked especially in realtion to natural sounds. We are surrounded by sounds like industrial noises and technological hums that we no longer tune into. They are background noise. Careful listening allows one to become aware of specific discourses and learn much more then if we just ‘listen’. 

Metacognition
noun – Psychology
Awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes.