stankozovak, Author at All Things Croatia https://www.allthingscroatia.com/author/stankozovak/ A Podcast for Croatians Around the World Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:55:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.allthingscroatia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-ALL-THINGS.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 stankozovak, Author at All Things Croatia https://www.allthingscroatia.com/author/stankozovak/ 32 32 209987345 Croatian Goalkeeper and Captain of the National Team – Doris Bačić https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatian-goalkeeper-and-captain-of-the-national-team-doris-bacic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatian-goalkeeper-and-captain-of-the-national-team-doris-bacic https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatian-goalkeeper-and-captain-of-the-national-team-doris-bacic/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:55:16 +0000 https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatian-goalkeeper-and-captain-of-the-national-team-doris-bacic/ On the latest episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast is Doris Bačić, captain and goalie of the Croatian national soccer team. Doris talks about growing up in Neum, and her journey to playing for clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, and Napoli. She tells us what it means to be captain of the team, the challenges …

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On the latest episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast is Doris Bačić, captain and goalie of the Croatian national soccer team. Doris talks about growing up in Neum, and her journey to playing for clubs like Arsenal, Juventus, and Napoli. She tells us what it means to be captain of the team, the challenges that come with that, as well as the pride she feels to wear the checkers and play for her country.

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I’ll be performing standup comedy about my experience in Croatia at a show in San Diego, CA on May 18th! Tickets here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/balkan-comedy-night-san-diego-tickets-888138184217

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Croatia’s ‘Hottest’ Rockstar! https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatias-hottest-rockstar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatias-hottest-rockstar Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:54 +0000 https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatias-hottest-rockstar/ With her new single Gasoline, Marcela is burning up not only the Croatian music scene, but worldwide as well! Marcela is a Croatian singer songwriter who first appeared in 2011 on Croatia’s TV show, Looking for a Star, and has since wrote hit songs, including one that she performed on Dora, the Croatian national competition …

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With her new single Gasoline, Marcela is burning up not only the Croatian music scene, but worldwide as well! Marcela is a Croatian singer songwriter who first appeared in 2011 on Croatia’s TV show, Looking for a Star, and has since wrote hit songs, including one that she performed on Dora, the Croatian national competition to select a song for Eurovision. Marcela talks about her musical influences from Pink to Guns N’ Roses as well as the Dora competition in which she ended up as finalist!

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I’ll be performing Croatian related material at a standup comedy show in St Louis, MO on April 20th!

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Croatian Rowing’s TWIN Sisters! https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatian-rowings-twin-sisters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatian-rowings-twin-sisters Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:25 +0000 https://www.allthingscroatia.com/croatian-rowings-twin-sisters/ On this episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast, twin sisters Ivana and Josipa Jurković join to talk about their rowing success and their bid for the upcoming Summer Olympics! Ivana was Miss Sport Croatia in 2018, and both her and Josipa are in the Croatian Army Reserves. Stay tuned to hear about their bid …

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On this episode of the All Things Croatia Podcast, twin sisters Ivana and Josipa Jurković join to talk about their rowing success and their bid for the upcoming Summer Olympics! Ivana was Miss Sport Croatia in 2018, and both her and Josipa are in the Croatian Army Reserves. Stay tuned to hear about their bid for the Olympics, the advantages of being twins, and their favorite Croatian food!

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The Funniest Croatian Comedians in English https://www.allthingscroatia.com/the-funniest-croatian-comedians-in-english/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-funniest-croatian-comedians-in-english Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:53:33 +0000 https://www.allthingscroatia.com/?p=2419   Ever watched standup comedy and wondered if there are any Croatian comics or comedians that perform in English? You might be surprised! Here is a list of funny Croatian comedians who have material directly about life in the Homeland or have Croatian related themes in their comedy.   Check out the list below!   …

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Ever watched standup comedy and wondered if there are any Croatian comics or comedians that perform in English? You might be surprised! Here is a list of funny Croatian comedians who have material directly about life in the Homeland or have Croatian related themes in their comedy.

 


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Stanko Zovak

Stanko is a Croatian-American comedian born and raised in Los Angeles. He moved out to Croatia and performed in Zagreb for three years in both Croatian and English before returning to the U.S. where he continues to joke about his life abroad and being a member of the Croatian Diaspora. He currently is performing on a Balkan Comedy Night show that sold out the Ice House in Los Angeles and the Art Boutiki Music Hall in San Jose. The show is expanding to other cities across North America that have a large Croatian population and immigration from the surrounding region. The next show premiers April 20th in St Louis, Missouri. Stanko runs the All Things Croatia podcast where he interviews famous and important Croatians in English for the diaspora to stay connected to the global Croatian community. He also runs a sketch comedy channel called Dawghouse_TV and is a musician and athlete.

 

Kristina Kuzmic

About Kristina Kuzmic | KristinaKuzmic.com

Kristina is a Croatian born comedian, speaker, and author. Having moved to the U.S. at a young age, Kristina creates funny parent-centric videos about juggling all of life’s challenges. She has quickly become a viral sensation with well over 2.8 million Facebook followers. Kristina has a voice and personality that has proven to be a hit with a massive audience (from young millennials through Gen-Xers and even Baby Boomers). She is currently touring the country with her “Hope & Humor” tour. Her first book, Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still, was released through Penguin Random House in February 2020, and made the Publishers Weekly Best-Sellers list.

 

George Dulcich

George Dulcich

George is Croatian-American comic born and raised in Los Angeles. He has been doing standup comedy since 2020 and often talks about his family life, culture, and hobbies. George has performed on shows with comedians like Shapel Lacey and Jeff Dye. He also performs on the Balkan Comedy Night show and headlined the latest event in San Jose. The next show premiers April 20th in St Louis, Missouri. George also runs Dawghouse_TV sketch comedy channel in which he helps write and acts in videos made for Instagram and TikTok. His Croatian roots come from Hvar, Konavle, and Hercegovina. In his free time he trains mixed martial arts and boxing.

 

Daniel-Ryan Spaulding

About — Daniel Ryan Spaulding

Daniel-Ryan Spaulding, a Croatian-Canadian comedian seen in over 50 countries, has established himself in the forefront of the global comedy circuit. Described by Huffington Post as “brilliantly subversive” his comedy explores culture, identity, sexuality, stereotypes & personal confession. As a dual citizen of Canada and Croatia, he has performed throughout most of the Balkan countries: from the PANC Festival in Ljulbjana, to the Belef Festival in Belgrade. He stars in the hot-button video series “How to be Gay in Croatian” which has been featured on national television in Croatia.

 

 

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The Journey to International Success for Katica Rakuljić! https://www.allthingscroatia.com/the-journey-to-international-success-for-katica-rakuljic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-journey-to-international-success-for-katica-rakuljic Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.allthingscroatia.com/the-journey-to-international-success-for-katica-rakuljic/ On this episode of the All Things Croatia podcast is guest Katica Rakuljić, a model and TV presenter from Split. Though she moved to Sweden at a young age, Katica stayed very connected to her Croatian identity through traditions like kolo dancing at the local Croatian club, cheering for the Croatian football team, and visiting …

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On this episode of the All Things Croatia podcast is guest Katica Rakuljić, a model and TV presenter from Split. Though she moved to Sweden at a young age, Katica stayed very connected to her Croatian identity through traditions like kolo dancing at the local Croatian club, cheering for the Croatian football team, and visiting her homeland often. Katica competed in Miss Universe Croatia in 2011, winning first runner up and catching the eye of the industry, launching her international modeling career. Since then, she has lived and modeled all over the world but still feels at home when she’s in Croatia. Most recently, Katica covered the Cannes Film Festival as a TV presenter and walked the red carpet as a model. Tune in to hear the full interview!Katica’s InstagramAll Things Croatia: The Book!

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