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Last week I was invited on Irish musician Shane Ó Fearghail’s podcast “And On That Note”. The theme was “America” – we talked about growing up in the U.S. and the various musical influences we were exposed to. We were also joined by Mark Long, an activist and musician from Georgia also living in Vienna. It…
On this episode of the podcast, we explore passion projects. From time to time, we’re motivated to put something together out of pure enjoyment and passion. At times, others partake in that vision. We’ll be talking about the launch of Devolution Review, literary circles, meetup groups, and the best way to popularize writing. Mark Twain…
By Yaël Ossowski | Devolution Review The fate of Europe seems forever in flux. We need to rethink its foundations. Unbeknownst to millions of ordinary European citizens, they’ve participated in a grand experiment for the past two decades. It’s the modern version of an imperial territorial zone, customs union, and free travel zone—all rolled into…
by Yaël Ossowski in May 2017, Sport / 29.4.17 / Metropole Red Bull gives a fearless troupe wings to become mile-high paragons of their sport High above the Austrian Alps, a trio of professional athletes prepare their gear. Helmet? Check. Gloves? Check. Airplane? Check. Red Bull and parachute? Double check. Young and full of vigor,…
By Yaël Ossowski | Devolution Review There exists a great conundrum among expatriates – those who made the decision to live outside their native country. Was the prime motivation for their move exogenous or endogenous? Were they pushed out by the situation in a particular country, or was it purely an individual decision? If certain…
“Surely there is not another language that is so slipshod and systemless, and so slippery and elusive to the grasp. One is washed about in it, hither and thither, in the most helpless way; and when at last he thinks he has captured a rule which offers firm ground to take a rest on amid…
In this Liberty Face Off, Yaël Ossowski and Lars Benthin discuss open borders: Do we need open borders? And do open borders enhance our freedom? We Need Open Borders By Yaël Ossowski A free society is one in which people are free to come and go as they please and are treated as individuals rather…
Interview with the Czech website Novinky.cz on the launch of the Consumer Choice Center. LINK: https://www.novinky.cz/ekonomika/436193-zasahy-statu-leckdy-skodi-rika-zastupce-sdruzeni-hajiciho-sluzby-jako-uber-ci-airbnb.html
Many countries, such as Canada, are focused on implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and universalizing coverage. Others, pushed by the WHO, are leading anti-tobacco efforts. But many are seeking a reduced role for determining health policy at the very top level. For the first time in recorded memory, the race to lead the…
By Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post Canada For the first time in recorded memory, the race to lead the World Health Organization is playing out in the unlikeliest of places: Twitter. Equipped with infographics, hashtags and slogans, the top candidates to become Secretary General of the world’s largest public health agency have used social media…
The launch of Devolution Review. Devolution Review is a quarterly literary journal that features book reviews, short stories, nonfiction, poetry, personal narratives, interviews, and more. Founded in Vienna, Austria in February 2017, the journal boasts editors and contributors around the world. Our mission is to tell the stories of modern cosmopolitanism through the written word….
Interview broadcast on What’s The Talk Radio Show @ Kol Hacampus #62: LibertyCon Prague, The Interviews Tel Aviv, Israel Original interview: www.mixcloud.com/shadyranks/whats…-the-interviews/
Interview on RT7 Tuzla, a TV station in Bosnia after a speech on Brexit, Trump, and the future of Europe. Tuzla, Bosnia 18. April 2017
For this episode, Todor and Yaël explore some of their top podcasts they’d recommend. Some frank breakdowns of some, and too much praise for others. Enjoy! 08. April 2017 The Art of Manliness http://www.artofmanliness.com/podcast/ No Agenda Show http://noagendashow.com The Gold Newsletter Podcast http://goldnewsletter.com/podcast/ The Fifth Column http://www.wethefifth.com/ Monocle 24: The Globalist https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-globalist/ The Rubin Report…
Yaël Ossowski at LibertyCon ’17 from Alexis Papageorgiou on Vimeo. Interview at LibertyCon in Prague, Czech Republic
Despite the millions in proposed new spending for getting Canadians unhooked off tobacco, fewer Canadians are lighting up. Just 17.7 percent of Canadians smoked daily or occasionally in 2015, according to the Canadian Community Health Survey released last week. That’s down from 18.1 per cent the previous year. Those results were revealed at the same…
Since the 18th century the city of Vienna has been on the cutting edge of medical innovation. What is the next frontier? By Yaël Ossowski | Metropole Magazine Vienna at the fin de siècle was the center of a massive empire that covered 20 percent of Europe. It stretched all the way from the Ukraine…
The plates were slammed on the small wooden tables and the smiles keep strict and clean. The waiter had no particular reason to celebrate today, a day like any other. As for me, another smudge of Czech beer on the lips brought forth another truth. It was the lifeblood of my Prague café life. Not…
Yaël Ossowski, public relations director of the Consumer Choice Center, is interviewed on the Chad Adams Show, broadcast out of Raleigh, North Carolina. Topics include alcohol regulations in North Carolina, the launch of the Consumer Choice Center, and more. March 3rd, 2017 thechadadamsshow.com/consumerchoicecenter.org
We broadcast live from the 2017 LibertyCon in Prague, Czech Republic. We talk about the LibertyCon, the various European stereotypes, pushing libertarianism, hearing from the expat audience members, how useful is politics, and who hates their country the most? theinnocentsabroad.com Originally recorded March 18th 2017.