The Miracle of Compound Interest

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Brian

Since 04/30/2002, my 401k has increased 2%.

The trigger has been pulled, though. It is being liquidated to help pay for graduate school.

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Crimean Tatar Songs, part 2

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Brian

Gulya’s Second Song from Brian Woods on Vimeo.

This is the second song Gulya sang for us. It’s a traditional song that’s hundreds of years old.

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Crimean Tatar Songs, part 1

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Brian

Gulya Murtazayeva Sings from Brian Woods on Vimeo.

This is the first excerpt from the first oral history I did last month. It’s a song in Crimean Tatar that Gulya wrote with her husband.

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Home

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Brian

After a month in Ukraine and another few days to readjust from Eastern European Time, I am home and functional.

I left for Ukraine with a goal of completing six interviews for Eastword. I ended up with seven, including a two hour, audio-only interview with my Russian tutor. Watch for these in the weeks ahead as we get them transcribed and translated.

I will post a couple of excerpts in a bit, though.

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TAL: The Movie!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Brian

Nikki Finke’s deadline.com has the scoop on the This American Life movie!

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