Sleepover: Recent Episodes
Romina Ruda
Squid Game seems to be the word of the day. Breaking new records and turning all eyes to a genre that is very successful, but mostly unknown to the western world.
Is Squid Game worth the hype or is it just the latest trend that is destined to be eclipsed by the next new shiny thing like many other shows that came before it?
Klemi Sinakoli and Romina discuss their different points of view when it comes to what constitutes a great film/show.
PS: Sorry for the loud laughter.
The title mentioned in the discussion is 964 Pinocchio
Is there such thing as a fair market when it comes to young talents in Albania? There seems to be a serious issue about promoting, supporting, and paying these talents - an issue that leads more and more to young artists leaving the country to find this meritocracy abroad. In the biggest "talent migration" crisis Albania has ever faced, the common denominator seems to be just one: lack of meritocracy.
The concept of Cancel Culture has been a very hot topic the past few days because of the decision to invite Goran Bregović to perform in The Beer Fest of Korça.
The controversies came mostly because Bregović has been massively linked with the war in Kosovo and the public opinion in Albania asked for him to be removed from the event and even cancelled. But, beyond the musician, what is cancel culture in Albania? Are we really informed enough as to ask for someone's career to be over? And mostly, how do we really relate to the part of Albanian history that lays in Kosovo? Romina and guest Elvis Hoxhaj discuss these topics (and more!) in an informal environment, drawing from their own experience and research about what we first need to do before we ask for someone to be cancelled.
Link of the film mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOo4-jMxyGY
The very fast paced change in the Albanian house is actually a reflection of our nowadays society. What are the consequences of these radical changes in our collective memory and is it too late to save what is left of our architecture heritage?What is @the_albanian_house and its mission? So many questions try to find an answer in this friendly discussion with @jora_kasapi and we really hope most of you can relate and join the cause of the preserverance of the Albanian houses and help put an end of this "culture of forgetting" of ours.
Sleepover's 5th Episode with the magnetics Esmeralda Petrela, creator of Harta Astrologjike.
In this episode we navigate the impact of the unexplainable in our life, our need to be defined by it, the truths and myths about what it is and the situations that make even the most sceptical ones believe in it.
After all, we all ask ourselves at one point if there actually IS something like "written in thre stars".
In this episode we discuss with Delfina Hoxha about what is the Impostor Syndrome and everything that comes with it.
Here are some of the links of the things mentioned by Delfina during the episode:
- Impostor Syndrome Test
- Urdhri i Psikologut (here everyone can contact licensed psychologists to get every information they might need)
- Psikologë, psikoterapistë dhe profesionistë të shëndetit mendor në Tiranë (this is article written by @theinnerdolphin about various therapies and therapists here in Albania)
Also:
- nukjevetem.al - Anonymous and free online counseling for young people from 40 expert Psychologists and Doctors.
- Recommended books: The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It & The Impostor Phenomenon: When Success Makes You Feel Like A Fake
What is known as the TrashTv "Trap' is nowadays our new normal. Removing the "Guilty" from the "Guilty Pleasure", indulge with Romina and Blerina on this trip down "trash pop culture" lane.
When it comes to taxes, most of us are ill-informed or not informed at all, that's why the past few weeks have been buzzing with posts on social media about what the government calls D.I.V.A.
Our sleepover guest, Erida Haloci, is here to explain a bit more and try to understand how it works.
What really is body positivity and how we can all fall into the social media influencer trap of the perfect, almost surreal image.