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Welcome to The Bla Bla Bunker, a podcast featuring interviews with regular people who have extraordinary stories to tell. The host, Almar Hilmarsson, is one of them. In 25 years he’s gone from Icelandic lawyer and airline CEO to tattooed, bearded meat enthusiast with a startup in Central Europe. On the way, he’s made plenty of stops, and cultivated a habit of running into interesting people and asking them interesting questions. Nothing is off limits in the Bla Bla Bunker, and Almar may ask questions that most people wouldn’t dare to ask.
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Feb 9, 2023
Feb 9, 2023
1hr 44 min
Join me as I sit down with American Expat, in Prague, Alex Alderman, born and raised in the US, who served 5 years in the Marine Corps. In this episode, Alex shares his honest perspective on the shifts in American culture and his experiences in the military. We also delve into topics such as personality disorders and abuse.
Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022
2hr 15 min
She had a career that many were jealous of and she was the stereotype of success. But there was something not right, the feminine side was missing and she crashed...
Alena Huberova is a Trainer, speaker and founder of SHELeads. A globetrotter, sports enthusiast and an optimist, with an insatiable curiosity about people, life and business. Throughout her career, she has cherished living and working in five countries across Europe and Asia.
We talked about women in leadership, the expectations of women today, how people take their childhood traumas with them into their grown up lives and how Alena had to crash before she could really fly. And a lot more
Jun 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
1hr 13 min
AHMET BILGE is a mess. He grew up in the US, matured in Turkey & now he's slowly decomposing in Switzerland.
Ahmet is the creator & producer of "The American Standup Show" which features monthly high caliber English Standup Comedy all around Switzerland and through that Ahmet has performed with his favourite comedian, Louis C.K.
Rising to be one of the top players in Switzerland, he is branching out to the International comedy scene with performances in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Liechtenstein, Thailand, & France.
Jun 16, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
2hr 9 min
Roc is a systems analyst who has worked with Fortune 500 corporations such as Enron, AT&T and Pfizer as well as being the host of the "Talking $*** Rahmaan Mwongozi" podcast.
Roc’s problem-solving and “no excuses” mindset enabled him to avoid the trappings of his East Oakland neighborhood, where poverty, physical abuse of a step father, gangs, violence, and drugs took many down the rabbit hole of despair. Keeping his distance and planning his escape, Roc paid attention to where the power and resources lay and went after them.
He has systematically avoided the trappings of the American dream, racial stereotyping as well as traditional ideas of romantic relationships.
We discussed all things life, America, How important Bill Cosby was, polyamory, capitalism, abuse, murder plans and his book
Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
1hr 44 min
Irene Antonez is an artist and musician from Russia. Through her music and art she celebrates sensuality, emotionality and the beauty of nature and the microscopic world.
Her family roots are Cossack which are a semi-nomadic and semi-militarized people from the steppes of Ukraine and Russia. So in Irene's family tree there are Russians, Ukrainians and Lithuanians.
We discussed the situation in Ukraine, how that affects her family and relatives on both sides of the line, how they were taught at school in Russia that there should never be a war again but also how the messaging over the past 7-8 years has been changing with the rise of nationalism. And we talked about Russophobia that has been present and now is amplified by the War.
Mushrooms are a big part of Irene's universe and art expression and she explained to me how advanced these organisms are and what we could learn from them as humans.
And then we talked about her music and how Cossacks and Vikings might be connected historically.
Irene has an art exhibition in Pragovka in Prague from the 9th of June 2022, check her links below for more
May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022
1hr 4 min
Available on Youtube with video, The Bla Bla Bunker on YT.
This is Part 2 of my talk with Þórhildur Magnúsdóttir in Part 1 we discussed the question "Why do people go for polyamorous relationships"
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
53 min
Available on Youtube in video, The Bla Bla Bunker on YT
This is Part 1 of my talk with Þórhildur Magnúsdóttir in Part 2 we discuss How a Polyamory relationship works
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
1hr 45 min
Paul Kowacz lives in the world of music in Prague, he plays guitar for Red Baron Band that he formed in 1993 as well as a band called 333.
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
1hr 51 min
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Adda) is an Icelandic mezzo-soprano Opera singer who sings at various opera houses in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
2hr 38 sec
Jenn Lederer is a New York City based Comedian & Keynote speaker.
Her work has been featured by SiriusXM, Forbes.com, The Huffington Post, Inspiring Lives Magazine, Google Headquarters, Yale and comedy clubs throughout New York City. Performing all over the country (virtually, too!), Jenn emcees, leads workshops and keynotes to help audiences learn how to access their most creative ideas through the physiological effects of laughter.
We discussed how Americans see Europe, how she got to be what she is, her fears, humour, why everyone is offended and how she has never felt safe in comedy which is a reality a lot of male comedians are waking up to in the wake of the Will Smith vs Chris Rock incident.