Music Odyssey: What is love?

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Music Odyssey: What is love?
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Many artists have compared love to different things. But what is love? In this episode, Filip, Sacha and Marleen try to explore some of the ways in which songwriters have responded to this big question.

Music Odyssey: Sweet ‘n’ Tasty

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Music Odyssey: Sweet 'n' Tasty
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How is sweetness represented in music? In this episode of Music Odyssey, Filip, Sacha and Arianna try to answer this question by listening to different songs that are out there. This special episode is dedicated to our friend and ACT volunteer Clément Lebrun on the occasion of his birthday!

The Art of Growth

The date was 16th of January, 2019. I was opening the Oddflowers exhibition. It was the very last day of my volunteer stay in Thessaloniki. For one year, I explored the cultural and historical dimensions of this wonderful and surreal place. Join me in my reflections about the Oddflowers project and my EVS.

Music Odyssey: Songs about Leaving

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Music Odyssey: Songs about Leaving
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Being an EVS volunteer is a cycle of arriving, people coming and going, and finally leaving. For Filip, the EVS experience has come to an end. In this episode of Music Odyssey, Filip, Sacha and our special guest Nero discuss songs that deal with different forms of leaving… enjoy 😉

Music Odyssey: Environmental echoes

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Music Odyssey: Environmental echoes
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Do you ever feel worried about the environment? Or would you like to live a more sustainable life? Are you wondering what kind of music has been made about these topics? Then this is the episode for you! In this episode of Music Odyssey, Filip, Sacha and Arianna discuss important environmental questions that artists are recently addressing more and more often. They also try to find solutions of what we can do to improve the way humans are treating the planet.

Music Odyssey: Winter whispers

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Music Odyssey: Winter whispers
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Are you feeling cold? It sure is cold outside, but hopefully, you are managing to make your house feel warm and cosy. What better to do on a cold winter day than to listen to our podcast? In this episode Filip, Sacha and Egle explore different ways how the season of winter is captured in music.

Music Odyssey: Incomprehensible songs

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Music Odyssey: Incomprehensible songs
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In case that you would like to hear some of the most well-known incomprehensible songs, this episode is exactly for you. Join Filip, Sacha and Arianna as they explore and interpret the songs with the most incomprehensible lyrics out there.

Music Odyssey: X-mas-like songs

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Music Odyssey: X-mas-like songs
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Are you tired of classical Christmas songs being overplayed everywhere, year after year? Well, on this year’s last episode of Music Odyssey, we have a solution for you! Join Filip, Sacha and Agnieszka as they explore X-mas-like music. These songs have Christmas vibes in them, but they do not mention the holidays at all. If you do not like the over-commercialisation of these holidays, or you are simply sick of Christmas in general, these songs may be perfect for you 🙂

Music Odyssey: Best of 2018

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Music Odyssey: Best of 2018
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We are already ten days into December and for many the holidays are approaching. This is a perfect time to reflect upon the past year and the music that was made in it! For Filip, this is also a time for a personal reflection, as his EVS project is finishing in the beginning of January. He discusses his past year with Sacha and special guest Christian Cibba by listening to some of his favourite tunes of 2018.

Music Odyssey: Freudian tunes

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Music Odyssey: Freudian tunes
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Do you have (any interest in) mommy issues, daddy issues or lollita syndromes? If so, the latest episode of Music Odyssey is something you might like to hear … 🙂 In this episode, Filip, Sacha and special guest Urania explore the theories of Sigmund Freud through popular music from different eras.

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