Bringing the Balkans to the world! Interviewing some of the most interesting guests from the region. (Might have completely random guests on as well but mostly focused on Balkan themed guests atm!)
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June 28, 2025Episode 9958 min
I found the guy that made Serious Sam - Ep99
00:00 - Davor’s First Computer & Early Inspiration 03:15 - Making Games in Croatia (Mid/Late '80s) 07:00 - Football Glory & Their First Break 11:15 - Passion, Doom & Building Their Own Engine 25:00 - The Serious Sam Demo That Changed Everything 27:30 - Surviving With Zero Budget 35:00 - Going Global & Industry Recognition 45:30 - Regrets, Success & Building a Legacy 49:00 - The Balkan Game Dev Scene & SCUM 53:00 - What’s Next for Croteam & Gaming This is the full podcast Davor Hunski who is one of the creators of Serious Sam and founders of Croteam.
March 3, 2025Episode 9826 min
I found the only black guy in Bosnia - Ep98 - CrniBajo
Crnibajo aka Andre Harrison is slowly becoming a hit in the balkans. His hilarious videos documenting his experience living in Bosnia have gained tens of millions of views on instagram and tiktok. He is a very mysterious man who doesn’t talk much about his origin story in his video. So today I thought I’d invite him on the podcast to find out how the hell he got to bosnia and why.0:00 Intro0:40 100% facts about CrniBajo4:00 Theories about CrniBajo8:00 When CrniBajo became more known9:00 CrniBajos day2day job10:00 Can CrniBajo speak serbian?12:30 What was life like in America14:00 What CrniBajo enjoys doing16:00 Bosnia’s twisted perception of Amerca19:00 First time coming to bosnia
November 8, 2024Episode 971 hr 5 min
NBA's most popular photographer (from the Balkans) - Cassy Athena - Ep 97
Cassy Athena is your favorite NBA players favorite photographer. She is an American with Serbian/Greek roots who has worked for Sports Illustrated, Samsung, Billboard, Red Bull, Fox Sports, Dime Magazine, Slam Magazine, NBA, Under Armour, Nike, Jordan Brand, and more. She has worked exclusively with the biggest NBA athletes and has helped with branding/marketing to many athletes and entertainers!
In this episode we talked about her Balkan roots, her viral meme, some of her best photos and much much more...
Check out her work at:
https://www.cassyathena.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cassyathena/
https://www.instagram.com/cassyathenaphoto/
0:00 Intro
1:30 Cassy's Balkan Background
5:45 Serbian community in LA
7:00 How Cassy got into photography
9:50 Freelancing or working directly with the nba?
11:30 Reels taking over IG & YT content trends
17:00 Behind the scenes content from NBA players
21:30 Nick Young Meme
26:30 Photos of Drake
29:00 What makes a great photo
31:00 Working with Lebron/Curry
36:30 Getting balkan brand sponsors
41:30 How nelly comes up with video ideas
44:30 Atmosphere in balkan sports
49:30 Serbian speakers in the nba
52:30 Learning spanish and serbian
55:30 Cassy’s content moving forward
August 15, 2024Episode 9658 min
Našao Sam Najboljeg Komentatora! - Jasmin Ligata - Ep 96
Jasmin Ligata je jedan od najprepoznatljivijih komentatorskih glasova na Balkanu. Radio je kao komentator and sportski reporter vise od 20 godina ali je nedavno postao hit na drustvenim mrezama zbog svog rada kao futsal komentaor za GFC Sarajevo. Njegove video snimke dele i pregledaju milioni gledalaca sirom sveta. Sto je jos vaznije, Jasmin je ukljucen u mnoge humanitarne akcije i veruje da je njegova najveca svrha i sreca u zivotu da pomaze drugim ljudime. Danas sam bio u prilici da upoznam pravog Jasmina, da cujem o njegovim razmisljanjima i stremljenjima da bude sto bolji covek. Pricali smo o nekim od njegovih najpoznatijih viralnih klipova, njegovom humanitarnom radu i duhovitim angdotama iz njegovog dugogodisnjeg prijateljstava sa Edinom Dzekom.
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0:00 Uvod4:40 početak Jasminove karijere6:30 kako se jasmina priprema da bude komentar futsalac
11:40 Jasminov rekord u historiji13:55 ljubav za futsalu i futbal19:10 karijera u komediji23:20 komentarisanje priča25:30 Fustal u Bosni 29:50 drugi ljudi koji koriste vaše klipove38:00 kako još više proširiti content41:00 Sta sada Jasmin radi
43:00 ljubav prema humanitarnom radu52:00 priče o Džeku
July 28, 2024Episode 951 hr 3 min
I interviewed Jokic's Right Hand Man - Ognjen stojakovic - Ep 95
Ogi Stojakovic is an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. He has been working with the team for over a decade starting out as a video coordinator. On a daily basis, he works closely with the best basketball player on the planet, Nikola Jokic. He is a NBA champion, FIBA World cup finalist and is currently working as an assistant coach for the Serbian Olympic team.
1:30 Ogi’s basketball origin story
3:55 Ogi the point guard
5:50 First coaching job
11:30 How Ogi got a job in the NBA
16:15 The day Ogi got the NBA job
17:30 First impressions of the nba/USA
21:30 Nurkic era nuggets
23:40 Ogi’s job explained
26:30 Drafting Nurkic & Jokic
27:14 First time Ogi saw Jokic play
31:10 Improving Jokic’s game
38:00 Jokic’s weight and cardio in the early days
42:00 Jokic after Nurkic left
43:30 How can Jokic improve?
48:30 Serbian Olympic team
53:15 Jokic’s Sombor shuffle origin story
55:50 Will Jokic have new moves in the future?
58:00 Sombor trip after Jokic’s second MVP
1:00:00 Ogi’s future goals
March 21, 2024Episode 931 hr 5 min
The Football Commentator That Hates Football - Ned Boulting - Ep94
Ned Boulting is a British sports journalist and former football commentator. He is also the author of 8 books about cycling, darts, football and his life. In this episode we talked about his long football commentating career, cycling, darts and everything in between.
For all things Ned: https://www.nedboulting.com/
GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
0:00 Preview2:00 Ned's voice twin3:30 Can you support 2 clubs?7:00 A club losing it's identity 10:00 Buying trophies in football13:00 Tennis. Easy Commentary job16:30 What Ned wants to do next21:20 Why Ned Quit Football28:00 Love for national football36:45 Deciding what to write about40:00 Personality in Football Punditry 45:00 Local Club Ned Supports49:45 Interview Jose Mourinho
53:15 Beers With Arsen Wenger58:15 Will Cycling Turn Into Football1:02 Triahlons1:30 Ned's Next Projects
March 15, 2024Episode 9357 min
Why making it in music is (almost) impossible - Zillie Holiday - Ep93
Me & Zack (aka Zillie Holiday) used to go to high school together. Now he raps and cooks some absolutely fire beats. This was the first music artist I've had on my podcast so I learned a lot about sampling and how Zillie Holiday is trying to make it in a highly competitive space.
Check out his music: https://zillieholiday.bandcamp.com/community
Zillie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/zillie_holiday/
GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
0:00 Intro1:00 Weather & Spain4:00 Zillie's Music7:00 How sampling works9:30 What did you want to be?15:00 Releasing music frequently21:00 Importance of skating25:40 Going from idea to creating a song30:00 Paying attention to algorithms34:00 Streaming on Twitch38:30 Live music - doing shows41:30 How to make a living in this space45:00 Turning down a raise to move to spain52:45 Long term goal in music
March 1, 2024Episode 921 hr 13 min
Steve Murphy's Hunt For The Lost Clipper - Ep92
Steve Murphy is a retired DEA agent that worked in Colombia during Pablo’s reign of terror. The popular Netflix show is loosely based on his life. He is also the co-author of Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar. If you want to learn more about his time in Colombia, please check out the first podcast
First Podcast: https://youtu.be/BiWFxiXNMnI
In this episode Steve mostly talked about his new and exciting project surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a PAN-AM Plane in 1938. Uncovering its mystery could have massive implications about Japan’s first act of war against the United States. The disappearance of Amelia Earhart and could make this the first airplane hijacking in history.
Steve's Books: https://shorturl.at/esBR1
Steve's Podcast: https://gameofcrimespodcast.com/
GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
0:00 Coming Up
1:30 The Lost Clipper
5:15 Significance of the Lost Clipper
10:30 $5 Million On The Plane
12:30 What happened to Amelia Earhart ?
15:45 Pitching the show
17:45 Death of Amelia Earhart
20:30 New Amelia Earhart Photo
21:45 How To Become A Mob Boss
23:45 Griselda Blanco
31:45 Boyd Holbrook, Steve Murphy In Narcos
37:30 The appeal of the real story of Narcos
40:45 New Photos of Pablo Escobar
42:40 Pablo Junior
43:30 What the show got right
48:15 The paperwork nightmare
52:15 Strangest Failed Pablo Hit
57:40 Reflecting on interviews and Steve’s work
1:01 What is Colombia like today
1:09 What’s steve working on now
February 23, 2024Episode 911 hr 11 min
Selling Out To Hello Fresh - Bilal Zafar - EP91
Bilal Zafar is a stand up comedian and twitch streamer. We talked about his upcoming tour and how he sold out to Hello Fresh.
Bilal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zafarcakes_/
Bilal's Standup Tour: https://www.bilalzafarcomedy.com/gigs
Bilal Zafar is a stand up comedian and twitch streamer. We talked about his upcoming tour and how he sold out to Hello Fresh.Bilal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zafarcakes_/Bilal's Standup Tour: https://www.bilalzafarcomedy.com/gigsGooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly0:00 Intro
3:00 Cost of living crisis: UK5:00 Extreme sports fan9:00 Moving Out Of The UK
11:00 Comedy or Twitch
17:00 Dividing time between passion and money
20:30 Bilal on BBC Radio 4 22:00 Creating pressure to come up with material27:00 What to do creatively next and getting an audience29:00 Auditioning34:00 How much acting gigs pay40:00 Doing more social media stuff to build an audience46:30 Bilal’s Britain mini series. Selling out Hello Fresh54:00 Premade food57:00 Spain. Traveling1:07:00 Bilal’s Tour. Bilal’s Britain
February 9, 2024Episode 9054 min
Why He Really Quit - Stefanovic - Ep90
Stefanovic is a former data analyst that quit his lucrative job to travel the world with his girlfriend and grow his digital business. In this episode we talked about what it's like to travel the world for an entire year, how to get remote work, how to start making content and lots more...
Stef's YT: https://www.youtube.com/@Stefanovic92
0:00 Intro2:50 Why Stefan's neck hurts5:10 Working for yourself. Quitting the 9to5
8:00 Success after first viral video9:00 How to learn youtube 12:00 How to get into remote work - content creation19:00 Traveling the world for a year26:00 The early days of remote work/digital nomads
29:00 Craziest stories from travels38:00 Intermittent travelling47:00 Problems in developed countries.54:00 Current plans
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