Monica Furman and Yekaterina Gyadu

Rooted Cosmopolitans

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

Rooted Cosmopolitans explores the diversity of Russian speakers and the third cultures that form from our Slavic roots.

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Monica Furman and Yekaterina Gyadu

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Polina Sherry 20.05.2026 57:12

This episode, Yeka and Monica speak with author, ex-ballerina, and TikTok star in her own right, Polina Sherry. Polina was born and raised in Qazaqstan to a Koryo-saram mother and an English father. After getting kicked out of a Russian ballet school, she moved to the UK to live with her grandmother. She graduated from university during COVID. With no jobs available at that time, she applied to be...

Victoria Malone 17.04.2026 1:08:04

Yekaterina and Monica are back this month, and this time with their very first official guest! Victoria Malone is a writer and lawyer who writes about issues of race, gender, identity, and belonging. She has been published in Midnight & Indigo , PopSugar , Austin Woman Magazine , Teen Vogue , and Zora . Victoria earned her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and her bachelor's deg...

Heated Russian-Speakers 19.01.2026 43:03

Yeka and Monica sit down to discuss what's on everyone's minds...Heated Rivalry! We take a deep dive into Western media representation of Russian-speakers and what the show has meant to us.

What is this? Who are we? 11.01.2026 30:30

Get to know hosts Yekaterina Gyadu and Monica Furman as they begin their long-delayed adventure doing what they do best - talking about themselves.