Dave shares a Russian poem in celebration of spring. Enjoy ..read more

It wasn't all fun and games for David and Grant while living in Russia. In this first episode of Season Two of To Russia With Love they tell about their encounters with the skinheads culminating in a stand-off between Grant and David and the Russian nationalists. Thank you to Andre Abramov for additional original music. Articles cited: www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4614 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/18/russians-are-actually-getting-less-xenophobic-at-least-outside-of-moscow/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fffbb4350121 en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/19 ..read more

In this special Halloween episode of To Russia With Love, Grant and David share some creepy, unexplained, true stories set in Russia; reminisce about their first Halloween in The Motherland; and celebrate the spooky and crazy holiday of Halloween. This is the final episode of the season. Thank you for sticking around with us and listening to our stories and musings. We'll be back in 2019 with a second season. In the meantime stay connected with us through social media by searching instagram with @trwl_podcast and facebook with @trwlpodcast or email us at trwlpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

Dave and Grant remember the first time they left Russia to visit the country of Estonia. While in the city of Tallin, they were able to relax a bit and enjoy the western culture outside of Russia ..read more

David and Grant think about the vices that they observed in others, but also self reflect on the vices they partook in themselves after living half a year on their own in Russia. Crack open a beer(preferably a Baltika) and enjoy this episode ..read more

David and Grant talk about how after the first few weeks the novelty of moving to a new culture and nation wore off and reality set it. Things weren't as perfect as they thought it would be living in Saratov, Russia. Basic things like language and even access to water became roadblocks to assimilating to the culture of Russia in 2003 ..read more

The FIFA World Cup is currently being hosted in Russia so we at To Russia With Love decided to publish a few Sport Shorts - short episodes in which we share our thoughts about sport in Russia. In this episode, David shares some interesting facts about the 2014 Sochi Olympics which were held in Russia ..read more

Grant and David talk about their first experience in Russia and how a trip to the Banya(Russian Sauna) sealed the deal for them to return and live in Russia ..read more

Welcome to TRWL's 3rd annual Halloween Episode featuring spooky writings from Russian literature throughout the years. Dave and Grant highlight some of their favorite horror stories and read excerpts from each of them ..read more

Part 1 of Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Read by David Schmidt ..read more