Homespun Culture

Producer-Composer Anthony J. Resta: Being Canadian All Over - Part 2

In Part 2 of this two-part interview Producer-Composer Anthony J. Resta talks about his Italian heritage and about moving from Texas to Massachusetts and later on to Los Angeles.

Producer-Composer Anthony J. Resta: Being Canadian All Over - Part 1

In Part 1 of a multi-part interview, award winning multi-platinum record producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer, and father Anthony J. Resta tells stories about his childhood in Canada, Australia, and Houston, Texas, what damaged his self-esteem in school, and how he started his music career banging on pots and pans then playing drums.

Host Andrea Surova’s Oldest Two Children Talk About Their Heritage

Featuring Milana and Ivo Resta!

Host Andrea Surova: Heritage and Trip to War-torn Ukraine - Part 3 of 3

In Part 3 of 3, Homespun Culture host Andrea Surova speaks about her trip to visit family in Ukraine in April 2024, over two years into the war heartlessly and senselessly initiated by Russia. She describes what it was like to reunite with family she hadn’t seen in decades; how children related their experiences during the war; the day to day juxtaposition of love and war, stillness and air raid sirens, normalcy and normalization amidst air raid sirens, military checkpoints, and destruction; and the remarkable resilience, strength, and pride of the Ukrainian people.

Host Andrea Surova: Heritage and Trip to War-torn Ukraine - Part 2 of 3

In Part 2 of 3, Homespun Culture host Andrea Surova speaks about her trip to visit family in Ukraine in April 2024, over two years into the war heartlessly and senselessly initiated by Russia. She describes what it was like to reunite with family she hadn’t seen in decades; how children related their experiences during the war; the day to day juxtaposition of love and war, stillness and air raid sirens, normalcy and normalization amidst air raid sirens, military checkpoints, and destruction; and the remarkable resilience, strength, and pride of the Ukrainian people.