Lithuanian Landslide

Draugai Dr. Michael Yudd ir Emilia Sadonis of the NJ bendruomene speak of his humanitarian efforts as a nephrologist in1990s Lietuva with Mark from Floral Park. 

Vytenis Jankunas speaks with Mark from Floral Park of his current life in New York as a Lithuanian-American photography artist.

Aura Taylor speaks with Mark from Floral Park of her life's journey that has taken her from an upbringing in Klaipeda, to being a fashion designer in New York, and the founder of a Lithuanian school in Singapore.

Angelė Jakavonytė, a Member of the Seimas or Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and her daughter, Miglė Rukštelytė, the Director of the Juozas Jakavonis–Tigras Charity and Support Foundation, speak of their family's patriarch, partisan Juozas Jakavonis (Code Name: Tigras) who passed on in 2021 at age 96, with Mark from Floral Park.

Gordon Mott shares his evolution as author of Lithuanian Lullaby, The Angels of Klaipeda, and Tears of Jurate, with Mark from Floral Park.

Jonas Covalesky and Sigita Puskorius share their evolution as vadovai of folk dance group NJ Ateitis with Mark from Floral Park.

Along with reflection on her songs, Aiste Lukk shares her evolution as a singer/songwriter with Mark from Floral Park. 

Gediminas Kubilius from the band, NJ United, shares his evolution as a musician with Mark from Floral Park. 

Dievazi shares her evolution as a singer/songwriter and band leader with Mark from Floral Park. 

Jennifer Kellman shares with Mark from Floral Park, the story of her grandmother's cousin, Riva Bialik, who was saved from the Holocaust by Antanas Bendorius.

Jura Vizbaras shares with Mark from Floral Park, the story of her father, Antanas Bendorius, who saved Riva Bialik from the Holocaust.

Simas Janusas shares stories from his evolution as a Lithuanian-American musician with Mark from Floral Park.

Filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas tells Mark from Floral Park about his fifth feature, The Activist, which is being screened at Harvard on 2/27 and Scandanavia House in NY on 3/3.

Diana Norkiene tells Mark from Floral Park about the house she resides in that was built by, once lived in, and still filled with creations from renowned artist Vytautas Ignas.

Lee Allen and Karl Altau of the Joint Baltic American National Committee tell Mark from Floral Park how people can advocate for the Baltics.

Organizer of the World Lithuanian Sports Games for the past twenty years, Laurynas Misevicius, speaks with Mark from Floral Park in-depth about sportsmanship in Lietuva , amongst other things.

Estera Sunelaite tells Mark from Floral Park of her evolution within the Boston bendruomene and with the group Jaunos Sirdys.

Tracey Sliziene tells Mark from Floral Park of her involvement in the kavine after 10 a.m. Lithuanian Mass every Sunday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Annunciation Parish in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Zyle Purins tells Mark from Floral Park of her experiences as a Lithuanian Scout Bonfire Leader.

Dr. Indre Viskontas tells Mark from Floral Park of her evolution as an operatic soprano, nueroscientist and Lithuanian choral director.

Pianist Dr. Rokas Zubovas tells Mark from Floral Park of the legacy of his great-grandfather, Lithuania's most prominent composer and painter, Mikaojus Konstaninis Ciurlionis.

Ray Balsys tells Mark from Floral Park of his evolution as a Lithuanian school history teacher and dance instructor.

Ursula Wong tells Mark from Floral Park of her acclaimed seven book Amber War series and her new book, Strategic Deception.

Ruta Raudys-Muldowney tells Mark from Floral Park of the evolution of her enterprise, Ruta's Baltic Treasures.

Kankles player/vocalist John Bimbiras and fiddler Kaitlyn Likas collectively known as Baltic Celtic tell Mark from Floral Park of their journey as a Lithuanian-Irish fusion duo.

Award-winning Dainava choir artistic director Darius Polikaitis tells Mark from Floral Park of his evolution as composer/conductor.

Jurate Rzeznik tells Mark from Floral Park of her passion for the neo-pagan Lithuanian religion, Romuva.

Lina Duseviciene tells Mark from Floral Park of her passion as a Lithuanian diaspora enthusiast for the Vilnius University Foundation.

Marius Juodisius and Tomas Berzinskas tell Mark from Floral Park of their history with Siaurinis Krantas, a Lithuanian radio program out of Cleveland.

Darius Cepulis tells Mark from Floral Park about developing the new Dainorelis App.

Leonas Putrius tells Mark from Floral Park about his role as manager, and the history, of the Lithuanian National Cemetery in Illinois.

Daiva Kezys and Grazina Paegle tell Mark from Floral Park of their roles in the campaign to free Simas Kudirka from Soviet prison after his mishandled defection in 1970.

Renowned, award-winning organist from St. Casimir's Church in Vilnius, Renata Marcinkute-Lesieur,  talks with Mark from Floral Park about her evolution as a musician.

Lithuanian national champion "Magic: The Gathering" player Gaudenis Vidugiris talks with Mark from Floral Park about his history with the popular fantasy-themed trading card game.

Principal Monika Kungiene talks with Mark from Floral Park about the history,and upcoming year of New York's Maironis Lithuanian School.

Vytaurauras Sasnauskas talks with Mark from Floral Park about life as a Lithuanian-born pizza chef using a Neapolitan brick oven at his Citizen Pie pizzerias in Cleveland.

Edvardas Kezys talks with Mark from Floral Park about the influence his father, Romas Kezys, had on his own life's musical journey amongst other things.

Jonas Vainius tells Mark from Floral Park about the history, and his own involvement in the Giedraitis Youth Fund of Tautos Fondus. 

Hockey player (currently with the Greensboro Gargoyles) Andrius Kulbis-Marino tells Mark from Floral Park how his Lithuanian heritage influences his life now as a professional athlete. 

Charlotte Adomaitis tells her son, Mark from Floral Park, of when she first went behind the iron curtain, to Lietuva, in 1963. 

From the In Jure law firm in Vilnius, citizenship expert, Lithuanian lawyer Dainius Ambrazaitis tells Mark from Floral Park, among other things, how obtaining Lithuanian citizenship is possible and why it is desirable.

Vyresnis Skautininkas Tomas Lora tells Mark from Floral Park of the the year-round Lithuanian scouting activities available to boys and girls of all ages, with a focus on the 2025 Atlantic Region summer camp. 

Lifetime Lithuanian Scout Donatas Ramanauskas tells Mark from Floral Park how performing at Dainu Svente took him to recording his first album and then becoming vocalist / accordion player for the legendary Chicago punk band Dead Freddie. 

Dr. Elona Vaisnys (the sister of Camp Neringa's Sesele Igne) tells Mark from Floral Park how her life went from Lithuania to DP camps, and from Yale University to working for President Jimmy Carter.

Ignas Miskinis, director of Pietinia Kronikas (Southern Chronicles), the film that dominated the box office and won twelve Silver Crane awards (Lithuania's Oscars) in 2025, speaks to Mark from Floral Park of his creativity.

Margaret Valinsky enlightens Mark from Floral Park about the 2025 Lithuanian Days Festival held in Pennsylvania.

U.S. Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, CEO of VilNews, and acting director of Blue Yellow USA Kestutis Eidukonis shares his thoughts on the Ukraine War with Mark from Floral Park.

Rimas Kezys tells Mark from Floral Park about the execution of his monthly Lithuanian Brunch at The Avenue Restaurant in Glendale, Queens.

Hellie Labuskes and Lindsay Adomaits tell Mark from Floral Park about the Lithuanian community scene in Pittsburgh.

Vytas Bazikas tells Mark from Floral Park of his experience starring in the late Antanas Kulbis film, "Legenda Apie Gelezini Vilka".