XCSB.org is an internet radio platform in Cleveland, Ohio. The station was founded in response to the police-assisted closure of WCSB, Cleveland State University’s college radio station, which had a 50-year tradition.
After we relaunched the station as an internet radio platform, we had to discontinue the long-running show that focused specifically on the Slovenian community. I stepped in to rebrand it as a cultural program for all Yugoslav diasporas. The mission is to move beyond the customary national isolationism deeply rooted among Cleveland’s Yugoslav communities, toward inclusion, the future, art (both popular and otherwise), rock and jazz music, and other things that Cleveland’s Yugoslavs should share. The title of the show, Emisija oddaja emisija, reflects that mission well, I hope.
Show airs every Sunday at 9am (Eastern Standard Time). This page is intended to gather recent back episodes for those who may have missed the original airdate.
Episode 26
October 25, 2026
Over the past century and a half, boats and planes brought many Yugoslavs to the Western Australian shores. Among them, Boris Sujdovic’s parents. Boris went on to be one of the key people in the Australian punk scene in The Scientists and The Dubrovniks. More recently, Predrag Delibasic Pex followed the similar path in the 90s and how he’s a mover and shaker on the contemporary scene in Perth, while playing in Zerodent and DJing on RTRFM 92.1. We spoke to them (Boris in Australian English and Pex in Serbian).
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Episode 25
October 18, 2026
It feels like the students of University of Belgrade have been protesting various governments pretty much constantly since 1968. Also, around that time, they were given a cultural center SKC which did not survive transition to capitalism. This year, the students famously reclaimed it guerilla style. In our show today we talk to Matija Savkovic. who was a part of that action. He also plays in a great band called Logicka Greska. Matija speaks in Serbian about his band and about what happened at SKC! Bonus: rare 80s songs recorded live at SKC!
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Episode 24
October 11, 2026
We bring you two very special guests: Ljiljana Nikolovska and Pete Mazich from the sunny San Pedro! This Dalmatian/American couple runs a studio that makes recordings for many works of Mike Watt. And Ljiljana was once one the biggest pop stars in Yugoslavia as the singer in Grupa Magazin. Every other family owned at least one her records. They speak to us about what brought them together and what excites them today and how they both ended up in a Madonna cover band. Let’s just say, Ljiljana wasn’t playing a role of Madonna… She didn’t have to. Ljiljana sold more records in Yugoslavia than Madonna could ever dream of.
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Episode 23
October 4, 2026
1) Lena Simovic interviews the Svetlana Latkovic of Kaja’s Farmer’s Market in Hickley OH in Serbian language. Hear how Svetlana created a successful small farm business as a daughter of Montenegrin parents from Kosovo and Vojvodina.
2) Manager of The Slovenian Museum and Archives, Greg Nosan is back, announcing new exciting shows at this vibrant cultural establishment in Cleveland.
3) The most beautiful folks songs from all parts of Yugoslavia
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Episode 22
September 27, 2026
Lena Simovic interviews the legendary Cleveland rock musician, singer-songwriter, socialite and writer John Petkovic who has roots in Lapovo and Cuprija in Serbia. This is John’s first in-depth interview in his mother tongue – the Serbian language.
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Episode 21
September 20, 2026
1) Antun Aleksa from Zagreb introduces his successful musical projects Idem, Porto Morto and Jeboton that fill concert halls across all major cities of Yugoslav countries. Antun speaks in Croatian.
2) Australian punk rock musician Ned Matijasevic, or Ned Alphabet checks in with us about his music, which is heavily influenced by Yugoslav rock. He speaks mostly in Australian English.
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Episode 20
September 13, 2026
1) Serbian-born scholar Branislav Jakovljevic of Stanford speaks about the history of Yugoslav avant-garde performance art in English.
2) Slovenian-born scholar Katja Praznik of University at Buffalo speaks about art as work and artists in their proletarian struggle for rights.
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Episode 19
September 6, 2026
Our guest is Matthew Boyd, a professor of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin language classes in Ohio State University in Columbus OH. He talks about is passion for teaching the language and his deep knowledge of the history of Yugoslav and Soviet pop and rock music. Matt speaks in Serbian and English.
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Episode 18
August 30, 2026
Our own Lena Simovic talks to
1) Serbian-born Dragan Jovovic who succesfully tours around the North America singing folklore songs to the mainly Serbian diaspora.
2) California-based actor, musician and philanthrope Pavel Sfera, who was originally born in Novi Sad. Pavel also has a successful career as a Bono Vox impersonator.
Dragan and Pavel speak in Serbian.
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Episode 17
August 23, 2026
Macedonia has an incredibly strong and young rock’n’roll scene with great bands popping out everywhere: Korka, Hajka, Golemata Voda, Perseida, Mallard, Lufthansa and many more! Their impresario Kristina Tina Filipovska speaks in Macedonian language about the scene, its origins and touring across all Yugoslav countries.
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Episode 16
August 16, 2026
1) Yugoslav-born Igor Djurin from Parma, OH speaks about his succesful local restaurant business and brewery Schnitz Ale. Igor speaks in Serbo-Croatian and English.
2) Nikola Borcic speaks about Zbir, his successful brewing business in Novi Sad. Nikola speaks in Serbian.
3) Tribute to Yugoslav divas Arinka Segando and Olivera Katarina who we lost in 2026.
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Episode 15
August 9, 2026
Our guests today are Will Richard and Jelena Kunic from the Ex-Yu Rock Center, rock’n’roll museum, society and space in Sarajevo. Jelena speaks in Bosnian and Will speaks in English.
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Episode 14
August 2, 2026
1) Belgrade-based actress and musician Kristina Jovanovic introduces her band Kika in Serbian
2) Introducing Italian band from Trieste Rental0012 which consists of members from the local Slovenian national minority. The band speaks in Slovenian. It was originally aired as a segment in Radio Student.
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Episode 13
July 26, 2026
1) In-depth interview with Shpira from Novi Sad, musician, muralist, painter and DJ, introducing his art. Shpira speaks in Serbian.
2) Vukovar-born scholar Snezana Zabic from Chicago State University talks about her poetry and writing in Serbo-Croatian.
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Episode 12
July 19, 2026
1) In-depth interview with Ramon Marko Vanovic from Novi Sad introducing his band Jolly Little Bunch, in Serbian.
2) Borna Mijolovic from Zagreb (with roots in Rijeka) speaks about his band Paul The Walrus in Croatian.
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Episode 11
July 12, 2026
1) In-depth interview with Tyler Sonnichsen from University of Vermont. He speaks about Dead Milkmen, his book about Dead Milkmen and the life of Dead Milkmen bass player David Schulthise who spent the last years of his life immersing himself into Serbian culture. Tyler speaks in English.
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Episode 10
July 5, 2026
1) In-depth interview with the members of Golemata Voda, one of the hottest new bands from any of the Yugoslav countries. They are just barely into their late teens, early 20s and they are from Skopje. The band speaks in Macedonian.
2) Cleveland-based accordion player Nancy Prudic talks about her art deeply rooted in Cleveland-Slovenian traditions. Nancy speaks in English
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Episode 9
June 28, 2026
1) In-depth interview with Kim Simpson from Austin TX, who has a very deep connection with the Yugoslav music. Kim speaks in English.
2) In-depth interview with Berislav Sabolic, a DJ from CFMU in Canada who has a long running radio show dedicated to Yugoslav rock’n’roll. Berislav was born in Novi Marof, Croatia and speaks in Serbo-Croatian.
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Episode 8
June 21, 2026
1) Oskar Marko from Novi Sad talks about his band Monohrom and his academic work in agriculture. Oskar speaks in Serbian.
2) Cleveland artist Catherine Butler reviews performance of the Postgravity group at the Slovenian Museum and Archives in Cleveland.
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Episode 7
June 14, 2026
1) In-depth interview with Igor Djeke from Vinkovci, who talks about his own music on harp/harmonica and his time spent as a member of Disciplin A Kitchme – my favorite Yugoslav band ever. Igor speaks in Croatian.
2) Bosnian-born scholar Bojana Videkanic from Waterloo University in Toronto Canada speaks about her involvement with New Yugoslav Studies Association. Bojana speaks in Serbo-Croatian.
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Episode 6
June 7, 2026
1) Marko and Nikola from Nemi Pesnik, a band in Novi Sad introduce their music in Serbian language.
2) Greg Nosan from Slovenian Museum and Archives in Cleveland talk about the upcoming exhibits in the institution he leads.
3) Elizabeth Taylor Pap of XCSB’s Hungarian Hour talks about her impressions about the George Vojnovic exhibit in Cleveland.
4) Franko Dota speaking in Croatian about the legalization of LGBT movement in the 80s Yugoslavia.
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Episode 5
May 31, 2026
Pride special with interviews with LGBT activists from all Yugoslav countries: Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, each speaking in their own language about the problems their communities face at the places where they live. Plus – LBGT themed songs from the history of Yugoslav rock.
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Episode 4
May 24, 2026
1) In-depth interview with the members of Erotic Biljan and His Heretics, garage band from Zagreb Croatia. Three band members speak in Croatian.
2) We check in with Zlatan Aksamija, the president of Bosnian/Hercegovinian/American Academy of Arts and Sciences that had a big central conference in Sarajevo in June. Zlatan speaks in Bosnian.
3) In-depth interview with Zvonka Obajdin, singer songwriter from Zagreb. Zvonka speaks in Croatian.
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Episode 3
May 17, 2026
At this point I started making original interviews, instead of making a collage based show from the Internet clips.
1) In-depth interview with Ivica Dimitrijevic of SIZ, a band from Kumanovo, Macedonia. Ivica switches from Macedonian to Serbo-Croatian and English
2) Cleveland based artist Catherine Butler reviews Croatian film Fiume o Morte about a proto-fascist state in Italian-occupied Croatian town of Rijeka after the World War 1.
3) Introduction to Seattle-based band Kultur Shock. Gino Jevdjevic talks in Bosnian.
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Episode 2
May 10, 2026
Contains
1) Montenegrin negotiations with European Union.
2) Dado Topic of Time talks about his Yugoslav identity in Croatian.
3) Goran Salamun of Gast’r’bajtrs from talks in Slovenian about differences on putting the music out today in contrast to the 80s
4) Bosnian-born Dutch Filmmaker Lidija Zelovic discusses identity politics in Bosnian
5) Gile from Belgrade rock legends Elektricni Orgazam introduces new album
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Episode 1
May 3, 2026
Pilot episode intended to present the new concept to the steering committee of XCSB. It contains
1) a segment on the Italian comic book Alan Ford and its longstanding popularity through the all Yugoslav republics.
2) an introduction to Lelee, a band from Ljubljana that features members from Slovenia, Macedonia and Serbia.
3) a segment on the new Laibach album (worldwide known band from Slovenia)
4) introduction to the work of Vasko Atanasoski, the chief organizer of the Macedonian alternative rock scene
5) Cleveland based journalist Elizabeth Sullivan speaks in English about her time with the famous Cleveland Mayor and Senator George Vojnovic who has Slovenian and Serbian roots.
6) a segment on a kid who famously helped Bosnia qualify for the World Cup by distracting the Italian goal keeper
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