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Take Off 32: Accelerate with REM

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:54:00 GMT

How about shifting into sixth gear with this fantastic track from REM's latest album? Plus listen to my rendition of the lyrics. Enjoy!

Take Off 31: Viva La Vida by Coldplay

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:57:55 GMT

The first summer episode! Enjoy your vacation and this story, the lyrics of Coldplay's Viva La Vida.

Take Off 30: Toronto, Starlight, and Zamárdi

Jozsef Horvath — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:39:31 GMT

Konkoly Kriszta, Horváth Bálint, and Szilas Péter, three English majors at the University of Pécs, talk about an exam and their summer plans.

Take Off 29: After the Conference

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:35:28 GMT

Lovorka Zergollern - Miletic, a colleague from the University of Zagreb, and I gave a talk on coherence and originality in student writing at a Pécs conference last week. After the presentation, we went to have a glass of wine downtown -- together with a team of participants. It was there that I made this recording. The song is by The Agape Rose. Find more great music by them and other bands at www.ilike.com.

Take Off 28: On the Terrace of Paulus

Jozsef Horvath — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:43:10 GMT

Kosóczki Kata, Buda Réka and Fodor Balázs, three students from my Oral Presentation Skills II course, are talking about Forster's novel, A Passage to India, and another passage. The song is "Sol naciente" by Cargo Cult. Go to http://www.ilike.com to listen to songs by them or other GarageBand musicians.

Take Off 27: Stephen Spinder's Stories

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:08:40 GMT

In the past three years, I have met Steve four times: at the annual Budapest Folk Dance Festivals. This past weekend I asked him to tell Take Off a little bit about his interest in things Hungarian and Transylvanian. Here's the cover photo of his album Ten Years in Transylvania: If you would like to see Steve's other photos, too, visit his site at http://www.spinderartphoto.com/

Take Off 26: The Untouchables

Jozsef Horvath — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:52:51 GMT

A scene from the movie starring Sean Connery and Kevin Costner, plus a conversation with Rácz Krisztián. The song is by the Mitchell Blues Band -- a free MP3 file from www.iLike.com

Take Off 25: Easter Island by Katherine Routledge

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:46:37 GMT

In this episode I read a passage about the prehistoric statues on Easter Island. Read the rest of the chapter and other sections in Routledge's book on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=36yi7JgoBY8C&rview=1

Take Off 24: Through the Glasses of... By Rudolf Anna

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:39:25 GMT

Listen to Rudolf Anna's story from her blog at http://anchuk.blogspot.com The singer featured in the episode is Hannah Ild.

Take Off 23: Krupla Gergo About Reading and Writing

Jozsef Horvath — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:42:38 GMT

A talented writer, Gergo is a fourth-year student at the University of Pecs.

Take Off 22: Reka's Stories from the Park

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:42:41 GMT

This episode features Lugossy Reka and her stories.

Take Off 21: Nikolov Marianne on Vocabulary Learning

Jozsef Horvath — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:21:01 GMT

Another rerun of a segment from a Joe and Co. episode from last year, featuring Marianne's ideas about learning vocabulary. The music for this episode is by Everyday Jones, What I'm Missing. Used under the Creative Commons license. You can hear more Everyday Jones songs at http://www.podsafeaudio.com.

Take Off 20: Sliders by Grozli-Nagy Attila

Jozsef Horvath — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:34:28 GMT

The Lord of the... listen to the episode to find out!

Take Off 19: A Chat with Horvath Bernadett

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:10:27 GMT

Horvath Bernadett, a friend and former JPU student, joined me in the morning on Skype. She told me about an exercise she's recently designed and about a Newsweek article written by... but you will find that out. The music: Rain in the Desert, by Little Red King. Used under the Creative Commons license. To listen to this and other Little Red King tracks, visit http://www.podsafeaudio.com.

Take Off 18: Reloaded from the American Corner

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:17:36 GMT

A look back at a session held last year in the American Corner. Students read and talk about magazine articles, watch a movie, and discuss what they have discovered at 9 Maria street, Pecs, Hungary. The music for this episode is by Bob Maus, Next Step. Used under the Creative Commons license. You can hear more Bob Maus songs at http://www.podsafeaudio.com.

Take Off 17: My Top Ten

Jozsef Horvath — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:56:50 GMT

Ever wanted to know what keeps your teachers on the job? Not really? Well, for those of you who are interested, here's my reason. Ten, actually. It's those student essays that I will, I know, remember for years to come – and go. There are dozens – for now, let me just share the top, the crème de le crème, the very best. An essay I wrote five or six years ago. The music for this episode is by Everyday Jones, Here I Am. Used under the Creative Commons license. You can hear more Everyday Jones songs at http://www.podsafeaudio.com.

Take Off 16: An Introduction to Syllabology

Jozsef Horvath — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:24:32 GMT

An essay written in 1996 by Schubert Gabor, a former student at the University of Pecs. The music for this episode is by Tyson Emanuel, Touched by Fire. Used under the Creative Commons license. You can hear more of Tyson's songs at http://www.podsafeaudio.com.

Take Off 15: Joe and Co. Reloaded

Jozsef Horvath — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:16:52 GMT

A part of episode 2 from my first podcast, Joe and Co., Co. and Joe, featuring blog news about Aliz, on the phone with Judit, and Bono from the Guardian podcast.

Take Off 14: On Writing Well

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:55:22 GMT

Two parts from a chapter from William Zinsser's On Writing Well, a classic nonfiction guide. If you would like to listen to the Obscure 80s podcast, go to http://obscure80s.podomatic.com

Take Off 13: Brokeback Mountain

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:24:19 GMT

A passage from Annie Poulx's novella. Some of you may have expected an essay of mine for the last 2007 episode: nine listeners out of 24 requested, in my blog poll, that the feature be my funny bad essay. But my only hard copy of that piece, "Why Do We Play Soccer," is missing. If anyone out there still has it, please let me know. In other news: Take Off is now available on the iTunes Music Store. In the past few days, it has even been featured as a new and notable podcast. Wishing you all a great New Year's Eve and a shiny happy 2008, when Take Off returns with more great literature by students and classics.

Take Off 12: A Night at the Mall

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:17:01 GMT

The author: Takacs Daniel. The piece: a short story written exclusively for Take Off. Welcome to the twelfth episode. Remember the first? It featured Dani, too, with his "Still There," a story about his days in England. Now he returns to Take Off with another masterpiece in this, the Xmas edition of the podcast. Thanks, Dani! Want to share your ideas about this and other stories? Send me a comment. I am planning an episode featuring listeners' views. Enjoy and happy holidays to all!

Take Off 11: Holly Golightly

Jozsef Horvath — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:04:13 GMT

Welcome to the eleventh episode. It features a passage from Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. The first two paragraphs: I’d been to a movie, come home and gone to bed with a bourbon nightcap and the newest Simenon: so much my idea of comfort that I couldn’t understand a sense of unease that multiplied until I could hear my heart beating. It was a feeling I'd read about, written about, but never before experienced. The feeling of being watched. Of someone in the room. Then: an abrupt rapping at the window, a glimpse of ghostly gray: I spilled the bourbon. It was some little while before I could bring myself to open the window, and ask Miss Golightly what she wanted. "I've got the most terrifying man downstairs," she said, stepping off the fire escape into the room. "I mean he's sweet when he isn't drunk, but let him start lapping up the vino, and oh God quel beast! If there's one thing I loathe, it's men who bite." She loosened a gray flannel robe off her shoulder to show me evidence of what happens if a man bites. The robe was all she was wearing. "I'm sorry if I frightened you. But when the beast got so tiresome I just went out the window.”

Take Off 10: Podcast News

Jozsef Horvath — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:38:35 GMT

Zsani tells about her accident, Reka about leaving home, and Mark about whether it's worth talking about hobbies.

Take Off 9: Five Questions, Five Answers

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:17:35 GMT

I answer five Xanga featured questions

Take Off 8: Review of Students' Blogs

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:57:43 GMT

Featuring recent blog posts

Take Off 7: The Love Padlocks of Pecs, Hungary

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:48:47 GMT

Episode based on Wikipedia content.

Take Off 6: Would You Care for a Cocktail?

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:44:40 GMT

A passage from The Catcher in the Rye

Take Off 5: Hungary Calling

Jozsef Horvath — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:39:45 GMT

An essay by a student in Zagreb, Croatia

Take Off 3: Alright by Diana Goncz

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:15:34 GMT

A story from the creative anthology of Take Off about photocopying

Take Off 2: A Child's Photo

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:57:23 GMT

An essay by a student about childhood -- from the JPU Corpus.

Take Off 1: Still There by Daniel Takacs

Jozsef Horvath — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:05:45 GMT

The first in the Take Off podcast series, featuring a story by Daniel Takacs about his summer in England. It is also part of the creative anthology of Take Off, the book.