Episode Recorded: July 4th, 2026 (07/04/2026)
00:37 - About Ted Efremoff himself.
02:53 - Inspiration behind A Refugee’s Guide to Rome.
04:43 - How did Ted meet Joseph Peters?
06:06 - About Aeneas and Virgil’s Aeneid.
13:13 - What’s Ted’s favorite Greco-Roman mythology story?
14:16 - What made Ted become a multidisciplinary artist?
16:46 - Jay and Ted discuss The Five Obstructions.
24:48 - How Ted would reimagine his documentary into an animation.
30:39 - The power of oral storytelling.
35:42 - Who would be a good animation studio or animator for Ted’s documentary?
40:07 - Ted’s personal favorite of his works.
43:27 - Do Ted and Joseph still keep in touch?
46:23 - “Before we go…..”
Multidisciplinary artist Ted Efremoff came onto the podcast to talk about his documentary A Refugee’s Guide to Rome. Ted Efremoff shared his Felliniesque past as a Russian immigrant who fell in love with Rome, how he met his documentary’s subject Joseph Peters, and how Joseph Peters himself relates his journey with the legendary Aeneas as a LGBTQ rights-supporting refugee fleeing from Sierra Leone, and the power of oral storytelling. Ted also shared how he started his artist career, his fascination with mythology, and his love for the documentary The Five Obstructions. And Jay got confused about archaeoacoustics.
More on Ted Efremoff and his works: https://www.tedefremoff.com/
A trailer for A Refugee’s Guide to Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Ifbwyz0sU
A Refugee’s Guide to Rome: https://www.amazon.com/Refugees-Guide-Rome-Ted-Efremoff/dp/B0FXJQY8Y2
https://tubitv.com/movies/100056923/a-refugee-s-guide-to-rome
Ted’s instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/tedefremoff/
Intro music: WANDERLUST (Celest3 mix) by Celest3 - https://celest3.bandcamp.com/track/wanderlust-celest3-mix (CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
Ending music: Arizona Green Tea by Stuffy Doll - https://stuffydollband.bandcamp.com/track/arizona-green-tea (used it with a permission)
Audio Editor: Jay Whang
