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FAKTOR 50+

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The Hemofarm Foundation has supported the podcast Faktor 50+, created by author Marina Fratucan, with the goal of providing a clearer insight into the position of women and men in this demographic across all segments of society.

Data shows that one in three people over the age of 50 in Europe is a victim of age discrimination, and a similar situation exists in Serbia, where 20% of the population is over 65 years old. One in five people (19.8%) in our country has been a victim of some form of abuse or neglect. The most common form of abuse is financial—13.5% of respondents claim to have experienced such discrimination. The 50+ demographic is further exposed to discrimination because, although still capable of working, employers often do not view them as such. Statistics show that women over 45 years old are the most vulnerable group in the labor market and are victims of double discrimination—based on both gender and age. For men, maturity is associated with a higher employment rate, while women’s chances of finding a job decrease. The changes that both women and men undergo when transitioning from reproductive years to old age are also difficult and often misunderstood by close family members and society in general, which further discriminates against this population.

The Faktor 50+ podcast airs weekly on the regional website Velike Priče.

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Celebrated actress Anita Mančić, in a new episode of the podcast “Faktor 50+”, speaks about generational guilt, protests in the streets, the passing of time, and the personal peace she found beyond the stage and outside Belgrade. One of our most award-winning actresses openly shares her experience of aging of a body that can no longer keep pace with the speed of thought but also of the remarkable freedom and eros a woman discovers only in her fifties, when she sheds shame and insecurities. From tears on stage to planting trees in silence, she reflects on Belgrade, departures, art, successes, and failures.

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In the Faktor 50+ podcast, historian Dubravka Stojanović reflects on a society that has chosen to stand still in time, caught between unresolved historical traumas and missed opportunities for progress. In conversation with Marina Fratucan, she explores education, our relationship with the past, and the illusion that development is possible without real change.
“We chose to freeze ourselves in 1985,” Stojanović warns.

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“Indefinite,” he answers when asked how he is—but as the conversation unfolds, it becomes clear that his views on the world around him are anything but: they are precise, honest, and often provocative.

What truly remains once the layers of the public and the spoken are stripped away?

In the podcast Faktor 50+, Marina Fratucan guides a conversation with Goran Marković through themes of love and poetry, rebellion and youth, as well as art, role models, and the passage of time that both shapes and erases. From Prague and his student days, through encounters with great figures such as Kiš and Ristić, to personal reflections on beauty, departure, and truth—this conversation goes beyond a classic interview, becoming an intimate testimony of an author.

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A conversation about art, resistance, and the generations to come with Želimir Žilnik, one of the most important authors of Yugoslav and European cinema.

In the Faktor 50+ podcast with host Marina Fratucan, Žilnik speaks about making films in challenging social circumstances, as well as the strength of contemporary student movements and new forms of the struggle for freedom.

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In the Faktor 50+ podcast, host Marina Fratucan speaks with Jadranka Kosor, former Prime Minister of Croatia, about “fake” Europe, the European Union’s relationship with the region, as well as sexism in politics, personal freedom, and the decisions that come with age.

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A conversation with actor Svetozar Cvetković opens difficult but important questions about the past and the society we live in today. In the Faktor 50+ podcast by Marina Fratucan, Cvetković reflects on the breakup of Yugoslavia, the role of democracy, generational differences, and a personal sense of belonging, as well as on art, music, and the times that shaped us.

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In a new episode of the Faktor 50+ podcast, Marina Fratucan speaks with Urša Raukar-Gamulin—an actress and activist who, despite her personal resistance to politics, moved from civic engagement into Parliament. Through an honest conversation, she reflects on the transition “from the street to institutions,” the fight for a more just society, and what it means to try to change the system from within—even when entering politics later in life.

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In the First Episode of Faktor 50+, Author Marina Fratucan Hosted Journalist Goran Milić.

From Belgrade, through New York and Sarajevo, to Zagreb. The youngest editor and correspondent of TV Belgrade, editor of Yutel, is now retiring at the Croatian Radio television with the words: "I’m only 65 and I have to stop working. That’s the law, it’s crazy." Today, 14 years later, after working in America, Northern and Southern Europe, the Balkans, and Japan, he is preparing for China.

Listen to a conversation that is healing, charming, witty, and serious—all at the same time.

"After all the travels, life is such a gift… Whether you have a hand, or not, it’s still beautiful. No one wants to die. Living is beautiful, and when you do something, you love, it’s even better."

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"As long as I believe in what I read, I’m here."
This is the prelude, and in a way, the chorus of the second episode of the Faktor 50+ podcast.

After a notable conversation with the famous Goran Milić, author Marina Fratucan spoke with her colleague Maja Žeželj, one of the most beloved TV personalities in the region.

In over 90 minutes of lively conversation, they reminisced about a career spanning four decades—starting with the Third Channel, then Politika, BK, RTS, and N1. The discussion also touched on aging, wrinkles, family, and above all, health.

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The man who, every sunday at 2 PM, when you eat soup (or “Juha”), has been asking difficult questions at family dinners for 25 years, has become perhaps the first regional post-yugoslav journalism star.

But Aca Stanković—and the “Aca” speaks to the fact that he’s one of ours, no matter who’s “really”—is much more than a journalist. He is the man who openly spoke about depression and mental health last year, writing a book that became a regional hit.

At the Croatian Radiotelevision building, Marina Fratucan, on "foreign ground," hosted Aleksandar Stanković in the third episode of the Faktor 50+ podcast.

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The tree that appeared at the beginning of the recording was the only artificial one in the conversation between Olja Bećković and Marina Fratucan in the new episode of the podcast Faktor 50+.

After Goran Milić, Maja Žeželj, and Aleksandar Stanković, Marina completed the "poker" of top-notch journalists.

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