Ukraine 242 Podcast

Dec 08 2024 85 ep. 27 mins 4
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24/2, February 24th, was the day that Russia began bombing Ukraine at the beginning of its all-out invasion which is now in its eleventh month. Every week Anne Levine interviews someone in Ukraine or from around the world, with a unique perspective on the war. Everyone from a Nobel Peace Prize winner to a military Colonel to an Instagram Influencer turned volunteer for orphaned children is on our show. Interviews conducted by Anne Levine and shows edited by Ursula Ruedenberg.

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Sergeant Sarah Ashton Cirillo's Battlefield Insights and Global Dynamics

Dec 08 2024 28 mins  
Can North Korea's military involvement significantly alter the course of the Ukraine war? Join us on Ukraine 242 as Sarah Ashton Cirillo, an American journalist turned combat medic and sergeant in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, provides an unfiltered look into the complex alliances shaping this conflict. Our candid conversation uncovers the unsettling collaboration between Russia and

The Conclusion of the Story of Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity

Apr 30 2024 29 mins  
Journalists Alya Shandra and Bohdan Ben describe what happened on the ground during the Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity. Both participated in this historic grassroots peoples rebellion in 2014 that solidified Ukraine's pivot away from Russia towards Western Europe. Euromaidan with its preceding Orange Revolution is one of the most successful grassroots popular revolts in modern ti

Sarah Ashton Cirillo: One Year Later Part Two

Apr 16 2024 29 mins  
The second part of an interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman and the only American female soldier at zero line, the front-most trenches.This interview comes one year after Sarah first spoke with Ukraine 2 4 2. After being hospitalized from serious injury incurred on the

One Year Later - Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

Apr 09 2024 29 mins  
One year after an interview with Ukraine 2 4 2, the first of a two-part interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she was the only transgender journalist and then the only American female soldier fighting at zero line, the fron

Mark J. Lindquist Optimism and Humanitarian Aid Two Years In

Mar 26 2024 29 mins  
Mark Lindquist is a United States Air Force and Afghan war veteran. Since March of 2022, Mark has lived in Ukraine, which he calls his second home. He is on a self-directed humanitarian mission to voluntarily deliver non-lethal aid directly to Ukrainian civilians. After two years of his aid work, he gives an update. He discusses the nature of how this on-going war has developed, wh

Poems to the invasion of Ukraine

Mar 14 2024 29 mins  
Poetry by: Marianna KiyanovskaKaren KhielNancy EatonVidmaRead by Kate Wallace RogersMusic:Anthem by Leonard CohenEditing by Michael Hill-LevineEditing by Ursula Rudenberg

UKRAINE 2 4 2 :DR. TARAS KUZIO RUSSIFYING UKRAINE Part II

Sep 27 2023 29 mins  
Ukrainian/ English political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses ways that Russia is seeking to destroy Ukrainian national identity and replace it with militarization and glorification of the Soviet ethos.He discusses new textbooks being used to influence children, kidnapping of children, persecution and murder of Ukrainian citizens who facilitate Ukrainian civil society, and the c

GLOBAL POWER SHIFTS AND ALLIANCES NORTH KOREA - DR. TARAS KUZIO

Sep 20 2023 29 mins  
Ukrainian political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses the global ramifications of Russias President Putins meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un in far Eastern Russia, early in September. He describes the coalition that is solidifying to support Russias invasion of Ukraine, including China, Iran and Korea, united against the West and their perception of a US-dominated un

AMBASSADOR DANIEL FRIED - CORRUPTION - DEMOCRACY - THUGGERY

Sep 12 2023 28 mins  
At the beginning of September, Ukrainian Defense Minister was removed in response to allegations of corruption. Former American Ambassador Daniel Fried discusses this removal along with other internal leadership shake-ups, including the death of leaders of the Wagner military group in Russia as well as how Putin's future is tied to the outcome of his invasion of Ukraine and Russia'

Athletes are collateral damage - Dr. Taylor McKee - Brock University Canada - Sports, Olympics and more.

Aug 29 2023 29 mins  
Athletes are collateral damage in Russia's war with Ukraine, according to Taylor McKee, a researcher committed to analyzing the socio-cultural intersections of sport and society. He discusses how, since 2014, the story of the Russian invasion plays out in theatres of sport as well.In this interview, the discussion focuses on the upcoming Olympic games in Paris, what could play out