Podcasts

A talk on what the Ukrainian cultural heritage is, how we can understand it, and the role of cultural institutions during Russia’s genocidal war against Ukraine.

In this episode, we trace the genealogy of the myth that Kyiv is a “Russian city” and that its history somehow belongs to Muscovy.

We analyze why occupation is a continuation of war and explore the existential meaning of freedom for Ukrainians.

How is the life of a soldier different from that of a civilian? Which aspects of it are hardest for civilians to understand?

A talk on NATO and Ukraine: why Europe hesitates on Russian assets, and whether Ukraine is a provider of security.

A talk about “Ukraïner”: a great initiative that has done a great deal to help rediscover Ukraine — both from within and from abroad.

A talk on how Russia destroys Ukrainian families, kidnaps Ukrainian children, including those who have parents, and changes their identity.

A talk on news consumption and media literacy in Ukraine, government communication, and Russian information influence.

A talk about the right and wrong ways to use history, the U.S. response in March 2022, and whether it represented a failure.

What do we know about theatre — the most ephemeral of the arts — in Ukraine?