Before the war, Vladimir was a film producer and Yuriy was a journalist. Daria works in marketing, Andrii is a musician, and Anna is a human resources manager for an IT company. This week we asked five Ukrainians to send us some voice messages, documenting their thoughts and feelings since the world turned upside down on February 24.
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Nov 20
How Ireland proved a basic income for artists actually works
<p>We don’t often get to cover joyful policy news on this podcast, so this week we’re delighted to be discussing that rare thing: a European country that’s investing serious money in culture. For three years, Ireland has been experimenting with paying artists, musicians and other ... Show More
48m 54s
Nov 14
Help! My manager is an algorithm!
<p>KATY IS BACK! And we are proud to report that her new baby no longer looks like far-right French politician Éric Zemmour. Relief all around! </p>
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<p>It’s been a hectic time in Europe, but we’re happy to be covering it all—or, you know, a sizable sliver of it—starting ... Show More
53m 42s
Mar 2022
What Next: On the Ground With a Ukrainian Journalist
What it’s been like for one Ukrainian-American journalist to cover the Russian attack on his homeland: “The first couple of days of the war, I threw myself into work, and then after that, I couldn't function for a day or two. And I quickly figured out that if I keep working, then ... Show More
25m 26s
Dec 2023
Ukrainian Christmas Carols: A Ukrainecast special
It’s our final episode before Christmas and Ukrainecast has invited some of the Songs for Ukraine chorus, from London's Royal Opera House, to join us in the Radio 3 Classical Music studio.As well as singing two traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols, we hear the stories of four m ... Show More
25m 33s
Nov 2023
Militärexperte Masala zur Ukraine-Unterstützung: „Zu wenig um zu siegen, zu viel um zu verlieren“
Wir sprechen über neue Hilfen für die Ukraine, ob die westlichen Unterstützer schon ermattet sind und die Ukraine und Russland bald an den Verhandlungstisch müssen. Außerdem blicken wir auf den virtuellen G20-Gipfel, an dem Putin teilnehmen wird.
25m 36s
Dec 2022
Putin and Biden: Will they talk?
The BBC’s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, gives us her take on whether President Biden’s offer to talk may offer a moment for diplomacy, despite an apparent rebuff from Vladimir Putin. A former US marine who heads up the Mozart Group, an unarmed private military c ... Show More
29m 46s
Mar 2022
Ukraine’s army of volunteers
<p>Oil exports from a crucial pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea coast were fully halted on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin said Russia will begin to invoice European gas buyers in roubles, and writer Tim Judah talks about Ukraine’s many volunteer armies, and the FT revealed that Archegos ... Show More
8m 13s
Feb 2023
Another phone call from Ukraine
On the morning Russia invaded Ukraine, we called Yulya and Kurii. A year later, we’re calling them back.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Additiona ... Show More
26m 6s