Kyiv Pride at Eurovision Time

<p>Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to July 2nd, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/worldwidewave/2024/07/04/world-wide-wrap-lgbtqia-new ... Show More

<p>In the Gulf States, penalties for queer acts can include imprisonment, deportation, torture and even death. Yet the region is dominated by migrants, including queer migrants, who make a deliberate... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/worldwidew ... Show More

<p>Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to June 11th, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/worldwidewave/2024/06/12/world-wide-wrap-lgbtqia-ne ... Show More

Andrea talks to Irish fans about the dramatic buildup to this year's Eurovision final in Malmö, Sweden. Ireland’s Bambie Thug has secured a spot in the final for the first time since 2018. However, protests in Malmö and outside RTE headquarters back home have overshadowed the eve ... Show More

We’re diving into something we’re all doing a lot of around the holiday season: partying. In Ukraine, where our two guests are based, rave culture has become a necessary vehicle for letting off steam, distraction, and finding joy. Lale talks to Kyiv-based journalist Anastacia Gal ... Show More

The Kalush Orchestra was the overwhelming winner of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. And as tradition dictates, Ukraine get a show all about them. Michael and Io present the 2022 winner’s retrospective, featuring some of Ukraine’s biggest entries (and some that didn’t even make ... Show More

<p>For a country that is under attack, Ukraine certainly doesn’t show it in their musical extravaganzas. Once again, Vidbir took place to allow Ukrainians to choose their entry for Eurovision.... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/joyeurovision/202 ... Show More

Ukraine shocked the world in 2022 when it fought off Russia’s invasion, defying expectations of its imminent demise.  Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kyiv is still hanging on, but world support is slipping for this critical fight for democracy. Putin boasted this m ... Show More

Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details. Ukraine’s best known novelist Andrey Kurkov joins us to speak about life, literature, and the war in Ukraine, ... Show More

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Nearly two years later, fighting is still going on. Lives are being lost and shattered.The UN Refugee Agency says more than 6.2 million people have crossed into neighbouring countries and around 5.1 million peop ... Show More

Pride Month has come and gone, and with it the rainbow flags and banners. So, Piers Mortgan brings rapper and podcast host Zuby, transgender activist and writer Eli Erlick, Uncensored contributor Esther Krakue and comedian and podcast host James Barr together for a timely review ... Show More