S4E5 “Maidan is a place of freedom.” Val and Marichka met in Kyiv to record a live episode from Maidan Square, where... more

S4E4 “There is no free Ukraine without free Qırım.” When Russia invaded and annexed Crimea (or Qırım, an indigenous name) in 2014,... more

S4E3 Before 2004, Ukraine pulsed with a vibrant cultural awakening. Following decades of Soviet suppression, Ukrainian language, music, art, and identity... more

S4E2 On August 24th, 1991, Ukraine celebrated a moment etched in history: its independence from the Soviet Union. It was a... more

S4E1 For many Ukrainians born after 1986, Chornobyl wasn't just a history lesson. It was a silent shadow cast over their... more

S4E0 What made four total strangers connect in those first few paralysing months of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine?  This season,... more

podcast premiere episode: a jewish-ukrainian president and a korean-ukrainian governor emerge as key leaders in the ukrainian liberation war. perfect... more

From victim-blaming and thinking that Russia is the language of smarter people to advocating against arming Ukraine. In our third... more

Misunderstood, ridiculed, or cast out. The relations between Ukrainians at home and the Ukrainian diaspora have often been rocky. It... more

Ukrainians often mention that the ongoing genocide did not start in 2022 but rather has been a slow-burning event since... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our Patreon family⁠⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our Patreon family⁠⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our ⁠⁠Patreon family⁠⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our ⁠Patreon family⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our ⁠Patreon family⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our ⁠Patreon family⁠ gets the episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

DISCLAIMER. This is a public version of the podcast. Our ⁠Patreon family⁠ gets these episodes much earlier, packaged with lots of bonus... more

s3e2: thanks to our generous Patreon family, #UkrainianSpaces is back for season three. We felt big decolonization energy and tried... more

s3e1: Thanks to our generous Patreon family, #UkrainianSpaces is back for season three. For this one, we feel big decolonization... more

s2e23: It has been the worst year for every Ukrainian. In a way, it also has been the best one.... more

s2e22: Russian-backed conspiracies about Ukraine and Ukrainians might appear bizarre, entertaining, or even funny. But every piece of anti-Ukrainian propaganda... more

s2e21: This is not Russia's first attempt to eradicate Ukrainians. This is not the first time fascism is trying to... more

s2e20: When Ukrainians express discomfort by being pushed into a space with a Russian person without consent, some foreigners label... more

s2e19: Through centuries of colonial oppression, music remained a secret superpower for Ukrainians to keep their resistance up. The ongoing... more

s2e18: We took the theme of our second season, building bridges with Ukrainian allies worldwide, and thought why not go... more

s2e17: How does one go from a foreign journalist to a NAFO founding figure to a Ukrainian soldier putting your... more

s2e16: Despite what Russia claims, the roots of Ukrainian identity reach as far back as thousands of years. Despite what... more

s2e15: We talk so much about cultural appropriation by Westerners. But Russians have been doing the same thing to Ukrainians... more

s2e14: Before Russia started mass-slaughtering us, Ukrainians had global traction for exceptional work ethic, 'everything-is-possible' attitude, and breathtaking creativity. For... more

s2e13: sport plays such a crucial identity-shaping role in Ukraine - athletes of different genders, ethnicities, and skin colors helped... more

s2e11: Back in February, most Ukrainians still had no idea about the harrowing scale of genocide awaiting them in the... more

s2e10: "Being free people is not cheap. What Ukrainians are going through is very much similar to what many people... more

s2e9: when the genocide in Ukraine started, we were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and solidarity from Japan. What... more

s2e8: Ukrainians are fighting not only to get their stolen homes back. This battle is also about their values, identity,... more

s2e7: 'That's very unfair that you, Ukrainians, have to pay for all of us to find ourselves, to start valuing... more

s2e6: genocide in Ukraine triggers tens of millions of Russian neighbors. It is more than empathy, though. The history of... more

s2e5: for this one, we pay tribute to fearless queer Ukrainians who defiantly manifest their rainbow colors even as Russian... more

s2e4: we are back to cast a kickass spell of ancient Ukrainian magic against Russian colonialism. Our featured Ukrainian is... more

s2e3: we are back to remind you why Ukraine and Ukrainian voices must remain at the center of global attention... more

s2e2: why ending the genocide in Ukraine can only be done with the liberation of Crimea? Why understanding Russian settler... more

s2e1: we are trying something new for Season Two — building stronger bridges between Ukrainians and our friends across the... more

s1e34: for the Season One finale, we keep it in the family and gather our #UkrainianSpaces family members to put... more

s1e33: one of the most visceral images from the ongoing genocide in Ukraine has been Ukrainians risking everything to save... more

s1e32: apparently, eight years of Ukrainians having the lowest levels of political representation of far-right forces in Europe is not... more

s1e31: this show will be claimed by Romani Ukrainians and the stories of their struggle and defiance amid genocide in... more

s1e30: this is a tribute to Generation Freedom, young Ukrainians in their 20s and 30s tasked with defending Ukraine from... more

s1e29: there are over 60+ million Ukrainians globally. We speak different languages. We are of different religions, skin colors, and... more

s1e28: in this one, we vent about the cruel, arrogant, and colonial treatment Ukrainians get from some foreign leftists. Our... more

s1e27: the Donbas mythology forms the ideological foundation of the Russian genocidal campaign in Ukraine. You won't understand Kremlin's obsession... more

s1e26: "Every photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war." This is the quote by Maks Levin,... more

s1e25: many around the world can namedrop Russian writers. Few can do the same when it comes to Ukrainian literature.... more

s1e24: every fourth Ukrainian lives outside Ukraine. That's between 10 and 15 million of us who identify as Ukrainian or... more

S1E23: pride is something Ukrainians have been punished for, over and over again, for centuries. Pride in being who they... more

s1e22: Food is sacral for Ukrainians. Any rituals around growing, cooking, sharing, and eating foods are synonymous with persisting, surviving,... more

s1e21: From frontlines and volunteering to the global campaign of informing and explaining Ukraine, the Ukrainian resistance to russian fascism... more

s1e20: one of the biggest misconceptions about colonialism is that it must be exclusive to racial relations or maritime empires.... more

s1e19: We are always unfiltered, raw, and honest, so this episode is about what all Ukrainians are going through, but... more

s1e18: Roses are red, violets are blue. Russian colonialism - we are coming for you. This episode is all about... more

s1e17: understanding Ukraine is understanding why Ukrainians are bilingual, why and how we choose what language to speak in everyday... more

s1e16: we need to talk about German obsession with 'good Russians.' Why is it for some easier to see 44... more