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Ukrainian Spaces
Ukrainian Spaces
Ukrainian Spaces

Amplifying diverse Ukrainian voices and decolonizing Ukraine conversations. Discussing Ukraine abroad without a single Ukrainian featured is still a norm. Not only... more

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Episodes

Unveiled: Ukraine, Forever.

S4E6 Stas, Marichka, Val, and Maksym come together for the last episode of the season to reflect on three years of... more

23 Nov 2024 · 51 minutes
Unveiled: the Revolution of Dignity

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

16 Nov 2024 · 35 minutes
Unveiled: Qırım

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

09 Nov 2024 · 45 minutes
Unveiled: The Orange Revolution

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

24 Jan 2024 · 37 minutes
Unveiled: Ukraine's Renewed Independence

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

24 Jan 2024 · 40 minutes
Unveiled: Echoes of Chornobyl

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

24 Jan 2024 · 41 minutes
Season 4 Premiere: How it all started.

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

04 Jan 2024 · 18 minutes
olek: our ukrainian identity, explained

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

18 Dec 2023 · 54 minutes
mid-season bonus: owning stupid stuff we said about Ukraine

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

13 Nov 2023 · 34 minutes
mid-season bonus: a love letter to the diaspora.

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

23 Sep 2023 · 31 minutes
mid-season bonus: 2014.

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

12 Sep 2023 · 35 minutes
genia and azamat. qazaqs, we see you

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

24 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
oksana. russian culture is a lie

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

06 Jul 2023 · 53 minutes
alim. crimea was never russian

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

19 Jun 2023 · 46 minutes
olga. honest talk about ukrainian nationalism

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

30 May 2023 · 52 minutes
sasha. let's talk about russian-speaking ukrainians

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

08 May 2023 · 44 minutes
nodar. sakartvelo, we see you

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

25 Apr 2023 · 43 minutes
maria. the ukrainianness of being jewish

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

09 Apr 2023 · 48 minutes
S3 premiere: big decolonization energy. part two

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

27 Mar 2023 · 25 minutes
S3 premiere: big decolonization energy

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

13 Mar 2023 · 42 minutes
S2 finale: 9 ways Ukraine will inspire you

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

18 Feb 2023 · 54 minutes
mark. here's why anti-ukraine disinfo gets traction in the west

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

09 Feb 2023 · 50 minutes
andrea. things you keep getting wrong about ukraine

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

04 Feb 2023 · 52 minutes
lia. how to talk to ukrainians without colonial tropes

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

30 Jan 2023 · 47 minutes
ukrainian music as resistance. zbaraski edition

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

20 Jan 2023 · 49 minutes
anti-colonial storytellers unite. volya hub edition

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

15 Jan 2023 · 58 minutes
james. a message from ukraine frontline

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

09 Jan 2023 · 47 minutes
nadiia. everything passes but ukraine

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

03 Jan 2023 · 49 minutes
oleksandra. russia stole ukrainian culture

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

23 Dec 2022 · 48 minutes
kateryna. unbreakable ukrainian creativity

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

18 Dec 2022 · 51 minutes
vlad. ukrainian endurance, explained

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

10 Dec 2022 · 45 minutes
leila & joey. middle east, we see you

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

27 Nov 2022 · 55 minutes
peter. south sudan, we see you

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

16 Nov 2022 · 59 minutes
ihor & asami. japan, we see you

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

05 Nov 2022 · 55 minutes
alice. ukraine is diverse af

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

30 Oct 2022 · 54 minutes
bota. qazaqstan, we see you

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

22 Oct 2022 · 56 minutes
bektour. kyrgyzstan, we see you

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

15 Oct 2022 · 54 minutes
ruslana & sarah. the queerness at ukraine frontlines

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

08 Oct 2022 · 54 minutes
anka. big witch energy

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

02 Oct 2022 · 53 minutes
oksana. don’t you dare to look away

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

25 Sep 2022 · 49 minutes
sevgil. crimea is ukraine

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

14 Sep 2022 · 55 minutes
olek & aurora. taiwan, we see you

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

07 Sep 2022 · 57 minutes
10 reasons to be hopeful about Ukraine

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

23 Aug 2022 · 1 hour,
olha. why ukrainians are ready to die for their pets

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

20 Aug 2022 · 46 minutes
nika & katerina. what about nazis in ukraine

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

17 Aug 2022 · 57 minutes
natali. the romani pride in being a ukrainian

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

15 Aug 2022 · 52 minutes
mariam. generation freedom

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

10 Aug 2022 · 43 minutes
rissana. a love letter to ukrainians abroad

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

06 Aug 2022 · 36 minutes
romeo. how foreign leftists failed us

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

03 Aug 2022 · 44 minutes
yevhenii. donbas is a colonial myth

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

01 Aug 2022 · 50 minutes
andrey. how big tech censors ukraine truth

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

28 Jul 2022 · 51 minutes
bohdana. decolonizing ukrainian literature

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

26 Jul 2022 · 57 minutes
joseph. a love letter to the diaspora

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

23 Jul 2022 · 45 minutes
maria. the queerness of being a ukrainian

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

20 Jul 2022 · 53 minutes
why ukrainian cuisine tastes so fantastic? feat. olia hercules

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

18 Jul 2022 · 43 minutes
anastasiia. meet ukraine's new resistance generation

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

14 Jul 2022 · 34 minutes
nadia. white-on-white colonialism

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

12 Jul 2022 · 39 minutes
kvitka. ukrainian burnout and how you can help

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

09 Jul 2022 · 50 minutes
sasha. how russians made ukrainians hate themselves

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

05 Jul 2022 · 48 minutes
stas. russian language in ukraine, explained

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

30 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
nata. why the obsession with 'good russians' is problematic af

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

28 Jun 2022 · 55 minutes
sergey. uncomfortable truths about ukraine

s1e15: have you noticed how uncomfortable some foreigners get around Ukrainians these days? Especially around those of us who speak... more

23 Jun 2022 · 53 minutes
jane. dealing with trauma

s1e14: watching your people perishing in genocide is another-level trauma. It is exceptionally traumatic if you are witnessing it in... more

21 Jun 2022 · 56 minutes
maria and tetyana. a crash course on making ukraine trend

s1e13: This is the first genocide in human history that is being broadcasted live to the rest of the world... more

16 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
kate. a crash course to ukrainian literature

s1e12: How many russian writers you know who are actually Ukrainian? Why so few people are familiar with one of... more

08 Jun 2022 · 54 minutes
olena. herstory of ukraine

s1e11: The role of women is so central to the Ukrainian identity that even the word 'Ukraine' is widely associated... more

02 Jun 2022 · 53 minutes
olena and alina. uncomfortable truth about ukraine reforms

s1e10: The russian invasion of Ukraine did not start on February 24th, 2022. First russian tanks rolled over our borders... more

25 May 2022 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
stas and marichka. how and why most foreign media got ukraine wrong?

s1e9: If only there was a collection of digestible, cool, smart mini-guides to Ukraine that we could all share to... more

23 May 2022 · 45 minutes
oleksiy and kvitka. russian colonialism in ukraine, explained

s1e7: you won't understand the ongoing genocide in Ukraine if you haven't heard about russian colonialism. we recruit two brilliant... more

18 Apr 2022 · 54 minutes
mariam and alina. decolonizing our culture and identity

s1e6: 101 on the real roots of Ukrainian culture and identity. Language, ethnicity, race, nationalism, cultural appropriation and colonialism -... more

14 Apr 2022 · 52 minutes
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s1e16: we need to talk about German obsession with 'good Russians.' Why is it for some easier to see 44 millions of... more