Talking Ukraine Podcast
by Damian Kolodiy
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About this podcast
This podcast is an in depth dive into various topics related to Ukraine hosted by documentary filmmaker Damian Kolodiy who has covered the Ukrainian region for over 20 years. Kolodiy has a wide network of contacts and firsthand experience in and around Ukraine.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 38 episodes
- Askold Lozynskyj: Ukraine, Trump, and the Crisis of American Leadership | Talking Ukraine Podcast #38 · 1 h 5 min · Episode 39Askold Lozynskyj, former President of the Ukrainian World Congress and an American attorney, joins The Talking Ukraine Podcast for a hard-hitting conversation about Ukraine’s…
- Diana Berg: I Lost My Home Twice — Donetsk, Mariupol and Russia's War | Talking Ukraine Podcast #37 · 1 h 9 min · Episode 38Diana Berg was living an ordinary life as a designer in her native Donetsk when Russia’s aggression transformed her city in 2014. She became one of the local leaders organizing…
- Anastasia Bezverkha -Mnozhyna Foundation- Talking Ukraine Podcast#36 · 46 min · Episode 37In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, Anastasia Bezverkha of the Mnozhyna Foundation discusses the evolution of Ukrainian civil society from the Orange Revolution to…
- Peter Dickinson of "UkraineAlert" on Talking Ukraine Podcast #35 · 1 h 6 min · Episode 36In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, longtime Kyiv resident and Ukraine commentator Peter Dickinson reflects on his life in Ukraine since 1997 and his work in…
- George Woloshyn: Faith, Politics, and Ukraine’s Future | Talking Ukraine Podcast #34 · 1 h 6 min · Episode 34In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, George Woloshyn — former FEMA Associate Director and longtime Republican insider — reflects on a life that bridges American…
- Inside Ukraine’s Foreign Legion — An American Veteran’s Story-- Carl Larson on Talking Ukraine Podcast #33 · 60 min · Episode 33In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, American Iraq War veteran Carl Larson joins me to discuss his experience serving in Ukraine’s International Legion during the…
- *Stefko Bandera* -Journalist & Translator- on Talking Ukraine Podcast #32 · 56 min · Episode 32In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, Canadian journalist Stefko Bandera discusses his ongoing project translating the private correspondence of his grandfather, Stepan…
- -Christine Paschyn- Filmmaker- Talking Ukraine #31 · 49 min · Episode 31In this episode of The Talking Ukraine Podcast, filmmaker Christina Paschyn joins me to discuss her powerful new documentary, Etched in Memory. The film highlights the stories of…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast 30- Ivan Rodichenko- Volunteer + Fixer · 56 min · Episode 30Ten years ago, filmmaker Damian Kolodiy and Ukrainian volunteer activist Ivan Rodichenko traveled into the Donbas to screen Freedom or Death, Kolodiy’s documentary on the…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast#29 -Olexander Kulabuhov- Kyiv Resident +Activist · 44 min · Episode 29In this episode, I speak with Olexander, a resident of Kyiv living through another winter of intermittent heating and electricity caused by Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power…
- Mychailo Wynnyckyj- "Ukraine Manifesto- Co-Author" on Talking Ukraine #28 · 1 h 14 min · Episode 28In this episode, social scientist and public intellectual Myhailo Wynnyckyj—Associate Professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy—joins me to discuss the newly released Ukraine Manifesto, a…
- -Adrian Karatnycky- Ukraine Expert on Talking Ukraine# 27 · 1 h 2 min · Episode 27In this episode, Ukraine analyst Adrian Karatnycky breaks down the implications of the so-called “peace plan,” and why robust support for Ukraine is in America's interest. We…
- -Neil Hauer- Journalist, Talking Ukraine #26 · 60 min · Episode 26In this episode, Canadian journalist Neil Hauer reflects on his eigth reporting trip to Ukraine and shares vivid insights from covering the war since its onset in February 2022 —…
- -Ben Goldhagen - Filmmaker "The Steel Porcupine" on Talking Ukraine Podcast #25 · 1 h 21 min · Season 2 Episode 25In this episode, we talk with Benjamin Goldhagen — the mind behind “To the Zero Line” and “The Steel Porcupine” — about what it takes to film on the edge of a war zone, finding…
- Jonas VM - Ukraine Front Line Supplier- on Talking Ukraine Episode 24 · 59 min · Episode 24Jonas is a former Swedish Marine who when Russia invaded Ukraine, decided that he must act to support Ukraine. For almost 4 years he drives once a month to the front lines in…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast#23 -Hanna Shelest- Director of Security Programs at "Ukrainian Prism" · 57 min · Episode 23Hanna Shelest is the Director of Security Programmes at Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, one of the top Ukrainian think-tanks. A native of Odessa, we discuss how her…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast#22 - OLENA TREHUB -Anti-Corruption & Defense Expert- · 1 h 20 min · Episode 22Olena Trehub is the founder and Secretary General of NAKO - the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, established in Ukraine in cooperation with Transparency International in…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast #21 Vladyslav Stadnyk -The Metal Pilgrim- · 48 min · Episode 21Since the time of Covid, Vladyslav created his YouTube channel "The Metal Pilgrim" commenting on the latest happenings in the world of heavy metal music. The slick production…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast#20 -Professor Alex Motyl & Dr. Taras Kuzio.- · 1 h 2 min · Episode 20For Episode 20 we invite previous guests and Ukraine experts, Professor Oles Motyl and Dr. Taras Kuzio to discuss their latest thoughts on developments of Russia's war on Ukraine…
- Talking Ukraine Podcast#19 -Brian Bonner- Former Editor Kyiv Post · 1 h 3 min · Episode 19Brian Bonner was Chief Editor of the Kyiv Post from 2008-2021. Join us as we catch up with Brian as to what he is doing now, his reflections on journalism both in Ukraine and the…







