Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president | Ep. 205
Kryvyi Rih is a big industrial Ukrainian city, and the hometown of president Zelenskyy. We went there to see what the city looks like during the war, and how (and if) it is changing. In this episode,...
9 Mars 202338min
Words to denigrate: how Russian propaganda talks about Ukraine, and why - Propaganda Diary #6
In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we analyze the vocabulary of Russian propaganda about Ukraine. An “anti-Russia,” “puppet of the West,” “former country”, “nezalezhnaya,” and “terrorist state” ...
8 Mars 202331min
Ukraine prepares a counter-offensive and seeks support - Around Ukraine #6
Ukraine may be preparing a counter-offensive in the spring, and therefore needs military support, both in equipment and ammunition. Ukrainian pilots are in the US, which might mean that fighter jets m...
8 Mars 202324min
Marci Shore on Eastern Europe, ethics, and cruelty | Thinking in Dark Times #9
Marci Shore is an American historian and associate professor at Yale University, where she teaches modern European intellectual history. She is the author of Caviar and Ashes: A Warsaw Generation’s Li...
4 Mars 202356min
5 things to know about Russian imperialism | Ep. 201
How is Russian imperialism similar to, and different from, other imperialisms that we know? What are its key traits with regard to the questions of difference and sameness, domination, nation-states, ...
3 Mars 202349min
What is Genocidal Propaganda? Take 2 - Propaganda Diary #5
In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we continue looking at the genocidal rhetoric of Russian propaganda. We analyze the most common messages of the Russian “media” and “experts” that Ukraine shou...
2 Mars 202334min
Can China’s peace plan stop the war? - Around Ukraine #5
China has released a peace plan with the aim of putting forward ideas that could stop Russia’s war against Ukraine - but are they realistic? The UN General Assembly’s recent resolution demanding a Rus...
28 Feb 202340min
Syria, Ukraine, and parallels between autocrats - with Jean-Pierre Filiu - Thinking in Dark Times #8
What are the parallels between Putinist Russia and Syria of Bashar al-Assad? Why is the cult of violence widespread in both countries? Targeting hospitals, humanitarian corridors, and civilian infrast...
27 Feb 202348min
