Shows
Ukraine Watch PodcastUkraine's free pressOn episode 46 of Ukraine Watch, Dan talks to Dima Halal, a Ukrainian Radio host in Chicago whose question to the the visiting Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal got an unexpected reaction. 2024-04-2818 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastUkraine Watch #45 with Penny PritzkerGuest Host Marko Supronyuk speaks with United States Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, Penny Pritzker.2024-02-2306 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastUkraine Watch #44 They tried to erase our cultureDan Terleckyj talks to Crimean Tatar activist Lia, @crimea.comeback, about Crimean occupation and preserving her culture.2023-09-1125 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastRussia will collapse... Ukraine Watch #43 with Alexander KharaAlexander Khara is a Foreign policy and security expert. He is a former official with Ukrainian National Security and defense counsel and currently a fellow at the Center for defense strategies.2023-08-2946 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastUkrainian Independence Day - Ukraine Watch #42 with Deputy Assistant Secretary Chris Smith Dan talks to Deputy Assistant Secretary Chris Smith who focuses on Ukraine at the State Department'’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.2023-08-2409 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastThe War Came to Us - Ukraine Watch #41 with Christopher MillerI talk to journalist and author Christopher Miller about his brand new book, "The War Came to Us," his time in Ukraine, and the importance of writing the truth.2023-08-1223 min
Ukraine Watch Podcast#39 Code Name "Wikipedia" - Ukrainian POW lives to tell his storyVlad Zhaivoronok, code name, "Wikipedia," is a veteran of the Ukrainian Azov Regiment taken captive after the grueling campaign to defend Mariupol. Released in a prisoner exchange, he now advocates for the thousands of Ukrainian soldiers still held as prisoners of war. This is part 1 of our conversation translated for an English speaking audience.2023-06-1130 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastHelping Ukraine's HeroesEight years ago, Irina was an American homemaker, born in Ukraine, raising her family and living her life. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 she saw a need and took action. She formed a nonprofit called Revived Soldiers Ukraine to help Ukrainian veterans and their families deal with injuries and loss. Since then she has raised a lot of money, organized volunteers from all walks of life, and helped a great deal of wounded heroes in their recovery from finding doctors to do complicated operations to getting soldiers fitted with prosthetic limbs. There is still a lot of work to...2023-03-1016 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastYear One ...Kyiv is still standing - the overarching theme of both the President and Vice President's historic trips to Europe in recent days. In this episode, launching Season 2 of Ukraine Watch, Dan Terleckyj talks to Office Director for Eastern Europe and the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, Daniel Bischof, about America's continuing commitment to Ukraine, liberty, democracy, and the rule of law as well as the Kremlin's disappointing decision to suspend participation in its only remaining nuclear treaty with the United States, 2010's New START treaty.2023-02-2110 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastUkraine Watch Christmas Special - Carol of the BellsNow regarded a Christmas classic, Carol of the Bells had its North American debut in 1922 at Carnegie Hall. One Hundred years later, a new generation of musicians is bringing this Ukrainian folk melody back to New York City for another live showcase. On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with President of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Anatoli Murha, to discuss the significance of this performance and what it means for Ukrainians throughout the world. 2022-12-2531 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastCan ordinary people defeat a dictator? Ukraine Watch #35 with guest Kateryna ZaremboWhat is the glue that holds a society together? What motivates a person to stand up against an authoritarian regime, or in the case of Ukraine, what motivates a critical mass of people to stand together for the high ideals of liberty and democracy to defeat a dictator? Dan Terleckyj sits down with Kateryna Zarembo to try and figure it out.2022-11-2728 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastIs Russia Ruled by the Far Right? Ukraine Watch Podcast #34 with guest Andreas Umland.Doctor Andreas Umland is an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. He is also an Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and an expert in Eastern European Politics. On this episode of the podcast, Dan Terleckyj asks Dr. Umland about his thoughts on Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and whether the Kremlin is using far right extremist ideology in its propaganda and messaging.2022-11-2030 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastWhat do the Midterms mean for Ukraine with Professor Volodymyr Dubovyk?Will a new Republican majority in the House slow or even halt support for Ukraine? Can the current Congress extend aid before new members are sworn in? Volodymyr Dubovyk joins Dan Terleckyj to discuss live in Ukrainian Independent Radio's studio on 11/11/22. Volodymyr Dubovyk is an Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Director of the Center for International Studies at Odesa Mechnikov National University in Ukraine. He is currently a visiting professor at Tufts University. 2022-11-1529 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastThe War of Art with Ukrainian Photographer and Artist Sergey MelnithchenkoA discussion about why it's important to continue creating art in a time of war, with Sergey Melnitchenko, Founder of the MYPH School of Conceptual and Art Photography in Ukraine. 2022-11-1137 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastWhy is Ukraine important to US National Security with Congressman Raja KrishnamoorthiDan Terleckyj asks Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois's 8th District why it's in the interest of the United States to continue supporting Ukraine.2022-10-2408 min
Ukraine Watch PodcastOleksiy Goncharenko - Ukraine Watch No. 30 with Dan TerleckyjDiscussing continued Western support for Ukraine with Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian Member of Parliament from the southern city of Odesa. 2022-10-1630 min