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January 28, 2026

Cities without Kings: Humanity's Prehistory on Ukrainian Soil — with David Wengrow

A talk delves into Ukraine's deep past, when massive “megasites” flourished on the Ukrainian steppe, challenging the idea that “civilization” requires kings.
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December 17, 2025

Ukraine in 2025: can peace talks succeed?

A discussion of the key elements of proposed peace plans, Donald Trump’s political weaknesses, Zelenskyy’s strategy, and Ukraine’s internal politics.
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December 8, 2025

How Ukrainians fund their own defense: the story of "Come Back Alive"

In this episode, we will discuss the work of the Povernys Zhyvym foundation and explore ways you can support Ukraine.
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December 1, 2025

Ukrainian geopolitical thought - with Danylo Lubkivsky

Ukraine has its own tradition of geopolitical thinking that reaches deep into the past and continues to shape the country’s strategic imagination today.
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November 28, 2025

Why the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is unique - with Natalia Shlikhta

A talk with a Ukrainian historian on the defining features of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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November 27, 2025

Ukrainian culture: how to reassemble a broken picture - with Olesia Ostrovska

A talk on what the Ukrainian cultural heritage is, how we can understand it, and the role of cultural institutions during Russia’s genocidal war against Ukraine.
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November 21, 2025

How Russia built its myth of Kyiv - with Kateryna Dysa

In this episode, we trace the genealogy of the myth that Kyiv is a “Russian city” and that its history somehow belongs to Muscovy.
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November 19, 2025

Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviychuk on Ukraine’s Moral Core

We analyze why occupation is a continuation of war and explore the existential meaning of freedom for Ukrainians.
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November 3, 2025

Being a Ukrainian soldier - what is it like? - with Vladyslav Urubkov

How is the life of a soldier different from that of a civilian? Which aspects of it are hardest for civilians to understand?
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October 30, 2025

Why Europe’s security depends on Ukraine - with Yevhen Hlibovytskyi

A talk on NATO and Ukraine: why Europe hesitates on Russian assets, and whether Ukraine is a provider of security.
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