Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA town close to the fighting in Bakhmut is nervously waiting to see if they're next
Eleanor Beardsley takes us to an eastern Ukraine town anxiously watching the fighting in nearby Bakhmut, because they know if it falls, they might be…
3 years, 1 month ago
Businesses Find A Russian Exit Is Complex. And A Ukrainian Athlete in the US.
Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave. And a promising yo…
3 years, 1 month ago
The U.S. Wants More Transparency In Its Aid To Ukraine
Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly moni…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ukrainian Mothers Journey To Find Their Children in Russia
Since the start of the war, thousands of Ukrainian children were sent or taken to Russia. Human rights organizations allege Russia is trying to indoc…
3 years, 1 month ago
Six-Year-Old Best Friends, Separated by War in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted one kindergarten class in Kharkiv city — spreading families across the world and forcing them to make choice…
3 years, 1 month ago
Parenting the Youngest of Children During War
The Russian invasion of Ukraine spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Russia gets serious about its conscription efforts
Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes tells us about a new Russian law cracking down on draft dodging and its implications for the war in Ukraine.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Living, and trying to rebuild, amongst the destruction in Kharkiv
In a war-ruined district of Kharkiv, Joanna Kakissis brings us the story of a widower who tries to repair his bombed apartment building as Ukraine st…
3 years, 1 month ago
The scramble in the U.S. to speed up the production of military weapons
The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough…
3 years, 1 month ago
How will leaked classified documents impact the war in Ukraine?
Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis talks about the U.S. intelligence leaks, some of which detail the state of the war in Ukraine, and what their i…
3 years, 1 month ago