49. Stop Tanks With Books

This week, Roger Moorhouse sits down with exiled Russian journalist and Deutsche Welle commentator Constantin von Eggert for a candid look inside the Russian psyche. As Ukrainian long-range strikes push the realities of war onto Moscow’s doorstep, Eggert explains why the average ...  Show more

The clock is ticking on Vladimir Putin's presidency as Ukraine’s 40-day deep-strike campaign forces a "logistics lockdown" on occupied territories. This week, Saul David and Patrick Bishop break down the surgical precision of Starlink-guided Zvezducha drones paralyzing Russian su ...  Show more

Day 762.  Today, David Knowles interviews three Ukrainian front line medics. They speak about their experiences helping the wounded and transferring injured colleagues back to safety. It's a searing listen and brings the realities of Russia's invasion of Ukraine home. Contributor ...  Show more

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode Charlie shares the voices of people from Ukraine in order to tackle the misinformation around what is actually going on in the country right now. This is an incredibly different ...  Show more

How will the war in Ukraine impact future generations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about disaster relief and helping child refugees with co-founder of Ukraine Children’s Action Project and pediatrician, Irwin Redlener. 

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A surgeon in a wheelchair, an indomitable grandmother, and a man taking care of eight cats in a bombed-out flat: just some of people the BBC’s Andrew Harding has met on repeat trips to Ukraine’s front lines. He and the BBC’s Olga Robinson, who has family in Russia and Ukraine, ta ...  Show more