Kyiv Pride at Eurovision Time

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the week to July 2nd, 2024. World Wide Wave aims to promote awareness of international LGBTQIA+ issues. Our program provides in-depth analysis and interviews. We focus on the ch ...  Show more

In the Gulf States, penalties for queer acts can include imprisonment, deportation, torture and even death. Yet the region is dominated by migrants, including queer migrants, who make a deliberate decision to move there. One such migrant is telling their stories, including where ...  Show more

It's Eurovision weekend. But the biggest party in Europe will not take place in Ukraine -last year’s victor - but in Liverpool. This episode is not about Eurovision, but instead asking where we are with the Ukraine war, over 400 days since its start. With more than 9000 Ukrainian ...  Show more

The UK is holding this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine which won last year but can’t fulfil its hosting duties because of the war. So what can we expect? What role is Eurovision playing in the war effort? And why have cyber security experts been drafted in?Th ...  Show more

For a country that is under attack, Ukraine certainly doesn’t show it in their musical extravaganzas. Once again, Vidbir took place to allow Ukrainians to choose their entry for Eurovision. Michael and Io review some of the songs that were beaten by Ziferblat in the final. What d ...  Show more

In the midst of the Russian invasion, there are artists in Ukraine who are trying to find hope, redemption — and boost their country's spirits.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship ...  Show more