• The Press Lounge with Serhii Plokhy: Why the West Has Failed Ukraine (And What Can Be Done About It) || Sister Podcast for the Brief
    Jan 4 2024
    Summary In this episode of The Press Lounge, Ukraine War Brief's sister podcast, Yulia and friend of the podcast Mariia Shuvalova, literary critic and lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in the city of New York spoke with Serhii Plokhy, Ph.D., Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, and author of The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2015) and The Russo Ukrainian War: The Return of History (2023), who explained why the West must support Ukraine, why an armistice would be a loss, and what history tells us about russian imperialism. The Press Lounge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and is coming to TuneIn, Amazon Music, and Audible soon! Donate to United24's Safe Skies campaign, and thank you in advance! Network The Press Lounge is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@thepeoplesmedia. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea and Rob on social media! Credit Executive Editors: Yewleea and Rob Gaudette. Editor: Rob Gaudette. Sound Mixing: Rob Gaudette. Special thanks to Mariia Shuvalova for her help with our journalism. Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • F-16 Deliveries, Su-34 Fighters Shot Down, and a Bounty of Bavovna || December 26th, 2023
    Dec 28 2023
    In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Rob talks about F-16 Deliveries, the implications of Ukraine shooting down five russian planes far behind the line of contact, and a bounty of bavovna. Donate to Yewleea's fundraiser, and thank you in advance! Ad-free timestamps: (00:00) Intro (08:17) The Contact Line (17:15) The Khortytsia OpStrat Group (20:08) The Tavria OpStrat Group (24:24) The Odesa OpStrat Group (29:22) Temporarily Occupied Territories Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@thepeoplesmedia. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea and Rob on social media! Credit Executive Editors: Yewleea and Rob Gaudette. Editor: Yewleea. Sound Mixing: Rob Gaudette. Writers: Rob Gaudette, John Stamp, Rob McCan Research Assistance: John Stamp, Rob McCan Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • EU Accession, Russia’s Economic Woes, Trump Blocks Ukraine Aid, and Why the War Isn't A Stalemate with Michael Kofman || December 16th, 2023
    Dec 18 2023
    In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about Ukraine’s EU Accession Moving Forward, russia’s Economic Woes, and Trump Holding Up Ukraine Aid. Hear from Michael Kofman, senior fellow in the russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Principal Research Scientist at CNA, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and a Contributing Editor at War on the Rocks, who talks about why it's wrong to describe the war as a stalemate, and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who makes the case for Ukraine aid in the supplemental brief. Donate to Yewleea's fundraiser, and thank you in advance! Ad-free timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:39) The Contact Line (10:53) Michael Kofman (22:31) Temporarily Occupied Territories (26:13) The Home Front (31:56) russia and Occupied Belarus (36:24) News Worldwide (45:48) Senator Chuck Schumer (50:12) Military & Tech Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. (We're still updating Substack with The People's Media logo. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea and Rob on social media! Credit Executive Editors: Yewleea and Rob Gaudette. Editor: Yewleea. Sound Mixing: Rob Gaudette. Writers: Rob Gaudette, John Stamp, Rob McCan Research Assistance: John Stamp, Rob McCan Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • EXCLUSIVE: Major Sabotage, Storm Attacks Crimea, US Aid, Our Investigation into the FSB and Serhii Plokhy & Rory Finnin || December 1st, 2023
    Dec 3 2023
    In today’s exclusive Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about major sabotage, the "Storm of the Century" slams Qırım (Crimea), the US aid for Ukraine, and our investigation into the FSB. Professors Serhii Plokhy, the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, talked about what the West gets wrong, and Rory Finnin, Director of Ukrainian Studies at Cambridge University, talks about how russians view Qırım (Crimea). Professor Plokhy's new book, The Russo-Ukrainian War: the Return of History, was published in May, 2023. He previously published The New York Times bestseller, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, in 2015. Professor Finnin's book, The Blood of Others, was published in April 2022. You can buy Fizi bars here (not a product placement). Ad-free timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:35) The Contact Line (12:57) Temporarily Occupied Territories (15:35) Special Guest: Rory Finnin, Ph.D. (23:20) The Home Front (35:05) russia and Occupied Belarus (43:22) News Worldwide (47:54) Special Guest: Sergii Plokhy (1:10:29) Military & Tech Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. (We're still updating Substack with The People's Media logo. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea and Rob on social media! Credit Executive Editors: Yewleea and Rob Gaudette. Editor: Yewleea. Sound Mixing: Rob Gaudette. Writers: Rob Gaudette, John Stamp, Rob McCan Research Assistance: John Stamp, Rob McCan Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Massive Air Assaults on Kyiv, Getting Cranky in Krynky, and the Dutch Election
    Nov 27 2023
    Summary In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about massive air assaults on Kyiv, getting cranky in Krynky, and the Dutch election. Thank you to our guests, Julia Tymoshenko, activist, and Daniel Ridley, founder of Trident Defense Initiative and former Ukrainian Marine. (00:00) Intro (01:48) From the Contact Line (17:28) From the Temporarily Occupied Territories (21:42) From the Home Front (23:47) Special Guest: Yulia Tymoshenko (27:52) Special Guest: Daniel Ridley of TDI (35:56) From russia and Occupied Belarus (40:23) News Worlwide Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. (We're still updating Substack with The People's Media logo. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea and Rob on social media! Credit Executive Editors: Yewleea and Rob Gaudette. Editor: Yewleea. Sound Mixing: Rob Gaudette. Writers: Rob Gaudette, John Stamp, Rob McCan Research Assistance: John Stamp, Rob McCan Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Severe Sanctions, Surviving Under Occupation, and Misbehaving Deputies
    Nov 17 2023
    Summary In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about severe sanctions, surviving under occupation, and the Leopard 1 main battle tank. Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea, Linnea and Rob on social media!   Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Choking Off Crimea, Allies Demand LGBTQ Rights, and Joining the EU (Finally) || November 12th, 2023
    Nov 17 2023
    Summary In today’s Ukraine Exclusive War Brief, Yewleea talks about Choking Off Crimea, Allies Demand LGBTQ Rights, and Joining the EU (Finally). We're the only media outlet to report that key Ukranian allies urge Ukraine to pass protections for LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians. Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea, Linnea and Rob on social media!   Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Zaluzhny’s Op-Ed, Another Sunken Battleship, and Zelenskyy Cursing On Air || November 6th, 2023
    Nov 7 2023
    Summary In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about Zaluzhny’s Op-Ed, another sunken battleship, and Zelenskyy cursing on air. Network Our new podcast, The Press Lounge, is available on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, and TuneIn! Our new episode is out with Charles McBryde, who explains "how to tankie." The Press Lounge is your window into the minds of people who change the world, one conversation a time. Our sister podcast FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained, co-produced with Svidomi Media, is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Goodpods, iHeart Radio, and is coming soon to Amazon Music/Audible, Pandora, and Audible soon! Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine. Help Our Podcast: Rate, Review, and Give Feedback. Every 5 star rating and review helps others our podcast. If you enjoy listening, we'd appreciate it! Share the show with your friends and family, and feel free to listen again if you didn't quite catch something. This helps more listeners find us. If we haven't quite earned your 5-star review, reach out and let us know at social@borlingon.media so we can continue to grow and improve! Thank you! Support Our Work, Receive Benefits. For just $10/month, paid subscribers on Substack receive an ad-free podcast, along with the Written Brief. Founding Members get to go behind the scenes and see how we produce the podcast. Subscribe here: substack.com/@borlingonmedia. You can support our work on Patreon, as well. Starting at just $5/month, you'll get the ad-free podcast. Members at the $10/month level will also receive a copy of the written Brief and a complimentary subscription to our Substack! Check out our shop! Follow Us On Social Media Follow Yewleea, Linnea and Rob on social media!   Copyright 2023, Borlingon Media Group, LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins