Best Ursula Anne Podcasts (2024)

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Maddy Nourish & Lift 42:09

2M ago42:09

42:09

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High Caliber NC with Heather Allen! 34:25

2M ago34:25

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Heather Allen, also known as @highcaliber_NC, shares her journey into the world of firearms. Heather discusses her transition from teaching basic handgun lessons in California to becoming a board member of the North Carolina Concealed Carry Instructor Association. She highlights the significant differences i…

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Carry girl!! 34:46

3M ago34:46

34:46

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The Conclusion of the Story of Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity 29:00

3M ago29:00

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Journalists Alya Shandra and Bohdan Ben describe what happened on the ground during the Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity. Both participated in this historic grassroots peoples rebellion in 2014 that solidified Ukraine's pivot away from Russia towards Western Europe. Euromaidan with its preceding Orange Revolution is one of the most successful grass…

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Alpha Female Tactical 24:34

3M ago24:34

24:34

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Armed and Fabulous! 57:23

3M ago57:23

57:23

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Sarah Ashton Cirillo: One Year Later Part Two 29:00

3M ago29:00

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The second part of an interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman and the only American female soldier at zero line, the front-most trenches. This interview comes one year after Sarah first spoke with Ukraine 2 4 2. After being hospitalized …

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EP1: Don't be a B**** - with special guest Ursula Williams 46:04

3M ago46:04

46:04

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One Year Later - Sarah Ashton-Cirillo 29:00

4M ago29:00

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One year after an interview with Ukraine 2 4 2, the first of a two-part interview with Sarah Ashton Cirillo an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the armed forces of Ukraine. She is an American trans woman. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she was the only transgender journalist and then the only American female soldi…

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Mark J. Lindquist Optimism and Humanitarian Aid Two Years In 29:00

4M ago29:00

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Mark Lindquist is a United States Air Force and Afghan war veteran. Since March of 2022, Mark has lived in Ukraine, which he calls his second home. He is on a self-directed humanitarian mission to voluntarily deliver non-lethal aid directly to Ukrainian civilians. After two years of his aid work, he gives an update. He discusses the nature of how t…

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Poems to the invasion of Ukraine 29:00

4M ago29:00

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Poetry by: Marianna Kiyanovska Karen Khiel Nancy Eaton Vidma Read by Kate Wallace Rogers Music: Anthem by Leonard Cohen Editing by Michael Hill-Levine Editing by Ursula RudenbergBy Anne Levine

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UKRAINE 2 4 2 :DR. TARAS KUZIO RUSSIFYING UKRAINE Part II 29:00

10M ago29:00

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Ukrainian/ English political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses ways that Russia is seeking to destroy Ukrainian national identity and replace it with militarization and glorification of the Soviet ethos. He discusses new textbooks being used to influence children, kidnapping of children, persecution and murder of Ukrainian citizens who facilitate…

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GLOBAL POWER SHIFTS AND ALLIANCES NORTH KOREA - DR. TARAS KUZIO 29:00

10M ago29:00

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Ukrainian political scientist Dr. Taras Kuzio discusses the global ramifications of Russias President Putins meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un in far Eastern Russia, early in September. He describes the coalition that is solidifying to support Russias invasion of Ukraine, including China, Iran and Korea, united against the West and the…

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AMBASSADOR DANIEL FRIED - CORRUPTION - DEMOCRACY - THUGGERY 28:59

11M ago28:59

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At the beginning of September, Ukrainian Defense Minister was removed in response to allegations of corruption. Former American Ambassador Daniel Fried discusses this removal along with other internal leadership shake-ups, including the death of leaders of the Wagner military group in Russia as well as how Putin's future is tied to the outcome of h…

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Athletes are collateral damage - Dr. Taylor McKee - Brock University Canada - Sports, Olympics and more. 29:00

11M ago29:00

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Athletes are collateral damage in Russia's war with Ukraine, according to Taylor McKee, a researcher committed to analyzing the socio-cultural intersections of sport and society. He discusses how, since 2014, the story of the Russian invasion plays out in theatres of sport as well. In this interview, the discussion focuses on the upcoming Olympic g…

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URBAN WARFARE: War in Ukraine's streets - F-16s - Tactical Nukes - How will it end Major John Spencer 29:00

11M ago29:00

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This Week on Ukraine 2 4 2: Urban Warfare and other Battle Knowledge – US Major John Spencer TRT: 29 minutes US Major John Spencer is considered the world's leading expert on urban warfare. In February 2022, he wrote The Mini-Manuel for The Urban Defender, a guidebook for everyday people to defend their territory against military aggressors. The ma…

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Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online - SUCHO - Ekaterina Malygina 29:00

11M ago29:00

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Historian Ekaterina Malygina describes SUCHO - Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online " an international initiative by more than 1,500 volunteer historians, archivists, librarians, and humanities researchers whose mission is to provide digital support, server space, equipment, and training resources to their colleagues in Ukrainian cultural inst…

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Two Million Displaced Children: Common Man for Ukraine Helps Out 28:59

12M ago28:59

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Susan Mathison tells the story of herself and her three friends in Plymouth, New Hampshire who were aghast at the invasion of Ukraine. Feeling called to do something, they used their collective experience and resources as humanitarians, activists, and businesspeople, as well as their connections with Rotary Clubs here and in Poland and Ukraine, to …

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SAVING UKRAINIAN ART - LIANA BLICHARSKA - TERRITORY OF TERROR 29:00

12M ago29:00

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The Museum Territory of Terror in Lviv Ukraine was built on the site of a former Jewish Ghetto under the Nazis and a former Soviet prison. While its original mission was to document tragic pages of the 20th century, the museum has changed its focus, since the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, to preserving Ukrainian art, museum collections,…

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OLEKSANDER MUSIIENKO - NGO Center for military and legal studies 29:00

1y ago29:00

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This Week on Ukraine 2 4 2: Realities of War: Ukraine Cntr for military & legal Studies Now available in Audioport.org under WEEKLY PROGRAMS TRT: 29 minutes Produced by Anne Levine, WOMR, Provincetown MA Military analyst Oleksander Musiienko speaks about various current realities of the war in Ukraine from a Ukrainian analyst's perspective. He talk…

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The Story of Two Diasporas - Yulia Tymoshenko and Konstantin Samoiyov 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Two stories of encounters between Ukrainians and Russians in the Diaspora. In Abu Dhabi Ukrainians and Russians encounter each other, leading to tensions. In Uzbekistan, refugees who are both Russian and Ukrainian, find each other for solace and mutual help and rebuilding. Julia Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian reporter, communications expert, and marketi…

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BRITTA ELLWANGER OF FORPEACE.US Grassroots Aid 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Britta Ellwanger volunteers for the non-profit organization For Peace and discusses her work currently in Ukraine. She describes how For Peace provides humanitarian aid to civilians and soldiers through local connections and organizing. She has developed an expansive network informing her about what is needed, and her methods for fulfilling these e…

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VICTORIA AMELINA: IN MEMORIAM 28:59

1y ago28:59

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37-year-old Victoria Amelina, one of Ukraine's best-known young writers, died from injuries from a Russian missile strike in the city of Kramatorsk on June 27. In memoriam we rebroadcast her Ukraine 2 4 2 interview with Anne Levine from last May. Victoria Amelina stopped writing novels when Russia invaded Ukraine, saying: in 2022, it became impossi…

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Jonathan Fink of Silicon Curtain on The Wagner Group and Russia in Crisis 29:00

1y ago29:00

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"There was great optimism about Russia in the 90s as it emerged from decades of authoritarian control. This has gone into reverse since 2014, and its messy geopolitical divorce from the Western world is accelerating." As a teenager, Jonathan Fink was a Russophile. While in college, he lived in Russia to deepen his knowledge. He found that in the 90…

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Yulia Tymoshenko - Amnesty International - Ukrainians in Abu Dhabi - Saint Javelin 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Reporter, communications expert, and marketing executive Julia Tymoshenko speaks about issues Ukraine has with analytical fieldwork by Amnesty International on the Ukraine crisis. She says their position creates harmful consequences for her country. She also shares her experience of living under bombs in Kyiv, and reveals how her organization, St. …

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IRYNA MATVIISHYN - DESTRUCTION OF NOVA KAKHTOVKA DAM - ECOCIDE 29:00

1y ago29:00

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By Anne Levine

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UKRAINE 2 4 2 :SARAH ASHTON CIRILLO: AMERCIAN TRANSGENDER WOMAN ON THE FRONT IN DONBAS 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Sarah Ashton Cirillo, American transgender journalist, has been fighting as a combat medic on the Ukrainian front in the Donbas. In the midst of war conditions, she finds respect and acceptance she lacks in the USA, as a transgender woman, judged in Ukraine solely on her performance rather than on sexual identity.…

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UPDATES FROM THE FRONT LINE KITCHEN AND NAFO: RICHARD WOODRUFF 28:59

1y ago28:59

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The war in Ukraine has brought many foreigners and Ukrainians together to do extraordinary things: a conversation with Richard Woodruff, the 30-year-old leader of Frontline Kitchen in Lviv, Ukraine. Originally from a London suburb, Woodruff worked in publishing. When he quit his job to take an extended vacation in Spain, news came of the Russian in…

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Victoria Amelina: Writers and War Crimes 29:00

1y ago29:00

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A conversation with Renowned Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina who has stopped writing novels. She says,“in 2022, it became impossible to write fiction (because) reality is so much more intense; it is impossible to invent stories anymore.” She now works as a war crimes researcher with the organization TRUTH HOUNDS. In the Izium region, Victoria Ame…

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OXANA SHEVEL - STORY OF THE DONBASS 29:00

1y ago29:00

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By Anne Levine

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LGBTQ Rights in Ukraine - Belarussian Queer Feminist Activist TONY LASHDEN 28:59

1y ago28:59

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Movement talk with a feminist queer activist and journalist from Belarus, discussing LGBTQ rights in Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and solidarity across the ocean between Eastern European and American activists. Current developments and the consequences of the war in Ukraine are talked about, including the situations of the oppressed Roma and Crimean T…

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Equine therapy for soldiers at First Volunteer Surgical Hospital in Ukraine - Patrick Patterson 29:00

1y ago29:00

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Ivano Frankivsk is a beautiful Medieval city, in western Ukraine. Near the city, in the Carpathian Mountains, is a small hospital where surgeries on wounded soldiers brought from the front are performed and their physical rehabilitation is overseen. Most of the patients are in treatment for crushed and lost limbs. These warriors face months and yea…

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FINLAND JOINS NATO - Ryhor Nizhnikau 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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After many years of stated neutrality, the country of Finland has became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO on April 4. Finland, Russia's neighbor to the Northwest, shares more than 800 miles of border and thus their NATO membership marks a dramatic change in the political landscape in Northern Europe. Ryhor Nizhnikau is a Sen…

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FROM THE CITIES TO THE FARM FIELDS: RYAN HENDRICKSON DEMINES UKRAINE 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Ryan Hendrickson retired American Green Beret, is president and founder of the organization Tip of the Spear Land Mine Removal and author of Tip of the Spear: The Incredible Story of an Injured Green Beret's Return to Battle. Conflict in Ukraine has increased awareness about civilian war casualties as a 21st century global crisis. The Ukrainian war…

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MARIAM LAMBERT - CINDERELLA IN BAKHMUT 28:58

1+ y ago28:58

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Our guest is Mariam Lambert whose call name in Ukraine is Cinderella. She Is the co-founder of two NGOs orphans-feeding-foundation.org and angels-of-ukraine.org Born in Belgium, Mariam lives in Amsterdam with her family and works in Ukraine, delivering humanitarian aid to the front lines. Mariam earned her call-name, Cinderella because she is a ver…

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MARK J LINDQUIST AND THE KHARKIV FORTRESS BIG BAND! Part II of 2 interviews. 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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The conflict in Ukraine is referred to by many on social media as a Crowd Funded War. Mark J. Lindquist is an American air force veteran who now lives in Kyiv Ukraine and exemplifies this. He is one of numerous independent and self-funded volunteers who run small, nimble organizations and cooperate in a network to give life-saving assistance to Ukr…

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MARK J LINDQUIST - PART ONE - ANYTHING FOR UKRAINE! 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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The conflict in Ukraine is referred to by many on social media as a Crowd Funded War. Mark J. Lindquist, an American veteran now living in Kyiv Ukraine, exemplifies this. He founded a 501(3) called The A-Team and, in cooperation with other independent volunteer fundraisers for Ukraine, runs his small, nimble non-profit that plays a pivotal role in …

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SARAH ASHTON-CIRILLO FROM THE FRONT PART 2 - Hours before her latest deployment 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Part II of my interview with the astonishing Sarah Ashton Cirillo: combat medic in the AFU, journalist and the only woman in the trenches at Zero Line.By Anne Levine

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SARAH ASHTON-CIRILLO AN AMERICAN WOMAN AT ZERO LINE IN THE DONBAS 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo also known as Sarah Ashton and Sarah Cirillo is an American journalist who enlisted as a combat medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, having previously worked as a war correspondent in that conflict. A self-described "recovering political operative"[9] from Las Vegas, Nevada, she was active in Nev…

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RICHARD WOODRUFF - FRONTLINE KITCHEN 28:59

1+ y ago28:59

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As the saying goes, An army marches on its stomach and heres a man doing the cooking. Richard Woodruff is the creator of Front-Line Kitchen, a Twitter account and organization he runs out of Lviv raising money for equipment, food, and supplies needed by soldiers on the front line, and an account advertising volunteer opportunities in Ukraine, all w…

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IULIIA MENDEL, Author of The Fight of Our Lives and former Press Secretary for Volodymyr Zelensky 28:59

1+ y ago28:59

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On the eve of the anniversary of the onset of last year’s February 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine along with worries about a new offensive, a conversation with Iuliia Mendel, award winning international journalist and former press secretary for Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy. Mendel speculates about the spring offensive. She also describes the early…

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RUSSIA - CHINA - UKRAINE Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick explains. 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick, noted expert on Russia and China who focuses on international relations in Asia and Chinese foreign policy, analyzes the efforts of China to uphold its partnership with Russia and their shared interpretation of the invasion of Ukraine from the standpoint of perceived threat from the Western World. However, Wishnick also disc…

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PHOTOGRAPHER PATRICK PATTERSON - DOCUMENTING THE WAR IN UKRAINE 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Texas Photographer Patrick Patterson recently lived in Ukraine, after taking several prior trips to Ukraine and Poland, to document war refugees. By connecting with volunteer networks, he was able to intimately document the terror and suffering the Russian invasion is causing for ordinary people. He speaks about his approach to photographing people…

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OLENA HALUSHKA - HER TRIP TO JAPAN AND WHY THE JAPANESE SAY UKRAINE SHOULD NOT FEAR NUKES FROM THE INVADERS and TH FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN UKRAINE 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

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Our guest is olena halushka She just returned from a trip to Japan where she learned the Japanese governments attitudes towards the threat of nukes from Russia. What she learned in the talks was very surprising! Olena is a board member of the Ukrainian NGO Anti-Corruption Action Center. She is also part of the International Center for Ukraine Victo…