# Yaroslava Can't Go Home

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758/yaroslava-can-t-go-home
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758/yaroslava-can-t-go-home.md
Podcast: [Proxy with Yowei Shaw](https://stenobird.com/podcast/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758)
Published: 2025-10-21T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_9862_88077577-a12f-453e-8982-6fdf5a4abe39&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.proxypodcast.com%2F
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dovetail.prxu.org/9862/88077577-a12f-453e-8982-6fdf5a4abe39/Yaroslava_Can_t_Go_Home_no_campaign_update_with_one_skin_ad.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758/episodes/yaroslava-can-t-go-home
Duration seconds: 2515

## Resource

The case of the teenager who can't go home. Yaroslava was 16 when she woke up in Ukraine to the sound of explosions and had to flee her town in Ukraine. Now Yara is 19, living in New York, studying digital marketing, arranging flowers, and doing better. But her grandma is still back home. Her friends are scattered. And every time Yara starts to enjoy her life here, she feels guilty for not being back home. In this episode, Yowei hosts a proxy conversation between Yaroslava and Sariyah Abuzant, a filmmaker from Palestine who also had to make a life far from the place she loves. Together, they investigate displacement, guilt, long-distance friendship, and the small ways we keep home alive after we leave. From the episode: — Dignity Beyond Borders — learn more about their work: www.dignitybeyondborders.org , Instagram , Facebook , and LinkedIn : @dignitybeyondborders — Yaroslava — on Instagram: @yasiiaaaa — Sariyah Abuzant — watch her film FordDat: https://vimeo.com/1101397354?fl=pl&fe=sh — Dignity Beyond Borders — learn more about their work: www.dignitybeyondborders.org Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn: @dignitybeyondborders — Yaroslava — on Instagram: @yasiiaaaa — Sariyah Abuzant — watch her film FordDat : https://vimeo.com/1101397354 New to Proxy? New to Proxy? Try Bisexual Wife Guy for a classic case, or Mic Chooses the Wrong Life , for another story about when the road not taken won’t leave you alone For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get our free newsletter File Under Feelings at proxyhq.org . Proxy is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏 Follow us on Instagram…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758/episodes/yaroslava-can-t-go-home/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758/yaroslava-can-t-go-home.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.