{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Ukraine Podcast","slug":"talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537","podcast_index_feed_id":7052537,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TalkingUkraine/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TalkingUkraine.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19532452/TALKUKRlogo_1400.png","author":"Damian Kolodiy","episode_count":36,"summary":"This podcast is an in depth dive into various topics related to Ukraine hosted by documentary filmmaker Damian Kolodiy who has covered the Ukrainian region for over 20 years. Kolodiy has a wide network of contacts and firsthand experience in and around Ukraine.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T04:19:00.687164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537"},"episode":{"title":"Talking Ukraine Podcast 30- Ivan Rodichenko- Volunteer + Fixer","slug":"talking-ukraine-podcast-30-ivan-rodichenko-volunteer-fixer","published_at":"2026-02-19T13:20:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537/talking-ukraine-podcast-30-ivan-rodichenko-volunteer-fixer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537","url":"https://TalkingUkraine.podbean.com/e/talking-ukraine-podcast-30-ivan-rodichenko-volunteer-fixer/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ny3y9i4fqrs9yrmr/TalkUkr_30_EDIT_FINAL_1Aduio_MP3791rg.mp3","summary":"Ten years ago, filmmaker Damian Kolodiy and Ukrainian volunteer activist Ivan Rodichenko traveled into the Donbas to screen Freedom or Death, Kolodiy’s documentary on the Revolution of Dignity. Their journey took them to frontline cities — Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivska, and Mariupol — places that were already feeling the first tremors of a war that would reshape Ukraine. In this episode, they look back on that 2015 trip: the audiences they met, the mood in the east, and the sense of uncertainty that hung in the air. A decade later — with some of those same cities scarred or destroyed — they reflect on what that moment meant, and how the spirit of the Revolution continues to echo on the front lines today. Ten years ago those screenings felt like small acts of solidarity in uncertain times. Today, their meaning feels even clearer. The spirit of the Revolution of Dignity — the belief in freedom, agency, and national self-determination — didn’t fade. It endured. \"Freedom or Death in Donbas: a Journey to Ukraine's Eastern Front\" a behind the scenes documentary can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/X-7PMCC_UDQ?si=mWWLj3P5kdl9EGFe","meta_description":"Ten years ago, filmmaker Damian Kolodiy and Ukrainian volunteer activist Ivan Rodichenko traveled into the Donbas to screen Freedom or Death, Kolodiy’s do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537/episodes/talking-ukraine-podcast-30-ivan-rodichenko-volunteer-fixer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-ukraine-podcast-7052537/talking-ukraine-podcast-30-ivan-rodichenko-volunteer-fixer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}