We speak to a Ukrainian lawmaker about what life is like living through Russia's invasion. A filmmaker and U-S army veteran is traveling to Ukraine for a documentary about the war. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 12, 2022•17 min
We talk once again to a Ukrainian in Kyiv, who has hope for his country as Russia decides to change it's military approach. Putin is clearly unhappy with his army's inability to quickly defeat Ukraine. So he's appointed a new general to take charge, and his nickname is "The Butcher of Syria." We talk to a pair of military analysts to see what this means. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Apr 11, 2022•16 min
The war in Ukraine is being documented in real time on television, radio and across the internet. If you want to watch battles unfold almost in real time or see the scenes of devastation and destruction, you don't have to look very hard. But what happens when the war is over.......and the task turns to rebuilding and recovery in Ukraine, efforts that will take generations? We'll hear from Ukrainian woman who wants to tell the story of what happens after the war is over. Then we'll head to Ukrain...
Apr 08, 2022•15 min
While Ukrainians are returning to the villages and suburbs surrounding the capital city Kyiv, taking stock of the death and destruction left behind by the Russian military, there are still several other Ukrainian towns that remain under Russian occupation. Kherson is one such city--it's in the south of Ukraine, one of the few major metropolitan areas where Russians have managed to maintain control for weeks. So we'll check in again with a woman who lives in Kherson. She says she's worried things...
Apr 07, 2022•23 min
The pictures and stories coming out of Bucha, Ukraine seem to get more gruesome by the hour, as evidence mounts of Russian war crimes committed there while its troops occupied the suburb of Kyiv. Yesterday on the podcast we heard from a man from Kyiv.....Kirill......who talked about his friend who visited Bucha on Monday and saw the horrors of this war up close. Today we'll hear from that friend. And the U-S has imposed new sanctions against Russia, with a more personal feel: the two adult daugh...
Apr 06, 2022•15 min
Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed the U-N Security Council this morning, saying the Russian military must be brought to justice for war crimes immediately---he also implored the United Nations to get much more involved in countering the Russian invasion of his country. This comes after Ukraine says Russian troops massacred civilians in the town of Bucha, suburb of the capital Kyiv. President Biden has already called for a war crimes trial for Vladimir Putin. So we'll take a closer look at w...
Apr 05, 2022•21 min
Russia is facing intense international criticism as mounting evidence emerges that Russian troops carried out consistent war crimes in areas of Ukraine they've been occupying. Images are coming out from villages in the suburbs of Kyiv, that were up until about 48 hours ago under Russian control, of bodies of dozens, maybe even hundreds, of civilians on the streets...apparently killed by Russian forces. President Biden now calling for a war crimes trial against Vladimir Putin. What's next in this...
Apr 04, 2022•19 min
A group based right here in Southern California has gone on a rescue mission in Ukraine to help people with disabilities leave the country as Russia presses on with its invasion. We'll find out about how the group is helping people start a new life. We head back to Ukraine for an update on a man who's from a city in the eastern part of the country that's been under almost constant, heavy Russian attack for the last five weeks. His dad and friend were nearly killed in a bombing, before they were ...
Apr 01, 2022•13 min
President Biden is hoping to offset months of chaos in the global oil market touched off by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after he announced the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the country's strategic petroleum reserve, for the next six months. The goal is to reduce record-high gas prices--will it work? The White House says it's hearing Vladimir Putin's own advisers are basically lying to him about the war in Ukraine. We look into why and what that means for possible peace. We...
Mar 31, 2022•17 min
24 hours ago, Russian leaders were promising to halt most, if not all, of their military operations in and around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 24 hours later and the Russians have continued to launch missile and artillery strikes on Kyiv proper and many of its suburbs. The Pentagon says it's watching Russian forces being repositioned, rather than withdrawing from Ukraine. So the war rages on, even as the two countries are still talking peace in Turkey---we'll get updat...
Mar 30, 2022•15 min
During peace talks in Turkey today, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were to said to make some progress; but there still is no end in site to the fighting. Russia says it's halting military operations in and around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. U.S. intelligence, however, isn't buying it----they see a repositioning of forces around Kyiv, not a withdrawal. We'll take a closer look. We head to Ukraine where we talk to a journalist who, before Russia's invasion, had been writing about culture an...
Mar 29, 2022•22 min
An estimated 3-million Ukrainians have been on the move, leaving their homes.......their cities.......and often the country entirely, to avoid getting caught in the middle of Russia's ongoing invasion. With that number of refugees growing by the day, we've been bringing you the stories of Ukraine's civilians taking extreme measures to escape the war. We'll bring you one more very personal story today. We will also get you up-to-date on a busy weekend of activity in and around Ukraine, where Pres...
Mar 28, 2022•22 min
President Biden heads east from Brussels to Poland today, where he met with U-S troops stationed only a few dozen miles away from the Ukrainian border. The president telling them the consequences of the war in Ukraine could extend around the world. This comes before meeting with Ukrainian refugees in the country and delivering a major address tomorrow--so we'll head to Poland. The war in Ukraine has forced families to make brutally tough decisions: escaping advancing Russian troops sometimes mea...
Mar 25, 2022•21 min
President Biden and his fellow NATO leaders made it clear today in Brussels that the alliance was as unified and resolute as ever, in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It's no small feat that the president, and his counterparts in London, Paris and Berlin have keep the infamously disagreeable NATO allies in lock step against Russia's aggression---we'll take a closer look at how they've done it and what's next in standing up to Vladimir Putin. We then head back to Ukraine to talk to a man...
Mar 24, 2022•22 min
President Biden travels across the Atlantic to meet with NATO allies in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. The president is floating the idea of more sanctions--and strengthening the sanctions already issued, to prevent Russia from wiggling around them. Also on the agenda: allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and sending more American troops to Eastern European positions And we're heading back to Ukraine to talk about a dog. Not just any dog but a traveling dog and Instagram star wh...
Mar 23, 2022•20 min
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol continues to represent the worst horrors of Russia's invasion. It is the scene of bloody urban combat and, with repeated targeting by Russian military, there are thought to be thousands of dead civilians there. We'll talk with one woman who made it out. The Biden administration is warning businesses to be on the look out for Russian cyberattacks. If those do come fast and furious, could it spark a military response? More and more Ukrainian refugees........and even ...
Mar 22, 2022•26 min
As the war in Ukraine is about to reach the one month mark, it is increasingly average Ukrainian citizens paying the biggest price for Russia's invasion. Apartment blocks hit with missiles, shopping malls leveled; and in one case, a theater packed with sheltering civilians bombed from the air. Ukraine is, however, pushing back; its military refusing to walk away from the port city of Mariupol. And as more refugees leave the country, we'll look into where they're going and if many plan to return ...
Mar 21, 2022•32 min
Western Ukraine has escaped the worst of Russia's invasion of the country. The region that borders no fewer than four NATO countries has been mostly calm....until now. Russian forces launched a barrage of missiles on the outskirts of Lviv, a key city in that part of the country. We'll take you to Lviv for reaction. Then we'll head to the other side of Ukraine, the war-torn east, and talk with a resident of the city Kharkiv, which has been under near daily bombardment since the invasion began. Pr...
Mar 18, 2022•29 min
There's a lot of information and misinformation about what's going on in Ukraine. President Biden has called Vladimir Putin a war criminal. Could that make diplomacy more difficult? And we speak with a doctor in Ukraine who says hospitals are being overwhelmed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 17, 2022•30 min
Russia's offensive continues, but there is some optimism about peace talks between the two sides. Ukraine's president makes a powerful and emotional plea for more help to a joint-session of Congress. We talk to a Ukrainian who has fled Kyiv about that speech from President Zelensky. President Biden responded to Zelensky's speech with 800-million dollars in military aid, but he says a no-fly zone is a no-go. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc....
Mar 16, 2022•26 min
Russia's military marches west, bringing danger close to the border with Poland. Ukrainians in the capital city of Kyiv are preparing for the worst. An American rabbi is now in Poland, helping Ukrainian refugees. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 14, 2022•19 min
We've covered the pandemic for the past 2 years, but now we've got a new focus on this show: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On today's podcast, Russia appears to be gearing up for an attack on Ukraine's capital city. We speak to a teenage refugee who is now in Greece with his family. And we hear from a Ukrainian woman who got married the day the Russians invaded. President Biden announces more sanctions on Russia's economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:...
Mar 11, 2022•35 min
Yes, the podcast is changing. After 2 years covering the pandemic, we are focusing on what's now the biggest story in the world: The War in Ukraine. On today's podcast, we talk to a Ukrainian who lives in the capital city of Kyiv and says he'll never leave. The Ukrainian owner of a Russian restaurant in New York is dealing with hate mail, vandalism, and more The U-S House of Representatives approves a package that includes billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine. More major companies are pulling o...
Mar 10, 2022•27 min
We've spent the last two years on this show covering the pandemic, when that was the world's biggest story. Now we're shifting gears, and focusing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On today's podcast, more accusations of war crimes by Russia as a maternity hospital in Ukraine is bombed. We speak with a woman in Southern Ukraine, in an area currently under Russian control. Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Poland, which has taken in a number of Ukrainian refugees. But this comes as the Penta...
Mar 09, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 439
We will continue to bring you the absolute latest in COVID news and developments as the pandemic continues to impact our world, but for the time being we're shifting our focus to the global crisis that is front and center: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On today's podcast, President Biden is starting to take the gloves on when it comes to making Russia feel financial pain. The president today put a ban on Russian oil imports into the U-S. The goal is to rock the now-fragile Russian economy even h...
Mar 09, 2022•36 min
Yes, this is still the coronavirus daily podcast..........but we're going to put a pause on bringing you the latest COVID news to temporarily shift our focus to what is arguably the biggest global crisis underway right now---Russia's invasion of Ukraine. There is seemingly no end in site for Russia's war against Ukraine. As Russian forces step up their attacks against Ukrainian cities, there still hasn't been any establishment of reliable humanitarian corridors for escaping civilians to use. We'...
Mar 07, 2022•25 min
There was a lot of controversy when the FDA approved an expensive, and possibly ineffective drug for Alzheimer's patients last year. Turns out this has become a trend---the FDA has been busy greenlighting several contested drugs under so-called "accelerated approval"---we'll take a closer look. And which of the COVID-induced changes to the American workplace will be sticking around for good........and which ones will be tossed out with your old face masks? To learn more about listener data and o...
Mar 03, 2022•19 min
President Biden has announced a new plan for the pandemic that will let people take antiviral drugs immediately after testing positive, right at the pharmacy and free of charge. They're calling it "test to treat," we'll explain how that will work. Did you notice all the faces at the State of the Union? Masks were not required in House chambers last night, in a scene that almost looked like a slice of pre-pandemic life. We'll look into whether this is a signal that lawmakers and the Biden adminis...
Mar 02, 2022•15 min
California is ready to let school kids show their faces. It's lifting the statewide mask mandate in schools, in two weeks. But state public health officials are going to great pains to recommend continued mask wearing in classrooms, even if it's not mandatory. And the ultimate decisions on ending or continuing mask mandates will fall to individual school districts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad...
Mar 01, 2022•8 min
The CDC says most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely stop wearing masks. This comes in new guidelines that shift from looking at COVID-19 case counts to a more holistic view of COVID risk to a community. Developing countries and international aid organizations have spent the better part of a year asking for more COVID vaccine doses to be available outside of Western countries-----we'll take a closer look at why that's still not happening. To learn more about listener data a...
Feb 25, 2022•19 min
