Hungary has become both a thorn in the side of Ukraine and a key part of an international conservative project. In this episode, we delve into the history of this arrangement and the political theory behind Orbanism and its enmity with the Open Society. 00:01:05 - Hungarian History 101 00:09:07 - George Soros and the Open Society 00:25:17 - The political rise of Viktor Orban 00:39:28 - What is an "Illiberal Democracy" 00:56:07 - Hungary as an internationalist conservative project 01:17:36 - Hung...
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 109
In this episode... 03:22 - Updates from summer in Kyiv 08:06 - Developments in Russia's summer offensive 16:40 - Latest attacks on Kyiv show increased use of drones 24:05 - Prisoner exchanges show new Russian crimes 28:40 - Reforms to allow multiple citizenships in Ukraine 34:25 - Mixed signals before next NATO summit 37:10 - Operation Spiderweb destroys much of Russia's bomber fleet and rehabilitates the Security Services of Ukraine 47:47 - War with Iran creates new instabilities that may affec...
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Eighty years after the end of World War II, we can reflect on how we continue to make the same mistakes. And how the ways we choose to remember it are always reflections of how we see ourselves in the present, for good or bad. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype R...
May 31, 2025•45 min
In this episode... 02:29 - The Russian Spring Offensive is showing its new priorities 10:05 - Zelensky goes to Turkey for Russia to put on a production of diplomatic theater 24:16 - Pope Leo XIV showing himself to be a friend of Ukraine 30:06 - US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns in protest over Trump policy 34:03 - Orban government in Hungary grows increasingly hostile as their designs on the Zakarapatia region become public 45:25 - Romanian presidential elections come in with a victory for the pr...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In this episode... 02:55 - Getting ready for the Spring offensives 10:00 - A string of devastating Russian missile strikes, especially in Sumy and Kyiv 15:46 - Along with a prisoner exchange, Russia also returns the tortured remains of the Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna 18:51 - Chinese volunteers fighting for Russia, but so was the son of a high-ranking CIA official 28:14 - America, Europe, and Russia present their peace plan proposals 41:23 - We don't need to get so excited every time ...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this episode... 00:03:35 - Combat Update: Ukrainian withdrawal in Kusk, current Russian offensive over 00:14:05 - Weeks-long Russian missile and drone barrage hits close to home 00:21:15 - Every ceasefire talk you have been hearing about has been complete bunk 00:37:58 - Russia plans expulsion of Ukrainians from occupied territory 00:43:07 - Trump ends RFE/RL, we talk about its background and impact 00:56:17 - Trump cancels programs investigating Russian war crimes, including finding kidnappe...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In this episode... 01:10 - The infamous meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vance 12:37 - Europe forced to set its own path without America 21:54 - Officials try to patch the US-Ukraine relationship, but Trump will not have it 25:25 - The US ends military aid to Ukraine 32:02 - And also intelligence sharing 41:37 - The US is dropping every defense it has against Russia: military, intelligence, and law enforcement 44:43 - Trump deporting Ukrainian refugees 47:20 - Trump planning to replace the ...
Mar 08, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Within only a month, the second Trump administration has embarked on an aggressive campaign to remake the shape of both the American political system, and the global one. Both for the worse. This episode is a soft launch of a new project on American news: Radio Free America. 00:02:12 - Ending foreign aid 00:09:43 - Dismantling the federal government 00:38:10 - Turning allies into enemies 00:52:18 - Extorting Ukraine 01:13:08 - The Global Realignment 01:15:26 - What to do now Twitter Anthony: @Ba...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 102
In this episode, we avoid the elephant in the room to discuss everything else... 00:00:20 - Announcements 00:03:02 - Combat Updates for the last month+ 00:13:48 - Russia missile strikes, including on downtown Odesa and an old workplace of mine 00:19:05 - Assassinations and attempts 00:21:39 - Mobilization scandals, how to fix them, and how Russia is taking advantage 00:30:09 - Russia shoots down Azerbaijani airliner 00:34:42 - The political shockwaves of Ukraine ending Russian pipeline transit 0...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Our 100th Episode. A big milestone for us. We are grateful to all of our listeners who followed us on our journey here. Our anniversary episode is doubling up as the New Year Episode, welcoming 2025 as we look back on 2024. 00:01:11 - Checking in on the hosts 00:04:11 - The State of the Podcast 00:15:14 - 2024 Year in Review 00:45:45 - The big themes of 2024 01:02:16 - Predictions for 2025 Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 100
History has been used and misused in many ways as part of the Russo-Ukraine War. Russia has justified its aggression through bizarre appeals to medieval Princes. Ukrainian units name themselves for Scythians and Cossacks. We run through an overview of Ukrainian history and pre-history. 00:02:40 - The Proto-Indo-Europeans through the Greeks 00:17:24 - Turks and Slavs 00:23:58 - Kyivan Rus 00:38:57 - Ukraine after the Mongols 00:44:22 - The rise of the Cossacks 00:56:49 - From Khmelnytsky to Mazep...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this episode... 00:01:24 - Combat Update 00:08:27 - Ukraine does two high-profile assassinations of Russian officers. The Jailor of Olenivka and the General of Conspiracy Theorists 00:21:19 - Russian shipwrecks show the dangers of their off-the-books "shadow fleet" 00:27:39 - US pressures Ukraine to lower mobilization age, which Ukraine rejects 00:43:52 - Ukraine is moving forward with legislation that would allow multiple citizenships 00:54:39 - Updates on Romanian elections controversy 01:0...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this episode... 01:41 - I guess we have to talk about Joe Rogan 12:51 - Combat updates 18:21 - Russia does yet another nuclear bluff 26:08 - Trying to work around the Trump "peace plan" 31:27 - Romania coming close to electing a Russia-backed conspiracy theorist blowhard for President. 38:44 - Georgian government cracks down on ever-growing protests 48:36 - Shocking developments in Syria demonstrate Russia's growing inability to project power Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno U...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 97
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States puts Ukraine in an extremely perilous position as members of the incoming administration have threatened to cut off aid. We ask: 01:06 - What were the Election results? 05:31 - How can we analyze the election? 21:20 - Who are the initial Trump appointments and what do they mean for Ukraine? 43:31 - How will Trump's non-Ukraine policy effect Ukrainians? Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkrain...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 96
In this episode... 00:01:25 - Announcements 00:08:36 - The release of Maxim Butkevych and the murder of Victoria Roshchyna 00:14:21 - Combat Update: Tough situation in southern Donetsk Oblast and near Kupyansk 00:23:37 - The assassination of a Russian war criminal 00:25:34 - The "Kherson Safari" 00:31:19 - Russia poisoned the Desna River 00:34:58 - The Ukrainian Victory Plan 00:45:31 - North Korean soldiers join the Russian war on Ukraine 00:52:16 - Poland makes demands on historical memory issu...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 95
In this episode... 02:40 - Update on combat situation and Russian long-range strikes on Sumy and Izmail. 08:36 - Putin loosens Russian nuclear first-strike policy, but it is really all bluster meant for propaganda purposes 24:34 - The crew of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is being sent to storm units 28:35 - President Zelesnky thanks American workers for supporting Ukraine, which turns out to be extremely controversial Link https://extension.psu.edu/impacts-of-the-war-in-ukraine-on-the-...
Sep 28, 2024•44 min
In this episode... 01:18 - Brief Combat Update 04:59 - Ukraine destroys large Russian arms depot in Tver region 08:45 - Further information about the extensive Russian misinformation campaign across many countries 14:21 - Russia attempts a coup in Armenia 16:08 - The Georgian government slips further into the Russian sphere with anti-LGBT law and a plausibly related murder. 21:20—We interview Yasmin Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait, a UNICEF-connected Fund that supports schools in U...
Sep 19, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this episode... 1:03 - Announcement: Cash program by the Norwegian Refugee Council 2:23 - Obituaries for Journalist David Knowles and ZSU soldier Matityahu Samborsky, son of Ukrainian Chief Rabbi 4:23 - Combat Update: Dynamic situation on multiple parts of the front line from Kursk to Vuhledar 9:48 - Russians continue a protracted series of missile and drone attacks throughout the country, including damaging a Crimean Tatar mosque in Kyiv. Ukraine needs the ability to strike at launch sites. ...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 92
In this episode... 00:00:29 - Russia launches another massive missile strike targetting civilians, energy infrastructure, and journalists 00:07:16 - Russia systemically destroys the physical heritage of Huliaipole, the center of the Civil War-era Free Territory of Nestor Makhno 00:14:32 - Battlefield Update 00:19:19 - Misinformation Case Study: Imane Khelif 00:40:33 - Misinformation Case Study: UK Far-Right Riots 00:47:33 - How a case of misinformation develops 1:03:33 - What are the causes of m...
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 91
In this episode... 00:01:16 - Ukraine Rugby 7s tournament 5:04 - The ongoing Battle for Pokrovsk, evacuations underway 13:23 - The murder of New York 20:09.993 - Ukraine establishes an occupation authority for Russia's Kursk region 38:41.083 - An update on the Nordstream sabotage investigation 58:27.513 - Ukraine ratifies the Rome Statute 1:00:32.892 - Ukraine passes a law banning Russian religious organizations. No, it did not "ban Christianity." Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 90
In this episode... 03:18 - Ukraine has carried out numerous strikes and special forces raids on Russian defense infrastructure 8:34 - On August 6, Ukraine launched an invasion of the Kursk region of Russia and has made continuous progress ever since. 19:02 - We analyze some questions raised by the invasion, such as the lack of organizing by local Russians to either resist the invasion or support each other. 46:05 - Other parts of the front are more challenging, with New York close to falling. 48...
Aug 15, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 89
In this episode... 01:11 - A prisoner swap between the US and Russia trades political prisoners in Russian cells for Russian spies and assassins. 22:14 - Battlefield Update: Deterioration of the Pokrovks front 25:17 - Ukraine might have maybe possibly aided in an ambush of Wagner forces in Mali. Allegedly. 29:30 - F16s finally arrive in Ukraine 32:00 - Ukrainian politician Iryan Farion assassinated 36:20 - Ukraine shuts off Russian Lukoil deliveries to Hungary 39:00 - Georgian security services ...
Aug 02, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In this episode... 01:17 - Combat Updates 08:42 - The GOP's plan to replace the administrative state 00:22:11 - The Republican National Convention 00:27:20 - The disturbing background of JD Vance and the Thiel network 00:48:16 - Hillbilly Elegy and Vance's opportunism 01:01:33 - Senator Vance and the far-right 01:12:18 - President Biden steps down from the race for VP Kamala Harris Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://you...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode... 02:00 - A heat wave combines with power outages to make a difficult mid-summer 06:54 - Massive Russian missile strike kills dozens of people across the country and destroys Ukraine's premier children's hospital. 34:44 - Combat update: New York in critical danger 38:15 - A prisoner swap frees a Crimean Tatar community leader, among others 41:47 - Last month's attacks in Dagestan rip open lingering civil strife 50:16 - Hungarian President Orban makes extreme demands of Ukraine, ...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 86
In this episode... We took some downtime from the headlines to ask our supporters what questions they have for us about Ukraine, the war, or anything. We get back into the old Putin succession question, what podcasts are good or bad, and some takes on food. These are our responses. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithout...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 85
In this episode... 01:34 - A pretty eventful two weeks in Kyiv of the Book Arsenal, FanCon, and Kyiv Pride 10:00 - Combat update: Dangers to Donbas logistics, tide turned in Kharkiv region 15:45 - On the G7 Summit 20:20 - On the Ukraine Recovery Conference 31:55 - On the Summit on Peace in Ukraine 42:05 - Russia's reactions and diplomatic maneuvers 45:23 - On an upcoming NATO summit 47:14 - EU Parliament Election Results 49:05 - Armenia announces it is leaving Russian security bloc Twitter Antho...
Jun 21, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In this episode... 01:19 - No end in sight to electricity outages, even by winter 4:05 - Battlefield Update: Foreign partners loosen restrictions on using weapons against Russia, improving the situation on the front 13:50 - Inane "escalation management" by the DC blob must come to an end. 20:37 - The ICRC and OCHA were accused of facilitating the sending of Ukrainians to prison camps. 42:03 - A Eulogy for Hospitaller Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh 45:51 - Diplomacy news: Shagri-La Dialogue laying the gro...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 83
In this episode... 1:24 - Visiting some local Kyiv stories with the theme of corruption and anti-corruption. 13:44 - The Russian Kharkiv offensive is blunted but they continue to make gains outside of Avdiivka. 18:37 - The city of Kharkiv continues to be bombarded by Russia, including strikes on a busy department store and the largest print house in the country. 23:47 - An update on the captured Ukrainian journalist for Hromadske Victoria Roshchyna. 25:15 - Russia is threatening to advance its b...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 82
In this episode... 00:00 - Announcements: We have expanded our social media presence and have posted a new video for Patreon subscriber 2:28 - Russian attacks on energy have necessitated a re-introduction of electricity rationing 5:51 - Russia has expanded its offensive by re-invading previously liberated areas outside of Kharkiv 19:38 - Attempted assassinations of both Ukrainian President Zelensky and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico 25:42 - Kremlinology Corner, Putin does a shakeup in the top...
May 18, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 81
In this episode, we give an overview of what brought Georgia/Sakartvelo from independence in 1991 to the place where it is now, with mass protests on the streets fighting against the so-called "Russian Law." This law, similar to the Russian foreign agent law, would put onerous restrictions on foreign funding for civil society. We then debunk claims it is similar to American FARA restrictions and reflect on the place of NGOs in society. Twitter Vladyslav: @VlStarodubtsev Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo:...
May 09, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 80
