Thursday, March 27, 2025Episode 216: The fight for a free Belarus continues
Nina and Alexandra open the episode by discussing the ongoing negotiations in Riyadh between the US, Russia and Ukraine and providing an overdue updat...
Thursday, March 20, 2025Episode 215: Why Putin doesn’t want peace
In this episode, Adam and Alexandra start by discussing the latest news from the region – including the fallout from the tragic fire which killed 59 p...
Thursday, March 13, 2025Episode 214: Scapegoating civil society in Central and Eastern Europe
In this episode, Adam and Nina kick off with the latest headlines, including Ukraine’s ceasefire deal in exchange for renewed US military and intellig...
Thursday, March 6, 2025Episode 213: Book talk: Europe without borders: A history
Nina and Alexandra open this episode with a discussion on the latest news, including the fallout from last week’s oval office meeting with Volodymyr Z...
Friday, February 28, 2025Episode 212: Three years since the invasion: Ukrainian perseverance and global shifts
This special episode marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The three co-hosts are joined by a group of Talk Eastern ...
Friday, February 21, 2025Episode 211: Evolution of East European Cinema
In this episode, the three co-hosts discuss key takeaways from the Munich Security Conference and a historic meeting between U.S. Secretary of State M...
Friday, February 14, 2025Episode 210: Deep dive into Kosovo's independence and statehood
At the start of this episode, Adam, Nina, and Alexandra discuss developments in the Georgian opposition, the shifting US stance on Ukraine, cultural a...
Friday, February 7, 2025Episode 209: Book talk: Reassessing Russia’s Security Policy
In this episode, Adam and Alexandra start out by taking a look at the latest developments in the region, including the protests in Serbia, the impact ...
Thursday, January 30, 2025Episode 208: Foreign interference in Europe and the case of Romania
In this episode, the three co-hosts Adam Reichardt, Nina Panikova and Alexandra Karppi start with some discussion about the ongoing protests in Serbia...
Friday, January 24, 2025Episode 207: Ukraine on the eve of Trump 2.0
Happy New Year from Talk Eastern Europe! In their first episode back from the winter break, Adam, Nina and Alexandra bring listeners up to speed on Do...
Sunday, December 29, 2024Episode 206: Poland prepares to take over the EU presidency
Co-hosted by: Adam Reichardt, Nina PanikovaIn this final episode of 2024, Adam and Nina discuss the key developments fromthe region in 2024, what to e...
Thursday, December 19, 2024Episode 205: Decolonising Ukraine. Standing up to Russian imperial narratives
Co-hosted by: Adam Reichardt, Nina Panikova and Alexandra KarppiIn this episode, our co-hosts start with the latest news developments from Serbia, Ukr...
