Ukraine Without Hype

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"

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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 Ukra...

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.

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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 - Romani...

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 p...

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 i...

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...

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 Globa...

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 politic...

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: @Va...

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

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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 citiz...

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...

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?

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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 ...

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

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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 Educatio...

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 mosq...

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 c...