Over the Globe
This podcast aims to give voices to teenagers from conflict zones. Join a Ukrainian sixteen-year-old, Sofiia Yakymenko, as she speaks weekly to teens from conflict zones all over the world about events that divided their lives in Before and After.
Are you a teenager from a conflict zone, now living in your home country or abroad and want to be interviewed for the Over the Globe podcast? Contact us at: over.the.globe.join@gmail.com
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Podcasting since 2024 • 104 episodes
Over the Globe
Latest Episodes
Holding on to home: between Bucha and Sumy
In this episode, I am joined by Anastasia Samolit, a sixteen-year-old from Sumy, Ukraine, who was forced to flee to Bucha in 2024. In this episode, she shares what life in Bucha is like, what it means to take a seven-hour train journey back to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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21:58
Running through uncertainty: sport during the war
In this episode, I am joined by Kira, a sixteen-year-old from Ukraine, who talks about what her athletic training is like during the war, how she feels during competitions, and how writing helps her cope with the current situation.Over t...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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9:56
From student to teacher: reclaiming education
In this episode, Zainab from Afghanistan takes us on a journey from studying Public Policy and Administration at Kabul University, to being denied the right to education, yet continuing to pursue it, receiving scholarships from American univers...
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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50:42
Episode 100: echoes of war across time and space
Over the Globe has reached 100 episodes. To mark this milestone, I’m taking a step back to reflect on the first 99 and trace the common threads running through these stories. What challenges do people in the countries I’ve covered face most oft...
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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54:16
Lessons in the dark: the reality of online learning
In this episode, you’ll hear from Maryam Rasouli, a teenager from Afghanistan, speaking honestly about what comes after an education ban: the weight of despair, the stubbornness of hope, and the quiet strength that comes from not letting the re...
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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42:49