Over the Globe
This podcast aims to give voices to teenagers from conflict zones. Join a Ukrainian fifteen-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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Episodes
98 episodes
Homework in the shadows. A future built online
In this episode, Fatima shares what it means to keep learning when education is forbidden. Despite the Taliban’s ban, she continues studying online, pursuing both the British A Levels and the American school system, while reflecting on the diff...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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25:25
From Afghanistan to Indonesia: a classroom in exile
When the Taliban banned girls’ education, Zahra’s world went quiet. For a whole year, she sank into depression, unable to study, to plan, or even to imagine a future.But little by little, hope found its way back. She started attending le...
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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29:26
A backpack full of home. Finding your people
In this episode, Kateryna Panasenko, a teenager from Ukraine, opens up about what it feels like to study at a Ukrainian school in Spain - to carry home with you, even when you’re far away from it. We talk about scouting, the friendships and cha...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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26:52
From Portugal to Ukraine: a story of coming back
When you’re a child, fleeing your country because of war can feel strangely unreal - almost like an adventure you never asked for. That’s how it was for Anastasia Kravchuk. She had always loved travelling, and moving to Portugal felt exciting: ...
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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41:26
When the music stops. A voice from Gaza
Bana’s home in Gaza was destroyed, and she was forced to move again and again - until she ended up in the Nusierat refugee camp. There, she has been unable to go to school or to dance dabka, the dance that once made her feel truly free.L...
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Episode 93
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19:51
From Pokrovsk to Ohio: where Miner’s Day meets Thanksgiving
Sasha grew up in Pokrovsk, a city in Donbas where Miner’s Day mattered more than New Year’s and summers meant sleeping in tents at scout camp. In August 2024, everything changed: Pokrovsk moved to the frontline, and Sasha had to leave for Kyiv....
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Episode 92
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1:00:05
Global Encounters: finding community across borders
In this episode, we meet Manezha - a young woman who refuses to let restrictions stop her from learning, dreaming, or helping others. Despite everything, she continues studying English and even teaches it to Afghan girls who otherwise wouldn’t ...
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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15:45
SPECIAL ISSUE: Surviving Sarajevo: a journey toward understanding war
Maz was only ten years old when the Bosnian War erupted, and his hometown of Sarajevo fell under siege. He, his mother and his brother eventually managed to flee to Germany on a UN convoy, escaping under heavy bombardment, while his father - a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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1:41:32
From Donetsk to Kyiv: surviving the strike
About three years ago, on 17 November 2022, a Russian rocket hit the building where Po - now seventeen - still lives. In this episode, Po talks about that horrific day, how their family was forced to flee from Donetsk to Kyiv with two small chi...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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44:04
Hope in every lesson: inside Classrooms Without Walls
This week, Over the Globe tries something new. Instead of one guest, you’ll hear a chorus of voices from a group of Afghan girls studying with Classrooms Without Walls (CWW). We open with David Falconer, CWW’s founder and executive director, wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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59:34
From Mykolaiv to Michigan: the American dream
Ever wondered what it’s like to live and study in the United States?In this episode, Oleksandr from Ukraine — currently a FLEX exchange student in Michigan — shares his experiences of life in the U.S. What are Americans really like? What ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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43:24
The secret field: a place where hope still plays
Living with eight sisters and one brother in a traditional, religious family wasn’t always easy, but Saima found joy in her studies — and in football, which she played secretly so her parents wouldn’t find out. When the Taliban banned girls fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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14:46
The other side of fear: escaping occupied Kherson
What does it feel like to finally step onto Ukrainian-controlled territory after spending five long months under Russian occupation? And how do you rebuild your life from scratch in a new city?In this episode, Ksenia from Kherson shares ...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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14:02
Chinese, Formula 1, and outstanding women: curiosity as a way of life
Yana, a sixteen-year-old from Ukraine, loves a good challenge. So when her mom told her that Chinese is the hardest language in the world, she decided to start learning it right away. Now she’s also studying Hebrew and has a growing interest in...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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17:09
A voice in Vinnytsia. An echo of change
Veronica comes from a small town in the Vinnytsia region — but her dreams reach far beyond. Her leadership journey began with serving on the school council and grew as she took part in youth programs such as Zalizna Zmina and Zmino...
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Season 1
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Episode 83
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10:59
A city called Sumy. The flower of hope
Imagine this: you’re in your hometown, Sumy, when the war suddenly begins.Where would you go if you had to leave? What would you take with you to remind you of home? And in the middle of war, where would you search for moments of joy and ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 82
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26:20
Across the border: carrying the dream of education
Everybody talks about the education ban in Afghanistan — but what were schools like before it? And what does it take to pursue your education abroad after being deprived of this right?In this episode, you’ll hear from Tarawat, an Afghan ...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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16:48
SPECIAL ISSUE: Run, Zainab, run: the first Afghan woman marathoner
Zainab Hussaini was born as a refugee in Iran and later returned to Afghanistan. In both countries, she faced numerous challenges but remained determined to pursue sports. Eventually, she began running and, in 2015, made history as the first Af...
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Season 1
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Episode 80
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43:11
From Ukraine to Poland. The melody of neuroscience
After moving from her hometown in the Donetsk region to Pavlograd, Diana was forced to flee once again when the full-scale invasion began—this time to Poland. She left most of her belongings behind but refused to part with her violin or her det...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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20:04
From host families to homecoming. The road back home
Maria was born in Vasylkiv, a small town near Kyiv where battles broke out at the very start of the war, forcing her to flee abroad. She first moved to Slovakia and later to Germany, living with host families, attending new schools, and learnin...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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30:04
From silence to debate. The power of speech
What is it like to live in Nova Kakhovka under occupation? What drives a teenager to start a political Telegram channel? And how do you host a debate on euthanasia? In this episode, Sofiia joins us to share her experiences and answer these ques...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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12:05
From Kharkiv to France. Lessons in another land
Imagine being a Ukrainian teenager in Kharkiv when the war begins. Forced to flee, you find refuge in France—the country you’ve always dreamed of. But does life there live up to your expectations? What is it really like to live in a school dorm...
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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36:20
Between two cities. A song she won't let go
In this episode, we meet Lina from Kherson who lived under occupation before moving to Odesa. How do you hold on to dreams when your country is under attack? What was it like to take part in Erasmus and even a Nobel internship while the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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25:04
Three days on foot. A classroom beyond the mountains
Imagine waking up one day to find your right to education taken away — and being forced to flee your country, leaving your mother behind and embarking on a dangerous journey with your brother and cousin. This is the story of Mina, a young woman...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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9:30
A city under fire: Odesa speaks
In this episode I am joined by Olena from Odesa, who answers some of the most powerful questions we’ve ever asked: What does home smell like in a city under attack? How do you survive the fear of bombs and blackouts? What would you ask your fut...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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28:19