112 episodes

A podcast where two best friends — one in St. Petersburg and the other in Brooklyn — call each other and talk about Russia.

She's In Russia Olivia Capozzalo and Smith Freeman

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 71 Ratings

A podcast where two best friends — one in St. Petersburg and the other in Brooklyn — call each other and talk about Russia.

    110: Everybody hates Russia

    110: Everybody hates Russia

    We check in about what’s been happening in and to Russia since the “special military operation” started in Ukraine. Why most of Lily’s Russian friends are leaving or thinking about leaving, peoples’ fears about the current situation and future of being in Russia, and the humanitarian effects of mass sanctions and corporate virtue signaling against Russia.

    Links we referenced:
    https://musatkin.com/iran-sanctions/
    https://journal.tinkoff.ru/news/brands-left-russia/

    Past eps we mentioned:
    Maslenitsa: https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/90-death-bliny
    Telegram:
    https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/60-bear-with-a-stick-telegram-pt-1
    https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/61-whipping-boy-telegram-pt-2

    VPNs and other resources: https://telegra.ph/CHto-delat-pri-otklyuchenii-interneta-02-27

    Telegram channel: https://t.me/zatelecom

    • 1 hr 43 min
    109: Ukraine Explain

    109: Ukraine Explain

    SIR has reunited once again to revisit the latest saga in the conflict with Ukraine, partially so that Lily’s brain doesn’t explode trying to explain to people separately or so she doesn’t start writing things on the internet she will likely regret later. First we get into some historical context to this latest wave of the crisis/conflict/war in Ukraine (which we remind, started in 2014). Also, we talk about how the mostly always ignored regular people from Donbass(aka self-declared Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics) are feeling about this latest escalation.

    Our past Ukrainian conflict eps: https://soundcloud.com/shes-in-russia/sets/ukraine?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

    • 1 hr 22 min
    108: "Pogrom"

    108: "Pogrom"

    Are riots good? Are protests good? Plus Lily gives the etymology of the word pogrom.

    • 49 min
    107: Ukrainian War Prop

    107: Ukrainian War Prop

    Family history and Ukraine's war-time propaganda machine in Lugansk.

    • 54 min
    106: Telegram Saga

    106: Telegram Saga

    Lily gets updates on coronavirus in Russia from America and tells the story of Telegram's failed blockchain platform.

    • 53 min
    105: Potato Healing

    105: Potato Healing

    Petersburg doesn’t care about corona, Russian medicine, Soviet nostalgia and Ivan Chai.

    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
71 Ratings

71 Ratings

Luckaofficial ,

Could it be?!

I can’t believe you guys are back!!! I can’t wait to listen to the new episode!!

paulypauly808 ,

Not enough giggling…

I thought the premise was kind of interesting so i gave it a shot and… this is basically a show about two teenage girls constantly giggling and telling inside jokes that the listener is not privy to.

I gave up after ten minutes into it. I have no idea what the discussion is even about because there’s no structure to the conversation and the listener isn’t given any context as to what the hosts viewpoints even are.

The war in Ukraine is a pretty serious event, with wide scale murder and other atrocities being committed, and these two girls CANNOT stop giggling about it…

listening listener ,

We will miss you

Thank you, thank you.

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