April is here! In this episode of URSA, we bring you updates on the Ukraine war, and share news out of Bulgaria. We also revisit the protests against the Rio Tinto coal mine in Serbia, and get some happier forest news out of the UK.

You’ll hear a conversation between Josh Rivers of Busy Being Black and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, a Black trans gaming designer, archivist and artist who is archiving the Black trans experience through AI and technology.

And we share a story on disinformation and misinformation and explore the ongoing threats to media freedom in Hungary, and Europe, and how the fact checking website, Lakmusz, and its journalists are fighting for the truth to be heard.

As always we have Jane Silver of Exberliner, our food correspondent, this time telling us all about her favorite Ukrainian restaurant and the In-N-Out burger pop up that happened in March.

Jonny Tiernan, our culture correspondent, from Lola Magazine joins us to chat about what’s happening in Berlin - from Smut Slam to Himmel Unter Berlin and more.

To close we get to enjoy a short interview with GOZI and share a snippet of his unreleased single, BOYFRIEND.

Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher.

This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. Special thanks to our featured producers Josh Rivers and Jill Beytin, and our Food & Culture correspondents, Jane Silver of Exberliner and Jonny Tiernan of LOLA.

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