Editor’s Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Hromadske Radio’s “Ukraine Calling” program on Jan. 5, interviewing one of Ukraine’s top writers, Andrey Kurkov, on humour and irony as a medicine against depression.
Hello and welcome to the first episode for 2018 of Hromadske Radio’s Ukraine Calling! We’ve changed our format. Now we’ll be bringing you a feature interview with Ukraine’s opinion makers, cultural movers and shakers, other interesting people, and the latest in new music from Ukraine. I’m Bohdan Nahaylo, and this week I have a great interview with one of Ukraine’s and Europe’s top writers, Andrey Kurkov, to share with you. And after that, a newly released song to start the New Year!
