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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2025 · 46 MIN

The Reckoning: Food for Thought

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After 32 performances, more than 1,700 bowls of salad and a clutch of four and five star reviews; our 5 week opening run of The Reckoning has drawn to a close. In this episode we wanted to share with you some of the incredible voices and stories who joined us at Arcola in Dalston in calling for justice for Ukraine.Written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, and directed by Burton, The Reckoning is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth and those who must live with it.This is our last episode before we have a summer holiday so we’ll be back in September!In the podcast, we hear from:Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts Marie Horner - Podcast Producer, Dash ArtsJanine di Giovanni - Journalist and Executive Director of The Reckoning ProjectAnd reflections and performances recorded live at the Arcola TheatreDr Olesya Khromeychuk - Writer and Director of Ukrainian Institute, LondonPeter Pomerantsev - Journalist, Author and Executive Editor at The Reckoning ProjectTsvetelina van Benthem - Senior Legal Advisor at The Reckoning Project and Lecturer at Oxford UniversityViv Groskop - Author and JournalistLuke Harding - Journalist and AuthorOlia Hercules - Chef, Food Writer and AuthorDr Yulia Ioffe - International Lawyer & Associate Professor of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights at University College LondonNataliya Gumenyuk - Journalist and CEO of Public Interest Journalism LabTom Godwin - Actor, The ReckoningMarianne Oldham - Actor, The Reckoning Olga Safronova - Actor, The Reckoning Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi Music from The Reckoning by Anton Baibakov We’d like to that the following supporters; The Reckoning Project, AHRC Impact Acceleration Account Award from the University of Cambridge, Public Interest Journalism Lab, Open Society Foundations, Nick Tranter in the name of 4Ukraine Humanitarian Aid, Fritt Ord Foundation, Goethe-Institut in Exile, Goethe-Institut London, SAV Group, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Golsoncott Foundation, and the many individuals who have made this possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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