I welcome you, dear listeners!

You are listening to the worldwide service of Radio Ukraine. This show explores the roots of Ukrainian radio, which ironically began not through waves but wires—more like a telephone system. People used small plastic speakers at home, nicknamed "chatterboxes," for background bla-bla during the day.

Over time, this old-school radio became a rural staple, still found in some villages today. For my generation, its sound evokes carefree childhoods in a newly independent Ukraine, now carrying even deeper meaning. This show reimagines a space where that radio lives on, blending Ukrainian music from all eras with pieces from the radio archive.