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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I've wanted to explore the world of Ukrainians of colour since the day I conceived of Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння». I'm Ukrainian and Indian, so this episode was a lifetime in the making. Guest: Oleksiy Grynishyn (Kolo Choir). podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Episode Seven: Ukrainians of Colour

Podcast Episode · Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння» · 2026-01-29 · 55m

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This isn't a peace deal. It's a murder plot. They want Ukraine dead on the floor.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There are a lot of reasons why Ukrainians don’t talk about mental health, and one big reason why we must: mental health is health. When we don’t talk about it, we lose people.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! The legendary Jay Brazeau joins me to talk luck, improvising knife fights, why he’s appeared in 10 productions of Fiddler on the Roof, and the Winnipeg of it all. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

It’s #UkrainianRootsPodcastDay! In Episode Six: Mental Health Under Attack, I speak with registered clinical counsellor Nataliya Chorna about the impact of war on Ukrainian mental health, and the barriers that keep so many of us from seeking help. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Filmmaker @kenkabatoff.bsky.social joins me to talk about building a horror short around Freedomite Doukhobor history, and what a recent experiment taught him about AI. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 08/11/2025

❤️‍🩹 Rescuers pulled a Yorkshire terrier named Michelle from the rubble in Dnipro. She lived on the fifth floor and, luckily, wasn’t seriously hurt. Michelle is now with her owners’ relatives. 📹: Suspilne

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Tash @smashtash.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I am a Priscilla fan from way back. This podcast is hilarious. Women uplifting women has always been needed but never more so than now.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

In Winnipeg for a few days to work on my documentary re: the Ukrainian Labour Temple movement and I’ve gotta say, Winnipeg: you are a DELIGHT. Best people; best vibes.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A new episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння» is out now! In Episode Four: Why We Laugh, Endling author Maria Reva (Booker & Governor General Literary Award nominee) speaks with me about the Ukrainian propensity for dark humour. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A new episode of the #Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння» is out now! In Episode Three: Words and Warfare, Dr. Valentyna Ushchyna discusses the power of language during wartime and how to recognise Moscovian propaganda. It’s a great one. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Actor-filmmaker Mayumi Yoshida returns to the podcast to discuss her epic journey to bring the highly anticipated Akashi to the screen. World premiere @viffest.bsky.social Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! In our fall season opener, Aliyah O'Brien and Priscilla Faia discuss their friendship, their new project (the Liberated Actresses Playground), and the airport drinking paradigm. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I’m proud to share another episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння»! In “Episode Two: Language Matters,” author and translator @tetyanaukrainka.bsky.social (20 Days in Mariupol) speaks with me about the beauty of the Ukrainian language. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Behold the inaugural episode of the Ukrainian Roots Podcast / Подкаст «Українське коріння»! In “Episode One: A Displacement Story,” celebrated Ukrainian filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap reflects on her journey to rebuild her life in the uneasy space between places. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Слава Україні. Героям слава. Все буде Україна. Ukraine is. Ukraine was. Ukraine will always be. Glory, glory, glory to our heroes. Glory to beautiful Ukraine.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It's #VyshyvankaDay for Ukrainians around the world. Vyshyvanka is more than beautiful embroidery. It holds our stories. It connects us to the past, our ancestors, and each other. At a time when the russian terrorist state seeks to erase us, I wear my Vyshyvanky with extra pride.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

If you love film and television made in Canada, now's the time to watch it, stream it, shout about it, and invest in it. #ElbowsUp for #BCFilm; elbows up for Hollywood North.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Trump’s ill-conceived tariffs on foreign-made films is either going to kill the Vancouver film and television industry or inject it with new purpose and fire.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

First strikes, then AI, now tariffs: working in #BCFilm is just an endless parade of existential threats. We just want to make film and TV, gang.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! #HouseOfDavid show runner Jonathan Lloyd Walker joins me to talk about bringing biblical personages to the screen in hit Amazon Prime series. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It's #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Breathtaking five-part series Wildfire from documentarian @kevineastwood.bsky.social follows firefighters through the worst fire season on record. Episode sponsor: @dgcbc.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#Vancouver: On 4/26, Luba Goy (Royal Canadian Air Farce) headlines Hopes and Dreams / Надії і мрії on the Granville Island Stage. It’s a fundraiser for grieving kids in Ukraine. I’m emceeing, and I can’t wait to behold this comedy icon in person. Join us! tickets.artsclub.com/2024-2025/ho...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Filmmaker Carl Bessai and actor Vincent Gale discuss Field Sketches, a soul-stirring film about art + legacy that screens at @viffest.bsky.social on 4/12 & 4/14. PS. I'm hosting the Q&A on 4/14. Episode sponsor: @dgcbc.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Ah, yes: it’s Liberation Day in America. It’s the day when the United States liberates itself from being (*checks notes*) an economic force on the global stage and forces every other nation to work around it, thus rendering itself inconsequential. Papa Putin must be so proud.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Every time Trump says that the U.S. is being invaded by people from mental institutions, please remember that he's understanding "asylum seekers" to mean "people who've escaped or been released from mental asylums," and permit yourself a despondent laugh and a shake of the head.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The word "gobsmacked" is really having a moment.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I'm Ukrainian AND I'm Canadian, which means I'm simultaneously heartbroken, angry, indefatigable, and not playing around.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! Abby and the Muffins’ Maja Aro and Dani Johnson discuss their hit YouTube series and why growing up shouldn’t mean giving up playtime. ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Where's the public outcry in the States re: Trump's annexation threats? Where are the rallies, the marches, the general strikes? Hashtags don't cut it and don't count. If Canada was threatening the US in this way, Canadians would be doing everything we could to stop it.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Miss me with this proxy war bullshit, Rubio et al. russia has been trying to wipe out Ukraine and Ukrainians since long before the US even existed.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

My fellow Ukrainians in Canada: how're you doing? Anyone have any fucks left to give? I'm all out.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The Ukrainian word for suit is костюм (pronounced "costume"), which is perfect, actually.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Vancouver: it’s a good day to visit Freedom Salon / Салон Волі, an exhibition of Ukrainian art and artists. 💙💛 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at The Gallery George. yvrscreenscene.com/freedomsalon

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Donate to groups that help Ukraine and Ukrainians. Elevate and amplify Ukrainian voices. Shout down disinfo when you encounter it. You are NOT powerless. Be brave like Ukraine.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Yesterday, today, tomorrow: I am so bloody proud to be Ukrainian.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Lots of opportunities for #Vancouver to stand with Ukraine. Today at 1pm, I’m emceeing the rally at the art gallery. Monday, we’re at UBC for a vigil, and that night, I’m hosting a gathering at The Gallery George (www.eventbrite.ca/e/february-2...) w/ music+art. Join us; we’re stronger together.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Just wrapped an interview with a local morning show about the 3-year anniversary of full-scale invasion. I've done many such interviews since February 24, 2022. I wish I didn't have to speak about the slaughter of my people, but I'll do my part to keep Ukraine's fight for freedom top of mind.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Every damn thing that is happening right now was fully predictable to anyone with any understanding of history - and yet many Americans are still stumbling around shocked and surprised. We told you. We warned you. History has all of the spoilers.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Quite a week to be opening a showcase of Ukrainian art and artists that draws its inspiration from Ukraine's ongoing fight for freedom.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

It’s #YVRScreenScenePodcast Day! SkyMed's Praneet Akilla talks “dark Chopper,” meeting fans in Middle America, his guest role on Allegiance (and why I laughed so hard), and why he’ll always make time for theatre. Episode sponsor: @ubcpactra.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Without SSRIs, I ideated suicide. SSRIs keep my illness at bay. I’m grateful for them every damn day.

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Last night, we loaded Freedom Salon / Салон Волі into The Gallery George. I still can’t believe that the fearless work of 20 Ukrainian artists will be on display in downtown Vancouver for 12 days. Please join us. February 19-March 2. Schedule of events at YVRScreenScenePodcast.com/freedomsalon

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

February 24 is an important day for all Ukrainians; there is before February 24, 2022 & after February 24, 2022. In Vancouver, I invite you to join our community in marking the anniversary with an evening of gentle music, Ukrainian art, & remembrance. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/february-2...

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FEBRUARY 24th COMMUNITY GATHERING: An Evening to Remember

A community gathering to mark three years since full-scale invasion; featuring gentle music, art, and story-sharing

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Sabrina Rani Furminger @sabrinarmf.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Heading to Dublin in April. Any recommendations on what to see/do/eat? 🇮🇪

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