Hey, it's Storyworthy.

Today on the show, journalist Brian Karim talks about just getting back from Ukraine.

What I came away with more than anything else, and I remember just sitting in a restaurant

in Leviv, like, my fourth day there, and it was quite obvious to me that there's no way in hell, Vladimir Putin can win.

There isn't. He can't conquer that country. He can only level it. And he's doing his level

best to do it. He's out of touch. The soldiers who have been captured or killed are not that

well trained. The Ukrainian people have

grown to be an independent nation in the last 30 years and don't want to become a member state

of a new Soviet Union. Today on the show, journalist and White House correspondent Brian

Karam talks about just getting back from Ukraine. Stay close.

Hey, it's Brian Karam and you're listening to Storyworthy.

Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of almost 12 years or a new listener, welcome to StoryBurdy.

Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week, which was Story Smash, the Storytelling Game Show. Yes, that's right.

I put that up last week because if you may remember, last week was Passover and Easter and all

these holidays. And although usually I put up Story Smash as a bonus episode, I put it up on

Tuesday, and I do hope you guys had a chance to listen to it because I got to say, man, that show gets funnier and funnier, and we're having such a good time playing it. I know it comes across when you listen to it. So go back, you guys, listen to Story Smash, but not today. Stick with me today because right now I have a very interesting person on my podcast. He is journalist and White House correspondent Brian Karam, and he brings forth the topic. I just got back from Ukraine. So you know and I know this is going to be a great conversation. I have to say when the war started back in February, I got an idea from Airbnb. Somebody had posted about, you know, renting an Airbnb, you know, a condo or an apartment for the weekend from someone who lives in Ukraine so that you can actually

just put money in their pockets directly. So I rented an apartment in Kiev for three days.

It was only like $85. But the owner really appreciated it. And she wrote to me and, you know,

thanked me and told me about her situation, her and a friend taking children and

getting over to Poland, then getting a car and driving to Portugal where they have some time

to, you know, stay away from the war. And she wrote to me, you know, our men are fighting in Ukraine and we are here. You know, we don't know what's next. And it's just devastating. But I was happy to do at least, you know, a little bit. I felt like I helped out a tiny bit. I do recommend you guys do that. If you haven't already or if you want to help Ukraine, this whole Airbnb thing is a good idea. You don't go to the city,

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