Patrycja Rozwora’s (Warsaw, Poland, 1994) podcast series Kitchen Conversations aims to open up the ‘mysterious’ and ‘vague’ Eastern Bloc to a broader, international audience. Each episode is devoted to one artist or researcher exploring their relation, interest and urgency to create within the framework of the post-Soviet sphere. The podcast series’ title derives from Svetlana Alexievich’ Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets: “For us, the kitchen is not just where we cook, it’s a dining room, a guest room, an office, a soapbox. A space for group therapy sessions […] It’s where ideas were whipped up from scratch, fantastical projects concocted.”