Ieva Gudaitytė is a radio host, writer, educator, and a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo. Her research project, “Joyful strategies of participation: the socio-political potential of community music radios” focuses on cultural resilience through independent music radio stations in Ukraine and elsewhere in the region. She is involved in several community radio networks across Northern, Eastern, and Central Europe and is always excited about ways to include alternative culture and knowledge productions in public conversations.