Amerikawa Goes to the Moon…and Beyond: 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission.  In this episode, the Amerikawa team discusses this historic achievement with space expert (and miner) Gordon Wasilewski, exploring the significance of this event on world history and the continuing impact the Apollo mission had on current and future plans to go back to the moon and beyond.  Tune in to find out when you can expect to book your personal flight to outer space and more!

Country Roads Take Me Home-Singer and performer, Karolina Jastrzębska, stopped by for an interview with the Amerikawa team where she discussed her career, inspirations and then blew the doors off our studio with a live recorded performance.  Hear the interview, the amazing singing and guitar playing of this rising Polish star and Scott’s attempt to sing harmony on this week’s episode.  You can also hear Karolina live at our Freedom Festival on July 6 on Krakowskie Przedmiescie near the Bristol Hotel where she will perform with her band, Caroline and the Lucky Ones.

Super-Sized – Marcin Gortat on Basketball and Life Beyond the Game (and why everything is so big in the U.S.). Nicknamed the “Polish Hammer”, find out how Polish NBA superstar Marcin Gortat was nearly defeated by a Polish drill on this week’s episode of Amerikawa. Tune in to also hear Marcin’s thoughts about life after basketball, his future plans in Poland and his efforts to give back through his foundation and volunteer work.

For this week’s episode the Amerikawa team spoke with New York Times Bureau Chief for Central and Eastern Europe, Marc Santora, about his career, the state of media and journalism and his thoughts about living in Poland.  We promise that this episode contains 100% real news, containing insights and thoughts about the future of newspapers, journalism and views about Poland so pick up that cup of Amerikawa and enjoy!

Amerikawa becomes NorthAmerikawa for the latest episode as Scott and Andrzej interview Canadian-Polish documentarian, Eric Bednarski, about his new release “Warsaw: A City Divided” about the Warsaw Jewish Ghetto, his other documentaries and how a Canadian ended up in Warsaw and who now calls Poland home.  Not only will you learn some nuggets about Warsaw that you didn’t know but you’ll hear and American and a Canadian confess their love of Poland only on (North)Amerikawa!

Discussion with Polish participants of FLEX program in the U.S.

Check out our next episode of Amerikawa where Scott and Andrzej talk football (real football) with the president of the League of American Football in Poland Marcin Wyszkowski about the growth of the game, the new league and about the history of the game in Poland.  To know football is to know America as it is the most popular sport in the U.S. so tune in, have a listen and catch a touchdown pass. 

With two elections happening this year in Poland and the presidential election in 2020 this week’s episode of Amerikawa explores some of the differences and similarities between elections in both countries. We also discuss who are some of the candidates in the race and what the outcome of these elections might mean for relations between Poland and America.  Regardless of your politics make sure to do your civic duty and vote - For Amerikawa!

Tarantino, DiCaprio, Pitt, Zawierucha - Amerikawa welcomed Rafał Zawierucha into the studio to talk about being cast in the upcoming Tarantino movie, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” where he pulled back the curtain sharing details on working with director Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio and what it was like being married to Margot Robbie. We also talked about his time in Los Angeles and Minnesota, his impressions of life in America, both personally and professionally, and how Poland and the United States might collaborate on future movie projects.

Give it a listen and enjoy a cup of Amerikawa!

Podcast series on American culture with Polish flavor where Scott Whitmore and Andrzej will discuss topics of American and Polish culture and explore what connects two countries over a cup of coffee. Informal, fun, and hopefully informative, stop by and give it a listen and send us your ideas for what topics you’d like us to discuss.