POLcast

POLcast

By Małgorzata P. Bonikowska and Tomek KniatSociety & Culture
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POLcast episodes

  • POLcast episode 43
    In this episode you will hear:
    • How a young German sees the complicated relationship between Germany and Poland – the past and the present (part 2).
  • What Canada’s Ambassador to Poland sees as his role in Poland and how he promotes Canada there.
  • How an extreme sport can lead to much more than an adrenaline rush and records.

    • Interviews:

    • Johannes Schneider - a German, born and educated in Germany, who also lived for a number of years in Austria, now a Canadian, talks about his native country's troubled past - WWII and its relationship with Poland (part 2 of the interview),

    • His Excellency Stephen de Boer - Canada’s Ambassador to Poland since December 2015.

    • Tomasz Kozłowski - a psychologist by profession, whose life passion is extreme sports - mainly skydiving, mountain rescues. Author.

    Also in this episode:

    • Paradise Cave

    • Foreigners in Poland - who and why?
    • "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - traditional pork chops

    • Goodbye to one of the best - Zbigniew Wodecki's music

    1 hr
  • POLcast episode 42
    In this episode you will hear:

    • How a young German sees the complicated relationship between Germany and Poland - the past and the present (part 1).

    • How it is possible to master the "impossibly difficult" Polish language when you are British,

    • How to travel the world with a young child and have extra fun.

    Interviews:

    • Johannes Schneider - a German, born and educated in Germany, who also lived for a number of years in Austria, now a Canadian, talks about his native country's troubled past - WWII and its relationship with Poland (part 1 of the interview),

    • Richard Washington - a Brit, who has lived and worked in Poland for nearly 7 years, fully fluent in Polish, talks about his adventure of learning Polish,

    • Sergiusz Pinkwart - a journalist, blogger, author and passionate traveller, specializing in travelling with a child and writing about it with his wife.

    Also in this episode:

    • POLcast's 1st Birthday - our summary

    • Roberto, a Maltese radio journalist working in Poland, talks about his experience of living in Poland

    • “Smacznego! Eating Polish” -  apple raisin cake

    • Leonard Cohen in Polish.

    For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations
    1 hr 11 min
  • POLcast episode 41

    This is our special episode, made entirely in Poland.

    Both Malgorzata and Tomek happened to be in Poland and our separate visits had a few-day overlap. Actually, one of the segments was recorded in Vienna, where Malgorzata travelled to receive a prestigious award - The Golden Owl, often called the Polish Oscars. Hers was in the category of Media, which did include our POLcast as well.
    For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations
    44 min
  • POLcast episode 40
    In this episode you will hear:

    Interviews:

    • Ela Kinowska and Piotr Sobierajski – Polish Canadians who are travelling across Canada (now in the North) with their RED COUCH to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada and record of Canadians from coast to coast to coast

    • Minister Valerie Adams-Patterson – minister of communities responsible for housing of Guyana and her delegation (including a Polish Canadian and a Guyanese Canadian) on their way to Poland

    • Jakub Nagrodzki - a Cambridge University student of medicine and president of the Cambridge University Polish Society, main organizer of the 10th Congress of Polish Student Societies in the UK held at Cambridge University.

    Also in this episode:

    • The peculiarities of the Polish language - vocabulary traps

    • Non-Poles about Poles and Poland
    • “Smacznego! Eating Polish” – delicious strawberry pie
    • Poles' love for jazz - jazz festivals in Poland.

    For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations
    56 min
  • POLcast episode 39
    In this episode you will hear:
    • How a Canadian Jew returned to his native Poland after 75 years.
  • Why a Polish runner is running 1600 km from Canadian Yukon to Alaska
  • How a non-Pole got fascinated with Polish WWII history and what this fascination resulted in
  • Was Christopher Columbus Polish?
    • For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations
    53 min
  • POLcast episode 38

    In this episode: 

    • How a number of coincidences and one man’s determination have changed the lives of two people living thousands of miles apart and unaware of each other,
  • About the winter capital of Poland and the centre of the highlanders’ culture,
  • How a Polish Canadian has been involved in the arts community of Melbourne, Australia.
    • For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful weekly audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations.
    33 min
  • POLcast episode 37
    In this special Christmas episode you will hear about Polish traditions and we will play you some beautiful Polish carols.

    We are making a two week break so that if you have missed any of POLcast episodes, you will be able to catch up during that time.  We are coming back after New Year - first Sunday of 2017.

     

    For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful weekly audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations.
    38 min
  • POLcast episode 36

    In this episode: 

    • About a Polish Canadian pianist’s mission to revive the music of Holocaust-silenced or exiled Polish Jewish composers
  • Why the Polish language sounds like one long tongue twister
  • Why a young Polish Canadian cinematographer chose an unusual career  path - From an international cinematography festival to making the right choices
    • For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful weekly audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations.
    32 min
  • POLcast episode 35

    In this episode: 

    • How a 3 year old boy’s amazement at a grand piano in a shop window led to international musical career
  • Why Poles are getting a car ready for Tom Hanks
  • How a community spirit can change lives of refugee families and bring people together.
    • For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful weekly audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations.
    37 min
  • POLcast episode 34

    In this episode: 

    • What is important in studying history - Part two of the interview with an American historian doing research on Poland,
  • How the Polish language expresses closeness and what is the function of Brudershaft,
  • How an animal psychologist can help in a court and in protecting animal welfare.
    • For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at myPOLcast.com  

    POLcast is the FIRST EVER English language podcast about Poland and Poles around the world. It's a colourful weekly audio magazine delivered directly to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
     
    If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother – you will hear something that will help you to enrich these relations.
    34 min

About POLcast

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POLcast is an English language podcast created for everybody interested in Poland. Each episode brings you interesting interviews, historical facts, trivia and more.