In our 250th episode, we talk about "działki", the small plots of land used for gardening and outdoor recreation by millions of Poles. If you're Polish, you probably have some childhood memories of time spent on a "działka". If you're not, you need to know what this is all about. 

This week's news includes an update on the latest delay in the construction project on ul. Krakowska, new ideas for Hotel Forum, the city doesn't know when people steal huge pieces of property, a return to the Presidential election, Ikea's Bible problems and more. 

We interviewed activists from both sides of the abortion debate to talk about what changes they would like to see in Poland, both culturally and politically. This is one of our longer episodes, but try to listen to the end and gives both sides a fair hearing. 

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The city government is reacting to the COVID crisis by doing what they always do—by increasing the prices of everything. That's our starting point this week before moving on to an update on the Corona situation in Małopolska, a nasty assault in Wieliczka, apparently anyone can call President Duda on the phone, more severe penalties for people who drive like an asshole, Polish cop cars to become more "American" (?), a recap of the Presidential election and MAKING HALLOWEEN ILLEGAL! 

In part two of our "Krakow Pizza" series, we try to crown a king of local pizza restaurants with the help of self-described pizza fanatic Jonathan Ornstein, who knows WAY more about this subject than we do. Listen and see if you agree with his expert-level opinion about the places you need to check out if you haven't already. Enjoy this slice of advice on where to find Krakow's best pizza. Get it? SLICE OF ADVICE???

Kajetan Zalewski is both the General Manager and Sommelier at Krakow's Bottiglieria 1881 restaurant, which was recently awarded an ultra-prestigious star from Michelin. He joined us to talk about what it takes to get a Michelin star, the Polish wine scene and lots more. Listen and make your reservations now! 

Once again, we had to record the day before the main news event of the week. This time we discuss the two separate 'debates' last Monday, how TVP 'news' is a joke, truck drivers from richer EU countries are angry, Warsaw bus drivers are (possibly) stoned, Sphinx is disappearing from malls, the impact of COVID-19 on the real estate market and more. 

Despite being right next door to Poland, Belarus remains a great unknown for many of us. To learn more, we welcomed a volunteer from the Belarusian House Foundation to talk about the situation there, including what is happening to opposition candidates in next month's elections, when Alexander Lukashenko is once again expected to get 384% of the vote. Listen and learn about what's going on in a country we all hope will soon experience change for the better. 

This week we start off with some post-election topics like Robert Biedron's disastrous performance the prisoner preferences, then we move on to sitting outside for a drink, no more cash for tickets on trams, the EU is (still) working on a Coronavirus response, Russia doesn't like Poland's canal project, Karmelicka gets (another) park and Dave's man-crush on Robert Lewandowski continues. 

There was a time when the Hotel Cracovia was THE place to stay in Krakow. Those days are long gone but the big, empty and very dated building is still with us. Listen to a story about an interesting piece of Krakow's recent history, learn why the building is still there even if the hotel isn't and discover why it's really risky to buy things from the city. Oh, and prostitutes. And casinos. Just listen—it will all make sense.