Episodes
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
POLcast episode 49
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Our POLcast's third award - granted to us by CEMA (Canadian Ethnic Media Association).
Interviews:
• Great Poles - a project by young history buffs
A group of ambitious high school students from Poland (and not only) worked for months to create a website called greatpoles.pl which has just been launched. It’s a beautifully prepared English language website featuring great Poles from the past and those who make Poland known around the world today. Stanislaw Borawski, a history buff, is one of the key people behind the Great Poles project.
• How I reconnected with my Polishness
Quo Vadis in Latin means “where are you going?”. It is the title of an 1896 iconic historical novel by one of the most famous Polish writers Henryk Sienkiewicz, which contributed to his Nobel Prize for literature in 1905. Young Polish Canadians have adopted this phrase as the title of their conferences. There have been already 12 Quo Vadis conferences, the latest one in Burlington outside Toronto on October 13 and 14, 2017.
We present a continuation of a story we featured in our last Episode 48, when we shared with you the ideas and goals of the young Polonia - Canadians of Polish descent, young professionals, who have created and are continuing a movement called Quo Vadis? POLcast talks to another young Polish Canadian involved in the movement and in organizing those conferences - Louiza Szacon to hear her take on “Polishness”.
• Beyond bravery - the Auschwitz volunteer
Marek Probosz is one of the few Poles who made it in Hollywood - actor, director, screenplay writer, university lecturer, who is passionate about history. Among dozens of roles he played, there was one that was very special because this character was a truly extraordinary and heroic human being - captain Witold Pilecki.
Also in this episode:
• Wawel Treasures' trip from Poland to Canada and back
• Smacznego! Eating Polish: apple kompot
• Christmas traditions - unconventionally
MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT i SZCZĘŚLIWEGO NOWEGO ROKU!
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
POLcast episode 48
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Interviews:
• A legend that needed to exist
Dariusz Rosiak, a renowned Polish press and radio journalist and author, has just published his 6th book “Biało-czerwony. Tajemnica Sat Okha” (White and red. The secret of Sat Okh).
Sat Okh, Long Feather (c. 1920 – July 3, 2003), was supposedly born to a Polish woman and a native Canadian Shawnee chief, then returned to Poland, where he fought in WW2, worked in the navy and then started his career of informing Poles and other Europeans about the culture and tradition of native Canadians.
• Time for the young Poles in Canada
Quo Vadis in Latin means “where are you going?”. It is the title of an 1896 iconic historical novel by one of the most famous Polish writers Henryk Sienkiewicz, which contributed to his Nobel Prize for literature in 1905.
Young Polish Canadians have adopted this phrase as the title of their conferences. There have been already 12 Quo Vadis conferences, the latest one in Burlington outside Toronto on October 13 and 14, 2017.
• Suitcases that change people’s lives
Not Just Tourists was founded with the purpose of getting medical supplies to those who can’t afford them in third world countries. Tourists can change the lives of the inhabitants of the countries they visit. POLcast talks to a Polish Canadian whose life has also changed as a result of being involved in this amazing organization.
Also in this episode:
- The Bones of the Wawel Dragon
- Why a Pole’s politeness can be lost in translation
- Smacznego: gluten free pierogi
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
POLcast episode 47
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
Saturday Oct 07, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Interviews:
• Poppies on Canadian graves in Poland
Nancy Campbell - a Canadian teacher (an great fan of Poland) who initiated an international collaboration between an elementary school in Poland and an organization out of Edmonton called No Stone Left Alone. She recently visited Krakow to attend an event - the result of this unique partnership between Poland and Canada
• A child's journey from the Arctic to the Equator - Part 2
Irene Tomaszewski - an Ottawa-based writer and editor, talks about the unbelievable story of thousands of Polish children (herself included) traveling from Siberia via Iran and India to Africa during WWII. Part 2 focuses on the African chapter.
• The man who saved our planet
Slawomir Grunberg - an Emmy-winning director, documentary producer and superb cinematographer, educated in Poland at the renowned Lodz Polish Film School, working in the US since 1981, author of dozens of award-winning films, talks about the film he made about the late Stanislaw Pietrov, who saved the world in 1983.
Also in this episode:
• Polish Roma (Cyganie)
• "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - salmon salad
• Updates: Andrzej Rozbicki's Polish-Canadian-Cuban story and Filip Terlecki
• Our music for you - the best of Polish Roma music.
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
POLcast episode 46
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Interviews:
• An eye-opening experience of the world of the blind
Monika Dybiel - a blind guide from Warsaw's "Invisible Exhibition" talks about this special place and the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired
• "Creative" is the word
Filip Terlecki - a Toronto-based filmmaker - director and screenplay writer, founder of a multi-platform production company, talks about his most recent film and working in advertising.
Also in this episode:
• How to piss off a Pole
• "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - yummy summer salads
• Updates: Tomasz Kozłowski, Ola Turkiewicz and Marek Probosz
• An interesting Polish music connection - a prewar hit.
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
POLcast episode 45
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Interviews:
• A hero from zero (part 2)
Marek Probosz - a Polish success story in Hollywood, where he came for a short visit in 1987 as a big Easter European star - film, television and stage actor in his native Poland with more than 50 starring roles and numerous awards, known across Eastern Europe as the “De Niro of Poland”(part 2 of the interview),
• Polish-Jewish roots turned life mission
Peter Jassem - the head of the Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation, a dynamic organization in Toronto. An accomplished architect in his day job, he has devoted over a decade of his life to this labour of love.
• Kraków through the young lens
Philip Zave - a Toronto artist shares his impressions from Kraków and Auschwitz.
• What shocks foreigners when they visit Poland
Wolters World - Mark Wolters travels the world and shares his observations on his YouTube channel. This one is on Poland.
Also in this episode:
• Niceties vs. directness in the English and Polish languages
• "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - the amazing summer soup "chłodnik"
• Updates: Tomasz Kozłowski and Andrzej Rozbicki and his "Music and History" program
• An interesting Polish music connection.
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
POLcast episode 44
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
Interviews:
• Marek Probosz - a Polish success story in Hollywood, where he came for a short visit in 1987 as a big Easter European star - film, television and stage actor in his native Poland with more than 50 starring roles and numerous awards, known across Eastern Europe as the “De Niro of Poland”(part 1 of the interview),
• John Godson - the first black man in Polish Parliament. He moved from Nigeria to Poland in 1993 and in 2001 received Polish citizenship. A minister, missionary, academic, politician, actor, teacher, businessman, he was first a city councillor in Lodz and then became a member of Parliament.
• A bicultural Polish-Indian family living in Canada.
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• A brief (and brilliant) history of Poland by Dr. Walter Perchal, York University, Toronto.
Also in this episode:
• Differences between a normal friend and a Polish friend
• "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - Polish hamburgers "kotlety siekane"
• Updates: Bart Soroczyński, Ola Turkiewicz and Ron Davis
• An interesting Polish music connection.
Saturday May 27, 2017
POLcast episode 43
Saturday May 27, 2017
Saturday May 27, 2017
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
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
POLcast episode 42
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
Saturday Apr 29, 2017
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.
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
POLcast episode 41
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
Sunday Apr 02, 2017
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.
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
POLcast episode 40
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
Saturday Mar 04, 2017
In this episode you will hear:
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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.