Episodes
Saturday Sep 10, 2016
POLcast episode 23
Saturday Sep 10, 2016
Saturday Sep 10, 2016
In this episode:
- About a Canadian writer who authored two books about the role of Poles in the New World.
- What it’s like to grow up in a family haunted by trauma - a book by a Polish American writer
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
POLcast episode 22
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
Saturday Sep 03, 2016
In this episode:
- About Ludwig, the robot, constructed by a young Polish scientist and his team in Toronto to help people with Alzheimer’s disease
- About Poles and drinking - from stereotypes to reality
- What it’s like to be a son of the renowned British historian of Poland prof. Norman Davies.
Saturday Aug 27, 2016
POLcast episode 21
Saturday Aug 27, 2016
Saturday Aug 27, 2016
In this episode:
- How Polish patriotic songs can be made interesting to the 21st century audiences -
- Are young Poles any different from their Canadian peers?
- How Poland features in the largest North American festival of Jewish culture - Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival.
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
POLcast episode 20
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
In this episode:
- How a young Canadian musician, a Juno award winner, sees Poland after living and working there
- How the inhabitants of Cracow deal with dragons
- How a Canadian actor/playwright wrote a play about his Jewish roots after making a visit to Poland which changed his way of thinking about his identity and all he had ever learned about Poland
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
POLcast episode 19
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
Saturday Aug 13, 2016
In this episode:
- How an American from Ohio teaches himself Polish
- How Poles watch foreign films on TV
- How an actor from the Polish town of Opole became a Canadian theatre director and succeeded in building bridges between Poland and Canada
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
POLcast episode 18
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
Saturday Aug 06, 2016
In this episode:
- About Lilac Girls and what this mysterious phrase has to do with Poland.
- How Canadian teenagers of Polish descent are passionate about Poland
Saturday Jul 30, 2016
POLcast episode 17
Saturday Jul 30, 2016
Saturday Jul 30, 2016
In this episode:
- About a program which allows talented Polish teenagers to study in best British high schools and then continue their education in top universities in the world.
- How a young Canadian filmmaker’s interest in Warsaw made him move there and resulted in a number of documentaries about its past
Saturday Jul 23, 2016
POLcast episode 16
Saturday Jul 23, 2016
Saturday Jul 23, 2016
In this episode:
- How a Canadian astronomer of Polish descent has been recording UFO sightings for 27 years.
- About something as Polish as storks and Polish vodka
- How Poles have embraced Oxford style debates.
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
POLcast episode 15
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
Saturday Jul 16, 2016
In this episode:
- How Polish avant-garde theatre is studied and admired all over the world
- How Polish soups are perfect for hot summer days - part one of our biweekly series: Smacznego, Eating Polish
- How tragedies from the past can bring people from different cultures together
Saturday Jul 09, 2016
POLcast episode 14
Saturday Jul 09, 2016
Saturday Jul 09, 2016
In this episode:
- About building bridges with the past and across cultures
- What you need to know when you are invited to a meal in a Polish home
- About being a Pole Down Under - the Aussie perspective
- About Arabs from Poland