Notes from Poland

In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to contributing writer Juliette Bretan , who is an expert on Polish popular culture of the 1920s and 1930s. They discuss the music, cinema, stars and broader history of the interwar period, while also presenting seven classic songs – from tango to cinema, from Mieczysław Fogg to Eugeniusz Bodo and the eastern sounds of...

This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Marcin Makowski , journalist at Do Rzeczy weekly magazine and the  Wirtualna Polska  online news portal.  They discuss the controversies over Poland's upcoming presidential elections amid the coronavirus crisis, and the growing possibility that the ruling coalition may soon collapse. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Support the...

This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Marcin Piątkowski , international economist and author of Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland .  They discuss the coronavirus crisis and its likely effects as well as broader questions of Poland's post-1989 economic success and how it can be continued. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Support...

In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large  Stanley Bill talks to Tomek Bagiński , filmmaker and executive producer of the original Netflix series The Witcher .  They discuss how a television production of this size comes together as well as the Polish inspirations behind the series and Bagiński's career. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Support the show

In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska , senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in Brussels. In an in-depth interview, Bill and Gostyńska-Jakubowska discuss Poland's position in the European Union and the ongoing conflict over rule of law. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Support the show

In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Timothy Garton Ash , the award-winning historian, journalist and witness of the transformations of Europe over the last half century. In an in-depth interview, Bill and Garton Ash discuss the extraordinary historical moment of 1989, the successes and failures of Poland's transition, the current Law and Justice...

In this short bonus episode, Stanley Bill takes a bird’s-eye view of Polish history, flying through over a thousand years in five minutes to identify the key geopolitical trends. Produced by Sebastian Leśniewski.  Support the show

Welcome to a Brief History of Poland. In this mini-series of podcasts, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill will be looking at over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. In this first part of the series, he looks at the year 966 and the symbolic baptism of the early Polish state. He examines the pre-Christian cultures of the region, and asks whe...

To accompany Stanley Bill 's interview with Jennifer Croft , we also present a short news update from Notes from Poland deputy editor Monika Prończuk in Warsaw on the Polish prime minister's recent policy statement speech and on the latest ruling of the European Court of Justice on judicial independence in Poland.  Support the show

In the first episode of the Notes from Poland podcast, Stanley Bill talks to Jennifer Croft , the award-winning American translator of Poland's new Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk . In an in-depth interview with Jennifer Croft, Stanley Bill asks about Olga Tokarczuk's Nobel triumph; the masterpiece The Books of Jacob , which Jennifer is currently translating into English; the earlier nove...