POLcast

In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • MozART Group - string virtuosos with appetite for fun There are four of them, most accomplished virtuoso string players (two violins, a viola and a cello),  graduates of prestigious music Academies in Warsaw and Łódź. They have been playing together since 1995, when  they began to create their own style - classical music with humour - their own unique m...

In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • A mission to give voices to those who are not heard Art gives a voice, empowers, returns dignity and changes lives. This is what Anna Rak and the acting school she graduated from in New York believe in. Anna is a Polish actress there who works with inmates - her work has also changed her life. She also aims to give a voice to art communities in New York...

In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • Polish folk music - the multicultural way Polky Village Band was created by ethnomusiologist, musician and singer from Poland Ewelina Ferenc and consists of Canadian musicians of various ethnic backgrounds. They charm Canadian audiences with Polish fold music and dances. • Polish-Canadian-Japanese artist's help for Laos, India, and Uganda Sylvia Beaucha...

In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • An orchestra which saves lives Since 1993 the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, a non-governmental charity in Poland, has been working tirelessly with one goal in mind "Health Protection and Saving Children's Lives through Providing Medical Equipment to Public Hospitals". It was created by Jurek Owsiak and had millions of followers all over the worl...

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...

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 P...

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 Ca...

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 co...

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-Jewi...

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 P...

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, w...

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...

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 len...

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 Pol...

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  myPOLcas...

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 inf...

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 o...

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 addit...

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...

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...

In this episode:  What an animal psychologist can teach us about our love for animals How a Polish virtuoso pianist and politician is celebrated in the US How a father’s teaching assignment at Polish universities in the 1980s shaped the life of an American historian specializing in Poland and Eastern Europe. For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our w...

In this episode:  Part 2 of our interview with a Canadian Polish photographer/author who had unprecedented access to women’s prisons in Afghanistan More about famous Poles, but this time not ones that we can be proud of. About a unique underground organization helping the Jews in German occupied Poland during WW2. For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit...

In this episode:  About a Canadian from a Chinese family who got fascinated with Polish history and who feels really at home in... Warsaw About November the 1st being a very special day for Poles How a Polish passport helped a Canadian photographer get into places in Afghanistan that are inaccessible to others and what came out of this. For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional i...

In this episode:  About Poles as treasure hunters as shown in a BBC film A Field-marshal of the Ottoman Army and the Governor of Aleppo - what does he have to do with Poland? What happens when your hunch that you are not who everybody thought you were in finally confirmed. For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at  myPOLcast.com    POLcast...

In this episode:  What it’s like to live with a Pole - a foreigner’s take on Poles - part one of our new series The Polish alphabet - what are all these weird looking letters That you can and should become a gatherer - a Polish Canadian’s interest in and book about mushrooms and edible plants. For full length interviews, visuals and a lot of additional information please visit our website at  myPO...