Ioannes Oculus
Polish with John
Polish with John is a weekly show with short podcasts in simple Polish that will help you learn this beautiful and challenging language. The topics vary from standard ones like family or home to less standard and more interesting like space exploration or Polish history. Regular listening will help you master vocabulary and everyday phrases. For each episode, the transcript is provided on my blog. Everything is kept on A2 and B1 levels. New episodes are published on Mondays.
Author
Ioannes Oculus
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Latest episode
Apr 27, 2025
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Episodes
103 Dlaczego uczysz się polskiego 30.11.2020 5:17
Why do you learn Polish? I share some of the possible motivations in the podcast. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1fp If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Ri...
102 Polscy Lego Masters 16.11.2020 7:52
Playing Lego is not just playing anymore. It's become a suspenseful competition! Or has it? Is the Polish edition of Lego Masters better, the same or worse than other editions? Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1fk If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.i...
101 Zombie zombie zombie 09.11.2020 6:10
Polish is awesome! But some say it is difficult. Why? Is it really so? And why does "zombie zombie zombie" make sense? Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1fe If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing S...
100 Sto odcinków minęło 02.11.2020 8:32
Wow! The one-hundred episode is here! Two years ago I would have thought it was impossible. Let me thank you for being with me! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1f8 Luke Ranieri: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScorpioMartianus Russian Progress: https://russianprogress.com/ Trev: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvLXwMnZUwz8uRD7muGg4...
099 Jan Czochralski 28.10.2020 10:21
Some Poles are very famous. Some not. Some are famous in the world but not in Poland. One of the latter is Jan Czochralski - a brilliant mind and engineer. His life story is more than interesting. It could become a great film! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1f3 If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.pat...
098 Uczę się uczyć 19.10.2020 6:03
Never stop learning! I don't stop and I love it. I've just started a qualification studies and I would like to share this experience with you. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eY If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ The sh...
097 Kiedy trzeba odreagować 05.10.2020 6:27
Stressful day? Nervous meeting? What do you do to unwind? Lat me share some ideas with you. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eU If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ The show quoted in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/w...
096 Kaj my som? 28.09.2020 6:55
This episode is in Silesian dialect. I tried hard but I'm really not used to writing and recording this and it might sound a little unnatural. Also the transcript is not a transcript this week. It's more like my notes. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eP If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com...
095 Trochę tak ode mnie 21.09.2020 6:28
One of the things we think we do a lot is complaining. So let me complain a little bit today. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eI If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxw...
094 W prehistoryczny grodzie 14.09.2020 7:30
Ready for a time travel? Let's travel three thousand years and see how people lived in that time. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eC If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug...
093 Palcem po mapie 07.09.2020 6:48
When you can't really travel, you can travel with your imagination. Which places would you like to visit? Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1ex If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bin...
092 Skatalogować bibliotekę 31.08.2020 6:09
Having a lot of books is awesome. It's awesome too when you want to catalogue them all. It's awesome to put them back on shelves. I love books and I can only say that I don't have enough bookshelves! Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1et If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My I...
091 Prawdziwy polski Kiler 17.08.2020 6:34
Episode about one of the best Polish comedy films. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1eo If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ W podcaście cytowałem - fragmenty filmu "Kiler" w reżyserii Juliusz Machulskiego - vlog Cezarego P...
090 Jaki wybrać tablet? 10.08.2020 7:31
Which tablet should I chose? What do I need a tablet for? This and some vocabulary about the electronic equipment (e.g. sprzęt - equipment) is waiting for you in this podcast. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1e1 If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.in...
089 Warszawa, która chciała być wolna 02.08.2020 15:25
The first day of August is a very important day in Polish history. This is the day when the Warsaw Uprising started. Fed up with the German occupation and not willing to fall under the communistic dictatorship of Stalin, people of the Polish capital city started their fight for freedom. Despite the low chances of success and nearly certain death, they show us today, that there are values worth dyi...
088 Moja domowa biblioteka 27.07.2020 8:23
Welcome to my library. Not as impressive and huge as, let's say the Congress Library or Bodleian Library, not as ancient as Library of Alexandria but I like it anyway. It's also not that small. I have book on different interesting subjects like linguistics, learning languages, Tolkien or Lwów. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1dH I...
087 EKSTRA Łańcut - miejska perełka 24.07.2020 13:08
My previous podcast was about Stanisław Stadnicki, the Devil of Łańcut. The city, despite one of its owners, is a beautiful place and definitely worth visiting. Let me tell you something about its history. We will also visit one of the houses there and see how it looked like at the end of the 19. century. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my Patreon: https://www...
086 Diabeł z Łańcuta 20.07.2020 6:01
There's gonna be blood today! Well, not too much, don't worry. Still, I'm going to tell you about one of the most cruel characters in Polish history. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1ds If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/...
085 Wybory prezydenckie 13.07.2020 6:54
This episode is about Polish presidential election 2020. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1dh If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ioannesoculus/ In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source:...
084 Skąd się wziął język? 06.07.2020 7:48
Have you ever wonder how the first language appear? Well, maybe it's not the most important question but I think it's interesting. What could the first word be? In this episode a little bit about the beginnings of language. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1d6 Article "Jak zaczął się język?": https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1d9 If you like my...
083 Jak minął tydzień 29.06.2020 6:19
How are you? This is a common English question which we don't use so much in Poland. On the other hand, when we ask 'Co u ciebie?' we're genuinely interested. What can you answer? Check in this episode. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1d1 If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus M...
082 Kim był Bolesław Prus? 22.06.2020 6:03
Bolesław Prus was one of the most important Polish writers of all times. It's good to know something about him. His works belong to those which everyone has some experience with, good or bad. He is not liked by pupils at school but the more I read his works, the more I like him. Well, let this podcast episode be a kind of an introduction to his writings. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full tra...
081 Szpiedzy, agenci i tajne służby 16.06.2020 11:35
In my recent podcast, I told you a little bit about a Polish TV programme called 'Sensacje XX wieku'. In this episode I want to explain in more details how the languge works in the show and help you understand some short fragments of the show. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38309811 If you like my podcast, please supp...
080 Sensacje XX wieku 15.06.2020 5:10
There is a Polish docudrama, I really like. It's called 'Sensacje XX wieku' and it is about the most thrilling moments of the history of the 20. century. I'm also sure that it can be a great watch for Polish language learners. This episode is about the programme. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1cE If you like my podcast, please s...
079 Zabawy z dziecinstwa 08.06.2020 4:49
Something about how children play and used to play. Enjoy listening! :) You can find a full transcript of this episode on my blog: https://wp.me/p4D8ou-1c3 If you like my podcast, please support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ioannesoculus In the podcast, I used "Sing Swing Bada Bing" Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music (attribution not...
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