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    Episode 17

    By myPOLcastJuly 30, 2016Updated:January 29, 2017No Comments1 Min Read
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    In this episode you will hear:

    • 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.
    • David Bowie and “Warszawa”
    • How a young Canadian filmmaker’s interest in Warsaw made him move there and resulted in a number of documentaries about its past

    Interviews:

    • Grzegorz Nawrocki, a Polish journalist, president of the British Alumni Society in Poland, talks about an important educational initiative organized by this organization

    • Eric Bednarski, a historian and filmmaker born and educated in Canada, now living in Warsaw, talks about his films related to the city and its history

    Also in this episode:

    • “Smacznego” – Peter and Laura Żeranski’s series on Polish food: home made sour milk (zsiadłe mleko)

    • David Bowie’s unexpected walk in Warsaw and its effect – his song “Warszawa” (1977)

    • A uniquely Polish annual charity drive – The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity raising millions of dollars for hospitals and involving Poles in Poland and around the world

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    POLcast is an English language podcast, a colourful audio magazine delivered directly to your smartphone, computer or tablet. POLcast is created for everybody interested in Poland. If you have a Polish customer, colleague, girlfriend or grandmother - you will hear something helping you to enrich these relations. Each episode brings you interesting interviews, historical facts, trivia and more.

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