In this episode you will hear:
- Why it was Poles and not other nations that built Hollywood,
- How we need to be careful and beware of linguistic traps
- About a documentary presenting an incredible role in the world’s history of one of the most well-known Poles.
Interviews:
• Prof. Andrzej Krakowski (City College of New York), an award winning film producer, screenwriter and director, explains why Polish Jews founded the US film industry
• David Naglieri, director of documentary “Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism”, talks about the Polish Pope, his role in histiry and the film
Also in this episode:
• Why adults study Polish in Toronto? A student’s story
• The Polish language – “false friends”, words that look similar in Polish and English but have different meanings
• “Sto lat” – the song sung at birthdays and other celebrations
