In this episode you will hear:

Interviews:

• A childhood dream that came true

Maple syrup, Leonard Cohen, hockey – these are Canadian icons. There is one more, very special – Anne of Green Gables, the red-haired orphan whose life in Avonlea in Prince Edward Island was described by author Lucy Maud Montgomery (aka L.M. Montgomery). Bernadeta Milewski is a Pole living in the US, whose life has been influenced by Anne of Green Gables in many ways.

Bernadeta Milewski at Green Gables

• The money is on the road – a study of immorality

After the successul premiere of hs feature debut “22 Chaser” starring Brian J. Smith, we talk to Polish Canadian filmmaker – Rafal Sokolowski, an award-winning film and theatre director whose short films have been shown worldwide. 

After the premiere

• White and red hearts from Chicago

The Jeopardy-style 2nd annual multi-stage contest (Olimpiada Wiedzy o Polsce) tests elementary and high school students of Polish language schools in Canada and the US on their knowledge about Poland – its history, geography, culture, traditions (and this year also sports) – all in Polish. At the finals in Mississauga I met the team from Chicago.

• Great Poles – about themselves and their recent accoplishments and projects

• Smacznego! Eating Polish – Polish sauces

• We leave you with: Leonard Cohen in Polish: “Dance me” – “Tańcz mnie po miłości kres”