In this episode you will hear:
• Why the Polish language is perfect for talking to your lover
• How being a genius pianist helped in inventing car parts
• Why two American girls think it’s cool to be bilingual
• How a seminar for curious Polish Americana and Canadians led to a unique online publication
Interviews:
• Eliza Sarnacka-Mahoney, born in Poland and living in Colorado, a journalist, author and expert on bilingualism, raises two bilingual daughters. We talk to the whole family
• Irene Tomaszewski, a Canadian author and historian, talks about “Cosmopolitan Review”, an internet quartely devoted to things Polish
Also in this episode:
• The Polish language – diminutive forms which are exteremly common in Polish
• Josef Hofmann, a Polish inventor and innovator, with 70 registered patents, a child prodigy and a genius pianist with extraordinary musical memory
• Famous pigeons at the main square in Krakow and other attractions
2 Comments
As usual – great episode! All stories are so fascinating! And yet again – I have learned something new, I did not know about my country. Thank you guys!
Total agreement with Ola above! I learn something new with every episode. I think I have picked up at least twelve different ways of using the name cat (kot) too! 🙂 Thank you Polcast! Please keep it up!!!