In this episode you will hear: About building bridges with the past and across cultures What you need to know when you are invited to a meal in a Polish home About being a Pole Down Under – the Aussie perspective About Arabs from Poland Interviews: • Lucyna Artymiuk, born in Melbourne, Australia, in a family of war immigrants, author of “From Poland to ‘Wherever in the World’, talks about Poles in Australia • Eli Rubenstein, religious leader of Toronto’s Congregation Habonim, author, community leader, director of the March of the Living, talks about Polish-Jewish relations Also in this episode: • Why adults…
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In this episode you will hear: How a passion for Polish food has turned into a successful business for a Polish-American couple, How an immigrant from Poland created a cosmetics empire in the US, How a 92-year-old, young at heart Polish American built an amazing art oasis in Montana. Interviews: • Peter and Laura Zeranski, Polish-American couple, authors of two Polish cook books, talk about Polish cuisine • A 92-year-old Alicja Edwards runs an antique shop in Eureka, Montana. She talks about her life and how she paints Poland from her memories – she never went back since the war Also…
This story was featured on: Episode 13 Peter and Laura Żerański Married for over 40 years, Peter, Polish, and Laura, American, have been cooking together and trying out recipes inherited from Peter’s mother and grandmother. Peter was born in Europe to parents that were born and raised in Poland and emigrated west soon after World War II. Peter’s mother, Alina Zeranska, wrote The Art of Polish Cooking in 1968, which served as the foundation of the family’s love for Polish food. Laura married into the family in 1973 and learned to cook Polish dishes from her mother-in-law. As Peter’s parents…
This story was featured on: Episode 13 Alicja Edwards, of Eureka, Montana, is a painter, author, antique dealer, and a pianist. She was born and grew up in a small town in Eastern Poland until the age of sixteen. In 1939 Germans declared war, Poland was occupied by the Soviets and she and her family were sent to Kazakhstan into forced labor for three agonizing years. After being liberated and transported to Iran, Alicja met her Army husband, Lt. Ernest E. Edwards, and came to the United States as a war bride. After traveling the world as an “army wife”…
In this episode you will hear: Where in Poland you can have a beer in a cellar as old as medieval crusades How history is not just about the past How we celebrated the POLcast launch at the Polish Consulate with great guests and fantastic musicians Interviews: • The launch of our POLcast at the Polish Consulate in Toronto • Irene Tomaszewski, a Canadian author of Polish origin living in Ottawa, the editor in chief and co-founder of Cosmopolitan Review, talks about Polish history. Also in this episode: • Why adults study Polish in Toronto? A student’s story • Shepherds’ traditions…
This story was featured in: Episode 12 Friday June 17th was an important day for POLcast – the Polish Consulate in Toronto organized a launch reception at which we had a chance to present POLcast to our guests – talk about how it started and developed, how we produce our episodes, where we get our ideas, how to listen to us and how to help us promote POLcast further. There is no launch reception without guests – we were happy to have with us Bonnie Crombie, the extremely popular mayor of Mississauga, a dynamic city neighbouring Toronto with three-quarter million…
It started 25 years ago. Now the only one of its kind Polish Canadian theatre – The Polish Canadian Society of Theatre – stages its in Toronto here but also, for a number of years, its two pillars and creators – a mother-daughter actor duo Maria Nowotarska and Agata Pilitowska, actresses from Poland’s theatre capital city of Krakow – have traveled the world with their shows. I’m talking with Agata Pilitowska who has just returned from yet another theatre trip. Full interview with Agata Pilitowska: Established in 1990 by Maria Nowotarska, the The Polish Canadian Society of Theatre presents plays and…
This story was featured on: Episode 11 Anna Cyzon (her original Polish name is the unpronounceable CZYSZCZOŃ) was born in Poland and came to Canada with her family when she was 6. She has been singing since she was a little girl performing with her parents’ highlanders’ (górale) ensemble in Toronto. Now, two decades later she is a mature singer, with her signature smoky pop voice and animated stage presence. Former Top 20 Canadian Idol finalist and MTV host, she represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest placing 2nd. She performs and records in Canada and also more and more often…
In this episode you will hear: How a Canadian Polish vocalist has become a star in Poland, the country she left as a child About a theatre in a suitcase More about Polish food and language – how a kind of restaurant that all Poles know and like would make no sense in English Interviews: • Agata Pilitowska, the star of the 25-year-old Polish theatre in Toronto, daughter of its founder, talks about its history, work, and performances around the world • Anna Cyzon, born in Poland and raised in Canada, a successful singer in Canada, is now performing and recording…
In this episode you will hear: About a very special connection between a book and a unique album by a world class Polish jazz pianist How a Pole played a huge role on the road to the smart watches of today How a family of circus artists brought up an actor who has acted in five languages in theatres in many countries, including The Royal Shakespeare Company Interviews: • Bart Soroczyński, an actor raised in a circus family in Montreal, now based in Europe, has an amazing international acting career, including the Royal Shakespeare Company • Adam Makowicz, a legendary Polish jazz…