This story is featured in Episode 57 Nothing ever makes us at POLcast happier than presenting to you young super gifted Poles who do things that few people have done before, who do that in Poland but reach out to the world. Youth, talent and innovation – vision and passion. We have presented many stories of truly inspirational young people. Witold Kowalczyk and Przemyslaw Chojecki are the founders of Bohr Technology Inc.(BOHR) and the brains behind this innovative startup company. BOHR works on creative ideas behind the new revolutionary quantum computers, which in the next 5 years will probably start replacing…
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In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • Poles and Jews meet through their common music Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk, born in Poland, is a singer, accordion player and researcher of Eastern European musical folklore. Since the very beginning of her creative work, she has been focusing on Jewish music of Ashkenazi roots. She converted into Judaism and now lives and works in Jerusalem. She performed at Toronto’s Lula Lounge at the 2018 Ashkenaz Festival with her three Polish musicians. • The Things of Warsaw When I was in Poland in June, I attended the official opening of the Museum of Warsaw, also referred…
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. • The money is on the road – a study of immorality After the successul premiere of hs feature debut “22 Chaser” starring Brian J.…
This story is featured in Episode 56 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).The book written in 1908 has since been read by millions all over the world, generation after generation. It has been adapted as films, TV movies, and animated and live-action television series. Musicals and plays have also been created, with productions annually in Canada since 1964 of the first musical production, which…
This story is featured in Episode 55 On POLcast we have featured two amazing dynamic Poles who make things happen like few others. Since the time we first met they have become good friends and collaborators. Grzegorz Nawrocki, a journalist and sought-after host of big events is the president of the British Alumni Society, and Jolanta Kulik runs the Young Talent Management. The goal of this special team is to activate young talented Poles, involve them in interesting initiatives to help them get admitted as students to top mostly British universities. There is a third link in this chain -…
In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • The eye – where the microscope and the paintbrush meet Eva Henry (Toronto) is an artist and Dorota Skowrońska Krawczyk(California) is a scientist who work together to create VISIONS. • Looking for love stories across Canada Monika Grzelak, a photographer from Toronto, drove across Canada to find and photograph couples in love. • The teacher taking his students far away from the classroom There are special teachers – Marcin Zarod is one of them. Also in this episode: Live from Poland Great Poles – Kazimierz Nowak Smacznego! Eating Polish – Fruit tarts…
In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • MozART Group – string virtuosos with an appetite for fun There are four of them, most accomplished virtuoso string players (two violins, a viola and a cello), graduates of prestigious music Academies in Warsaw and Łódź. They have been playing together since 1995, when they began to create their own style – classical music with humour – their own unique musical cabaret. Now the award winning MozART Group is admired all over the world, their DVDs fly off the shelves (and the internet) and each of their YouTube videos is watched by hundreds…
This story is featured in Episode 52 Alex Kopacz was born in a Polish Canadian family in London, Ontario. At 6 foot 5 (195 cm) you would imagine him in basketball, but Alex is the reigning Olympic co-champion in the two-man bobsleigh event. Together with his pilot they won gold for Canada at this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Alexander Kopacz (born 26 January 1990) is a Canadian bobsledder and the reigning Olympic co-champion in the two-man bobsleigh event. He competed in the two-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kopacz and pilot Justin Krippstied with the German team of Francesco…
This story is featured in Episode 52 Art gives a voice, empowers, returns dignity and changes lives. This is what Anna Rak and the acting school she graduated from in New York believe in. Anna is a Polish actress there who works with inmates – her work has also changed her life. She also aims to give a voice to art communities in New York who have so much to offer and are not heard enough. Immigrating from Poland, Anna is a Brooklyn based film and theatre actress, director and a producer. Her professional acting training began at Dorota Zieciowska and Zbigniew…
This story is featured in Episode 52 We have heard on POLcast about the experience of people from other countries and ethnicities living in Poland. One person who has actually done solid research in this field is Sarah Grunberg, a sociologist and professor at Ithaca College, New York, who wrote a PhD thesis at the Graduate School for Social Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the University of Warsaw on Race and Identity in the Polish-African Communities of Poland. Sarah Grunberg graduated from Ithaca College in 2008 with a degree in Culture and Communication with a focus on…