DAISIES
Vera Chytilová was the most important woman director of the Czechoslovak New Wave – although she remains relatively unknown outside of Central Europe....
Stories From The Eastern West
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Little-known histories from Central & Eastern Europe that changed our world... Heard of how The Rolling Stones played for the Communist Party? The bear who fought in WWII? Or the man who single-handedly created an entire language? Each episode of our narrative podcast tells incredible stories that all have one thing in common: the Eastern West. #SFTEW
VISIONARY
Stanisław Lem was a science-fiction writer whose works, abilities and quirky sense of humor convinced Phillip K. Dick that he was too brilliant to ex...
Announcing Season IV
This year we have more great stories for you! There's going to be a bit of sci-fi, a pinch of socialist realism, a good portion of astronomy, and some...
The Fusionist: Zbigniew Namysłowski
Like most Polish jazz musicians, Zbigniew Namysłowski learned the basics of jazz listening to Willis Conover’s “Jazz Hour”. Originally starting his m...
The Virtuoso: Adam Makowicz
Adam Makowicz grew up in a house where a piano was the centre of the home. His mother had long planned for him to become a classical virtuoso, but a ...
The New Yorker: Michał Urbaniak
“Polish jazz group - 100$ a night” Displayed on the posters in Michał Urbaniak’s band’s van while playing across Europe in the 60s, this hippy travel...
The Queen: Urszula Dudziak
Urszula’s love for unruly musical experiments got her kicked out from music school when she was a young girl. A few years later, like many young Pole...
The Queen: Urszula Dudziak
Urszula’s love for unruly musical experiments got her kicked out from music school when she was a young girl. A few years later, like many young Pole...
Announcing: Rebel Spirits
This week we've a special preview for you: Rebel Spirits! It's a podcast about five Polish jazz musicians who came of age in the 1950s and became mesm...
STATELESS
In 1967, Marian Marzyński was a popular TV show host and filmmaker in Poland. But then a seemingly faraway military clash sparked an unexpected confl...