POLcast episode 45

In this episode you will hear: Interviews: • A hero from zero (part 2) Marek Probosz - a Polish success story in Hollywood, where he came for a short visit in 1987 as a big Easter European star - film, television and stage actor in his native Poland with more than 50 starring roles and numerous awards, known across Eastern Europe as the “De Niro of Poland”(part 2 of the interview), • Polish-Jewish roots turned life mission Peter Jassem - the head of the Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation, a dynamic organization in Toronto. An accomplished architect in his day job, he has devoted over a decade of his life to this labour of love. • Kraków through the young lens Philip Zave - a Toronto artist shares his impressions from Kraków and Auschwitz. • What shocks foreigners when they visit Poland Wolters World - Mark Wolters travels the world and shares his observations on his YouTube channel. This one is on Poland. Also in this episode: • Niceties vs. directness in the English and Polish languages • "Smacznego! Eating Polish" - the amazing summer soup "chłodnik" • Updates: Tomasz Kozłowski and Andrzej Rozbicki and his "Music and History" program • An interesting Polish music connection.