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The German Pole(cast)
by Max & Zbig
This podcast is for foreign people in Poland by two friends in Poland, and our main goal is to give you some background information about tips and tricks to visit or to live in Poland. Max, my friend, worked in Krakow and lives here; he will share some memories and feedback about his start in Poland; there are factual and laugh stories included here. My role here is to provide you with feedback and legal tips on how to do it correctly. If you have any problems or suggestions for further episodes, email us: [email protected]
Episodes
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S04: Episode 1: Unscripted Poland – A Weekend in Kraków with The GermanPole(cast)
Hello listeners! In this episode of The GermanPole(cast), we bring you another edition of Unscripted Poland, taking you along for a weekend in Kraków, one of Poland’s most historic, vibrant, and fascinating cities. Instead of following a traditional tourist itinerary, we share our personal...
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S02: Episode 19: Expert Interview: Media Expert – Poland's Electronics Retail Champion
Hello listeners! In this episode of The GermanPole(cast), Zbig and Max explore the story of Media Expert and its rise from a regional retailer to a leading name in Poland’s electronics market. What has helped this Polish company compete so successfully with international brands? They discuss the...
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S02: Episode 18: Expert Interview: Grupa Maspex – Poland’s FMCG Champion and CEE Food Powerhouse
Hello listeners! In this episode of The GermanPole(cast), Zbig and Max take a closer look at Grupa Maspex and its journey from a local producer in Wadowice to a major food and beverage group in Central and Eastern Europe. They explore the brands behind its success, including Tymbark, Kubuś,...
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S01: Episode 14: Law Tips with Zbig and Max: Legalising Work in Poland – Work Permits, praca.gov.pl and the State Labour Inspectorate
Hello listeners! In this episode of the German Pole(cast), we break down everything employers and foreign workers should know about legalising work in Poland, including: Who actually issues a work permit and what role the State Labour Inspectorate plays How to submit a work permit application...
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S02: Episode 17: Expert Interview: PKO Bank Polski, Poland’s Banking Giant
Hello listeners! In this episode of The GermanPole(cast), Zbig and Max take a closer look at PKO Bank Polski — Poland’s largest bank and one of the country’s most important financial institutions. They discuss its historical role, financial strength, importance to the Polish economy, state...
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S02: Episode 16: Expert Interview: Tymbark – From a Small Polish Town to a National Brand
Hello listeners! In this episode of The GermanPole(cast), Zbig and Max explore how Tymbark grew from a small local fruit-processing company into one of Poland’s most recognizable beverage brands. They discuss its strong market position, emotional connection with consumers, role within the Maspex...
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S01: Episode 13: Law Tips with Zbig and Max: Renting Contracts
Hello listeners! In this episode of the German Pole(cast), we break down everything every foreigner should know before renting a home in Poland, including: The difference between a standard lease and an occasional lease What you should always check before signing a contract Why a detailed…
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S02: Episode 15: Expert Interview: Orlen, Energy Power and Regional Strategy
Hello listeners! In our latest episode, we uncover the fascinating story of how Orlen has evolved from a traditional oil company into a strategic multi-energy powerhouse. Today, the company is not only shaping Poland's energy market , but also playing a key role in the country's energy security ,...
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S02: Episode 14: Allegro - Allegro - the Rise of Polish E-Commerce
Hello listeners! In todays` episode Max and Zbig will talk about Allegro and the Rise of Polish E-Commerce alltogether!In this episode, we explore how Allegro evolved from early online auctions into Poland’s dominant e-commerce platform—and why it has become a key pillar of the country’s digital...
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S02: Episode 13: Żabka, the Corner Shop, and the Future of Polish Retail?
Hello Listeners! Today the two hosts will tackle with the topic of another popular polish brand - Żabka. The main question regarding this episode is: What does a small convenience store tell us about the transformation of an entire country? Our format of discussing the popular polish brands is to...
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S03: Episode 19: Expert interview: The Crime of Art Forgery in Polish Criminal Law
Hello listeners! Art forgery is as old as art itself — but why is it still so difficult to prosecute today?In our latest episode, interviewers Max and Zbig are joined by legal expert Ewa Czajka — author of the master’s thesis “The Crime of Art Forgery in Polish Criminal Law” and currently a…
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S03: Episode 18: Expert interview: Self-Employment in Poland (Part 2)
Hello listeners! Part two of the episode with our fabulous expert Agnieszka awaits! We will discuss important topics such as running the business day-to-day and some tips regarding the clients, networking and cultural insights of polish business as well! Below we add some details regarding our...
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S02: Episode 12: Beyond the Myth of “Poland A and Poland B”
Hello listeners! In this episode me and Max will discuss the myth of Poland A and B - the historical, economical and cultural origins of the division of Poland. We hope You enjoy the topic as much as we did! Let us know if any questions will appear after this episode be sending us an e-mail at:...
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S03: Episode 18: Expert interview: Self-Employment in Poland (Part 1)
Hello listeners! In this episode our expert Agnieszka will share her knowledge and experience regarding about starting your own business in Poland. We will discuss important topics such as legal forms of running business in Poland, process of registration, tax and ZUS know how and many more!…
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S01: Episode 12: Labour Law Tips with Zbig and Max: employment contract
Hello listeners! We continue our journey with labour law tips - this time we focus on the topic of employment contract. What should You check before signing the contract? What are the types of employment contract? This questions and many more will be answered in this episode! Let us know if any...
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S03: Episode 17 - Expert Interview: Artificial Intelligence and Poland as a Hotspot
Hello listeners! We come back with our special guest and an expert Arthur that, with our humble input provide You with some basic and more advanced information of the topic of artificial intelligence and some polish subtopic as well! Let us know if any questions will appear after this episode be...
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S03: Episode 16 - Hiking Report with Mateusz & Max
Hello Ladies and Gentleman! This episode will continue our journey throughout polish mountains with our expert Mateusz and Max. These two guys decided to share their experience with their hike across Tatra Mountains and would like to give You some tips regarding the necessary equipment and…
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S01: Episode 11: Labour Law Tips with Zbig and Max: work-related accident
Hello listeners! Due to increased interest with polish labour law we are providing You with some tips regarding the topic of work- related accidents. What is the work-related accident? What are the duties of the employer if it happens? What rights do You have? This and other questions will be...
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S03: Episode 15 - Allegro - brief introduction to polish e-commerce platform
Hello listeners! With our well known expert guest - Arthur we would like to introduce You to the popular e-commerce platform in Poland - Allegro. Let us know which other episodes would be interested to listen adn send us an e-mail at: [email protected]
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S02: Episode 11: The Polish Health Fund Crisis — Legal Duties vs Economic Realities
Hello listeners! We are humbly presenting the expert discussion regarding the problems of the Polish healthcare system. Our scope of this episode is focused on the economical and legal perspective of this problem. Let us know if any questions will appear after this episode be sending us an e-mail...
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Season: Episode 11 - Expert Interview: The Magic of Polish Christmas Markets 2025
Hello and welcome to yet another Christmas episode! We continue our topic from the previous episode with winter holidays in Poland! This time we will extend our focus to not only Wrocławs` Christmasmarket but also other ones located in different parts of Poland. We wish You have fun listening to...
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S02: Episode 10: Wrocław vs. Nuremberg: Christmas Markets in Comparison
Christmas is approaching big steps so this time we wanted to suprise You with the comparison of Christmas market in Wrocław and Nuremberg! Max being the cohost and expert will provide You with some handy information about these two and give You his personal recomendations for each of the markets....
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Season 1 Episode 10: Employment of foreigners in Poland in 2025 – legalising stay and work for UA citizens
Hello and welcome! We continue our mini-series with yet another topic regarding the legalisation of stay and work in Poland - this time we will focus on special regulations for ukraine citizens that were granted special procedure of registering their entry, stay and work in Poland. As promised in...
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S02: Episode 9: Documentary Dialogue: presidents of Poland: Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki
Hello and welcome! We are making a small pause with our miniseries regarding the legalising Your stay and work in Poland and start with something totally new! This time Max will introduce the profile of the president of Poland - Karol Nawrocki. We hope that this episode will start the new series...
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S01: Episode 10: Part three - visa-free movement in Poland
Hello and welcome! This time Max and Zbig will continue our talk regarding the legal stay in Polnad. Our today`s main point of discussion is visa-free movement. Let us know if any questions will appear after this episode be sending us an e-mail at: [email protected]
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S01: Episode 10: Part two - national visa and schengen visa
Hello Ladies and Gentleman! We continue our long talk regarding the necessities with legalising foreigners` stay and work in Poland. Today we focus our attention on the issues with obtaining national and schengen visa in Poland. Let us know if any questions will appear after this episode be…
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S01: Episode 10: Part one - introduction: Employment of foreigners in Poland in 2025 – basics and changes in regulations
Hello listeners! This episode is our way of returning to our roots - giving foreigners tips and tricks in settling in Poland. Due to the fact our episode regarding legalising stay and work was many years ago and the fact the law in Poland changed a lot since then we are providing You with yet...
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S03: Episode 14: Morskie Oko – Poland’s Alpine Gem
Welcome to our brand new episode with our special guest - Mateusz. This is second time as a guest in our podcast but the topic will be somewhat similar to the previous one - we will be talking about the Morskie Oko - the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains. Mateusz being the...
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S01: Episode 9: Part five: Navigating Finance and Accounting Careers in Poland`s Outsourcing Sector
Our finale of the mini-series of the interview with Max as an expert of the Finance and Accounting Carrer`s in Poland! This was demanding and adventorous series for us, hope out input will help You with Your carrer journey in Poland!
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S01: Episode 9: Part four: Navigating Finance and Accounting Careers in Poland`s Outsourcing Sector
Hello gals and guys! This is yet out fourth episode with Max being an expert and navigator through the topic of finance and accounting carrer posibilites in outsorcing sector in Poland. This episode has a lot of tricks and tips about Workplace Culture, Technology, and Tools in Polish Outsourcing…
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Season 1 Episode 9: Part three: Navigating Finance and Accounting Careers in Poland’s Outsourcing Sector
Hello listeners!This week’s episode dives into:"Legal Requirements, Certifications, and Flexibility in Finance Outsourcing" 📜✅🕓This episode is the third part of our mini series with Max as an expert will guide You with the essential information about finance and accounting career in Poland. Got...
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S01: Episode 9: Part two: Navigating Finance and Accounting Careers in Poland's Outsourcing Sector
Hello again! Max as a guy in finance, trust fund, 6'5' will share his thoughts about Career paths, skills and work environment in Finance Outsourcing in Poland. Hope You like our series and have fun!
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S01: Episode 9: Part one: Navigating Finance and Accounting Careers in Poland Outsourcing sector
Hello listeners! This time we are switching the roles of host and expert - Max as a guy in finance will share his thoughts and experience in finance and accounting career possibilities in Poland. This will be a short series so watch out for the next episodes!
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S01: Episode 8: Application Process for polish citizenship
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! This is yet our newest episode connected with applying for polish citizenship. Use the official government website to learn more: https://www.gov.pl/web/mswia-en/apply-for-polish-citizenship
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S01: Episode 7: Polish citizenship by marriage
Hello listeners! We continue our conversation about obtaining polish citizenship. Can You do it by simply getting married with Polish citizen? Find out in our new episode!
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S01: Episode 6: Obtaining Polish Citizenship
Hi guys. We are coming back to basics that were the spark to start the podcast - basic tips for foreigners that are willing to stay in Poland not just for sightseeing! This time we welcome You to information about many ways that You can be granted Polish citizenship.
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S02: Episode 8: Culture shocks in Poland for South African and German Foreigner - studying in Poland
Hi guys! This episode is the last from our series about the culture shocks in Poland. This time we focused on the topic of studying in Poland as a foreigner. Jordan and Max will share their experiences with You with my honest role as an interviewer :)
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S02: Episode 7: Culture Shocks in Poland for South African and German Foreigner - working in Poland
Hello guys! We decided to record yet another episode regarding culture shocks in Poland. This time the three of us - Max, Jordan and Zbigniew decided to discuss about the culture shocks and remarks about working in Poland from perspective of foreigners. Hope You have fun with listening!
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S02: Episode 6: Cultural Shocks in Poland for South African and German Foreigner part 2
Part two of the cultural shocks in Poland! Due to the long and pleasant talk with Jordan we cut the episode for the comfort for our listeners :)
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S02: Episode 5: Cultural Shocks in Poland for South African and German Foreigner
Welcome again! This episode will be hosted with our special guest - Jordan Wiertek. As a person with many talents and experience with Poland on many basis he and our co-host Max will provide You with some content about cultural shocks in Poland.
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S03: Episode 13: Off topic extended history of Częstochowa part 2
In the latest episode of *The German Pole(cast)*, we dive into the fascinating history of Częstochowa, a city steeped in both Polish tradition and European history. 🌍📜 This is the second part of our *Off Topic* segment, where we journey through time, starting with the events of the First World...
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S03: Episode 13: Off topic extended history of Częstochowa
Dive into the History of Częstochowa in our latest episode! 🇵🇱 This is Part I of a two-part series exploring the rich history and culture of this iconic Polish city. Stay tuned for Part II, where the journey continues!Listen now and subscribe so you never miss an episode! 🎧
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S03: Episode 12: Polish cities - Częstochowa
Another episode about Polish cities! This time me bring the hometown of Zbig - Częstochowa. Hope You enjoy the historical and cultural overview of the city! Enjoy!
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S03: Episode 11 - Polish mountains
Get ready to embark on a thrilling adventure with the latest episode of "The German Pole(cast)"! 🚶♂️ This week, we're taking you on an unforgettable journey through the picturesque trails of Poland as we delve into the captivating world of hiking. 🏞️ Join us for a refreshing break from the…
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S02: Episode 4: Off topic Polish football derbies
New off topic episode today! Our well known expert David will continue sharing his knowledge - this time about football derbies in Poland. Enjoy!
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S03: Episode 10 - football in Poland
Hello guys! In this brand new episode our duo with our new guest - David will provide You with some must-know information about polish football culture, clubs etc. Have fun!
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S03: Episode 9: Polish cities - Szczecin
The special guest of the episode - Martyna Młynarczyk will guide You through the most interesting bits about Szczecin. Have fun!
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S02: Episode 3: Off topic Election results
This time on off topic episode we will give You some insight into our perspective of the election results in parliamentary elections in Poland. I addition to that Max and I will provide You with some info about the situation of German minority in Poland and their input in polish elections. Have fun!
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SO3: Episode 8: Polish cities - Lublin
This time we introduce You to episode through the past and present of Lublin with our expert Karolina. Enjoy!
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S02: Episode 2: Off topic Katowice
Our second off topic episode! With reference to our Katowice episode today we will talk about Nikiszowiec - well known district in that city and no less famous Silesian Voivodship Office. Enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast is for foreign people in Poland by two friends in Poland, and our main goal is to give you some background information about tips and tricks to visit or to live in Poland. Max, my friend, worked in Krakow and lives here; he will share some memories and feedback about his start in Poland; there are factual and laugh stories included here. My role here is to provide you with feedback and legal tips on how to do it correctly. If you have any problems or suggestions for further episodes, email us: [email protected]
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