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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

#64

CHAIN

In the very last episode of Stories of The Eastern West as you knew it, we’re taking you t... more

01 Sep 2022

25 MINS

25:43

01 Sep 2022

#63

EXILE

Get to know Piotr Szkopiak, a London-based film and TV director who’s spent a good portion... more

17 Dec 2021

25 MINS

25:11

17 Dec 2021

#62

REVOLUTION

Nicolaus Copernicus, born in 1473, was the orphaned son of a copper merchant in Toruń. Tha... more

10 Nov 2021

30 MINS

30:05

10 Nov 2021

#61

DAISIES

Vera Chytilová was the most important woman director of the Czechoslovak New Wave – althou... more

07 Oct 2021

26 MINS

26:37

07 Oct 2021

#60

VISIONARY

Stanisław Lem was a science-fiction writer whose works, abilities and quirky sense of humo... more

07 Sep 2021

27 MINS

27:14

07 Sep 2021

#59

Announcing Season IV

This year we have more great stories for you! There's going to be a bit of sci-fi, a pinch... more

24 Aug 2021

01 MINS

01:30

24 Aug 2021

#58

The Fusionist: Zbigniew Namysłowski

Like most Polish jazz musicians, Zbigniew Namysłowski learned the basics of jazz listening... more

29 Jul 2021

29 MINS

29:24

29 Jul 2021

#57

The Virtuoso: Adam Makowicz

Adam Makowicz grew up in a house where a piano was the centre of the home. His mother had ... more

16 Jul 2021

24 MINS

24:15

16 Jul 2021

#56

The New Yorker: Michał Urbaniak

“Polish jazz group - 100$ a night” Displayed on the posters in Michał Urbaniak’s band’s va... more

01 Jul 2021

29 MINS

29:55

01 Jul 2021

#55

The Queen: Urszula Dudziak

Urszula’s love for unruly musical experiments got her kicked out from music school when sh... more

17 Jun 2021

31 MINS

31:26

17 Jun 2021

#54

The Pioneeer: Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski

It may be hard to believe, but when Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski started playing music, jazz was... more

17 Jun 2021

31 MINS

31:37

17 Jun 2021

#53

Announcing: Rebel Spirits

This week we've a special preview for you: Rebel Spirits! It's a podcast about five Polish... more

30 Apr 2021

01 MINS

01:50

30 Apr 2021

#52

STATELESS

In 1967, Marian Marzyński was a popular TV show host and filmmaker in Poland. But then a s... more

31 Mar 2021

28 MINS

28:16

31 Mar 2021

#51

PUPPETS

In 1938, Hitler's forces marched into Czechoslovakia, a country that had only gained its i... more

01 Mar 2021

24 MINS

24:19

01 Mar 2021

#50

WITNESS

Back in 2019, we got the chance to interview Anastasija Gulej. She was 95 at the time, liv... more

27 Jan 2021

25 MINS

25:04

27 Jan 2021

#49

WITCHES

‘Romania today is possibly the only European country where you can bump into a witch at th... more

31 Dec 2020

24 MINS

24:14

31 Dec 2020

#48

LUNAR

In the summer of 1976, the late Polish film director Andrzej Żuławski, responsible for inf... more

30 Nov 2020

35 MINS

35:24

30 Nov 2020

#47

ORPHANS

After the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east in 1939, many thousands of Polish fami... more

31 Oct 2020

33 MINS

33:49

31 Oct 2020

#46

NAM

As much as The People’s Republic of Poland may seem a distant country hidden behind the Ir... more

30 Sep 2020

28 MINS

28:20

30 Sep 2020

#45

SHIPYARD

In August 1980, after the firing of popular shipyard worker, Anna Walentynowicz, a strike ... more

31 Aug 2020

29 MINS

29:00

31 Aug 2020

#44

PURE

Chernobyl had cast a shadow over our childhoods. It was reportedly the cause of all the ch... more

16 Jul 2020

31 MINS

31:24

16 Jul 2020

#43

Announcing Season III

This year, we've travelled to the far reaches of the globe for you: we went deep down into... more

08 Jul 2020

01 MINS

01:14

08 Jul 2020

#42

EWA & LENA

How a teen's letter to a stranger in the Soviet Union led to a long-distance friendship th... more

01 Nov 2019

14 MINS

14:05

01 Nov 2019

#41

KAIE

How a giant communal song festival helped Estonians regain independence from the USSR. Par... more

25 Oct 2019

18 MINS

18:54

25 Oct 2019

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#64

CHAIN

#63

EXILE

#62

REVOLUTION

#61

DAISIES

#60

VISIONARY

#59

Announcing Season IV

#58

The Fusionist: Zbigniew Namysłowski

#57

The Virtuoso: Adam Makowicz

#56

The New Yorker: Michał Urbaniak

#55

The Queen: Urszula Dudziak

#54

The Pioneeer: Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski

#53

Announcing: Rebel Spirits

#52

STATELESS

#51

PUPPETS

#50

WITNESS

#49

WITCHES

#48

LUNAR

#47

ORPHANS

#46

NAM

#45

SHIPYARD

#44

PURE

#43

Announcing Season III

#42

EWA & LENA

#41

KAIE