In this episode of the Learn Real Polish podcast, I talk about Haiti and Polish Haitians, people of Polish and African ancestry. It’s interesting that Haiti’s first president referred to Poles as European white Negroes. I also explain how Haitian Voodoo has absorbed the Black Madonna of Czestochowa as its main loa. As always, the full Polish transcription is available to all premium users.
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RP425: Sergiusz Piasecki
This is the Learn Real Polish podcast. This time I will talk about the Belarusian-Polish writer Sergiusz Piasecki. Even if he did not speak Polish until he was twenty, he is one of the best Polish writers of the 20th century. He was a smuggler and agent of Polish intelligence. His life is as interesting as his novels.
RP424: Lata 1980-1990 w Polsce
This is the Learn Real Polish podcast. In this episode, I talk about the 1980s in Poland. This period begins with a state of war and economic collapse. Fortunately, all this leads to the end of the communist regime in Poland at the end of this decade
RP423: Faszyzm i nazizm
This is the next episode of Learn Real Polish podcast. This time I will be talking about the history and main ideas of fascism and nazism. There is still a struggle between the ideologies of fascism and liberalism what we see now in Ukraine. Full Polish transcription is available for all premium users.
RP422: Rzeź wołyńska
In this episode of the Learn Real Polish podcast, I talk about the massacre of Poles in Volhynia. I will present to you what I know about this historical event. I encourage you to find information on your own as well. Full Polish transcription is available for all premium users.
RP420: Oligarchia magnacka
In this episode of Learn Real Polish podcast I talk about oligarchy, especially about a period in the history of the First Polish Republic in the 16th-18th centuries when a group of magnates dominated the political life of the country. Full Polish transcription is available for all premium users. For more information, please visit realpolish.pl
RP418: Taras Szewczenko
This is the Learn Real Polish podcast. This time I talk about Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet and painting artist, national hero of Ukraine. He was born as a serf peasant without any opportunities for development. However, due to his perseverance he became the most important Ukrainian poet. Full Polish transcription is available for all premium users. For more information, please visit realpolish.pl
RP417: Pegasus
This is the Learn Real Polish podcast. This time I want to talk about Pegasus, one of the most dangerous malware in the world. Pegasus was officially created to fight terrorism, but in some countries, governments are using it for surveillance of journalists and political opposition.
RP415: Propaganda sukcesu w latach 1970-80
This is the Learn Real Polish podcast. In this episode, I talk about the 1970s in Poland. It was a period of economic expansion and then collapse. The great accumulation of foreign debt led to the crisis.
RP399: Język praindoeuropejski
In this episode of the Learn Real Polish podcast, I talk about family of the Indo-European languages. Some European languages of this family have expanded through colonialism and are now spoken in total, 46% of the world’s population. Polish transcription of podcast is available for all premium users on realpolish.pl.
RP396: Zygmunt III Waza
In this episode of the Learn Real Polish podcast, I talk about Zygmunt III Waza who was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania as well as King of Sweden. In Warsaw you can see the Sigismund Column in the Old Town.
RP394: Ziemie Odzyskane
In this episode of Learn Real Polish podcast I talk about the Recovered Territories (Ziemie Odzyskane). The area belonged to pre-war Germany and the Free City of Gdansk, which became part of Poland after World War II. Besides Gdansk, I would like to talk about two other major cities in this part of Poland, Szczecin and Wroclaw. Please listen and read the transcript along with me. Polish transcription is available for all premium users on realpolish.pl website.
RP392: Miasta na Kresach Wschodnich
This podcast is for people learning Polish. This time I want to talk about some of the most important cities in the Eastern Borderlands. As a result of the border changes after World War II, none of these lands belong to Poland today.
RP383: Witkacy
This episode of Learn Polish Podcast is about Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz known as Witkacy. He was a Polish writer, painter philosopher and photographer. Please listen and read at the same time. In addition to audio file, a Polish transcription is also available for all users of premium courses.
RP381: Historia Białorusi w skrócie
In this episode of Learn Polish Podcast you will listen to a brief history of Belarus. If you are a beginner I want you to listen and read at the same time. This way you will learn how to pronounce Polish words. On the higher level it is up to you, you can only listen to podcast if you understand almost everything.
RP379: Bronisław Malinowski i antropologia
In this episode of Real Polish Podcast I’m talking anthropology and Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, author of ethnological work ‘The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia’. It’s really interesting story, so please listen and read the Polish transcription at the same time, if you do it often, your Polish will grow really fast.
RP378: Słowianie i ich języki
In this episode of Real Polish Podcast I’m talking about I’m talking about the Slavs and the origin of their language. You will also listen to recordings of my listeners from Croatia and Ukraine. VIP Club members, among many other benefits, can listen and read the Polish transcription at the same time.
RP374: Janusz Korczak
This episode is about Janusz Korczak, a Polish Jewish pediatrician, children’s author, and pedagogue. He was a precursor to the work for the rights of the child-man. During the Holocaust, he and his children from the Orphan House were deported to a death camp.
We’ll also hear three recordings I got from the podcast listeners. I’m impressed with how well you speak Polish. I’m waiting for more recordings in Polish!
RP371: Tamara Łempicka
This is podcast for Polish language learners. This time I am talking about Tamara Lempicka, a Polish painter best known for her Art Deco portraits. In February 2020, her painting Portrait de Marjorie Ferry set a record for the Polish artist’s work ($21.2 million). Reading and listening is the best way to raise the level of the Polish language, so audio and Polish transcriptions are also available.
RP370: Unabomber
In this podcast for Polish language learners I am talking about Theodore Kaczynski, also known as Unabomber. He killed three people and injured 23 others. He aimed at people connected with modern technology because he wanted to start an anti-technological revolution. Reading and listening is the best way to raise the level of the Polish language, so audio and Polish transcriptions are also available.



















