Notes from Poland (Stanley Bill)
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| 17 Feb 2022 | Agnieszka Holland in conversation with Stanley Bill | 00:45:03 | |
This week, in a special episode, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to internationally-acclaimed film director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland. They discuss the role of art in times of crisis, the burdens of history and politics, and Holland's cosmopolitan experience working in different countries and languages. | |||
| 20 Mar 2022 | "NATO peacekeepers needed in Ukraine": interview with Poland's deputy foreign minister | 00:33:13 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with Paweł Jabłoński, Poland's deputy foreign minister, about Russia's war on Ukraine and its ramifications for Poland. They discuss what Poland is currently doing to help Ukraine, a new proposal to send NATO peacekeepers into the embattled country, energy sanctions, and the unfolding refugee crisis.
Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 10 Oct 2022 | "We have the right to German reparations": interview with the MP behind Poland's claim | 00:34:10 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks about the Polish government's war reparations claims of approximately $1.3 trillion against Germany with Arkadiusz Mularczyk, an MP from ruling party PiS and chair of the Parliamentary Group for the Estimation of the Amount of Compensation due to Poland from Germany for Damage Caused during the Second World War. They discuss the substance and politics of the compensation claims, Germany’s response, controversy over Jewish victims, and what next steps Poland might take. | |||
| 25 Nov 2022 | The life and politics of the Kaczyński brothers | 01:00:31 | |
This week, in a reversal of roles, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill is in the podcast hot seat, speaking about the life and politics of Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński in an interview with Tom Leeman, a researcher based in London. This conversation was recorded jointly with Leeman’s podcast, The Hated and the Dead, which features discussions of the most influential contemporary political figures from across the world. Recent episodes cover Angela Merkel, Viktor Orban, Xi Jinping, and Mikhail Gorbachev, among many others. In this episode, we explore the success and significance of the Kaczyńskis and their politics. Also check out our recent interview with Poland's deputy foreign minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk on the Polish government’s war reparations claims of approximately $1.3 trillion against Germany. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 26 Nov 2024 | "Regaining control of Poland's borders" – interview with deputy interior minister | 00:41:42 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks about the Polish government’s controversial new migration strategy with deputy interior minister Maciej Duszczyk. They discuss accusations of a "nativist" shift in migration policy among mainstream liberals in Poland and across Europe; the Tusk government's proposals to suspend the right to apply for asylum; the wider transformation of Poland into a major immigration country; and the Polish government's plans to avoid the "mistakes" of Western Europe in the integration of migrants. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 14 Jan 2025 | Trouble for Tusk | 00:43:22 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks about Donald Tusk’s current Polish government with Daniel Tilles, editor-in-chief of the Notes from Poland website. They discuss the government’s record since coming to power in December 2023, the reasons for its falling popularity, including the failure to deliver on key election promises, and ongoing controversies over rule of law. Also take a look at our previous podcast about the Polish government’s controversial new migration strategy with deputy interior minister Maciej Duszczyk. | |||
| 21 Nov 2019 | Jennifer Croft, translator of Olga Tokarczuk | 00:34:43 | |
In the first episode of the Notes from Poland podcast, Stanley Bill talks to Jennifer Croft, the award-winning American translator of Poland's new Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk. | |||
| 21 Nov 2019 | News Update: November 21 | 00:04:09 | |
To accompany Stanley Bill's interview with Jennifer Croft, we also present a short news update from Notes from Poland deputy editor Monika Prończuk in Warsaw on the Polish prime minister's recent policy statement speech and on the latest ruling of the European Court of Justice on judicial independence in Poland. | |||
| 06 Dec 2019 | A Brief History of Poland, part 1: Beginnings (before and after 966) | 00:34:00 | |
Welcome to a Brief History of Poland. In this mini-series of podcasts, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill will be looking at over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. | |||
| 12 Dec 2019 | A Brief History of Poland, Overview: 1000 years in 5 minutes (Bonus Episode) | 00:06:44 | |
In this short bonus episode, Stanley Bill takes a bird’s-eye view of Polish history, flying through over a thousand years in five minutes to identify the key geopolitical trends. | |||
| 19 Dec 2019 | Timothy Garton Ash: Poland's transition and the mistakes of liberalism | 00:36:01 | |
In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Timothy Garton Ash, the award-winning historian, journalist and witness of the transformations of Europe over the last half century. In an in-depth interview, Bill and Garton Ash discuss the extraordinary historical moment of 1989, the successes and failures of Poland's transition, the current Law and Justice (PiS) government, and the mistakes of liberalism. | |||
| 22 Jan 2020 | Poland, the EU and rule of law | 00:33:18 | |
In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in Brussels. In an in-depth interview, Bill and Gostyńska-Jakubowska discuss Poland's position in the European Union and the ongoing conflict over rule of law. | |||
| 06 Feb 2020 | The Witcher: an interview with executive producer Tomek Bagiński | 00:32:41 | |
In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Tomek Bagiński, filmmaker and executive producer of the original Netflix series The Witcher. | |||
| 23 Mar 2020 | Poland's economic success and the coronavirus crisis | 00:40:50 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Marcin Piątkowski, international economist and author of Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland. | |||
| 07 Apr 2020 | Elections, epidemic, and the end of PiS's coalition? | 00:39:57 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Marcin Makowski, journalist at Do Rzeczy weekly magazine and the Wirtualna Polska online news portal. | |||
| 22 Apr 2020 | A journey through Poland's swinging interwar music scene - with 7 classic songs | 01:07:20 | |
In the latest Notes from Poland podcast, our editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to contributing writer Juliette Bretan, who is an expert on Polish popular culture of the 1920s and 1930s. They discuss the music, cinema, stars and broader history of the interwar period, while also presenting seven classic songs – from tango to cinema, from Mieczysław Fogg to Eugeniusz Bodo and the eastern sounds of Lwów. | |||
| 29 May 2020 | A Brief History of Poland, part 2: the medieval Piasts | 00:36:00 | |
In the second part of the Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the Piast dynasty in the period between 1025 and 1370. He examines the development of the dynasty, the feudal fragmentation of the kingdom and its restoration, the rising conflict with the Teutonic Knights, the dazzling reign of Kazimierz the Great, and the oldest known Polish song - Bogurodzica. The Brief History of Poland series will cover over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski Excerpt from Bogurodzica: Translated by David Welsh, in Monumenta Polonica: The First Four Centuries of Polish Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology, ed. Bogdana Carpenter (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Slavic Publications, 1989). | |||
| 21 Jun 2020 | Poland's presidential elections | 00:45:27 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Ben Stanley, a political scientist at SWPS University in Warsaw, about the upcoming presidential elections. They discuss the prospects of the two front runners, the controversies over "LGBT ideology", Donald Trump's apparent intervention, media bias, and the minor candidates of the left and far right. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 05 Jul 2020 | Poland's presidential run-off: Duda vs Trzaskowski | 00:45:59 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill is back with Ben Stanley, a political scientist at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, to talk about the upcoming presidential run-off between incumbent Andrzej Duda and opposition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski. They discuss the candidates' prospects, their potential paths to victory, the controversies of the campaign, and scenarios for what might happen after the election. Also check out our previous episode on the first round of the elections, featuring the battles over “LGBT ideology”, Donald Trump’s apparent intervention, media bias, and the minor candidates of the left and far right. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 02 Aug 2020 | A Brief History of Poland, part 3: the Jagiellonian era | 00:35:11 | |
In the third part of our Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the establishment and development of the Jagiellonian dynasty - covering the period between 1370 and 1505. He examines the beginnings of the Polish-Lithuanian union, the addition of Royal Prussia and the Baltic port of Danzig, the growing freedoms of the nobility, and the evolving political culture of tolerance and its limitations. The Brief History of Poland series will cover over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski. | |||
| 06 Sep 2020 | Belarus, Poland, Russia, and the West | 00:42:47 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks to Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, director of Belsat television, a Polish service broadcasting into Belarus in Belarusian and Russian languages. They discuss the background to the current mass protests in Belarus, Poland’s broader interest in its eastern neighbours, the muted international response, and the threat of Russian intervention. | |||
| 10 Oct 2020 | What's behind the conflict inside Poland's government? | 00:44:11 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill is back with Ben Stanley, a political scientist at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, to talk about the recent crisis in Poland's ruling coalition and the reshuffle of the government. They discuss the conflict between Law and Justice (PiS) and the United Poland (Solidarna Polska) party of justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro; the background to the government reshuffle; Jarosław Kaczyński's new position; the appointment of an MP known for anti-LGBT comments as education minister; and political scenarios for the future. | |||
| 04 Nov 2020 | "Revolution against the church": Poland's abortion protests | 00:37:48 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with women's rights activist and academic Agnieszka Graff about the mass protests against the recent abortion ruling in Poland. They discuss the motivations of the protests, their striking use of vulgar language, the reaction against the church, the political background to the court ruling, and what might happen next. Graff talks about her own experience of the protests, including the organisation of a street blockade. Also check out our previous episode on the recent crisis in Poland’s ruling coalition and the reshuffle of the government. | |||
| 26 Nov 2020 | Rule of law and the EU budget: interview with Poland's deputy foreign minister | 00:44:22 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with Poland's deputy foreign minister Paweł Jabłoński about controversies over rule of law in Poland and the ongoing conflict over the EU budget. They discuss the multiple changes Poland's PiS-led ruling coalition has made to the judiciary, including the constitutional court and the judiciary council, as well as the proposal to tie rule of law conditionality to the EU budget and Poland's ensuing veto of the budget. NOTE: In the discussion, reference is made to a PiS motion to the Constitutional Tribunal of 23 October 2015. Click here to download the document (in Polish). Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 12 Jan 2021 | A Brief History of Poland, part 4: the golden age | 00:40:11 | |
In the fourth part of our Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the "golden age" of Poland-Lithuania in the sixteenth century, covering the period between 1505 and 1572. He examines the reign of the last two Jagiellonian kings; the establishment of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; religious tolerance and conflict; the great cultural achievements of the Polish Renaissance; and the beginning of the free royal elections. The Brief History of Poland series will cover over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 23 Feb 2021 | "The opposition must be more professional": interview with Leszek Balcerowicz | 00:43:01 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with Poland’s former finance minister, and key author of post-1989 free market reforms, Leszek Balcerowicz, about Poland's economy and politics under the current government in the shadow of coronavirus. They discuss PiS's social spending programs and economic policy, its handling of the epidemic, rule of law, and the opposition’s best strategies for electoral success. Also check out our previous interview on rule of law with Poland's deputy foreign minister. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 31 Mar 2021 | A Brief History of Poland, part 5: conflict in the seventeenth century | 00:38:22 | |
In the fifth part of our Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the war-torn seventeenth century and the beginnings of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s decline, covering the period between 1582 and 1699. He examines the Polish occupation of the Moscow Kremlin, the Counter-Reformation and the Baroque, Sarmatian culture, Ukraine and the Khmelnytsky Uprising, conflict with the Ottoman Turks, and the Battle of Vienna. The Brief History of Poland series will cover over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 30 Apr 2021 | A Brief History of Poland, part 6: the fall of the Commonwealth | 00:40:23 | |
In the sixth part of our Brief History of Poland series, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill looks at the eighteenth-century decline and fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, covering the period between 1697 and 1795. He examines the Saxon kings, the descent into political disorder, the Enlightenment and reform, Hasidic Judaism, the Constitution of the Third of May, and the three partitions that wiped the Commonwealth from the map of Europe. The Brief History of Poland series covers over a thousand years of Polish political and cultural history, from 966 until today. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 28 May 2021 | "The opposition is in crisis; our hope lies in Trzaskowski": interview with Barbara Nowacka | 00:36:07 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with Barbara Nowacka, one of the leaders of Poland’s largest opposition grouping, Civic Coalition, about the current crisis of the opposition parties. They discuss the troubles of the Civic Coalition, conflict with the Left, the government’s post-pandemic recovery plan, and the fate of the Women’s Strike. Also check out our previous interview with deputy foreign minister Paweł Jabłoński on rule of law. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 05 Jul 2021 | Stanley Bill on the sources of PiS's success | 00:35:13 | |
This week, in a reversal of roles, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill is in the podcast hot seat, giving a range of his own perspectives on Polish politics in an interview with Fabian Eiden, based in Heidelberg, Germany. The conversation was recorded for the Committee on Constitutional affairs of the 93rd International Session of the European Youth Parliament, taking place this July in Warsaw. Stanley Bill agreed to give his views for the delegates on the state of Polish democracy, the reasons for PiS’s electoral success, the campaign against LGBT communities, the role of the European Union, and the problems of the Polish opposition. Also check out our previous interview with Barbara Nowacka on the crisis of Poland's opposition. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 15 Sep 2021 | Rule of law and the spectre of Polexit | 00:43:43 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with legal expert Anna Wójcik about Poland’s ongoing conflict with the European Union. They discuss the latest controversies over rule of law in Poland, the possibility of punitive action from the European Commission, and the chances of Polexit. Anna Wójcik is a researcher at the Institute of Legal Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, and also a co-founder and editor of the website “ruleoflaw.pl”. Also check out our previous podcast on the sources of PiS's success. | |||
| 22 Oct 2021 | The latest in Polish politics: What's behind Poland's showdown with the EU? | 00:45:48 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with journalist and political commentator Marcin Makowski about the latest developments in Polish politics. They discuss Poland’s continuing confrontation with the European Union over rule of law, the internal machinations of the ruling coalition, and Donald Tusk’s effect on the opposition. Marcin Makowski is a journalist and opinion writer for Wirtualna Polska, and a commentator appearing regularly on TVN24 and other outlets in Poland. Also check out our previous podcast on rule of law and the spectre of Polexit . Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 01 Nov 2021 | "They'll be sending people to their death": migrant crisis on Poland's border | 00:35:11 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with Mateusz Wodziński, a Polish citizen reporting on the current migration crisis from his home inside the restricted zone on Poland’s border with Belarus. They discuss what the crisis looks like on the ground, the challenges faced by migrants in the forest, the state of emergency declared by Poland's government, and the danger of a humanitarian disaster. Mateusz Wodziński, known on social media as Exen, is a wildlife photographer in the area of the Białowieża Forest. He has published some of his photographs with Notes from Poland. Also check out our previous podcast about the latest developments in Polish politics. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||
| 23 Jan 2022 | "Pegasus raises questions over Polish elections," says head of team that uncovered hack | 00:36:15 | |
This week, Notes from Poland editor-at-large Stanley Bill talks with John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at Toronto-based Citizen Lab, whose work has recently uncovered the use of spyware to hack the phones of individuals connected with Poland’s opposition. They discuss the details of Citizen Lab's key findings, how the team does its work, and what it might mean for Polish democracy and the fairness of elections. Also check out our previous podcast about the migrant crisis on Poland's border with Belarus. Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski | |||