Podcasts about Lower Silesia

This week, instead of bringing you a podcast interview, I'd like to share something a bit more personal. I'd like tell you about my father, Prof. Dr. Max G. Krell. In so many ways, he's the reason I'm the person I am today. My father was a nuclear physicist. He was born in 1935 in Lower Silesia, a region that was part of Germany before the Second World War and is now part of Poland. He studied Physics at the university of Erlangen, in Bavaria, which is where he met my mother. As newlyweds, they moved to Karlsruhe, another German university town, so that my father could pursue his doctorate. They then relocated to Geneva, where my father worked at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) for several years. Eventually, my father accepted a tenure-track position in the department of Physics at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec. Leaving behind all their family and friends, my parents immigrated to Canada. My mother was almost eight months pregnant at the time, and I was born about a month after they had settled into their small apartment near the university campus. My father had a three-decades long career as a science professor in Sherbrooke. He finally retired in 1999, and happily devoted himself to his 100-acre hobby farm. He had bought the property, a ten-minute drive from the university, when I was two years old. It was a perfectly square, partially forested piece of land, with an old “saltbox” style farmhouse, a barn, and a couple of ponds. This was the backdrop of my childhood. To my father, that farm was his very own piece of Paradise, something he could have never afforded if he had stayed in Germany. He often told me about his own childhood, vividly remembering the years around World War II. At the end of the war, he and his family had had to flee their village and head west to safety, with basically just the clothes on their backs and whatever they could carry on foot. The years right after the war, his formative years, were especially difficult. His family had to start all over in a new town, mourning loved ones lost in the war, rebuilding their lives from scratch, and food was in short supply. I suppose that's why my father was obsessed with the idea of having his own land and being as food self-sufficient as possible. My mother, whose family had also had to flee westward at the end of the war, was on the same page. Thinking back now, I realize what a wonderfully idyllic childhood I had, growing up in the beautiful countryside of the Eastern Townships – though I often dreamed of city life, especially as a teenager. We had a huge vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry shrubs, beehives, a small herd of sheep, rabbits, ducks, geese, and more. I was immersed in the natural world, seeing things grow around me, planting things, harvesting things, witnessing the cycle of life, and knowing exactly where most of my food came from. For my father, the proximity to nature combined with his training as a scientist, also led to environmental activism. In my teens, I remember several citizen-led, pro-environmental initiatives that my father helped launch and organize, which were driven by the prospect of local authorities making potentially disastrous decisions. All through my youth, I witnessed my father fight stubbornly, unflinchingly for what he believed was right, even when it meant opposing the powers-that-be. He taught me some very important lessons about stepping up when it matters and fighting for the greater good. He shaped the core values that I carry with me as an adult: a belief in science, in justice, in personal integrity, and in social responsibility. On April 16th, 2002, exactly three years into his retirement, my father died unexpectedly of a massive stroke. He never got to meet his only grandchild, who was born the year after his death. But I know he would have been so incredibly proud. He also never got to see me launch my own business. But I know he would have been extremely supportive and interested, especially with regards to my new focus on Cleantech. No doubt whatsoever, he would have had a lot to say about the inherent risks of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. I wish he was still with us. This Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday, marks the 20th anniversary of my father's passing. On the one hand, I can't believe it's already been 20 years. On the other hand, so much has happened in those years – many things that would absolutely amaze and thrill him, and other things that would completely outrage and dismay him. I'm pretty sure that if he were still alive, at the age of 87, he'd be as involved as ever in his local community of environmental activists. My father was a man of strong principles, deep moral convictions, and a level of personal integrity that seems all too rare these days. He believed in fairness, honesty, and accountability. And he wasn't afraid to say unpopular things if he felt that truth and justice were at stake. I'm incredibly proud to be his daughter. In so many ways, his legacy is what drives me now. So this Easter long weekend, I will celebrate my father's life, and I will remember all the things that made him a such wonderful dad and a truly great human being. Whether you're celebrating Easter, Passover, Ramadan, or Songkran, I hope that you're able to spend it with family or friends, sharing memories of loved ones who have passed, and cherishing your time together. Kathrin

Central and Eastern Europe can now boast a number of bingeworthy TV series of all kinds and genres. In this episode, we speak with Dawid Krawczyk, a Polish reporter and a writer, and privately - an avid fan of good TV with appreciation for the local industry. So if you are in the mood to watch a TV show on a warm night of August that takes place against the backdrop of 1990s Lower Silesia or contemporary Budapest - let this episode be your guide. All of the series discussed in the episode are available on global streaming platforms in translation.

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Berna and Michał talk about life in Wrocław and Jelcz-Laskowice, as well as what it's like being a Turkish-Polish couple here in Lower Silesia.

Members of the EMPLOY research network consider what needs to be done to enhance the transition to meaningful and sustainable graduate work for non-traditional students. The following team members are involved in this podcast discussion: The following team members are involved in this podcast discussion: Dr Fergal Finnegan (Maynooth University); Dr Sandra Valadas (University of the Algarve); Dr Camilla Thunborg (Stockholm University); Dr Adrianna Nizinska (University of Lower Silesia); Dr Mayte Padilla-Carmona (University of Seville); Professor John Field; Liliana Paulos (University of the Algarve); Dr Barbara Merrill (University of Warwick); Professor Ewa Kurantowicz (University of Lower Silesia); Dr José González Monteagudo (University of Seville); Professor Agnieszka Bron (Stockholm University); Dr António Fragoso (University of the Algarve).

Members of the EMPLOY research network share insights on some of the main challenges facing non-traditional students in the graduate labour market. The following team members are involved in this podcast discussion: Masauso Chirwa (University of Warwick); Dr Mayte Padilla-Carmona (University of Seville); Dr Sandra Valadas (University of the Algarve); Dr Fergal Finnegan (Maynooth University); Liliana Paulos (University of the Algarve); Dr Camilla Thunborg (Stockholm University); Dr Adrianna Nizinska (University of Lower Silesia); Professor John Field; Dr Jerry O’Neill (Maynooth University).

Members of the EMPLOY research team reflect on what they have learned about employers’ perspectives in terms of non-traditional graduates’ employability. The following team members are involved in this podcast discussion: Dr Fergal Finnegan (Maynooth University); Dr Sandra Valadas (University of the Algarve); Dr Adrianna Nizinska (University of Lower Silesia); Dr Mayte Padilla-Carmona (University of Seville); Dr Barbara Merrill (University of Warwick); Dr Camilla Thunborg (Stockholm University); Professor John Field.

Zach watches The Great Escape, and has a few opinions about it. The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the book of the same name by Paul Brickhill, a non-fiction account of the mass escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań, Poland), in the province of Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany. The characters are composites of real men. The film was made by the Mirisch Company, released by United Artists, and produced and directed by John Sturges. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

Zach watches The Great Escape, and has a few opinions about it. The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the book of the same name by Paul Brickhill, a non-fiction account of the mass escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań, Poland), in the province of Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany. The characters are composites of real men. The film was made by the Mirisch Company, released by United Artists, and produced and directed by John Sturges. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

The ARKA Theatre in Wrocław regularly organizes theatre workshops for people with intellectual disabilities or mental illness for the purpose of social and professional rehabilitation. Their public-funded project “Forum Możliwości (Forum of Possibility)” aims to extend their service to other cities in Lower Silesia, and in 2009, they organized the 2nd edition [...]

Globalisation as the widthening, the deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectivness in all aspects of contemporary social life from the culture to criminal, from finansial to spiritual... Globalizacja jako rozszerzenie, pogłębienie i przyspieszenie światowych korelacji we wszystkich aspektach współczesnego życia społecznego od kultury do przestępczości, od finansów do duchowości... Original language: English / angielski Language of translation: Polish / polski University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw, Poland 26/05/2009