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All Quiet on the Eastern Front
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Experiences

All Quiet on the Eastern Front

Journalist and activist Elena Kostyuchenko talks about the dangers of her investigative journalism, the new Russia, and why she will always struggle to leave the country of her birth.
Paulina Wilk
The Ideal Walk
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Ideal Walk

A philosopher discusses different kinds of walking.
Marcin Polak
Theses of Ascesis
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Theses of Ascesis

It would seem that in the world of quick pleasures, the practice of asceticism has no place or even right to exist. However, it turns out that abstinence is the key to most of what a person desires.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
No Cards for Father’s Day
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Fiction

No Cards for Father’s Day

Talking to ourselves about death is difficult enough, let alone raising the topic with our children or parents.
Mikołaj Łoziński
Better Not to Talk About It
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Better Not to Talk About It

Elżbieta Jodłowska – an ethnologist and researcher of the culture of the Indigenous Andean Quechua people – talks about the bogeyman figure of the ‘pishtaco’ in the Andes.
Tomasz Pindel
Be Kind and Be Well
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Be Kind and Be Well

Claudia Hammond, a British author and radio broadcaster, discusses how altruism exists cross-culturally and how kindness affects the brain.
Paulina Wilk
Socialism in Cusco?
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Experiences

Socialism in Cusco?

The Incan Empire was driven by many surprising yet successful ideas – such as managing a powerful political entity without a market economy.
Scotty Hendricks

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Energy Travels Vertically
Paulina Wilk
Baby Beasts
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Science

Baby Beasts

From post-natal death to hatching out of a mother’s back, the modes of reproduction in the animal world are far more varied than that of humans.
Mikołaj Golachowski
Professor Filutek, part 13
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Professor Filutek

Professor Filutek, part 13

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A glimpse at LABA 2022
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Experiences

A glimpse at LABA 2022

We danced, meditated, learned, practiced yoga and good habits together, watched movies, read Przekrój, and admired post-holiday freckles. Get to learn LABA, our Free Time Festival!
Morality With Its Claws Out
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Experiences

Morality With Its Claws Out

We can learn a lot of life lessons from cats, especially that famous one in boots!
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
Space on the Wave
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Outer Space

Space on the Wave

Gravitational waves are a significant development in astrophysics, opening up new avenues of cosmic understanding. But what are they?
Piotr Stankiewicz
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What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?
World + People
Nature

What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?

American acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a sound trip to the first quiet park on Earth, where we can hear the gentle sounds of the Zabalo River, nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest.
Gordon Hempton
Mrs Mohr Goes Missing
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Fiction

Mrs Mohr Goes Missing

A corpse has been discovered at a retirement home run by nuns, but Zofia is not convinced that the death was entirely natural… Antonia Lloyd-Jones translates an excerpt from the first novel in a period crime series featuring Zofia Turbotyńska.
Maryla Szymiczkowa
Mr. Barker, Oedipuss, and Us
World + People
Nature

Mr. Barker, Oedipuss, and Us

We have more in common with cats and dogs than some people think – especially when it comes to cheekily deceiving each other.
Ludwika Włodek
Energy Travels Vertically
Art + Stories
Experiences

Energy Travels Vertically

In the summer of 1920, a young Indian swami boarded a ship from Bombay to Boston. The yogi’s spiritual teachings went on to change the lives of millions.
Paulina Wilk

Soul + Body

Unshaken as The Himalayas
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Breathe In

Unshaken as The Himalayas

For centuries, yoga adepts and spiritual seekers have been heading to Rishikesh, a small city in northern India. Przekrój editor and yogi Agnieszka Rostkowska followed in their footsteps to talk with Sandeep Pandey, one of the most renowned yoga teachers in the Himalayan Yoga tradition.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Find the Inner Teacher
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Find the Inner Teacher

Kirti Gahlawat, a winner of multiple world championship medals in yoga, discusses respecting limits in yoga and how to find a good teacher, along with much more.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Simple, Ordinary Kindness
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Simple, Ordinary Kindness

It’s in our blood: kind gestures are evolution’s gift to humankind. If it hadn’t been for kindness, the story of our species would most likely have taken a very different turn. 
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana
At Your Own Pace
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

At Your Own Pace

Running, jumping, gardening, even caring for animals: these are all physical activities that can benefit our mental health. Psychotherapist Anna Cichoń shows us how to do them in healthy doses.
Kamila Kielar