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The Forest Broadcast
World + People
Nature

The Forest Broadcast

Spring is the best season in which to hear the chorus of birdsong that emerges from nature – in forests, meadows and urban parks.
Adam Zbyryt
Don’t Follow the Wind
World + People
Science

Don’t Follow the Wind

In Japan, the Fukushima exclusion zone is contaminated with nuclear radiation. It is also the site of an atypical art exhibition.
Stach Szabłowski
All Quiet on the Eastern Front
Art + Stories
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 Winter Dreams of Phlegmatics
Soul + Body
The Four Elements

The Winter Dreams of Phlegmatics

When winter arrives with its cool air and seasonal stagnation, so too does the phlegmatic humor, characterized by a peaceful and slow approach to life.
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
A Rubbish Island
World + People
Nature

A Rubbish Island

Microplastics are almost imperceptible to the human eye. Yet their impact on the environment is massive—as massive as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Piotr Żelazny
How to pronounce Przekrój?
World + People
Dreams and Visions

How to pronounce Przekrój?

An unusual name? Here’s how to pronounce it like a pro.
A Celebration of the Feast
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Celebration of the Feast

We celebrate, therefore we are. From the Greek symposium to the Georgian supra, shared meals have long been integral to our social fabric. They are part of what makes us human, providing a timeless link to that which is sacred. 
Łukasz Modelski

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Humans Need Nature to Blossom
Anna Tatarska
How the Brain Develops
Aleksandra Pezda
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Films in a Nutshell
Grzegorz Uzdański
Maturity? A Tomato!
Ewa Pawlik
What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?
Gordon Hempton
On the Edge of Light and Shadow
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Experiences

On the Edge of Light and Shadow

What can you see while visiting Saul Leiter’s exhibition at the Foam? Painting-like photographs and a glimpse of New York in Amsterdam. And the notion that, in our digitally excessive world, photos can still hold a soul.
Wojtek Wieteska
The Wandering Sage
Soul + Body
Breathe In

The Wandering Sage

Lama Govind Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist monk whose spiritual practise is inspired by the 12th-century siddha Milarepa.
Monika Waraxa
Dukkha
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Dukkha

An author and practising Buddhist discusses his manyfold spiritual path – and how the path to liberation is, in fact, quite ordinary – in the third part of our new series about Buddhism.
Juliusz Strachota
A Voice of Hope
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Experiences

A Voice of Hope

From the Holocaust, concentration camps and the loss of his wife, famed psychotherapist Viktor Frankl endured some of the worst horrors a human can. When he emerged, it was with a message of hope… and a plan to share it.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
A Sea of (Olive) Oil
Soul + Body
Good Food

A Sea of (Olive) Oil

Culture, physical culture and cults of worship have all flowed to us on a golden wave of olive oil.
Łukasz Modelski
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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
Art + Stories
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
Soul + Body
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