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In our new podcast, Notes from Poland's editor-in-chief Daniel Tilles speaks with deputy editor-in-chief Alicja Ptak about her research into how four contentious issues - migration, women’s rights, Jewish heritage and LGBT+ rights - have played out in 19 smaller towns and cities in Poland.
They discuss how national far-right talking points are being imported into smaller towns, how these issues are covered and contested at the local level, and what this all means ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.
This conversation was based on a report produced as part of Notes from Poland’s new bespoke service offering our expertise to clients.

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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.
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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
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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
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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.

Producer: Sebastian Leśniewski 
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