270: Poland: Copernicus, the Dragon and the Salt Mine
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270: Poland: Copernicus, the Dragon and the Salt Mine mentions Landscape and Memory by Simon Schama, The New Europe by Michael Palin, and Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
there's a brilliant chapter about it in one of shama's books i think it's landscape and memory
Michael Palin has been on it.
the greatest polish poet adam mitskevich great romantic writer famous his poem pan tadeusz he is buried there
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“A brilliant chapter about the Białowieża Forest is mentioned in one of Schama's books, which has inspired the speaker to visit the forest.”
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“Michael Palin has a big description in his book about how they're sailing along perfectly normally and then they suddenly find themselves going up at kind of 45 degrees.”
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“The greatest Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz is famous for his poem Pan Tadeusz, and he is buried there.”
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