{"id":12406,"date":"2026-02-25T14:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=12406"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:13:10","slug":"welcome-to-the-polka-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2026\/02\/25\/welcome-to-the-polka-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME TO THE POLKA PODCAST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12409\" style=\"width:352px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front-1090x1536.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/polka-front.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Every two months The Polka Podcast will bring you topical news, views and interviews about Polish books in English, to celebrate this new golden age of Polish literature in translation. 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