Wrocław’s Facebook for Foreigners?

Does the global Facebook empire have some local competition? Two students from the University of Economics think so. Two weeks ago they launched an interactive English language  social networking website called Sense-of.com/Wroclaw and there are already almost 200 users. Radiowroclove.com’s... [Read more]

Pictures from Bangkok take the main prize

Pictures from Bangkok (Thailand), Ankara (Turkey), Laos and Poland were on display in the photo contest “Kulturowe Eksploracje” patronised by RadioWroclove.com. In the category “Stories” the winner was Patryk Mariak with his work “Life according to Thai”.... [Read more]

UEFA confident about Wrocław

That’s what Martin Kallen, Euro 2012 Director, said during his visit to our city. Kallen was taken to the stadium construction site and saw the progress made on the new airport terminal.  When asked about the possibility of the quarterfinals being held in Wroclaw, he just... [Read more]

High-Brow Improvised Music Meets Folk Roots

Polish-American musician Michal Szostało introduced his audience to what you could call an accordion/folk/computer/improv show at a Staalplaat gallery in Berlin last week as a part of the Quiet Cue Festival currently going on in Berlin. The show was called “Artificial History... [Read more]

Space is the place

Just few weeks ago they were in space, now they’re visting Wrocław and other Polish cities. The American astronauts are here meeting with children and school youth. One of them is colonel George Zamka, who was a crew member on the Endavour spacecraft and whose roots are Polish.... [Read more]

The Wrocław Fountain is back

A new season of performances of the Wrocław Fountain begins at the Centennial Hall. There is a new, special show prepared for Saturday and Monday evening. Listen to more details about the upcoming performances as well as about the Conference Centre, which construction is coming to... [Read more]

Man of Ten Thousand Sound Effects

Remember the guy from the Police Academy series who could imitate just about anything with his lips? Gabriel Skitaniak does. But what does Michael Winslow have to do with Jimi Hendrix and our very own, Wrocław attempt to break the Guinness world guitar record? Listen to find out. Audio... [Read more]

Wrocław – The European Capital of Culture 2016?

The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the  European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural  life and cultural development. What chances does Wrocław stand of winning with other cities which run in the... [Read more]

Bikes take over

In an attempt to keep up with Scandinavian cities, Wrocław is trying hard to become a more bike-friendly metropolis by challenging the car domination problem. According to the City Council Bike Officer, Daniel Chojnacki, we are on track, with new ideas to encourage some citizens... [Read more]

Science & Tech: Body heat utilised

“My battery is flat. Where is my charger?” – soon this question will become obsolete as the answer will be more than obvious. The charger is right with you. Made up of your body and heat. A prototype of the thermoelectric power generator has just been assembled... [Read more]

Sound Fabrics: Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar

Who doesn’t? Aloe Blacc is an American rapper, singer and musician. He started his career as a member of the underground hip-hop group Emanon. After a few years, he got deeper and deeper into American soul and R&B. A few years ago, he signed to Stone Throw, an independent and... [Read more]

Black Star Education

The founder of www.blackstareducation.wordpress.com, Filip Kalinowski, in conversation with Jurek Chyb, talks about his inspirations, fascinations and initiatives connected with black culture. Who is the Black Star Education blog for? What is the Black Star Liner? And – most... [Read more]

Won’t they ever learn?

Inspired by Gordon Brown’s latest gaffe that may end his political career, Jurek Chyb invites Philip Fairweather to reflect upon the poor politicians who are not told often enough that microphones may actually still be on after the official part is over. Listen to Jurek and... [Read more]

My Prague – Episode 34

The journey ends. Or – does it? Does anything in this city really come to an end? After all, “Prague doesn’t let go. This old crone has claws. One has to yield. We would have to set fire to it and only then would it be possible for us to get away.” No, not... [Read more]

The magic of India

An unofficial Indian embassy in one of Wrocław’s restaurants? Why not, as long as those involved in this initiative show enough passion. Jarosław Kret, whom you may know as a TV weatherman, is one of such passion-driven people who fell in love with India once and forever.... [Read more]

Champions League: Football killers

A nightmare for any fan of nice, fast, technical, offensive and goal-studded football: a Champions League final between a Bundesliga team and an Italian club managed by the guy whose ambition is to make the most beautiful sport virtually unwatchable. Jurek Chyb officially decides... [Read more]

April 29 – International Dance Day

It gives us pleasure, it makes us free and it comforts us from the impossibility we humans have to fly like birds, bringing us closer. A conversation with Emilka Jędrusik from “Dom Tańca Pałacyk” in Kościuszki street. To celebrate the International Dance Day, people... [Read more]

Art Symposium – Wrocław 70

It was the first such exibition of conceptual, architectural projects in Poland. Unfortuntely, after 40 years, the exeptional ideas to put some life into the public space stayed mostly on the sheets of paper. Until now, when one of the projects was put on Wrocław’s Piaskowa... [Read more]

Science & Tech: We are not alone. Beware!

We are not alone! In the infinite space packed with more than 100 billion galaxies and infinite number of stars and planets, there is bound to be life. Maybe it is even better developed than us. If you see an alien walking down the street, do not stop to start a chit chat. They might... [Read more]

Elevator: Axelent Crossover

Despite, or maybe even “due to” the controversies it sparked, Siekiera’s (Axe) debut belongs to the greatest recordings in the history of Polish punk. But is it still punk? Siekiera is deeply rooted in the punk scene. Not only did its demos contain straightedge punk... [Read more]

Eco flat revitalization

“Myśl eko, żyj eko – don’t just think but live ecologically” -  says the slogan of the “green festival” that has been on in Wroclaw since the beginning of April. To live more ecologically, you can start off by turning off the tap when brushing... [Read more]

Not that heavy Asymmetry 2010

30 bands from over 8 countries with a huge dose of heavy sounds are coming to Wrocław this Thursday. It’s time for the second edition of the Asymmetry Festival 2010 that will last till the 3rd of May. Apart from Polish groups, we’ll see on stage such foreign bands as... [Read more]

State-of-the-art labs in Wrocław

A sound chamber and a cleanroom will be the centerpieces of the new technology sites that will be set up on Janiszewskiego and Długa Streets. The University of Technology decided to earmark 40 mln zl for these cutting-edge research centers. Listen to Aleksandra Szczepaniak tell... [Read more]

Science & Tech: Dream learners

What have you dreamt of today? If it was all about the Polish kings and their reigns, you might write your history exam better. Anyway, let´s hope it was something useful because it may stay in your memory with you a bit longer than you expect. According to the latest research,... [Read more]

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