In Episode 17 of Pole-ish podcast, Peter and John are joined by Nigerian-born content creator Raphael Obi, whose hilarious and sharply observed videos about life in Poland have built a huge online following.

Raphael talks about why he moved from Nigeria to Warsaw, the culture shocks of arriving in Poland, learning the Polish language (or attempting to), and what it’s like being a Black foreigner in one of Europe’s most homogenous countries.

The conversation dives into identity, belonging, bureaucracy, Polish food, viral content creation, and why rosół apparently solves every problem in life.

Elsewhere in the episode:

• Peter discovers the wonderfully Polish tradition of the parapetówka
• John takes us deep underground into Poland’s legendary salt mines
• We visit the ancient settlement of Biskupin - the “Polish Pompeii”
• And Peter somehow survives another round of Three in Ten Seconds

Expect observations, laughter, honesty, and at least one attempt at Disco Polo singing.

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Wieliczka Salt Mine: www.kopalnia.pl

Biskupin Archaeological Site: https://biskupin.pl/

Bałkanica – Piersi (Będzie zabawa!): https://open.spotify.com/track/3bsxKpPB1rv80N8edDIZz8?si=6daa91481db549cb

Pole-ish Guest Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68kYaLG4XYgcjRdSjzzgcW?si=de7065757241400c