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The End of American Exceptionalism
“We don’t look after each other at all,” says Jeffrey Sachs on America today Jeffrey Sachs sits down with Rob Johnson to discuss his new book, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism (Columbia University Press, 2018).
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Jewish remnants of Krakow
As an American one thing that comes across as exotic about Poland, is the fact that the country is made up of its own people. Unless you’ve grown up in a homogeneous society like that, its difficult to imagine.
But Whats more...
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Muslim Beach
Have you ever wondered how people in an Arab country spend their free time? Well if Qatari beach is any indication it's fine beaches, picturesque amphitheater, cultural opera house, and mosques so that no one misses prayer time. Similar...
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Chernobyl - Idiotic Tourism
On the 26 April 1986, the world faced one of the worst man made disasters in history. Nuclear meltdown in Chernobl Ukraine. Three decades later, the location where things transpired become somewhat mythical, oddly attracting tourists by...
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German Nazi Concentration Camp Majdanek
My first view of Majdanek was brutal, the former German Nazi concentration camp is literally situated in the middle of Lublin, a large city in the east of Poland. Surrounded by hundreds of buildings, and thousands of windows, I could...
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Marc Lore's Plan to Disrupt How We Live
The CEO of Wonder Group breaks down why he's redefining at-home dining and creating the city of the future.
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Communist Cars
I'll never forget the first time I crossed into Poland by bus in the year 2000, I was shocked at how run down and neglected the cars looked, they were truly different than anything I had previously been exposed to. Fast forward 15 years...
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Krakow's Football Obsession (Feat. FutboloveTV)
I’m going to be honest, I’m not the biggest sports fan but after spending the day with Dominik AKA FutboloveTV I became amazed at how important the football is in Poland. We visited Hutnik stadium, wisła stadium, Cracovia stadium, and...
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Soviet Monuments of Warsaw
In this episode of Kult America, we visit some of the Soviet monuments in Warsaw Poland. This was an interesting experience because despite many Poles having a strong aversion to the memory of what USSR did in their country, they are...
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Krakow Christmas Market
In the cities of The United States people bring their kids to shopping malls to meet Santa Claus, in European cities people enjoy outdoor markets as a place to eat something tasty, purchase some fun gifts, and enjoy the spirit of the...
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Belarus - Victory From The Other Side
Belarus is said to be a backwards hermetic dictatorship full of people who hate the west and live in a third world standard, I was curious if its perception was true so I decided to get a visa and go. I actually wanted to visit the...
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The New Feudalism
Are Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos the new feudal elite? Anand Giridharadas talks to INET President Rob Johnson about how the titans of Silicon Valley use “philanthropy” to control more of our lives.
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Exploring Krasiczyn Castle
In this episode of Kult America I visit Krasiczyn Castle which is a Renaissance structure in Krasiczyn, Poland, located on a lowland on the right bank of the San, along the route Przemysl-Sanok (about 10 kilometres southwest of the city...
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Abandoned WW1 Fortresses
In today's episode of Kult America Ryan Socash visits the infamous Przemysl Fortress (Twierdza Przemysl). Przemysl fortress (Polish: Twierdza Przemysl) was a series of fortifications constructed at Przemysl by the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
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Warsaw's Abandoned Past
When I wonder around Warsaw and Poland in general, I am amazed at how many abandoned buildings I find. I'm not much of an urban explorer but I'm curious about the small details left behind by the previous inhabitants. Some have told me...
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Polish H.R. Giger - Zdzislaw Beksinski
In Today's episode of Kult America we explore the home city of Zdzislaw Beksinski. In many people's opinion this Polish painter, photographer and sculptor, was one of the most important artist in recent history. Sadly, Beksinski was...
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Zakopane - Wonderful Tourist Trap
Zakopane is one of my favourite places to visit in Poland, the town is terribly over crowded but some how manages to maintain its magical appeal. Perhaps its the local food, perhaps its the amazing tatry mountains, or maybe its the fact...
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Why Foreigners Love Krakow!
On todays episode of Kult America I offer a little ramble on why I love Krakow probably more than any other city in Poland. I'll never forget when I saw the place for the first time 16 years ago, it was old, mysterious, and seemed to be...
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Nowa Huta at Night
Nowa Huta has the reputation of a brutal and dangerous place filled with hooligans and criminals. Though in reality there are indeed a few undesirable 'elements' most people living there are hard working, educated, and friendly. I...
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Tea's of Arabia
I'm a huge fan of tea and I'm a huge fan of travel so when I visited the middle east (Qatar) for the first time ever I thought it could be fun to try the assortment of tea on the street and hopefully meet some locals in the process. My...
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Open Grave in a Forgotten Cemetery
In today's episode of Kult America I explore the forgotten and abandoned grave yards of Poland's podkarpackie region. Many of these cemeteries contain the remains of Ukrainians who once populates the region but have since relocated...
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Open Grave in a Forgotten Cemetery
In today’s episode of Kult America I explore the forgotten and abandoned grave yards of Poland’s podkarpackie region. Many of these cemeteries contain the remains of Ukrainians who once populates the region but have since relocated...
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Is Lviv Still Polish?
Poland has had a turbulent history of borders changing, through the ages it has seen cities come and go but one which stands out particularly is Lviv Ukraine. With out a question, this city has a Polish soul but I wanted to see what the...
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Lviv's Lost Polish Soul
Poland has had a turbulent history of borders changing, through the ages it has seen cities come and go but one which stands out particularly is Lviv Ukraine. With out a question, this city has a Polish soul but I wanted to see what the...