I was honored to be a guest on Ryan Murdock's excellent podcast Personal Landscapes. For a delightful hour we talked about Poland, the Cold War, travel books, travel writing, and even movies, including the usefulness of screenplays in learning a second language.
https://ryanmurdock.com/2024/10/thomas-swick-on-life-in-cold-war-poland/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF7O31leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRJpBQJ3s1GWWGxMiqnwaMwfKTs06JAh78_gqBR3R-FJmoWgl0JX9XT5pw_aem_3J94zLvGbThoUiqrANlg3g