Walenty Badylak's guest appearances

Walenty Badylak

The KrakCast

Maximilian Kolbe

Mateusz Morawiecki

Donald Tusk

Adam Mickiewicz

Józef Piłsudski

Fryderyk Chopin

Ludwik Zamenhof

Roman Dmowski

Papa Smurf

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

Dolnych Młynów

Robert Desmond

Andrzej Gołota

Fergus Duffy

OwlTail

Here's a landmark that you've seen but do you know the story behind it? Walenty Badylak set himself on fire on this spot 40 years ago to protest the Polish government's silence on the subject of Katyn and communist oppression more generally. Listen and learn about this fascinating chapter of local history and the tragic events of the life of the man who "couldn't live a lie". 

<p>Here's a landmark that you've seen but do you know the story behind it? Walenty Badylak set himself on fire on this spot 40 years ago to protest the Polish government's silence on the subject of Katyn and communist oppression more generally. Listen and learn about this fascinating chapter of local history and the tragic events of the life of the man who "couldn't live a lie". </p>

KrakCast Short History - Walenty Badylak and the well in the Rynek