Jacob Mikanowski is the author of one of Tyler\u2019s favorite books this year called\xa0Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land. Tyler and Jacob sat down to discuss all things Eastern Europe, including the differences between Eastern and Western European humor, whether Poles are smiling more nowadays, why the best Polish folk art is from the south, the equilibrium for Kaliningrad and the Suwa\u0142ki Gap, how Romania and Bulgaria will handle depopulation, whether Moldova has an independent future, the best city to party in, why there are so few Christian-Muslim issues in Albania, a nuanced take on Orb\xe1n and Hungarian politics, why food in Poland is so good now, why Stanis\u0142aw Lem hasn\u2019t gotten more attention in the West, how Eastern Europe has changed his view of humanity, his ideal two week itinerary in the region, what he\u2019ll do next, and more.
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Recorded September 5th, 2023.
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