Radio TPI

Poland's Radio TPI occupies an unusual space: it's a classical radio station, but it refuses to stay in that lane. Morning slots are all Chopin and Penderecki, the kind of programming that would satisfy Warsaw's philharmonic crowd. But then afternoons veer into jazz, with Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko rubbing shoulders with Miles Davis standards. Evenings bring pop, often Polish acts like Sanah or Daria Zawiałow. The transitions can be jarring; one moment you're in a Baroque fugue, the next it's synth-pop. That's part of the charm. The DJs, speaking Polish, offer context that makes the shifts…