Former Poland President Lech Walesa

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Few countries are more aware of the fragility of democracy than Poland. 45 years ago, Lech Walesa started Poland's Solidarity Movement, stared down the Soviet Union, and became his country's first democratically elected president. He joins the show from Phoenix, Arizona to discuss today's dangers and his own extraordinary personal and political story. Also on today's show: author Elizabeth A. Hanks, daughter of Tom Hanks, discusses her new autobiography, "The Ten"; FEMA veterans Katherine Landers & Deanne Criswell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Larry, you love shoes?
0:04.0	Oh wow, those are nice. Cool.
0:06.0	Yeah.
0:07.0	Made from waste material?
0:08.0	Yeah.
0:09.0	This is James.
0:10.0	Made out of James.
0:12.0	That's leather.
0:13.0	And this is the tie from the car.
0:16.0	Oh, this is tires?
0:18.0	Yeah.
0:19.0	Wow. This is true African ingenuity.
0:22.6	I don't wear shoes, but I'm going to wear it because it's made in tidy.
0:26.6	It just fits just about, almost there.
0:28.6	Oh my goodness.
0:29.6	It's who fits.
0:30.6	Definitely.
0:31.6	Dude, people are just randomly giving you shoes while you're walking down the streets.
0:36.6	But it's crazy. Like, even what I'm wearing today, I don't even know the person who made it.
0:41.3	Okay. So like they randomly brings it and then I put them on.
0:45.3	Surprisingly to its matches.
0:46.3	It matches exactly. It works with the rest of the outfit. Good job.
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