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Jacob Mikanowski

Author of the essay "Teeth as Time Capsules: Soviet Secrets and My Dentist Grandmother", which explores his grandmother's experiences as a dentist in postwar Warsaw and the secrets she encountered.

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Jan 6, 2025 • 30min

Teeth as time capsules: Soviet secrets and my dentist grandmother

In this engaging discussion, Jacob Mikanowski, author and history enthusiast, delves into the life of his grandmother Zosia, a dentist navigating postwar Warsaw. He unveils the eerie secrets she encountered while treating prisoners and spies. Listeners are taken on a journey through the intertwined lives of Eastern Europeans during the Soviet era. The episodes touch on the significance of teeth as symbols of personal identity and history, and even explore a quirky dental mishap that connects to Mikanowski's Lithuanian roots.