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    National Security Council meet over bitcoin scandal, bell made from Russian missiles, beaver making comeback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 27:33


    News; Czech PM calls National Security Council meeting over suspect bitcoin transaction; The Netherlands send a bell made of Russian missiles from Ukraine to Prague's Old Town; Beavers' comeback: How a once-extinct species is reshaping the Czech landscape.

    Bitcoin scandal shakes Czech government, Nawrocki's presidential win in Poland, comedian Mark Watson at Prague Fringe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 26:29


    News; Bitcoin scandal shakes Czech government as opposition pushes for no-confidence vote; Czech leaders react to Nawrocki's presidential win in Poland; British comedian Mark Watson on Prague and performing comedy abroad.

    From Moravia to Thailand: a young Czech woman's perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 29:41


    In this weekend on Czechia in 30 Minutes, we hear from Martina Šmídová—a young Moravian woman born after 1990. She talks about building a new life in Thailand, what it means to belong to the Millennial generation, and how old labels like “Czechoslovakia” still follow her. A brief but insightful look at how younger Czechs see the world—and how the world sees them.

    Czechia's digital generation, 20 years of baby boxes in Czechia, photographer Jeffrey Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 28:51


    Born free, growing up wired: Meet Czechia's digital generation, Twenty years of baby boxes in Czechia: One adoptive father's perspective, Jeffrey Martin on mapping Prague's streets in 1.3 million photos, news 

    Chinese cyber-attack on Czechia, mural pays tribute to Milada Horáková, interview with Veronika Novotná

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 28:13


    For today's show: the News; Czech government holds China responsible for cyber-attack on Ministry of Foreign Affairs network; new mural at Prague's Letná pays tribute to Milada Horáková; an interview with Czech UN Youth Delegate Veronika Novotná on the mental health crisis of our time and what the UN can do about it. 

    Karel Čapek's Letters from England, Filtruj! 2025 coffee festival, psychiatrist Tomáš Páleníček on psychedelics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 32:18


    News; Čapek's Letters from England, signed by WWII paratroopers, exhibited; Prague celebrates specialty coffee at Filtruj! 2025 festival; Dr. Tomáš Páleníček on psychedelics in psychiatric treatment.

    Czech-African partnership, Day of Czech, Beavers' comeback to Czech landscape, news

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 29:12


    News, Africa Day highlights historic Czech-African partnership, Day of Czech returns to enthuse and educate about Czech language and literature, Beavers' comeback: How a once-extinct species is reshaping the Czech landscape, news

    Russian disinformation campaign, 100 years of Sokol's Tyrš House, Martin Dušek on Czech taste

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 27:35


    From tanks to sabotage: how Russia never left Czechia alone, To mark 100th anniversary, Sokol's Tyrš House unveils new mural, Martin Dušek maps anarchic Czech approach to construction in new film

    Czechia opens the envelope on postal voting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 29:30


    Czechia has made a historic change to its election laws: citizens living abroad will now be able to vote by mail. As Czech women Marta McCabe, Julie O'Donovan and political scientist Petr Just point out, the reform comes after years of advocacy by Czech expatriates around the world. Weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes brings their views.

    Major Jiří Trnka exhibition opens, Czechoslovaks in Soviet gulags, 24th Prague Fringe begins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 29:28


    News; A major exhibition about the Czech animator and illustrator Jiří Trnka opens in Prague; Revealing the fate of Czechoslovaks in Soviet Gulags; Interview with Steve Gove as the 24th Prague Fringe Festival begins its rich programme of performances.

    Remains of Olomouc's Přemyslid rulers, medieval medical manuscripts, Czech Anne Frank

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 27:28


    For today's show: the news; remains of Olomouc's Přemyslid rulers identified and laid to rest; researchers examine stains in medieval medical manuscripts to uncover ancient remedies; the Czech Anne Frank: Diary of Věrka Kohnová. 

    Czech Army reaches out to public, firefighters at risk of heart disease, interview with Jiří Pehe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 29:10


    For today's show: the News; how the Czech Army is reaching out to the public; are firefighters at increased risk of heart disease due to “eternal chemicals”?; and for our feature, an interview with political scientist Jiří Pehe on his career and life as he retires at 70. 

    Iconic Říp Hill was once lava lake, Via Silva Nortica cycling route, final bears in castle moats, ex-Slovak president Kiska

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 25:20


    News; the iconic Říp Hill was once a lava lake, researchers have revealed; the future Via Silva Nortica: the cycle route from Vysočina through southern Bohemia and on to Melk in Austria; will bears disappear entirely from Czech castles?; former Slovak President Kiska speaks out on Fico, Orbán, Babiš and the EU.

    Czechia's extreme drought, expats in London honor Czech-Slovak wartime stories, Prague–Prčice March

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 26:30


    On today's Czechia in 30 minutes show, we bring you: the news; Czechia's extreme drought and forecast for the summer; expats in London honor Czech and Slovak wartime stories; and, for our feature, over 24,500 walkers take part in 58th annual Prague–Prčice March. 

    Coming home to the unknown: Australian couple traces Czech roots

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 26:00


    Australian couple Jean Svoboda and her partner Richard have returned to Czechia to continue a remarkable journey—one that began in online archives and led them across Europe. Jean, whose father was Czech and mother Latvian, has spent years reconstructing her family's past, piece by piece. Richard, himself of British origins and new to genealogy but moved by Jean's commitment, joined her in uncovering stories long forgotten. Together, they reflect on identity, belonging, and what it means to rediscover home—half a world away.

    Czech election campaign begins, top real-life places in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Open House Prague

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 27:28


    News; Czech voters are sticking to familiar choices as the election campaign begins; The top 4 real-life locations of the hit game Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Dozens of rarely accessible buildings are set to welcome visitors during Open House Prague.

    Poll shows 81% of Czechs would defend country, Prague Transport celebrates 150 years, Rohan Island

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 24:48


    News; GLOBSEC poll shows 81% of Czechs would defend country; The Prague Transport Company celebrates 150 years with special documentary series; Prague off the Beaten Track goes to Rohan Island.

    Adonxs' chances in Eurovision 2025, Brno scientists montoring system for sleep prevention, award-winning cafe in Prague

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 30:00


    In today's Czechia in 30 minutes show, we bring you: the news; the chances of Adonxs winning Eurovision 2025 in Basel; Brno scientists develop monitoring system to keep pilots from nodding off; and, for our feature, I take you to an award-winning cafe in Prague, May Cafe, to speak to its owner about the inspiration behind the cafe.

    Prague Spring music festival, Czech cavers complete longest underground traverse, Steven Gaydos remembers Jiří Bartoška

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 27:20


    News; interview with the programme director of Prague Spring music festival; Czech cavers navigate country's longest underground traverse in Moravia; Variety journalist Steven Gaydos remembers the late Jiří Bartoška.

    Museum of Survivors in Schindler's factory, World Ice Hockey Championship, geocaching

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 29:22


    News, Museum of Survivors opens near Brno, in the former factory of Oskar Schindler, Czechia beats Norway at World Ice Hockey Championship, and the geocaching craze in Czechia.

    “We have no choice—this Is our home,” says Czech fighter in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 28:35


    In Czechia in 30 Minutes, Czech fighter Jan Trčka explains why he defends Ukraine—and why the war matters to all who value democracy.

    Death of actor Jiří Bartoška, Czech geopark may lose UNESCO status, trip to Grand Hotel International Prague

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 29:03


    News; passing of Jiří Bartoška, actor and face of Karlovy Vary festival; selling precious stones of unclear origin may cost geogark its UNESCO status; POBT explores Grand Hotel International Prague.

    VE Day special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 29:03


    Alex Rosenzweig talks to Holocaust survivor Felix Kafka who together with his brother was lucky enough to join a children's transport to Great Britain, organised by Nicholas Winton. Mr. Kafka, who will turn 100 in June of this year, shares his memories of the time. And later on Jakub Ferencik will talk to Ivan Puš, a historian at Palacký University in Olomouc about Jewish identity and belonging in 20th century.

    Court blocks Dukovany tender, Terezín Ghetto liberated 80 years ago, Interview with Adam Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 30:29


    Brno court blocks completion of Dukovany tender – what happens now?, Suffering not over for Terezín inmates, as liberating troops arrived to free them, Adam Stewart: Many Czechs don't believe Cimrman plays could possibly work in English, news

    Anifilm festival kicks off, Czechia tops EU sales of e-cars, Interview with Martina Skála

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 29:24


    Science fiction in the spotlight at this year's Anifilm festival, Czechia shows greatest growth in EU of sales of electric cars, Martina Skála on working with Forman and Polanski – and dancing with horses, news 

    Zelensky in Prague, 80th anniversary of Prague Uprising, AI researcher Lea-Ann Germinder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 28:34


    Zelensky in Prague: “We see Czech aid as a joint fight against terrorism”, 80 years ago: Prague rises up against the Third Reich, “You absolutely have to use AI”: AI researcher on Czech-US alignment in AI regulation

    Prague, Patton, and the politics of liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 29:53


    Eighty years ago, World War II ended in Czechoslovakia with both celebration and uncertainty. In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes, historian Vít Smetana reflects on how the U.S. Army and Soviet forces divided the country—not just geographically, but politically. What did liberation mean in 1945, and how should we remember it today?

    US-Ukraine agreement, Freedom celebrations in Plzeň, casting director Maya Kvetny

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 28:50


    Landovský: “The agreement will help Kyiv. If the US is mining somewhere, security forces will be present”, Freedom Celebrations in Plzeň bigger than ever on 80th anniversary of liberation, Maya Kvetny's casting journey from L.A. to Prague

    Anti-fascist Sudeten German Alois Ullmann and his family's story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 29:58


    For today's Czechia in 30 minutes show, we bring you an exlusive interview with anti-fascist Sudeten German Alois Ullmann and his two grandchildren who sat down with us in our studio. Alois Ullmann was a key figure in the Sudeten German social democratic movement. He fled to Great Britain during the Nazi regime but later returned to Prague. After being imprisoned in concentration camps, he worked to rebuild his party, Seliger Gemeinde, but was thwarted by the expulsion of Sudeten Germans. He later organized the resettlement of Sudeten German anti-fascists, known as "Aktion Ullmann."  As the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War approaches, his grandchildren, Sally Bywater and Chris Ullmann, reflect on his legacy, with the help of historian Thomas Oellermann who sets the stage for this painful period of history. We will be back with our typical show tomorrow. Enjoy!

    Antonín Dvořák exhibition, reconstruction of Prague square, return of beavers to the Czech lands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 31:08


    News, exhibition showing never-before-seen images of Antonín Dvořák, reconstruction of Prague square, the return of beavers to the Czech lands 

    UNESCO backs reconstruction of Vyšehrad Bridge, Czech volunteers fighting in Ukraine, Antonín Kokeš on baking and board games

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 26:57


    On this show: news; a UNESCO mission recommends the reconstruction of Prague's iconic Vyšehrad Railway Bridge; eighty years after WWII, Czech volunteers are defending Europe in Ukraine; Antonín Kokeš's career, from Albi to 'Antonín's bakeries'.

    Plans for Prague's Philosopher Quarter, treasure in north-eastern Bohemia, the future of our Prague Off the Beaten Track series

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 26:13


    On today's show: News; plans unveiled for Prague's Philosopher Quarter; treasure worth unearthed in north-eastern Bohemia; and for our feature, we bring you another edition of our series, “Prague Off the Beaten Track” with Vit Pohanka.

    Celts & Czechs: what Palacký wrote about the first known inhabitants of Bohemia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 29:27


    Weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes reveals just how much—and how little—was known about the Celts who once lived in Czech lands. In the hills in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, a reconstructed Celtic oppidum stands as a reminder of the ancient Boii tribe who once lived in what is now Czechia. The site reflects a broader fascination in Czech culture with Celtic heritage—an interest that has persisted since the 1990s and continues today.

    AI regulations in Czechia, bombing of Plzen in 1945, Peter Bator interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 29:26


    How is Czechia complying with EU's AI Act, bombing of Plzen in April 1945, an interview with Former Slovak ambassador to NATO, Peter Bátor who recently visited Prague. 

    Alcohol consumption, tree monitoring system, CAMP exhibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 28:47


    Excessive alcohol consumption in Czechia, new network monitoring health of trees around Czechia, what will Prague look like in 2050?

    Road traffic victims remembered, New series about murdered Czech novelist, Czechs' quiet secularism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 29:24


    Prague Astronomical clock stops to commemorate road traffic victims, Life story of murdered Czech female novelist subject of new series, Czechs' quiet secularism

    Pope Francis remembered, Adolf Loos villa reconstruction, photographer Jan Lukas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 28:57


    Czechia mourns and remembers Pope Francis, Adolf Loos villa reconstruction, interview with daughter of photographer Jan Lukas

    Dvořák, dialogue, and the Czech Center's new vision in New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 29:28


    When Tereza Porybná talks about culture, she doesn't mean a museum or a gallery — at least not in the traditional sense. For her, culture is a space. A space for dialogue, for connection, and yes, sometimes for surprise.

    Installment of pipe organ at St. Vitus Cathedral, Pardubice cruise ship relaunched, largest Model UN in Czechia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 25:22


    For today's show: News; an installation of a new pipe organ at St. Vitus Cathedral begins; Arnošt of Pardubice cruise ship is launched once more; and, for our feature, we bring you to Brno, where students from 22 countries attended Czechia's largest Model UN, held at Masaryk University. 

    Website for Japanese tourists, national parks concerned about changes, visit to Telč

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 29:09


    Prague hopes to attract more tourists from Japan, national parks concerned about proposed changes, visit to Telč

    Prague moves to ban shared e-scooters, strength coach Dominik Luks, Miloš Hroch on 'shoegaze' music

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 27:54


    In the show today: news; Prague moves to ban shared e-scooters, resilience and strength coach Dominik Luks, Miloš Hroch on the Czech 'shoegaze' music genre in the 1990s.

    Czech outfits at EXPO 2025, Czechs win 3rd place at racing competition for autonomous drones, disinformation scene in Czechia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 29:24


    News, designer Jan Černý and his EXPO 2025 outfits, Czech team wins third place at the world's first racing competition for autonomous drones and the disinformation scene in Czechia

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