Podcasts about Prague

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 5, Ronan and Zeke finally admit their feelings for each other, but their love story feels impossible. However, they still need each other if they're ever going to find their way back to the hotel. Story by Ryan Elkins, Nicole Glantz. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Elsie Lovelock. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 6, Ronan reels from his romantic night in Prague with Zeke. With Zeke about to get on a plane and be out of Ronan's life forever, Ronan has to decide if it's worth risking it all for someone he only spent a night with. Story by Ryan Elkins, Nicole Glantz. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Brittany Ashley, Elizabeth Burdick, Estes Tarver, Elsie Lovelock. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Phillips opens up about her insane work ethic, her roots as a dancer and nanny, and the wild path that led her to becoming The Ultimate Ginger in porn. Holly and Lauren dive into the highs and lows of the adult industry—from brutal auditions and shitty agents to gang bangs in Prague and finding family on set. Lauren also shares her experiences feature dancing with a broken foot, pushing boundaries in extreme scenes, and her pride in being a businesswoman and ambassador for ProDx Health and The Pony clubs. It's honest, hilarious, and full of behind-the-scenes gold. For the uncensored, uncut version (and bonus Q&A), join us on Patreon athttps://patreon.com/hollyrandallunfiltered?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link Visit loadboost.com and use code [HOLLY] for 10% off or click the link below.https://vb.health/supplements-for-sex/?utm_source=holly&coupon-code=holFollow Lauren Phillips: https://linktr.ee/LaurenFillsUp Find all my socials here: https://superlink.io/hollyrandallBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/holly-randall-unfiltered--6630320/support.

A conversation with Czech Cider Fan Dan Samek This episode brings us to the heart of Europe by way of Vermont. Ria sat down with Dan Samek, a cider enthusiast and home distiller from Prague, to talk about the evolving cider scene in the Czech Republic. They met at Kilowatt Park which is on the west side of the Connecticut River in White River Junction, Vermont. Dan Samek This was the first stop on the Cider Tour to Vermont and New York in May 2025. In this Cider Chat featuring Czech Cider 1. A Fruitful History The Czech Republic is rich with apples, pears, plums, and cherries and exports a lot of fruit. For centuries, fruit trees lined roads to feed traveling soldiers. This is a legacy left from the  Barak times, in the 18th century 2. Cider by Way of Calvados Dan journey to cider started while he was working at a French winery He has an affection for Calvados and thus made cider to distill. His process blends natural fermentation and dry yeast (He favors the yeast known as 72B). The apples come from old trees in his one-acre garden-orchard near Prague. 3. Small Scene, Big Potential Early cider makers in the Cech Republic began around 2007. Prague had a cider shop (InCider) and a cider bar, but today you can find cider at most bars. Cidrerie Kliment and Utopia are two standout producers—Utopia leans all natural. 4. Enthusiasts Leading the Way Many Czech homes still have fruit trees. Backyard fermenters use presses ranging from barrel-style to hydraulic. Gardening clubs and university programs help spread knowledge. 5. Beyond Apples Dan grows quince and medlars and has a Sorbus domestica tree in his orchard. Morovia which is to the north of Prague has a Sorubus Domestic museum. There's a growing appreciation for traditional and lesser-known fruits in fermentation. Mentions in this Cider Chat Czech Cider Data Base https://databazecideru.online/dejv/ Natalia who write the Cider Explorers blog post on Czech Cider and Prague Cider Fest  https://ciderexplorer.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/where-to-drinkbuy-cider-in-prague/ Prague Cider Festival – Slavnost Cideru to be held June 12–14, 2026 Art + Science Concerts and Campouts start July 5th | Oregon De Groote Wei Cider Fest – August 16, 2025 | Netherlands The Flower Expo Paper Crane Cannabis – Boey Bertold  organic and regenerative family-owned farm Totally Cider Tour UK_Edition 20225 Related  

 World War II hero Herman Geist dies at the age of 100, annual Author's Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, Prague Zoo 

We were liberators”: WWII hero Herman Geist dies at 100, Annual Authors' Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, From Przewalski's horse to Edwards's pheasant: Prague Zoo at the cutting edge of wildlife protection

Svetlana Tsikhanovskaïa appelle Prague à maintenir la pression sur Minsk – Le zoo de Prague, un site touristique mais aussi un centre de sauvegarde de la biodiversité

We were liberators”: WWII hero Herman Geist dies at 100, Annual Authors' Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, From Przewalski's horse to Edwards's pheasant: Prague Zoo at the cutting edge of wildlife protection

 World War II hero Herman Geist dies at the age of 100, annual Author's Reading Month focuses on voices from exile, Prague Zoo 

Svetlana Tsikhanovskaïa appelle Prague à maintenir la pression sur Minsk – Le zoo de Prague, un site touristique mais aussi un centre de sauvegarde de la biodiversité

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 3, Zeke and Ronan continue to get to know each other while answering The New York Times' “The 36 Questions that Lead to Love”. As they start to get vulnerable with each other, Ronan finds himself pulling away. Story by Nicole Glantz, Ryan Elkins. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Bob Bavnani. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 4, Ronan is lost in the middle of Prague and gets caught up with a bunch of Brits singing karaoke. Luckily, Zeke rescues him, but Zeke's still not being completely honest. Story by Ryan Elkins, Nicole Glantz. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Elsie Lovelock, Katie Flamman. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Andrew and Alina introduce the July Challenge, happening on our Discord server. This month, you'll practice how to share your opinion politely while discussing 14 different controversial topics. It's a great way to improve your communication skills and learn how to disagree respectfully in English. They also share exciting news about the first-ever Culips meetup in Europe, happening on July 26 in Prague. You're invited to join us for a free, in-person event where you can meet other Culips listeners, make new friends, and feel part of the Culips community. And of course, there'll be lots of chances to practice speaking English in a fun, relaxed setting. Click here to sign up for the meetup! Later in the episode, you'll hear a message from Editke, a Culips listener, who shares how joining the community helped her build real speaking confidence, improve her English skills, and make new friends. Over time, she became more comfortable speaking and now feels like Culips is her second family. How to Join the Culips Discord Server and Participate in the Challenge Create a Discord Account: Sign up for free at Discord. Download the App: Install Discord on your phone or computer for easy access. Join the Culips Server: Click this link to join the Culips English Podcast Discord server: Join Here. Enable the Monthly Challenge Channel: From the menu, select Channels and Roles. Go to the Browse Channels tab. Under the English Learning category, select Monthly Challenge to add it to your menu. Access the May Challenge: Click the pin icon at the top of the Monthly Challenge channel to view the May Challenge (available from May 1st). Join in and start improving your English with the community! Important links: Become a Culips member Study with the interactive transcript Join the Culips Discord server Small-group speaking class schedule Join us for the Culips meetup in Prague on July 26th

News; Wimbledon and the Czechs: a love story that keeps growing; From Prague to Japan by car: seven Czech old-timers are en route to Osaka EXPO 2025; Iconic T3 Coupe sightseeing tram, equipped with a bar, making the rounds in Prague; Our interview with opera singer Adam Plachetka on 10 years at the Met.

How old ghosts, new lines, and our hungry machines keep us replaying the same painSome family stories hum so loudly through the floorboards you never need to tell them out loud. My pop-pop thought he could outrun a ghost when he moved my nana to the end of a dead-end road in Spring Lake, New Jersey — hoping she'd stop drinking if she couldn't walk to the bar. But the bottle came anyway. The phone line was always there. She'd drink and call people she thought were betraying the family. That's how ghosts work: you can trap the body, but the pain finds the switchboard.I grew up with the soundtrack of ice cubes knocking against cheap glasses. Gin, whiskey, hush. My parents carried their ghosts the way their parents did — from Ireland, Budapest, Prague, the Atlantic — each migration another attempt to bury the coal seam deeper. But buried carbon never disappears. It waits. And someone always knows how to stoke it when they need the heat.This is what I mean by manufactured dissent. It's not a conspiracy theory about trolls. It's older than any algorithm. It's the trick of pulling old grief — real, legitimate grief — back to the surface when it suits a bigger agenda. The trauma is genuine. The switchboard is what makes it dangerous.Look at Ukraine: the Holodomor — Stalin's forced famine that starved millions — never went cold. It shaped a whole nation's suspicion of Moscow. That wound was waiting. The West didn't invent it, but knew exactly how to stoke it: promise “Never Again,” promise safety, promise revenge. And the carbon burns twice — once when it happens, again when it's hooked up to a pipeline.Same story in Hawaii. The kingdom was stolen, the lands seized, the monarchy overthrown — real, raw memory buried under generations who mostly carried it in uncle-and-auntie stories, quiet anger, backyard beers. Now, that old coal seam is stoked again. Hashtags, TED talks, Duolingo lessons. Meanwhile, the rent climbs, the kids move away, and the ghost sells nicely for soft power points while the real problem festers.This isn't blame. It's confession. I quit drinking in 2020, but the hum never left my house. It just moved from glass to fridge to late-night scrolling. The ghost wants you to dial out. Someone always wants to pick up the other line.It's the same with the Shoah. The Holocaust didn't just scar history — it etched a commandment: Never Again. That moral line holds. But it's also stoked, sometimes by the same people who'll sell fear like fuel: politicians, arms dealers, settlers, true believers. The wound stays open because the machine needs it.None of this means the grief should be forgotten. It means you need to see the switchboard. Not every ghost wants to be a billboard. Some want a grave. Some want a witness. Some want silence. The hinge is knowing the difference before someone sells you to yourself.May you watch your floorboards. May you guard your line out. May you drink your own story, not the cheap boxed wine your enemies would brand for you. The ghost never dies — but you don't have to keep stoking it for someone else's war.

La vice-présidente taïwanaise visée par la Chine à Prague - Anna-Eva Bergman & Hans Hartung à la Kunsthalle - Hedvika Vydrová, interprète pour Ernesto Che Guevara à Cuba

La vice-présidente taïwanaise visée par la Chine à Prague - Anna-Eva Bergman & Hans Hartung à la Kunsthalle - Hedvika Vydrová, interprète pour Ernesto Che Guevara à Cuba

News; Wimbledon and the Czechs: a love story that keeps growing; From Prague to Japan by car: seven Czech old-timers are en route to Osaka EXPO 2025; Iconic T3 Coupe sightseeing tram, equipped with a bar, making the rounds in Prague; Our interview with opera singer Adam Plachetka on 10 years at the Met.

Kiwi Olympian Finn Butcher joins Chappy and Gello to look back at his Kayak Cross gold medal in the Prague Canoe Slalom World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 2, Ronan and Zeke wander the streets of Prague, while waiting to return to the rooms they've been sexiled from. As they get to know each other, Zeke reveals something unexpected. Story by Nicole Glantz, Ryan Elkins. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Chip Nguyen. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled - Part 1, When a heartbroken Ronan accompanies Sydney to a wedding in Prague, the last thing he's looking for is love. But Prague has other plans… Story by Nicole Glantz, Ryan Elkins. Produced and Directed by Liz Fields. Sound Editing and Design by Eliot Krimsky. Story Editor: Amarlie Foster. Director of Creative Production: Lucie Ledbetter. Starring: Nick Lehmann, Brittany Ashley, Belsheber Junior Rusape, Evan Andrew Horwitz, Allen Enlow. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode № 92 finds the boys in Sunset Strip rock clubs and sun-baked Czech vineyards, sampling exotic cinema film and strange European cameras, taking in celebrity gallery shows and nibbling koláče. What happened to those two humble kids from the oak groves of Riverdale and the pine forests of Atlanta — and who is Mike Sopko? Tune in to IDOC's latest and find out — they've only got eight more to go!question: were we crisper and more cogent in earlier episodes? does this guy have a point?? buy a mug if you concur!Gabe (and resident rock god Fred Coury) took Canadian hockey reporter Scott Laughlin to the Rainbow Room, then Mini-Kiss (a Kiss tribute band consisting entirely of little people) at the RoxyGabe also went to a Cameras and Coffee…saw the amazing Paul McCartney show at Gagosian Galleryhunted for a replacement for his beloved Canon R5 and Sigma 85mm Art Lens… and Roberts Camera a.k.a. UsedPhotoPro came through! Meredith put together an incredible package for himGabe returned to the LA Camera Expo at the Hotel Burbank and snapped up a Leicaflex SL with a 60mm f2.8 three-cam lensbut it didn't stop there! he also nabbed a Hasselblad 501CM from Ethan Ingram, and a point-and-shoot to be named later - he's arrived at the promised 30-camera collectionhold on there's more! with an assist from Brandon Steadman, he (might) also (have) snapped up a Leica R8, which would bring the collection to 31 (not including some broken ones) - okay, maybe we're calling it thirtyishJeff's been in a Prague for a month, has shot 22 rolls of film, and cannot live without his XPan exposure compensation dial - how 'bout you? do you use yours?when the paint chipped off his e.c. dial, Jeff did a quick fix with a white paint pen from a local art supply storealso, he found a new local lab to complement the mighty FotoŠkoda: FilmStore Prague, which has excellent prices for developing & scanningplus they roll their own Kodak Vision 3 cinema film, leaving the remjet on, and process it ECN-2 - Jeff shot their 250D and found the palette beautiful and the images stunningly sharp, and it's half the local cost of Portra!(n.b.: it's not the same as CineStill's old 250D, which had the remjet removed)Jeff bought a rare Minox photo book from a seller in Germany and had it shipped straight to his Prague apartment, thereby saving tons of money and time - check out the preview on YouTube of Oktaeder: Spy-cam Sketches Minox 8x11 by Peter Bernardhe also bought a vintage Alpa employee badge on eBay and vows to wear the late Mike Sopko's nametag with pride - Mike repaired cameras at the also-late Crick Camera in Kansas City for over forty years - here's to you, Mike!seller goKevincameras is struggling mightily with tariff issuesof course we must rifle wildly through our Prodigious Mailbag™Gabe's advice on how to how to find people to photograph? ask local artists!a final note: mere hours after recording this episode, Jeff's XPan suffered its second bout of Sudden Fujifilm Battery Death™ in less than a month!

Tento vidcast je tak trochu speciální, protože naším hlavním tématem je povídání o Death Stranding 2. Natáčeli jsme ho minulý čtvrtek, takže ještě nejde o recenzi v pravém slova smyslu, ale zase nad rámec ní přináší nějaké další postřehy. Neochudíme vás samozřejmě o rozhovor. Našimi hosty byli autoři hry Playing Prague ze studia Charles Games. Mišmaš samozřejmě nechybí. Seznam témat 00:00 - Start 06:58 - Jaký je Death Stranding 2 40:57 - Rozhovor s Charles Games o Playing Prague 1:07:12 - Závěrečný mišmaš

In this episode, Gill chats with Andrea about her fascinating journey from a corporate career to becoming a transformational coach and active member of Collaboration Global. They dive deep into the power of intuition, navigating life's transitions, and embracing love-based decision-making over fear.Andrea shares insights from her life in Prague, her experience of the Velvet Revolution, and how those events shaped her perspective on global citizenship and community. Together, they explore the importance of kindness, personal growth, and the courage to step outside of comfort zones.Gill and Andrea also pull back the curtain on the podcast creation process, discuss plans for growing their global community, and share tips on balancing wellbeing—plus a few laughs about tech hiccups and self-care remedies.The conversation explores how to trust and develop intuition in both personal and professional life. Andrea and Gill reflect on the natural cycles of personal growth and the importance of recognising and embracing life's major transitions. Andrea introduces her Glow Guide, a framework for making decisions based on love rather than fear. They also share real-life examples of how small acts of kindness can transform challenging situations. A key focus is on how to build meaningful collaborations rooted in connection and mutual support rather than transactional motives. Finally, they discuss how to expand business opportunities while fostering genuine global partnerships.

Hey Meet Cuties! This Pride Month, we're celebrating queer love in all its joy, messiness, and magic. Stories that deserve to be heard, and heard again. And we're so excited to bring back Sexiled: a 24-hour whirlwind romance between two strangers stranded at a destination wedding in Prague — proof that sometimes, love doesn't need a plan.  Meet Cute Presents: Sexiled. When Ronan and Zeke find themselves sexiled by their respective hotel-mates at a destination wedding in Prague, they spend the night wandering the streets, exploring the city, and falling for each other. But with only 24 hours in a foreign city, their romance is up against every obstacle before it can even begin. Follow @MeetCute on ⁠Instagram⁠ and @MeetCuteRomComs on ⁠Twitter⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠.Check out our other rom-coms, including KERRI with Pauline Chalamet, IMPERFECT MATCH with Arden Cho, and DUMP HIM! with Minnie Mills. Check out our other dramas, including FIRE & ICE with Chiara Aurelia and Jack Martin, and POWER TEN.  Check out our other fantasies, including A PROPHECY OF INCENSE AND SNOW and I'VE BECOME A TRUE VILLAINESS. Have a crush on us? Follow Meet Cute, rate us 5 stars, and leave a review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

News, Where sculpture meets freedom: Australian curator recieves Czech Gratias agit award, Young musicians tour Czech churches, bringing the cornett back to life, From castles to concrete: The expanding story of Prague

Ken Liu's short story, "The Paper Menagerie," is an easy and powerful add to your curriculum. Not only does it explore family relationships, The American Dream, and identity (themes you can easily connect to other texts as you build units), it introduces - briefly, painfully, powerfully - China's Cultural Revolution. I'll admit I've never studied the history of communism in China with much depth until recently. In college, I took a Socialist-Realist literature course that kicked off a life-long interest in how people are influenced by propaganda for me. Later, I lived in Bulgaria after the fall of communism there and my interest only increased as I taught 1984 to students whose families had lived through Communism. I visited Memento Park in Budapest, home to dozens of Communist sculptures and a terrifying video exhibit about the way the government watched its citizens. I visited the Museum of Communism in Prague, which walks visitors through daily life under communism as well as showing its frightening extremes. I moved to Slovakia, where I listened to my son's best friend's father tell me how wonderful aspects of life under Communism had been years before in the very neighborhood where our family was living. Yet despite my interest in learning about Communism and propaganda, it was Ken Liu who first made me pay attention to The Cultural Revolution. When his main character reads a letter from his mother about her life in China before she escaped to The United States as a bride in a catalogue, it woke me up dramatically. None of the other books I'd ever read throughout so many years of studying and then teaching English had ever really explored this huge event in world history. I thought of the story immediately when a teacher wrote in with her request for our new "Plan My Lesson" series, asking for a bridge to help her students prepare to read Red Scarf Girl, A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. Since then I've dipped into Red Scarf Girl (until I got so sad I had to take a break) and done a deep dive into The New York Times' exploration of The Cultural Revolution, including three particularly striking stories: one in which a small local museum remembering victims of the Cultural Revolution was wrapped in propaganda posters, one featuring memories of folks who were students in China during the Cultural Revolution (like the narrator of Red Scarf Girl), and one about current president of China's Xi Jinping's experience as a middle schooler during the Cultural Revolution. But knowing many classrooms wouldn't have access to The New York Times, I continued into resources on the BBC and Crash Course, the Asian Society and Getty Images, which I eventually built into today's curriculum. Today, I'm going to walk you through a lesson on "The Paper Menagerie" that you can use on its own, or as a transition toward Red Scarf Girl. Our goal is to help students build some understanding of The Cultural Revolution at the same time that they explore related literature. To be honest, I really fell down the rabbit hole on this one, and could easily now spend a month building curriculum around how we know what is true, how propaganda wields influence, the cultural revolution, Ken Liu's short story, and Red Scarf Girl. And because the history surrounding these stories is so painful, and the repercussions so very real in our world, it's hard not to feel a tremendous responsibility for students to explore these questions and texts. But at the moment, we're talking about one short lesson period - probably about 38 minutes of available time. So let's focus on that, starting now. Grab your copy of the agenda and webquest curriculum: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HSG6g7-a1U_j5y1ceh7jMGA_Q3pJFn-hatKW2aRYolY/copy  Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Grab the free Better Discussions toolkit Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you! 

Episode: 3065 Victor and Eva Saxl: Love, War and Homemade Insulin.  Today, love, war and insulin.

Toute sa vie, dans une époque vouée à la compréhension du monde, Johannes Kepler s'est ingénié à mettre en équation les réalités environnantes. Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

This hour, the guys talk about the global fan phenomenon of the Green Bay Packers, featuring insights from Tori Wittenbrock, the Green Bay Press Times sports editor, and Haylee Becker, Packers fan engagement coordinator. Discover how Packers bars are sprawling worldwide, even in Prague, as Haylee shares her unique role in fostering fan engagement through events, loyalty programs, and youth initiatives. Tori delves into the local sports scene, celebrating the fervent community spirit. The conversation highlights the Packers' unparalleled ability to cultivate lifelong fans, blending tradition with modern fan engagement strategies. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 am on WGBW in Green Bay and on WISS in Appleton/Oshkosh. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Maino and the Mayor! Guests: Tori Wittenbrock, Haylee Becker

In this weeks episode, we have a #teamrun2pb coach and athlete interview. Meet Cecylia Garcia who joined Run2PB in 2022, having a background as a soccer player who started running during COVID-19 to maintain fitness. Initially, she aimed for a sub-40 minute 10k and a 90-minute half marathon. Her interest grew with Strava segments in 2020 and listening to podcasts like "Inside Running" in 2021. However, by 2022, she experienced a plateau and even regressed due to conflicting online information, prompting her to seek professional coaching.Under the guidance of coach Guy Walters, Cecylia has achieved significant personal bests across various distances. Her 5K time improved from 20:18 to 17:55 , and her 10K time dropped from 41:32 to 36:55. In the half marathon, she saw a remarkable improvement from 1:35 to 1:24. Cecylia's favorite personal best is her 1500m time of 4:36, a goal Guy set that she initially found challenging to believe she could achieve. Her success highlights the effectiveness of structured coaching in overcoming plateaus and achieving ambitious goals.Guy's coaching philosophy emphasizes consistent, long-term development and avoiding overtraining, a lesson he learned from his own coach, Scotty Westcott. Cecylia's weekly training typically includes long runs of 28-30km and threshold sessions, with her total weekly mileage usually between 90-95km, adhering to a strict under-100km rule. Guy quickly identifies when Cecylia attempts to "overdo" her training, providing guidance to prevent injury or burnout. Cecylia highly values her coach, stating that obtaining a coach was "the best money I ever spent" and advising others against relying on unverified online advice.Running has profoundly impacted Cecylia's life beyond performance. It has become a significant part of her lifestyle, with her partner also engaging in the sport and their holidays often revolving around races. She has expanded her social circle, with many of her close friends now coming from running. For Cecylia, running also serves as a mental outlet, helping her to switch off from work. Looking ahead, Cecylia plans to compete in the National Cross event and run the Gold Coast Half and Sunny Coast Half marathons, with a long-term goal of completing a marathon. She also has a 10K race scheduled in Prague during her honeymoon.With thanks to our partner Oat Running Socks, Cecylia will be kitted out in some new socks, check out their range at https://www.oatrunning.com.au/

On 11 September 1951, the 9.55am train from Prague to Aš, in Communist Czechoslovakia was hijacked and driven to freedom in West Germany. One hundred and eleven people were on board and 34 of them never returned, starting new lives on the other side of the Iron Curtain.The remaining 77 returned to Czechoslovakia to face state security, the Státní bezpečnost, and many were jailed.Rachel Naylor uses an archive interview with Karel Ruml, one of the hijackers, who went on to move to the United States.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: A steam train in Czechoslovakia in 1960. Credit: Alamy)

In this episode of #AgileWay podcast, I have a conversation with one of the speakers of the Agile Prague Conference that is going to be on Sep 15-16, 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic. We talked with Linda Rising about teams and rituals. #agile #businessagility #agileleader #leadership #agileprague #confernece #teams

Vasek Mlejnsky is Co-Founder & CEO of E2B, the open-source runtime for executing AI-generated code in secure cloud sandboxes. Essentially, they give AI agents cloud computers. Their open source repos, particularly e2b which has 9K GitHub stars, have been widely adopted to help securely run AI-generated code. E2B has raised $12M from investors including Decibel and Sunflower. In this episode, we dig into:Why agents need a sandboxBuilding a new category of infra tooling, much like LaunchDarkly Some of their viral content moments - including Greg Brockman sharing their videosFiguring out the right commercial offering Why they don't agree with pricing per token Why moving from Prague to the Bay Area felt essential for them as founders

In our end of season round table episode my three guests each discuss a topic of interest.The topics under discussion are:How the approach to rural EV infrastructure is changingThe second hand market (how experiences may differ and ways to attract and better support new drivers that come in through this channel)Will increased range, new charging solutions, and familiarity with EVs lead to lower demand for en-route charging? If so how will this affect CPOs?And I will be asking the question: Charger booking. Do we need this?Guests:Gemma Robinson: Gemma Robinson is the EV Infrastructure Project Manager at the Highlands and Islands Regional Transport Partnership (HITRANS). She loves working with five partner Councils and Shetland on their charging network strategy and delivery across the region, particularly as the Scottish charging network is changing so dramatically. Her drive comes from providing a just/fair opportunity for everyone to safeguard the planet, with rural and accessible charging a particular passion. Current project details: https://hitrans.org.uk/projects/ev-infrastructure-shared-service/Ed Walsh: Ed is Head of Product at Zapmap. His focus is ensuring Zapmap's app meets the needs of EV drivers and creates a sustainable business that continues to accelerate the shift to low carbon mobility. He also leads partnerships, exploring ways that Zapmap's capabilities can combine with those of others, such as Hive, to deliver value to an even wider EV audienceBen MacDonald: Ben has worked in various sustainability focussed roles throughout his career. He found himself somewhat disheartened attending a business and sustainability conference (read greenwashing conference) in Prague and so he decided that his efforts were best spent teaching Geography (sustainability) and Maths in schools in SE London. During this time he also worked with local communities on air quality issues. In 2016 he didn't buy a second hand Nissan Leaf because he couldn't charge from home. This began his entrepreneurial journey which led to him founding Nodum which is addressing the fundamental inequalities associated with the charging gap.https://www.nodum.co.ukThis season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.Links in the show notes:Bristol gets an electric bus fleet - Cool thing.A totally recyclable bag - Cool thingEpisode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk(C) 2019-2025 Gary Comerford Support me: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusingsKo-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings The Books:'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon :

I am writing today's dispatch from Prague Airport, on my way back to Blighty.What a splendid city Prague is, and what a lovely bunch the Czechs are.It feels like this is still very much a high-trust society. Twice I left my bag in public places – full of very nickable laptop, passport and other gubbins – and both times I came back to find my bag untouched, but safely put to one side. At night the city felt safe. It was very clean – I actually started looking out for litter and I couldn't see any anywhere, whether in the centre or the suburbs, where I was staying. I always think litter – or lack thereof – is a good indicator of how much people really care about their surroundings, how loyal to and invested in their area they feel, and, indeed, how well brought up they are.The Czechs were lovely: polite, hard-working, respectful, full of ambition and drive, and good looking.The story is that Hitler went to university in Prague and loved the place that so much that, when the Nazis invaded in 1939, he ordered that the city should not be bombed but preserved. I heard the story last time I was here, and heard it again this time. But then I just fact-checked this story and apparently it is total rollocks - Hitler never went to university anywhere, nor did he visit Prague. Perhaps the city survived because the Czechs decided not put up any resistance, so the Nazis went unopposed, which meant they didn't need to bomb anything.In any case, the city is preserved and you can feel the history as you stroll about the stunning centre. It makes you cry for all the cities that did get flattened in WWII and the memories that disappeared with them.The food was lovely. So was the beer. I even had a couple. All in all, travel, board and lodging cost half of what they do in London, I'd say, at a guess.Just as I did last time I was here, I came away enamoured with the place, feeling that I must come back soon.As for the conference itself, BTC Prague, there were a few GenXers and Boomers – including my new friends Larry Lepard (check out his book), James Lavish (check out his fund) and George Bodine (check out his art) – as well as myself – but 85%+ of attendees were under 50, I'd say, with a large chunk under 30.If you are young, starting out and wondering what to do, I would urge you to get involved with the Bitcoin movement. There are so many different ways to do so, depending on where your talents, skills or interests lie. You can be artist, scientist or journalist, engineer, entrepreneur, traveller or surfer-dude. It really doesn't matter. You'll find a path that suits you. It all feels so dynamic and full of opportunity. It's brim full of doers. Everyone is so supportive. There is plenty of capital to invest. You can make quick progress.Another thing to note: there are a lot of extremely clever people in this movement. Average IQ levels in Bitcoin are, I've little doubt, much higher than you typically find elsewhere.Conversation, naturally, was dominated with talk of the bitcoin treasury companies, and the incredible price action we are seeing there. To use the baseball analogy, which innings of 9 are we in? I generally made the case that we are in perhaps 5 or 6, with Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) in 2020 having been innings one. Some of the old-timers - who, it has to be said, have missed this particular wave - dismissed it as the ICO or DEFI craze of this cycle. They may have a point.But James Van Straten, the bright young mind behind the transformation of Coinsilium (AQUIS:COIN), told me in no uncertain terms that, as far as the UK is concerned, ball one of innings one has only just be thrown. There is £1.2 trillion of capital in UK pensions and ISAs and, thanks to the FCAs anti-bitcoin rulings, several years of pent-up demand. We shall see.What's different between this and ICO/DeFi madness is that the bitcoin treasury companies are holding something real and strong, while the narrative is only just getting going.People were very kind about my presentation, and I got asked to do a second one the following day, which I hurriedly wrote. I'll share both with you as soon as I get the vids, but my main arguments were:* With the changing nature of the global workforce, the rise of the gig and freelance worker, especially the digital nomad (billions of people will soon be on the move), demand for borderless money and portable wealth is inevitably going to grow.* Save strong currencies; spend weak ones.* By investing in bitcoin (the currency), you benefit from the cumulative, combined IQ of everyone involved in Bitcoin (the movement).* With such extraordinary potential, the risk is not so much owning bitcoin as not owning it.As you would expect from someone with my chequered past, I threw in lots of jokes as well.Join this amazing movement.But the main event was the Michael Saylor presentation on Saturday afternoon.My goodness me, the 60-year-old former aerospace engineer has become a rock star. He was mobbed. He stood there in the entrance hall, patiently smiling for 90 minutes, with a circle of people around him 10-deep, all wanting selfies. The frenzy did not relent, and eventually his bodyguards had to usher him away so he could prepare for his presentation.That same presentation will no doubt be doing the rounds on the internet over the next few days, and I urge you to watch it, but I will summarise his main points here.Saylor, his usual intense, charismatic self, first observed just how far bitcoin has come over the past 12 months. Up about 70%, it has, yet again, outperformed gold, bonds, stocks and real estate. The White House has said it wants to make the US the bitcoin capital of the world. The new US administration is extremely pro-bitcoin – he went through the key players one by one. With the ETFs and increasing institutional adoption, bitcoin is altogether more normalised and legit.He spoke about how he wished he had got involved in 2013, when he first heard about bitcoin, rather than in 2020, but he also made the point that bitcoin still only makes up less than 1% of global capital and that this share will inevitably grow. 99% of global capital doesn't know about it yet and so, even buying now, you're ahead of 99% of capital.Then he began to speak about where this growing monetary network is going. Bitcoin will continue to outperform stocks, gold, bonds and real estate, as it inevitably grows to occupy a larger slice of the global capital pie. Twenty-one years from now, it's going to be $21 million a coin, he said. There is, therefore, an opportunity to change the destiny of your family for generations to come. You create the future, he said.To deal with the drawdowns and the crypto winters, be like a seasick sailor: keep your eyes on the horizon. On the bigger picture. Saylor outlined several strategies to grow your bitcoin position and showed how rich each would make you in 21 years. The lowest-risk method is to dollar cost average (DCA) – buy a set amount each month and each year. But to increase your gains, use leverage. Use it wisely of course: keep interest payments low, fixed and long duration. Otherwise, you risk debt servitude and will end up with nothing.The principle is to borrow weak currencies, which lose value, and use the money to buy the strongest currency of the lot, which will inevitably gain in value. The gains you make will be extraordinary.I urge you to watch the presentation when it comes out, as he details the different strategies – and then shows the different outcomes.Using:* DCA* Leverage* DCA + leverage* In the case of companies, issuing stock to buy bitcoin* Issuing stock and using DCA + leverageIt will turn you into a total bitcoin head, I guarantee.But that's all for today.I'll be back mid-week with more commentary. I'm attending Swen Lorenz's Weird Sh1t Investing Conference on Tuesday so there will no doubt be lots of good ideas in there. I'll also update you on my conversation the day before yesterday with Eric Semler, Chairman of bitcoin treasury company, Semlar Scientific (NASDQ:SMLR). Semlar has been eclipsed in performance by the (once) smallcap UK bitcoin treasury companies - Smarter Web Company (AQUIS:SWC), Consillium (AQIS:COIN) and Helium Ventures (AQUIS:HEV.PL), but it is lower risk and better value given it is trading at the actual value of its bitcoin holdings and looks set to enjoy a decent run should bitcoin catch a bid.If you enjoyed this article, please like, share - all that stuff. It helps.Until next time,DominicPS Here's this week's commentary in case you missed it:DisclaimerI am not regulated by the FCA or any other body as a financial advisor, so anything you read above does not constitute regulated financial advice. It is an expression of opinion only. Tech stocks are famously risky, , so please do your own due diligence and if in any doubt consult with a financial advisor. Markets go down as well as up. I do not know your personal financial circumstances, only you do, but never speculate with money you can't afford to lose. 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Morgan is one of my favorite guests because he's candid. Could be because he's had lots of practice confessing his sins, which he does in this episode too—the sins he's been absolved of at least. I'll extract the rest when I see him for Part 2 in Prague later this summer.We discuss life after divorce and his journey back to faith. He opens up about the emotional toll of being a stepdad, the breakdown of his marriage, and adjusting to playing "both roles" as a single-parent.He shares how he wakes up at 3:40am for work, tried to raise another man's kid, and how a step-kid should know when the "King of the Castle" has closed the kitchen for the night. I mean what kind of kid would make a grilled cheese at 2am? Morgan knows.If last week's guest heard this episode, she'd say, "It's hilarious I think."

Reporting from the Globsec Forum in Prague, we hear from guests including the host country’s foreign minister and Georgia’s president to discern how their countries are adapting to today’s security, military and political threats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At AutoCon 3 in Prague, Scott Robohn sat down with Ernest Lefner from sponsor Gluware to talk about lessons learned throughout his career: from his early days of pulling cable to becoming Chief Product Officer at Gluware and helping to found ONUG. Ernest talks about being a continuous technology learner, and also about the need... Read more »

At AutoCon 3 in Prague, Scott Robohn sat down with Ernest Lefner from sponsor Gluware to talk about lessons learned throughout his career: from his early days of pulling cable to becoming Chief Product Officer at Gluware and helping to found ONUG. Ernest talks about being a continuous technology learner, and also about the need... Read more »

Guests: Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in conversation with Defense One's Patrick Tucker on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC 2025 conference in Prague. Defense One is media partner for this year's 20th edition of the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague.

Terminator, rogue chat bots, artificial intelligence replacing human workers ... over the last few years we have all seen numerous headlines about the existential threat posed to humanity by AI. But are these fears legitimate? Where do the fears come from? Are we really in danger from AI or something else?  In this episode I speak with returning guest Prof. Margaret Schwartz of Fordham University. We discuss the cultural and societal impact of AI, but delve deeper than the media headlines as we try to understand how this new technology can actually impact us -- for better or worse. Music and Sound: Pixabay Photo: Creative Commons Attribution. Daniel Jurena from Prague, Czech Republic

In this fun, heartwarming, and very real catch-up episode, Mary shares what life has looked like lately-spoiler alert: it includes a lot of cookies, a masquerade-themed "non graduation" and yet another pair of Ainsley's glasses lost, this time to the deep, blue sea. Mary chats about: - Ainsley's upcoming transition to high school(!) -Midnight cleanups and post-celebration tummy troubles -Fundraising in a monsoon for the Run Up For Down Syndrome -Hosting her first ever T21Mom Mingler -The epic Boat For Hope even (and how glasses and water still don't mix) - Summer adventures, Prague plans and podcast reflections It's funny, honest, chaotic, and full of heart-just the way life is Listen now on Apple, Spotify of wherever you get your podcasts!

Cartoonist and former brand manager Tom Fishburne—best known as the creator of Marketoonist—joins Carl for a conversation that flips the script on what it means to take risks. From leaving a stable job with a Harvard MBA to becoming a full-time cartoonist, Tom shares what looked like “career suicide” from the outside became his most stable and fulfilling path. They explore the quiet financial anxiety of childhood, the lessons Tom learned from his mom's late return to college, and a pivotal year spent in Prague that sparked a lifelong entrepreneurial mindset. Along the way, they talk about the voices of self-doubt, the myth of the “safe job,” and the courage it takes to build a purposefully small, soulful business. ### Follow 50 Fires on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/50firespod/ Please direct business inquires to: blindnilaudio@magnolia.com Cover Art: Josh Passler - TheFinArtist.com Music Credits:  Alexandra Woodward / Rabbit Reggae / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Cody Francis / Wherever You're Going / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early 15th century, the execution of Jan Hus — a fiery preacher who dared to challenge the might of the Catholic Church in Bohemia — ignited a rebellion that shook medieval Europe to its core. The Hussite Wars were not just a fight for religious reform; they were an explosion of new ideas, military innovation and national identity that would echo across centuries.Dr. Eleanor Janega recounts this tale of heresy, revolution and a relentless quest for justice. From the thunderous defenestration of Prague's city council to the ingenious war wagons of Jan Žižka, discover how a movement of peasants, preachers and visionaries defied crusades, toppled kings, and carved out the world's first Protestant state.MOREAnne of Bohemiahttps://open.spotify.com/episode/19zx9ph2V4RtGOxnI50POxThe Czech Braveheart: Jan Žižka - Gone Medievalhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/59wq9imDllVuDj97YoPCxlGone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. It was edited by Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here: https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK