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Poslechněte si podcast: FM Lipavský in Ukraine, Prague Lesser Town's historic house signs, Jewish identity in Czechoslovakia
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Foreign Minister Lipavský in Ukraine: Czechia backs Kyiv before Alaska Summit; Prague’s Lesser Town boasts 70 historic house signs, which once served in place of numbers; and in our feature, we look back at Jakub Ferencik’s interview with historian Ivan Puš about the history of Jewish identity and belonging in Czechoslovakia. Enjoy!
Czechia in 30 minutes
All the news in politics, culture, sport and science, along with in-depth reports and fascinating interviews, from Radio Prague International. Everything you need to know about the Czech Republic. Every weekday and Saturday.
Low interest in army service, Moravian folk artists head for US, Liberec Zoo
Interest in voluntary military service waning, Czech national logo, Moravian folk artists head for the US to teach their craft, Liberec Zoo
Controversy over Ye concert, obese children, Telč.
Will Ye have a concert in Prague? Number of obese childrnen growing. Visit to Telč.
Czechs skeptical about Putin's peace, Lucy and Salem in Prague, Rajendra Chitnis on Czech literature
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Skepticism high in Czechia regarding Putin’s willingness to stop the war; Lucy and Selam come to Europe: 3.3 million-year-old hominin fossils to go on display at National Museum; and, for our feature, “Other places and languages become possible”: Oxford scholar Rajendra Chitnis on the value of studying Czech literature. Enjoy!
Karel Čapek on the “Decline of the Times” — a timeless take for the summer
This weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes features something a little different: a short story by Karel Čapek, one of the most famous Czech writers. Written in the early 1930s and later published in his collection Apocryphal Tales, On the Decline of the Times humorously shows that every generation believes the present is worse than the past. It’s a witty reminder that many of our “unprecedented” worries may be as old as humankind itself.
Czech pharmacies to offer flu vaccinations, Hanzelka and Zikmund exhibition, Brendan McNally
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes Show: Selected Czech pharmacies to offer flu vaccinations this autumn; the world hasn’t changed much since Hanzelka and Zikmund, says exhibition curator; and in our feature, we meet Brendan McNally, author of a book on Martha Dodd – a spy for the Soviet Union who spent decades in Prague. McNally learnt about her from a Czech colleague when he first moved to the city.
Letní Letná festival, Czech junior athletes among Europe’s best, Divoká Šárka
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes Show: Letní Letná festival offers Prague a carnival of the best new circus and theatre; Czech junior athletes among Europe’s best, breaking records; and, for our feature, another edition of our Prague Off the Beaten Track series, this time in Divoká Šárka. Enjoy!
Escaped wolves in Šumava park, World Yo-Yo Contest in Prague, Ratibořice Chateau, Chomutov Zoo
News; Escaped wolves spark search and safety measures in Šumava National Park; The favourites triumph in the World Yo-Yo Contest, for the second time held in Prague; A trip to Ratibořice Chateau, where European nobility and Russian Tsar Alexander I met; Chomutov Zoo, from an open-air heritage museum to a vistas of free-roaming wildlife.
Czechia's Oscar nomination, new national logo, escaped lion shot dead
Oscar nomination announced, Czechia unveils new national logo, escaped lion shot dead, hiking around Czechia
Holašovice: Life behind thge painted walls of South Bohemia’s UNESCO Gem
In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, Vít Pohanka speaks with Julia Kňažková, a Slovak who has made her home in the picturesque South Bohemian village of Holašovice. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is famed for its perfectly preserved Baroque farmhouses and centuries-old village layout — and for the everyday life that continues behind its painted façades.