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Poslechněte si podcast: Karlovy Vary Film Festival continues, Czechia's Expo 2025, Prague's central islands
On today's show: Karlovy Vary Film Festival hosts stories from around the world; Czechia makes a high-tech statement at Expo 2025; and, for our feature, Vít Pohanka brings you “Off the Beaten Track” to Prague’s central islands, urban oasis on the Vltava River.
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.
Drug regulation, Žižkov Tunnel art installation, Stanley Cup in Czechia, Historian Ivan Puš
Czechia moves toward regulated drug use with cannabis and psilocybin changes, Installation of playful mirrors to make Žižkov Tunnel entrance shine, Stanley Cup returning to Czechia thanks to Florida Panthers duo, brief history of Jewish identity and belonging in Czechoslovakia
Documentary wins KVIFF, Diouf joins West Ham from Slavia for €22 million, 'Meanders through Prague'
News; Documentary on two eccentric Czech brothers wins the main prize at the 59th Karlovy Vary festival; El Hadji Malick Diouf joins West Ham for €22 million, the largest fee ever for a Czech league player; 'Meanders through Prague', a family-friendly guide created by locals.
Julie Urbišová on life between cultures in the U.S., Turkey, and Czechia
In this edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, journalist and yoga teacher Julie Urbisová reflects on living in New Orleans, raising bilingual children, and maintaining her identity between the Czech Republic, Turkey, and the United States. AN everyday life in today's divided America.
Czech Army helpline, New Prague housing projects, Dark side of Prague, RAF pilot Silvestr Müller
Czech Army unexpectedly shuts down support helpline for soldiers and veterans, 25% of residents in Prague are foreigners, but is the city building fast enough?, Brutal murders and prostitution: The dark side of early 20th century Prague, From the RAF to a uranium mine: The lost story of Silvestr Müller
Prague train station overhaul, Staroměstská closes for one month, Dvůr Králové Safari Park
On today's show: Franz Joseph’s salons are final touches in Prague’s Art-Nouveau train station overhaul; Staroměstská, Old Town’s metro station, to be shut for one month after young men cause fire; and, for our feature, we are continuing in our series on Zoos in Czechia. Today, Dvůr Králové Safari Park: A slice of Africa in Czechia. We hope you enjoy!
Vltava Relay sets off, Unique Celtic settlement discovery, Director Ondřej Provazník
On today's show: Water from the Vltava source sets off toward Prague; unique Celtic settlement discovered near Hradec Králové; and, in our feature, writer-director Ondřej Provazník has a film in the main competition at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, based on a real-life sex abuse scandal. Enjoy!
Star power in Karlovy Vary, Czechia lifts surgery requirement for gender change, Laichter house
On today's Czechia in 30 minutes show: Star power arrives in Karlovy Vary; Czechia ends surgical requirement for legal gender change; and, for our feature, an episode all about the Laichter house family, in Prague. Enjoy!
Jan Hus in Konstanz: where conscience was put on trial
In this weekend edition Czechia in 30 minutes, we visit the town of Konstanz, where Jan Hus was tried and executed in 1415. A small museum now stands in the house where he may—or may not—have stayed. Whether fact or legend, the site continues to preserve the story of a man who chose death over denying his conscience.
Terezin drawings as UNESCO heritage, Czech cyclist in Tour de France, Prague Planetarium
Collection of children’s drawings from Terezin ghetto added to UNESCO Memory of the World register, Pavel Bittner to compete in Tour de France, visit to Prague Planetarium