bohemican

May 14 2021 101 ep. 27 mins 7.5k
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A look into the history, culture, traditions, and people of the Czech Republic from the eyes of two American expats.
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Past Access Presents: The Great War Revisited (PART ONE)

May 14 2021 20 mins  
Part One........The Great War was a traumatic world event that helped shape the 20th century and continues to influence the world today. Follow Pete Collman to Belgium, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, and the United States to witness how the global community paid tribute to all those lost and forever changed by World War One.Past Access visited museums and battlefields acro

Past Access Presents: The Great War Revisited (Part Two)

May 14 2021 29 mins  
In Part Two of the Great War Revisited, follow Pete Collman to the battle of the Somme, Verdun, Passchendaele, and many points in between to experience the trauma we know as World War One.Past Access visited museums and battlefields across Europe to test limits of wheelchair accessibility at these historic locations from 2014 through 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

The Czechoslovak Legion: Homeward Bound

Jan 02 2021 5 mins  
Modern-day re-enactors commemorate the unique contribution the Czechs and Slovaks made to one of the more interesting stories of the great war.....the Czechoslovak legionnaires battle to the sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Czech Merry Christmas

Jan 02 2021 16 mins  
It is Christmastime again in the Czech Republic and even though the Covid Pandemic has put a damper on the normal celebrations, the spirit of Christmas still survives.We will take you on a nostalgic tour of the Prague Christmas market back in 2019 and offer you a seat at the Christmas Eve dinner table in 2020.​Join Pete as he waits for the Golden Pig and preps for Czech Christmas

Special Past Access DYK: Cher Ami and the Lost Battalion

Sep 04 2020 13 mins  
World War One was full of many great stories of bravery, sacrifice, and loss. The American "Lost Battalion" was one such story. Over 600 American infantrymen were surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forrest in October of 1918. Their own American artillery mistakenly fired on their position and the only saving option rested on the wings of the carrier pigeon named Cher Ami.Ve

Special Past Access DYK: Epic Fail of the Sinking of the Vasa

Sep 02 2020 16 mins  
The sinking of the Vasa in 1628 was a tragic and expensive failure by the Swede navy.On her maiden test run in August of that year, this top-heavy flagship took on water after opening the canon gunports and sank within minutes.Found nearly 330 years later, the Vasa was brought to the surface and underwent decades of conservation to be placed in its own state-of-the-art museum in St

Special Past Access DYK: 1970 Marshall University Plane Crash

Sep 01 2020 12 mins  
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Marshall University plane crash that took the lives of the 75 member football team, coaching staff, and boosters.Join Pete Collman as DYK looks back at the crash and the rebirth of this proud collegiate football program that rose from the ashes of tragedy to the joy of gridiron triumph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

Special Past Access DYK: Comics!! Comic-Con in Prague

Aug 30 2020 16 mins  
Comic book superheroes take center stage on this edition of Past Access: Did You Know.Pete is on location at the 2020 ComicCon in Prague.Take a look at the history of this artistic pop culture medium and find out some of Pete's favorite comic storylines and graphic novels.Dust off that cape, it's time for a tour through comics history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor

Special Past Access DYK: The Executioner of Prague

Aug 30 2020 17 mins  
Executioner of Prague, Jan Mydlar, was a well known 17th-century man of the sword.His duty to his craft of torture and execution came in direct conflict with his personal sentiments with the condemned noblemen of the uprising known as the Battle of White Mountain.In 1621, the 27 noblemen that organized the protestant uprising we led from the gallows to the execution site in Prague'

A Czech Christmas Krampus

Dec 17 2019 24 mins  
Pete and Travis back together for another Christmas episode from Prague!!! Tonight we talk about the spooky traditions centered around the season including good old Krampus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.