Czech-German Perspectives

Jan 01 2025 47 ep. 16 mins 57
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Czech-German Perspectives is a podcast by the Czech German Young Professionals Program (CGYPP) that aims to share interesting features and conversations with a wide range of people from the Czech Republic and Germany. It provides a variety of voices to current topics, as well as Czech-German relations.

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Episode 46 - European Capitals of Culture - Chemnitz 2025

Jan 01 2025 38 mins  
Podcast is part of a two-part miniseries of podcasts focused on European Capitals of Culture. Interview with Josephine Hage, curator of the flagship project "Makers, Business & Arts" of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. Author of the podcast: Anne Liebscher ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: Sport Stylish Technology by Infr

Episode 45 - “We the pure people”: Populism in the Czech Republic

Mar 24 2024 14 mins  
How can we identify that a political actor is populist? Can we measure the degree of populism? Does it manifest itself across the political spectrum and how can we fight it? Interview with Dr. Petr Krčál, a political scientist and expert on populism, from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Author of the podcast: Alice Nováková ----------------------------------------

Episode 44 - Anna and Anna Maria: Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic

Feb 24 2024 14 mins  
The war in Ukraine is entering its third year, and as a result of Russian aggression, some 500 000 refugees have fled to the Czech Republic alone. Listen to the story of two of them. Eliška Prchlíková interviewed architect Anna and primary school student Anna-Maria. What brought them to the Czech Republic? What was their life like before the war? How did they experience the beg

Episode 43 - Poland: the New Moral and Economic Leader in Europe?

Feb 11 2024 25 mins  
Poland’s economic growth accelerated rapidly after EU accession. In 2018, Polish GDP per capita was 81% higher than in 2003. The country’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the EU. In the next 15 years, it could become one of the world 20 biggest economies, being a part of the G20. Especially after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Poland had the chance to show their stren

Episode 42 - Against Pride and Prejudice - A European Reading List

Feb 04 2024 5 mins  
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a society in possession of democracy must be in want of a common understanding of reality. European democracies are under stress. Economic hardship, a seemingly crumbling global order and technology racing far ahead of regulation are just some of the challenges that their citizens and leaders have to face. Solutions need to be the prod

Episode 41 - Lobbying with public benefit – is that a thing?

Jan 28 2024 18 mins  
Does lobbying contribute to democracy? Is there such a thing as lobbying with public benefit? And why does IKEA, a furniture company, engage in political topics such as domestic violence redefinition? Interview with: Jakub Lelek, Public Affairs leader from IKEA Author of the podcast: Jana Šigutová

Episode 40 - Public Health and Diet: Czech and German Approaches

Jan 21 2024 14 mins  
Czech and Germans have a lot in common - shared culture, traditions or love for beer. How similar or different are we when it comes to our health impacted by our diets? An interview with Dr. Eliška Selinger, nutritional epidemiologist from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Author of the podcast: Václav Kopecký

Episode 39 – Views on online regulation and facing threats online

Dec 03 2023 24 mins  
The online space has experienced an unprecedented boom in the past two decades. Yet, as with any other advancements, there are also those who wish to abuse the new tools and opportunities, which can also bring along security threats. To that end, the EU has introduced several pioneer pieces of legislation aiming at regulating aspects of the online space. This podcast episode brings

Episode 38 – Armenia: Creating Resilience After Catastrophe

May 02 2023 10 mins  
Armenia Creating Resilience After Catastrophe Author of the podcast: David Heydenreich

Episode 37 - Belarus: Building a resilient society in an authoritarian state

Aug 08 2022 27 mins  
Belarus: Building a resilient society in an authoritarian state It has been two years since Belarus held presidential elections that were neither free nor fair. Its result brought massive demonstrations. Join us for a look back at developments in Belarus over the past two years and listen to an interview with Belarussian political analyst Artyom Shraibman. Author of the podcast: