Czechia in 30 minutes

Mar 10 2025 120 ep. 28 mins 53
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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.

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Czech Lion Awards, Satchmo in Prague 60 years ago, Moravia-Ostrava offensive

Mar 10 2025 26 mins  
Vlny dominates Czech Lion Awards, Louis Armstrong's visit to Prague in the 1960s was a memorable occassion, 1945: the Moravia–Ostrava offensive was the largest combat operation on the territory of modern-day Czechia.

Petr Brod on speaking German in 1950s Czechoslovakia

Mar 08 2025 28 mins  
Our interview with journalist Petr Brod on his life, career, and how it could be dangerous to speak German in 1950s Czechoslovakia

Czechia in Michelin Guide, Brno scientists track intergalactic winds

Mar 07 2025 29 mins  
News; Czechia lands spot in Michelin guide; Scientists now able to detect winds travelling between galaxies, experts from Brno contributed

Tracking prehistoric hunters; Jacob Mikanowski interview

Mar 06 2025 28 mins  
News; Olomouc scientists track prehistoric hunters through flint samples; Was Communism in Czechoslovakia unique? Historian Jacob Mikanowski on Czechoslovakia’s distinctive story

New social scholarships for university, Krkonoše National Park revives rare trees, Prof Heissigerová

Mar 05 2025 24 mins  
In today's show, we take a look at social scholarships for university studies that aim to expand and support more students. Then we bring you Krkonoše National Park’s project to revive a rare silver fir tree. And for our feature, we have another episode of our series on Czech pioneering women. This week, we bring you the many roles of Professor Jarmila Heissigerová. We also bri

A new hybrid war with Russia?, Trump's comments anger Czechs, Interview with Ondřej Pilný

Mar 04 2025 29 mins  
In today's show, we take a look at political scientist Jiři Pehe's comments that Czechia must be ready for a more intense hybrid war from Russia. Then we address President Trump’s comments that angered Czechs, who have since sent record amounts of aid to Ukraine. And for our feature, we meet Ondřej Pilný, director of Charles University’s Centre for Irish Studies, who says a

Fiala urges boost in military aid to Ukraine, Mucha exhibition opens in US, AI researcher interview

Mar 03 2025 28 mins  
In the show today: news; Czech Prime Minister Fiala urges a boost in military aid to Ukraine, Alfonse Mucha exhibition opens in Washington before touring the US and Mexico; our first Word of the Week; our interview with AI researcher Lea-Ann Germinder, on why the world has to get on board with AI.

Gidon Lev, Holocaust survivor and TikTok star

Mar 01 2025 29 mins  
Gidon Lev, Holocaust survivor and TikTok star: “I was a prop for Elon Musk when he visited Auschwitz”

First Children's Ombudsman, art therapy's popularity, Czech volunteers in Zambia

Feb 28 2025 29 mins  
News; Czechia will get its first Children's Ombudsman; Art therapy gaining ground in Czechia; Czech volunteers build school with locals in Zambia

Farmers' protests, a trip to Prague’s national pantheon, and Vltava Philharmonic designs revealed

Feb 27 2025 27 mins  
In today's episode: news; Czech farmers protest over the country; designs revealed and construction date set for Vltava Philharmonic Hall; a trip around Vyšehrad Cemetery, Prague’s national pantheon.