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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.
Episodes
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (Aug 7, 2024)
News, antisemitism on the rise, app shows users Prague Castle underground, interview with Ed Ley, the Englishman recording the stories of Prague’s streets
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (August 6, 2024)
News: intolerance to the LGBTQ+ community in Czechia; on construction in Czechia; Nicholas Lowry's film IDENTITA: A Film About Czech Graphic Design.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (August 5, 2024)
News: Prague Pride Festival which has just begun; Czechia’s first Olympic medals; Veronika Tuckerová Reading Kafka in Prague: The Reception of Franz Kafka in…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (August 3, 2024)
Ben Donenberg is a theater producer at the Shakespeare Center in Los Angeles. He visited Czechia to start work on a unique project with the Švanda Theater in…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (Aug 2, 2024)
News, surfing on the Vltava River, Vinohrady Water Tower to be transformed into water education centre,Via Czechia pilgrimage trails
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (August 1, 2024)
Vltava in Prague safe for swimming, says expert; Jiří Bubeníček's ballet masterclasses in Český Krumlov attract young dancers from around the world; Red tape…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 31, 2024)
News, study looks into the roots of poverty across generations, trees as a barrier against noise pollution and a trip to the picturesque town of Mikulov in…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 30, 2024)
News; Prague 1 reintroduces a nighttime ban on vehicles in defiance of City Hall; a special map for Czech mushroom pickers predicts mushroom growth in…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 29, 2024)
News, majority of Czechs dissatisfied with Czech politics, should Czech children start learning English at a younger age? Interview with pilot Richard Santus.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 27, 2024)
In-depth interview with Bijan Sabet, American ambassador to Prague. Topics range from his training in the art of diplomacy to his family background in the US.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 26, 2024)
News: Czech House public hub at Paris Olympics; climber Adam Ondra hopes to make up for Tokyo disappointment in Paris; UK man Ed Ley documents stories of…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 25, 2024)
News; government agrees to nominate Jozef Síkela as new Czech EU Commissioner; mini Eiffel tower made out of recycled ocean waste erected at Olympic Festival…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 24, 2024)
News: canoeist Jiří Prskavec hopes to defend his Olympic title in Paris; three Czech films set to screen at the Venice film festival at the end of this summer…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 23, 2024)
News: National Theatre in Prague to undergo major renovations; world champions Schweiner and Perušič among Czechia’s Olympic hopefuls; summer Czech Course for…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 22, 2024)
News; Top Czech politicians to Joe Biden news; Lukáš Krpálek going for third judo gold at Olympics; Peter Zusi, a US academic teaching Czech literature in the…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 19, 2024)
News: Czech food prices fall most rapidly in EU; how Prague zoo animals are keeping cool amidst the heatwave; interview with Timothy Garton Ash
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 18, 2024)
News; upcoming Blade Runner TV miniseries begins shooting in Prague; Czechs eye Olympic success – but how many medals are they expected to bring home?…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 17, 2024)
News; Prague and Kyiv unveil plans to step up weapons production in Ukraine; oldest Czech daily still in print Lidové Noviny will only be available online from…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 16, 2024)
News, Yale historian Timothy Snyder in Prague, Summer Festivities of Early Music, interview with Sergio Almeida -Portugese cyclists' right advocate in Prague
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 15, 2024)
News; US veteran George Thompson dies at 99; How Czechia produces so many top tennis players; Czech comic book pays homage to Soviet-era superheroine Octobriana
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 13, 2024)
Czechoslovak Exile Scouting – The movement that binds many émigrés beyond the Cold War
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 12, 2024)
News; Prague top conference destination; new art at Prague Metro station; history of Czechoslovak Radio under communism.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 11, 2024)
News: Does membership of new group mean ANO are far-right or pro-Russian?; Slánský family members rehabilitated seven decades later; photographer Stanislav…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 10, 2024)
News; app spotlights popularity of Czech first names over 120 years; first Czech satellite with hyperspectral camera soon to be launched into orbit by SpaceX…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 9, 2024)
News; Hantec enthusiasts seek to make the Brno sociolect part of UNESCO list; why boating on the headstream of the Vltava River is a special treat; interview…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 8, 2024)
News; Interview with director Mark Cousins from The Karlovy Vary film festival; ancient Egyptian scribes left specific traces on their skeletons; and interview…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 6, 2024)
Interview with Eva and Rob McLean, a Czech-US couple who have fostered 12 babies in as many years; Czech research highlights rapid decline in Europe’s…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 5, 2024)
Special episode dedicated to Cyril and Methodius, who are celebrated each year on 5th July in Czechia.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 4, 2024)
News; Baggage crisis at Prague’s Václav Havel Airport is gradually coming under control; Czech Pavilion at EXPO 2025 set to be tallest wooden building in…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 3, 2024)
News; could a 4-day workweek become the norm in Czechia?; rare mushroom previously thought to only grow in the US discovered in Moravia; Nicholas Lowry, a New…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 2, 2024)
News; Film critic on why ‘Waves’ received several-minute standing ovation at Karlovy Vary; Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra embarks on Japanese tour; Jaroslav…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (July 1, 2024)
News; new alliance forms in the European Parliament; museum exhibition in Nelahozeves opens celebrating Antonín Dvořák; unique project reviving military…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 28, 2024)
News, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opens, Prague Landscape Festival, interview with Prague-based young actress
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 27, 2024)
News; Bears no longer a sight at Czech castles from 2030; Famous Czech sculptor working on new statue for Antarctica; Prague Lions boss on why Europe is ready…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 26, 2024)
News; Czechs and Canadians celebrate Canada Day in Prague; Exhibition explores Czechoslovak perceptions of Orwell under communism; Rare Apollo butterfly…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 25, 2024)
News; Czechs ready to face their Euros bogey team Turkey; unique Bronze Age hoard discovered in north Bohemia; co-founder of Prague’s Metro Comedy Club on…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 24, 2024)
News, postal voting for Czechs living abroad, Sokol jamboree, interview with writer Jaroslav Rudiš
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 22, 2024)
Nikol Bóková: The pianist and composer who wears many hats
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 21, 2024)
News; Government unveils plans to send Czech astronaut to space; Beer consumption in Czechia hits record low; Red tape: Rosamund Johnston digs into…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 20, 2024)
News, US chipmaker Onsemi to make record investment into production in Czechia, biodiversity in Europe declining, Jan Dismas Zelenka
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 19, 2024)
News; Karlovy Vary’s Och: Steven Soderbergh is one of my dream guests; Czechs surprise at Euros but still fall short against Portugal; Plzeň – cradle of the…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June18, 2024)
News, who will the Czech nominee for Euro Commissioner be?, Czechs suffering from news fatigue, interview with Eva Lustigova
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 17, 2024)
News, summit on Ukraine, Škvorecký exhibition in Toronto, Czech who hitchhiked across the US
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 15, 2024)
In-depth interview with Bald and Bankrupt, a British YouTube sensation who started living in Czechia some years ago.
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 14, 2024)
News; Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová receives highest Czech honour on her last visit to Prague; “Unpredictable” is the watchword as Czechs prepare for start…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 13, 2024)
News, Czechia to open labour market to 9 non-EU states, government moves to ban corporal punishment of children, interview with Deputy Foreign Minister Jan…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 12, 2024)
News, domestic violence and excessive drinking, noise pollution from music concerts, famous Czech goalie Petr Cech
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 11, 2024)
News; “Russian” sabotage highlights security concerns; Only 20 percent of plastic bottles sorted for recycling end up in recycling centres; Interview with Eva…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 10, 2024)
News; Czech opposition and protest parties make a strong showing in the European elections; veteran Jawa 750 sports car to take part in 1000 Miles of…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 8, 2024)
Interview with Eva and Rob McLean, a Czech-US couple who have fostered 12 babies in as many years; Lucia Moholy, the Prague-born artist who photographed the…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 7, 2024)
News; This year’s Smetana Litomyšl promises to be biggest yet; Genre-busting Prague Sounds festival reveals 2024 bill; Czechs in the EU: Czechia’s performance…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 6, 2024)
News; Four die in Czechia’s most tragic two-train crash in decades; Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who captured 1968 invasion, dies at 89; Rosa Bohemica…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 5, 2024)
News, D-Day celebrations, 3D printers in hospitals, Czechs in EU series
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 4, 2024)
News; scheme to help Ukrainian refugees return; USE-IT map makers from around Europe meet in Prague; Presidents Klaus and Zeman in relation to Czech EU…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 3, 2024)
News; campaigning intensifies as Czechia counts down to the Euro elections; On the Road with Kafka: a new book reveals places linked to the famous Prague-born…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (June 1, 2024)
Interview with Michal Horáček, a successful song lyricist who has been a journalist, was active in the Velvet Revolution, became a gambling mogul and ran for…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (May 31, 2024)
News; NATO meeting of foreign ministers; Prague Spring to host unique concert for 50 pianos; Interview with Civic Democratic Party EP election candidate Ondřej…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (May 30, 2024)
News; Czech experts make Atlas of Climate Change available internationally; exhibition highlights Prague-born Bauhaus photographer; ANO candidate for European…
- Czechia in 30 minutes
Czechia in 30 minutes (May 29, 2024)
News; EU leaders pledge increased support for Ukraine at Prague meeting; “Not just about music”: Khamoro festival highlights diversity of Romani culture…