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Czechia in 30 minutes
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- Czechia in 30 minutes
A voice for learning: Jan Bumba on Why Charles University is more than just history
In Czechia in 30 Minutes with Jan Bumba, the longtime Czech Radio journalist talks about leaving the newsroom for academia. Now the spokesperson of Charles…
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Playing Prague wins award, slow fashion with Humanoddity, philosopher Tomáš Koblížek on hate speech
Today on Czechia in 30 Minutes: Charles Games’ Playing Prague wins top mobile game award; rediscovering slow fashion with Humanoddity; Czech philosopher Tomáš…
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St. Wenceslaus reclaims lance in Vienna, Czechia leads EU in electricity prices, The Braník Rocks
Today on Czechia in 30 Minutes: St. Wenceslaus reclaims his lance in Vienna; Czechia leads EU in electricity prices; The Braník Rocks: Where Prague’s…
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Prague Indian Film Festival begins; New book about political executions in Czechoslovakia; human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk on war crimes in Ukraine
The Prague Indian Film Festival kicks off highlighting Bollywood’s diversity. A new book chronicles the fates of people executed for political reasons in…
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Metropolitan Plan for Prague, Harley Davidson Museum, Jan "Eskimo" Welzl
Metropolitan Plan for Prague's development , Harley Davidson Museum in Moravia, traveller Jan "Eskimo" Welzl
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Andrej Babiš returns: Daniel Kaiser breaks down Czechia’s political shift
Czechia in 30 Minutes examines why Andrej Babiš is back in the political spotlight. Daniel Kaiser, journalist and keen observer of Czech politics, shares his…
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Future Czech government on inclusion in schools, New US ambassador, Jewellery designer Zdenek Vacek
On today's show: Future Czech government divided over inclusion in schools as debate echoes global culture wars; new U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic…
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Ji.hlava Festival kicks off, Czechia to ban hen cages by 2027, Tips on learning Czech from Dr. Bate
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Ji.hlava Festival kicks off; Czechia to ban hen cages by 2027; essential tips on learning Czech from linguist Danny Bate…
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New report reveals that poverty affects up to one fifth of Czechs, National Architecture Award, Krištof Kintera’s sculpture on Štvanice Island, The story of Rohanský ostrov
New report reveals that poverty affects up to one fifth of Czechs, Medieval-style wooden chapel near Brno wins National Architecture Award, ‘Praying Wood’…
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Hepatitus A on the rise, horse-drawn carriages banned from city centre, Music on Request
Surge in hepatitus cases, horse-drawn carriages banned from city centre, Music on Request project
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Dita Kraus, Czechia adds seeds to Svalbard Vault, Czech schools abroad, Dark side of early 20th-century Prague
Dita Kraus: the "Librarian of Auschwitz", From peas to barley - Czechia adds 150 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, From Banat to Brisbane: Czech…
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Barbara Day and Nancy Durham: quiet heroes of Czech freedom
The weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes revisits the story of the Jan Hus Educational Foundation, a British initiative that secretly supported Czech and…
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EES system, 3,000-year-old bronze vessel to go on display, actress Zuzana Stivinova
News, what do travellers need to know about the EES system, 3,000-year old bronze vessel to go on display, interview with actress Zuzana Stivinova
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Ministerial candidate investigated for hate speech, 300-year-old settlement discovered, Czech NGO in Ukraine
Future Czech government line-up on hold, as police investigate ministerial candidate for hate speech. Archaeologists discover three-thousand-year-old…
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Czechia at the Frankfurt Book Fair; the sounds of Czech bells; Prague’s oldest botanical garden
Czechia to receive Guest of Honour title at the Frankfurt book fair; the sounds of Czech bells stolen by the Nazis; a stroll through Prague’s oldest botanical…
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Signal Festival in Prague; Jan Hus Educational Foundation exhibition; Young Czech AI expert Matyáš Boháček
Signal Festival to light up Prague for the 13th time; New Brno exhibition tells the story of how Oxford philosophers supported Czech dissidents; The hope of…
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Racism scandal threatens Czech coalition talks. President Pavel warns of Russian threat at Forum 2000. Interview with translator of Czech classic The Grandmother.
A racism scandal is putting talks to form a new Czech government at risk. President Petr Pavel highlights the threat Russia poses to Europe during his speech…
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From coal to creativity: how Ostrava is reinventing itself
In this week’s Czechia in 30 Minutes, we head back to Ostrava, once one of the industrial hearts of Czechoslovakia. The city is still losing young people, but…
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From coal to creativity: how Ostrava is reinventing itself
In this week’s Czechia in 30 Minutes, we head back to Ostrava, once one of the industrial hearts of Czechoslovakia. The city is still losing young people, but…
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Moravian Autumn Fest honors Sir Charles Mackerras, Czech Falconry Festival, Great Pardubice legend jockey Richard Harry Fletcher
Brno’s Moravian Autumn Festival to celebrate Sir Charles Mackerras, the great champion of Czech music, Falcons hunt bait carried by drones at Czech Falconry…
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Hochová photography retrospective, FOFR Film Festival, Folimanka Park
News, a new retrospective on photographer Dagmar Hochová, the student-run FOFR Film Festival, and a look at Folimanka Park, which inspired Dan Brown
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Record number of women elected, Designblok 2025, Future of left in Czechia
Czech elections 2025: a record number of women elected to parliament, Prague’s Designblok 2025 celebrates courage in design with guest of honour Mary…
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Elections, coalition talks, Ivan Klima death
News, ANO leader faces tough coalition talks, writer and dissident Ivan Klima dies at 94, Geocaching in Czechia
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From Civic Forum to Babiš: Jiří Pehe on 35 years of Czech free elections
In this weekend edition of Czechia in 30 Minutes, we revisit the milestones of Czech parliamentary elections since 1990. Political scientist and commentator…
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Ostrava puppetry festival, Day of Architecture highlights Czech women, Director Tereza Nvotová
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: this year’s Ostrava international puppetry festival, Spectaculo Interesse; day of Architecture festival spotlights Czech…
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Moravian Karst caves, Czech scientists for NASA, Rekino project
News, Moravian Karst caves make bid for place on UNESCO World Heritage List, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission gets support from Czech scientists, Rekino projects…
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President's speech ahead of elections, bunkers for sale, Lednice Chateau
President Pavel addressed the nation ahead of elections, bunkers for sale in Czechia, Lednice Chateau
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Tik Tok disinformation, contaminated land sold in Ostrava, historian Jiří Kluc
Fake accounts on Tik Tok linked to elections, contaminated land sold to unsuspecting clients in Ostrava suburb, historian Jiří Kluc
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Economists urge smarter taxes, Celtic treasure and para athlete David Kratochvil shines at World Championship
Economists urge smarter taxes, Celtic treasure uncovered in western Bohemia and David Kratochvil breaks world record in men’s 400m freestyle at the World Para…
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Fruit distilling, replicas of Czech crowns, and David Mareček on the Czech Philharmonic
Insights into this year’s Czech wine and brandy production. An unusual exhibition of replicas of crowns worn by rulers on the Czech, Hungarian, and Austrian…
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Havel Lifetime Award for Joan Baez; Czechia’s 1st quantum computer VLQ; Příbrský saves Slow Loris
“An exceptional award for exceptional people”: Joan Baez to receive Václav Havel Centre Lifetime Achievement Award, Quantum leap in Ostrava: Czechia’s first…
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Czech Radio orchestra's new chief conductor, Cosmas exhibition, Serge Borenstein
Elias Grandy named new chief conductor of Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cosmas exhibition opens in Prague, Belgian-born developer Serge Borenstein on his…
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Czechs call for resilience as war risk looms, Kafka film in cinemas, Lasvit's Herbarium gift to UN
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Czech leaders call for national resilience as war risk grows; Agnieszka Holland’s new film hits Czech cinemas on…
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Czechia on Middle East conflict, Chinese Imperial Art in Prague, Lidka chocolate
Czechia not ready to recognize Palestinian state yet, Chinese Imperial Art in Prague, stoy of Czech chocolate brand
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Masaryk’s “last words” envelope opened, Jan Masaryk’s art collection, A “Stolperstein” laid for Pavel Tigrid, Otto Eibl on Czech elections 2025
Masaryk’s “last words” envelope opened: insights into a nation’s founding president, Jan Masaryk’s art collection, gifted to the Czech state, comes “home”, A…
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Masaryk’s great-great-grandson Tom Kotík, Švanda Theatre North America tour, Czech hitchhikes US for free
Masaryk’s great-great-grandson Tom Kotík on art, music, and the family legacy, Švanda Theatre’s North American tour to celebrate Salivarová and Škvorecký, Have…
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Výtoň Bridge to get new lease on life, Zavolíme! student-led election debates, Psychiatrist Tomáš Páleníček
Prague’s Výtoň Bridge to get new lease on life, Student debate organizer: “If you want young people to believe in politics, they must get involved”, Tomáš…
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New DroneMap app, Czech crown jewels go on display, Mapamátky project
New DroneMap app brings clear rules for drone pilots in Czechia, Czech crown jewels go on display in Prague, highlighting their fate in World War II, Mapamátky…
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Czech helicopter unit helping Poland , Soňa Červená exhibition in Prague, Translator Isabel Stainsby
Czech helicopter unit helping to defend Polish airspace against Russian drone incursions, Soňa Červená exhibition at Prague museum marks 100th birthday of…
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Czechast with Constantin Kinsky
Interview with Constantin Kinsky, member of the Czech nobility.
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Arthouse Gallery auction, Kutná Hora’s Chocolate Museum
Gems from the Baroque Renaissance, Biedermeier and Art Nouveau period to be sold in online auction, Lidka Chocolate- a famous brand with a history
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Reactions to drone attack, ferries on the Vltava, Prague's Jewish Quarter
Czech reactions to drone attack on Polish territory, history of ferries on the Vltava, visit to Prague's Jewish Quarter
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Art-theft, ceremony at Pilsner brewery, Prague passageways
Statue of St.Ludmila recovered, traditional ceremony at Pilsner brewery, exploring Prague's hidden passageways
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Tick-borne diseases on the rise, Cosmas anniversary, Gustav Mahler
Tick-borne diseases on the rise, Cosmas anniversary highlights lack of modern-day chroniclers, Gustav Mahler and the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
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Memorial to Czech RAF pilot František Hekl, Mystery Formula 1 driver from D4 motorway apprehended, Interview with historian Ivan Puš
Memorial to Czech RAF pilot František Hekl unveiled in Scotland, Mystery Formula 1 driver from D4 motorway apprehended after 6 years of cat-and-mouse, A brief…
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Julie Urbišová on yoga, motherhood and identity
Journalist and podcaster Julie Urbišová reflects on life between cultures—Czech, American, and Turkish.
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UNICEF exhibition traces Czechia’s engagement in helping to improve children’s lives, Rare total lunar eclipse in Czechia, Anna Shavit on 2025 election
UNICEF exhibition traces Czechia’s engagement in helping to improve children’s lives worldwide, “Blood” Moon to rise over Czechia in rare total lunar eclipse…
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Revised War Veterans Act, Unique toy collection in Chrudim, Why is Prague getting a fourth metro line?
Revised War Veterans Act opens the way for better care for country’s war heroes, From Sydney to Bohemia: Unique toy collection donated to Chrudim museum…
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Historic US Open quarterfinals for Czech tennis, Organ Festival in Olomouc, Interview Jiří Pehe
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Historic US Open quarterfinals for Czech tennis as four players reach the last eight; international Organ Festival in…
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Deadly myxomatosis hits, Czech teacher salaries continue to lag, Interview with Barbora Baronová
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Deadly myxomatosis hits hares in southern Moravia: experts warn of serious risk'; Czech teacher salaries continue to lag…
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David Borenstein interview, Prague house signs
Interview with American film director David Borenstein, author of the award-winning documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” and a closer look at the many…
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Lost manuscripts of Good Soldier Švejk, animal poisonings, interview with ambassador to Israel
News; Lost manuscripts of The Good Soldier Švejk found after 90 years in Prague archive; Conservationists ringing alarm bells over surge in poisonings of wild…
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Czechia against "Chat Control", tougher measures against illegal breeders, interview with Jeff White
19 EU countries propose monitoring communications in the EU, but what would that mean for privacy?, Tigers in Kletečná should be turned over to the state…
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Film about RAF pilot Josef František, ban on e-scooters on historic Nerudova Street, Ostrava Zoo
Czech Television produces film about most successful Czech RAF pilot Josef František, Amid growing pressure from locals, Prague 1 bans e-scooters on historic…
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Petra Kvitová's US Open farewell, Zdena Salivarová’s legacy, Lucy and Selam unveiled at exhibition
On today's Czechia in 30 Minutes show: Petra Kvitová bows out with emotional US Open farewell; “Without her, 68 Publishers would not exist”: On writer and…
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Archirun 2025, Hundreds of amethysts uncovered in Kroměříž Chateau grotto, Meanders through Prague guide
Archirun 2025: A run across Prague’s many historical sites, Hundreds of amethysts uncovered in Kroměříž Chateau grotto, Meanders through Prague: a…
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Czechs abroad: Register by August 24 to vote by mail in 2025 elections!
For the first time, Czech citizens living abroad will be able to vote by mail—but only if they register by Sunday, August 24. The change marks a milestone in…
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Crystal Valley Week 2025 in Liberec, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II expansion, social media star Kovy
News; Crystal Valley Week 2025: Liberec celebrates North Bohemia’s glass-making tradition; Popular video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance II reveals exciting…
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Anniversary of 1968 invasion, documentary filmed in Ukraine, NeverMore68 festival
Czechs mark 57th anniversary of 1968 invasion, documentary filmed in Ukraine premieres in Czech cinemas, NeverMore68 festival
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Low interest in army service, Moravian folk artists head for US, Liberec Zoo
Interest in voluntary military service waning, Czech national logo, Moravian folk artists head for the US to teach their craft, Liberec Zoo