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This is an English language podcast by Czech journalist Vít Pohanka about the history, present, and future of Czechia and its people.
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Czech Debate about Red Army Monuments from 2020-02-25T06:56:29
What do the historical monuments and street names tell us about our society?
Monuments to the Soviet Red Army, which were part of the townscape for many years, now find themselves at the ...
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Ballroom Dancing Still Part of Czech Life from 2020-02-17T15:00:01
Czechoslovakia gained independence in 1918. But even now, after nearly a century you can find customs and traditions that are very similar to most countries that formed the old Austrian-Hungaria...
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Kroměříž: a Palace of Bishops and Filmmakers from 2020-02-17T14:54:07
There is a palace in Moravia like none other. You will find it in Kroměříž, not far from the banks of the Morava River. What used to be a summer representative residence of the bishops and archb...
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Villa Tugendhadt: A Masterpiece of Modernism in Brno from 2020-02-17T14:48:20
"Less is more" is an aphorism often associated with the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He might be better known as the last director of the Bauhaus, the famous school of mod...
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Czech Puppetry from 2020-02-17T14:40:55
Puppet theater in Czechia and Slovakia is a way of conveying a vision of the world. That is one of the main reasons why UNESCO inscribed the art on its List of the Intangible Cultural He...
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Brno: Czech „Second City", Cool Again from 2020-02-03T16:57:40
Brno is cool again. The second city of the Czech Republic is finally shedding its somewhat shabby image and finding healthy self-confidence. Its streets are filling with smart shops and there is...
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Jihlava: Birthplace of Gustav Maher from 2020-02-03T16:29:06
The city of Jihlava hides a well-kept secret. Not many people know that one of the best known and admired composers of late 19th century spent the forming years of his life right here. &...
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Constantin Kinsky: We Are Romantic Idiots! from 2020-02-03T16:22:53
Constantin Kinsky was born 1961 in Paris, France, to one of the oldest aristocratic families in Bohemia then in French exile. Educated in France, he became a successful investment banker and str...
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Gem on the Hill: The Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Žďár from 2020-02-03T16:16:54
Built on a small hill called Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou, it is one of the most spectacular and yet unassuming sights in the Czech Republic. The architectural significance of the church on...
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The Smelly Delicacy of Unique Moravian Cheese from 2020-01-25T08:01:18
Czechia is not all that famous for making world-class cheese. There is, however, at least one exception. A very peculiar local type of cheese made in Moravia called „Olomoucké tvarůžky" or, more...
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Czech Radioactive Dilemma: To Mine Or Not To mine? from 2020-01-24T04:10:59
Czechia has substantial deposits of uranium. Radioactive ore was mined here in the second half of the 20th century. Most of it was sent to the former Soviet Union within a dubious deal from whic...
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