Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English

Jakub Ferenčík of Radio Prague International brings in a fresh kind of “cross-Atlantic” take on what was and is going on both in Czechia and Slovakia.

News; Czechia’s defense strategy in a changing world; Czech society blocked out the Covid pandemic?; interview with Prague based actress Róza Andělová

Chinggis Khan exhibition at Prague’s National Museum, plans for high speed line between Prague and Bratislava, trip to the Vyšehrad Casemates, an underground complex from the 17th century.

One World Documentary Festival, Hepnarova last woman executed in Czech lands for mass murder, Czech women pioneers and their modern day successors – today introducing conductor Anna Novotná Pešková

In today’s show, we bring you the reopening of the investigation into Jan Masaryk’s death. Then we tackle whether US President Donald Trump could abandon Europe and why Czech top officials met as a result in Prague, on Monday. Finally, we have another episode of Prague Talk. This time, we meet Jerina Sykora, who is the focus of “Volver a Volver,” a documentary that will get its premiere at the One World festival in Prague next week. And, as always, we also bring you the latest news headlines of the day. Enjoy!

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.

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

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

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

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 bring you the latest news headlines of the day. Enjoy!

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 visit to the Emerald Isle helped shape his career path. We also bring you the latest news headlines of the day. Enjoy!

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: “I was a prop for Elon Musk when he visited Auschwitz”

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

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.

News; Czechia’s largest hospital, Motol, embroiled in massive fraud scandal; Jews gather in Holešov to honor Rabbi Shach; Jana Tyrer, Czech ambassador to Australia.

News; Czech PM on the need to react to changing world order; Poet Michael March dies at age 78; Brit Guy Barker on bringing new terrace to Rudolfinum roof

News; our report on Sunday’s election in Germany and its future impact on Czechia; Czech volunteers providing non-military supplies to Ukrainian troops; Third, Plzeň or Turnov? Our reports on the best place to live in Czechia.

Broadcast in English - 02/22/2025

News; Alarming increase in violent attacks by minors in Czechia, Gifts for the president on display at Prageu Castle; Jacob Mikanowski on Czechoslovakia’s distinctive story