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Czech Life

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

Czech Debate about Red Army Monuments

What do the historical monuments and street names tell us about our society? Monuments to the Soviet Red Army, which wer... Read more

25 Feb 2020

12mins

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Ballroom Dancing Still Part of Czech Life

Ballroom Dancing Still Part of Czech Life

Czechoslovakia gained independence in 1918. But even now, after nearly a century you can find customs and traditions tha... Read more

17 Feb 2020

12mins

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Kroměříž: a Palace of Bishops and Filmmakers

Kroměříž: a Palace of Bishops and Filmmakers

There is a palace in Moravia like none other. You will find it in Kroměříž, not far from the banks of the Morava River. ... Read more

17 Feb 2020

12mins

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Villa Tugendhadt: A Masterpiece of Modernism in Brno

Villa Tugendhadt: A Masterpiece of Modernism in Brno

"Less is more" is an aphorism often associated with the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He might be ... Read more

17 Feb 2020

13mins

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Czech Puppetry

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Puppet theater in Czechia and Slovakia is a way of conveying a vision of the world. That is one of the main reasons why ... Read more

17 Feb 2020

13mins

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Brno: Czech „Second City", Cool Again

Brno: Czech „Second City", Cool Again

Brno is cool again. The second city of the Czech Republic is finally shedding its somewhat shabby image and finding heal... Read more

3 Feb 2020

15mins

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Jihlava: Birthplace of Gustav Maher

Jihlava: Birthplace of Gustav Maher

The city of Jihlava hides a well-kept secret. Not many people know that one of the best known and admired composers of l... Read more

3 Feb 2020

12mins

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Constantin Kinsky: We Are Romantic Idiots!

Constantin Kinsky: We Are Romantic Idiots!

Constantin Kinsky was born 1961 in Paris, France, to one of the oldest aristocratic families in Bohemia then in French e... Read more

3 Feb 2020

12mins

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Gem on the Hill: The Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Žďár

Gem on the Hill: The Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Žďár

Built on a small hill called Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou, it is one of the most spectacular and yet unassuming sig... Read more

3 Feb 2020

13mins

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The Smelly Delicacy of Unique Moravian Cheese

The Smelly Delicacy of Unique Moravian Cheese

Czechia is not all that famous for making world-class cheese. There is, however, at least one exception. A very peculiar... Read more

25 Jan 2020

14mins

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