# czechia (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover czechia. Page: Feed: --- ## [Political leaders honor victims of 1968 invasion, “He was sending a message to future generations”: Artist Hynek Martinec on Jan Palach’s legacy, Broken angel, believed to have inspired one of Karel Kryl's 1969 protest songs, coming home](https://english.radio.cz/political-leaders-honor-victims-1968-invasion-he-was-sending-a-message-future-8895278) _2026-08-21 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Trauma of betrayal we should learn from: Political leaders honor victims of 1968 invasion, “He was sending a message to future generations”: Artist Hynek Martinec on Jan Palach’s legacy, Broken angel, believed to have inspired one of Karel Kryl's 1969 protest songs, coming home [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/38feed409f3b6d7e92b0aa4df31324de.mp3?timestamp=1787317801) ## [Czech film selected for 2027 Academy Awards, efforts to save critically endangered “glacial” plant, Ester Geislerová interview](https://english.radio.cz/czech-film-selected-2027-academy-awards-efforts-save-critically-endangered-8895180) _2026-08-20 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ If pidgeons turned to gold -Czech film selected for 2027 Academy Awards, efforts to save critically endangered “glacial” plant, Ester Geislerová's new documentary [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/d4a86913380f206cbe032af68538e1ec.mp3?timestamp=1787231101) ## [Measures against drought, exhibition of 1968 letters to RPI, the history of the Šumperak houses](https://english.radio.cz/measures-against-drought-exhibition-1968-letters-rpi-history-sumperak-houses-8895067) _2026-08-19 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Measures against drought, exhibition of 1968 letters to RPI, history of the Šumperak houses [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/5dd604fae9f6beb6e5ebca853045731a.mp3?timestamp=1787143801) ## [Kryl inspiring statue returns, Romany anthology for Frankfurt, Prague new circus fest](https://english.radio.cz/kryl-inspiring-statue-returns-romany-anthology-frankfurt-prague-new-circus-fest-8894962) _2026-08-18 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Statue said to have inspired Karel Kryl returned for the August 21 anniversary; new anthology of Czech and Slovak Romany writing set for Frankfurt; Prague new circus fest. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/3ba79918b23d3cd464f24b773e9a3e63.mp3?timestamp=1787128594) ## [Jan Svěrák’s comedy Five Plums to hit UK cinemas under the title What a Way to Go, Pat and Mat turn 50: Czechia’s clumsy handymen take DIY chaos worldwide, Inside Prague's summer school of Czech](https://english.radio.cz/jan-sveraks-comedy-five-plums-hit-uk-cinemas-under-title-what-a-way-go-pat-and-8894879) _2026-08-17 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Jan Svěrák’s comedy Five Plums to hit UK cinemas under the title What a Way to Go, Pat and Mat turn 50: Czechia’s clumsy handymen take DIY chaos worldwide, Inside Prague's summer school of Czech [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/bc2cf198a64479e9dda0f9ead03acb6f.mp3?timestamp=1786972501) ## [RPI history series Part 6](https://english.radio.cz/rpi-history-series-part-6-8894572) _2026-08-15 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Dive into the history of Radio Prague, which connected countries and offered popular music in exchange for political proclamations. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/4d6b722ec7db64387f3c104fedc53189.mp3?timestamp=1786744801) ## [TrutnOFF Open Air celebrates its “tribal chief” Václav Havel, Wild boars are increasingly venturing into urban areas, drawn by food and safety, Miss Czech Republic on her Japanese and Moravian identity, beauty and Miss Universe](https://english.radio.cz/trutnoff-open-air-celebrates-its-tribal-chief-vaclav-havel-wild-boars-are-8894726) _2026-08-14 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ TrutnOFF Open Air celebrates its “tribal chief” Václav Havel on what would have been his 90th birthday, Wild boars are increasingly venturing into urban areas, drawn by food and safety, Miss Czech Republic on her Japanese and Moravian identity, beauty and Miss Universe [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/a429751e6e43dbf3ecd26fa96fc6a9b2.mp3?timestamp=1786713601) ## [Czechs enthusiastic stargazers,Czech communities troubled by drying wells and dwindling groundwater, Jewish book collection](https://english.radio.cz/czechs-enthusiastic-stargazersczech-communities-troubled-drying-wells-and-8894633) _2026-08-13 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Czechs enthusiastic stargazers,Czech communities troubled by drying wells and dwindling groundwater, Jewish book collection [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/b4d816c1275ffba40ca11aac43c6f855.mp3?timestamp=1786626001) ## [Czech farmers change crops as weather shifts, Secret Soviet bunker opens, Jiřina Šiklová Library, Prague summer Czech school](https://english.radio.cz/czech-farmers-change-crops-weather-shifts-secret-soviet-bunker-opens-jirina-8894500) _2026-08-12 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Czech farmers turn to sunflowers, experiment with figs and olives, as drought and heat intensify, Secret Soviet bunker built to survive a nuclear blast opens to visitors in Czechia, Jiřina Šiklová Library offers over 9,000 books on feminism, gender and queerness, Inside Prague's summer school of Czech [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/93a3511784d8ad6b6603bb0424f99d0b.mp3?timestamp=1786538701) ## [Charles University seeks global science leader for new Prague Biocenter, Brno scientists chase total solar eclipse to Iceland and Spain, Keeping Czech alive abroad: How Krajánek ve světe helps children stay close to their roots](https://english.radio.cz/charles-university-seeks-global-science-leader-new-prague-biocenter-brno-8894425) _2026-08-11 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Charles University seeks global science leader for new Prague Biocenter, Brno scientists chase total solar eclipse to Iceland and Spain, Keeping Czech alive abroad: How Krajánek ve světe helps children stay close to their roots, A hidden feminist gem in Prague: Jiřina Šiklová Library offers over 9,000 books on feminism, gender and queerness [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/1ca6cf05d88160042108f4f488793274.mp3?timestamp=1786452901) ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F2iBV0b0ykx8) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Czechia bids to host one of Europe’s giant AI Gigafactories, Hantec added to South Moravian folk culture list, Who is the greatest queer Czech?, Who reads what?](https://english.radio.cz/czechia-bids-host-one-europes-giant-ai-gigafactories-hantec-added-south-moravian-8894344) _2026-08-10 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Czechia bids to host one of Europe’s giant AI Gigafactories, Hantec added to South Moravian folk culture list as enthusiasts eye UNESCO recognition, Prague Pride survey highlights unknown chapters of Czech queer history, Who reads what? The surprising patterns hidden in 17 million library loans [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/f298cdd3564b9039cb1292170d7c81ba.mp3?timestamp=1786369201) ## [Broadcast in English - 08/09/2026](https://english.radio.cz/broadcast-english-08092026-8894224) _2026-08-08 · Radio Prague International - latest broadcast in English_ Broadcast in English - 08/09/2026 ## [From Brno to the world: Architect Ondřej Chybík on aiming beyond Czechia’s borders](https://english.radio.cz/brno-world-architect-ondrej-chybik-aiming-beyond-czechias-borders-8892308) _2026-07-17 · Prague Talk_ After cementing its reputation in Czechia with an acclaimed multipurpose arena, the young Brno-based architecture studio Chybík + Krištof is increasingly going international. The firm has significant projects in London and Paris in the pipeline – and ambitions to work even further afield in future. I caught up with co-founder Ondřej Chybík, who is 41, at the company’s bustling offices in central… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/7535d4d4ad0432a222955aa8d445af45.mp3?timestamp=1784292084) ## [Irish Ambassador Alan Gibbons: “Each member has different history, but EU project has been transformative”](https://english.radio.cz/irish-ambassador-alan-gibbons-each-member-has-different-history-eu-project-has-8890781) _2026-06-30 · Prague Talk_ After holding a number of senior roles in Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, Alan Gibbons became the country’s ambassador to Czechia in 2023. With the Dublin government taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union on July 1, I sat down with Mr. Gibbons to ask what that means for Ireland, and for his own role. We also discussed the scenes in March when thousands of Irish football… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/140455f97b5bb9c6df1591b3b5ad4ff3.mp3?timestamp=1782828634) ## [“When I go to the US people only know Kundera” – Jan Zikmund on bringing today’s Czech writers to the world](https://english.radio.cz/when-i-go-us-people-only-know-kundera-jan-zikmund-bringing-todays-czech-writers-8887996) _2026-05-29 · Prague Talk_ Earlier this year, Jan Zikmund launched Zikmund Literary , an agency that primarily aims to help Czech authors find readers around the world. But how does he plan to achieve this? How do books from this country tend to fare in foreign markets? And what other states can Czechia learn from in this arena? I discussed these questions and more with Zikmund, who is in his mid 30s and previously helped… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/9a474796a7dfa86049baa46fa5f9d9e6.mp3?timestamp=1780049479) ## [Prague Fringe at 25: Steve Gove and Angus Coull on early days of leading fringe festival](https://english.radio.cz/prague-fringe-25-steve-gove-and-angus-coull-early-days-leading-fringe-festival-8886573) _2026-05-15 · Prague Talk_ Since its seat-of-the-pants beginnings in the early 2000s, the Prague Fringe has established itself as one of the leading events of its kind in Europe. Indeed, this year the festival is marking no less than a quarter century of existence with a packed programme that gets underway on May 22. The Prague Fringe was first dreamt up by two friends: Steve Gove, who still runs it, and Angus Coull, who is… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/496c6e4de88b4080ff33878ff9409685.mp3?timestamp=1778862009) ## [From London to Bohemia: Benjamin Souček on restoring stately homes, and family roots](https://english.radio.cz/london-bohemia-benjamin-soucek-restoring-stately-homes-and-family-roots-8884579) _2026-04-24 · Prague Talk_ London-born Benjamin Souček renovates stately homes in Czechia, the country of his forefathers. Indeed, Souček – who is also active in Prague cricket circles – has even received an award at the Czech Senate for his contribution to the country’s cultural heritage. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/8661ab76cc50a75839a20445b3e6bb02.mp3?timestamp=1777024326) ## [From “dark mode” to real-life connection: How Pavlína Louženská reads the future](https://english.radio.cz/dark-mode-real-life-connection-how-pavlina-louzenska-reads-future-8882745) _2026-04-07 · Prague Talk_ Pavlína Louženská is a trend forecaster, helping banks, startups and other organisations understand likely developments in the coming years – and plan accordingly. When we spoke, the conversation took in the methods Louženská employs to predict the future, why Czechs may be less bothered about keeping up to date than other nations, whether it’s embarrassing to be a “laggard” – and much more. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/d662c43a9242051cbe15f11e0890e15a.mp3?timestamp=1775570437) ## [New Czech Radio U.S. correspondent Jana Ciglerová on Czech-Americans and MAGA and trading Miami for Washington](https://english.radio.cz/new-czech-radio-us-correspondent-jana-ciglerova-czech-americans-and-maga-and-8880471) _2026-03-13 · Prague Talk_ Jana Ciglerová is just about to become Czech Radio’s correspondent in Washington. Unusually the journalist is moving there not from Prague but Florida, where she has lived for the best part of a decade and worked for a Czech media outlet. Ahead of this big switch, I asked Ciglerová about everything from keeping up with the non-stop pronouncements of President Trump to how living in the U.S. has… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/4af3f108f1932661f79a73110812f62b.mp3?timestamp=1773413709) ## [Vít Hořejš and Bonnie Stein on their indie movie co-starring 200-year-old Czech marionettes](https://english.radio.cz/vit-horejs-and-bonnie-stein-their-indie-movie-co-starring-200-year-old-czech-8879766) _2026-03-06 · Prague Talk_ This week saw the first screening in Prague of the independent movie Wooden Hearts, which stars Vít Hořejš, founder of the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre. The fiction film also features many of the traditional puppets that Hořejš – who left Czechoslovakia in the late 1970s – uncovered in an old Czech church in Manhattan several decades ago. He and his life partner Bonnie Stein, who… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/98e6a1b59b75a6e5a4e5c67cb6191bee.mp3?timestamp=1772807641) ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w36y0PbISFBc) _2026-03-06 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## ["In the ‘90s the architecture was much more interesting": Jan Bureš on Prague's post-1989 construction boom](https://english.radio.cz/90s-architecture-was-much-more-interesting-jan-bures-pragues-post-1989-8879038) _2026-02-27 · Prague Talk_ Devade (Nineties) is the title of a fascinating new book and exhibition looking at architecture in Prague in the first decade after the Velvet Revolution. Among the best known buildings referred to are hotels such as the Hilton and the Don Giovanni, as well as the Myslbek Palace and the now iconic Dancing House. I discussed the challenges faced by Prague’s architects in the 1990s – as well as the… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/234c739210c1d47c4c10dfc760d5da66.mp3?timestamp=1772193176) ## [From Charter 77 to Jim Henson’s studio: Jitka Exler’s journey to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show](https://english.radio.cz/charter-77-jim-hensons-studio-jitka-exlers-journey-sesame-street-and-muppet-show-8878296) _2026-02-20 · Prague Talk_ Jitka Exler has enjoyed great success in the US, designing and making puppet characters for TV hits The Muppet Show and Sesame Street and working for major toy manufacturers. Exler had been forced to leave her native Czechoslovakia after signing the Charter 77 human rights document at the age of 19. The artist currently has a joint exhibition at the Czech Center New York. [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/audios/d221f260ae6d30e961d52af9af8837d6.mp3?timestamp=1771592384)