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In this show: news; Prague’s majestic U Hybernů building gets sold for half a billion crowns; the French screening of Vlny (Waves) offers a shortened version; former ambassador to the US and Russia Petr Kolář on Ukraine, NATO, and the future of Czech security.

News; new Czech report highlights the impact of the war in Ukraine on mental health; Diplomacy Week 2025 brings the international world of diplomacy home to the Czech public; Czech farmers scramble to secure their livestock as foot-and-mouth comes closer; Alexandra Jacobea's path to becoming a pastor.

News, Czech experts produce anti-drone camouflage for Ukrainian soldiers, new bill should tighten the rules on who can perform aesthetic medicine, Motherboard documentary screens at One World, Czech Expo 2025 mascot honours glassmaker René Roubíček’s legacy

President Pavel says Czechia should be part of peacekeeping force in Ukraine, world’s rarest ducklings have hatched at Prague Zoo, Prague Trpaslicon festival celebrates all things Britcom and Brit sci-fi; news

The U.S. government has announced it will stop funding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty—a station that once played a vital role in Czechoslovakia’s fight for freedom. In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes, journalist and historian Petr Brod shares personal memories of working at RFE/RL in Munich and later in Prague. From newsroom "tribalism" to the station's mission during the Cold War, Brod offers a rare inside look at one of the most influential broadcasters of the 20th century.

President Pavel in Ukraine, Ester Ledecka wins two FIS World Championship medals in two different disciplines, digitization of art collections, rare fern found growing in Znojmo .

In this show: news; Prague Airport braces for record number of passengers, Prague’s Powder Tower celebrates 550 years; interview with broadcaster, journalist and tutor Daniel Sywala on Czech-Serbian relations and promoting ex-Yugoslavia.

In the show: news; the security conference in Prague, and the Czech view on the worsening security situation; a new study shows drink spiking is present in Prague; our interview with female train driver Marie Sehnalová.

News; Czech connections to protests in Belgrade; Brno scientists develop new tool to diagnose dyslexia; Interview with Guy Roberts, head of the Prague Theatre Company.

On the show today: news; FM Lipavský seeks to save Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after US funding cut; New website for locations of Kingdom Come: Deliverance; Who owns Czech football?

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!