Anna Fodor
I left university without any clear idea of what I wanted to do. At first I wanted to be a novelist, but soon discovered that I found sitting by myself all day with my thoughts far too lonely. Armed only with the knowledge that I liked writing and languages, I moved from the UK, where I’d grown up with a Czech mother and Slovak father, to Prague, the city my mother hails from, to teach English. I quickly discovered teaching was not for me, but at a loss as to what else I could do with my degree and experience, I carried on.
In my mid-twenties I discovered podcasts and started consuming them in large quantities, finding that they combined my love of fascinating stories, sound and the spoken word with an intimate, personal medium that I could consume while still looking at the world around me. It took me a while to realise that journalism was about a lot more than just news and politics, but once I did, I knew that radio journalism was where I wanted to go. Eventually I got some freelance work with Radio Prague, and after writing a few pieces, I was lucky enough to be offered a job here. I’ve never looked back.
articles by the author
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Trash of the future: how digital waste management is helping Czechs to recycle more
Czechia still has a long way to go to meet the EU's recycling targets – but a few innovative companies and municipalities are leading the way with digital waste solutions.
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Worms, crickets and grasshoppers – Czech Railways offer new snack selection
Most Westerners are grossed out by the idea of eating insects. But start-up Grig wants to convince them otherwise – and their products are now on sale on Czech trains.
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Giant bell rings out in tribute to thousands stolen by Nazis
A huge bell, weighing exactly 9801 kg, was unveiled in Prague on Sunday. It is a tribute to the 9,801 bells stolen by the Nazis during WWII and melted down for weapons.
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Foreign dog owners say having a dog changed their experience of living in Czechia
26 August is International Dog Day – and in celebration, RPI spoke to foreigners who have dogs about what it’s like living with a canine companion in Czechia.
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Survey finds high levels of distress among Czech medical students
Czech medical students are under excessive amounts of stress – leading to the majority suffering from mental and physical health problems themselves.
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Czech Food Classics: Roast pork knee
Although decidedly not a dish for vegetarians, roast pork knee (or pork knuckle) is one of the most popular items on Czech pub menus.
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Brno researchers explore edible food packaging
A ban on single-use plastics was approved by the Senate earlier this month. Now scientists in Brno are looking into an alternative: food packaging you can eat.
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Czech health insurance for foreigners under EU scrutiny
When a law on foreigners’ health insurance in Czechia was passed last year, Zbyněk Stanjura criticised it - but as finance minister he now has to defend it to the EU.
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"It's also about what's inside": women's handbags tell a story
Most women who own a lot of handbags don't do so to collect them. But for architect Zuzana Ilinčevová, each handbag in her collection is a story of the woman behind it.
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Don’t bin it: Campaign highlights households’ role in food waste
Who would you guess is the biggest producer of food waste – supermarkets? Restaurants? Farms? In fact, according to data from 2021, it’s not any of those – it’s households.
