Interview with Jan Sokol, the noted Czech philosopher and one-time politician who died three years ago this week.
News; Official: “In-depth public discussion” on firearms critical in wake of December shooting; Impact of wolves on Šumava; First Czech female rabbi Kamila Kopřivová
Academic Peter Zusi discusses teaching Czech literature, his new book on the Czech avant-garde and Karel Teige and his teenage rock band with a future movie star.
Can the growing numbers of wolves in Šumava have a positive impact on local forests? New project by Czech University of Life Sciences will try to asnwer that question.
A Prague screening of the film Utøya, about the mass shooting in Norway provided an opportunity to discuss the aftermath of December’s shooting at Charles University.
Kamila Kopřivová is Czechia’s first ever female rabbi. She was ordained in September last year and has since served as a rabbi at the Westminster Synagogue in London.
He’s a scholar, a critic, a translator of dozens of significant titles, and an educator shaping the future of English studies in the Czech Republic.
News; Disinformation in Czechia; Centenary of musician Jiří Šlitr
It’s estimated that one-third of Czechs are vulnerable to disinformation and misinformation, says Veronika Víchová, an analyst at NGO the Centre for an Informed Society.
February 15 marks the centenary of the birth of the multi-talented Jiří Šlitr. With stage partner Jiri Suchý, Šlitr was a driving force in Prague’s Semafor theatre.