After finishing my studies here in Prague, I found myself wondering what my specialization in Anglo-America literature might be useful for; I tried two jobs but never stayed for more than six months and in the end I spent most of the time doing translations from home, missing the company of other people.
In 2008 I grabbed the opportunity to work at Radio Prague, where meeting people and talking to them is the essence of the job. My regular features include Czech Life and In Focus. I mostly enjoy slightly quirky stories, such as those about communist-era design or mushroom picking, but I also like to cover cultural issues. And I do hope there are still plenty of them in store, waiting to be explored.
articles by the author
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Members of Slánský family rehabilitated seven decades later
Seventy years after the execution of Rudolf Slánský, convicted in an infamous 1952 show trial, a court in Prague has rehabilitated his wife and son in memoriam.
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Hantec enthusiasts seek to make the Brno sociolect part of UNESCO list
The promoters of hantec, a unique Czech language variety, spoken by the lower classes of Brno during the 19th and early 20th centuries, want to get it on the UNESCO list.
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Ancient Egyptian scribes faced similar risks as today’s office workers, says new Czech research
The work of ancient Egyptian scribes left specific traces on their skeletons, suggests a new study by Czech scientists.
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Rare mushroom, previously thought to only grow in US, discovered in Moravia
A Czech amateur mycologist has discovered a unique truffle-like mushroom in South Moravia, previously thought to grow only in the west of the United States.
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Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra embarks on Japanese tour
The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra with their chief conductor Petr Popelka has left on a two-week tour of Japan.
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Conductor Rafael Kubelík born 110 years ago
Today’s edition of Sunday Music Show is dedicated to Rafael Kubelík, one of the country's most renowned 20th century conductors and composers, who was born 110 years ago.
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Viggo Mortensen Western to launch Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival gets underway on Friday in the west Bohemian spa town.
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Rare Apollo butterfly re-introduced to Krkonoše after hundred years
After more than a century, the Apollo butterfly, one of Europe’s most threatened butterfly species, has returned to the Krkonoše Mountains, where it once used to thrive.
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Unique Bronze Age hoard discovered in north Bohemia
Archaeologists from the Museum in Roudnice nad Labem have announced a rare discovery of bronze artefacts, including pieces of jewellery, dating back over 3500 years.
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Joan Sedlacek, dedicated chronicler of US Sokol activities
Joan Sedlacek, a dedicated chronicler of Sokol activities in the United States, is one of the many people from abroad to attend the upcoming All Sokol Slet in Prague.