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Czechs are among the greatest lovers of bluegrass, says world-renowned banjo maker from Brdy

Rostislav Čapek is an internationally renowned instrument maker, who specialises in crafting banjos and mandolins for bluegrass musicians.
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Czech Republic's electoral system

How does the Czech Republic's electoral system work? And who are the main contenders in October's elections? Find out in our useful guide.
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Steve Gray on a Prague cookie business with royal connections

Královské (Royal) Cookie is a shop on Prague’s Vinohradská St. with a number of regal connections. The district has traditionally been known as Royal Vinohrady and, says…
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Professor Peter Steiner - finding water in the Deserts of Bohemia

In this week's programme we talk to Professor Peter Steiner, who wrote a fascinating book about Czech literature. He was born in Prague and left in 1968 to go to America…
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Daily news summary

‘Million Moments’ issues ultimatum to PM Babiš ahead of Nov. 16 protest The group A Million Moments for Democracy plans to deliver an ultimatum to Prime Minister Andrej…
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Local Czech Consul Ivo Losman: “Manchester is growing in importance”

The head of the Czech Consulate in Manchester, Ivo Losman, says that most Czechs have successfully applied for settled status amid the UK's exit from the EU.
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Mailbox

Today in Mailbox: The young Czech author Kateřina Tučková, comments on the proposed new name of the country, Radio Prague's 2016 QSL cards, mystery Czech quiz. Listeners…
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What chance a first female Czech prime minister or president?

Women in this part of the world have had the right to vote since the first Czechoslovak Constitution was approved a century ago. However, Czechs have never had a female…
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“Buy in the regions. Prague is not worth it”, says expat property investor

We speak to American Colin Shea whose investments in Czech properties have led him to become a full-fledged land lord.
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Czech painter Tibor Červeňák on his life in Britain and using boxing gloves instead of paint brushes

Czech painter Tibor Červeňák graduated from the prestigious Chelsea School of Arts in London and has had his work exhibited all over the world.
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Small is beautiful – why British students are choosing to study Czech

The University of Sheffield in northern England has a surprising feather in its cap – it has the most students learning Czech out of any UK university.
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Cottage tradition changing as line between first and second homes blurs, says Dr. Jiří Vágner

This summer, hundreds of thousands of Czechs have spent regular weekends and longer vacations at their chata (cabin) or chalupa (cottage) in the country. Such second homes…
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New book offers Czech children growing up abroad picture of home

For the past seven years, Denisa Haubertová Šedivá has been living in Brussels with her husband, Czech ambassador to NATO Jiří Šedivý, and their two children. While…
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15 years later – was ending military service right move for Czech Republic?

On November 4, 2004 the Czech Senate approved legislation to end compulsory military service in the Czech Republic. It led to the full professionalization of the armed…
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Co-founder of New York property site Igluu Martin Mucha on real estate, entrepreneurship and helping young Czechs in America

Despite being in his early 30s, Martin Mucha is already a successful Czech businessman in New York. Many locals may know Igluu, the real estate website he co-founded which…
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Mailbox

In this very last edition of Mailbox on Radio Prague we quote for one last time from your answers to the Mystery Czech quiz which has run for 12 years and featured 150…
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Marie Heřmanová: Most Czech parties don’t understand social media

Digital anthropologist Marie Heřmanová discusses Czech politics and social media, how online abuse impacts real lives, influencers spreading Covid lies and much more.
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The Czech Tiger King

The Netflix series Tiger King may have struck Europeans as something that could only happen in the US. But Czechia has its own subculture of keeping exotic animals as pets.
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Czech minister for EU affairs: We are ready to be the honest broker in the negotiation process

Czechia will take over the rotating presidency of the EU Council from France on July 1st. Czech Minister for European Affairs Mikuláš Bek outlines the challenges ahead .
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Loretta Lau: Raising a Voice for Hong Kong and Others in Prague 7

Part art gallery, part café and part community space, Prague 7's NGO DEI is closing this July. It's director, Loretta Lau, spoke to Kevin Loo about its purpose and future.
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Afghanistan and Belarus in spotlight with Czech Ambassador to EU’s Political and Security Committee

We spoke to Ambassador Jitka Látal Znamenáčková, who is the Deputy Head of the Czech Permanent Representation to the EU.
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Czechs and Brexit Britain: Part 1 – Caught up in the mess

As of February the UK has officially left the European Union and a new relationship is currently being negotiated between the two international actors. The Czech Ministry…
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Vojtěch Merunka – Developer of Interslavic language spoken in The Painted Bird

One of the most striking aspects of director Václav Marhoul’s new film The Painted Bird is the language spoken in it. The characters communicate in Interslavic, or…
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“We see ourselves standing in a desert” – Afghan describes life under Taliban and her journey out

What Afghans miss the most is freedom, says Zakia, an Afghan woman with Czech residency who managed to leave the country.
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“There is good, better and then there is the USSR.” – New book depicts life in communist Czechoslovakia through memories of people who experienced it

A new book on Communist Czechoslovakia was launched under the auspices of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Prague’s Czernin Palace this week. Titled Czechoslovakia…
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