Society
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Czechs are good at managing their money and property
In the midst of a financial crisis it is good to know that Czechs know how to manage their money and property. Not that you would think so just by talking to people – we…
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Magazine
Dieting to be slim? Think again. A new survey has revealed that women with a 42 dress size (size 14) are happier than others! Scuba divers drink a toast to the New Year 20…
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Legendary Czech barman Alexander Mikšovic on cocktails, Czech beer and hangovers
My special guest in the studio this New Year’s Eve is cocktail expert Alexander Mikšovic, who has written eleven books on the art of the cocktail, and trained generations…
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Charlie Parriott’s Magnum Opus: a bid to create the world's biggest wine bottle
Over the last couple of months, American glassmaker Charlie Parriott has been working with Czech scientists and craftsmen to make the biggest wine bottle in the world. The…
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Ministry takes steps to deal with “cyber-bullying” in Czech classrooms
The use of mobile phones in classrooms schools has become a serious issue in the Czech Republic, with ever more children recording their classmates and even teachers, and…
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Mailbox
Today in Mailbox: New Year’s greetings, the Czech words for “to marry”, Czech Radio’s documentary on lullabies, Radio Prague’s Christmas competition. Listeners quoted…
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Revelations on a night train
I recently went on a visit to the very easternmost reaches of Slovakia, not for the first time in all of my years of Czech and Slovak endeavour. But this was the first…
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Magazine
Doctors are trying to get Czechs to eat carp all year round, not just at Christmas. Political opponents raise their voices in song together, and over 100 hardy Czechs…
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Film and TV fairytales – an essential part of Czech Christmas
One of the most traditional elements of any Czech Christmas – hand in hand with Jakub Jan Ryba’s Christmas Mass, golden mistletoe, winter scenes by Josef Lada, and carp…
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Atheist or not, many Czechs attend Christmas Eve midnight mass
Czechs have a reputation for being one of the most atheistic nations in Europe, but when it comes to Christmas, churches are packed. According to a survey conducted by the…
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: A Škoda 120L in a harsh Colorado winter, response to SoundCzech, new QSL cards, Radio Prague’s Christmas competition. Listeners quoted: Don Schumann…
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Magazine
Thirteen thousand Czechs have bought property on the moon. No time for a hand-written card. But home-made Christmas cookies are a must! And if you can’t bake them, at…
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