Vít Pohanka

In the weekend edition of Czechia in 30 minutes, journalist and historian Petr Brod shares personal memories of working at RFE/RL in Munich and later in Prague.

Legendary journalist Petr Brod remembers working fo Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich and Prague. 

Tucked away just a short walk from the well-trodden tourist paths of Hradčany lies a quiet green space that preserves a little-known chapter of Prague’s military past.

Historian Radka Šustrová shares how her passion for history was shaped by family memory and the story of her grandfather, who was executed during the Nazi occupation.

Jakub may be young, yet, he has a lived experience that spans cultures and borders: Slovak, Canadian, Spanish, Polish, British, and Czech.

Jakub Ferenčík of Radio Prague International brings in a fresh kind of “cross-Atlantic” take on what was and is going on both in Czechia and Slovakia.  

As the security situation in Europe grows more uncertain, Czech leaders are calling for urgent steps to strengthen the country’s defenses. 

Vyšehrad Casemates is an underground complex from the 17th century, once built to safeguard soldiers from enemy fire and now open for exploration.

Exactly fifty years ago, Olga Hepnarová became the last woman to be executed in Czechoslovakia. Her case still haunts the Czech public imagination.

Even after nearly eight decades, the circumstances surrounding the death of Jan Masaryk remain unclear.