Vít Pohanka
I like to think of myself as a journalistic omnivore. Having worked for Czech National Public Television, UNESCO in Paris, and the BBC World Service in London, I found my calling at Czech Radio in 2022. After spending years as a correspondent in Belgium, the United States, and Poland, I returned to my beloved Vysočina Region in 2017 and began producing various programs, primarily for radio but also for other media. Among other projects, I started hosting Czechast, a podcast in English about all things Czech, for the English Service of Radio Prague International and joined its staff in 2024. Although I am now officially based in Prague, I still love to travel and record programs in various regions and consider the whole of beautiful Czechia my office.
articles by the author
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Music
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds promote new album in Prague
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds returned to Prague’s O2 Arena, to promote their new album Wild God, released in late summer 2024.
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Renowned Pianist Marc-André Hamelin Joins Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra
On Monday, October 21, the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra will present an exceptional concert at Prague's Municipal House.
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Czechia among top countries for manipulated sports matches
Czechia ranks second globally in the number of manipulated sports matches, surpassed only by Brazil, according to Sportradar.
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Czech Social Democratic Party at crossroads
Political analyst Jiří Pehe says 2024 is the year when the traditional Czech Social Democratic Party came to an end.
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Young Czech filmmakers receive Student Oscar in London
Czech filmmakers Viktor Horák and Pavel Sýkora won the Student Oscar for their short drama Krajan (Compatriot).
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Czechast about Jan Hus and Constance
A visit to Jan Hus Museum in Constance with a very knowledgeble guide to how and why the Czech theologian, thinker and reformer ended his life in this German city.
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35 years of democracy: Czechs still favor current system over pre-1989 regime
A new STEM analysis reveals that nearly half of Czechs view the current democratic regime as better than the pre-1989 communist system.
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Czechia needs more young psychiatrists
A quarter of Czech psychiatrists are set to retire in five years. Experts are calling for more students.
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Wind turbines near Czech-German border spark controversy
German plans to build wind turbines near the Czech border have sparked a backlash, as local communities claim they were ignored and environmental concerns were overlooked.
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Confronting Russian espionage: FM Lipavský reflects on Czechia’s relations with Moscow
In an interview with Czech Radio, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, reflects on relations with Russia following the infamous Vrbětice case.
