Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio Podcast
1) Bloody sonnets by Hviezdoslav staged in English in DPOH (23.1.2025 16:00)
Iconic anti-war poetry by the iconic Slovak poet Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav can be seen in a unique performance not only in English translation at the Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav Theatre in Bratislava. T...Show More
2) On environmental policy with Slovak MEP Martin Hojsík (22.1.2025 16:00)
Natural disasters, such as last summer’s catastrophic floods in central Europe and the fires currently ravaging California, are becoming increasingly common. While not solely caused by climate change,...Show More
3) Senior economic analyst, Tibor Lörincz about Slovakia's economy, consolidation, hacking attacks and real estate market. (21.1.2025 16:00)
Ben Pascoe talks with senior economic analyst, Tibor Lörincz about Slovakia's economy, consolidation, hacking attacks and real estate market.
4) Benefits and risks of cold-water immersion. (20.1.2025 16:00)
January is generally the coldest month of the year, which makes for the best conditions for "otužilci", or in English, people who like to practice cold-water immersion. We asked wellbeing coach Michal...Show More
5) Week in Slovakia. (18.1.2025 16:00)
News overview: A group of Slovak MPs visited Moscow, praising the Russian President Vladimir Putin while a trip of another group of MPs to Kyiv was postponed because of security reasons. Slovak Prime ...Show More
6) Past week discussed. (17.1.2025 16:00)
Ben and Patka discuss the past week and look ahead to what is happening in the next week.
7) Holding Olympic Games in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia? International Visegrad Fund and future. Culture news. (16.1.2025 16:00)
The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, visited Slovakia and spoke about the idea of holding the Olympic Games in three neighbouring countries - Austria, Hungary and Slovaki...Show More
8) Slovenčina v Pohode project. Mária Koscelníková about localisation for the Slovak market and Maroš Brojo about SGDA. (15.1.2025 16:00)
Rerun of the interviews with Martina Ivanová about the Slovenčina v Pohode project, Mária Koscelníková about localisation for the Slovak market and Maroš Brojo about SGDA.
9) Former Foreign Affairs Minister Pavol Demes about the current situation in Slovakia. (14.1.2025 16:00)
Ben Pascoe talks with former Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavol Demes, about the current situation in Slovak foreign policy and civil society.
10) Growing poverty in Slovakia. (13.1.2025 16:00)
Recent data from Eurostat show that over 14% of Slovak population lives on the poverty line. In this show, we are going to explore the problem of growing poverty in Slovakia. You are also going to hea...Show More