Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

A recap of what happened last week and some highlights from our best stories.

Ben and Patka discuss the week, look ahead to what is happening next week and of course read some letters and play some music for you.

In today’s show, we explore Matus and Hana’s summer working adventure in the USA, sharing their experiences and cultural insights. We also dive into how young people from Slovakia and abroad perceive traditional Slovak food, drinks, and common stereotypes.

In the interview for Radio Slovakia International, Daniel Bunda talks about his experiences as a young Romani man coming from eastern Slovakia to Bratislava. The LEAF Academy alumni mentions his time with the Divé Maky NGO that helps talented Romani students in Slovakia as well as his passion for media as one of the presenters of the Media Incubator project. Daniel is currently focusing on his stu...

This week Ben Pascoe talks with economist and historian Andrej Svorenčík about the state of Slovakia Today. They discuss the state of the economy and what the strike alert means for culture in Slovakia.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk to the general director and headmaster of the newly opened high school Skyro, that is the first one in Europe focused on AI technologies. You are also going to hear an opinion of experts from Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže about incorporating the AI into the education as we know it.

Ben and Patka look at interesting happenings from the past week while looking ahead to what is happening in Slovakia in the upcoming week. They also read some letters and play some music for you.

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Ben and Patka look at interesting happenings from the past week while looking ahead to what is happening in Slovakia in the upcoming week. They also read some letters and play some music for you.

We will take you on an audio-tour of the manor house, where the noble family of Pálffy is historically connected with its origins. Later, in the second half of the 20th century, the manor house was briefly used as a barracks and then as a hospital. In 2007, the town of Malacky became the owner of the building and is still working on its renovation.

Light pollution is an increasingly widespread problem that has profound, negative effects on the human body and the natural world. This fact has led some to push for measures that aim to mitigate these effects. The first to recognize the problem and call for change were astronomers. In this episode, we travel to the darkest place in Slovakia, Poloniny dark sky park, to experience something most pe...

Ben Pascoe talks with comic, commentator, former journalist and STVR colleague Tomas Hudak about the State of Slovakia Today.

In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk to a few actors from the first experimental theatre in Slovakia, Stoka, founded in Bratislava in 1991 by Blaho Uhlár. He passed away aged 72 on July 13th, 2024.

Special holiday edition - the Day of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows. Father Benjamín Kosnáč tells us the very interesting history of this religious holiday; our colleague Martina Šimkovičová takes us to the famous Basilica of Šaštín, a site closely connected with the historical roots of this holiday in Slovakia; and finally we hear from a Catholic believer who tells us about a very special experience h...

A recap of the weeks news plus Kamila Galjus honors Holocaust and victims of racial violence day in Slovakia, Patricia Polakovicova introduces us to Smolenica and Ben Pascoe talks with Jozef Luptak about this years Konvergencie Festival.

Ben and Patka recap what happened the past week, what you can look forward to next week and of course read some letters from listeners and play some music for you.

The story of Wold Kidan Grant, a native of Jamaica, who, perhaps thanks to chance, or in his words, fate, settled in Slovakia and has been living here for over 30 years. We will learn more about his trip to Slovakia, why he decided to stay here and how he volunteered in the Slovak House for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

On 9 September, we commemorate the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Holocaust and Racial Violence in Slovakia. Our colleague Martina Šimkovičová Greňová interviewed Mr Martin Posch from the Slovak Academy of Sciences about the so-called Slovak State and its measures during the Second World War. Patrícia Fogelová and Veronika Szeghy-Gayer from the Slovak Academy of Sciences both work on a project...

Ben Pascoe talks with cellist and festival organizer Jozef Luptak about this years Konvergencie Festival as well as the past, future and current state of Chamber music.

In this Monday show, Paťka and her friend Adelka are going to walk around a village in Western Slovakia in Trnava region, Smolenice. They are going to talk about its rich history and culture, historical sights and some natural landmarks that visitors might not know about and are worth to see.

Ben and Patka recap what happened the past week, what you can look forward to next week and of course read some letters from listeners and play some music for you.

What was the week like in Slovakia? News overview and picks of the week with Martin Bednárik. HEADLINES: The beginning of the new school year marked with bomb threats, rumoured acquisition pf Pegasus by the Slovak Intelligence denied and part of the culture community declares a strike alert while police officers sign a petition asking for better working conditions. Competition Pt. 4. Tomáš Ganz on...

Ben and Patka recap what happened the past week, what you can look forward to next week and of course read some letters from listeners and play some music for you.

In an interview with Tomáš Ganz, you will learn about his two-month experience as a mathematics and chess teacher in Africa, where he was involved in educating children in conditions very different from those in Europe. He will talk about the life in Africa, challenges of the African education system and about how this mission enriched him personally.

This year, Slovakia’s oldest marked hiking trail turned one hundred and fifty years old. This follows last year’s celebration marking 150 years since the establishment of Slovakia’s first hiking club. Today, the tradition of hiking and the upkeep and marking of trails lives on in the KST, The Slovak Hikers Club. To learn about the history of the group and what it takes to maintain nearly 15,000 ki...