Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Mailbox program recorded in a Bratislava satellite village.

Ben Pascoe talks with the Mayor of Bratislava Matus Vallo. They discuss why there is so much to love about the little big city, as well as what we can look forward to in the future.

In this edition of Slovakia Today, we introduce the first year of The Winter Translation School taking place at the Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica.. Students as well as professors share their experience with the event.

On the occasion of World Radio Day, RSI talked to Mirta Lourenco, Chief of Media Development and Media in Emergency at UNESCO, about the future of radio while keeping in mind its 100 years history. Adding to the debate is Cilla Benko, Vice-President of the EBU.

In this show, we will continue with the second part of the history of Slovak cuisine mini-series. We will provide travelling news and tips for trips around Slovakia. At the end of our show, we will continue with our Monday bonus feature called TOP SPOT.

Mailbox program recorded in a Bratislava satellite village.

What was the week like in Slovakia? Overview of the news in the FrontPage magazine and pick of the interesting parts of our programming this week.

Re-prise. Sundays are about our listeners. Ben and Martin are out in the town talking about Slovakia today, playing music and reading letters from our listeners.

Performative collective "Marina Abramovic Doesn't Clean Up After Herself" revive Joseph Beuys's iconic piece "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" in front of Slovak Culture Ministry. Icon Joan Baez has just been granted a highest State Order by the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Caputova. Latest Culture news invite to see the latest acquisitions of the Slovak National Gallery.

Each year Slovakia grows about 1.3 million tonnes of sugar beets. To find out what is done with this bountiful harvest we are going on a tour of sugar country. We spoke with Augustin, a farmer in Bošáca, who uses the beets to feed his animals. Vladimira Frohnová gave us a tour of a sugar factory where these beets are turned into sugar. Natália Ombrózová and Lenka Šimkovičová from Old Harold distil...

Ben Pascoe talks with expert on democracy, integrity and countering disinformation, Daniel Milo, the former director of the Center for Combating Hybrid Threats at the Interior Ministry.

In this show, we will focus on the history of Slovak cuisine. We will provide travelling news and tips for trips around Slovakia. At the end of our show, we will continue with our Monday bonus feature called TOP SPOT.

Sunday is about our listeners. Ben and Martin discuss the week, read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more enjoyable.

What was the week like in Slovakia? Overview of the news in the FrontPage magazine and pick of the interesting parts of our programming this week.

Today, a show dedicated to Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav

On the occasion of 175 years since the birth of the great poet Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, we take you for a walk to his beloved spot in Northern Slovakia. Documentarist Peter Kerekes was granted the highest state order by President Zuzana Caputova in 2024. On this occasion, we get back to the interview conducted shortly after his huge success at the Venice International Film Festival. In Culture n...

In this edition of Slovakia Today, we deal with the brain drain phenomena in Slovakia. In the interviews with three students from Slovakia belonging to Generation Z, we looked at the possible reasons for staying or leaving Slovakia.

Ben Pascoe talks with animator, artist and author of the books, Year of Good News, Martin Smatana.

In this show, we will present personality of the Catholic Church Ján Chryzostom Korec on occasion of 100 years anniversary of his birth. Later in our programme, we will provide tips for trips around Slovakia and our Monday game called TOP SPOT.

Today, a programme dedicated to Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav

What was the week like in Slovakia? Overview of the news in the FrontPage magazine and pick of the interesting parts of our programming this week.

Sundays are about our listeners. Ben and Martin visit the RTVS gallery, read letters and play some new music for you. Re-run

Learn more about Nina Polakova, Julius Koller, Juraj Valcuha, Peter Kerekes and more.

With conflicts worldwide on the rise, it is increasingly important to learn from the people who come from these places experiencing conflict. Many of Slovakia's nearly 300,000 migrants do come from such places. To find out how conflict affects those living away from home in times of crisis we spoke with Roman from Ukraine, Daria from Russia, Omar from Palestine, and Burak from Turkey.

Zuzana Botikova from Radio Slovensko talks with Ben Pascoe about all the hard work and dedication that goes into organizing an event such as the world cup ski races in Jasna.