Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Ben Pascoe continues his series of interviews to help you understand who is who and what the main issues are. Today our guests are Milan Nic, Jakub Goda, Samuel Abraham as well as representatives of the main polling agencies in Slovakia.

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children is a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization in 51 countries. Its aim is to monitor the health of schoolchildren in their social context. More in the first part of today's session. The general election is just around the corner and in the final part of today's session we'll tell you more about what it looks like at the polling...

Sunday's are about our listeners. Ben and Marianna discuss the week, read letters and play some thematic music. RERUN

The story of Mária Prechovská, the only Slovak actress of 20th century who studied acting at prestigious Max Reinhardt Seminar, is retold by historian Karol Misovic. Invitation to Amplion/Amplifier festival of street art is a part of this week's Culture news for English speakers living in or visiting Slovakia.

Join us in this episode as we delve into the world of gastronomy with a focus on restaurants to see what people eat, where they sit down and why they go out to spend their hard earned money on outside food.

Ben Pascoe continues his coverage of the upcoming parliamentary elections. Jakub Goda, Milan Nic and Samuel Abraham discuss the main issues of the election and politics in Slovakia today.

The interest in holidays in Slovakia is growing. The summer was proof of this. There was a revival of urban tourism and an increased interest in natural beauties, cultural monuments, spas and aquaparks. More in the first part of today's session. In the fourth part of our pre-election cycle, Branislav Grman asked Eva Chmelová, Director of the Department for Elections, Referendums and Political Part...

As September 15 is a state holiday in Slovakia dedicated to its Patron Saint, we discuss why the tradition of worshipping Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is deeply rooted in this country with priest Branislav Čaniga. Artist Jana Zaujecová will explain the symbols she put into the vestment she created for Pope Francis when he was celebrating the Holly Mass in Šaštín-Stráže in 2021. A special Chapters on...

Ben Pascoe examines the latest research on Holocaust and the state of antisemitism in Slovakia. In the 3rd part of RSI series dedicated to general election 2023, Braňo Grman discusses the role the Statistical Office with its spokesperson Jana Morhacova.

In this episode Sia dives into the world of cafes in Slovakia and what makes them so special. Listen to him share a bit of history with you, as well as interviewing some local cafe runners and cafe goers to see what their perspective is on this big littel world!

The elections are coming. To get you ready and give some context to the elections Ben Pascoe talked with experts Milan Nic, Jakub Goda and Samuel Abraham.

Are plastics just waste or can they help us transform industry into a greener one? Professor Reinhold W. Lang is an expert in the field of mechanics, fracture and fatigue of plastics. He came to Slovakia to give a lecture on plastics and solutions for managing industrial transformation. RSI has launched a series focused on general information about general elections that will be held in Slovakia 3...

Re-Run: Ben and Sia recap the past week, read some letters and talk about what's happening in Slovakia and play some Slovak music for you.

RSI has launched a series focused on general information about general elections that will be held in Slovakia 30 September, 2023. In the first part, Braňo Grman explains who has the right to vote in this type of elections. On 7 September, a bilingual book of poetry by a Slovak ex-pat is being launched in Bratislava. On this occasion, lets hear about late poet Olga Urminska from her husband Vlado...

Bratislava is known for it's wild nightlife and foreigners and bar owners know that very well. Listen to Sia dive deep into the history of the bar culture in Slovakia and interview some local bar owners and foreigners to hear about their stories and what the scene means to them.

Eating disorders have long been a problem. After covid, with so much social media it seems they are more prevelant and problematic than ever. Eating disorders are not just the problem of young girls, unfortunately they don’t discriminate and can affect anyone, even someone close to us. Ben Pascoe sat down with Veronika Kolejáková a psychologist from Chuť žiť, an organization dedicated to helping a...

Why are online challenges attractive to young people? Psychologists from the IPčko.sk portal have found that communicating with adults about the dangers of the Internet is very helpful for teenagers. According to the results of their survey, the majority of young people (71.5 percent) who are invited to take part in an online challenge will do so.

Since today is a bank holiday in Slovakia, there was no news bulletin at the beginning of the show. In today's programme we will commemorate the Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic.

In this rerun of a part of the ENCORE! series dedicated to 95 years of radio broadcasting in Slovakia, you can also learn about the importance of free radio broadcasting during the Slovak National Uprising. The Slovak State with President and priest Jozef Tiso was established on 14th March 1939 becoming a Nazi Germany ally. This act resulted into splitting what was then a Czechoslovak company, Rad...

The price of living in Bratislava has exponentially increased during the past few years. These changes have made an impact on the lives of foreigners, particularly ones who have chosen Slovakia for affordability among other things. He will share some insight on recent price changes as well as interviewing a few local foreigners with different financial backgrounds, to understand how exactly their...

Two generals played the key role in the Slovak resistance movement operation which started 29 August 1944. Introducing General Rudolf Viest and General Jan Golian and explaining their position is Martin Posch from the Department of history of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Sharing his memories of the two generals is 98-years old Branislav Tvarozek who was a member of the University Guard Unit tha...

On 11 and 12 August, the multi-genre festival GRAPE took place at Trenčín airport. Almost 29 thousand visitors came to this event. Since this is the 13th edition of the festival, an entire generation has grown up with it. GRAPE is mainly aimed at young visitors, so what is typical for the so-called GRAPE generation.

The 25th World Scout Jamboree took place in South Korea on the first two weeks of August. A Jamboree is an event that connects the scouts from all over the world – more tha 40,000 of them attended this year. Among them were around 60 Slovak scouts that represented our country. Martin Bednárik talked to them on a cosy summer morning about their thoughts on South Korean culture and food, importance...

Getting the image of the late Vašo Patejdl, a Slovak pop music icon, from the archives of Slovak Radio. Introducing music of his teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts, Alexander Moyzes. Culture news inviting also to Mela festival in Pezinok.

Sia talks about the hisotyr of Slovak Castles and tries to understand what purpouse they served in the past and that which they serve today. He also speaks to Martin Sarossy to understand what it takes to reconstruct these structures.