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Prague Talk

Radio Prague International

A regular interview series hosted by Ian Willoughby

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188 episodes

  1. “The style never gets in the way of the story”: Andreas Halskov on the genius of Miloš Forman 21:26
  2. Petra Hůlová on The Long Version: “It’s not about my own story – it’s about my own experience of being used” 20:37
  3. Julia Bailey on honouring Galerie Rudolfinum’s legacy while delivering a fresh approach 22:01
  4. Czech indie band Ida the Young heads to UK for eight-date tour 16:48
  5. Václav Bartuška: “The revolution was too velvety” 18:17
  6. Ester Geislerová: Parents are always more complex than how we know them from our childhoods 19:05
  7. From Brno to the world: Architect Ondřej Chybík on aiming beyond Czechia’s borders 22:08
  8. Irish Ambassador Alan Gibbons: “Each member has different history, but EU project has been transformative” 20:06
  9. “When I go to the US people only know Kundera” – Jan Zikmund on bringing today’s Czech writers to the world 20:02
  10. Prague Fringe at 25: Steve Gove and Angus Coull on early days of leading fringe festival 21:34
  11. From London to Bohemia: Benjamin Souček on restoring stately homes, and family roots 14:51
  12. From “dark mode” to real-life connection: How Pavlína Louženská reads the future 23:22
  13. New Czech Radio U.S. correspondent Jana Ciglerová on Czech-Americans and MAGA and trading Miami for Washington 21:11
  14. Vít Hořejš and Bonnie Stein on their indie movie co-starring 200-year-old Czech marionettes 20:42
  15. "In the ‘90s the architecture was much more interesting": Jan Bureš on Prague's post-1989 construction boom 21:57
  16. From Charter 77 to Jim Henson’s studio: Jitka Exler’s journey to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show 19:43
  17. Karel Häring on becoming a face of the Premier League for Czech soccer fans 15:07
  18. “You don’t think, you just do”: Reporter Darja Stomatová on four years of covering Ukraine war 20:45
  19. Radovan Síbrt on Mr. Nobody Against Putin, the Oscar-nominated documentary exposing war propaganda in Russian schools 15:24
  20. “I’m interested in the female experience”: Photographer Bet Orten on art, motherhood and moving on from fashion 22:38
  21. “Threats alone are disaster for NATO”: Michal Smetana on Trump, Greenland and future of European security 21:36
  22. Historian Cynthia Paces on when Prague really was heart of Europe – and her own family’s close ties to city 25:35
  23. Markéta Irglová on reviving The Swell Season with Glen Hansard, 20 years of Falling Slowly, life in Iceland – and musicals ambitions 27:14
  24. Colin Stuart on helping shape ‘90s Czech indie music – and much-loved Colorfactory 20:59
  25. Katherine Kastner on fascinating Czech family history – and building one of Prague’s top independent galleries 21:28
  26. Martin Reiner on hidden Brno district that became “oasis of freedom” – and end of his successful publishers 19:44
  27. Max Diesing on “33 and a third” years of running Prague indie music store 19:32
  28. Lukáš Dolanský: I loved London – but I'm happy I don't have to live there 25:11
  29. “Disinformation is a lifestyle”: Tomáš Koblížek on how fake news thrives – and how to resist it 25:14
  30. “Anything is possible”: Zdeněk Vacek on 25 years of turning life into jewellery 14:48
  31. “I like big tasks”: Zuzana Stivínová on Havel, Forman and joy of acting at National Theatre 23:02
  32. The Grandmother translator Susan Reynolds on bringing Czech classic to English-speaking readers 20:33
  33. Director Tereza Nvotová on Father, Mečiar and the politics making her “very scared” 28:51
  34. David Mareček: We want whole nation to feel part of success of Czech Philharmonic – it’s theirs too 22:01
  35. Otto Eibl on Czech elections 2025: Fiala’s legacy, Babiš’s legal woes, “threats to liberal democracy” 22:03
  36. Anna Shavit on campaigning with early ANO, “very polarised” 2025 elections – and potential coalitions 24:48
  37. Barbora Baronová, the “punk” publisher putting art before financial stability 21:06
  38. “Top Czech influencer” Kovy on politics, marriage equality – and life beyond social media 27:49
  39. Brendan McNally on Martha Dodd, “nympho” spy for Soviets who lived in Prague for decades 22:19
  40. Police vs. ravers: Šimon Šafránek on how CzechTek culminated in violence 22:00
  41. Michael Tate on Czech roots, Prague – and the serendipitous birth of Jantar Publishing 22:13
  42. Czech-Vietnamese director Dužan Duong: I’m torn between two worlds – but I use this as an advantage 20:31
  43. Prague’s hidden histories: Chad Bryant on exploring city’s diverse identities via marginalised figures 24:03
  44. Ondřej Provazník on taking inspiration from choir abuse scandal for Broken Voices 22:40
  45. Pet insurance exec Derek Cummins: I have to speak Czech to my shelter dog 18:29
  46. Marcus Mucha: It’s not nice when you see your family name in Goebbels’ handwriting 27:24
  47. Isabel Stainsby: My parents said, “We forbid you from studying Czech” – Don’t say that to a teenager 14:57
  48. Developer Serge Borenstein: The pilot said, It’s nothing, it’s Karlín 16:02
  49. “We had crazy things happen constantly”: Matt Welch's Prague years 28:57
  50. Tomáš Páleníček: There's a continuum of experimental psychedelic use in Czechia 22:33