Cup of Tea

Welcome to the English and American Studies’ podcast! Bite sized episodes for you to make or drink a cup of tea (or coffee if you must) with, wait for your tram with or fall asleep to. Delve with us into the “cups of tea” of the specialists of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and discover the fascinating world of English and American studies!

#16 A, An, or The-a?

With doc. Radek Šimík on definiteness and articles.

01-30
21:59

#15 A Proper Br-EU

With Mgr. Kateřina Ešnerová on interpreting for the EU.

01-17
18:54

#14 The Irish Cream of the Crop

With professor Louis De Paor on Patrick Pearse's writings.

01-01
21:00

#13 The Little Mole and a Cup of Tea

With MgA. Mike Baugh on translating Krteček.

12-18
08:53

#12 Conver-Sipping

With Mgr. Daniel Dolenský on the difference between translation and interpretation.

11-20
09:47

#11 Green Tea

With Dr. Daniela Theinová on poetry and ecology.

11-07
10:38

#10 The Bitter Reali-Teas of Learning English

With Dr. Tomáš Gráf on the challenges of learning English.

10-23
13:01

#9 Ghostly Tea

With Dr. Petra Johana Poncarová on ghost stories across anglophone literature.

10-04
15:14

#8 Cupán Tae

With Dr. Radvan Markus on the Irish language and some of its essential principles.

06-12
13:28

#7 Green Tea with a Dash of Byron-y

With Dr. Miroslava Horová on the poetry of Lord Byron and his complex legacy in British and European literature.

05-29
18:16

#6 A HEL of a Cup

With Mgr. Ondřej Tichý, Ph.D. on the history of the English language.

05-15
20:21

#5 How to Brew a Poem in Eleven Steps

With Dr Stephan Delbos on writing good poetry.

05-01
24:14

#4 Straining the Genre

With doc. Clare Wallace on contemporary British drama.

04-17
15:17

#3 Southern Sweet Tea

With PhDr. Hana Ulmanová on William Faulkner and his influence on American fiction.

04-03
11:30

#2 Irish Breakfast

With prof. Ondřej Pilný on modern Irish drama from J. M. Synge to Martin McDonagh and beyond.

02-27
13:36

#1 ə-rtze tee

With doc. Radek Skarnitzl on schwa, the cornerstone sound of English, and why you might aspire to be more like it.

02-13
10:58

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