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Sunday Music Selection: Christmas with all kinds of emotions.
News overview. Topic: Accessible Christmas. We present a charitable project that provides Christmas Eve dinners to those who cannot afford it and we look back at the production of a fairy tale in Slovak sign language that will be aired by Slovak Television during the Christmas holidays.
Ben and Patka discuss Slovak Christmas and look ahead at events taking place between the holidays.
Martina Šimkovičová Greňová talks to Professor Katarina Gephardt about the compendium "Home and the World in Slovak Literature. The Literature of a Small Nation in Context". The promoter of Slovak literature in English translation, Julia Sherwood, provides information about the Slovak authors included in the 2024 Seagull's Books catalogue and answers the question of how the situation of publishing Slovak authors in English translation has developed since 2019. The English translation of a bilingual non-fiction book on women's life in Czechoslovakia and Hungary in the period 1955-1989 has been added to the list by one of its authors, Professor of Ethnology Marta Botikova. In cultural news, curator Lydia Pribisova and artist Andrea Kalinova invite you to an exhibition mapping the last traces of snow in Slovakia.
The festive season is upon us, and preparations for the Christmas holidays are in full swing. This year, Radio Slovakia International invited students to write Christmas-themed stories and reflections for our broadcast. We are delighted to present, through the English service of the national public broadcaster, the creative works of talented students from the Bilingual Grammar School on Konštantínova 2 Street in Prešov, eastern Slovakia. Enjoy!
Ben Pascoe looks at the situation with Mental Health in Slovakia today. His guest are League for Mental Health in Slovakia Executive Director, Andrej Vrsansky and Co-founder and Director of Calma Mental Health Clinic, Andrej Glezl. (Rerun)
In this Monday show, Patka is going to walk you through two topics. Recent survey by research company NMS showed that over a quarter of Slovaks have faced sexual harassment in public transport. In the second part of the show we re going to talk about how tourism in Slovakia can be more ecological and sustainable.
Sunday Music Selection: Snowy Music
News overview. Slovak Culture Torch protest series: A report by Jeremy Hill. Women in Science Pt. 3: Computer scientist Mária Bieliková. Ski season in Slovakia. Spending of Slovak consumers.
Ben and Patka have a special show dedicated to giving you all the info you need about winter sports in Slovakia today. They also look back at the past week and ahead at some events that might interest you.
The Chair of the Board of the Slovak Arts Council Dusan Buran explains the situation in Slovak Arts Council shortly before the last chance for the board to convene and decide on distributing financial means to cultural projects of non-state-run entities all across the country. Interview with Sona Gyarfasova, the author of a book collecting stories of political prisoners who suffered during both totalitarian regimes - of the Nazi Slovak State and of the communist Czechoslovakia. Culture news featuring Matej Drlicka talking about "Resistance now: Free culture", the first Europe-wide campaign to protect artistic freedom.
Trenčín, a charming city in Western Slovakia, is gearing up to become the European Capital of Culture in 2026. However, planners have identified a significant gap in participation among residents of different generations. To bridge this divide and ensure that every voice is represented, the 2026 team launched an innovative initiative called Generácie spolu (Generations Together). RSI visited Trenčín on the final day of this weeklong project to engage with its participants.
In the second half of the show we help you plan your summer holiday with two reports on visiting Slovakia’s vast natural landscapes. First, we speak with Matej about his website snptrail.com, a place where English speakers can find vital information on Slovakia’s only thru-hiking trail. Then we speak with Iveta Buraľová, Poloniny National Park’s environmental education officer, to uncover the treasures of this unique natural paradise.
Ben Pascoe visits local mushroom farm Drz Hubu and talks with founders Juraj and Veronika about growing mushrooms and some of the suprising facts and uses of mushrooms today.
Latest data from Intrum survey about spending in Slovakia shows, that Slovaks are among the top 5 countries ranking the highest in excessive impulse spending. This problem gets even more severe with the upcoming Christmas holidays. We will shine a light on this topic, including expert opinions from the sociology institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Intrum research agency and economy analyst.
Sunday Music Selection: Meky Žbirka.
News overview. Tribute to Eva Mosnáková. Christmas charity bazaar.
Week in review: In our Friday newstalk show, we discuss the biggest headlines of the week.
Slovak Oscar nominee for the year 2024 is "The Hungarian dressmaker". At its screening in Hungarian capital Budapest, Martina Šimkovičová Greňová talked to Alexandra Borbély, a Slovak-Hungarian actress in leading role. Regular Thursday culture news have always included tips suitable for all English speakers. Get ready for James Judd inviting to two concerts he is going to conduct at Slovak Philharmonic.
In this edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we introduce Professor Martin Javor in the interview about the Kasigarda Museum of Slovak Immigration to North America. Želmíra Beková-Kucharovic shares her experience with living in New York as a Slovak expat for more than fifty years.Our colleague Zuzana Botiková interviewes His Excellency, Swiss Ambassador Peter Nelson, and Denise Duran, Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, during the commemoration of the Geneva Conventions.
Ben Pascoe visited the Error Theatre festival and talked with organizers and participants about what homeless theatre is and how it can be very helpful to an ever growing part of society.
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