Episodes

  • THERE - Yet More UNESCO

    THERE - Yet More UNESCO
    Mar 24 2022
    THERE - Yet More UNESCO We finish off the UNESCO listings for CZ with the most recent additions, all in Bohemia, three of which are shared with other countries. Delve into the history of mining, horses, forests and spas, and get some great weekend getaway ideas. See a images of these places in the video version of this episode. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page! SECTIONS 01:40 - Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří (Ore Mountains) Mining Region - Jáchymov, money, radium, pits and more 07:55 - Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem - The Great Pardubice Steeplechase, a historical stud farm and more in the area 10:36 - Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe - Jizera Mountains, Ještěd, the Long waterfall, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, Frýdlant 16:33 - The Great Spa Towns of Europe 17:41 - Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad), the Boheminium 21:43 - Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), drinks and spa wafers, Loket 25:49 - Františkovy Lázně (Franzenbad) 28:52 - The Bohemian Spa triangle area - forests, lookouts, botanical gardens, geological parks, chateaus, the Spiral Tower of Krásno, Cheb (Eger) 30:52 - A quick recap of all 16 CZ UNESCO sites Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZTHERE - 6 More UNESCO SitesGLUG - The Oldest Pub in PragueGLUG - A Czech Beer PrimerGLUG - In Czecho Veritas (Czech wine country & culture)GLUG - That's the Spirit(s)Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří German websiteJáchymov official websiteRadium PalaceRed Tower of Death websiteJáchymov to Boží Dar areaWolf PitVideo about the Ice Pit and the Wolf PitPardubice websitePardubice tourismPardubice BreweryGrand Pardubice Steeplechase: the world's toughest horse race Kladruby Stud FarmKladruby info and videoJizera MountainsJeštěd ski areaHotel and Restaurant JeštědThe Long Waterfall of Černá DesnáPrezidentská chata Visit Jizera Mountains for Glass-making, Awesome Cities & Nature (1 Hour From Prague)Jablonec websiteFragile Beauty in JablonecPalace Plus glassLiberec tourismCentrum Babylon AquaparkLiberec ZooIQLANDIA interactive science museumFrýdlant websiteAntonie Spa HotelMariánské Lázně websiteBoheminium miniatures park Karlovy Vary tourism websiteKV Christmas HouseKarlovy Vary International Film FestivalLoket websiteFrantiškovy Lázně websiteSOOS Geologic ParkEasier to read SOOS webpageSpiral Tower of KrásnoCheb website For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps Follow us on social for extras: FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists, about orgaznational communications.CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    33 mins
  • THEN - Charles IV

    THEN - Charles IV
    Feb 24 2022

    THEN - Charles IV (1346-1378)

    The Luxembourgs now produce the man who would become known as Charles IV - considered by many to be the greatest Czech of all time. He'd found Charles University, commission St. Vitus and Charles Bridge, design New Town, move the capital of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague, build a LOT of castles, and generally do awfully good things for the lands of Bohemia and Moravia.

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    SECTIONS

    01:10 - A childhood in prison, then in France, a wife, Italian adventures, a throne

    04:18 - Another wife, German adventures, the path to Emperorship

    06:13 - Urban improvements, Prague becomes the cultural center of Europe, Emperor at last

    07:47 - He finds Karlovy Vary, no more Italian adventures, improving Nuremberg, a third wife, lots of castles and a Golden Bull, more infrastructure projects, (finally) a son, a fourth wife, another son

    11:02 - The Golden Age - restructuring the HRE, treaties, various land claims, in vino veritas

    12:33 - The legacy of Charles IV

    • Music by Fanette Ronjat

    More Info:

    • THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind
    • HERE - New Town, New Jerusalem with Raymond Johnston
    • Charles IV and Prague – 700 years: When all roads led to Prague
    • Charles IV - the father of the Czech nation on Radio Prague
    • Charles IV and his construction projects on Visit Czech Republic
    • Prague Chronicles - the biography of Charles IV video
    • Největší Čech Wikipedia page

    For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps

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    Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt

    • DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
    • CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    14 mins
  • LIT - Prague Books

    LIT - Prague Books
    Feb 10 2022
    LIT - Prague Books Guests: David Humphreys & Melissa Joulwan, Strong Sense of Place podcast Prague inspires people, and some of those people write books set there. We take a look at some books about the City of 100 Spires as well as some Prague lore with David Humphreys & Melissa Joulwan, who run the Strong Sense of Place podcast. See a video version on our YouTube channel.Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page! SECTIONS 01:25 - Prague: the First Episode of SSoP 02:39 - The Prague-Korea connection, living in a simulation, lighting Prague Castle 07:25 - Why they choose the books, Prague Noir 09:12 - The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain 11:45 - Prague Spring (and more Mawer) 13:43 - Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia, Slavic narrative styles 18:27 - HHhH 20:16 - More books about Prague all the time 23:26 - Book shopping is fun 24:32 - Books that Smudge the cat likes, This Is the World: A Global Treasury, cartooning around 26:29 - We live in the future Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: Strong Sense of Place podcastFOLKS - Strong Sense of Place episodeSSoP Podcast Episode 01 — Prague: Castles and CobblestonesLIT - Čas proměn' (Time of Changes) w/Mark Baker episodeBuy Čas proměn online from Albatros MediaMark Baker's blogMark Baker travel guides on AmazonThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaPrague Noir, edited by Pavel Mandys, Miriam Margala (translator)The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter SísPrague Spring by Simon MawerThe Glass Room by Simon MawerMendel's Dwarf by Simon MawerGottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia by Mariusz Szczygieł, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)The Way You Wear Your Hat by Bill ZehmeHHhH - Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (translator)The Seventh Function of Language by Laurent Binet, Sam Taylor (translator)"The Man with the Iron Heart""Anthropoid"The Prague Cemetery by Umberto EcoPrague: A Novel by Arthur PhillipsPrague in Black and Gold: The History of a City by Peter DemetzMaps Special Edition by Aleksandra Mizielinska & Daniel MizielinskiThis Is the World: A Global Treasury by Miroslav Šašek For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps Follow us on social for extras: FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists. CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    29 mins
  • FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place

    FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place
    Jan 27 2022

    FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place

    Guests: Melissa Joulwan & David Humphreys, Strong Sense of Place podcast

    Books can entertain, inform and even make you want to travel. My guests today run the Strong Sense of Place podcast out of their flat here in Prague which combines the best of reading and travel in one jam-packed website. Go all over the world without ever leaving your home.

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    SECTIONS

    01:49 - The Strong Sense of Place podcast

    03:37 - The purpose of the podcast

    06:50 - A world tour from home

    11:10 - Nerdy organization & gold stars

    14:55 - Becoming a reader

    18:27 - Kindle a flame for reading

    21:40 - Transcribing for empathy

    28:22 - Lots of work

    29:44 - Cookbooks & roller derby

    34:24 - SSOP Reading Atlas. theme episodes, apocalypse novels

    39:10 - Favourite books of 2021

    40:51 - Telling lies to tell the truth

    • Music by Fanette Ronjat

    More info:

    • Strong Sense of Place website
    • Goodreads
    • BBEdit 14 Bare Bones software
    • Oprah's Book Club
    • Sonix transcription software
    • Sara Nović website
    • Secret Prague by Martin Stejskal
    • Atlas Obscura - The definitive guide to the world's hidden wonders
    • Well Fed paleo cookbooks
    • Living Paleo for Dummies by Melissa Joulwan & Kellyann Petrucci
    • Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track by Melissa Joulwan
    • The Hotrod Honeys on Texas Rollergirls
    • Station Eleven
    • Termination Shock
    • The Sentence
    • Our Country Friends
    • The Kingdoms
    • Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
    • Hell of a Book

    For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps

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    Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt

    • DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
    • CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    43 mins
  • MISC - Money Matters

    MISC - Money Matters
    Jan 13 2022

    MISC - Money Matters

    Money makes the world go round, but who and what is on our money? This episode looks at the figures and icons Czechs have decided are worthy of being immortalized on their currency, and by extension we'll learn a little about the story this country tells itself about itself.

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    SECTIONS

    01:33 - To walk in money

    02:20 - Current coins, the Czech Lion, the Crown of Wenceslaus

    06:52 - Notes, some of the 100 greatest Czechs

    07:08 - 100Kč - Charles IV

    08:43 - 200Kč - Jan Amos Komenský

    10:16 - 500Kč - Božena Němcová

    12:36 - 1000Kč - František Palacký

    15:42 - 2000Kč - Emmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová)

    17:07 - 5000Kč - Tomáš Garrigue (T. G.) Masaryk

    18:08 - Old 20Kč & 50Kč notes - Otakar I Přemysl & St. Agnes of Bohemia (Svatá Anežka Česká)

    20:21 - Late Czechoslovak notes - Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav, Komenský, Ľudovít Štúr. peasants, SNP partisans & Bedřich Smetana

    25:24 - Earlier Czechoslovak notes - Jan Žižka, SNP & Russians, youths

    26:38 - Post WWII currency, the Communist coat of arms, post-Velvet Revolution commemorative 10 Kč coins (TGM, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Alois Rašín)

    28:26 - What about the Euro?

    33:35 - Foreign currency & ATMs

    • Music by Fanette Ronjat

    More info:

    • Prague’s Currency: The Czech Crown (CZK)
    • Information about the Czech Crown
    • A Closer Look at Czech Coins and Their History
    • Who Are The People on Czech Banknotes?
    • Největší Čech (The Greatest Czech) list
    • History of Czechoslovak Currency
    • Czech National Bank commemorative coins links
    • Stahované starší vzory bankovek (Older bank note designs) pdf
    • Czechia and the euro from the European Commission
    • Why hasn’t the Czech Republic adopted the euro? from KafkaDesk
    • Honest Guide YouTube channel
    • Honest Blog by Honest Guide
    • Prague vs Crooks (taxi scams) (in Czech)

    For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps

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    Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt

    • DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
    • CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    36 mins
  • GLUG - That’s the Spirit(s)

    GLUG - That’s the Spirit(s)
    Dec 30 2021
    GLUG - That's the Spirit(s) We've talked about the oldest pub in Prague, beer and wine - now it's time to dive in to the spirit world with a look at some of the liquors Czechs like to drink. See a video version on our YouTube channel.Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page! SECTIONS 01:22 - Al-kul & distillation, a very brief history of booze in Europe 03:42 - Slivovice - fruit brandies 07:41 - Becherovka - angry Christmas 11:32 - Fernet Stock - crushed bedbugs 16:24 - Tuzemák - cancer-causing fake rum 18:40 - Zelená - liquid toothpaste 21:49 - Absinthe - the green fairy 27:49 - Vaječný likér (Czech Nog) & Algerian Coffee 29:54 - Grog (tea & rum), Svařák (mulled wine), Punč (mulled wine & fruit juice), Medovina (mead) 31:56 - Houba (Coke & red wine), Cider 33:47 - Rum, whisky & more Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info: R. Jelínek company historyR. Jelínek Slivovitz MuseumBecherovka websiteFernet Stock websiteVideo: Tajemství hořkého likéru (The secret of a bitter liquer) (in Czech)News article on Tuzemsky Rum (in Czech)Božkov Distillery websiteArticle on various drinks made with Zelená (in Czech)5 Great Czech Liquors articleGreen Tree Distillery (oldest in Europe, they say)Czech absinthe on Vova NovaqueThese Absinthe Bottles Are the Best Out There on Liquor.comBairnsfather AbsinthAbsinthe.se Likérka Cami website Absintherie Prague Hemingway Bar Prague Božkov Vaječný likérVaječný likér recipe (in Czech)Medovinarna PragueKingswood CiderGood Cider in Lager Land article on Prague Beer GardenDobrý Cider websiteOpilý Jabko eshopRumhouse Bar Caribbean PragueAmarula Bar on Firmy.czWhiskeria Scotch Bar PragueMarpek Whisky Prague"W" Restaurant & Whiskey Bar Prague For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps Follow us on social for extras: FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists. CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    36 mins
  • ARTS - Bear Educational Theatre

    ARTS - Bear Educational Theatre
    Dec 16 2021

    ARTS - The Bear Educational Theatre

    Guest: David Fisher, artistic director & founder of the Bear Educational Theatre

    David Fisher has gone from being at the fringes of the theatrical to having his own theatre company - but he considers himself a teacher more than anything else. he talks about how the Bear came about, how it works, why it's different from "evening theatre", and how they are adapting and adjusting to an online world due to the pandemic.

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    SECTIONS

    01:49 - Storytelling through teaching & theatre

    05:36 - Early Prague Theatre: Misery Loves Company & Black Box

    07:13 - The Bear begins

    10:53 - The Bear hits the road, bare bones; the perfect English lesson

    22:56 - Overlapping skill sets

    28:22 - Drama Therapy & other variations

    30:20 - Going online & interactive

    38:56 - I don't really want actors

    • Music by Fanette Ronjat

    Lapsus Linguae: 2016 was the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, not his birth.

    Related Info:

    • The Bear Educational Theatre website
    • The Bear online program
    • The Bear on Patreon
    • The Bear on Facebook
    • Prague Shakespeare Company website
    • Prague Film School website

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    Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt

    • DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
    • CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    42 mins
  • NOW - proFem

    NOW - proFem
    Dec 2 2021
    NOW - proFem Guest: Eva Michálková, project manager for proFem – centrum pro oběti domácího a sexuálního násilí, o.p.s. Like most European countries, the Czech Republic is pretty humanist. And yet, sexual harassment & violence continue to be problems, with more than 50% of Czech women reporting sexual harassment and/or violence. The organization proFem offers help in a number of ways, including a new infoline, counseling, and even legal help. We talk about the problem here in CZ, some historical context, the evils of Easter and how things are, hopefully, changing for the better. See a video version on our YouTube channel.Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page! SECTIONS 02:01 - What is proFem? 03:31 - Feminism in a Czech context 07:03 - Feminism under Communism 09:21 - Research into sexual harassment & violence in CZ 14:30 - The normalization of rape culture 18:53 - Context & history matter 21:13 - Harassment on public transportation, at work, at home 27:42 - Easter is problematic 33:45 - Trouble at home 39:31 - proFem's infoline & services 47:21 - Volunteer opportunities Music by Fanette Ronjat More info: proFem websiteproFem contact pageHave a safety planDomestic violence helpSexual violence helpemail: info@profem.czcounseling email: poradna@profem.cz phone: +420 608 222 277proFem Facebook pageproFem Instagram pageVolunteer or donateproFem 2021 research results (in Czech) Related info: Konsent websiteWebsite for Bílý kruh bezpečí (the White Circle of Safety)Helpline for victims & witnesses (nonstop, free of charge): 116 006, websiteWe Believe Victims (#VĚŘÍMEOBĚTEM) campaignThe MUSAS II Project for young victimsFocus agency poll for the Czech government on sexual harassment on public transportation (in Czech)Article on Focus poll on Expats.cz (in English)Article on Expats.cz about the Czech #MeToo movement (in English) For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps Follow us on social for extras: FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 Silver Davey Award and AVA Gold Award, the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence and on numerous top 10 podcast lists. CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
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    51 mins