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A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER.

Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia—the country where she was born—the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Albright's experiences, and those of her family, provide a lens through which to view the most tumultuous dozen years in modern history.

He was called the Hangman of the Gestapo, the "butcher of Prague", with a reputation as a ruthlessly efficient killer. He was the head of the SS, and the Gestapo, second-in-command to Heinrich Himmler. His orders set in motion the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938 and, as the lead planner of Hitler's Final Solution, he chaired the Wannsee Conference, at which details of the murder of millions of Jews across Nazi-occupied Europe were toasted with cognac.

If European cities were a necklace, Prague would be a diamond among the pearls. And there's no city in the world quite like Prague! Passport to European Travel Guides offers this comprehensive yet quick and concise 5-day guide to Prague.

We are a a group of international friends chatting about life and all of its ups and downs. Our hope is that through sharing our stories, ideas, and lessons we’ve learned, young adults would be inspired to find purpose, find community, and find Christ.

Czechast is a regular RPI podcast about Czech and Moravian culture, history, and economy.

A charming young Czech promises staggering returns. An entire country’s oil industry is up for grabs. America’s top investors want in. Sounds too good to be true? Damn right it is. This is a story of private jets, $20,000 dinners, and suitcases stuffed with cash. It’s also a tale about the collapse of communism, the free-for-all that followed, and the birth of the oligarchs. And it’s a story of plain-old human greed...of just how far the rich may go to get even richer. Viktor Kožený smooth-talked his super-wealthy Aspen neighbors and a Wall Street titan into investing huge sums of ...

Taste of Prague podcast is a podcast about two things we love: travel and food. And it’s about travel and food in two places we love: Prague… and everywhere else.

Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They are never the whole story. Exploring seven old towns, from Frankfurt and Prague to Vilnius in Lithuania, Marek Kohn examines how they have been used since the Second World War to conceal political tensions and reinforce certain versions of history.

Alle Neuigkeiten aus Politik, Kultur, Sport und Wissenschaft sowie Hintergrundberichte und Interviews von Radio Prag International. Alles, was Sie über Tschechien wissen müssen – unter der Woche und am Samstag.

In 1939 Rev. Waitstill Sharp, a young Unitarian minister, and his wife, Martha, a social worker, accepted a mission from the American Unitarian Association: They were to leave their home and young children in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and travel to Prague, Czechoslovakia, to help address the mounting refugee crisis. Armed with only $40,000, the Sharps quickly learned the art of spy craft and covertly sheltered political dissidents and Jews and helped them escape the Nazis.

In 1945, both the U.S. State Department and U.S. Intelligence saw Czechoslovakia as the master key to the balance of power in Europe and as a chessboard for the power-game between East and West. Washington believed that the political scene in Prague was the best available indicator of whether the United States would be able to coexist with Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union.

Sechsmal Tschechien – ein Podcast, sechs Folgen, sechs Themen: Klima und Umwelt, Tschechiens Beziehung zu Russland, die Rechte der LGBTQIA+ und die Lage/Situation der Minderheiten. Wie steht die Gesellschaft zur EU - zu Flucht und Migration? Wir bieten einen Einblick in aktuelle politische Debatten. Wir ordnen ein: Mehr als 30 Jahre liegt die Samtene Revolution nun zurück: Wo steht unser Nachbarland jetzt – welche Weichen stellt es für die Zukunft? Sechsmal Tschechien - ein Podcast der Sächsischen Landeszentrale für politische Bildung und von Radio Prague International.

J-cast je podcast JCC Prague, kulturně komunitního židovského centra, které chce nabídnout všem dostupný a inspirativní program a prostor pro poznávání a interpretaci bohatství a rozmanitosti židovství prostřednictvím současné kultury, umění a vzdělávání.