Voices from the Homelands: The Monthly Podcast
6 Episodes
From the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library comes a new monthly podcast: Voices from the Homeland. Each month, hosts Miroslav Konvalina, Former Director of Czech Center New York, and Dr. Pavol Demeš, former Slovak Minister of International Relations, sit down with leaders, experts, and influencers to share insight into the current events of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
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#1: The Year of Czech Music (ft. Veronika Vejvodová)
Episode 1
On Today's Episode: Miroslav Konvalina, Former Director of the American Center (US Embassy Prague) and of the CZECH CENTER NEW YORK, speaks with Veronika Vejvodová, Director of Antonín Dvořák Museum in Prague, on her reflections on the Year of the Czech Music.
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#2: Three Years of Russia's War Against Ukraine (ft. Jana Kobzová)
Episode 2
On Today's Episode: Dr. Pavol Demeš interviews Jana Kobzová, well-known Slovak expert on post-Soviet space, Ukraine in particular, former foreign policy advisor to Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, now visiting fellow at the international think-tank - the European Council on Foreign Relations (EC...
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#3: Language (and More) as a Way of Life (ft. Helena Koutná)
Episode 3
On Today's Episode: Czech interpreter and translator Helena Koutná talks to Miroslav Konvalina about her life perception of Czech culture and historical heritage through her lived multi-cultural experience in the ever shifting linguistic landscape that echoes the fluidity of Central European soci...
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#4: Decade of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (ft. Prof. Pavol Šajgalík)
Episode 4
On Today's Episode: Dr. Pavol Demeš interviews President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Pavol Šajgalík on the last decade of this leading Slovak scientific institution, its transformation, achievements, and challenges. Pavol Šajgalík is leaving his post in a few weeks.
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#5: Former Czech Ambassador to US and Russia, Petr Kolář
Episode 5
Host Miroslav Konvalina speaks with Petr Kolář, advisor to President Pavel and former Czech ambassador to the US and Russia, to gauge his overall sense of what went wrong with EU-Russia relations, what Czechs can influence within the situation in Europe, and whether they can hope that American pe...
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#6: Father Ben on Priesthood in Slovakia & the United States
Episode 6
Pavol Demes interviews Benjamin Kosnáč, the Slovak catholic priest with rich experience in pastoral work not only in Slovakia but also abroad, including many years spent in the United States of America.
