Voices from the Homelands: The Monthly Podcast
#3: Language (and More) as a Way of Life (ft. Helena Koutná)
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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 sociopolitical changes.
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#4: Decade of the Slovak Academy of S...
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...
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 Slova...
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.
