Prague Times: Recent Episodes
Prague Times
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.
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.
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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 CZ
- THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites
- GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague
- GLUG - A Czech Beer Primer
- GLUG - In Czecho Veritas (Czech wine country & culture)
- GLUG - That's the Spirit(s)
- Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří German website
- Jáchymov official website
- Radium Palace
- Red Tower of Death website
- Jáchymov to Boží Dar area
- Wolf Pit
- Video about the Ice Pit and the Wolf Pit
- Pardubice website
- Pardubice tourism
- Pardubice Brewery
- Grand Pardubice Steeplechase: the world's toughest horse race
- Kladruby Stud Farm
- Kladruby info and video
- Jizera Mountains
- Ještěd ski area
- Hotel and Restaurant Ještěd
- The Long Waterfall of Černá Desná
- Prezidentská chata
- Visit Jizera Mountains for Glass-making, Awesome Cities & Nature (1 Hour From Prague)
- Jablonec website
- Fragile Beauty in Jablonec
- Palace Plus glass
- Liberec tourism
- Centrum Babylon Aquapark
- Liberec Zoo
- IQLANDIA interactive science museum
- Frýdlant website
- Antonie Spa Hotel
- Mariánské Lázně website
- Boheminium miniatures park
- Karlovy Vary tourism website
- KV Christmas House
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Loket website
- Františkovy Lázně website
- SOOS Geologic Park
- Easier to read SOOS webpage
- Spiral Tower of Krásno
- Cheb website
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, 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.
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
Follow us on social for extras:
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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.
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.
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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 podcast
- FOLKS - Strong Sense of Place episode
- SSoP Podcast Episode 01 — Prague: Castles and Cobblestones
- LIT - Čas proměn' (Time of Changes) w/Mark Baker episode
- Buy Čas proměn online from Albatros Media
- Mark Baker's blog
- Mark Baker travel guides on Amazon
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- Prague Noir, edited by Pavel Mandys, Miriam Margala (translator)
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís
- Prague Spring by Simon Mawer
- The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
- Mendel's Dwarf by Simon Mawer
- Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia by Mariusz Szczygieł, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)
- The Way You Wear Your Hat by Bill Zehme
- HHhH - 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 Eco
- Prague: A Novel by Arthur Phillips
- Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City by Peter Demetz
- Maps Special Edition by Aleksandra Mizielinska & Daniel Mizielinski
- This 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:
- YouTube
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.
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
Follow us on social for extras:
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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.
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
Follow us on social for extras:
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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.
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.
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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 history
- R. Jelínek Slivovitz Museum
- Becherovka website
- Fernet Stock website
- Video: Tajemství hořkého likéru (The secret of a bitter liquer) (in Czech)
- News article on Tuzemsky Rum (in Czech)
- Božkov Distillery website
- Article on various drinks made with Zelená (in Czech)
- 5 Great Czech Liquors article
- Green Tree Distillery (oldest in Europe, they say)
- Czech absinthe on Vova Novaque
- These Absinthe Bottles Are the Best Out There on Liquor.com
- Bairnsfather Absinth
- Absinthe.se
- Likérka Cami website
- Absintherie Prague
- Hemingway Bar Prague
- Božkov Vaječný likér
- Vaječný likér recipe (in Czech)
- Medovinarna Prague
- Kingswood Cider
- Good Cider in Lager Land article on Prague Beer Garden
- Dobrý Cider website
- Opilý Jabko eshop
- Rumhouse Bar Caribbean Prague
- Amarula Bar on Firmy.cz
- Whiskeria Scotch Bar Prague
- Marpek 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:
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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.
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
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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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.
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.
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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 website
- proFem contact page
- Have a safety plan
- Domestic violence help
- Sexual violence help
- email: info@profem.cz
- counseling email: poradna@profem.cz
- phone: +420 608 222 277
- proFem Facebook page
- proFem Instagram page
- Volunteer or donate
- proFem 2021 research results (in Czech)
Related info:
- Konsent website
- Website for Bílý kruh bezpečí (the White Circle of Safety)
- Helpline for victims & witnesses (nonstop, free of charge): 116 006, website
- We Believe Victims (#VĚŘÍMEOBĚTEM) campaign
- The MUSAS II Project for young victims
- Focus 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:
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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.
FOLKS - Comedy & Quizzes w/Luke Ryan
Guest: Luke Ryan, quizmaster at James Joyce Pub, writer & host of the Inquizition podcast, founder of Comedy Prague
Dublin-born Luke Ryan is all about making people laugh, and reminds us that comedy is work. We talk about the pub quiz scene in Prague, how to succeed in stand-up comedy, different styles of humour and much, much more.
The video version of this episode is also a scavenger hunt trivia game - 33 questions you can find the answers to in past episodes of Prague Times. List your numbered answers in the comments sections of on our Facebook, Twitter or Buy Me a Coffee page, or in comments for this episode on YouTube. The highest score gets a special prize!
SECTIONS
01:43 - Ya gotta love Prague
04:56 - Quizmaster at James Joyce
12:28 - The ins & outs of Prague pub quizzes
16:19 - All are welcome
17:40 - The Inquizition Podcast
20:27 - Stand-up & Comedy Prague
25:17 - Comedy workshops, what makes a comedian
33:23 - Comedy styles, how to be a comic
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Monday night quiz at the James Joyce
- Prague Pub Quizzes Facebook group
- Prague Quiz Crew FB page
- The Inquizition podcast
- Comedy Prague website
- London Underground bar
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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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.
EATS - Kohoutek w/Gianluca Pini
Guest: Gianluca Pini, co-owner of Kohoutek
A new place in town serves up Italian-style cockerel, while also offering a number of fun things to peruse and purchase. Gianluca Pini talks about how and why they got started, living in Prague, striving for authenticity, creating a modern concept and more.
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SECTIONS
01:56 - The why & how of Italian cockerel in Prague
08:16 - Prague, reconstruction in Vinohrady, expanding the concept
14:35 - Doing business in CZ during Covid, delivery services
21:11- A modern approach to gastronomy
24:01- Authentic Italian but also international, Czech with an Italian accent
25:40 - Success measures & the future
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Kohoutek website
- What is a Capon? on D'artagnan
- Kohoutek goods for sale
- Somoto motorcycles
- Elitsa Baramó artist website
- Cetecho furniture
- Richa motorcycle jackets
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
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.
TOUR - Prague Haunts 1
Prague is reputedly the most haunted city in Europe. Yet it’s not very big, really. So it should not be surprising that there are some areas and streets in town that are heavy with the ghost action.
This is a tour episode designed for you to take yourself to several haunted spots in Prague's Hradčany and Malá Strana districts. You can follow along as you go or listen and take notes to bring with you.
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SECTIONS
01:41 - Hradčany - start at U Černého vola, go to Loretánské náměstí
01:56 - Černínský palác - Contract from beyond the grave
04:42 - Bread shoes
07:21 - Dům U Drahomířina sloupu & Drahomira's Column
10:17 - Evil echoes through history
11:22 - The Loreto
12:42 - Origin of the bells
13:50 - The sorrowful widow
15:16 - The song of the bells
16:14 - Inside the Loreto, St. Wilgefortis - the bearded lady
17:29 - Walk to Úvoz
18:07 - The headless monk
19:08 - Walk to Nerudova
19:58 - The headless Swede
21:39 - Statues of Moors at Morzinský palác
22:29 - The devil child at Fragnerova lékárna U Černého orla
23:42 - The white lady of the Lichtenstein Palace
24:39 - Beer break: Malostranská beseda
25:32 - The skeleton with a nail in its head
27:38 - The obese merchant at Waldštejnská hospoda
30:20 - Ruprecht the bugler
31:15 - Walk to Karmelitská, the Church of Our Lady Victorious and The Infant Jesus of Prague
31:54 - Ghost with a nail in its tongue
34:05 - Grammar snob ghost
34:41 - Walk to Na Prádle and the Church of John the Baptist in the Laundry
35:37 - The miserly widow, the priest & his two goats
37:28 - The headless horse
38:37 - Optional: Pagan grove on Petřín Hill
39:09 - Walk down Újezd, past the Memorial to the Victims of Communism
39:48 - The Nightmare Horror Bar
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Interactive Ghost Map of Prague
- Malostranská Beseda
- Waldštejnská hospoda
- GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague
- The Church of Our Lady Victorious and The Infant Jesus of Prague
- HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston
- Prague Shakespeare Company
- Divadlo Na Prádle
- TOUR - David Černý in Prague
- Nightmare Horror Bar
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 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - The Long & Short of Prague (Superlatives 1)
Prague tops a lot of lists because, well, it's a super place! So why not look at some super superlatives in the city? In this episode, we look at some of the longest and shortest things in Prague.
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SECTIONS
01:39 - Prague ranks high on lots of lists
02:54 - Bridges
07:21 - Public transportation - escalator, distance btwn. stations/stops, routes
10:38 - Tunnels
15:52 - Block building
16:40 - A brief history of paneláks
20:57 - Square (inc. a brief history of Václavák)
25:49 - Streets
33:39 - Streams
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Mentioned in this episode:
- THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites
- TOUR - David Černý in Prague
- HERE - New Town, New Jerusalem with Raymond Johnston
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
NOW - Re-use, Recycle, Upcycle
Guest: Matouš Pinkava, CEO of nevyhazujto.cz, reuseto.cz & goodooga.cz
The Czech Republic is focused on sustainability and Prague is very much onboard with that. Many initiatives and projects are happening or are in the works, and the future for the city looks pretty green. I talk with Matouš Pinkava, who heads a few such projects in town, about recycling, upcycling, re-use, wishcycling, downcycling and more.
See a video version on our YouTube channel.
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SECTIONS
1:31 - Don't throw it away - nevyhazujto.cz, reuseto.cz
05:14 - An easy app, cities get involved
08:09 - Re-use points in Prague give things a second life
14:25 - Circular economy projects in Prague
22:27 - Re-use is the future, Czechs recycle, wishcycling
24:42 - Upcycling, downcycling, supply & demand
26:50 - Goodooga.cz - business get on board with waste prevention and re-use
30:09 - A long way to go but positive change is in the air
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Nevyhazujto.cz
- ReUseTo.cz
- Goodooga.cz
- Prague Furniture Bank
- Prague Re-use Center in the Prague Market
- Upcycling.cz
- Prague Buy/Sell/Trade FB group
- CzechiaMart FB group
- Prague Bets on Circular Economy on BioMarket Insights
- Re-use vs recycling article on Clearance Solutions
- Why re-use is not recycling on ScrapExchange.org
- UpcycleThat.com
- Upcyling article on Habitat for Humanity
- Stop Wishcycling on Green Matters
- Upcycling, Recycling, and Downcycling – What’s the difference? on Material Trader
- Recycling, downcycling and the need for a circular economy on Metabolic.nl
- Sustainability Buzzwords for Consumers
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
GLUG - In Czecho Veritas (Czech wine country & culture)
See a video version on our YouTube channel.
Sure, this country is known for beer, but there's also a thriving wine industry here as well. We'll dive into the history, regions, types and celebrations of Czech viticulture culture.
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SECTIONS
01:40 - History of Wine in the Czech Lands
06:39 - Wine Regions
07:07 - Bohemia (Mělník, Litoměřice)
09:34 - Moravia (Slovácko, Velké Pavlovice, Znojmo, Mikulov)
15:01 - Grape varieties
15:38 - White wine grapes
20:18 - Red wine grapes
24:01 - Vinobraní & burčák (plus part of the winemaking process)
29:37 - More of the winemaking process, Sudové víno (cask wine)
31:36 - Vinotéka vs. vinný sklep vs. vinárna
34:16 - Wine vaults (banka vín)
34:53 - Wine trails (vinařské stezky)
36:16 - Bohemia Sekt
42:15 - Wine spritzers (vinný střik)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Moravian and Bohemian Wine Fund website
- Czech National Wine Centre
- Czech wine classifications
- Grape expectations: the world's northernmost wine regions
- Land of Wine Moravia pamphlet and map
- Center for Znojmo Wine
- Mikulov: Wine and Viticulture
- A Simple Guide to Burčák
- Moravian Wine Trails
- Wine Trails videos
- Mikulov: Wine Trails
- Mikulov wine trails journal
- Wine Paths on Visit Czech Republic
- Palava wine trails itineraries
- Mikulov: Wine Tourism
- City Dog wine bars in Prague list
- Wine in Prague booklet
- Bohemia Sekt article
- Bohemia Sekt website
- Champagneria in Prague
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind
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The time of the Přemyslids was coming to an end on the throne of Bohemia. Václav II puts in good work, but then Václav III sort of drops the ball, opening the door for a stepfather, a Habsburg and then the Luxembourgers.
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SECTIONS
01:33 - Václav II (1278-1305) - expanding Bohemia & stealing a crown
07:24 - He did a pretty good job
08:09 - Václav III (1305-1306) - assassination in Olomouc, last of the line
11:21 - Henry the Carinthian (1306, 1307-1310) - only Přemyslid by marriage, Rudolf I (1306-1307) - King Porridge
14:33 - John the Blind of Luxembourg (1301-1346) - Papa was a rolling stone, dad to Charles IV
23:55 - Even dead, John's was a ramblin' man
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites
CZ is small but dense with history and beauty. We take a look at six more locations to have made it on the UNESCO World Heritage List, this time mainly focusing on Moravia.
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SECTIONS
01:22 - Gardens & Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
04:41 - Zlín
07:46 - Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
09:43 - Holašovice Stonehenge (a tourist trap)
11:08 - Litomyšl Castle (1999)
14:39 - The Portmoneum & other museums
15:55 - Svitavy & Česká Třebová
16:44 - Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (1999) (plague columns)
21:33 - Tugendhat Villa in Brno (2001) (Functionalism & Modernism)
28:36 - Jewish Quarter & St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)
32:29 - Archeological finds in the area, chateaus (Náměšť nad Oslavou, Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Budišov), NPP Dukovany & castles (Templštejn)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ episode
- CZ UNESCO webpage
- Official Kroměříž website
- Tourist website for Zlín
- Holašovice on Time Travel Turtle
- Holašovice Stonehenge website
- Litomyšl Zamek website
- Portmoneum (Josef Váchal Museum) website
- Olbram Zoubek exhibition
- TOUR - David Černý in Prague episode
- Litomyšl Regional Museum
- Smetana Festival
- Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler on Radio Prague
- Museum of Esperanto in Svitavy
- Česká Třebová website
- Holy Trinity Column on Atlas Obscura
- Olomouc on Amazing Czechia
- Palacký University Olomouc
- Villa Tugendhat website
- The Birth and Rebirth of Functionalism in the Czech Republic
- The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
- Třebíč Jewish Quarter
- Třebíč Jewish Cemetery
- Basilica of St. Procopius
- Náměšť nad Oslavou website
- Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou (The Moravian Versailles)
- Budišov Chateau
- Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
- Templštejn, a Templar castle ruin
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
LIT - Čas proměn' (Time of Changes) w/Mark Baker
Guest: Mark Baker, journalist and author - new book Čas proměn' out now!
Writer Mark Baker has been in the region for most of his life, writing new articles, guide books for Fodor's and Lonely Planet, a blog and much more. When he was asked to evaluate the time of the Velvet Revolution from his own perspective, it gave him a chance to visit and re-evaluate that period of history as well as hid own life. The result is Čas proměn', a personal look at a time when history became very personal indeed for a large swath of Europe.
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SECTIONS
01:40 - The rationale for the book
04:47 - 1989 in a nutshell
10:18 - 1990 is an underappreciated year
16:13 - 1991-92: The Prague Post & difficult times
18:25 - Chill out, past Mark
21:39 - Left bank of the 90s
25:48 - The Globe café & bookstore
33:23 - Ghosts & memory
37:00 - Call it "The Changes"
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Buy Čas proměn online from Albatros Media
- Mark Baker on Twitter
- Cas promen on Instagram
- Mark Baker's blog
- Mark Baker travel guides on Amazon
- The blog post that caught the publisher's attention
- Mark Baker on Radio Prague
- 1992 LA Times article about Americans in Prague
- 1997 Washington Post article about how "Prague is over"
- Nancy Bishop's 2004 film "Rex-patriates"
- Conspiracy Thinking in Eastern Europe - Mark Baker on the Conspiracy Clearinghouse podcast
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
ARTS - In the Gallery w/Camille Hunt
Guest: Camille Hunt, co-owner of Hunt Kastner Gallery
To see some images along with the talk, check out the video version on our YouTube channel.
There's a lot of art in Prague, but what is it, exactly, that galleries do for contemporary artists? One of the owners of Hunt Kastner Gallery in Žižkov talks about the multiple roles of the gallerist, what exactly a collector is collecting, art fairs and more about modern art here in the Czech capital. Whether you're in the art world or just art world curious, there's a lot of interesting stuff in this conversation.
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SECTIONS
01:40 - A French Canadian (not a French-Canadian), a Czech-forward gallery
05:26 - Far more than just wall space
10:17 - Come on in (Instagram-friendly)
13:38 - A gallerist's work is never done
18:06 - All's fair at the art fair
19:28 - Eye of the beholder - what collector's collect
23:19 - What is contemporary Czech art?
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- Hunt Kastner Gallery
- Art Basel
- Frieze Art Fair NYC
- Frieze London
- FIAC Paris
- Arco Art Fair Spain
- Eva Koťátková on Artsy
- Artmap Prague
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
LATER - Modern Architecture in Prague w/David Černý
Guest: David Černý - artist, sculptor, architect, pilot
World-renowned Czech artist David Černý joins us for our one year anniversary episode, talking about how he got into art but mainly about the large-scale architectural projects he has planned here in Prague. Along the way, we talk about other modern buildings in the city, including some that will never get made at all.
See images & videos of the buildings and projects mentioned here (and more) in the video version on our YouTube channel (recommended!)
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SECTIONS
01:11 - I was going to be a jet pilot
05:26 - Time is an essential part, kinetic sculptures
08:08 - Black N' Arch projects: Fragment
10:08 - Top Tower
14:35 - The Dancing House, proposal for Slav Epic Pavilion
16:23 - Zlíchov Distillery (Lihovar), Dog in Dock Winery in Veselí nad Moravou, other projects large & small (including a baby)
19:44 - Modern architecture hits and misses (Kotva, Hlavní Nádraží new terminal, Myslbek, Euro Palace, Nová Scéna of the National Theatre), UNESCO and the Pankrác skyscrapers
23:27 - The Blob - Jan Kaplický's neofuturist proposal for a new National Library
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More info on stuff talked about:
- David Černý on Instagram
- TOUR - David Černý in Prague episode (video version)
- Black N' Arch website (look here for all projects discussed)
- Fragment page on Trigema
- QARTA Architektura Facebook page
- Top Tower page on Trigema
- Dancing House on Galinsky
- Dancing House Gallery website
- Pavilion of the Slav Epic by Alfons Mucha, Arpema
- Lihovar Distillery in Zlíchov page on Trigema
- Smíchov City North
- Smíchov City South
- Dog in Dock Winery
- The latest in UNESCO's warnings to Prague
- Kotva Department Store
- 2019 article on The Blob
- Article on Jan Kaplický on Architonic
- Jan Kaplický entry on ArchInform
- Modern architecture in Prague articles on Dezeen
- Prague articles on ArchDaily
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 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
TOUR - David Černý in Prague
For images of all the works mentioned here, see the video version out our YouTube channel.
Sculptor David Černý is perhaps the most notorious Czech artist today, with a sarcastic and sardonic wit that informs his large-scale, often kinetic, works. Subtle, he ain't. He's got 22 works here in Prague, and we'll take a tour of them all in this episode, going all the way back to beginning of his career through works from 2020. You can try to see them all in one day (takes about six hours) or in separate sections. Includes directions and area info as well.
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SECTIONS
01:46 - The tour layout
02:29 - PART ONE - Outlying Areas (3)
02:31 - In Utero (2009)
04:10 - London Booster (2012)
06:11 - Beetle (Brouk) (2020)
06:58 - PART TWO - The City Centre (12)
07:07 - Babies on Žižkov Tower (2000, 2019)
10:12 - Horse (St. Wenceslas) (1999)
11:58 - "K" (Head of Franz Kafka, K on Sun) (2014)
13:48 - Women on a House (2004?)
15:04 - Sigmund Freud (1997)
16:33 - Václav Havel Memorial Plaque (2012)
17:39 - Embryo (2008)
18:42 - Gesture (2013) [now gone]
19:20 - Streams (Piss, Pissing Men) (2004)
20:37 - Quo Vadis (1990)
22:08 - Babies on Kampa (2008)
22:51 - Mlýnská Kavárna bar top (2011)
23:19 - Torso of a Tank (2018) [plus info on Pink Tank (Tank Number 23)]
29:07 - PART THREE - Prague 5 (6)
29:21 - Brown Nosing (2003) at the FUTURA Gallery
31:08 - Maso (Red Cars) (2007) at MeetFactory
32:49 - Speederman (2014) & Pegas (Pegasus) (2017)
34:14 - Trifot (2016) & Cyberdog (2018) at the Czech Photo Center
36:28 - BONUS: Monument to the Russian Liberation Army (2020) on Řeporyjské náměstí
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- David Černý on Instagram
- Tracking the Works of David Černý website
- David Černý website
- Hohmann David Černý page
- Galerie Golf Hostivař
- Golf Hostivař website
- Green Bistro
- Hostivař Brewery (Pivovar Hostivař)
- Park u Chodovské Tvrze
- DiscGolf Park Chodov
- Restaurace Pavlovín
- BB Centrum
- Miminoo Restaurant
- Oblaca Restaurant in Žižkov Tower
- Žižkov Tower Observation Deck
- The Old Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov
- U Sadu pub
- Taverna Olympos website
- U Kurelů website
- The Tavern website
- EATS - Memories & Meals with Lori Wyant & Dean Selby episode
- Palác Lucerna pasáž
- OC Quadrio website
- Václav Havel Library
- U Medvídků website
- GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague episode
- Divadlo Na zábradlí (Theatre on the Balustrade)
- Shakespeare & Sons bookshop
- HERE - Dog Walks Prague with Karen O'Rourke episode
- HERE - Ghost in Prague with Raymond Johnston episode
- HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston episode
- Museum Kampa website
- Mlýnská kavárna Facebook page
- FUTURA Gallery
- MeetFactory website
- Czech Photo Center
- Cyberdog website
- "A Mockery of Memory" article about the Russian Liberation Army monument
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ
See pictures of these places in the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel.
The Czech Republic isn't very big, but it's got more castles & chateaux per square kilometer in the world, some very well-preserved towns and scads of history. We also have 14 (and counting) UNESCO World Heritage sites. Today we take a look at the first six to make it on that list.
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SECTIONS
02:18 - What is the UNESCO World Heritage List and who cares?
04:26 - Historic Centre of Prague (1992) & Průhonický park
08:12 - Český Krumlov (1992)
09:51 - Telč (1992)
11:32 - Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk, Zelená Hora (1994)
13:45 - Kutná Hora (1995)
17:15 - The Cathedral of Our Lady & the Bone Church at Sedlec
20:57 - In the area: Kolín, Konárovice (Crispin Glover's house), Čáslav, Vysoká near Miskovice
26:33 - Transport options for Kutná Hora (plus beer & food)
27:47 - Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996) -Lichtensteins Amok!
29:15 - Some of the follies (Kolonáda na Rajstně, Belveder, Dianin chrám, Apollónův chrám, Kaple sv. Huberta, Hraniční zámeček, Tři Grácie, Janův hrad, Zámeček Pohansko, Obelisk, Maurská vodárna, Akvadukt)
32:38 - The Minaret (Minaret v lednickém zámeckém parku)
33:33 - The towns of Lednice and Valtice in the wine country, plus getting there
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- České dráhy (Czech Rail)
- Flixbus CZ webpage
- Regiojet webpage
- The World Heritage Centre
- Prague UNESCO listing
- Průhonice park (Průhonický park)
- Prague historical center could be added to UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list on Kafkadesk
- Český Krumlov UNESCO listing
- Telč UNESCO listing
- Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora UNESCO listing
- Kutná Hora UNESCO listing
- Kutná Hora official website
- Ossuary (Bone Church) official website
- Kolín official website
- Belvedere Chateau ruin (Zámek Belveder)
- Vysoká Lookout Tower
- Village of Miskovice website
- Restaurant U Zlateho Lva on TripAdvisor
- Lednice-Valtice UNESCO listing
- Lednice-Valtice on VisitWorldHeritage.com
- Lednicko-valtický areál webpage on lva.cz (with a list of all the follies)
- Valtice official website
- Lednice-Valtice article on Exploration Vacation
- Lednice-Valtice and surrounding area
- Obelisk Winery
- Article about food & wine in Lednice-Valtice
- The National Wine Center at Valtice Chateau
- The Castle Cellar at Valtice Chateau
- Secondary School of Oenology and Viticulture Valtice
- Article on the Pálava region
- Mikulov on South-Moravia.com
- Mikulov on AmazingCzechia.com
- Znojmo on Lonely Planet by Mark Baker
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of the 2021 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
EATS - Cookin' Up a Storm w/Isaac Starobin
Guest: Isaac Starobin, Chef/Owner of Dirty Dog BBQ
It's a classic immigrant story - move to a new place, miss certain food items, make those food items. Isaac Starobin is bringing a taste of New York to Prague, experimenting like crazy and having a fine time while doing it. Not even the pandemic shutdown can contain what he is doing with Dirty Dog Barbeque, Cali Brothers, and Bohemia Bagel. And there are plenty more tricks up his sleeve.
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SECTIONS
01:52 - Manifest(o) Destiny - NYC to Prague (starts & stops, ZOOna, Dirty Dog, Manifesto)
06:28 - Make what you want to eat
08:40 - Goulash or bust - Czech tastes evolve
12:07 - Feelings & food (and treat your people right)
19:23 - March 2020 = crisis mode
26:59 - Patron to partner - Bringing New York to Prague (Cali Bros., revitalizing Bohemia Bagel, ghost concepts)
34:42 - Kotva Backyard - Subs & bagels in the centre
36:53 - Gastro is a lifestyle (and chili ice cream)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
See the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel for some mouthwatering pictures as well. #foodporn
More info:
- Art and Food ZOOna
- Manifesto Market
- Dirty Dog Barbeque
- Jáma Restaurace
- The Tavern
- U Kurelů
- EATS - Memories & Meals with Lori Wyant & Dean Selby
- Bad Jeff's Barbeque
- Cali Brothers
- Bohemia Bagel
- Agave Restaurant
- Burrito Loco
- The Backyard Kotva Facebook page
- EATS - Follow Your Bagel Bliss w/Ezra's Bagels
- EATS - Smokin' with Silva Jackson
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 AVA Gold Award for Best Podcast Series and the 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
GLUG - A Czech Beer Primer
Beer - it's central to Czech social life, history and identity. Pretty much any Honza walking down the street just knows certain things about beer, having grown up in a culture saturated with it. This episode aims to give you the same background knowledge, so that you, too, can be on the same page as the locals. At least when it comes to the good stuff.
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SECTIONS
01:35 - A brief history of beer
03:19 - Serious business - purity laws, brewing boom, brewing bust, breweries bounce back
06:48 - A matter of degrees
07:38 - How to make beer
11:58 - Beer styles (lager vs ale)
13:25 - Dark & light
14:33 - Hops to it
15:22 - Czech beer brands
21:34 - Budvar vs. Budweiser
27:57 - Post Velvet Revolution
28:45 - The proper pour (and types of pours)
33:38 - Czech pub culture & habits
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
See the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel for some enticing pictures as well
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - Dog Walks Prague w/Karen O'Rourke
Guest: Karen O' Rourke, author of Dog Walks Prague
Prague's already gone to the dogs - they're welcome everywhere. And they need to go walkies, as do their humans. Karen O'Rourke believes in the benefits of hiking and dog ownership so much, she's created a group for walkers, written a book about dogs walks in and out of Prague, and is working on a second book. She shares her ideas, some details and some of her favourite walks, both in Prague and out.
Video version (with pictures!) on our YouTube channel.
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SECTIONS
01:54 - Walking + dogs = happiness
07:41 - Dog Walks Prague - Prokopák Paradise (Prague 5)
11:00 - At our doorstep: wild horses, Milovice (50km NE of Prague), biodiversity, Cibulka (Prague 5) and Motol Forest
13:02 - THERE: Lochovice, Plešivecký hřeben & Fabian's Garden (50km SW or Prague); Lake Mácha & Mouse Island (75km north of Prague), Kokořín (40km north of Prague), Václav Nebeský & Božena Němcová and Ratibořice (130 km east of Prague)
15:50 - A plaque on your house - Čapek Villa (Vinohrady, Prague 2), Klamovka & Lenka Reinerová (Prague 5)
17:20 - Dog Walks Prague 2 - writers and more; Karel Jaromír Erben, the Wedding Shirt & Velhartice (145km SW of Prague), hiking trails in CZ
19:45 - You don't have to have a dog (but it helps) - Dog Walks Prague FB group, extinct volcanoes (Říp & Milešovská) & Píšťany (37-80km north of Prague), a multi-cultural experience
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More info (plus links in the Sections section above)
- Shakespeare & Sons English language bookshop (main distributor or the book: to order, send an inquiry email to questions@shakes.cz, cost is 300CZK)
- We Love Dogs/Hunter shops - pet supplies & purchase point for the book
- Dog Walks Prague website
- Jaq's Cool Critters - Cuddlin' in Kadlín episode of Prague Times on YouTube
- Cool Critters animal sanctuary webpage
- Psí senioři
- Article by Karen in Dogs Today Magazine
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
XOVER - UFOs in Czecho w/Sam Beckwith
Guest: Sam Beckwith, editor of Prague Pig
The Czech Lands have had their fair share of UFO sightings over the centuries, including wingless capsules, flaming wheels, weird organic drones, tiny balls, giant figures, sliver men and more. It's time to delve into some high weirdness in Central Europe.
This is a special extra episode as part of a crossover with our sister podcast Conspiracy Clearinghouse, which has it's 1st year anniversary today!
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SECTIONS
01:37 - UFOs as cultural phenomenon, as narratives
07:29 - Projekt Záře
09:06 - Vranov nad Dyjí - the most famous Czech sighting
13:26 - A saucer too far - Communists hate mysteries, Nazi UFO in Prague
15:39 - Centuries of sightings - flaming wheels, time-displaced tanks
19:36 - Slatiny, 1938, the Číhošť Miracle, Loose lips get you killed
21:27 - Ostružná Nová Ves - a teeny spacecraft that sucks, Miličín - balls and figures in Czech Siberia, Don't call me stupid
26:08 - Aliens tour our spa towns, The summer of '93 - sightings all over, including Svitavy
30:20 - The Silver Men (Stříbrňáci)
32:15 - Crop circles, Fidel's cigars, Are you normal?
36:12 - Universe People (Vesmírní lidé sil světla) - a Czech and Slovak UFO church
38:10 - Ashtar Galactic Command
40:54 - The Spooky Book and other Czech Forteana (coming soon!)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More on these topics
- Prague Pig
- Prague Pig on Facebook
- Projekt Záře
- Gort
- Universe People website
- Universe People Wikipedia page
- HERE - Blood on the Snow: Czech Holiday Traditions w/Peter Collman
- HERE - Ghosts in Prague with Raymond Johnston
- HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston
- Conspiracy Clearinghouse podcast
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
FOLKS - Democrats Abroad with Julia Bryan
Guest: Julia Bryan, Global Chair for Democrats Abroad
Just because you're an American living outside the country, you can still vote. And you should. Organizations like Democrats Abroad are here to help make it as easy a process as it can be. We also talk about the Electoral College, HR1, the filibuster, her blog and more. Plus handy links for voters abroad from several countries in the episode notes.
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SECTIONS
01:59 - Democrats Abroad - a stateless state party
04:35 - Your vote does count
06:16 - The Electoral College is archaic
07:29 - D.C. should be a state
08:09 - From Bohemia Bagel to global chair and success in 2020
12:15 - Come for a year, stay forever
16:22 - Kolo Kolo Mlynsky
17:43 - Getting involved in DA
21:28 - All politics is local
23:54 - HR1 - the For the People Act
25:56 - Bust the filibuster
28:56 - They're on your side
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More on topics discussed
- Democrats Abroad
- DA history
- DA CZ page
- Vote From Abroad
- Kolo kolo mlynsky blog
- National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
- Text of the National Popular Vote Compact Bill
- National Popular Vote
- Every Vote Equal website and ebook
- FairVote
- What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?
- I Will Not Yield! - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington clip
- Text of HR 1 - For the People Act
- HR 1 - Subtitle J (regarding overseas voters)
- Bohemia Bagel
- The Globe, Prague
- Republicans Overseas
- Voting from aboard - Canada
- Registration and Voting Processes for Canadians Who Live Abroad
- Voting from abroad - UK
- How to vote while overseas - Australia
- Vote from overseas - New Zealand
- Overseas voters - Ireland
- Voting Abroad - South Africa
- Service Voter & Overseas Voter - India
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
GLUG - The Oldest Pub in Prague
One way to explore Prague culture and history is to hit the historic pubs of the city. But which one is the oldest? Well, it depends on what you mean by "oldest". We take a look at 12 candidates that might fit the bill.
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SECTIONS
01:49 - U Fleků - 522 unbroken years
05:29 - U Černého Vola - hostinec vs hospoda vs pivnice
09:42 - U Pinkasů - the first modern lager
15:02 - U Zlatého Tygra - famous patrons
16:18 - U Medvídků - beer hall, brewery, strongest beer in CZ
20:15 - U Tří růží - Dominicans to publicans
21:23 - U Vejvodů - underground but well-known
22:20 - U Glaubiců & U Krále Brabantského - two Malá Strana spots
24:56 - Na Slamníku - out of the city center
25:43 - Strahov & Břevnov Monasteries - what became of the monks?
27:57 - Which one is the oldest?
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info on places in this episode
- U Fleků
- Hofbräuhaus München
- Hofbräu Wirtshaus Berlin
- Berăria H, Bucharest
- U Černého vola
- Jaroslav Ježek School for visually impaired children
- U Pinkasů
- Wolferstetter Bräu
- U Zlatého Tygra
- U Medvídků
- X-Beer 33
- Pivovar U Tří růží
- U Vejvodů
- U Glaubiců
- U krále Brabantského
- Na Slamníku
- Strahov Monastery
- Strahov Monastery Brewery
- Břevnov Monastery
- Břevnov Monastery Brewery of St. Adalbert
- Praha 993 Suyeong, Busan, South Korea
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
NOW - Prague: The Capitol of Crypto w/Maya Bersheva
Guest: Maya Bersheva, community manager for the Czech Republic, Binance
Just because Prague is more than 1000 years old doesn't mean it's behind the times. In fact, it's the most crypto-friendly city in the world. What does that mean? I certainly don't know. But my guest does! Maya Bersheva of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, talks about what cryptocurrency and blockchain are, why Prague is one of the world hubs of this stuff, and why crypto is the future.
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SECTIONS
01:33 - What the heck is crypto?
05:08 - Paralelní Polis & the Institute of Cryptoanarchy - crypto ATMS, the luckiest cup of coffee ever
07:42 - Prague is the #1 crypto city
10:20 - Digital nomadism
13:20 - A possible future for crypto
17:02 - Crypto use cases - Brave browser, we are all influencers, P2P, developing nations, mid-term investment
21:07 - How to crypto
24:51 - Get your crypto on - the world is digital
27:33 - Final Thoughts
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Resources for this topic
- Binance cryptocurrency exchange
- Blockchain: The Byzantine Generals' Problem
- Video on the Byzantine Generals' Problem
- Paralelní Polis
- Paralelní Polis Facebook
- Cryptoanarchy.wiki
- Institute of Cryptoanarchy
- Hacker's Congress
- Prague crowned most crypto-friendly city in the world
- Trezor digital wallets
- How To Become A Digital Nomad
- Best places for digital nomads to live
- New Zeppelin - a home for digital nomads
- Amin Rafiee - 100% digital nomad
- Amin Rafee - Decentralized Governance
- Interview videos with Amin Rafee
- What is an ICO?
- Brave web browser - get paid to watch ads
- 55,000 Bitcoins video
- Bitcoin Money book for children by Michael Caras
- Bitcoin Money book video
- Magic Internet Money: A Book About Bitcoin by Jesse Berger
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Two of the Greats: Vaclav I & Ottokar II (1230-1278)
Bohemia finally has permanent kings, and the next two rulers are ranked among the best all of time. Under Vaclav I and Ottokar II, Bohemia would reach the apex of its power and influence. At least, under the Přemyslids.
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SECTIONS
01:30 - Vaclav I (1230-1253) - One-Eye, two Freds and several new towns (including Prague's Old Town)
04:04 - The Mongols come a-visiting
05:36 - Vaclav expanded Bohemia's influence, plus got Austria (finally)
08:15 - Ottokar II (1253-1278) - The Iron & Golden King didn't want to be in politics, but then he did
10:20 - The coast of Bohemia, the Hapsburgs make an appearance, Ottokar builds the Hofburg in Vienna
12:38 - Zaviš of the Vítkovci causes problems, so does HRE Rudolf, Ottokar picks a fight he can't win
14:51 - The Legacies of Vaclav I and Ottokar II
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THERE - Jaq's Cool Critters - Cuddlin' in Kadlín
Guest: Jaq Beart, owner of Jaq's Cool Critters Animal Sanctuary in Kadlín
*Apologies to Jaq and the gang at Cool Critters for totally stealing their tag line for the title of this episode!
** To see some of the dogs & cats mentioned here, check out our video version on YouTube
Jaq wanted a summer home and ended up with a farm and a pet sanctuary. Located in the very small village of Kadlín, about 60km NE of Prague, Jaq and her team have created a unique locations for animals to get safe and healthy, and people to find a new best friend. Cool Critters is where the cool cats hang out. And dogs. Mainly dogs.
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SECTIONS
01:49 - Pet sanctuary, not shelter
04:43 - How it works
06:33 - Hellboy & others
09:49 - Adopting a pet
11:15 - Virtual adoption
13:04 - Supply & demand, how to visit
16:50 - Donations & supporters, Click and Feed, GIVT, flea market
21:31 - Names & bittersweet sympathy
23:34 - Czechs love dogs
24:42 - Outro
- Music by Fannete Ronjat
Jaq's Cool Critters
- Cool Critters website
- Cool Critters virtual adoption page
- Donate & support
- Another way to donate
- Cool Critters Facebook page
- Facebook group Friends & Volunteers of Cool Critters Sanctuary
- Cool Critters on Instagram
- Cool Critters YouTube channel
- Cool Critters Flea Market Facebook page
Also mentioned and supporters of Cool Critters
- Click and Feed
- Givt.cz
- Nakrm nás
- Dog Walks Prague
- Kočičí přání
- Dogtown
- ReloCare - Immigration & Relocation Specialists
- Špaček Digital
- Dom's Concepts (Instagram)
- Special thanks to Grant Podelco for the idea to interview Jaq!
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
EATS - Follow Your Bagel Bliss w/Ezra's Bagels
Guests: Chelsea London & Giuseppe Cantanzariti, Owners & Operators of Ezra's Bagels
Recent additions to the city Chelsea & Giuseppe started making bagels to satisfy her pregnancy cravings, and a business was born. And so was their son, Ezra, so they named it after him. These New York-style bagels are the real thing - shiny, chewy, tangy, airy and delicious. They are also 100% vegan.
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SECTIONS
01:43 - These are real deal
04:43 - Digital nomads find a home
07:38 - A non-traditional operation (it's Stephanie Cohen's fault)
12:40 - A bagel primer
16:41 - Trade secrets & regional variations
22:28 - Salt & coffee - adapting the menu
30:12 - Community while apart
37:42 - Wrap it up, I'll take it
- Music by Fannete Ronjat
Ezra's Bagels
- website
- For some pictures of their bagels, check out their Instagram or Facebook page, and also the video version of this episode on the Prague Times YouTube channel
Also mentioned
- Totally Jewish Travel
- King Solomon Restaurant
- Dinitz
- Kosher Restaurant King David
- The Chabad Grill
- Chabad Maharal Center
- U Milo Kosher Italian Dairy website & FB
- Paprika Hummus
- Kosher Prague
- What is an eruv?
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
FOLKS - Living Free (in) Europe w/Grant Podelco
Guest: Grant Podelco, editor-in-chief of rferl.org (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), blogger, photographer, actor, etc.
Grant's is a classic story - someone who came to Prague for one reason, and ended up staying for many reasons. We talk about the important work Radio Free Europe is still doing and some of Grant's many projects. He writes a blog on bicycling in Prague, another about the "good things in life", takes pictures and has even tread the boards on stage a few times now.
For Grant, life in Prague is a movable feast, and he is having the time of his life. And Prague will always be a part of it.
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SECTIONS
01:33 - Opportunity knocked
04:23 - Radio Free Europe then & now
10:23 - RFE by the numbers
11:56 - The stakes are still high
13:40 - Rex-patriate syndrome
17:31 - Blogs & pictures
20:55 - Shakespeare in India
23:45 - The future of the moveable feast - Prague & Ireland?
28:28 - Radio Love
- Music by Fannete Ronjat
Check out Grant's stuff:
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website
- Grant's Prague Bike Blog
- Gusto blog
- Grant on Instagram (@grantpodelco)
See also:
- "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M.
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty YouTube channel
- Voice of America
- THEN - CZ in the 90s: Privatization, Politics & Progress with Jonathan Stein
- Project Syndicate
- Radio Free Europe PSA video
- Afghanistan: Radio Free Europe correspondent killed by car bomb
- Another RFE/RL Correspondent Jailed In Belarus
- Prague Cycle Route System
- Únětický pivovar
- Prague Shakespeare Company
- Guy Roberts
- Jessica Boone
- Richard III on tour in India
- ARTS - Politics & Theatre with Nancy Bishop
- Nancy Bishop Casting
- Route 66
- West Ireland Visitors' Guide
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Long Live the King (Again) (1172-1230)
Yet more musical chairs around the throne of Bohemia, but it all comes out in the end as yet another king secures long term power. Third time's a charm!
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SECTIONS
00:53 - Vladislav II Abdicates Without Permission
01:19 - Frederick (Bedřich) Round One, then Oldřich, then Soběslav II Gets in Trouble
03:16 - Frederick (Bedřich) Round Two, Konrád (Otto) and Soběslav Scheme, Moravia Becomes a Margraviate, the Přemyslids Gear Up for a Family Civil War, the Third Crusade is Called and Frederick (Bedřich) Dies
06:44 - Konrád (Otto), Nobles Force the Statutes of Konrad, Konrád Dies of Plague in Naples
07:24 - Václav II Becomes Duke...for Three Months, Ottokar I Takes Control (Round One)
08:06 - Family Squabbles Continue, Jindřich Břetislav Goes for a Walk and Gets Kidnapped and then the HRE Makes Him Duke, then Falls Ill Preparing for the German Crusade, Ottokar Takes Control but the Nobles Elect his Brother Vladislav Jindřich Instead (Who Steps Down)
11:11 - Ottokar I Is Back in the Saddle, Becomes KING, Gets Permission to Divorce, the Fourth Crusade and Albigensian (Cathar) Crusades, Ottokar Secures Power with the Golden Bull of Sicily of 1212 (Same Year as the Children's Crusade)
13:40 - Fifth and Sixth Crusades, Bohemia Now Has Kings Forever and Quite a Bit of Status and Autonomy
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - Blood on the Snow: Czech Holiday Traditions w/Peter Collman
Guest: Peter Collman, co-author of Curious Czech Christmas; podcaster for The Bohemican and History of Alchemy, YouTube channel Past Access
What holiday has a wallet that smells like fish, hallucinations of magical pig, a mutant baby, chocking hazards, molten lead exploding in your face, telling the future with shoes and eviscerated fish all over the sidewalk? Why, Christmas in the Czech Republic, of course!
Peter Collman, co-author of Curious Czech Christmas, gets into some of the details of the holiday season here in CZ. He also talks a bit about his podcast about being an American living in CZ called The Bohemican, his other podcast called History of Alchemy, and his YouTube channel about travelling the world as a wheelchair user called Past Access.
NOTE: Xmas spoilers in this episode, so maybe little kids should not listen!!
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SECTIONS
01:42 - A Busy Guy - Two Podcasts, a YouTube channel & a Book
05:49 - The Golden Pig, Freakish Infants & Total Exhaustion
12:25 - Carp & Communism - Builds Your Character
19:52 - Predicting the Future (Pancake Batter, Hot Lead & Shoes)
23:08 - Short Nights, Excesses & Three Wise Men
26:44 - Hang in There, 2021!
28:18 - Wrapping Up & Shameless Cross Promotion
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Check Out:
- The Bohemican Website
- The Bohemican Podcast
- History of Alchemy podcast
- Past Access YouTube channel
- Bohemican videos
- Curious Czech Christmas by Peter Collman & Travis Dow
- Conspiracy Clearinghouse podcast (the episode Jingle Hells: The War on Xmas goes live Dec. 23)
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - CZ in the 90s: Privatization, Politics & Progress with Jonathan Stein
Guest: Jonathan Stein, Managing Editor for Project Syndicate
Jonathan Stein has seen many transitions - Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic, working in academia then news, how the three phases of privatization worked in the 90s, the rise of Klaus and the technocrats, bureaucratic shenanigans and much more. We talk about these things, plus his news service, Project Syndicate. He also shares some pretty funny stories from the 90s.
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SECTIONS
01:31 - Freelancing Through the 90s - Academia, Teaching & the Economist Intelligence Unit
05:00 - Project Syndicate in a Nutshell
12:22 - Small Scale Privatization Post Revolution
15:53 - Coupons, Property Restitution & Sociological Implications
23:17 - Banking on the Future & the Apotheosis of the Technocrat
29:33 - Old Habits Die Hard - Corruption, Taxis, Lunch Reservations & Magic Phones
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Check Out:
- Project Syndicate - the World's Opinion Page
- Some of Project Syndicate's amazing contributing writers
- Project Syndicate videos
- Project Syndicate podcasts
- NOW - #HelpYourHood with Rob Cameron
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Back to Bohemia - The House of Přemyslid (870-999)
The Great Moravian Empire is over, but the fun is just beginning in Bohemia. The Přemyslids fend off external attacks and start internal squabbles, brother kills brother, Christianity makes inroads but not without resistance, one family rises while another falls, but (spoiler) it all finally comes together with one ruler for Bohemia. However, compared to what comes after all this, these are relatively peaceful times.
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SECTIONS
01:28 - Themes of the Era
02:03 - Bořivoj I, First Duke of Bohemia
02:52 - Spytihněv I, the Royal Seat Moves to Prague and Prague Castle Gets Started
04:36 - Vratislav I and His Pretty Unfriendly Wife Drahomíra
05:43 - Václav I - Good (Duke) Wenceslas,
09:36 - Václav Becomes the Patron Saint of Bohemia
10:28 - Boleslav I the Cruel - Fratricide, Yet Not a Totally Bad Guy
13:17 - Boleslav II the Pious - Bohemia Gets a Bishop, the Slavník family Cause Trouble, the Great Slav Uprising, the Vršovci Help Wipe Out the Slavníks, Vyšehrad is Founded, Bohemia is Finally United Under a Single Ruler
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
EATS - Memories & Meals with Lori Wyant & Dean Selby
Guests: Lori Wyant & Dean Selby, Chef-Owners of The Tavern and U Kurelů
Lori and Dean love Prague, and Prague loves them back. Consistently innovative, they have helped transform the food scene here over the past decade - sparking off the burger craze, kickstarting BBQ, helping usher in brunch and even trying out vegan comfort food. Yet their focus has always been on Prague, specifically Žižkov, where they both have lived for many years. It's even where they met and feel in love! Lori and Dean are staying true to both their old roots in the US and their new ones here in the heart of Europe.
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SECTIONS
01:35 - Burger Beginnings - The Tavern
05:30 - Authentically American but Locally Focused
11:56 - Updating the Past - U Kurelů
17:25 - Thanksgiving's for Everyone
20:01 - Bringing the BBQ - Sticky D's & Friends
25:55 - Brunches & Memories of the Bluegrass State
29:00 - Adapting Thanksgiving & More During COVID
31:38 - Venturing into Vegan Comfort Food
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Thanksgiving Options in Prague for 2020:
- The Tavern and U Kurelů are maxed out. However they will be doing something similar at Christmas.
- Bad Jeff's is doing preorders until Nov. 23, menu and details on their Facebook page - call 774 402 235 or email info@badjeffs.cz
- Dirty Dog is doing pre-orders until Nov. 22, menus and details on their Facebook page - email info@ddstreetfood.cz
- Cali Brothers is doing pickup T-Day if you order before Nov. 22, details on their Facebook page - email info@calibrothers.cz
- California Republic is doing a pre-order, details on their Facebook page - send them a message via Facebook Messenger
- The Real Meat Society has Thanksgiving fixin's for you to cook at home, reservations until Nov. 21, details on their Facebook page - call 739 022 597 or email shop@trms.cz
- Robertson's butchers have whole turkeys, hams and more
- Candy Store has a whole selection of T-Day condiments and more
Check out Lori and Deans places:
- The Tavern
- U Kurelů
Things mentioned in this episode:
- Prague Farmer's Markets
- Bukowski's Bar
- Prague Dragon Boat Club
- NOW - #HelpYourHood with Rob Cameron episode
- Lokál
- The Kansas City Barbeque Society
- The Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue
- EATS - Smokin' with Silva Jackson episode
- Bad Jeff's Barbeque
- Krystal Bistro
- Dirty Dog Barbeque
- Manifesto Market
- Wolt Delivery - Prague
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
NOW - #HelpYourHood with Rob Cameron
Guest: Rob Cameron, BBC Correspondent for CZ and Slovakia
Fulfilling two lifelong dreams, Rob Cameron gets to live in Prague and work in news. His response to the COVID-19 pandemic was to create the #helpyourhood Facebook group for a few friends, but it has grown almost beyond his control into something like an informal news agency in its own right (thanks to a crack team of volunteers - see their names below). Rob talks about having goulash & beer in his veins, and how this country has handled the COVID pandemic, including some insight into why things went so well in the spring.
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SECTIONS
01:17 - Czech at Heart
03:00 - Prague Chooses You
06:19 - Journalist at Heart
07:21 - This Stuff Affects Me
09:25 - A Frog Being Boiled - Change is Incremental
13:49 - #helpyourhood - a place of COVID-19 calm in the Facebook echo chamber & voluntary news agency
20:54 - The Infamous Dinner Party on the Charles Bridge
22:52 - The First Wave is Now, One Man Saved Us in the Spring, the State of the State Now
30:33 - Thoughts on the (Nearish) Future
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
SHOUT OUT to Rob's incredible collection of volunteers who continue to make #helpyourhood a place of reasons and good information:
- Alicia Grant, Anne Johnson, Becka McFadden, Brie Yosh, Chris Richardson, Cynthia Graner, Filip Novak, Luke Fisher, Silvana Wasitova and Zuza Sykorova
- previous helpers Jarka Adegboye, Lucie Kolala, Luke Allnutt and Polina Stolpovskaya
- and expert advice givers Dr. Rachel White, Dr. Marie Bourne, Ole Jann, Jiri Hudecek and Sam Stone.
Check out:
-
helpyourhood on Facebook
- Pandemie by Michal Kubal & Vojtěch Gibiš
- BBC: Covid-19: How the Czech Republic's response went wrong
- BBC World News video: Covid field hospital
- BBC: Velvet Revolution: Prague's ghosts of communism
- BBC: The European capital cobbled with Jewish gravestones
- BBC: The Czechoslovak spy who met Jeremy Corbyn
- BBC: Czechs search for dead 'heroes' who killed SS chief Heydrich
- BBC: Marian Kotleba and the rise of Slovakia's extreme right
- BBC video: Velvet Revolution: Czech Republic 25 years
- BBC: Bohemia revisited: The holiday that changed my life
- BBC Culture video: An exclusive tour of Ai Weiwei’s new work
- Works That Work: A Tunnel to the Other Side
- Radio Prague International: My Prague – Rob Cameron
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - 13 More Ghost Stories with Raymond Johnston
Guest: Raymond Johnston, Journalist and author of the Ghost Map
Prague's one of the most haunted cities in Europe, so it was an easy task to find 13 scary stories for Halloween to amaze, delight and frighten you. Follow along using Raymond's interactive ghost map, or just settle back and listen to tales about ghosts, pirates, mermaids, water sprites, beheadings, barbers, a werewolf, a very slow zombie, a very shy vampire and more.
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SECTIONS
01:51 - North to South
02:12 - The Ghoul of Stromovka (Holešovice)
04:17 - The Werewolf of the Stag Moat (below Prague Castle)
06:45 - The Invisible Nun (Malá Strana)
09:10 - Headless Laura (Malá Strana)
12:08 - Kabourek, the Water Sprite (Malá Strana)
15:02 - The Mad Barber of Karlova Street (Staré Město)
17:51 - The Headless Templar of Liliova Street (Staré Město)
21:08 - The Pirate Red Goat & Black Lilly (Petrská čtvrť)
23:54 - The Mermaid of V Tůních (Nové Město)
27:41 - The Devil Chef (Nové Město)
31:08 - The Well-Dressed Solider (Vyšehrad)
33:41 - Vampire Lick It Up Bloody Knee (Žižkov)
37:41 - The White Lady of Záběhlice Chateau (Záběhlice)
40:03 - Sources for Stories
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Things mentioned in this episode:
- Magic Bohemia
- Baba Studio
- Interactive Ghost Map of Prague
- Prague Full of Ghosts by Miloslav Svandrlik
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
FOLKS - News, Nuance & the 90s with Douglas Lytle
Guest: Douglas Lytle, Editor for Bloomberg Intelligence, former editor/reporter at Dow Jones, former reporter at the Wall Street Journal, former editor at Prague Post, author of Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague
Douglas Lytle came to Prague in 1990 on something of a whim. The city and the country have since become a permanent part of his life. He talks about the news industry here, life in Prague in the 90s, Czech politics and culture, and more in this this part reminiscence, part analysis.
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SECTIONS
01:48 - Early Days in the Early 90s - teaching, Prognosis, Alan Levy & Prague Post
05:00 - Prague Post Takes Off, Making Ends Meet, Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague
08:37 - Finding the Story, the Left Bank of the 90s, Prague vs. Budapest
13:50 - Americans Colonize Prague, Doug Leaves & Returns, CZ in Transition - Economics & Politics
19:13 - Coming to Understand the Czechs (a bit), the Battle of White Mountain, Small Country Syndrome
25:07 - Jára Cimrman & Mythmaking, Prague Embraces Cosmopolitanism
29:20 - Prague Continues to Change
32:48 - The Czech News Scene Today
36:50 - The Czechs Are Pretty Lucky but a Reckoning with Communism Is a Good Idea
39:52 - Frank Zappa Gives Advice
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Check out Doug's book
- Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague
See also
- Article about Prognosis by Jacques Poitras on Medium
- The Prague Moment, article on early 90s Prague by Equus Press
- Prague: A Novel by Arthur Phillips
- Via The Left Bank of the '90s by John Bills
- Review in Variety of Nancy Bishop's 2004 film "Rex-patriates"
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - New Town, New Jerusalem with Raymond Johnston
Guest: Raymond Johnston, Journalist
Prague's Nové Město (New Town) is only new in comparison to other parts of town. Founded by Emperor Charles IV in 1378, it was actually intended to be a substitute for Jerusalem - a place where the Second Coming could happen in comfort and style. Journalist Raymond Johnston talks about this as well as other interesting facts about New Town. We'll visit Karlovo náměstí, the holy relics that used to be there, Prague's mystical city plan, a pagan grove that's now a tram stop, a street that may be an accident and historical helmets, just to name a few items.
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SECTIONS
01:49 - Charles IV's Plans for Prague's New Town as a Jerusalem Substitute, Karlovo náměstí as the Center, Home to a Lot of Holy Relics (including the Spear of Destiny)
06:33 - Prague's Mystical City Plan
09:31 - Former Pagan Sites Incorporated into New Town
11:01 - Nekázanka Street, Wenceslas Square, the Statue of Wenceslas
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Duking It Out Among the Přemyslids (1061-1167)
Přemyslid ambitions continue to make things interesting. Vratislav gets a lance, Soběslav gets to hold a cup, Crusades are joined and avoided, Vladislav goes on walkabout, the Gothic period starts and Prague gets a new bridge. And just when it looks like things are finally going to calm down, they don't.
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SECTIONS
00:58 - Vratislav II - Help the Germans, Get a Golden Lance
02:00 - The First KING, Brother Troubles, the Vyšehrad Chapter, also Son Troubles
04:35 - Konrád I (Brněnský), Duke for Eight Whole Months
04:47 - Břetislav II - Out With the Old Ways, the First Crusade
05:49 - Bořivoj II, Round 1 - Ambitious Relatives & Problems from Abroad
07:25 - Svatopluk - Ganged Up On & the Vršovci Make Another Appearance
08:18 - Vladislav I, Round 1 - Cooperative Dukedom
09:22 - Bořivoj II, Round 2 - Maybe He Was Just a Jerk
10:28 - Vladislav I, Round 2 - Getting Stuff Done
11:40 - Soběslav I - Otto the Black Challenges, More German Trouble, Further Challenges & Intrigues
13:46 - Soběslav Hold the Cup, Germans Welcomed Back
15:27 - Vladislav II (One of Many Vladislavs), Vladislav II Takes a Trip, Crusades Aplenty
19:00 - Vladislav II & HRE Frederick Barbarossa Make a Deal, Duke Vladislav II Becomes the Second KING, the Judith Bridge Gets Started in Prague
Slip of the Tongue: At 13:42, I said Břetislav remained Duke, but I meant Soběslav. These darned names!
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
ARTS - Czech Cinema w/Ryan Keating (Lambert)
Guest: Film journalist Ryan Keating of the Movie Barf cinema blog
Cinema is a big deal here in the Czech Republic - Czechs have been innovators in the field since the beginning, many films and TV shows are filmed here, and more and more independent cinema establishments are opening up around Prague. We talk about the Movie Barf blog, new places for film buffs, why Czech hate popcorn, subtitles vs dubbing, the Czechoslovak New Wave, the surreal animation of Jan Švankmajer, modern Czech movies and more.
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SECTIONS
01:36 - What's with the Name(s)?
04:25 - Movie Barf - a Blog, a Brand, Movie Barf Mondays at Edison Filmhub
07:00 - New Film Spots in Town & the Kino Kavárna Makes a Comeback (Sort Of), the Popcorn Situation is Dire
09:17 - Subtitles vs Dubbing in CZ and Elsewhere
14:13 - Juxtareading - a Lazy Form of Dubbing
15:20 - Czech Cinema's Influence - the Czechoslovak New Wave, Jan Švankmajer, Karel Zeman
19:40 - Contemporary Mainstream Czech Films
24:08 - "The Painted Bird"
27:18 - More Risks, Please
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Check out Movie Barf
- Web
- FB
- IG
Places & People mentioned in this episode:
- Mirek Moc, Illustrator & Storyboard Artist
- Edison Filmhub
- Film Europe CZ
- Kinoloď (Cinema Boat)
- Screenshot - web FB
- Ponrepo - web FB
- Přítomnost Boutique Cinema
- Cinestar Anděl
- Cinema City Slovanský dům
- Jan Švankmajer short films
- Karel Zeman Museum
- FAMU - School of Film & Television
- "The Painted Bird"
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
TOUR - 10 More Old Town Tales
The Old Town is full of interesting stories and history, and now's a great time to check it out. Here's a tour with more stories you may not know about true love, jealousy, modern beer, mockery, pride and much more. These stories and legends are always all around us, if we only know where to look.
This tour can be combined with the previous TOUR episode into one long tour. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Venue, which is right near where the tour ends.
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TOUR
01:39 - Start intro, in front of the Estates Theatre. Info in previous TOUR episode.
02:24 - THE VEIL GIVEN TWICE FOR LOVE - Karolinum - Ovocný trh 3-5
04:44 - THE HOUSE OF THE BLACK MADONNA - Ovocný trh 19
06:59 - THE ROPEMAKER'S WIFE - Provaznická 3
10:24 - THE LITTLE BRIDGE - Můstek Metro Station
11:53 - THE CUBIST LAMPPOST - Jungmannovo náměstí
13:04 - U PINKASU - Jungmannovo náměstí 15/16
15:44 - THE FRANCISCAN GARDENS - entrances off Jungmannovo náměstí and Pasáž Světozor
16:50 - PALACE ADRIA - Jungmannova 31
18:24 - THE PETRIFIED BOY - Church of St. Martin-in-the-Wall, Martinská 8
21:05 - THE RING INSIDE THE FISH - V Kotcích
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
This episode sponsored by VENUE
- Web
- FB
- IG
For a conversation with Venue co-owner Karina Korenblun, click here
Places mentioned in this episode:
- Grand Orient Cafe
- U Provanzice - Comics
- U Pinkasů
- Divadlo Bez zábradlí
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Sibling Rivalry on Steroids (999-1061)
Now things REALLY heat up in Bohemia, with wars, rebellions, blindings, castrations, whole families getting wiped out and lots more fun. You'd think things would calm down after all that, but you'd be wrong. It's Game of Thrones without the dragons!
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SECTIONS
00:55 - Boleslav III the Red(head)/Blind
01:42 - Vladivoj, Puppet of Polish Bolesław the Brave and Alcoholic
02:02 - Boleslav III Returns, now Boleslav the Red, and then Blind (but this time, really)
03:08 - Bolesław the Brave (Boleslav Chrabrý of the Piast Dynasty) Becomes Boleslav IV
03:30 - Jaromír, Round One - Don't Trust Your Brother
04:53 - Oldřich, Round One - Don't Annoy the Emperor
06:14 - Jaromír, Round Two - Don't Trust Your Nephews
06:47 - Oldřich, Round Two - Don't Trust Anybody
07:37 - Břetislav I, the Bohemian Achilles - Changes the Rules of Succession, Which Cause More Trouble for Quite a While
10:41 - Spytihněv II - A Weird, Angry Guy
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
FOLKS - We Are All Locals w/Karina Korenblum
Guest: Karina Korenblum, Co-Owner of Venue Cafe, Sales & Distribution Consultant for Grandview Castle Entertainment, and Sales & Acquisitions Consultant for Cercamon
Karina Korenblum is a Colombian who came to Prague after living in Paris and Berlin. She has worked in the independent film industry and is co-owner of Venue, a concept cafe in the Old Town. We talk about life in Prague, and running a business in one of the most touristed places in Europe. We also talk about what, exactly, it means to be a local.
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SECTIONS
01:17 - Culture Shock Upon Arrival - Brunch, the Czech Language and Independent Film
05:19 - A Cafe in the Center - Increasing Options and Defining "Good" Service
10:09 - It's Not All Tourist Traps
10:58 - The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Egalitarian Cultural Access
11:44 - Tradition Meets Modernity - A Woman in a Male-Dominated Business World
13:35 - The Paradoxes of Quarantine
16:20 - Are You a Local?
17:02 - Places Like Kasárna Karlín Point the Way to the Future
19:45 - Experience the City Differently (Zažít Město Jinak)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Check out Venue
- Web
- FB
- IG
For two TOUR episodes looking at Old Town, sponsored by Venue, click here and here.
See also
- Grandview Castle Entertainment
- Cercamon
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Kasárna Karlín
- Zažít Město Jinak Festival
- Las Adelitas
- La Calle Mexicana
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
HERE - Ghosts in Prague with Raymond Johnston
Guest: Raymond Johnston, Journalist
We talk about ghosts with a local expert on the subject, and it should be no surprise that a city that's over 1000 years old has quite a few of them.
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SECTIONS
01:26 - Raymond's Ghost Map of Prague
02:58 - The Fiery Turkey of Kampa Island
04:33 - Mills on Kampa
05:31 - More Scary Animals, Including the Devil Rabbit of Bohnice
07:14 - Dead Dead Redemption - the Fiery Carriage, Native American, the Fiery Man of Na Poříčí
09:50 - The Woman with Two Husbands, a WWI ghost story
11:41 - The Gambling Grave Digger
13:35 - The Vampire Panic of the 18th Century
16:08 - The Portal to Another Dimension, the Veil is Thin Here, Prague is the Beating Heart of Europe
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Things mentioned in this episode:
- Magic Bohemia
- Baba Studio
- Interactive Ghost Map of Prague
- Bučovice Castle (Hall of Hares)
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
TOUR - 10 Old Town Tales
Host: Derek DeWitt
Prague's Old Town is, well, old, and full of fascinating tales, legends and locations. We'll look at ten tales in the area that you may not know about. This is designed as a tour that you can take while walking the winding streets of Staré Město. If you are too far away, you could follow along using Google Maps street view or something similar, or just listen and imagine. You can also see a video with photos of each location on our YouTube channel.
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TOUR
01:51 - Start: In front of main library on Mariánské náměstí. Inside you can see the art installation Idiom by Slovak artist Matej Kren.
02:29 - THE IRON KNIGHT - Town Hall, corner with Platnéřská
04:40 - THE TEREZA FOUNTAIN, the richest statue in Prague - Mariánské náměstí, in the Linhartská-side wall of the Clam-Gallas Palace
06:28 - THE HOUSE OF THE GOLDEN WELL - Karlova 3, corner with Seminářská
10:08 - AT THE GOLDEN SNAKE - Liliová 17, corner with Karlova
11:14 - PALACE IN THE CELLAR - End of Řetězová
12:39 - THE HOUSE AT THE THREE SAVAGES - Řetězová 7
15:07 - AT THE THREE STANDARD BEARERS - Husova 12
17:10 - AT THE THREE WHITE ROSES - Malé náměstí 3
20:10 - AT THE TWO (GOLDEN) BEARS - Kožná 1
23:35 - THE ESTATES THEATRE (Stavovské divadlo) - Železná between Ovocný trh and Rytířská
End
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
This episode sponsored by Venue
For a conversation with Venue co-owner Karina Korenblum, click here
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
ARTS - Politics & Theatre with Nancy Bishop
Guest: Nancy Bishop, CSA and Emmy-Nominated Casting Director. And also a Theatre Director.
Theatre has always been an important part of Czech culture and national identity, often being used in subversive ways to undermine those who would dominate them. Nancy Bishop takes us all the way back to 1620 up though Havel and the Velvet Revolution, when Czech theatre has its ultimate triumph: a playwright becomes president!
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SECTIONS
02:12 - A Personal Connection and a Petition
04:11 - White Mountain and the Suppression of the Czech Language
06:53 - Czech Makes Inroads in the 18th Century, Count Nostitz and the Estates Theatre
09:26 - Czech and Irish Parallels, the 19th Century and the early Czech-Language Theatre
12:25 - The National Theatre - More Than a Building, Working Under the Radar, The Nazis Press German (Again)
14:25 - The Communists, the Counter-Charter and Theatre as Samizdat
16:47 - Theatre Under the Communists, and Havel's Take on Absurdism
23:46 - After the Prague Spring and Normalization
25:00 - The Velvet Revolution and Theatres as Places of Political Action
Slip of the Tongue: František Palacký did not, in fact, attend the grand opening of the National Theatre in 1881, as he had died in 1876. But he was involved with it until his death.
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Make sure to check out Nancy's website, workshops, books and more:
- Nancy Bishop Casting
Other places mention in this episode:
- Strawdog Theatre
- Francis Parker School
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 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - The Great Moravian Empire (833-907)
Host: Derek DeWitt
On slightly firmer footing facts-wise, we take a look at the Great Moravian Empire - where it was, what is was and, more importantly, who the major players were. But it was certainly not a time of calm and peace. When you are right in the middle of Europe, everyone wants a piece of your pie.
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SECTIONS
01:13 - The Start of the GME, and Where the Heck Was It?
04:15 - Mojmir I (not a Přemyslid)
05:39 - Rastislav I, plus Cyril and Methodius
08:56 - Svatopluk I, then Slavomir, then Svatopluk Again, Help from Bohemia and the Peace of Forchheim
12:17 - The GME Expands, plus Latin Rite vs. Slavonic
14:01 - The Wilhelminer War, Svatopluk is "King of the Slavs" (kind of) and Gets Bohemia
18:51 - Who Are the Hungarians?
21:12 - Spytihněv I Takes Over in Bohemia
21:51 - Mojmir II Becomes Prince of Moravia, His Brother Svatopluk II Causes Trouble, Bohemia and the Sorbs Break Away
23:01 - The Hungarians Are Hungry...For Land
24:02 - The GME Ends and Zbohom Slovakia
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
EATS - Smokin' with Silva Jackson
Guest: Silva Jackson, Executive Chef & Owner, Big Smokers
Silva Jackson has had a long career in fine dining and then fell in love with American BBQ, especially the Texas style of smoking meat. She came back to Prague to bring some of what she'd learned to Czech palates and culinary contexts. It's sort of a fusion - let's call it Czexan.
We talk about her career, her return, her philosophy and how's she's helping shape the future of the Prague food scene.
Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page!
SECTIONS
01:50 - Chasing the American Dream - How She Got Started
04:58 - The Changing Face of Prague Food
10:05 - The Prague Food Scene Then and Now
12:36 - Big Smokers Starts Up
16:10 - Adapting American Dishes for Czechs
22:14 - The Perfect Bite
24:13 - Things Change
25:41 - Covid Quarantine Creates Challenges, and Community
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Read more about Silva and Big Smokers at Expats.CZ.
Big Smokers:
- Web
- FB
- IG
Other places mentioned in this episode:
- U Medvídků
- Mr. HotDog
- Stinky's Fish Camp
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.
THEN - Murky Mythological Origins
Trying to go all the way back to the beginning of Bohemia and Prague is difficult. The Dark Ages means we don't have great records. But we have some stories, and some facts, and some suppositions, and we can weave them together into a coherent narrative. In this episode, we look at the murky mythological beginnings of Prague and the Czech people, going all the way back as far as we can.
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SECTIONS
01:10 - Way, WAY Back: Stone Age, Celts, Germans and early Slavs, plus the Knights of Blaník Mountain and the Czech Atlantis
06:58 - Grandfather Czech and His Brother(s), plus the Avars
11:21 - Samo's Empire
13:24 - Krok the Judge
14:57 - Libuše and Přemysl
21:22 - Prague Begins, and News from Europe
22:13 - The Maidens' War
24:15 - The Seven Mythical Princes of Bohemia
24:56 - Nezamysl, Mnata, Vojen and Vnislav
26:03 - Křesomysl, plus Horymír and Šemík the Horse
27:33 - Neklan, plus the Lucko War and the Durynk Alder
29:38 - Hostivit, plus Bye Bye Avars
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
- YouTube
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications 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.