Best Stvr Podcasts (2024)

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Atmosfera festival founder Gretka Pavlovova on how to run a festival in Slovakia. (30.7.2024 16:00) 24:23

3h ago24:23

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Ben Pascoe talks with Gretka Pavlovova, the founder and organizer of Atmosfera festival. They discuss what it is like to start a festival in Slovakia, how to be ecological at a festival and how to deal with the uncertain weather, as well as about what makes atmosfera different from other festivals.By STVR

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On voguing and ballroom culture in Slovakia with dance teacher Monika Prikkelová. (29.7.2024 16:00) 23:40

4h ago23:40

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In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk to Monika Prikkelová, dance teacher at Mondance dance school but most importantly, she is the pioneer of dance style called voguing and ballroom culture in Slovakia.By STVR

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Week in Slovakia (27.7.2024 16:00) 27:47

13h ago27:47

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News overview. Making Slovakia again. Child-oriented urbanism.By STVR

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RERUN: Summer Olympics in Paris: Slovak team discussed by sports journalist. (26.7.2024 16:00) 26:00

7h ago26:00

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Special Olympic themed Sunday. Ben Pascoe talks with Radio Slovakia sports journalist Martin Kaigl about the Slovak team who will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.RepeatBy STVR

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Tolstoys at Glastonbury (25.7.2024 16:00) 24:28

3h ago24:28

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In 2024, the first ever Slovak musicians performed their gig at the Glastonbury festival. Talking about this great success is the lead singer of the band Tolstoys, Ela Tolstova. Playing is their music in this summer special.By STVR

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WildE project: Past, present and future of rewilding in Tatra National Park. (24.7.2024 16:00) 32:25

5h ago32:25

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This is the second report on the WildE project, a Horizon Europe intiative. As mentioned in the first part, participants in the project gathered in the Tatras for a three conference to discuss the Slovak case study. In the episode we are looking at the past, present, and future of rewilding in Tatra National Park. Through the experiences of activis…

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AXISRE019 - With Special Guest: Zeno Zenarro 33:22

9h ago33:22

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Thank you for listening to the Axis Real Estate Podcast, the official podcast of Axis Property advisors On this episode, Jason and Ted talk welcome the wonderful Zeno Zenarro to the show to talk about his experience in the mortgage industry! Listen in as he gives newcomers invaluable tips on breaking onto the scene! Like and subscribe on Youtube or…

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RERUN: Musical journalist Oliver Rehak talking about Slovak music today. (23.7.2024 16:00) 5:06

3h ago5:06

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Ben Pascoe talks with musicologist, musical journalist, musician and music lover Oliver Rehak to give you an intro to Slovak music today. RepeatBy STVR

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SK20EU: Spain (22.7.2024 16:00) 22:32

1d ago22:32

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In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about Spain as a part of the RTVS cycle 20 years of Slovakia in the EU.By STVR

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Week in Slovakia. (20.7.2024 16:00) 30:15

3d ago30:15

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News overview: Yet another amendment to the Penal Code, but probably not the last one. EP holds its first plenary session. President dismisses two members of the Judicial Council. SK20EU: Sweden. Competition Pt. 2.By STVR

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Summer Festivals in Slovakia. Bubbles: An installation by Lousy Auber in Old Market Hall in Bratislava. Listeners Tribune. (19.7.2024 16:00) 4:46

4d ago4:46

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Summer Festivals in Slovakia. Bubbles: An installation by Lousy Auber in Old Market Hall in Bratislava. Listeners Tribune.By STVR

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SK20EU: Austria. Thunderstorm at Pohoda perceived by foreign visitors. (18.7.2024 16:00) 24:54

5d ago24:54

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In this part of the series produced on the occasion of 20 years of Slovakia's membership in the EU, Kerstin Plashke Jakubik talks about common history and present ties between Austria and Slovakia. Foreign visitors of the best medium sized festival in Europe give their stories on the thunderstorm that caused the premature end to the event.…

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SK20EU: Slovenia. Júlia Kozáková and Ján Rigo from the band Manuša. (17.7.2024 16:00) 20:10

6d ago20:10

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This edition of the Slovakia Today programme introduces Slovenia as a part of the "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" project. Next up is Júlia Kozáková and Ján Rigo from the band Manuša.By STVR

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Start With Children conference in Bratislava. Rozmanita - NGO focused on helping schools in Slovakia (16.7.2024 16:00) 22:36

7d ago22:36

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Ben Pascoe reports from the recent Start With Children conference in Bratislava. This week he talks to experts on cycling and walking as well as with Anna Symington-Maar, founder and CEO of Rozmanita, an NGO focused on helping schools in Slovakia to work with children and their communities.By STVR

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Theatre play called Fantomas reflecting on the Gen Z issues. (15.7.2024 16:00) 4:56

8d ago4:56

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In this show, Paťka is going to talk about theatre play series that were recently translated into English. This production is about Generation Z and the issues these young people have to face on every day basis, which includes hoaxes, social media, body image among others. Paťka talks to some of the actors and also creators of the piece called Fant…

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Week in Slovakia. (13.7.2024 16:00) 29:02

10d ago29:02

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News overview: Slovak President at NATO summit in Washington. Prime Minister Robert Fico back at work as he recovers after the assassination attempt. Penal Code amended again to respond to reservations by European Commission. Slovak animation abroad. Interview with Fest Anča International Animation Festival programme director Jakub Spevák. Making S…

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Largest multigenre summer festival in Slovakia Pohoda over the years. (12.7.2024 16:00) 5:35

11d ago5:35

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Recalling memories of the past years of the largest multigenre summer festival in Slovakia while playing music by some of the Slovak stars in the 2024 line-up.By STVR

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SK20EU: Romania. (11.7.2024 16:00) 21:56

12d ago21:56

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In this part of the series, we talk about how another of its partners in EU membership changed over the course of 20 years since Slovakia joined the EU. Today, young members of the Slovak expat community in Nadlak along with Chief European Prosecutor Laura Kovesi will be talking about Romania. Music by Subcarpati to be heard too.…

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Horizon Europe project called WildE discussed by forest ecologist Arndt Hampe. (10.7.2024 16:00) 30:39

13d ago30:39

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In May this year, a group of scientists, managers, and stakeholders descended upon the Tatra mountains for a three-day workshop. These attendees were gathering as part of an innovative Horizon Europe project called WildE. The aim of the project is to understand the impact of wilderness on local environments, the climate, and the people who depend o…

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Petra Marko, architect and CEO of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, talks with Ben Pascoe. (9.7.2024 16:00) 29:05

14d ago29:05

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Ben Pascoe talks with architect and CEO of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, Petra Marko.By STVR

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SK20EU: Portugal. Lack of Ozempic in Slovak pharmacies (8.7.2024 16:00) 26:26

17d ago26:26

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In this Monday show, as a part of the RTVS cycle on 20 years of Slovakia in the EU, Patka is going to talk about yet another country and its relation to Slovakia - Portugal. In the second half of the show, you are going to hear about a recent problem occuring in Slovak pharmacies -- the lack of a drug Ozempic and potential threat for diabetics.…

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Week in Slovakia (6.7.2024 16:00) 26:58

17d ago26:58

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News overview. Report from Fest Anča International Animation Festival in Žilina. Competition Pt. 2: 80 years since the Slovak National Uprising.By STVR

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SK20EU: Poland. Teaching Slovak as a foreign language (4.7.2024 16:00) 26:08

19d ago26:08

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In the Thursday edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we introduce Poland in our "Twenty years of Slovakia in the European Union" series. Next up is the interview with professor Martina Ivanová from the department of Slovak and Media Studies at University of Prešov about the project Slovenčina v pohode which is focused on teaching Slovak as a fo…

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SK20EU: Malta (3.7.2024 16:00) 36:53

26d ago36:53

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SK20EU: Listen to the next part of our series where we visit every EU member state on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Slovak accesion to the EU. This time, we invite you to Malta...By STVR

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Start with Children conference in Bratislava (2.7.2024 16:00) 31:07

27d ago31:07

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Ben Pascoe attended the Start with Children conference in Bratislava and talks with experts both foreign and Slovak about the importance of thinking about the needs of kids when planning a city.By STVR

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Slovak beekeeping and honey-making (1.7.2024 16:00) 18:01

1M ago18:01

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In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about beekeeping and honeymaking in Slovakia. Slovak honey has won a lot of global competitions, which shows that it belongs to one of the best products in the world. You are going to hear Juraj Majtan, a molecular biologist specializing in honey-making and its alternative purposes and Lukáš Madara, an am…

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Sunday Listener's Tribune (re-rerun) (28.6.2024 16:00) 5:38

1M ago5:38

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Sundays are about our listeners. Ben and Jeremy continue their tour around Slovakia checking on how different cities are foreign tourist friendly, this week in Trencin. They meet some locals, read some letters and of course play some music for you.By STVR

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SK20EU:Germany. Who was Milan Hodža? (27.6.2024 16:00) 25:38

1M ago25:38

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Another part of the series dedicated to 20 years of Slovakia in the EU. Our colleague Kay Zeisberg offers insight into his homeland Germany. On 27 June, 1944, Milan Hodža died in the US city of Clearwater. Listen about this significant personality of Slovak history.By STVR

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Discovering Slovak forestry high school in the Low Tatras. (26.6.2024 16:00) 30:53

1M ago30:53

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One of the few things in our modern world that has not changed for centuries is our need for forests. They provide so much more than the wood we all consume in myriads of forms in our daily lives. Forests are the lungs of the planet. They sequester carbon, provide habitat for many animals, and offer people a place to rest and reset. To keep many of…

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AXISRE018 - Politics & The Market 33:39

1M ago33:39

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Thank you for listening to the Axis Real Estate Podcast, the official podcast of Axis Property advisors On this episode, Jason and Ted talk discuss the ways in which our political leaders can affect change in the local real estate market. They also talk about the most desirable places to retire! Like and subscribe on Youtube or your favorite podcas…

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Cultural summer program discovered with Ben Pascoe. (25.6.2024 16:00) 26:55

1M ago26:55

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Ben Pascoe finds out about the cultural summer programs that cities around Slovakia have prepared for us this year.By STVR

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20 years of Slovakia in the EU: Hungary. Slam poetry movement in Slovakia. (24.6.2024 16:00) 22:26

1M ago22:26

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In this Monday show, Patka is going to talk about Hungary in another part of the RSI cycle 20 years of Slovakia in the European Union. In the second half of the show, you are going to hear Patka talking to a few poets who participate in the slam poetry movement in Slovakia. They are going to talk about what inspires them, how is the slam community …

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Week in Slovakia (22.6.2024 16:00) 27:07

1M ago27:07

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Last days of RTVS, Parliament has approved transformation of RTVS to STVR. Newly inaguruated president Peter Pellegrini at negotiations in Brussels. Slovakia supports the communique of the peace summit in Switzerland. Slovak victory over Belgium at EURO 2024. SKEU20: Luxembourg.By STVR

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Slovak Presidents (21.6.2024 16:00) 27:31

1M ago27:31

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In honor of the inauguration of the new Slovak president Peter Pelegrini on June 15th, Martina and Paťka visit the concert hall in the building of Slovak Radio and talk about past presidents of the Slovak Republic. They also play some music by artists honored by the last president Zuzana Čaputová.By STVR

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SK20EU: Latvia. Summer festivals in Slovakia (20.6.2024 16:00) 27:53

1M ago27:53

27:53

In this part of the series mapping 20 years of the Slovak membership in the EU, our colleague from the German section, Jana Hrbekova, talked not only to Ambassador Guna Japina but also to Ints Plavnieks, a Latvian living in Slovakia. The season of summer festivals has started with RSI inviting you to KVANTUM and yet another POHODA. More culture new…

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SK20EU: Lithuania. Gender equality in Romani communities. (19.6.2024 16:00) 20:47

1M ago20:47

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Introducing Lithuania in our "Twenty years of Slovakia in the European Union cycle". Next, we present the project Gender equality in Romani communities in the interview with members of the non-profit organisation Človek v tiesni (Man in Peril).By STVR

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Slovakia at EURO 2024 (18.6.2024 16:00) 26:04

1M ago26:04

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Euro 2024 has started in Germany and Slovakia is once again taking part. Ben Pascoe talks with football journalist Ondrej Lauko about the Slovak team and their chances.By STVR

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Theatre piece Fantomas discussing issues faced by Gen Z. (17.6.2024 16:00) 17:49

1M ago17:49

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In this show, Paťka is going to talk about theatre play series that were recently translated into English. This production is about Generation Z and the issues these young people have to face on every day basis, which includes hoaxes, social media, body image among others. Paťka talks to some of the actors and also creators of the piece called Fant…

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Week in Slovakia: Inauguration of the President (15.6.2024 16:00) 21:41

2M ago21:41

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Inauguration of the 6th Slovak President Peter Pellegrini. Results of the European Elections discussed – with reactions of representatives of two most succesful parties. First strike in the history of RTVS in the wake of planned abolition of the institution by a law currently discussed in the Parliament.…

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AXISRE017 - NAR Lawsuit Follow-up 26:28

2M ago26:28

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Thank you for listening to the Axis Real Estate Podcast, the official podcast of Axis Property advisors On this episode Jason and Ted follow-up their discussion of the recent NAR lawsuit with their predictions of how this may effect the Phoenix Market. Like and subscribe on Youtube or your favorite podcasting app! Email the show at axsrepod@gmail.c…

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Life at the upside down pyramid discussed by Ben Pascoe and Zuzana Botikova. (14.6.2024 16:00) 5:35

2M ago5:35

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Sundays are about our listeners. This week Ben catches up with our former colleague Zuzana Botikova. They discuss life at the upside down pyramid, read some letters and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Repeat.By STVR

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Public service media: Why are they important? (13.6.2024 16:00) 24:25

2M ago24:25

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Interviews with Mirta Lourenco, UNESCO chief of media development and media and information literacy, Noel Curran, Director General at EBU, Cilla Benkö, Swedish Radio Director General about the role of public media.By STVR

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Tatra National Park turns 75 (12.6.2024 16:00) 32:37

2M ago32:37

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This year, Tatra National Park is marking the 75th anniversary of its founding. These mountains, with their vast network of caves, alpine lake, and rich biodiversity, have become a potent symbol of Slovakia. Even the national anthem is about the Tatras.To celebrate this anniversary and to mark the start of the summer travel season, we headed to Tat…

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European Elections in Slovakia (11.6.2024 16:00) 32:31

2M ago32:31

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Ben Pascoe talks with pundits and politicians about the past weekend's elections to European Parliament.By STVR

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SK20EU: Ireland. Lucia Janičová, first Slovak woman to climb Mt. Everest (10.6.2024 16:00) 23:14

2M ago23:14

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In this Monday show, we have another part of RTVS cycle 20 Years of Slovakia in the EU prepared for you. The country for today is Ireland and this episode is going to be presented to you by Zuzana Bótiková. In the next half of the show, Paťka is going to talk to Lucia Janičová, who become the first ever Slovak woman to climb to the top of Mt. Evere…

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Week in Slovakia. (8.6.2024 16:00) 27:40

2M ago27:40

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News overview: EU countries elect their representatives in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Robert Fico addresses the public for the first time since the assassination attempt. Slovakia hit by storms and rising level of the Danube. SK20EU: The Netherlands. Voting age in the European Elections in Slovakia.…

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Special retro Sunday show with Jake Slegers and Ben Pascoe. (7.6.2024 16:00) 25:48

2M ago25:48

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A special retro Sunday show. Jake Slegers returns to RSI to catch up with Ben Pascoe. Of course they read some letters from listeners and play some music to make your Sunday even more pleasant. Re-runBy STVR

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SK20EU: Greece. Importance of teaching art. Divadelna Nitra theatre festival. (6.6.2024 16:00) 25:14

2M ago25:14

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In this part of RSI series dedicated to 20 years since Slovakia joined the EU, we present Greece and our mutual connections. A Trencin based art school has been awarded the top prize at the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts in Lidice, Czechia. It's manager Jana Michalickova talks about the importance of teaching art. Culture news inv…

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SK20EU: Croatia. Cypriot-Slovak relations. (5.6.2024 16:00) 27:00

2M ago27:00

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The first half of this edition of the Slovakia Today programme introduces the next part of the "20 years of Slovakia in the European Union" project presenting another member state - Croatia. Next, in the interview with his excellency Michael Karagiorgis, the ambassafor of The Republic of Cyprus to Slovakia, we will have a look at Cypriot-Slovak rel…

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Degustorium: About the importance of Slow Food with Ben Pascoe. (4.6.2024 16:00) 31:43

2M ago31:43

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Ben Pascoe visits Slovakia's biggest Slow Food event, Degustorium and talks with sponsors, organizers, producers and sellers about what Slow Food is and why it is important.By STVR

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