🎤 This week at Radio Prague International: ✨ The legendary Joan Baez has just received a lifetime achievement award at the Václav Havel Center in New York. Her bond with Václav Havel made her an icon here in Czechia too. 🎼 Big news in classical music: Elias Grandy has been named the new chief conductor of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra! 💻 And history in the making — Czechia has launched its very first quantum computer in Ostrava. Want the full stories? 🎧 Tune in to our podcast Czechia in

🗳️ A record number of women have been elected to the Czech Chamber of Deputies after last weekend’s elections: rozhl.as/gGq 🎶 The Moravian Autumn Festival in Brno kicks off this Sunday, celebrating the legendary conductor Sir Charles Mackerras: rozhl.as/gIX 🏇 And before this weekend’s Great Pardubice Steeplechase, we dive into the story of iconic English jockey Richard Harry Fletcher: rozhl.as/gIu Find these stories and more at english.radio.cz or on our daily podcast Czechia in 30 Minutes! |

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40 reactions · 11 shares | Czech poetry in the new millennium is enjoying a vibrant life, revolving around literary cafés, festivals, publishing houses and magazines. From lyric poetry to social criticism, the scene is dominated by distinctive individuals rather than poetic schools and groups. In recent years, anthologies of Czech poetry have been published in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Romanian and Polish.  | Radio Prague | Facebook

57 reactions | 北 籠 Czechs love soups – as a starter, as a snack, or when they’re sick. There are many kinds, but today we want to introduce you to one of the tastiest – kulajda. Find out what makes it so yummy and why it’s been successful in international cooking competitions in the next episode of our video series Czech food classics! | Radio Prague | Facebook

15K views · 255 reactions | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, a village nestling in the picturesque Beskydy Mountains in Northern Moravia, has come alive with Christmas celebrations. In the local skazen visitors can admire traditional folk art and old customs linked to Christmas. | Radio Prague | Facebook