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August 23, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Exploring Czech lands :
Liberec region
Czech Republic
 

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August 16, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Exploring Czech Lands:

City of Vimperk
 

From our Archives:
Report from Brookfield, IL
Sokol Spirit ,
history, program

  Czech Kitchen:
Potato dumplings
bramborové knedlíky

by Vera Gajda
 

Videoclip:
Lanžhotčanka
Czech Republic

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August 9, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Exploring Czech Lands :
Southern Bohemia
(Jižní Čechy)
  Videoclip:
This time with polka brass band Babouci.
 

from czech kitchen:
Onion soup (cibulková polévka )

by Vera Gajda

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August 2 , 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Exploring Czech Lands:
Great Moravia, part2
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Housing
(bydlení)

by Dana Hermachová
  Videoclips:
Folk Dancing Group - Cifra
  Czech Traditions:
Wild Boar hunting
by Bohumil Stanik
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July 26, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Exploring Czech Lands:
Great Moravia, part1,
Document about Great Moravian Empire that started to form about twelve centuries ago.
 
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July 19, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Geography (geografie)

by Dana Hermachová
  Exploring Czech Lands:
Český Ráj (Czech Paradise)
by Glen Bukac
  This weeks guest:
Elmer Nemec, Czech Activist
(recorded in 2005)
 

Czech traditions:
Traditional folklore costumes and local songs from village of Vracov , Southern Moravia, Czech Republic

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July 12, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  This weeks guest:
Ladislav Gajda of Czech origin talks about his father Frantisek Gajda, true hero, who helped hundreds of people to escape from communist Czechoslovakia.
(from our archives, 2008)
 
 

videoclip:
Lanzhotcanka

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July 5, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 

Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Family members (členové rodiny)

by Dana Hermachová

  From our Archives:
James A. Lovell of Czech descent, first astronaut that flew to the Moon in Apollo 8, which they orbited 10 times and then their NASA spacecraft fired back towards Earth.
He participated in NASA program as pilot of Gemini 7, command pilot of Gemini 12, command module pilot of Apollo 8 and commander of Apollo 13.
 

Exploring Regions of Czech Republic:
Vysocina
region and its cultural and geographical center - the city of Jihlava

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June 28, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 

Czech Traditions :
Making of Feather Basters or Peroutka Feather brushes
They are useful in brushing on egg yolks or butter on dough before baking. They can be made from any type of feather but goose feathers are most commonly used. We will see how peroutka are made in the village of Vlcnov in eastern Moravia.

Vladislav Zelinka, Alžběta Zelinková a Jana Vaculik

  Exploring Czech lands:
City of Trebic
(Třebíč)
 

Videoclip:

Folklore group Cifra from Czech Republic

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June 21, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 

Czech Kitchen:
Recipe for Potato Soup -This segment of the Czech kitchen will show how to make potato soup with barley and mushrooms. This soup is a dish from the southwestern Bohemian region of the Czech Republic and this recipe serves 8-10 people.
by Vera Rabas and Jana Vaculik

  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Hobbies (koníčky)

by Dana Hermachová
  Famous Czechs:
Jan Jesenius (1566 -1621) ,was a physician, politician and philosopher, he lived for a large part of his live in Prague, Bohemia. In 1600 he attracted considerable public interest by performing a public autopsy in Prague. He is renowned rather for his tragic fate than for his work in the field of anatomy and surgery.
 

Exploring Czech lands:

City of Prague with organ music.
Organ music by Karel Ochozka.

by Bohuš Stanik

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June 14, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 
Feast Day doughnuts
(koblihy)

Czech Kitchen:

For this segment of our Czech Kitchen we will learn an old fashioned recipe from our great-grandmothers for Feast Day doughnuts. This recipe comes from Komna,  a village in eastern Moravia in the Czech Republic which makes 2 dozen doughnuts.
by Bohumil Stanik, Irena Vapenikova and Jana Vaculik

This weeks guest: Anton Rejcek,

91 year old WWII veteran of Czech ancestry. During World War Two he met Czechoslovak pilots in London, lived through the German blitzing of London, was present for D-day and saw Plzen, Czechoslovakia soon after it was liberated. He speaks the Czech language and plays the accordion every week at the local nursing home.
By Jana Vaculik
 
Anton Rejcek

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June 7, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 

Czech Kitchen:
Czech pork goulash . Goulash  can be made from beef, pork, or and there are about 50 different varieties of goulash in the Czech Republic. And the Bohemian and Moravian region in the Czech Republic each have their own way of making goulash but each recipe uses onions and paprika. This recipe uses pork meat but you can substitute beef, chicken and it is for a family sized gathering.
by Vera Rabas and Jana Vaculik


Sv. Václav
Czech-American TV serial about famous Czech people: Wenceslaus I (c. 907- 935), or Wenceslas I , was duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslas is best known in the English-speaking world as the subject of the Christmas carol " Good King Wenceslas ."
He was the son of Vratislav I , Duke of Bohemia from the Premyslid dynasty . His mother Drahomíra was the daughter of a pagan tribal chief of Havolans and was baptised at the time of her marriage. Wenceslaus' murder in September of 935 was the result of a plot involving his younger brother Boleslav I of Bohemia . He was venerated as Saint Wenceslaus and is the main patron saint of the Czech state. .
 

Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Around the office (v kanceláři)

by Dana Hermachová

 

Discovering Czech Regions :

Pardubice, Czech Republic

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May 31, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 

Czech Traditions:
Step by step directions for making traditional Czech Kraslice or Easter eggs using the wax and dye method.

Paula Campo is known as the Ennis Egg Lady from Ennis,Texas and she shares her talent and step by step egg decorating instructions from sketching the design, heating the wax, and dipping the eggs in each color. Paula's eggs are a colorful example of her artistic talent and expresses her Czech heritage. You will see that no egg is exactly alike.

by Jana Vaculik

 

Exploring Czech Lands:

Pardubice, Czech Republic

 

From our archives:

Moravian Festival in Vracov, Czech Republic

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May 24, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
 
vepřo-knedlo-zelo
Czech Kitchen:
Step by step how to make vepřo-knedlo-zelo a traditional Czech meal. Pork with dumplings and sauerkraut are made differently across the Czech Republic using different types of meat such as pork or bacon, potato or bread dumplings, sweet or sour sauerkraut. Also featuring, easy to make bread dumplings in under 10 minutes using the microwave.
by Vera Rabas and Jana Vaculik
 
roasted pork

sauerkraut

dumplings
 

Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Life on a Farm (život na farmě )

by Dana Hermachová

 

From our archives:

Czech Festival from Cuba, Kansas

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May 17, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  From our archives, Report from Phillips, Wisconsin

25th annual Czechoslovakian Community Festival , taking place every third weekend in June. Features Kolace baking contest, traditional dancing, singing and much more ...
 
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May 10 , 2010
complete broadcast
 

Czech Class,
theme of this lesson is:
Beach (pláž)

by Dana Hermachová

 

From our archives, report from Czech Republic:
Coal Miner's Festival, City of Plana

report by
Glen Bukac, Jiří Adámek

  Exploring Czech Lands:

Mohyla Miru, Austerlitz
  Videoclip:

Pavel Novák - zabíjačka
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May 3, 2010
complete broadcast (1024kbps):
  From Our Archives:
2007 EAA Airventure show, Oshkosh, WI
presents Czech Government Officials and Czech Airplane manufacturers.
 
M.Sklenka, Ministry of Industry and Trade

Czech Government Workshop
 
  Exploring Czech Lands
Bird's Eye View of Czech Republic
  Samples from our broadcasts from 2004 to 2007
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April 27, 2009
complete broadcast (1024kbps):
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
life in the forrest
(život v lese)

by Dana Hermachová
  Discovering Regions of Czech Republic:
South Moravia Region
  Exploring Czech Lands
This time City of Uherské Hradiště
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April 19, 2009
complete broadcast (1024kbps):

Report from Chicago,Illinois
Karel Havlíček Borovský
How did it come about that his statue appeared at this beautiful location at Lakeshore downtown Chicago? Joe Kučera explains that in this document. Karel Havlíček Borovský was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist and publisher. He was a pragmatic "liberal nationalist" and a critic of Austrian Empire, he lived from 1821 to 1856.

Exploring Czech Lands
This time City of Olomouc
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April 12, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Winter countryside
(zimní krajina)

by Dana Hermachová
  History Of Emigration to Texas
part5, part6 and part7, visiting Czech Heritage Society Library in Houston led by Anna Krpec and much more ..
  From Our Archives:
Report from Czech Republic. A group from Texas is Searching for ancestors in Czech Republic.
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April 5 , 2010
complete broadcast
  Exploring Czech Lands
Bohemian Switzerland
  Czech Kitchen
fruit dumplings
ovocné knedlíky

by Vera Gajda
  Videoclip
Babouci
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March 29, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
    Report from Chicago, IL
Anton Joseph Čermák, 1873-1933
mayor of Chicago 1931-1933

Joe Kučera talks from Bohemian National Cemetery (where Anton Čermák is buried) about this Czech emigrant, businessman and politician, who became mayor of Chicago and of course he also talks about his assassination in 1933.
    Czech Class
theme of this lesson is:
Musical instruments
(hudební nástroje)

by Dana Hermachová
    Discovering Regions of Czech Republic:
Zlín region
    Videoclip
Babouci, folk song - "Slunko se k západu chýlí"
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March 22, 2010
complete broadcast (1024 kbps)
    Report from Czech Republic
Easter Fair
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

by Tomas Hejtmanek
    Czech Class
theme of this lesson is:
Agreement
(souhlas)

by Dana Hermachová
    Videoclip
Last working steam engine in Czech Republic. Retiring to the museum.
By Bohus Stanik
    From Our Archives
Report from Hruskova, Czech Republic. Reminder of last Czech and Slovak soldiers that took the military oath in 1947 before communists overtook the government in Czech Republic in 1948.
By Glen Bukac and Jiri Adamek.
    Exploring Czech Lands
City of Litomerice
Czech Republic
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March 15, 2010
complete broadcast (1048 kbps)
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Infant care
(péče o miminko)
Exploring Czech Lands - Bílina, Czech Republic
 
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March 8, 2010
complete broadcast (1048 kbps)
  Report from Czech Republic
Keeping Czech Folk Traditions, children in kindergarten, Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic

by Jan Hrubý and Jiří Adámek
  Czech Kitchen
Czech John's buns
(Honzovské buchty)
ingredients:
yeast, milk, granulated sugar, flour, salt, lemon, vanilla, butter, egg
fillings:
poppy seed, milk, rum, cinnamon, granulated sugar
by Marta Skocovska
  Videoclip
slivovica
  From Our Archives
Village of Dolní Němčí ,
Moravia, Czech Republic,
Harvest Festival .
Report by Tereza Zelinková
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March 1, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  Discovering the Regions of The Czech Republic:
Olomouc region
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
at home
(part 2)
(doma, druha cast)
  Exploring Czech Lands :
Chomutov, Czech Republic
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February 22, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  Exploring Czech Lands:
Lednice - Valtice region
Czech Republic
 

Videoclip:
This time with Lanzhotcanka

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February 15, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
at home

(doma)
 

Discovering Regions of Czech Republic:
Zlín region

 
ballet performed by
Veronika Kocmanová
Dominika Kocmanová

Videoclip:
This time with
Folk Dance Group - Na Strezine
from City of Hradec Králové

report by Milan Hodek

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February 8, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  New Czech-American TV serial about famous Czech people:
  Karel Havlícek Borovský (1821 - 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. Influenced by the revolutionary atmosphere before the 1848 decided on the objective of becoming a patriotic writer. Later, in exile, he wrote some of his best work: Tyrolské elegie (Tirol Laments), Krest svatého Vladimíra (Baptism of St.Vladimir) and Král Lávra (King Lavra).
  From Czech Kitchen
Moravian Apple Roll - Strudel

by Marta Skočovská
 

From Our Archives:
Festival in Vracov (hody),
Czech Republic

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February 1, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  Discovering Regions of Czech Republic:
Moravia-Silesia Region
  From Our Archives
Annual meet of Velorexes in Boskovice.
Velorex was designed by Mojmír Stránský and his brother during WWII for handicapped war veterans. Mr. Stránský gives a short interview in this document also.
Report by Glenn Bukac
 
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Fruits

(ovoce)
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January 25, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
Czech-American TV serial :
Emigration to Texas, part1, part2, part3 and part4
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January 18, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
Report from Shiner, Texas :
Do you want to know how to make more than 2800 strudels?
Watch this document by Jana Vaculik.
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Vegetable
(zelenina)
  Exploring Czech Lands :
Pardubice, Czech Republic
  Videoclip:
This time with Cifra
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January 11, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  From Czech Kitchen:
fruit dumplings
(ovocné koláče)

by Vera Gajda
  From Our Archives:
77th annual gymnastic exhibition, Sokol Stickney
George Washington Middle School, Lyons, IL
  From Our Archives:
Wilson, Kansas, Czech Museum located in the basement of the century old limestone building Czech Opera House. Unfortunately that museum was lost in the latest fire which gutted the House in November 2009.
  Videoclip:
Lanžhotčanka
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January 4, 2010
complete broadcast (1000 kbps)
  From Czech Kitchen:
Traditional homemade koláče
made in South Moravia

by Vera Rabas and Jana Vaculik
  Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Winter countryside

(Zimní krajina)
Discovering the Regions of The Czech Republic:
  Prague
Capitol of Czech Republic
  Report from Czech Republic
village of Lenora, probably the only working old oven in Czech Republic , document shows process of making bread.
by Tomáš Přibyl
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December 28 , 2009
New Year's Eve Special Musical Broadcast (1000 kbps)
featuring brass band polka music, videoclips of

Babouci
and
Lanžhotčanka
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December 21 , 2009
complete broadcast (521 kbps)
Christmas Carols
My tři králové (Three wise Kings),
Štěstí, zdraví, pokoj svatý
(Happines, Health and Peace),
Tichá noc (Silent Night),
Nesem Vám noviny
(Come, All Ye Shepherds)

and other Christmas Carols ...

Czech Class
theme of this lesson is
Czech Christmas


by Dana Hermachová
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December 14 , 2009
complete broadcast (512kbps):
  Report from Czech Republic
Kostnice, Kutná Hora
What can happen when a sacred burial ground gets overcrowded?
Watch this document.
by Glenn Bukac
  Exploring Czech Lands
Graet wine from a small country Wine in Czech Republic.
  Videoclip
Polka brass band Babouci
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December 7 , 2009
complete broadcast (512 kbps)
New Czech-American TV serial about famous Czech people:
Josef Božek ( 1782 - 1835 ) was a Czech engineer and inventor considered one of the founders of Czech mechanics. He put into operation one of the first steam engines in the Czech lands.

Czech Class:
theme of this lesson is:
Trees

(stromy)

Exploring Czech Lands :
Zlin region, Beskydy ,
Czech Republic
From Our Archives
Sparta Chicago ,
Czech soccer club
From Czech Kitchen
Pork in the Pocket
(vepřové v kapse)
by Vera Gajda
Videoclip:

Lanžhotčanka

 

 

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