An American Expat in Prague

By Les GebhardtSociety & Culture Personal Journals

An American Expat in Prague episodes

August 26, 2025 Prague Place Names and Sounding Like a Local
On this episode, I educate non-locals about how Czechs have informal place names that are shortened from the full names of places like Naměstí Miru, which locals call Mirak. So, if you want to sound like a local when talking about places around Prague, this episode is for you.
As always, you can leave comments or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and if you like the show, a review would be most helpful. Please consider sharing the show with friends and family. You can also reach me at [email protected]. Lastly, I'm also on Instragam and TikTok @hstrykid on both.

11 min
August 01, 2025 Some practical advice for people relocating to Prague
A listener named Ian asked me for some practical advice and things to consider before moving to Prague. In this episode I talk about the following things which you need to consider before and after you plan and then move to Prague.
Mail and cell phones
Online and phone apps and security
Banking suggestions
Medical/medicine considerations
Finding housing
Driving
Online entertainment and shopping issues
Miscellaneous items: power adaptors/converters and the Czech language.
Please note that I only briefly touch on things like moving your family or pets and visa and work permit related items. The former because I don't have any practical advice since I didn't move my family or any pets and the later because getting "legal" in the Czech Republic will be an entire episode by itself.
As always, you can leave comments or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and if you like the show, a review would be most helpful. You can also reach me at [email protected]. Lastly, I'm also on Instragam and TikTok @hstrykid on both.
26 min
May 27, 2025 Five things I love about Prague
Wherein I tell you, briefly, about five of my favorite things about the city of Prague: transportation, walkability, food, nature and history and architecture. So, if you want to know what I love about the city, now you have a chance to find out.

As always, you can leave comments or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and if you like the show, a review would be most helpful. You can also reach me at [email protected]. Lastly, I'm also on Instragam and TikTok @hstrykid on both.
14 min
May 08, 2025 I'm Back and Talking about how I got permanent residency in the Czech Republic
I'm back after a long hiatus. In this episode I describe what I had to do to qualify for permanent residency in the Czech Republic. If you have any questions, or if you want to correct something I have said, feel free to contact me. You can reach me via email at [email protected]. I'm also on Instagram and TikTok @hstrykid on both.
10 min
September 12, 2020 The one where I offer some tips and advice to know before you move here to Prague.
In this episode I offer some tips or advice about what to expect when you move here to Prague. If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with suggestions of topics for future episodes. Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. You can also buy me a “coffee” at ko-if.com/aeprague. I’ll be super honored if you offer any support at all. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
14 min
August 11, 2020 Listener question about making friends in Prague
In this episode, I answer an email about making friends in Prague as an expat. If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with suggestions of topics for future episodes. Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. You can also buy me a “coffee” at ko-if.com/aeprague. I’ll be super honored if you offer any support at all. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
11 min
June 29, 2020 The one where I talk about two things that I think are better here than in the USA.
In this episode, I talk about where I’ve been hiding and then I talk about two things which I think are better here than in the USA. If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with suggestions of topics for future episodes. Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. I’ll be super honored if you offered any support. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
15 min
May 14, 2020 Part three of a three part interview with my friend Caitlin who also moved to Europe
In this episode, I’m talking to my friend Caitlin, an American emigrating to the UK who is currently “trapped” in a flat in Paris due to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. In this third part we discuss what she thought was better or worse about living in Europe compared to living in the USA and finally, the ONE piece of advice she would pass on to anyone thinking about moving overseas. I think you will enjoy this last part. If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with suggestions of topics for future episodes. Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. I’ll be super honored if you offered any support. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
23 min
May 08, 2020 Part two of a three part interview with my friend Caitlin. An expat moving to the UK.
In this episode, I’m again talking to my friend Caitlin, an American emigrating to the UK who is currently “trapped” in a flat in Paris due to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. In this second part we discuss what the final move to Europe was like and what she misses from the USA. We got into a great discussion of brands and brand differences as well as differences in healthcare between the USA and Europe.
If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you catch the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with topic suggestions for future episodes.
Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. I’ll be super honored if you offered any support. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
26 min
May 04, 2020 Part one of a three part interview with my friend Caitlin. An expat moving to the UK.
In this episode, I’m talking to my friend Caitlin, an American emigrating to the UK who is currently “trapped” in a flat in Paris due to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic. In this first part we discuss what made her want to move overseas and where she decided to settle, what were some of the obstacles to moving outside the USA and her process for choosing what to ship to her new home. If you like the show please consider rating it five stars in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found the show and leave a review. It really helps me grow the audience. You can reach me via [email protected] with any questions or complaints and especially with suggestions of topics for future episodes. Finally, if you’d like to support me, please go to www.patreon.com/aeprague or search for Les Gebhardt or An American Expat in Prague. I’ll be super honored if you offered any support. Be kind and be safe, Cheers!
20 min