Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

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An interview with Trine Falch, playwright and director of Norwegian independent theatre company Susie Wang that performed at Slovak National Theatre. She was called Slovak Marilyn! Theatre actress and the first one who appeared on TV passed away at the age of 95. The name of Mikuláš comes on December 6 in Slovak calendar.

On the show today, we will visit various Slovak communities around the world, who are getting ready for the "Slovak Christmas". Skiing season begins in the Slovak mountains.

Ben Pascoe sits down with Slovak photographer and documentarist Jan Husar to talk about his experiences travelling to some of the worlds most dangerous places to document what is really happening.

Young scientists from abroad coming to Slovakia to carry out their research thanks to the SASPRO 2 project. Since last year, 39 researchers have gradually joined their workplaces. The project is implemented in cooperation with the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak University of Technology and Comenius University. 12 participants took part in a photography workshop visualising the impact of the climate crisis on the Visegrad 4 countries. Bratislava was therefore visited by Hungarian photographer Esther Horvath and Dutch photographer Kadir van Lohuizen, who have long been mapping the impact of wars on different countries, but also the consequences of climate change on several continents. What did it look like at this event?

The best Slovak tennis players of 2022 were announced. The complications around the construction of D1 highway in Žilina region continue. Stone Age discovery during the construction of a new hospital in Martin.

It is another huge international success of Slovak visual art - solo exhibition of Emília Rigová in MUMOK, the museum of modern and contemporary art in Vienna.The artist opposes the clichés that she is a Roma artist, an artist presenting the clichés of the Roma identity. Braňo Hronec died in October this year. The late musician was a star of funky and jazz music. Why to listen to his style in 2022?

Wednesday’s show is dedicated to women in science. Two interesting women in particular. Last week, the European Research Council published the names of successful applicants for the prestigious scientific grant within the ERC Starting Grant scheme. One of the awarded scientists comes from the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The social anthropologist Elżbieta Drążkiewicz, who studies conspiracy theories. On the show today, we will speak to her about conspiracy theories linked to vaccination. But before that, we will hear from Prof. Ružena Bajcsy, an engineer and computer scientist who specializes in robotics. Recently, she was awarded the highest state decoration, the Order of the White Double Cross, Second Class, for extraordinary spreading of the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.

Zuzana Wienk from Bystrina sits down with Ben Pascoe to duscuss the white crow award, which celebrated its 15th anniversary recently. They discuss the past and the future of the award as well as Slovak society in general.

This year the National Association of Mountain Guides of Slovakia marks 30 years since its foundation. Mountain guides lead people in mountainous terrain using rope techniques. However, they now see so-called black market guiding as the biggest problem. What are the solutions to this problem? Fear and frustration about the climate crisis are also affecting children and young people. What role does education play in this and how should we talk to children about climate change? Nora Krajniaková and Barbora Gabrižová, members of the Concerned Mothers Initiative, will answer.The Concerned Mothers Initiative focuses on a quality and safe future for children. They support the global #kidsfirst campaign, which focuses on listening to the real needs of children. Nora Krajniaková and Barbora Gabrižová introduce who created the project and its main idea.