Matej Tóth, Olympic gold medalist in the 50 km walk from Rio 2016 and one of Slovakia’s most celebrated athletes, founded his Academy back in 2016 to help children fall in love with movement. In this interview, he reflects on the academy’s mission, its unique three-pillar approach — physical training, physiotherapy, and mental preparation — and how it has expanded to over 200 schools across Slovakia.

The new episode of Slovak Sound Check explores how native speakers talk about their feelings. Learn how to ask and answer “Ako sa máš?” and pick up everyday Slovak expressions for describing your mood.

We take a look back at the week's headlines and some of our best stories from the past week.

What's new about Fest Anča, ArtFilm, Kvantum and Pohoda festivals in 2025? Teams, headliners, topics. Culture tips also about the final concerts of 2024/25 season in the Slovak Philharmonic.

Discussing life in Bratislava with two Irish men who found their new home in Slovakia.

A re-run of some of the interviews published before prepared by our colleague Kamila Galjuš.

Ben Pascoe attends the V4 Buisness Conference organized by the Council of Slovak Exporters. He talks with organizers and learns about the MH2 concept car. He also brings you excerpts of speeches by Slovak and Hungarian Foreign Minister and the European Trade Commissioner.

Slovakia’s biggest theatre festival Dotyky a spojenia celebrates its 20th edition this June, running from the 16th to the 21st in the city of Martin.

Since its founding, the festival has become a vital platform for showcasing the diversity and innovation of Slovak theatre — from established national institutions to independent companies and emerging artists. Find out more in the interview with Róbert Mankovecký, composer, dramaturge, artistic director of Slovenské komorné divadlo in Martin, and one of the festival’s founding members. The new episode of Slovak Sound Check is designed to ease the early struggles of learning Slovak.

We take a look back at the week's headlines and some of our best stories from the past week.

Masked officials, accompanied by the Culture Ministry’s Chief-of-Staff, removed a bust of Cecilia Gonzaga from the Spiš Museum, prompting legal concerns from opposition MPs. Art historian Marta Herucová links the work to Donatello.

The Days of Early Music festival opened with a performance by the acclaimed Sollazzo Ensemble. Founder Anna Danilevskaia spoke about the rare Leuven Chansonnier pieces featured in the Bratislava concert.

This week’s cultural highlights include visual art exhibitions in Bratislava and Trnava, along with festivals taking place across Slovakia.

In the programming, we will revisit an interview with Tomáš Eštok in which we’ll explore Spare Parts Theatre, an independent theatre group bringing English-language plays to audiences in Slovakia. Then you are going to hear the second episode of RSI series Window to the World – this time we will visit Slovak town of Michalovce and Spanish town Vila-Real. And finally, we will take a look at who Vávro Šrobár was and why he is important for Slovakia.