A recap of the biggest stories of the past week and some of our best reports from the past week.

Radio broadcasts during the so-called Slovak State, a Nazi Germany ally established on March 14, 1939, featured both well-known and unsung heroes of the WWII era. The individuals working within this institution saved lives, offered hope, and not only documented history but also helped shape it, as evidenced by the ENCORE! series, which traces the development of public radio. At the end of the show, we provide updates on the situation at the Slovak Arts Council, along with recommendations for cultural events suitable for English speakers both within Slovakia and beyond.

In this episode, we bring you an exclusive interview with Jozef Lupták about this year's Konvergencie Festival, exploring its themes and highlights. We also sit down with Slovak students from Oxford who are making an impact in the public sphere. Finally, our latest installment of Who Was That? delves into the life and legacy of Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the influential Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate.

In this edition of the Slovakia Today programme, we bring you the government plenipotentiary for Roma communities Alexander Daško speaking about the tragic incident that happened in Gelnica, eastern Slovakia. Next is Janette Langová from the Caraffka Gallery in Prešov, eastern Slovakia, about its history and its current mission on the Slovak art scene.

Filip Vagač was a student leader during the Velvet revolution, since then has been a part of different NGOs in Slovakia. At the start of the century, he was working at the Slovak embassy in the USA when Slovakia was attempting to join NATO. Recently he was the Plenipotentiary SR for the development of civil society. Currently he is the program director of the Platform for Democracy. He sat down with Ben Pascoe to discuss the current state of civil society in Slovakia and to look back at the important role civil society has played in Slovak society.

This show is dedicated to a small reuse centre in the heart of Trnava called Baterkáreň. It is quite a strange name for what their actual purpose is -- find out why in an interview with its founders Simona Hlaváčová and Jana Reháková. Second part of the show is dedicated to an important milestone in the lives of all high schoolers in Slovakia. The period of school leaving exams, in Slovakia known as maturita has come. Patka talked to her friend Adelka about how maturita works and what are her expectations, as she is about to take these exams as well.

A recap of the biggest stories of the past week and some of our best reports from the past week.

The only Slovak laureate of European Press Prize, Beata Balogova talks about the situation of women investigative journalists in Slovakia. Popular weather forecaster on public TV Nikoleta Hruskova explains that there are more women experts working at Slovak Meteorological Institute than in 1990's when she started her career. Tips for culture for foreigners living in Slovakia.

In this show, we explore the work of the Ukrainian Institute in Bratislava through an insightful interview with its founder, Lyudmila Verbytska. We also take a look at Slovakia from the perspective of Oxford students, gaining fresh insights into the country. Finally, we uncover the story of Slovak writer Timrava.

Wolves in Slovakia have a complex and often turbulent history. Once widely persecuted, these wild canines were relentlessly hunted and driven into the remote valleys of the country’s east. However, Slovakia’s accession to the EU brought stronger conservation policies, allowing wolf populations to make a remarkable comeback.

Now, a new wave of fear and controversy threatens their future—not just in Slovakia, but across the EU. To explore the wolf’s history, biology, and the resurgence of hunting quotas, RSI spoke with zoologist Jeruš Tesák, Slovak Wildlife Society director Robin Rigg, and Slovak European Parliament member Michal Wiezik.