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A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER.
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Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
EATS - Smokin' with Silva Jackson
Guest: Silva Jackson, Executive Chef & Owner, Big Smokers
Silva Jackson has had a long career in fine dining and then fell in love with American BBQ, especially the Texas style of smoking meat. She came back to Prague to bring some of what she'd learned to Czech palates and culinary contexts. It's sort of a fusion - let's call it Czexan.
We talk about her career, her return, her philosophy and how's she's helping shape the future of the Prague food scene.
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SECTIONS
01:50 - Chasing the American Dream - How She Got Started
04:58 - The Changing Face of Prague Food
10:05 - The Prague Food Scene Then and Now
12:36 - Big Smokers Starts Up
16:10 - Adapting American Dishes for Czechs
22:14 - The Perfect Bite
24:13 - Things Change
25:41 - Covid Quarantine Creates Challenges, and Community
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
Read more about Silva and Big Smokers at Expats.CZ.
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Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
- CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
THEN - Murky Mythological Origins
Trying to go all the way back to the beginning of Bohemia and Prague is difficult. The Dark Ages means we don't have great records. But we have some stories, and some facts, and some suppositions, and we can weave them together into a coherent narrative. In this episode, we look at the murky mythological beginnings of Prague and the Czech people, going all the way back as far as we can.
Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our Buy Me a Coffee page!
SECTIONS
01:10 - Way, WAY Back: Stone Age, Celts, Germans and early Slavs, plus the Knights of Blaník Mountain and the Czech Atlantis
06:58 - Grandfather Czech and His Brother(s), plus the Avars
11:21 - Samo's Empire
13:24 - Krok the Judge
14:57 - Libuše and Přemysl
21:22 - Prague Begins, and News from Europe
22:13 - The Maidens' War
24:15 - The Seven Mythical Princes of Bohemia
24:56 - Nezamysl, Mnata, Vojen and Vnislav
26:03 - Křesomysl, plus Horymír and Šemík the Horse
27:33 - Neklan, plus the Lucko War and the Durynk Alder
29:38 - Hostivit, plus Bye Bye Avars
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
For events in Prague, go to the Facebook page The Prague Haps
Follow us on social for extras:
Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt
- DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts Series-Corporate Communications and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.
- CONSPIRACY CLEARINGHOUSE - A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true. This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that’s behind the curtain.