Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

About Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Slovakia Today is an English language current affairs magazine bringing you the best from Slovakia. Our daily broadcast covers the latest from politics, society, arts and culture, business, science, healthcare and sports. Coming to you from Bratislava, from the studios of Radio Slovakia International – the foreign language channel of the public broadcaster STVR. Making Slovakia heard to the world!

Publisher

STVR

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jan 2023

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1,130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Prize 2026. Culture tips. (23.10.2026 16:00)

   After almost 20 years at RSI, I, Martina Greňová Šimkovičová, am leaving you with a programme dedicated to Slovak literature in English translation — a subject I’ve been following closely for the past eight years. It’s an honour to bring my career at Slovak Radio to a close with Julia Sherwood, a passionate advocate for Slovak literature in English translation. She came to Bratislava on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, to receive the Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Award for Translator of the Year. Dado Nagy also joins us to talk about Slovak literature in translation. He’s a passionate advocate for quality literature, not just in the Slovak media. Invitations to Slovak culture in Czechia.

2. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Notabene Magazine: Stories From the Streets (Rerun) l Young Money, ep. 9 l Elections 2026. (22.10.2026 16:00)

   In today's programme, Patrícia Polakovičová revisits the work of Proti prúdu, the organization behind Slovakia’s street magazine Nota bene, which supports people experiencing homelessness. In another edition of the Young Money series, she explores the National Bank of Slovakia’s Graduate Education Programme with their Economic Education Manager Stefania Gladys Paredes Fuentes, offering young graduates an opportunity to gain professional experience in central banking. And lastly, we bring you the concluding part of our information series on Slovakia’s combined elections, explaining key aspects of the electoral process.

3. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Laughter as Medicine. Slovakia Through My Eyes Pt. 3. (21.10.2026 16:00)

   Are healthcare clowns artists — or healthcare assistants? Our colleague Veronika Ščepánová takes a closer look at ČERVENÝ NOS Clowndoctors, an organization bringing humour, empathy and human connection to hospitals and care facilities across Slovakia. According to Executive Director Milan Šagát, the team made nearly 3,000 visits in 2025 alone, helping patients through the healing process. In the third edition of Octavia McKenzie’s series Slovakia Through My Eyes, we explore how emergency medical services operate in Slovakia, how quickly ambulances respond to emergencies, and what foreigners should know about accessing urgent medical care.

Who has been a guest on Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Radoslav Procházka
• Tomáš Eštok
• Bohdan Metenkanych
• Seán MacDiarmada
• Jean-Marc Barr

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

44,644,400

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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