STODOLA MYŠLENEK

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

ECHO: The Past Is Not History – A Mirror of Today’s Uncertainties

A podcast by journalist Jan Vávra and historian Jakub Rákosník. What story about our history do we want to tell? Is history merely an interpretation of stories written by the victors?

August 1968
How do we interpret and remember one of the defining moments in Czech history, and how do these interpretations and memories change over time?

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

DOBROVSKÝ & ŠÍDLO: A podcast produced by Memory of the Nation

This podcast, produced by Paměť národa, offers a “regular dose of opinions, memories, information, and sentiment” spanning from the 1990s to the present. What did people go through, and how did they survive? A unique blend of politics and history presented by Jan Dobrovský, chairman of the Paměť národa board, and Jindřich Šídlo, political commentator and journalist.