The Pokači from Haloze – About a Slovenian carnival tradition southeast of Maribor, about costumes, equipment and techniques used by the Pokači/whip crackers, about three generations of a family working together, about how a 13-year-old Pokač breaks the sound barrier with wood, hemp and palm products, delighting neighbours within a 10-kilometre radius with his historical [...]

‘We all need to read this!’ - Renia Spiegel, the ‘Polish Anne Frank,’ and her diary.An interview with Łukasz Paprotny, counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Slovenia, and expert Bogumiła Płachtej: about Renia Spiegel, her story, her diary and the travelling exhibition organised by the embassy.A visit to the exhibition at the primary school in [...]

The FAZIT Foundation's ‘Joseph Prize’ goes to Slovenia. On 29 January 2026, this year's winners of the ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth Writes) project were honoured at the FAZ Tower, the headquarters of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ in Frankfurt/Main. A ‘Joseph Prize’ was awarded to Urh Štrakl and Blaž Klinar from Gimnazija Celje Center ‘for their outstanding [...]

Romeo and Juliet in Slovenia – In the footsteps of Veronika Deseniška in Jurklošter near Laško, with Špela Hribernik – in the role of the historical Veronika – and local expert Janko Cesar. About an impossible love in the 15th century: a witch trial that ended in acquittal, about sanctuary in hidden rooms of the [...]

Marathonika man Anže Zavrl has mastered the ‘played marathon’: the 37-year-old Slovenian holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon run while playing an accordion, set on 19 October 2025 at the Ljubljana City Marathon, with a time of 4 hours, 26 minutes and 23 seconds: ‘Officially Amazing’. How does someone come up with [...]

„A life as a marathon run“ – Kazimira Lužnik was born in 1934 into a family of musicians in the village of Kanal on the Soča River, which was then part of Italy; she witnesses World War II, works as an X-ray technician, builds a ‘little paradise’ with her husband, a paediatrician, and has been [...]

„The Diary of Anne Frank“ – on stage at the Peter Simoniti Theatre in Celje: Why is an amateur theatre company staging this world-famous document right now? How has the text been adapted for the production? How is it being staged? What are the main focuses? What audience does the production appeal to? A talk [...]

Youth makes music, researches and writes - Sunday, 30.11.2025, Ljubljana: A day of research with the Slovenian Youth Orchestra; in talks with founder and director Živa Ploj Peršuh, with participation in the concert rehearsal (11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) with 35 young people, including ten from Ukraine, who are professionally trained and therefore relaxed when [...]

Kickboxing, Motorcycling and Protestantism - The Protestant Church in Slovenia represents about one percent of the population, yet Reformation Day is one of the country's biggest holidays. Leon Novak, Protestant Bishop of Slovenia, in a talk at the Martin Luther Church in Murska Sobota on 24 November 2025: About the clergyman's youth, his family and [...]

Accordion world champion from Slovenia – Even a wasp sting can't throw her off her rhythm. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, 24.11.2025: About Tjaša Lesjak, the first world champion on the diatonic accordion. Her career, the instrument created especially for her, her musical preferences, the role of Slovenian folk music, national and international awards, and the key [...]