The Ljubljana Podcast

Noah Charney, Urska Charney•slovenology.co.uk

This is The Ljubljana podcast, hosted by Slovenia's most enthusiastic expat resident, American professor and best-selling author and Slovenia's Ambassador of Tourism, Noah Charney. Noah hosts the award-winning official podcast for the Slovenian Tourist Organization, "Feel Slovenia," and the official podcast for Bled, "The Bled Podcast" and is the author of Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World's Best Country" and "Bledology" among more than 20 books. This podcast covers Ljubljana and its surroundings, featuring interviews with fascinating locals and expats. It is produced by Urska Charney and Season 1 is brought to you by Hotel Mrak and Odprta Kuhna.

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Episodes

Mixology, Cocktails, and the Brina Festival

To learn more about the Brina Festival , held on 21 June 2025 (check the website for dates in future years), visit: https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/events/events-in-ljubljana/brina-festival/ Some of the recommended bars in this episode are: Silk & Fizz : https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g274873-d32708549-Reviews-Silk_And_Fizz-Ljubljana_Upper_Carniola_Region.html Kolibri : https://www.kolibri-bar.com/ Pop's Aperitivo : https://aperitivo.thepopsplace.com/ To learn about...

Jun 19, 2025•19 min•Ep. 6

Learning Slovenian

This episode is all about learning Slovenian as a second language. It’s considered difficult to learn by many, but is it really so tricky? To find out I spoke to two anglophone expats to hear of their ex-perience, as well as with two leaders of the Center for Learning Slovene as a Second Language, part of the University of Ljubljana. Whether you’re just language-curious or trying to learn your-self, you may be surprised at what I learned. I’ll also share some of my own adventure stories in speak...

Apr 16, 2025•35 min•Ep. 5

Plečnik Self-Guided Walking Tour

Visitors to Ljubljana with an eye for design and architecture cannot help but notice the striking buildings, bridges, and urban design of Ljubljana's genius loci, Modernist mystic architect Jože Plečnik. This episodes provides a self-guided walking tour through the city center that lasts around one hour--a perfect introduction to the "eternal" architect's work in the heart of the city. Your guide and the podcast host, Noah, wrote his doctoral thesis on Plečnik, so you're in good hands! We recomm...

Jan 31, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 4

What Chefs Eat in Ljubljana

Jorg Zupan's restaurant is Aftr Igor Jagodic's restaurant is Strelec Jason Hartley can be followed here . Jake's GUTS Magazine is here . Riki's amazing mountaint hut restaurant, Pr'Jurju, is here . And the obviously very popular Olimpija Burek is here . If you'd like to follow my updates and activities you're welcome to sign up at https://noahcharney.substack.com/ You might also enjoy any of the three free podcasts I host about Slovenia: - Feel Slovenia (the national tourism podcast) - The Bled ...

Dec 17, 2024•24 min•Ep. 3

Vlado Kreslin - An Exclusive Interview with Slovenia's Music Legend

This podcast is not only about Ljubljana, but also about interesting folk who live in Ljubljana. And it doesn’t get any more interesting than Slovenia’s most beloved musician, Vlado Kreslin. Kreslin is a national institution in Slovenia, having achieved the status of folk hero. Songs from his albums, and based on his published poetry, have inspired films and novels. I could describe him as Slovenia’s answer to Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan (in fact he opened for a Dylan concert), and that would...

Nov 17, 2024•38 min•Ep. 2

Welcome to Ljubljana - An Insider Expat's Guide to Slovenia's Capital

For our first episode, we thought we’d bring you a one-stop overview of some of my favorite things in Ljubljana. It’s based on an article I wrote for The Guardian newspaper, part of their Local’s Guide series. This is an expat’s guide to Ljubljana. It’s just scratching the surface, but it’s a good place to start. How many times can a city be called a ‘hidden gem’ and still remain hidden? This is the question for Ljubljana, and the country of which it is the capital, Slovenia. It feels as though ...

Nov 16, 2024•17 min•Ep. 1

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