Budacast.hu

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Budacast is Hungary's English-language podcast featuring things to do, places to go, and people to see in Budapest, Hungary and Eastern Europe. This radio show transports listeners to art exhibitions, Budapest nightclubs, the thermal baths, or even a pig killing in the Hungarian countryside. Hear great interviews and features at www.budacast.hu. (Author: Hungary's podcast)
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Recent episodes from Budacast.hu

  • Sziget Six Episode 1
    Published: Jun 18, 08
    The first episode of 'Sziget Six' - Win entry to the Sziget Festival!Budacast is giving away 10 day passes to the Sziget Festival, Budapest’s biggest outdoor music and cultural event. To win a free day pass to the Sziget here’s what you need to do:1. Listen to the latest episodes of Budacast and answer our 6 trivia questions over the next 6 weeks. 2. Send us an audio or text comment (on the site) with your name, where you’re from and a good memory from the Sziget Festival, or t
     
  • Beat The Heat (in Budapest)
    Published: Jun 14, 08
    In this episode of Budacast our expert Aron Mozes from Mellow Mood hotels and hostels gives us the scoop on how Hungarians beat the heat during the summer. Aron describes 'strand' culture - the Hungarian beach - as well as Budapest's hot nightlife.
     
  • Candid Camera
    Published: Jun 12, 08
    What listeners are saying about Budacast, Hungary's podcast..."Awesome! I lived in budapest from 93-95...miss it so much i might be going back soon!"In this episode of Budacast, Budapest-based photographer Andreea Anca Strauss who says her love affair with photography started in 1996 when she took her first photographs in Bosnia, where she was surrounded by great photographers and journalists.
     
  • Budacast Best Guest 1 (star Hotel)
    Published: Jun 10, 08
    In the first of our series called 'Best Guest' we talk to visitors about what they're enjoying in Budapest and where they stayed. This month's episode took place at Budapest's Star Hotel. "It's new and it feels fresh," according to Swedish guests who stayed at the Star.Budacast's Best Guest is sponsored by Mellow Mood hotels and hostels, offering great places to stay in the Hungarian capital. To find a Mellow Mood hotel or hostel that will suit your budget, go to the lower left hand side of the
     
  • Crazy From The Heat (summer In Budapest)
    Published: Jun 10, 08
    This episode of Budacast features AN UPDATE, ANNOUNCEMENTS, LINKS, AND A LITTLE ABOUT YOU BUDACASTERS WHO ARE STAYING TUNED… FIRST UP, HAVE YOU BEEN TO ONE OF BUDAPEST’S OPEN AIR VEGETABLE MARKETS LATELY? WELL, THE STRAWBERRIES ARE SUCCULENT AND THE CHERRIES ARE POPPING… WITH FLAVOR. INDEED, THESE ARE THE SALAD DAYS WHEN OUR FRUIT BASKETS FLOWETH OVER WITH FRUIT THAT IS DELICIOUS AND THAT ROTS. GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT.
     
  • Fab Rehab (vam Design Center)
    Published: May 30, 08
    What listeners are saying about Budacast, Hungary's podcast:"Taking the chance to thank you for your great podcasts. I'm not new to Budapest but sill enjoy your stories a lot."In this episode of Budacast, the Budacast Bull Session crew saunter into Budapest's VAM Design Center to check out their facility's "fab rehab". Our Hungarian word of the day is "meleg" and the crazy Hungarian story is about the beer that almost got spilled in Cafe Csiga.
     
  • Breakfast Of Champions
    Published: May 22, 08
    Hear what listeners are saying about Hungary's podcast:"Just to say I've been listening to your show for a while now and really love it!! The Paris courtyard was a place I've totally overlooked too. It is great to get the low-down on the topical stuff going on in Bp and elsewhere, esp. when I really don't have much command of the language yet (I'm an Irish student studying here)!"In this archival episode of Budacast, Mark Griffith and I hit Budapest's famous Nagyvasarcsarnok, the 'Grand Market H
     
  • Peaking Into Paris (courtyard)
    Published: May 17, 08
    Places to go in Budapest. In the first of a series Budacast introduces you to art historian, tour guide and antiquities consultant Jeff Taylor. Jeff takes us to Budapests 'Parisian Courtyard', a stunning landmark in Budapest that's in need of a little tender loving care.
     
  • Cafe Culture And The Countryside
    Published: May 17, 08
    Hear what listener are saying about Budacast:"Great podcast. Your shows are always well done and interesting. Hope to visit Budapest sometime soon."In the 3rd episode of our interview series with the author of the Bradt Travel Guides to Budapest and to Hungary, Adrian Phillips tells us about Budapest's cafe culture and its renaissance and paints a portrait of the Hungarian countryside, including the wonderful university town, Szeged.
     
  • Spring Spirits (bull Session 4)
    Published: May 8, 08
    In this episode of Budacast, Bianca and I catch up, have a glass of skin, and talk about Hungary's cure-all for everything that ails you. And we give you tips for great stuff to do in Budapest in the month of May (2008). Find links to the the Budapest Palinka Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts in the "Around the Web" Section of Budacast!
     
  • Poking Around The Piac (ecseri)
    Published: Apr 29, 08
    What one listener says about Budacast, Hungary's podcast:"Nice work on the podcast. I downloaded all of them and listened to them on a recent 4500 mile ocean voyage from California to Florida and enjoyed them a great deal."In this episode of Budacast Izabella and I 'poke around the piac' - we take you to Budapest's Ecseri flea market and find food, fun and a flycatcher.
     
  • Arena_plaza.mp3
    Published: Apr 22, 08
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  • All Bets Off (arena Plaza)
    Published: Apr 22, 08
    Here in Hungary, one of the most attractive things in Budapest is that it still has a thriving city center, where people live, shop and socialize. But anyone who's walked around Budapest lately has probably noticed a lot of empty storefronts. It makes me wonder if the proliferation of shopping malls here will lead to the same blight suffered by my hometown back in the US.Keeping all that in mind, the other weekend Izabella and I went shopping at the new mall, the Arena Plaza, which was built on
     
  • Two Wheels Good
    Published: Apr 15, 08
    "If you're planning a trip to Budapest or other parts of Hungary or just have an interest in Hungarian culture, I highly recommend tuning in to Budacast.hu." - Amanda Kendle, Suite101.comIn this episode of Budacast we talk to massive media star Attila Till about riding his bike around Budapest and about an upcoming 'all bikes, no cars' event called Critical Mass, happening 20 April in the Hungarian capital. Till is the host of Hungarian TV shows like Big Brother and Megasztar.
     
  • Awful Offal
    Published: Apr 10, 08
    "Budacast is not a visitor's all-inclusive programme guide to Budapest. But it has never pretended to be. It is a user- (and visitor-) friendly podcast and site that will provide the listener with a uniquely characteristic taste of the Hungarian capital. A taste that isn't likely to be found in tourist guides..."This episode of Budacast let's you enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the Hungarian countryside, starring a magyar Porky Pig. Stay tuned!