Východné Slovensko

can finally use the money of her dark organization, I mean the money of the most richest UK aristocratic vampire families and she can change her castle into horror vampire park that can make a lot of profit thanks for tourists.

in East Slovakia because her home is in East Slovakia as you know and and simply let's start with the let's start with the slogan and I'm going to read you and here is my slogan and Peter just calm down it's on it's on your podcast no one cares so let's start let English be successful change your life open a lot of doors create your own podcast write your novel you don't need to be talented because learning English is for everyone okay people here was It was my slogan and let's start reading of my oven work.

It's called chapter 7 of season 4 of my novel November Park.

And I'm going to read you my oven work in 3, 2, 1, go! Okay.

Slovakia has six main wine-growing regions.

Malacarpathians, South Slovakia, Nitra, Central Slovakia, East Slovakia, and Tokaj.

Each has its own character, grapes, traditions, and wines.

But for a visitor staying in Bratislava, the Malacarpathian region is the easiest place to begin.

And at first I thought, you know, "This is a good idea.

I wanted to do it, so let's do it." And I thought, "I will have the two scheduled debates in Eastern Slovakia," where I wanted to begin.

I told my publisher, you know, "I, I'm kind of recentering the periphery.

I cannot be the author that starts their book launch in Bratislava." So we did go first to Košice and then Poprad, and only later on to the capital city.

And with that, let's jump right in.

My first guest, Lukas Jakubovic, is a political scientist in Košice in Eastern Slovakia.

He's also become one of my main guides to understanding Slovakia.

We started our conversation by reflecting on the ways in which members of the current government rely on mafia tactics to assert their will.

It's the most simple things like roads, schools, healthcare.

My, what's that, that would be my great aunt.

She lives in Humenne, which again is one of the towns in northeastern Slovakia.

Yeah.