Interviews with inspirational personalities from around the world. Discussion about society, global issues, media and other important topics. The podcast combines powerful human interest stories with expert insights into current events.
A sequel to the book explores Chinese society in more depth — the one-child policy, the status of women, the author's personal experiences, and the emergence of the documentary Heaven.
After arriving in Beijing in 2006, Tomas Etzler made hundreds of reports and recognized the harsh realities of China, including the lives of people and obstacles for journalists in a totalitarian regime.
Jindřich Šídlo and Tomáš Etzler discuss journalism, the differences between Czech and American journalism and their trips abroad — seriously and lightly.
Tomáš Etzler is regularly invited to the media, podcasts and public debates, where he shares his experiences from journalistic work and personal life. In this section you will find interviews, articles and appearances that approximate his worldview.
Tomas Etzler is an award winning television journalist with a professional experience of over three decades. As a CNN producer, correspondent, news editor or cameraman, Tomas worked in over 60 countries on five continents. Between 2007 and 2014, he was based China as a CNN producer and a reporter for the Czech Television. Tomas covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and number of other major world events from the Olympics in Beijing in 2008, Japanese Tsunami or assassination of Osama bin Laden in 2011 to terrorist attacks in Brussels in 2016. Tomas has received numerous international awards, including an EMMY Award in 2008. He directed a documentary Heaven and wrote to books about his life and work in China.
