The Ljubljana Podcast

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.

The Ljubljana Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Noah Charney, Urska Charney, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Noah Charney, Urska Charney hosts The Ljubljana Podcast, a society show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Cooking Slovenia

  May 19, 202638 minS0

  <p>Have you tried making Slovenian food? Baking potica at home, cooking with kranjska klobasa, or making bread the old fashioned way, with sourdough starter? This episode is about Slovenian food, but more specifically about adventures in cooking it. To learn more I invited two special guests who teach the world to cook Slovenian specialties: Michelle Pusic Ryall (of Slovenian Kitchen or Slovenska Kuhinja) and Anita Sumer (best known for her Sourdough Mania cookbooks and channels). Videos and photos by Anita have accumulated more than 40 billion views! And Michelle has over 65,000 enthusiastic, proactive followers who love her stories about Slovenian...

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  Episode #9

  Winter Olympics Behind the Scenes with Lila Lapanja

  Mar 22, 202630 minS0

  <p>What is it like to represent Slovenia at the Olympics? To find out, in this special episode of The Ljubljana Podcast, we spoke to Lila Lapanja, an alpine skier raised in America who competed for Slovenia at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. What is it like behind the scenes for an Olympian representing Slovenia? Tune in to find out!</p> <p>To learn more about Lila, click here: https://www.lilalapanja.com</p> <p>Learn more about our sponsors this season. </p> <p>When Noah stays in Ljubljana, he likes to stay at Hotel Mrak: https://hotelmrak.si/en/</p...

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  Episode #8

  Odprta Kuhna - Open Kitchen

  Nov 14, 202516 minS0

  <p>Today, we’re talking about one of Ljubljana’s greatest success stories—one that started as a local food event and became a national movement. If you’ve ever wandered through the Central Market on a sunny Friday, following the smell of sizzling meat, truffles, or freshly baked burek, you’ve already found it: Odprta Kuhna, or Open Kitchen. This episode features interviews with Open Kitchen founder, Lior Kochavy; British former expat, writer Sam Baldwin; and American poet and traveler, Anna Rose Welch.</p><p>To learn more about Open Kitchen, click here: https://www.odprtakuhna.si/en/about-us/</p><p>To le...

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  Episode #7

  The Great Ljubljana Cevapi Crawl

  Aug 30, 202522 minS0

  Slovenes love Balkan fast food, and cevapcici is the classic—the hamburger of the Balkans. Of Turkish origin, cevapi are small sausage-shaped meatballs made of ground meat and are super good and easy to like—if you like burgers, you’ll like these. This episode is all about this, the most popular fast food in Slovenia. You'll hear from Peter Hajdu, Slovenia's grill guru, and Mate Jankovic, Croatia's most famous chef. And…I recommend a “Cevapcici Crawl” to taste the best of Ljubljana. I've outlined an itinerary to do a walk through Ljubljana sampling cevapi along the way. The more friends the...

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  Episode #6

  Mixology, Cocktails, and the Brina Festival

  Jun 19, 202519 minS0

  <p>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/</p><p> </p><p>Some of the recommended bars in this episode are:</p><p>Silk & Fizz: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g274873-d32708549-Reviews-Silk_And_Fizz-Ljubljana_Upper_Carniola_Region.html</p><p>Kolibri: https://www.kolibri-bar.com/</p><p>Pop's Aperitivo: https://aperitivo.thepopsplace.com/</p><p> </p><p>To learn about Open Kitchen (Odprta Kuhna) which runs every Friday from June-October at Pogacarjev Trg (next to the main central ma...

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