about

Places to go, things to do, people to see. in Budapest

Budacast is Hungary's first weekly English-language podcast.

The approximately 20-minute-long show features a weekly newscast, produced interviews, feature stories, and commentary in English.
Budacast emphasizes arts & culture and lets listeners in on places to go and things to do in Budapest and in Hungary. The program transports listeners to art exhibitions, the hottest Budapest nightclub, Budapest's thermal baths, or even a pig killing in the Hungarian countryside.

Budacast introduces all kinds of Budapest residents - locals and foreigners - from a variety of backgrounds - nearly anyone who has an interesting story to tell.

Recent episodes of Budacast have focused on Hungary's cutting edge Pál Frenák Dance Company, the 'Hammer & Sickle' cultural tour of Budapest, an installation by the artist Jao Pennalva at Budapest's Ludwig Museum, the fight between developers and those who want to preserve Budapest's architectural heritage, and on a family of Hungarian Jews whose diminutive size saved them from the Holocaust.
We also want to give listeners insights into Hungarian culture, and let you know what the buzz is in Budapest.
Budapest eats and Budapest drinks. Our team of local and international restaurant/club reviewers will help you navigate the Budapest restaurant and Budapest nightclub scene to let you know what's delicious or disgusting, cheap or pricey, trendy or bohemian.

Budacast features the following regular segments:

• Weekly news summary
• In-depth interviews with journalists, writers, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, artists, historians, etc.
• Feature story - covers nearly anything and includes multiple interviews, sound
• Things to do, places to go, people to see

Additional, occasional features:

• Music / book / theater / restaurant reviews
• 'Budapest stories' - a wide variety of people tell their story about Budapest
• Hungary fact - an anecdote about something Hungarian

Background

Drew Leifheit, who has been producing international radio features about Hungary for over a decade, is the host and executive producer of Budacast. He produced a similar radio show called Budapest Day & Night on one of Hungary's first commercial radio stations from 1992-1995. Drew has also worked at public radio stations in the US and over the years contributed to numerous international news shows.

Company Info

The online radio show Budacast and its associated web page are owned and operated by:
Komoly Hang Bt.
Adószám/Tax no. 20712002-3-11

Music

Most of the music you hear on Budacast comes courtesy of Hungarian record company 'Ugar'.
Find out more about their eclectic catalogue of music at: www.ugar.hu