Feel Slovenia
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Slovenia, told through people and place.
FEEL Slovenia Podcast treats Slovenia as both a destination and a set of lived stories. Episodes pair polished travel context with relaxed interviews, moving from cycling, climbing, historic towns, and contemporary art into practical ideas for where to go and what to notice.
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FEEL Slovenia Podcast presents Slovenia through conversations that begin with a place, a person, or a cultural occasion, then widen into travel texture. The format is simple and effective. A composed introduction gives listeners enough background to care, and the interview that follows lets practical detail accumulate naturally. Slovenia is not treated as scenery alone. It appears as roads near Komenda, historic towns beyond Ljubljana, exhibition spaces in former industrial buildings, family homes, climbing gyms, coastal cliffs, mountain crags, inns, foods, and regional itineraries. The guest list in recent episodes gives the show unusual range. Tadej Pogačar brings cycling into focus through training, team life, food, and the national landscape that shaped him. Janja Garnbret’s episode balances competitive dominance with quieter material about home, privacy, Ljubljana, parents, and keeping climbing separate from domestic life. The historic towns episode is especially useful for travelers who want to move past the obvious first stops. It points toward Radolica, Ribnica, Velenje, Vipava, and routes organized around interests such as handicrafts or geography. The art conversation around Marina Abramović and Ulay gives Ljubljana a different kind of pull. It links Art Vital, performance art history, the Ulay Foundation, and the Sukrarna gallery to a broader sense of the city as a contemporary art destination. The show’s best quality is its habit of asking what a subject means for an actual visit. Achievement becomes itinerary. Biography becomes geography. Cultural history becomes a reason to step into a town square, book an overnight stay, or look more closely at a gallery. The tone stays warm, never sarcastic. It is also more relaxed than a conventional travel guide, because long guest answers are allowed to breathe. Listeners who want hard-edged criticism or fast magazine pacing may find it gentle. Travelers, Slovenia-curious culture fans, cycling followers, climbing fans, and people planning thoughtful trips will find a steady guide. FEEL Slovenia Podcast works because it keeps returning to one useful question: what does this story help a visitor understand, notice, or experience in Slovenia?
Made for: For travelers, culture fans, cycling followers, climbing fans, and Slovenia-curious listeners who prefer informed conversation over checklist tourism. It especially suits people planning a trip beyond the most obvious stops.
What sets it apart: Its strength is the bridge between notable Slovenian stories and usable travel context. Athletes, historic towns, and major art exhibitions are consistently tied back to roads, routes, galleries, local communities, and places to stay.
Welcome and dobrodošli to Feel Slovenia the podcast, the official podcast of the Slovenian Tourist Board and gold winner of the international Golden City Gate Award. In each episode, your host, Dr Noah Charney, will explore what he has called “the world’s best country:” meeting locals, traveling, eating and getting to know the very best of Slovenia. Where should you go when visiting Slovenia? What should you be sure to do, see, eat and experience? Join us for the ultimate insider’s guide to the country.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Dr. Noah Charney connects Slovenian travel with candid conversations about athletic routines, historic towns, artistic relationships, and life at home.
FEEL Slovenia Podcast builds a portrait of Slovenia through people, places, and the pursuits that connect them. Dr. Noah Charney moves between guided narration and interviews, placing elite cycling, sport climbing, historic towns, and performance art within the country's…
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A Slovenia-centered portrait of a cycling star, with race-day nutrition and team-bus detail.
This episode treats Tadej Pogacar as more than a big name. It starts with his path out of Komenda and leans into the idea of a rider who has already become a cycling legend, which gives the Slovenia-centered framing some shape.
A practical map of Slovenia's historical towns, with enough detail to plan a real trip.
The episode gives Slovenia's Historical Towns Network a clear, practical tour. It moves from Radovljica's beekeeping and gingerbread museums to Ribnica's wooden ware, then on to Velenje's showcase-town legacy and Vipava's wine reputation.
Charney was Ulay's friend, and it shows -- this goes further than the usual exhibition preview.
Noah Charney knew Ulay -- they were friends in Ljubljana, and had a shared book project that became, after Ulay's death in 2020, a Charney monograph.
Six world titles, two Olympic golds, and a new house with no climbing wall.
Before Janja Garmbrit turned 20, she had won every competition in a World Cup season -- a record no climber, man or woman, had matched before her.
Small questions, clear answers, useful surprises.
Better teaching, one turn at a time.
The episode opens with a warm welcome to Feel Slovenia and a broad claim that Slovenia is worth exploring.
Feel Slovenia starts with Slovenia's network of historic towns.
The Sukrarna, a former sugar factory now operating as a gallery in Ljubljana, houses Art Vital, an exhibition covering the twelve years Marina Abramovic and Ulay worked as creative and romantic partners.
This episode explores Slovenia's deep-rooted winter sports culture, highlighting activities like skiing and ski jumping as integral parts of daily life and tourism.
Janja Garnbret won every competition in a World Cup season by the time she was 20 -- a record no climber, man or woman, had reached before her -- and has since added two Olympic titles, six world championships, and a grip on lead, bouldering, and combined that no other athlete has matched.
Feel Slovenia visits Katja Rebul and Tanya Rebol for a look at Slovenian foraging, herbalism, tea, and schnapps traditions.