Prague Times30 Jul 2020

FOLKS - We Are All Locals with Karina Korenblum

FOLKS - We Are All Locals w/Karina Korenblum

Guest: Karina Korenblum, Co-Owner of Venue Cafe, Sales & Distribution Consultant for Grandview Castle Entertainment, and Sales & Acquisitions Consultant for Cercamon

Karina Korenblum is a Colombian who came to Prague after living in Paris and Berlin. She has worked in the independent film industry and is co-owner of Venue, a concept cafe in the Old Town. We talk about life in Prague, and running a business in one of the most touristed places in Europe. We also talk about what, exactly, it means to be a local.

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SECTIONS

01:17 - Culture Shock Upon Arrival - Brunch, the Czech Language and Independent Film

05:19 - A Cafe in the Center - Increasing Options and Defining "Good" Service

10:09 - It's Not All Tourist Traps

10:58 - The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Egalitarian Cultural Access

11:44 - Tradition Meets Modernity - A Woman in a Male-Dominated Business World

13:35 - The Paradoxes of Quarantine

16:20 - Are You a Local?

17:02 - Places Like Kasárna Karlín Point the Way to the Future

19:45 - Experience the City Differently (Zažít Město Jinak)

Music by Fanette Ronjat

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