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Bohumil Pečinka

Bohumil Pečinka
Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin) · CC BY-SA 4.0

About

Bohumil Pečinka (born 1967, Boskovice) is a Czech political commentator, publicist and author. He studied social sciences at Charles University alongside history and political science, co-founded the fortnightly Studentské listy in 1989, and spent most of his career at the weekly Reflex, serving as deputy editor-in-chief from 2016 to 2022. In 1999 he received the Ferdinand Peroutka journalism award. Since 2021 he has co-hosted the podcast Kecy & politika with Petros Michopulos, one of the most-listened-to Czech political podcasts, which the duo also performs live across the country.

456
episodes of the Kecy & politika podcast (as of June 2026)
100 000+
podcast listeners
#8
in the top 10 most-listened podcasts in Czechia on Spotify (Wrapped 2025)

What's new

  • 2025-06

    In June 2025, Pečinka ended his collaboration with Týdeník Echo magazine and Echo24.cz website to fully focus on the Kecy & politika podcast.

  • 2025-07

    In July 2025, a major live event of the podcast called Independence Day took place in Prague, where Mňága a Žďorp also performed.

  • 2025-12

    The Kecy & politika podcast ranked in the top 10 most listened to Czech podcasts in 2025 according to the Spotify Wrapped ranking.

  • 2024-03

    At the beginning of 2024, Pečinka moved from Reflex to Týdeník Echo magazine, where he worked as a domestic political commentator on a part-time basis.

Tracks

Kecy & politikakey political podcast, released twice a week since 2021
Kecy & politika: Jak jsme začali a ještě neskončilibook summarizing the creation and history of the podcast, published 2022
Kecy & politika LIVElive performances throughout the Czech Republic, regularly since 2022

Upcoming · 2

Past · 3

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