21 February 2025

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on February 21, hosted by Rositsa Petkova.We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.Next, on the International Mother Language Day as Feb 21 has been designated, we talk to Silsila Mahboub from Afghanistan who’s been living in Bulgaria for ten years now – what is the role of her mother tongue in her new homeland?At the end, it’s Radio Bulgaria’s music slot where we will hear a song of a really young singer-songwriter – Valeria Stoyanova from the National Music School in Sofia.Have an enjoyable listen!You can listen to the full version of this podcast, including the song of the day, on our website at https://bnr.bg/en/podcast-in-english/broadcast