Two art historians. Two perspectives on the past. Jolanta Trojak accepted an invitation to appear on Ondřej Cihlář’s talk show; in her debut book, she describes how Europeans, weary of the pace of the Industrial Revolution, are realizing that even technological progress is not a panacea. As a result, they are turning to esoteric teachings, secret societies, and narcotics. Taking the other seat was Richard Biegel, chairman of the Club for Old Prague, who, in his new book, explores the urban transformation of our picturesque historic twin cities into an ambitious metropolis and, subsequently, the capital of a new state.