This transcript of a 2019 interview with the prominent Czech philosopher Ladislav Hejdánek captures his life and intellectual development from childhood through the 1960s. Hejdánek reminisces about his Prague childhood, his family's Protestant roots, and the formative influence of the Academic YMCA. A key portion of the text describes his studies in science and philosophy, where he was fundamentally shaped by the work of Emanuel Rádl and his personal association with Jan Patočka. The document details Hejdánek's participation in the February 1948 student march, his post-war experiences in England, and his professional career at Professor Raška's research institute. Hejdánek also discusses his pivotal role in the "New Orientation" reform movement within the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren and the organization of ecumenical discussion circles in Jircháře, collaborating with figures such as Jiří Němec, Oto Mádr, and Josef Zvěřina. The interview provides a valuable first-hand account of the struggle for intellectual and religious freedom in totalitarian Czechoslovakia.