DutchNews podcast – The Everything's Gone Belgian Edition – Week 25
3 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Everything's Gone Belgian Edition – Week 25

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Coronavirus infections are receding, Janssen vaccines are being snapped up like hot cakes and football fans are looking forward to watching Oranje on the big screen again. As the coalition talks get stuck in the mud, Mark Rutte gets stuck into Victor Orbán over Hungary’s law banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. And we explain how modern technology has cast fresh light on Rembrandt’s Night Watch. Ophef of the week: King caught red-handed breaking corona rules in Orange street News Coronavirus infections fall by 35% but Delta variant is on the rise Research shows Delta now accounts for 40% of all cases in Amsterdam New travel advice gives green light to French trips, but Lisbon goes back to amber Phone lines overloaded in scramble to book single-dose Janssen vaccine MPs call for coronavirus test centre at Schiphol airport to reopen VVD and D66 start drafting coalition agreement in bid to break impasse RTL Nederland and Talpa plan to bring commercial TV stations under one roof Rutte leads European campaign against Hungary’s homophobic sex education law Night Watch temporarily restored by AI to ‘what Rembrandt intended’ Sport Oranje stroll into second round of Euro 2020 with win over North Macedonia Verstappen praises team after ‘one of the finest wins of my career’

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DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

Podcast: The Ministerial Migration Merry-Go-Round Edition
1 year ago

Podcast: The Ministerial Migration Merry-Go-Round Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The country can and must be governed, coalition scout Ronald Plasterk said after handing in his homework, but who wants to govern the country like this? Pieter Omtzigt still has serious doubts about the PVV’s relationship with the constitution, Dilan Yesilgöz doesn’t want the …

Podcast: The Ministerial Migration Merry-Go-Round Edition
1 year ago

Podcast: The Ministerial Migration Merry-Go-Round Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The country can and must be governed, coalition scout Ronald Plasterk said after handing in his homework, but who wants to govern the country like this? Pieter Omtzigt still has serious doubts about the PVV’s relationship with the constitution, Dilan Yesilgöz doesn’t want the …

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition
1 year ago

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The Brabant city is also the scene of some surreal footballing scenes as the orange Lionesses edge out the white ones in the Nations League. The Dutch government is taken to court over its supply of fighter jet parts to Israel, while the Red …

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition
1 year ago

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The Brabant city is also the scene of some surreal footballing scenes as the orange Lionesses edge out the white ones in the Nations League. The Dutch government is taken to court over its supply of fighter jet parts to Israel, while the Red …

Podcast: The We Take No Responsibility For This Podcast Edition
1 year, 1 month ago

Podcast: The We Take No Responsibility For This Podcast Edition

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? After the earthquake of Geert Wilders’s election win, we pick our way through the rubble. How many glasses of Prosecco will Vera Bergkamp need after meeting all 16 party leaders on Friday? Plus news of the Dutch football team’s win against Gibraltar, higher traffic …

Podcast: The We Take No Responsibility For This Podcast Edition
1 year, 1 month ago

Podcast: The We Take No Responsibility For This Podcast Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? After the earthquake of Geert Wilders’s election win, we pick our way through the rubble. How many glasses of Prosecco will Vera Bergkamp need after meeting all 16 party leaders on Friday? Plus news of the Dutch football team’s win against Gibraltar, higher traffic …

Podcast: The Twisted Tompouce Edition
1 year, 1 month ago

Podcast: The Twisted Tompouce Edition

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The gloves come off in the election campaign as Pieter Omtzigt is taken to task for his lack of detail, while kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven takes a sideswipe at Dilan Yesilgöz. Meanwhile, Frans Timmermans drops a key manifesto pledge before dashing off to eye …

Podcast: The Twisted Tompouce Edition
1 year, 1 month ago

Podcast: The Twisted Tompouce Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The gloves come off in the election campaign as Pieter Omtzigt is taken to task for his lack of detail, while kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven takes a sideswipe at Dilan Yesilgöz. Meanwhile, Frans Timmermans drops a key manifesto pledge before dashing off to eye …

Podcast: The Revolting Komkommers and Chateau Almere Edition
1 year, 3 months ago

Podcast: The Revolting Komkommers and Chateau Almere Edition

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? Pieter Omtzigt steps into the fray, Dilan Yesilgöz steps into Mark Rutte’s shoes, Wopke Hoekstra shuffles off to Brussels and Caroline van der Plas says she won’t be standing anywhere in high heels. Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol recover from their stumbles to win …

Podcast: The Revolting Komkommers and Chateau Almere Edition
1 year, 3 months ago

Podcast: The Revolting Komkommers and Chateau Almere Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? Pieter Omtzigt steps into the fray, Dilan Yesilgöz steps into Mark Rutte’s shoes, Wopke Hoekstra shuffles off to Brussels and Caroline van der Plas says she won’t be standing anywhere in high heels. Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol recover from their stumbles to win …

DutchNews podcast: The Megabrothel Roadblock Edition
1 year, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast: The Megabrothel Roadblock Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? In an explosive week for education, schools minister Dennis Wiersma’s short fuse detonated for the last time and universities erupted in protest against Robbert Dijkgraaf’s “Dutch first” plan for bachelor degrees. And here’s a link to David’s Twitter thread on the issue: For everyone …

Dutch News podcast: The Tulips Are Cancelled Edition
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch News podcast: The Tulips Are Cancelled Edition

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? It’s a bad week for European connections as the eurozone slips into recession and Eurostar trains to Amsterdam face being suspended for seven months. Prime minister Mark Rutte faces a barrage of criticism over the thorny issues of migration and the Groningen gas …

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The national audit office takes time out from infiltrating army bases to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s handling of the economy. Mark Rutte dashes from a summit in Iceland where he made vague promises to send F-16s to Ukraine to a …

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The national audit office takes time out from infiltrating army bases to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s handling of the economy. Mark Rutte dashes from a summit in Iceland where he made vague promises to send F-16s to Ukraine to a …

DutchNews podcast – The Nuclear Badger Bunker Edition – Week 12
1 year, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Nuclear Badger Bunker Edition – Week 12

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Meanwhile, the Christian Democrats lick their wounds at a corporate hotel near Utrecht as the coalition parties continue to reel from the aftershocks of the BBB’s electoral coup. Feyenoord and the Dutch cricket team reassure the CDA that even the worst losing streaks …

DutchNews podcast – The Nuclear Badger Bunker Edition – Week 12
1 year, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Nuclear Badger Bunker Edition – Week 12

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Meanwhile, the Christian Democrats lick their wounds at a corporate hotel near Utrecht as the coalition parties continue to reel from the aftershocks of the BBB’s electoral coup. Feyenoord and the Dutch cricket team reassure the CDA that even the worst losing streaks …

DutchNews podcast – The Vanishing Vermeer Edition – Week 6 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Vanishing Vermeer Edition – Week 6 2023

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Dutch rescue workers join the international team searching the rubble of this week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria for survivors. Back home, Mark Rutte surveys the wreckage of his asylum policy as the Council of State throws out a rule delaying family reunions. …

DutchNews podcast – The Oma Wants Her Tank Back Edition – Week 5 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Oma Wants Her Tank Back Edition – Week 5 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? The distant goal of putting Russia on trial for invading Ukraine moves a step closer as a dedicated prosecutor’s office is set up in The Hague. Mark Rutte avoids a diplomatic incident as he takes French president Emmanuel Macron out to an Indonesian restaurant. …

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? Mark Rutte went to Washington this week and said the Netherlands would definitely send some weapons to Ukraine at an unspecified time in the near future. Mayors in three cities suggested digital banning orders to curb gang violence, even though they don’t know what …

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ballistic Bitterballen Edition – Week 3 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? Mark Rutte went to Washington this week and said the Netherlands would definitely send some weapons to Ukraine at an unspecified time in the near future. Mayors in three cities suggested digital banning orders to curb gang violence, even though they don’t know what …

DutchNews podcast – The Jurassic Borrelplank Edition – Week 2 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Jurassic Borrelplank Edition – Week 2 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? The cabinet’s plans to control immigration come unstuck in court, forcing asylum minister Eric van der Burg to kick the latest measures into the long grass. One commodity that’s apparently impervious to high inflation is cocaine, but Rotterdam has been eclipsed by Antwerp as …

DutchNews podcast – The Jurassic Borrelplank Edition – Week 2 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Jurassic Borrelplank Edition – Week 2 2023

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, bessenjenever and stroopwafels healthy? The cabinet’s plans to control immigration come unstuck in court, forcing asylum minister Eric van der Burg to kick the latest measures into the long grass. One commodity that’s apparently impervious to high inflation is cocaine, but Rotterdam has been eclipsed by Antwerp as …

DutchNews podcast – The Spekgladde Sex Toys Store Edition – Week 50 2022
2 years ago

DutchNews podcast – The Spekgladde Sex Toys Store Edition – Week 50 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Sigrid Kaag is dispatched to Paramaribo as the cabinet’s efforts to apologise for the Dutch slave trade fly into a whirlwind of recriminations. – by a report exposing institutional racism at the foreign affairs ministry. Dutch Moroccan footballers, meanwhile, have no regrets as they …

DutchNews podcast – The Spekgladde Sex Toys Store Edition – Week 50 2022
2 years ago

DutchNews podcast – The Spekgladde Sex Toys Store Edition – Week 50 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Sigrid Kaag is dispatched to Paramaribo as the cabinet’s efforts to apologise for the Dutch slave trade fly into a whirlwind of recriminations. – by a report exposing institutional racism at the foreign affairs ministry. Dutch Moroccan footballers, meanwhile, have no regrets as they …

DutchNews podcast – The Infinite Heinrich Roller Coaster Edition – Week 49 2022
2 years ago

DutchNews podcast – The Infinite Heinrich Roller Coaster Edition – Week 49 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Rabobank, a co-operative bank set up to lend to farmers, is suspected of getting its hands dirty with money laundering, financing terrorism and rigging bond deals. As the economy cools, Dutch households turn down the thermostat and tighten their belts in anticipation of a …

DutchNews podcast – The Six Degrees of Johan Remkes Edition – Week 27 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Six Degrees of Johan Remkes Edition – Week 27 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Farmers this week stepped up their protests against the government’s nitrogen policy by blocking deliveries of food to supermarkets. That was especially bad news for the government’s new team of tax inspectors who have the Herculean task of classifying fruit and vegetables. Photos are …

DutchNews podcast – The Six Degrees of Johan Remkes Edition – Week 27 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Six Degrees of Johan Remkes Edition – Week 27 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Farmers this week stepped up their protests against the government’s nitrogen policy by blocking deliveries of food to supermarkets. That was especially bad news for the government’s new team of tax inspectors who have the Herculean task of classifying fruit and vegetables. Photos are …

DutchNews podcast – The Big Farmageddon Edition – Week 25 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Big Farmageddon Edition – Week 25 2022

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Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? After a two-year ceasefire during the pandemic, farmers warn their tractors are not for turning as a new wave of protests begins against the government’s plans to cut nitrogen emissions. Coronavirus infections are rising but health minister Ernst Kuipers sees no cause for alarm, …

DutchNews podcast – The Big Farmageddon Edition – Week 25 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Big Farmageddon Edition – Week 25 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? After a two-year ceasefire during the pandemic, farmers warn their tractors are not for turning as a new wave of protests begins against the government’s plans to cut nitrogen emissions. Coronavirus infections are rising but health minister Ernst Kuipers sees no cause for alarm, …

DutchNews podcast – The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition – Week 24 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition – Week 24 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Agriculture minister Christianne van der Wal was doorstepped by angry farmers and censured by her party after admitting the current plans to curb nitrogen pollution weren’t adequate. And health minister Ernst Kuipers came under fire for not doing enough to prepare for the next …

DutchNews podcast – The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition – Week 24 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition – Week 24 2022

Dutch News  

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, gin and stroopwafels healthy? Agriculture minister Christianne van der Wal was doorstepped by angry farmers and censured by her party after admitting the current plans to curb nitrogen pollution weren’t adequate. And health minister Ernst Kuipers came under fire for not doing enough to prepare for the next …

DutchNews podcast – The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition – Week 23 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition – Week 23 2022

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to ramp up its efforts to cut nitrogen production, including measures to reduce the agriculture sector, nature minister Christianne van der Wal warned this week. Rotterdam city council stretches the boundaries of ‘big tent’ politics as polar opposites Leefbaar and Denk go into coalition together. And as a New Year fireworks ban fizzles out in the Tweede …

DutchNews podcast – The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition – Week 23 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition – Week 23 2022

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to ramp up its efforts to cut nitrogen production, including measures to reduce the agriculture sector, nature minister Christianne van der Wal warned this week. Rotterdam city council stretches the boundaries of ‘big tent’ politics as polar opposites Leefbaar and Denk go into coalition together. And as a New Year fireworks ban fizzles out in the Tweede …

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022

Dutch News  

More evidence this week that the Netherlands is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as people try to offload the jigsaw puzzles and DVDs they bought during lockdown on the King’s Day street markets. The government has a clear-out of its munitions depots to support Ukraine’s war effort, as Ukrainian refugees boost net migration in the first quarter of 2022. And …

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Grey Monk's Eyeopener Edition – Week 17 2022

Dutch News  

More evidence this week that the Netherlands is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as people try to offload the jigsaw puzzles and DVDs they bought during lockdown on the King’s Day street markets. The government has a clear-out of its munitions depots to support Ukraine’s war effort, as Ukrainian refugees boost net migration in the first quarter of 2022. And …

DutchNews podcast – The Pull the Gilles Beschoor Plug Edition – Week 16 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Pull the Gilles Beschoor Plug Edition – Week 16 2022

Dutch News  

This week the PvdA had to find a new leader after Lilianne Ploumen decided she was unsuited to the job and quit as an MP. But the real crisis was at D66, where Sigrid Kaag was undermined by the party’s woefully misjudged handling of a sexual harassment inquiry. Feyenoord tore up their plans for a new stadium on the Maas …

DutchNews podcast – The Pull the Gilles Beschoor Plug Edition – Week 16 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Pull the Gilles Beschoor Plug Edition – Week 16 2022

Dutch News  

This week the PvdA had to find a new leader after Lilianne Ploumen decided she was unsuited to the job and quit as an MP. But the real crisis was at D66, where Sigrid Kaag was undermined by the party’s woefully misjudged handling of a sexual harassment inquiry. Feyenoord tore up their plans for a new stadium on the Maas …

DutchNews podcast – The Planning Putin's Popcorn Party Edition – Week 13 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Planning Putin's Popcorn Party Edition – Week 13 2022

Dutch News  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the toast of Brielle this week as he commemorated the 450th anniversary of the town’s liberation from Spain. In his address to the Tweede Kamer he also called on the Dutch to send more weapons, stop buying Russian gas and lift the handbrake on his country’s wish to join the EU. Oranje warm up for …

DutchNews podcast – The Planning Putin's Popcorn Party Edition – Week 13 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Planning Putin's Popcorn Party Edition – Week 13 2022

Dutch News  

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the toast of Brielle this week as he commemorated the 450th anniversary of the town’s liberation from Spain. In his address to the Tweede Kamer he also called on the Dutch to send more weapons, stop buying Russian gas and lift the handbrake on his country’s wish to join the EU. Oranje warm up for …

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022

Dutch News  

Disgrace and disappointment dominate a week in which Hugo de Jonge again dodged questions about his part in a deal to buy substandard face masks that made three enterprising young lobbyists €20 million richer. And there’s plenty of sporting ophef as Louis van Gaal lashes out against FIFA and disgraced football director Marc Overmars is welcomed with open arms and …

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Exploding Sluices and Vanishing Statues Edition – Week 12 2022

Dutch News  

Disgrace and disappointment dominate a week in which Hugo de Jonge again dodged questions about his part in a deal to buy substandard face masks that made three enterprising young lobbyists €20 million richer. And there’s plenty of sporting ophef as Louis van Gaal lashes out against FIFA and disgraced football director Marc Overmars is welcomed with open arms and …

DutchNews podcast – The Dreadlock Him Up Edition – Week 11 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Dreadlock Him Up Edition – Week 11 2022

Dutch News  

We do our best to help you digest the alphabet soup that is the local election results, including the sad news that Jesus will not be setting Rotterdam’s municipal tax rates for the next four years. The flu season kicks off just as the last coronavirus restrictions are lifted and Ernst Kuipers puts his faith in the common sense of …

DutchNews podcast – The Dreadlock Him Up Edition – Week 11 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Dreadlock Him Up Edition – Week 11 2022

Dutch News  

We do our best to help you digest the alphabet soup that is the local election results, including the sad news that Jesus will not be setting Rotterdam’s municipal tax rates for the next four years. The flu season kicks off just as the last coronavirus restrictions are lifted and Ernst Kuipers puts his faith in the common sense of …

DutchNews podcast – The War On Limburg Edition – Week 10 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The War On Limburg Edition – Week 10 2022

Dutch News  

As war continues to rage in Ukraine, we focus this week on a campaign closer to home: the municipal elections on March 16. There’s rage in The Hague too as foreign affairs minister Sigrid Kaag goes AWOL in faraway Maastricht. And we speak to Groningen-based journalist Andrii Degeler, who returned to his native Kharkhiv just as the Russian invasion began. …

DutchNews podcast – The War On Limburg Edition – Week 10 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The War On Limburg Edition – Week 10 2022

Dutch News  

As war continues to rage in Ukraine, we focus this week on a campaign closer to home: the municipal elections on March 16. There’s rage in The Hague too as foreign affairs minister Sigrid Kaag goes AWOL in faraway Maastricht. And we speak to Groningen-based journalist Andrii Degeler, who returned to his native Kharkhiv just as the Russian invasion began. …

DutchNews podcast – The Uitwaaien Olympics Edition – Week 8 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Uitwaaien Olympics Edition – Week 8 2022

Dutch News  

A massive upheaval of the European postwar order and the invasion of a sovereign state puts a damper on the Netherlands’ coronavirus “freedom day”. Politicians roundly condemn Vladimir Putin’s incursion in Ukraine, but only after Mark Rutte makes time to chat about his car on a TV talk show. A suspiciously named brand of gin triggers ‘No Go’ letters from …

DutchNews podcast – The Uitwaaien Olympics Edition – Week 8 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Uitwaaien Olympics Edition – Week 8 2022

Dutch News  

A massive upheaval of the European postwar order and the invasion of a sovereign state puts a damper on the Netherlands’ coronavirus “freedom day”. Politicians roundly condemn Vladimir Putin’s incursion in Ukraine, but only after Mark Rutte makes time to chat about his car on a TV talk show. A suspiciously named brand of gin triggers ‘No Go’ letters from …

DutchNews podcast – The Ambushed by Napoleons Edition – Week 4 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ambushed by Napoleons Edition – Week 4 2021

Dutch News  

The Netherlands went into Schrödinger’s Lockdown this week, as venues everywhere opened up until 10pm while their owners fumed about staying closed. Dubious claims also put paid to the career of a VVD political adviser after Geert Wilders dug up her well documented history as a member of a terrorist group. And Amsterdam’s VU university is shocked to find that …

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