DutchNews Podcast

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  1. The Can The Coalition Talks Stay on the Rails Edition - Week 45 - 2025

    2D AGO

    The Can The Coalition Talks Stay on the Rails Edition - Week 45 - 2025

    National train chief Wouter Koolmees defies expectations by getting the first stage of coalition talks under way with only a slight delay. But will Dilan Yesilgöz' pledge to deplatform GL-PvdA shunt the whole exercise into a siding? The housing crisis intensifies as private landlords sell off student flats and a project to convert empty buildings fails to make an impact. The cabinet controversially scraps measures designed to protect migrant workers. Company bikes prove a hit as the cost of travelling to work increases. And Ajax's head coach John Heitinga is told to pack his bags after yet another crushing night in the Champions League.

    1h 16m
  2. The Strawberry Short Cake Edition - Week 44 - 2025

    OCT 31

    The Strawberry Short Cake Edition - Week 44 - 2025

    We pick over the bones of the election that had just about everything … apart from a result. Jetten just about edges out Wilders, Yesilgöz snatches defeat from the jaws of catastrophe, Bontenbal and Eerdmans console themselves with huge gains and Van Hijum starts browsing brochures for Sint Eustatius. Eight so-called sovereign citizens are charged with forming a senior citizens' terror cell. Amsterdam sells itself short with its 750th birthday cake. And in sport, Katwijk's goalkeeper suffers from premature jubilation while Vitesse Arnhem's legal headaches continue.

    1h 15m
  3. Election Night Special - Week 44 - 2025

    OCT 29

    Election Night Special - Week 44 - 2025

    D66 look set to become the largest party in the new Dutch parliament in a shock result that sees Geert Wilders' far-right PVV lose a dozen seats. The VVD do better than expected and finish ahead of GroenLinks-PvdA – whose leader Frans Timmermans announced his resignation after we recorded the podcast – and the CDA. With Rob Jetten likely to get first dibs on forming a coalition and at least two viable options, the coalition building process may be more straightforward than expected. And we look at some of the surprises further down the line, including a boost for Forum voor Democratie and the return to parliament of the volatile pensioners' party 50Plus.

    34 min
  4. "I think this is the time to make ridiculous predictions …”

    OCT 29

    "I think this is the time to make ridiculous predictions …”

    Clip from October 10 Dutch News podcast on the rise of D66 in the election campaign

    4 min
  5. The Poorly Polling Palingpopulist Edition - Week 43 - 2025

    OCT 24

    The Poorly Polling Palingpopulist Edition - Week 43 - 2025

    A low-key election campaign staggers into its final days with a flurry of minor squabbles about refugee centres, religious schools and whether the animal rights party is too pro-human. House prices could be peaking as private landlords sell off their rental properties. A crisis looms in the German car industry after China hits back at the Dutch government's takeover of Nexperia. Eurostar sends double-decker trains into London, but too late to save Ajax fans from witnessing a horror show against Chelsea. And PostNL collars the market in robot delivery services.

    1h 23m
  6. The Ratterdam Night Watch Edition - Week 42 - 2025

    OCT 17

    The Ratterdam Night Watch Edition - Week 42 - 2025

    In the absence of Geert Wilders, the election debates kick off with an evening of shadow boxing between four parties who could all end up in government together. The Dutch government removes the CEO of a Chinese-based chip manufacturer, but was Washington pulling the strings? Rotterdam's Cape Verde community celebrates as the tiny African country makes it to the World Cup for the first time. And the city's rat catchers have an unlikely ally in their fight to control the rodent population.

    56 min
  7. The Gulf of Dick Advocaat Edition - Week 41 - 2025

    OCT 10

    The Gulf of Dick Advocaat Edition - Week 41 - 2025

    The election campaign heats up with rumours of a meltdown in the VVD, Henri Bontenbal being roasted on the dance floor and Volt blowing a fuse over the radio debates. Dutch universities speak out against budget cuts after slipping further down the international league table. Police announce a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of a 19-year-old Hungarian sex worker. Forest rangers crack down on illegal mushroom picking in Brabant. And can Dick Advocaat round off his footballing odyssey with a calypso flourish in Curacao?

    1h 3m
  8. The Wouter Koolmees Is Watching You Edition - Week 40 - 2025

    OCT 4

    The Wouter Koolmees Is Watching You Edition - Week 40 - 2025

    The election campaign gets off to an ominous start as Amsterdam puts up billboards with an American accent and Geert Wilders goes rage-canvassing on Twitter. The government bows to pressure to allow a handful of wounded children from Gaza to be flown to the Netherlands for treatment, while coming under pressure to stop sending fighter jet parts to Israel. You'll need a big pile of capital if you want to buy the house in Overijssel where Karl Marx wrote large parts of his seminal work. And in sport, Go Ahead Eagles are the highest fliers in an otherwise miserable week for Dutch football clubs in Europe.

    1 hr
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  • Creator
    DutchNews
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    384
  • Rating
    Explicit
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