4 episodes

The shortest distance between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe is only 33.3 KM. After Brexit, some say we are further apart than ever. But how close are we really? Join Dutchman David and Brit Reece for a series of quirky and irreverent conversations about society, politics, culture and art.

33.3 KM David and Reece

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The shortest distance between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe is only 33.3 KM. After Brexit, some say we are further apart than ever. But how close are we really? Join Dutchman David and Brit Reece for a series of quirky and irreverent conversations about society, politics, culture and art.

    Episode 4 - Shakespeare and the Shrimp: A Play

    Episode 4 - Shakespeare and the Shrimp: A Play

    All the world's a stage, but have we forgotten our lines? Tune in to hear the 33.3KM boys chat about Aristotle, Dionysus, 'Twelfth Night', shrimps in labor, and the circumstances under which it is acceptable to bury your dead brother.

    • 34 min
    Episode 3 - Lord Buckethead vs. Count Binface

    Episode 3 - Lord Buckethead vs. Count Binface

    It's Democracy Day on 33.3 KM! In this episode, we dive head-first into the electoral process. Subjects include rotten boroughs, parliamentary pianos, Dutch referendums, 'Ozymandian' granite balls and the most divisive British political contest of 2019: Lord Buckethead vs. Count Binface.

    • 38 min
    Episode 2 - Jeremy Bentham's Head

    Episode 2 - Jeremy Bentham's Head

    This time, the boys from 33.3 KM put their thinking caps on and talk about universities. We discover that the University of Cambridge was founded at the time of the creation of the Universe, that the Bologna process isn't a recipe for pasta sauce, that Dutch students can't be trusted to speak Dutch, and that the French for 'master' both is - and isn't - le master.

    • 37 min
    Episode 1 - Prince Pils and the Beef-Tree

    Episode 1 - Prince Pils and the Beef-Tree

    Heavy's the head that wears the crown? To find out, David and Reece dive into the confusing world of kings and queens. Where do monarchies come from? Do we need royals any more? Why does the Dutch king have a beard? How could a stuffed toy animal bring down a dictatorship in Belarus? What happened when King George III tried to grow a beef tree? In our inaugural episode, we discuss all this - and more.

    • 31 min

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