De omgekeerde wereld (SBS)

Posted on May 7, 2020June 6, 2020 by Jeroen

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THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – Het zal je maar gebeuren, je bent lekker op vakantie in Nederland en ineens gaat de grens op slot en kun je niet terug naar huis. Dit overkwam de in Australie woonachtige Nederlander Wilfred Boere. In een Interview voor de Australische zender SBS, vraag ik hoe dat allemaal ging… Dit interview is op 6 mei 2020 door SBS Dutch uitgezonden

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HALF DUTCH / HALF ENGLISH – After World War II the Netherlands made it easier for their citizens to move to other countries. This was done to battle the poor economic prospects caused by the occupation of the Nazis. Especially Canada and Australia became popular destinations for Dutch immigrants. A lot of these expats got […]

In this long overdue repost of another episode of the award-winning Tulsa Police Street Stories (originally published on May 24th, 2007) officer Jay waxes philosophically, lyrically almost about coming together, as a police squad, as a community, as concerned citizens. He describes a particularly rewarding day in his policing career. More information will follow at […]

IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THIS! (well most of it, anyway) Former ballet dancer Iris van Herpen graduated as a fashion designer in 2006 and quickly became one of the world’s most sought after creators. This Dutch darling of the international fashion industry delights celebrities and royalty alike. Jenifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé […]

IT’S A KASTPOD-AVERSARY! I am going a bit slow with reposting these old episodes of the Skinny White Boy Kastpod, but I assure you, it’s not worth the wait… Did I I say that? I mean it is! This is Episode 10 – A milestone of some proportion. This episode was right after the fictitious […]

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – It wasn’t the easiest win of her career, but it was a win nonetheless. Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot won her, record breaking 21st singles grand slam title this Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne. I guess she isn’t the world #1 for nothing… I got […]

IN DUTCH – Sinds 1987 wordt er om het jaar een race georganiseerd om te zien wie er het snelste van Darwin naar Adelaide kan rijden in een voertuig volledig aangedreven door zonne-energie. De teams, dit jaar zijn het er 38, komen uit alle delen van de wereld. Ik sprak met de drie Nederlandse teams […]

IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THIS! It used to be “This is Gary’s daughter Emily”. Nowadays he is introduced as Emily’s father Gary. Football runs in the family. Dad Gary used to play in the Dutch competition. While Gary was born in Australia, his dad was an immgrant from the city of Leiden […]

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – Dutch Minister for sport Conny Helder, wants the women’s world cup soccer in the Netherlands in 2027. To that end she was in NZ and AU (during this year’s event) to have some chats with FIFA and to learn how things were organised over here. She also spoke with […]

(THIS ONE – ONCE AGAIN – IS IN DUTCH) Dwars door het midden van Australië in een auto op zonne-energie. Daar gaat het om bij de World Solar Challenge, een race van 3000 kilometer van Darwin naar Adelaide. Teams vanuit de hele wereld doen mee aan de twee jaarlijkse wedstrijd, die in het verleden al […]

THIS INTERVIEW IS IN DUTCH – “When the mummified bodies came to the museum, a ceremony was held by elder Aunty Irene” – Visualizing Ancient Egypt in a modern way is what the exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt is about. Visitors can walk through a life-size temple and experience Ancient Egypt through art, jewelry, but also […]

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – If you know your history, you know that the guy that discovered Australia (or at least parts of it) was a Dutchman. His name was Abel Tasman. Hence, one of the states in this great nation being called Tasmania. After world war 2 a little boy called Feiko Bouman […]

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – De Zeeuwse voetbalster Angela Versluis maakte in juli haar droomtransfer. Ze verruilde Excelsior Rotterdam, die in de Nederlandse Eredivisie speelt, voor Queensland Lions FC in Brisbane. Eventjes bellen dus.

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – Heleen is a film maker. She wants to make a docco (that’s Aussie for documentary) about people from the Westland region in the province of South Holland that moved to Australia to try their luck in the rugged outback. I called her to see what plans she had for […]

HOLY HOLE IN A DONUT, BATMAN… I haven’t been here in forever. And in the process I have been really slack with posting new content for you to pod on… Let’s remedy that! While this is isn’t exactly “hot off the press”, it’s the last item I produced for SBS. Not last as in never […]

THIS ON IS IN DUTCH (AND ALSO A BIT OF ENGLISH) – Regular listeners know his name by heart. Jordy is the Dutch backpacker that decided to buy a boat to escape COVID19 and sail back to the Netherlands. Well, that was easier said than done. BUT! He is on his way and together with […]

And then there was this thing, all of a sudden… I was listening to an episode of the Daily Source Code (with Adam Curry) and there was this song, about podcasting… Catchy little number! Written by some unknown guy calling himself Greg St. Claire. Recorded and produced by Nashville recording artist Chris Hicks and sung […]