#12 Political No Man's Land
#12 Political No Man's Land
Over the past weeks, the political crisis in the Netherlands has continued to get worse, and the ongoing storm of new in... Read more
9 May 2021
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37mins
#11 Dualism
#11 Dualism
After the negotiations to form a new government collapsed before they properly began, discussion mainly revolved around ... Read more
22 Apr 2021
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32mins
#10 Pieter Omtzigt, Position Elsewhere
#10 Pieter Omtzigt, Position Elsewhere
Pieter Omtzigt, Position Elsewhere. These four words, noted down in a leaked confidential memo, may very well bring an e... Read more
4 Apr 2021
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37mins
#09 Vote of Confidence
#09 Vote of Confidence
Now the votes have been counted, the Poldercast digs into the results to take a closer look at what the outcome means fo... Read more
25 Mar 2021
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37mins
#08 Pre-Election Special
#08 Pre-Election Special
Early voting has started, and the elections are almost here. On this week's Poldercast, we run through the twists and tu... Read more
16 Mar 2021
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46mins
#07 Minor Addition
#07 Minor Addition
With the elections just around the corner, the Poldercast wraps up the remaining parties that currently sit in Parliamen... Read more
11 Mar 2021
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40mins
#06 The West vs. the Rest
#06 The West vs. the Rest
On this episode of the Poldercast, we head out from the political centre in the west and into the rest of the country to... Read more
5 Mar 2021
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44mins
#05 Populism in the Polder
#05 Populism in the Polder
In this episode we’ll discuss the legacy of the assassinated Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, tracing his influence to two ... Read more
25 Feb 2021
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44mins
#04 Christian Appeal and the Dutch Consensus
#04 Christian Appeal and the Dutch Consensus
The Netherlands is a famously secular country, and yet the last government consisted of not just one, but two Christian ... Read more
19 Feb 2021
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42mins
#03 The Decline of the Left Wing
#03 The Decline of the Left Wing
Once a political powerhouse, the Dutch Labour party PVDA is losing voters to both left and right and is struggling to ke... Read more
11 Feb 2021
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39mins