Dutch - The Podcast

About Dutch - The Podcast

Tom Bijvoet, publisher of Dutch the magazine, introduces listeners to a wide range of topics related to the Netherlands, the Dutch and the Dutch diaspora. He regularly brings on an expert guest to discuss a specific aspect of Dutch culture, history and society. Based in Canada himself, he pays special attention in his choice of subjects to the global presence of Dutch people and their descendants.

Publisher

Dutch - The Magazine

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2023

Latest episode

21 Aug 2024

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2024

   Dutch the podcast - Episode 24 - What One Canadian Learned about the Dutch

   Host Tom Bijvoet finds out what his Canadian producer and co-presenter Mike Wixson has learned by sitting in on 24 episodes of Dutch the podcast. Plus a preview of their plans for next season.

2. 

   6 Aug 2024

   Dutch the podcast - Episode 23 - Dresden 1957, Ontario's Worst Untold Workplace Tragedy

   In 1957 six Dutch immigrant workers lost their lives in one of Ontario’s worst workplace accidents ever. Their story has never been told. Until now. Film maker Eric Philpott tells us about his project to uncover the truth about this tragedy for his feature-length documentary film, ‘Dresden 1957’.

3. 

   25 Jul 2024

   Dutch the podcast - Episode 22 - From Frisian Immigrant Kid to American University Prof

   When Henry Baron came to the USA he was fourteen years old and hardly spoke any English. He had drop out of school after only a year in America to find work, because his immigrant family needed the money. Despite these obstacles he went on to become an English professor at Calvin University in Grand Rapids. We talk to Henry about immigrating as a teenager, Friesland, the books he translated from Frisian, the Dutch-American subculture and his rich and accomplished life and career.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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