Dutch Deadline
Kate Imbach·2 episodes
In-depth analysis of the biggest issues in the Dutch news, in English. Reporting from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dutch Deadline is a rare find: a sharp English-language explainer on the issues that dominate Dutch public life but rarely get covered abroad. Host Kate Imbach, reporting from Amsterdam, takes one Dutch news story per episode and digs into the structural forces behind it, from a political party expelling an ex-terrorist to why Dutch children read worse than their European peers. At about 10 minutes per episode, it is a perfect commute listen for expats, students of European politics, or anyone who wants to understand the Netherlands beyond tulips and windmills.
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Dutch kids have some of the worst reading skills in Europe. Smartphones, the after-effects of pandemic school closures, migrants in the classroom, and the teacher shortage complicate the picture. But the real reason why one-third of Dutch fifteen year olds are "insufficiently literate?" Schools are run like businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why was convicted terrorist-turned-radicalization-expert Soumaya Sahla expelled from her political party? Did she really “steal” 85,000 euros from her mentor, former VVD party leader Frits Bolkestein? This scandal reveals a deeper issue in the Netherlands—a shift from the "multicultural debate" of the 1990s and 2000s, when we discussed how immigrants should be integrated into Dutch society, to today, when we discuss how to keep them out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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