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Breaking the Waves: Conversations About the Dutch Pandemic

Breaking the Waves: Conversations About the Dutch Pandemic

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An English-language program on the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands
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Polly Pallister-Wilkins & Vivienne Matthies-Boon of University of Amsterdam

Breaking the Waves: Conversations About the Dutch PandemicMay 15, 2021

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Vicky van der Togt of Zero Covid Alliance & Platform Containment Nu

Vicky van der Togt of Zero Covid Alliance & Platform Containment Nu

Vicky van der Togt of Zero Covid Alliance & Platform Containment Nu on international activism, health care inequality, and living with Long Covid. 

Recorded on July 8, 2021

Jul 12, 202101:18:49
Axmed Maxamed of Dance with Pride

Axmed Maxamed of Dance with Pride

Axmed Maxamed of Dance with Pride discusses the reopening of nightclubs, racism in the dance music scene, and the impact of coronavirus policy on migrant communities. 

A transcript of this episode is is available here.  

Recorded on June 23, 2021

Jul 02, 202101:03:50
Marino van Zelst of the Red Team

Marino van Zelst of the Red Team

Organization studies researcher Marino van Zelst of the Red Team on data, decision-making, Delta, and the dashboard.
Recorded on June 24, 2021. 

Jun 25, 202101:15:33
Nienke Ipenburg of the Red Team

Nienke Ipenburg of the Red Team

Nurse practitioner Nienke Ipenburg of the Red Team reflects on a difficult year for Dutch health care workers, including the lack of PPE, the shortage of ICU beds, and the impact of government policy on lower income communities.

Recorded on June 6, 2021

Jun 10, 202101:10:41
Chris Meyns of Uppsala University

Chris Meyns of Uppsala University

Chris Meyns, a researcher in the history of science and philosophy, discusses evidence of data fabrication in GGD contact tracing, and the phony science of Fieldlab events. 

Recorded on May 27, 2021

Jun 01, 202101:06:46
Interview with an Amsterdam restaurant cook

Interview with an Amsterdam restaurant cook

A cook describes working conditions in the Dutch hospitality industry and the reopening of terraces. 

Recorded on May 20, 2021

May 25, 202101:04:16
Polly Pallister-Wilkins & Vivienne Matthies-Boon of University of Amsterdam

Polly Pallister-Wilkins & Vivienne Matthies-Boon of University of Amsterdam

Dr. Polly-Pallister-Wilkins & Dr. Vivienne Matthies-Boon discuss the role of Dutch universities during the pandemic.

Recorded on April 30, 2021

May 15, 202101:01:01
Andreia Rodrigues of Save Sweden

Andreia Rodrigues of Save Sweden

Activist Andreia Rodrigues discusses her work with Save Sweden Covid-19 and the similarities between Dutch and Swedish responses to the pandemic. 

Recorded on April 30, 2021

May 12, 202148:56
Amrish Baidjoe of the Red Team

Amrish Baidjoe of the Red Team

Interview with Amrish Baidjoe, epidemiologist with the Red Team

Recorded on April 29, 2021

Epidemiologist Amrish Baidjoe discusses Dutch coronavirus policy and the role of communities in a successful pandemic response. 

May 03, 202156:04
Mick Blok of Platform Containment Nu

Mick Blok of Platform Containment Nu

Interview with Mick Blok, activist with Platform Containment Nu.
Recorded on April 18, 2021

Activist and "Covid refugee" Mick Blok discusses the Dutch "herd immunity" strategy, health care in the Netherlands, and the role of the press. 

Apr 24, 202101:22:48