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

Arthurs Boers’s first memory of his father is of him hurling a potted plant through a picture window in a fit of rage. He recounts the event in the first chapter of his admirably honest, emotionally c...

9 Feb 202440min

We talk to Irwin Oostindie and Vanessa Timmer of the Dutch Cultural Association of British Columbia. In a wide ranging conversation we cover the relevance of their heritage for second and third genera...

2 Feb 202440min

What began as a personal quest for Karen Hunter evolved into a pilgrimage to the Netherlands for children of Canadian veterans. The executive director of the Canadian Remembrance Torch tells us why mo...

10 Nov 202353min

Ellen Burka escaped deportation to Nazi Death Camps Auschwitz and Sobibor because she was a figure skating star. She was sent to concentration camp Theresienstadt instead and survived the Holocaust. A...

12 Juni 202343min

Cookies, coleslaw, donuts, pancakes, waffles, pretzels, and even Santa Claus can be traced back to the 17th century settlement of New Netherland. We explore the Dutch influence on American cooking wit...

8 Maj 202335min

Mike Wixson discovers why Tom Bijvoet came to Canada, and how he founded a publishing business producing books, magazines and podcasts for the Dutch in North America. https://www.dutchthemedia.com/

21 Apr 202332min

We talk to former Deputy Premier of Ontario, Elizabeth Witmer, about why the province pays tribute to its strong ties with the Netherlands for a whole month each year.

8 Apr 202341min

There are more bikes in the Netherlands than people. Why? Biking evangelist and reseller of pre-loved cycles, Bas de Beer of godutch.ca, explains.

26 Mars 202352min