<description>Chaotic scenes in The Hague as seven PVV MPs break away, leaving Geert Wilders's party with the same number of members as it had before (one). The cabinet is urged to save Dutch residents' DigiD data from the Trump Administration if the service is sold to the States. Experts warn thieves are targeting museums after an entire collection of antique silver disappears in Doesburg. Drug traffickers are abandoning cocaine, sometimes literally, as customs checks step up. In sport, Ajax win again in the Champions League, skaters dominate the Winter Olympics team and Botic van de Zandschulp earns a plum tie at the Australian Open.</description>

Chaotic scenes in The Hague as seven PVV MPs brea…

Chaotic scenes in The Hague as seven PVV MPs break away, leaving Geert Wilders's party with the same number of members as it had before (one). The cabinet is urged to save Dutch residents' DigiD data from the Trump Administration if the service is sold to the States. Experts warn thieves are targeting museums after an entire collection of antique silver disappears in Doesburg. Drug traffickers are abandoning cocaine, sometimes literally, as customs checks step up. In sport, Ajax win again in the Champions League, skaters dominate the Winter Olympics team and Botic van de Zandschulp earns a plum tie at the Australian Open.

The Secrets of the Trump Whisperer Edition - Week 4 - 2026

<description>The new coalition leaders signal a break from unstable political experiments by forming a minority government that depends on the support of parties they turned down as partners. Greenland breathes a sigh of relief as the Dutch dispatch a lone naval officer to defend it against the US army. Contrasting fortunes in Amsterdam as the AEX soars past  1,000 points while Ajax crash to their worst cup defeat in 99 years. And art experts find two huge Easter eggs concealed in one of the Mauritshuis's best known paintings.</description>

The new coalition leaders signal a break from uns…

The new coalition leaders signal a break from unstable political experiments by forming a minority government that depends on the support of parties they turned down as partners. Greenland breathes a sigh of relief as the Dutch dispatch a lone naval officer to defend it against the US army. Contrasting fortunes in Amsterdam as the AEX soars past  1,000 points while Ajax crash to their worst cup defeat in 99 years. And art experts find two huge Easter eggs concealed in one of the Mauritshuis's best known paintings.

The Cock and Bull and Wood Edition - Week 3 - 2026

<description>2026 gets off to a hot and cold start with the most devastating New Year's Eve ever, culminating in the destruction of Amsterdam's Vondelkerk tower. Thousands of passengers are left in limbo as Schiphol airport battles with snowbound runways and a shortage of de-icing fluid. Talks to form a new government are given an added sense of urgency by events in Venezuela. The Giant is cut down to size by the Nuke in his quest to become the third Dutch darts world champion. And we announce the results of the 2025 Ophef of the Year Awards.</description>

2026 gets off to a hot and cold start with the mo…

2026 gets off to a hot and cold start with the most devastating New Year's Eve ever, culminating in the destruction of Amsterdam's Vondelkerk tower. Thousands of passengers are left in limbo as Schiphol airport battles with snowbound runways and a shortage of de-icing fluid. Talks to form a new government are given an added sense of urgency by events in Venezuela. The Giant is cut down to size by the Nuke in his quest to become the third Dutch darts world champion. And we announce the results of the 2025 Ophef of the Year Awards.

The Cancelled Planes, Trains and Automobiles Edition - Week 2 - 2026

<description>We round off the year with our traditional round-up of the most outrageous flash news stories of 2025, and this year has produced a bumper crop. The Rijksmuseum sparked protests with an intimate depiction of a scene from Greek mythology, a night shift worker caused alarming scenes in Spijkenisse, a fringe party campaign advert churned stomachs and Katwijk council's attempts to prevent New Year's Eve vandalism backfired spectacularly. Vote for your favourite from the shortlist on the form below and give yourself a chance to win a coveted Dutch News non-matching mug and coaster set – and don't forget that as a podcast patron, your vote counts double (or triple for Grachtengordel patrons).

Vote here: https://forms.gle/ZYhZc6VD38Je8X7o8</description>

We round off the year with our traditional round-…

We round off the year with our traditional round-up of the most outrageous flash news stories of 2025, and this year has produced a bumper crop. The Rijksmuseum sparked protests with an intimate depiction of a scene from Greek mythology, a night shift worker caused alarming scenes in Spijkenisse, a fringe party campaign advert churned stomachs and Katwijk council's attempts to prevent New Year's Eve vandalism backfired spectacularly. Vote for your favourite from the shortlist on the form below and give yourself a chance to win a coveted Dutch News non-matching mug and coaster set – and don't forget that as a podcast patron, your vote counts double (or triple for Grachtengordel patrons).

Vote here: https://forms.gle/ZYhZc6VD38Je8X7o8

Ophef of the Year 2025 - Bonus Episode

<description>The coalition talks grind on as the three parties decamp to Prince Bernhard's former military lodge. Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveils plans in The Hague to rebuild Ukraine with the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Commercial pilots in the skies over Curaçao play Russian roulette with the US Air Force as the Venezuelan crisis escalates. Robin van Persie is feeling the pressure as Feyenoord lose two crucial matches in a week. And Femke Halsema wants to tone down the Koningsdag revelry in the capital.

10 Dutch football clubs with really ridiculous names: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2015/10/10-dutch-football-clubs-with-really-ridiculous-names/</description>

The coalition talks grind on as the three parties…

The coalition talks grind on as the three parties decamp to Prince Bernhard's former military lodge. Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveils plans in The Hague to rebuild Ukraine with the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Commercial pilots in the skies over Curaçao play Russian roulette with the US Air Force as the Venezuelan crisis escalates. Robin van Persie is feeling the pressure as Feyenoord lose two crucial matches in a week. And Femke Halsema wants to tone down the Koningsdag revelry in the capital.

10 Dutch football clubs with really ridiculous names: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2015/10/10-dutch-football-clubs-with-really-ridiculous-names/

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