B1Month Pack · 50 episodesOtters & Elections

Spring News: Politics, Otters & Easter Bonfires

A calm review of local elections, rising holiday cottage prices, and the precise measurements required for a legal Easter bonfire.

2026-03-15 → 2026-04-10

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Episodes

1

Final Day of the Paralympic Games

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Forgetting When the Olympic Games Started

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World on Fire but Check That Donation

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Lobbying Around the Council Elections

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Splintering in the City Councils

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Politicians Switching Clubs Like Football Players

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A Sports Hall in Gouda

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Reading the Morning Paper in the Evening

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Celebrating Nowruz in Tilburg

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10

An Apology to the Moluccans

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11

Van Agt Wanted the King to Apologize

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12

Support for the Iranian Population

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13

PSV Champions Again and Rick Is Bored

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14

Open Door Policy in the Zeeheldenkwartier

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15

Dementia and Open Doors Going Wrong

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16

News From Lebanon

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17

Destruction as a Tactic

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18

The Skeleton of the Fourth Musketeer

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19

Finding Dartagnan and Believing Everything

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20

Schools Are Tired of Disposable Books

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21

Schools Throwing Away Expensive Books

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22

Easter Fire Rules in Roosendaal

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23

Measuring Your Easter Bonfire

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24

Bank of America Settles for Millions

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25

A Samsung Photobooth in Westfield

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26

Summer Time in Franeker

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27

A Massive Fine for a Gas Leak

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28

Giant Otters Hyenas and Snowy Owls

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29

Giant Otters and Hyenas in Europe

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30

The Texel Ferry

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31

Winning Four Times in One Giro

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32

The Largest National Census in the World

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33

Counting Over a Billion People

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34

Holiday Cottages Are Getting More Expensive

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35

Germans Give Up and Prices Go Up

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36

Listening Sessions Return to Record Stores

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37

Godfluencers in the Zeeheldenkwartier

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38

Easter Breakfast at Heerenveen

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39

Easter Fires in the North

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40

Traffic Jam Troubles

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41

Politics Over Coffee

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42

A New Beginning

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43

Museum Train Back on the Rails

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44

The Journalist Who Came Home

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45

The News Malik Could Not Forget

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46

The Day Work Stood Still

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47

Final Season of a Television Icon

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48

Little Boy Apologizes to the Police

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49

NATO Chief Rutte Understands Trump

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50

Scheveningen Harbor

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