Club Jeroen - The Podcast Channel

In this episode of the Skinny White Boy Kastpod I say a lot about the FCC. For people outside of the US that is the Federal Communications Commission. It feels rather dated now. The idea back in 2005 was that the FCC was going to try and regulate podcasts because we fancied ourselves the death knell to radio... which of course, in hindsight, is a bit of a delusion of grandeur, but hey... It did gi...

(IN ENGLISH) This is what it sounds like when I don't do interviews or podcasts and instead just yap in between songs. You can hear me every Sunday from noon (that's local time by the way) on https://997fm.com.au - Just a short clip, but now you know!

HALF DUTCH / HALF ENGLISH - After World War II the Netherlands made it easier for their citizens to move to other countries. This was done to battle the poor economic prospects caused by the occupation of the Nazis. Especially Canada and Australia became popular destinations for Dutch immigrants. A lot of these expats got together and formed clubs. One such club, Neerlandia, celebrates it's 70th a...

In this long overdue repost of another episode of the award-winning Tulsa Police Street Stories (originally published on May 24th, 2007) officer Jay waxes philosophically, lyrically almost  about coming together, as a police squad, as a community, as concerned citizens. He describes a particularly rewarding day in his policing career. More information will follow at the end of this podcast. But no...

IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THIS! (well most of it, anyway) Former ballet dancer Iris van Herpen graduated as a fashion designer in 2006 and quickly became one of the world's most sought after creators. This Dutch darling of the international fashion industry delights celebrities and royalty alike. Jenifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and even Dutch Queen Maxima have all worn her dresses...

IT'S A KASTPOD-AVERSARY!  I am going a bit slow with reposting these old episodes of the Skinny White Boy Kastpod, but I assure you, it's not worth the wait... Did I I say that? I mean it is! This is Episode 10 - A milestone of some proportion. This episode was right after the fictitious band Cruisebox released "On a podcast", so there is a lot of that in this ep. I say fictitious, because of cour...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - It wasn't the easiest win of her career, but it was a win nonetheless. Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot won her, record breaking  21st singles grand slam title this Saturday at the Australian Open in Melbourne. I guess she isn't the world #1 for nothing... I got to talk to her, only hours after her massive win on the Japanese Yui Kamiji. We talked about how come...

IN DUTCH - Sinds 1987 wordt er om het jaar een race georganiseerd om te zien wie er het snelste van Darwin naar Adelaide kan rijden in een voertuig volledig aangedreven door zonne-energie. De teams, dit jaar zijn het er 38, komen uit alle delen van de wereld. Ik sprak met de drie Nederlandse teams uit Delft, Groningen en Twente, die met hun uiterst futuristische voertuigen de 3000 kilometer lange...

IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THIS! It used to be "This is Gary's daughter Emily". Nowadays he is introduced as Emily's father Gary. Football runs in the family. Dad Gary used to play in the Dutch competition. While Gary was born in Australia, his dad was an immgrant from the city of Leiden in the Netherlands. He played for the Socceroos in the Seoul Olympics and is currently the coach...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - Dutch Minister for sport Conny Helder, wants the women's world cup soccer in the Netherlands in 2027. To that end she was in NZ and AU (during this year's event) to have some chats with FIFA and to learn how things were organised over here. She also spoke with local sports organisations about equality and safety in athletics. I spoke to her about her aspirations for the WWC,...

(THIS ONE - ONCE AGAIN - IS IN DUTCH) Dwars door het midden van Australië in een auto op zonne-energie. Daar gaat het om bij de World Solar Challenge, een race van 3000 kilometer van Darwin naar Adelaide. Teams vanuit de hele wereld doen mee aan de twee jaarlijkse wedstrijd, die in het verleden al vaak is gewonnen door een team uit Nederland. Dit jaar hoopt Top Dutch Solar Racing uit Groningen aan...

THIS INTERVIEW IS IN DUTCH - "When the mummified bodies came to the museum, a ceremony was held by elder Aunty Irene" - Visualizing Ancient Egypt in a modern way is what the exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt is about. Visitors can walk through a life-size temple and experience Ancient Egypt through art, jewelry, but also everyday objects. Curator and Egyptologist Daniel Soliman from the Nationa...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - If you know your history, you know that the guy that discovered Australia (or at least parts of it) was a Dutchman. His name was Abel Tasman. Hence, one of the states in this great nation being called Tasmania. After world war 2 a little boy called Feiko Bouman traveled with his parents from Groningen (a province in the Netherlands) to Australia to resettle. Years later, thi...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - De Zeeuwse voetbalster Angela Versluis maakte in juli haar droomtransfer. Ze verruilde Excelsior Rotterdam, die in de Nederlandse Eredivisie speelt, voor Queensland Lions FC in Brisbane. Eventjes bellen dus.

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH – Heleen is a film maker. She wants to make a docco (that's Aussie for documentary) about people from the Westland region in the province of South Holland that moved to Australia to try their luck in the rugged outback. I called her to see what plans she had for her film, how things were coming along and to find out if she still needed people (hint: Yes) - This originally aire...

HOLY HOLE IN A DONUT, BATMAN... I haven't been here in forever. And in the process I have been really slack with posting new content for you to pod on... Let's remedy that! While this is isn't exactly "hot off the press", it's the last item I produced for SBS. Not last as in never again, last as in most recent. Even if most recent is 3 months ago... Oops! Anyway... THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH. A year or...

THIS ON IS IN DUTCH (AND ALSO A BIT OF ENGLISH) - Regular listeners know his name by heart. Jordy is the Dutch backpacker that decided to buy a boat to escape COVID19 and sail back to the Netherlands. Well, that was easier said than done. BUT! He is on his way and together with Yoga teacher, helmswoman, and partner (yes, all rolled into one) Loryn, he made his way to Indonesia. It only took a year...

And then there was this thing, all of a sudden... I was listening to an episode of the Daily Source Code (with Adam Curry) and there was this song, about podcasting... Catchy little number! Written by some unknown guy calling himself Greg St. Claire. Recorded and produced by Nashville recording artist Chris Hicks and sung by Oklahoma city vocalist Josh Cruise (Gee, I wonder where they got the band...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - What do you do if you are traveling back to Australia from your mother's funeral and have to spend 2 weeks in a lonely Covid-19 quarantine hotel room, without much in the way of support for your emotional wellbeing or indeed, anything to do at all. Weekly, in Australia, 100's of people find themselves isolated from the world because federal regulations mandate that all overs...

Today we learn what not to do in the left lane... or the right lane, if you happen to live in one of those strange countries where people drive on the left side and have their steering wheel on the right - I know weird right? Officer Jay once again calls upon the Gods of Hilarity  to teach us the rules of Oklahomean driving. This episode originally went onto your interwebz on 16 May 2007.

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - In a previous broadcast on 4EB I chronicled some of the history of one of the most awesome ugly buildings in Amsterdam, the Olympic Stadium. I say that it's an ugly building with all the love in the world. It's iconic, it's part of my hometown, it has a rich history... and, yes. It's not particularly attractive (if you ask me, and you didn't but I am telling you anyway). Som...

THIS ONE IS DUTCH (BUT ALSO ENGLISH) - It looks as if the crew of the Samara (the boat that Dutchman Jordy bought over a year ago to escape COVID19) will finally set sail... New people on board, exemptions allowing to leave Australia in the pocket, and enough food to last, well that remains to be seen.  A year in the making, the crew of the Samara shows us what boat-life is all about. This intervi...

It's in English! It's a miracle... nah, it's just old crap. In Kastpod numero 9, that was originally published on July 25, 2005 I yap about a UK conference called Podcast Con (as in Conference, not Convict or Con Artist). I also menstion the long since defunct podsafeaudio.com and my buddy from that web site (who I am still friends with I might add) Justin... This was also one of the longest episo...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH - Stef Boonstoppel has been living in Australia for 7 years. Sometimes he misses the typical "gezelligheid" of a Dutch pub. Especially now, during the European Championship Soccer. Or as the Dutch call it by it's proper name... Football! Only an idiot calls a sport where you are allowed to touch the ball with your hands football... But I digress. So, what do you do if you have...

THIS ONE IS IN DUTCH AND ALSO IN ENGLISH - You see, the story of one of Australia's largest sausage manufacturers begins in the Netherlands. Hans van der Drift tried to escape being in the army (draft was still a thing back then) AND having to work for his dad on the weekends in the family's pastry business. So he moved to Australia. It wasn't any easier, but at least he was working for himself. B...