Podcasts 4 Brainport, featured by Radio 4 Brainport, 747AM and DAB+

Jeroen Groenen, Managing Director of Unica, the hidden IT hero of High tech Campus. Even HTC needs IT to run smoothly, and Unica is behind this operation, ensuring HTC technology runs smoothly.

The STREAM Festival is a young, community-driven, international festival for children in the Eindhoven region. It promotes S.T.E.M. disciplines as well as arts, reading, and more generally literacy and creativity skills. The event is open to all, Dutch and internationals, promoting mutual discovery and conviviality. On air, Vlad Niculescu-Dinca invites you to participate in a day of science, creat...

In this episode of Unless We Talk, host Meagin van der Westhuizen dives into a topic close to her heart: learning to swim as an adult. Joined by Christina, founder of Your Personal Swim Coach, and student Abhigya, this conversation explores what makes adult swim lessons unique — from tackling fear and unlearning old instincts to building real water confidence, one skill at a time. Together, they u...

From recruitment to industrialisation consulting — and everything learned along the way. Entrepreneurship isn’t about holding on it’s about knowing when to move on. In the newest episode of Ralu on Board, Edition 18, @Radio 4 Brainport, I sit down again with the very first guest of this podcast series, Bart Ghysels This time, we talk about evolution: recognising when an industry has changed, letti...

H𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬? 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦? 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺? For the first episode of this series, I’m joined by Cav. Miriam Frosi for an open, conversational discussion on #participation , #representation , and finding your #voice in the city you live in. This series isn’t about telling anyone how to vote. It’s about understanding the system- so partic...

On 6 December the STREAM Festival Network brought their creative & science workshops to theWinter Market Eindhoven at Muziekgebouw. Vlad Niculescu-Dinca, festival coordinator, explains the close relation between Science, Technology (STEM) and Art. Through various workshops at this winter edition and throughout the year, the team helps children get creative and stay curious about the world. The...

"Internationals in Eindhoven enjoyed the expat fair on November 9th, 2025. Nikos Nakos from IamExpat Media and his team led this first expat fair at the Klokgebouw, an event that connected hundreds of internationals with organizations across the Netherlands." Mary Evangelista-Kersjes talked with Nikos at the event. Radio 4 Brainport

Deep Dives with Iman, hosted by Iman Mossavat and featured by Radio 4 Brainport, features Associate Professor Jelle Zuidema from the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation (ILLC). Zuidema analyzes large language models (LLMs) using explainable AI, including striking examples to show how model knowledge can be surgically edited. He briefly discusses how researc...

How should software engineering education adapt when LLMs can generate code in seconds? Prof. Alexander Serebrenik and Dr. Lina Ochoa of TU Eindhoven join Iman Mossavat, host of Deep Dives with Iman, to examine how large language models are reshaping software engineering and education. We cover: how models optimise for user satisfaction and why verification remains essential; the shifting skillset...

Host Iman Mossavat welcomes Dr. Benjamin Paaßen, Junior Professor for Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning at Bielefeld University and researcher at the Educational Technology Lab at DFKI. Together, they examine the growing debate around using large language models (LLMs) as substitutes for human participants in psychological and educational research. Dr. Paaßen shares why replacing human...

I heard many people complain about the poor sound quality of DAB+. Dennis van Benthem of Orban, the makers of the OPTIMOD, claim that DAB can sound great even at 48 kbit/s . But it would be a mistake to feed sound processed for FM into a digital encoder. On AM and FM, radio stations may want to sound loud. It even increases coverage. The boomy sound of radio DJ voices on FM seems to have become fa...

In this heartfelt episode, Meagin van der Westhuizen sits down with Andrea Agudelo to explore the Homewards program—an inclusive social initiative in Eindhoven designed to help newcomers and long-time residents alike feel truly connected to their city. Andrea shares her personal journey as a foreigner and her passion for creating spaces where people can meet, share, and build community beyond stru...

Iman Mossavat speaks with Jakub Zavrel, CEO and founder of Zeta Alpha, about how AI can enhance enterprise search and knowledge management. Zavrel explains that large language models are limited unless connected to company-specific data, and that retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, fine-tuned to organizational domains, improve accuracy and trust. He emphasizes the importance of data engi...

TU/e Rector Magnificus Silvia Lenaerts kicked off the new academic year with an opening speech. A panel discussed the question: ‘What conditions must the Hague create to enable innovation clusters like Brainport to thrive and strengthen European competitiveness?’ Participants included Eindhoven mayor and former Minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Sophie in 't Veld (from 2004 to 2024 Membe...

On Tea-Talk, Karishma and Supriya speak with Andrew Funk and Toby Plüss at PSV Stadium in Eindhoven during their incredible journey, The Great Walk Europe. Having already walked across Austria and Germany, they’re now in the Netherlands, with Belgium and Spain still ahead. Their mission: over 850 km, more than 20 marathons, and 1 million steps to raise awareness and funds for people experiencing h...

Iman Mossavat speaks with Professor Daniel Cremers, Director of the Munich Center for Machine Learning, Professor at the Technical University of Munich, and one of Germany's most distinguished AI researchers. Cremers is a recipient of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the 2024 ECCV Koenderink Test of Time Award. They discuss the groundbreaking work his team carried out in protein structu...

Join Iman Mossavat on the Radio 4 Brainport podcast, "Deep Dives with Iman." This episode features Professor Sepp Hochreiter, a pioneer renowned for his foundational AI work, including Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and identifying vanishing gradients. Discover his journey, AI breakthroughs, and the future of large models. The discussion covers LSTM's evolution, its widespread use in...

In this episode of Deep Dives with Iman, host Iman Mossavat speaks with Dr. Tina Nikoukhah, Director of Research at GetReal Security and recipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talent Award. A specialist in media forensics, Tina discusses the increasing sophistication of synthetic media and the blurring of the line between what is real and what appears to be. She describes how GetReal uncovers the &...

Can probability theory help explain how the mind works? In this episode of Deep Dives with Iman, host Iman Mossavat talks with Dr. Hadi Vafaii, a postdoctoral scholar at UC Berkeley’s Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, working in Jacob Yates’s lab. The conversation focuses on “perception as inference”—a century-old idea that continues to influence modern neuroscience, from predictive cod...

Iman Mossavat brings listeners a gripping conversation with Dr. Guido Palazzo, Professor of Business Ethics at EPFL Lausanne, on the hidden forces behind corporate scandals. Palazzo discusses his latest book, The Dark Pattern, co-authored with Dr. Ulrich Hoffrage, which reveals how well-intentioned leaders can become ethically blind under powerful organizational pressures. He outlines nine recurri...

Curious about Brabant’s “zwetsen” or Limburg’s sing-song “wa sisse”? Join Susan, sharing her love for meltingly delicious vlaai and youth talent, with Bart to decode dialects like “gij” and boost Brainport’s future. Uncover cultural connections and tips for thriving in Eindhoven’s global hub. Smile, discover, connect! Episode 2 Part III: of Are We Still on the Same Page?, part of Radio 4 Brainport...

Lost in translation or feeling alone in Brainport’s vibrant expat scene? Susan talks with Wendie from De Liefdesdokter about building lasting friendships as an expat, overcoming language barriers, and creating meaningful connections in Eindhoven’s multicultural hub. Learn tips to join local clubs, use welcoming smiles, and thrive socially. Smile, discover, connect! Episode 2, part 2 of Are We Stil...

Struggling with Dutch and its tricky grammar like “de/het” or verb shifts like “omdat ik appels eet”? Baffled by Brabant’s “houdoe”? Join Susan, sharing her Indisch-Limburg roots and passion for Brainport’s cultural mix, with linguist Bart to unravel learning the guttural “g” and decoding local dialects. Explore expat challenges and vibrant local vibes in Eindhoven’s tech hub. Smile, discover, con...

In Ralu on Board, Edition 17, we delved into South African philosophy, Ubuntu, with Nobantu Mpotulo, a leadership master coach, who integrate African indigenous wisdom of ubuntu into her coaching practice. Nobantu, has a special meaning in South Africa, meaning “Mother of People, which she took to heart, by developing her special mission: help people see more, hear more, love more, illuminate more...

In this deep dive, host Iman Mossavat sits down with Dr. Shea Brown—physicist, former astrophysics professor, and founder of BABL AI—for a sharp look at AI accountability. Brown shares his journey from studying the cosmos to interrogating AI systems, spotlighting how scientific skepticism must carry over into today’s tech landscape. At BABL AI, he leads efforts to audit and govern AI to ensure it...