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

If you get a "stempas" in the mail, make sure that you do not thow it away. It is your official invitation to vote for the city counsil. Radio 4 Brainport hosted Eva de Bruijn and Jess Oberlin to discuss how international can also have their say in how the city of Eindhoven develops. They share their experience in actively participating in local politics. And of course they pitch what Groen Links...

If you get a "stempas" in the mail, make sure that you do not throw it away. It is your official invitation to vote for the city counsil. Radio 4 Brainport hosted Eva de Bruijn and Jess Oberlin to discuss how international can also have their say in how the city of Eindhoven develops. They share their experience in actively participating in local politics. And of course they pitch what Groen Links...

A year of the Tiger is approaching. Every year we ask our Chinese internationals how they celebrate the spring festival.  How do you celebrate the Chinese New Year in Eindhoven? How do you make your dumplings? Are you also wearing something red? Jean-Paul Linnartz hosted Xiaochen Liu and Garbo Wen at Radio 4  Brainport, the Eindhoven expat station on DAB+ and 747 AM

After our first-in-the-Netherlands media report on the risks that COVID seems to spread via aerosols, Radio 4 Brainport had another chance to speak to Prof. Bert Blocken. Time for an update. Two years after our interview in March 2020, we know much more about how COVID spreads, but it has taken far too long before virologists and even the WHO took aerosols seriously. By now, the aerosol route is g...

The Chinese New Year is approaching: A year of the Tiger. Every year we ask our Chinese internationals how they celebrate the spring festival.  How do you celebrate CNY in Eindhoven? What decorations and couplets do you post? Do you recoginize that tigers are competitive and ambitious people, but also generous?  Jean-Paul Linnartz hosted Xiaochen Liu and Garbo Wen at Radio 4  Brainp...

For the generation of children, years of education and social contact have been affected by corona at critical periods in their development. Let's talk about lingering effects of unfinished learning, parents facing dilemmas to risk Covid infections or risk normal childhood. International families are in a different position than native Dutch families when it comes to facilitating the development o...

Mental wellness is often taken for granted and neglected, especially when you live in such a high-tech region. Meanwhile, the seriousness of it should not be underestimated. The source of stress and depression can come from anywhere, including your work, family and environment. Coming from her own experience, Irene Anggreeni once worked in a high-pressure profession and suffered from depression. S...

Does coffee make you social? Are you curious about the difference between Ristretto and Lungo? Let’s know more about the third most consumed beverage in the world, branding, product positioning from Jeroen Veldkamp, two-time winner of Dutch Barista Championship, who has used years of experience in the hospitality industry and business to inspire others in the field of coffee. It is Coffee O’clock...

Eindhoven has a rapidly growing economy, and our city is becoming more and more international. But are we ready for this change? Joining us is a distinguished guest Dr. Miriam Frosi, Madam councilor CDA who combines her economics and politics background with her passion for social causes to work on revolutionary ideas to tackle humanity’s most significant challenges. She strongly believes in empow...

GLOW@TU/e was live on Radio 4 Brainport. Lotte Sap Noortje van Velzen, Elke den Ouden are guests in a live radio program, presented by Jean-Paul Linnartz. Noortje visits installations on the university campus. She interviews Milou Weerts of Hypar Collective and Tom Kafoe at the Cycle of Light and of course her Team Ignite.  Lotte’s podcasts are daily on-air at 7:30 PM, but today she gives a l...

A light beams that comes to meet you and then invites you to dance. To some extent it is an extension of Philips Ross' Gibson installation on the Stadhuisplein, but this time, Team Ignite goes much further. The light beam is really interactive and predictive it anticipates your moves and at the same time leads you into a dance. Is it the rotation of the light? Is it the light-footed motion of the...

Growth: It starts with chaos. When get closer you see structure building up. In fact, the installation interactively responds to what visistors do and grows its patterns. We interviewed Thijs de Koning of Hypar Collective during their try-out at the TU/e campus.      

On its 65th anniversary, Eindhoven University of Technology participates at multiple locations of Dutch Design Week. Lucas Asselbergs is curator of the TU/e presence and coordinates Heroes Like You and Drivers of Change. Besides exhibitions, TU/e also hosts performances, workshops, music and more.   An interview by Jean-Paul Linnartz for Radio 4 Brainport       &...

An exciting and energetic story about how she found her way in the Eindhoven Brainport region. Olivia van den Broek is a driving force behind the Expat Center South. She way Karihma and Supriya's guest in Tea Talk on radio 4 Brainport. 

""To qualify as a dad, you have to had the experience of starting your own venture yourself"" The experience of what it takes to launch a start up, first hand. Gareth Thomas , CEO and co-founder of VersionBay is our guest. He lives with his family in the region, he is actively engaged in the Fe+Male Tech Heros and the BAIKE - Brainport Kids AI Education and he is podcaster with a weekly program in...

Pre-Corona GLOW attracted 750,000 visitors. Philips Ross is one of the leading designers of installations. Particularly, of installations that are interactive and that engage visitors. Jean-Paul Linnartz of Radio 4 Brainport had the opportunity to look forward to the 2021 edition.      

Henk Kuiten recollects the stories of his father Marinus Kuiten (1923) who was detained in the Scheveningen gevangenis during World War II, and escaped from forced labor in Germany. Shortly after the liberation of Eindhoven, he joined the Brits in Operation Market Garden and ended up in the battles of the Ardennes Offensive. What shaped him personally, what made him decide to take the risks of esc...

Nick Kelso takes us back not only to the day of the liberation of Eindhoven but also the battles before and after September 18th and to the bombing the day after. The hunger winter, operation market garden, ... Jullie Allen interviewed historian and World War II expert Nick Kelso.  Her Radio 4 Brainport interview is now also available as a podcast.     

We dive into the world of an international student at TU Eindhoven

What ever happened after Inmotion showed just a mock-up at DDW? Well, they revealed ""the real thing"" in August 2021:  a prototype of their all electrical racing car. Developing technology for very fast electric charging is their dream, besides winning a Le Mans 24 hours race. We interview one of the students on the team. What does it take to be an international student here? Our guest is TU...

Even a crowded city like Eindhoven is full of wild life. Nuno Curado has been working with wildlife and people, in different organizations and in hos own businesses. He became increasingly captivated by the wildlife that lives in our cities. How do wild animals and plants live in urban areas? How do we, humans, benefit from it? How can we make our cities better for people and nature?

Radio 4 Brainport broadcast a highlight on the relationship and long history between the Dutch and the Indonesians! The INYS (Indonesia Nederland Youth Society) strives to connect the two (young) groups, whether it be professionals or students, not only in Eindhoven but in all of the Netherlands. What is so special about the relationship between the two countries? What does a strong relationship b...

Ever wondered what you have to go through to buy a car in The Netherlands? What are the pros and cons of different car ownership models? How do you arrange a driver's license? Moreover, what happens when you get sick in this country? Where do you have to go to and what are the steps before you get treated? What's covered in the insurance and what's not? How good is the Dutch healthcare system? Par...

The discussion about moving to a new country, expat life, new role, and responsibilities, has been a regular highlight on our Tea-Talk show. However, this Friday we will talk about an enthusiastic and charming couple Asha Dhawan and Pawan Dhawan, who lived in  three different continents for 44 years and are now settled back in India, to their native country. Asha Dhawan is the founder and Pre...

We meet Geert Vermeer, chairman of the DAF Museum. An intriguing history of making automobiles, starting 1928 already. And a special highlight in 2021 was the DAF Kini, specially designed for the Dutch Royal family, and driven by the Dutch King on his tour to Eindhoven. What is the success behind a company that is now a world leading truck maker?