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In this episode of the Green Careers segment, Lars and Anne talk to Eva Haanraadts from Sustainable Talent. She is a green matchmaker and helps to connect people that want to have sustainable careers with green employers. In their conversation Eva talks about how she landed her job, what her day to day looks like, how she could incorporate her findings from her Master’s in her job and what the maj...

Welcome back to a new season of Radi8 Radio!  In this episode, the girls from Let’s talk have a chat about comparison and personal timelines. Have you ever felt as if others always have things figured out while you are just finding out how to keep everything from falling apart? Do you fear not being able to match hustle culture standards? Are you still figuring out who you are while you feel...

In this new mini-project, Radi8Radio and Humans of IS decided to collaborate and provide stories and experiences from our peers! Humans of IS has been conducting interviews with students from IS about their struggles, passions and dreams. In this new episode of Radi8Radio's collaboration with Humans of IS, Divertje and Veerle got the chance to speak to Evalien. Evalien discusses her personal growt...

Today’s episode is the first one within our new rubric: Green Careers . We want to talk to people that are making a positive impact in their professional lives and ask them for tips and tricks so you get an idea what kind of green jobs exist. In our first episode, we talk to Shanon Peeters. She is a consultant for Guidehouse and advises companies on sustainability and the green energy transition.

In this new mini-project, Radi8Radio and Humans of IS decided to collaborate and provide stories and experiences from our peers! Humans of IS has been conducting interviews with students from IS about their struggles, passions and dreams. In today's episode, Radi8 has the chance to elaborate on Tina's experiences of coming to the Netherlands. Be ready for an open chat with Tina where she discusses...

This episode of In Retrospect will be an early episode on the US midterm elections at the end of this year. We especially want to focus on the developments in the Republican Party and the rise of Trumpism in the party. Ever since Donald Trump won the Republican primary elections in the runup to the 2016 presidential elections, he has slowly taken grip on every aspect of the Republican Party. It is...

In this episode, we are talking to Laura and Inaya from the Leiden University Green Office. We asked them what LUGO is all about, the interplay between institutional reform and individual action and what students can do to get involved! Things discussed in the episode: LUGO Website: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/green-office Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leidenuniversitygreenoffice M...

In this episode, Elize Wolff sits down with Álvaro from Together International and Charlie from Amnesty to speak about technology and human rights. They speak about the organisation Together International, the development cooperation projects they have initiated all over the world, how technology can help propel human rights and how initiatives such as Open Source Intelligence can contribute to ta...

In this 6th episode of 'In Retrospect', your hosts Romeck and Tobias will interview Dr. M.J. Frear, professor of politics Russia & Eurasia. Dr. Frear is an expert on authoritarianism in this region, and recently published a book on the Belarusian leader Lukashenko. Today, we will interview Dr. Frear on another strongman in the region, Vladimir Putin. We will discuss his rise to power, which in...

In this week's episode, the two hosts Matilda and Souki tackle the topic of upbringing, talking about family and friends and how these affect the person you are today. What is your personal bubble and how is it formed? Matilda and Souki will discuss questions of how your family and friends influence the way that you act, think and live. 

In this episode, Thomas and Debat writer, Elliot Underhill, meet again to give a postmortem on the first round of the French presidential election and what to expect in the second round. They discuss whether Macron's initial success can win him the presidency again, what would a Le Pen presidency mean for France and for Europe, and what happened in Lille? All this in more in this  Electi...

In this episode, Veerle & Elize speak with Alerk Ablikim, a 22-year-old Uyghur activist who was born in East Turkestan and fled to the Netherlands at the age of 8. We speak about his experience coming to the Netherlands, the situation in the west of China, and how the Uyghur diaspora in the Netherlands, as well as he personally, still experience intimidation and pressure from China's long arm...

When is a country too "naughty" to host a sporting event? Is a boycott the best way to protest human rights abuses in the host country? What is sport diplomacy and does it work? The In Retrospect panel of Romeck, Lucrezia and Julian (joining online) will debate these questions and more in this newest episode. Guided by moderator Tobias, each will share their takes on the relation of sports and pol...

In this episode, Thomas talks with Debat writer, Elliot Underhill about the upcoming French Presidential Election as part of The Now World's "Election Watch" series. They also talk about the expedition they did to Lille where they interviewed French voters about what issues they are most concerned about and who they will likely vote for. If you are a French citizen, don't forget to vote on th...

In this month's episode of the Radi8rRadio x Amnesty collaboration, we continue to focus on human rights but this time looking at their relation to food waste. Arno from Amnesty, Matthew from Radi8radio and the wonderful Martina from Conscious Kitchen give us great insights into the connections between food waste, eating habits and human rights, and their global impacts. We hope that this episode...

In the last episode of our three-part part series on Extinction Rebellion, Lars interviews former International Studies politics lecturer and religious studies scholar Dr Timothy Stacey. They discuss Tim’s research on religion-like elements in the environmental movement, his personal involvement with XR and the importance of hope in times of climate crisis . Sources mentioned in the episode: Tim’s...

In our second episode about Extinction Rebellion we talk to Johnny, who's an active member here in the Hague. We ask him how civil disobedience leads to change, why XR demands net zero by 2025 and how a citizen’s assembly works. Disclaimer: Towards the end of the episode, Johnny mentions that the news story about the man that was not able to get to his dying parent because of an XR roadblock was s...

In the very first episode of our three part series on Extinction Rebellion we are focusing on the people. Who are the activists that join the movement? Why did they join it and what do they hope to achieve? Lars and Anne interviewed three different activists and asked them about their experience. This episode might change your mind on what typical XR rebels look and sound like. Links to the articl...

In this episode, Thomas talks with PvdA candidate Lennart Huurman about the current issues facing The Hague as the city prepares to head to the poll next week. If you are a Dutch or EU citizen living in The Hague, don't forget to exercise your democratic right at the ballot box from March 14-16th! Host: Thomas

In this first episode of a three-part series, Charlie, Anna and Elize discuss the dark sides of social media & toxic positivity. What is toxic positivity and what role does social media play in this? How are women structurally silenced on social media? What is the responsibility of social media platforms in this? How can social media help promote women's rights and increase awareness? All of t...

Should I get an internship? I didn't finish my passion project, did I fail? Where do I even begin to strengthen my CV? In this Let's Talk episode Elias Marseille, Xaviera van Beusekom and Malene Solheim reflect upon their own experiences of navigating through the jungle of building a professional career.  If you enjoyed this episode, you can let us know and send your thoughts on Instagram at...

In this episode of Let's Talk, Malene and Elize interview two lovely guests from POPcorner. POPcorner is an organisation that helps support students in all ways possible. Students can come to POPcorner if they need help with their study planning, student life and inclusion with the student community. And good news: POPcorner has now a location in The Hague! Come visit them!

In this first episode of Code Red For Humanity, Anne and Adriana are joined by Sophia and Juni, two Leiden University students currently doing an LDE minor in Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Development. Through their project "Frugalis" they researched students' fashion consumption behaviour, and their views on slow sustainable fashion. Among others things, this episode covers the issues of the...

This is the pilot episode of Code Red for Humanity. Lu and Anne introduce themselves and talk a little bit about the title of the podcast, going back and forth between alarmism and hope, and their upcoming episodes. Enjoy! PS: Apologies for the poor recording quality on my side. Apparently, I still need to figure out how my new mic works -Anne If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow us on...

Let's talk about perfectionism! Are we living in a performance-based society? Can we live with being good enough? Can striving to be perfect be good, or is it only bad? Join Xaviera and Malene on this episode where we raise these questions and more!  Hosts: Xaviera and Malene Jingle: David K.  Feeling inspired? This is a link to the "Getting to Good Enough" podcast we mention in this epi...