Best Netherlands Current Affairs Podcasts (2024)

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The Dick and Denzel Are Coming Home Edition - Week 28 - 2024 49:58

23h ago49:58

49:58

New prime minister Dick Schoof stepped up onto the world stage this week, calling in on Ursula von der Leyen before heading to the Nato summit in Washington. His meeting with fellow debutant Keir Starmer was overshadowed by Oranje's last-minute defeat to England in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 and a penalty decision that made Ronald Koeman see red.…

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The Gamekeepers Turned Egg Poachers Edition - Week 27 - 2024 41:56

8d ago41:56

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Dick Schoof's honeymoon period turns out to be even shorter than Joost Klein's Eurovision campaign as the new coalition's first debate descends into chaos and infighting. Mark Rutte headed off on his bike to Nato after getting to say his favourite word on television one last time. The impending change of government also caused anxiety at Keti Koti …

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Pointer Data: onveilige plekken voor vrouwen (30 juni 2024) 1:00:00

13d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Vrouwen voelen zich vaak onveilig in de openbare ruimte. Aan tafel: datajournalist Eva Meesterberends over de Pointer televisie-uitzending en het onderzoek dat er gedaan is. Ook spreken we met Els van Lis, zij regeerde op het onderzoek van Pointer. In het tweede half uur spreken we over de toekomst. Wat kunnen we doen om het gevoel van onveiligheid…

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The Rutte Gets A Great Replacement Edition - Week 26 - 2024 1:01:57

15d ago1:01:57

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Several opposition parties stayed away from this week's ministerial hearings, fearing it would become a political circus. It turned out to be a game of reverse charades in which Marjolein Faber and the other PVV candidates expended a huge amount of words in saying nothing. Mark Rutte headed off to his future workplace of Brussels for one last Europ…

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The Expats Have Snatched All Our Herring Edition - Week 25 - 2024 1:06:24

23d ago1:06:24

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Exhausted and bedraggled after six months of bruising negotiations, the four parties in the new coalition this week hauled themselves over the start line. While the VVD filled the cabinet with heavyweight international statesmen and NSC appointed senior judges and diplomats, the PVV posted fans of Nazi "Umvolkung" theories. The breakthrough came ju…

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Statushouders in de showroom (15 juni 2024) 1:00:00

28d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Als het aan de nieuwe coalitie ligt, krijgen statushouders binnenkort geen voorrang meer op een sociale huurwoning. Voortaan moeten zij jarenlang wachten tot er een plek vrijkomt op de wachtlijst. Maar waar kunnen zij in de tussentijd heen?

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The Mossad, Máxima and Mickey Mouse Edition - Week 24 - 2024 1:11:43

29d ago1:11:43

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After months of slow progress, the formation of the next government hits warp speed as the new asylum minister resigns before he can be appointed. An early setback for the cabinet's immigration policy as the European Court of Justice says two Iraqi refugees who adopt Dutch values have the right to stay. Six men involved in the murder of the journal…

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The Red Pencils and Black Markers Edition - Week 23 - 2024 1:13:42

1M ago1:13:42

1:13:42

The European election campaign didn't quite catch fire, but things warmed up in the final days with the PVV and GroenLinks-PvdA running neck-and-neck in the polls. We ask what the outcome means for the new coalition, the pro-European opposition parties and the trivial business of the future of the EU. The coalition talks go from gridlock to quagmir…

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#34 - Maltese Sex Save 1:18:47

1M ago1:18:47

1:18:47

With an inconsistent schedule, the boys talk Malta, comedy and Caves.By Andrew Coverda, Nigel Sultana & Harrison Burch

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Pointer pop-up: De flexhandel in arbeidsmigranten (1 juni 2024) 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

In Tilburg, waar de Pointer pop-up redactie de afgelopen maand onderzoek heeft gedaan, wonen rond de 10.000 arbeidsmigranten. Deze internationale werknemers worden met mooie beloften geworven in Oost-Europa, veelal in Polen. Maar als ze eenmaal hier aankomen, zijn de werk- en woonomstandigheden niet zo rooskleurig.…

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The Pulling A Dick Out Of A Hat Edition - Week 22 - 2024 1:08:29

1M ago1:08:29

1:08:29

The six-month quest for a new prime minister ended this week when former spy chief Dick Schoof accepted his own Mission Impossible: keeping the new right-wing cabinet afloat. Good news for his predecessor, Mark Rutte, who can now concentrate on collecting the last stamps he needs to become boss of Nato. We look ahead to next week's European electio…

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The Revolving Torentje Door Edition - Week 21 - 2024 1:17:18

2M ago1:17:18

1:17:18

Polish podcaster Patryk Kulpok joins us this week to chew over the progress of the incoming government and the coalition deal. Which opposition leader did Geert Wilders reprimand for sniping from the sidelines? Why did Pieter Omtzigt end up arguing with Rob Jetten about the price of Ilse de Lange concert tickets? And will we have a new prime minist…

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De hallucinerende wereld van drugstherapie (18 mei 2024) 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Onderzoekers willen weten of geestverruimende drugs, zoals MDMA en truffels, werken tegen trauma's en depressie. De eerste resultaten zijn voorzichtig positief. Maar online schieten de psychedelische therapeuten al als paddenstoelen uit de grond; Pointer pop-up: sanitaire voorzieningen voor daklozen; en Het is niet altijd duidelijk waar PFAS vervui…

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The False Frikandel Paintball Edition - Week 20 - 2024 1:18:23

2M ago1:18:23

1:18:23

It was a week when a small European country finally got tough on foreigners who stir up trouble and harass its citizens. But most of the Netherlands was horrified by the expulsion of Joost Klein from the Eurovision Song Contest and rang out church bells in solidarity. Meanwhile in The Hague, a coalition of right-wing parties finally produced a prog…

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PFAS in de provincie (4 mei 2024) 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Er wordt steeds meer PFAS-vervuiling ontdekt, zowel in het water als in de bodem. Hoeveel PFAS-locaties zijn er eigenlijk in uw provincie?; Pointer pop-up over verkrotte woningen in Tilburg; en Spionage door Russische vissersschepen.

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The We Will Never Get A New Cabinet Edition - Week 18 - 2024 49:31

2M ago49:31

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As the coalition talks stall, Geert Wilders delivers on his promise to put the Dutch first by slinking off to Budapest to give a speech in English about African migrants. Security is stepped up for the Remembrance Day ceremony, with numbers limited for the first time, amid fears it could be disrupted by protesters. Mark Rutte books a cheap flight t…

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The Blazing Banners and Non-Smoking Bureaucrats Edition - Week 17 - 2024 1:00:04

3M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

The coalition talks are in limbo as Geert Wilders turns up the Timmermans Threat level to 11 and the parties try to turn an refugee drama into a crisis. Global warming isn't putting off Dutch holidaymakers, but the cost of travel is making their eyes water. Measles cases are on the rise as the vaccination rate falls. Feyenoord's manager looks set t…

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Mensenrechtenschendingen in het Koninkrijk (20 april 2024) 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Migranten die armoede en geweld in Venezuela ontvluchten, worden op Curaçao niet volgens de regels behandeld. Volgens juristen en ngo's is sprake van mensenrechtenschendingen op Curaçao. Moet er worden ingegrepen door Den Haag?

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The Fake Kremlins and Rotten Parliaments Edition - Week 16 - 2024 53:02

3M ago53:02

53:02

In the week that Hugo de Jonge revealed that the Binnenhof renovation will cost €2bn and last until 2028, we ask if there is any chance of a government being in place by then. The king thanks his Spanish counterpart for putting up Princess Amalia in Madrid after she was threatened by gangsters, while Prinsjesdag is set for a populist makeover. In a…

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The Ivory Tower: Frederic Hopp on Moral Reasoning in the Brain 51:35

3M ago51:35

51:35

What role does morality play in communication? How are moral messages cognitively processed, how are they represented in the neural realm, and in what way do they motivate behavior? For our first episode of 'The Ivory Tower', we will be speaking to Dr. Frederic Hopp. Frederic is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam's School of Communi…

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The My Big Fat Greek Footballing Tragedy Edition - Week 15 - 2024 59:02

3M ago59:02

59:02

Crisis club Ajax plumb new depths of hubris as their ramshackle defending on the pitch is eclipsed by a flurry of own goals in the boardroom. Down the road in The Hague, the manure hits the fan in the coalition talks as the negotiators try to put together the puzzle pieces. A group of pensioners go on trial accused of forming a criminal organisatio…

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Gerommel in het luchtruim (6 april 2024) 1:00:00

3M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Pointer is het tweewekelijkse onderzoeksprogramma van KRO-NCRV op NPO Radio 1. Pointer brengt om de week (in de even weken) een reportage over een onderwerp dat nieuwe feiten en nieuwe inzichten oplevert, waarbij de burger centraal staat. In de rubriek Pointer Regio besteden we aandacht aan regionale onderzoeksjournalistiek samen met onze mediapart…

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The Weapons of Mass Distraction Edition - Week 14 - 2024 53:04

3M ago53:04

53:04

Groningen is up in arms over the senate's decision to pause the great gas switch-off, in a week when several government plans perish in the upper house. Czech claims that Russia has infiltrated the Dutch parliament leave MPs with an intriguing missed Thierry to solve. Ajax's new chief executive scores a devastating own goal as the club's season of …

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#33 - One More Heist 1:03:12

4M ago1:03:12

1:03:12

Starting off slow, we finish it off with an Epstein type of heist plan.By Andrew Coverda, Nigel Sultana & Harrison Burch

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Vliegbasis Leeuwarden, een zwarte doos (23 maart 2024) 1:00:00

4M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

De pointer pop-up redactie deed een maand onderzoek in Leeuwarden. Veel bezorgde bewoners wisten de redactie op de Wirdumerdijk te vinden. Een veelvoorkomende kwestie is de voorgenomen uitbreiding van de vliegbasis Leeuwarden. Er is nu al veel overlast van de F35, de JSF, die veel meer lawaai maakt dan de F16, hoe erg wordt dat als er meer geoefend…

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The Boomers with Clipboards Edition - Week 12 - 2024 58:32

4M ago58:32

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After agreeing on a form of government that keeps Pieter Omtzigt on board and Geert Wilders muzzled, the four right-wing parties finally get down to business. Two new negotiators are given the task of producing a programme for government within eight weeks, but the only thing the leaders agree on is that the discussions will be "tough". The PVV scu…

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The Sinking Orange Submarine Edition - Week 11 - 2024 55:30

4M ago55:30

55:30

A breakthrough of sorts in the coalition talks as the four parties agree to form a "programme cabinet", which sounds like a piece of charity shop furniture. Protests against the visit of Israel's president sparks cast a shadow over the long-awaited opening of Amsterdam's Holocaust Museum. The SGP starts a crusade after learning that the government …

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Het escortbedrog (9 maart 2024) 1:00:00

4M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Hoe staat het met de aanpak van mensenhandel in Nederland en vooral hoe staat het met de aanpak van mensenhandel op Europees niveau.

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The Europapapapegaaipimpampetje Edition - Week 10 - 2024 58:38

4M ago58:38

58:38

More than 100 days after the election, there are cautious signs that the four parties who have been bickering since December might be ready to start talking about forming a government. Meanwhile, the outgoing government is battling to keep international employers like ASML and Boskalis in the country. Venlo is hiring Croatians who don't speak Dutch…

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The Badger Courage and Grenades of Virtue Edition - Week 9 - 2024 55:44

5M ago55:44

55:44

Kim Putters begins his efforts to complete a coalition puzzle that looks increasingly like a charity shop jigsaw with two pieces missing. The mindbending 3D maze that is the Marengo trial ends with life sentences for ruthless gangland boss Ridouan Taghi and two of his henchmen. The PVV gets itself in a tangle over support for Ukraine as the caretak…

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Plastic afvalinzameling kost miljoenen maar recycling blijft achter (24 februari 2024) 1:00:00

5M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

De producenten van frisdrankflesjes, kwarkbakjes en shampooflessen zijn wettelijk verplicht de inzameling van ál het plastic afval te betalen. Maar steeds vaker betalen ze helemaal niks. Waardoor de kosten voor de gemeenten zijn, inwoners bij moeten betalen en de circulaire doelstellingen niet gehaald worden.…

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The Quincy's Snow Drops in Videoland Edition - Week 8 - 2024 54:59

5M ago54:59

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Kim Putters begins his quest to form a new cabinet by wargaming the 501 permutations put forward by Pieter Omtzigt. The mayor of The Hague asks if the city "missed signals" about the riots that engulfed an Eritrean community event at the weekend. Scientists in Delft make a breakthrough in battery technology that shouldn't be taken with a pinch of s…

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College Tour Turned Around – A Conversation with Twan Huys 1:09:11

5M ago1:09:11

1:09:11

What do the Dalai Lama, Bill Gates, and Johan Cruijff have in common? All have them have been interviewed by Twan Huys, the most prominent interviewer and journalist in the Netherlands. He has seen the political and social environment change tremendously over the last decades and has talked to some of the most prominent makers and shakers of our cu…

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The Wandering Cocks and Floppy Formations Edition - Week 7 - 2024 1:10:36

5M ago1:10:36

1:10:36

The talks to form a right-wing coalition fall apart like a Babboe cargo bike after Pieter Omtzigt makes a smart getaway in lead negotiator Ronald Plasterk's car. After a debate that sets new standards for passive aggression, Geert Wilders asks another Labour-leaning chauffeur to try to get the show back on the road. Mark Rutte could be checking out…

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Hommeles aan de Dommel (10 februari 2024) 1:00:00

5M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

In het water van de Noord-Brabantse rivier de Dommel worden giftige afvalstoffen geloosd door de Belgische zinkfabriek Nyrstar. Wat zijn de ecologische effecten van deze lozingen en heeft het Nederlandse waterschap liggen dommelen toen de vergunning werd verstrekt?

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The Empty Chair Carousel Edition - Week 6 - 2024 54:51

5M ago54:51

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We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers' protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of asbestos-filled smoke billowing across motorways and adding to the pressure on justi…

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The Coke and Stroopwafel Emporium Edition - Week 5 - 2024 51:44

6M ago51:44

51:44

The coalition negotiations show signs of grinding to a halt as Geert Wilders's cold storage freezer fills up and relations between the parties become increasingly frosty. The economic picture isn't helping, as inflation remains stubbornly high and housebuilders are unable to keep up with demand. Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominates proceedings at…

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Politieke invloed op de rechtspraak (27 januari 2024) 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

In Polen en Hongarije is de onafhankelijkheid van de rechtspraak aangetast. Dat komt door politieke benoemingen. Rechts-populistische partijen hebben rechters aangesteld die loyaal aan hen zijn. Is zoiets in Nederland ook mogelijk?

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The Hell's Bells and Rampant Rabbits Edition - Week 4 - 2024 1:01:40

6M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Geert Wilders went viral with a serieus probleem this week, and he wasn't alone. Dilan Yesilgöz saw her party cleft in two by the refugee crisis, Amsterdam's lights went out two days in a row and Schiphol airport delayed its plan to make flights less frequent for a third time. PSV Eindhoven's winning streak came to an end, while Ajax's new signing …

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#32 - Bear VS Gorilla 58:10

6M ago58:10

58:10

On this week's episode, we are joined by the mystical Piyush, who returns from his Vietnam travels. Nigel talks about his first few weeks of his new business venture. And we debate the age old question of who would in a fight - a bear or a gorilla?By Andrew Coverda, Nigel Sultana & Harrison Burch

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The British Artists Are Worse Than Stag Parties Edition - Week 3 - 2024 43:59

6M ago43:59

43:59

While a toilet paper discount caused stampedes in Utrecht, Geert Wilders broke the coalition talks' radio silence for the first time this week. Not to say how happy he is that tart from his home province is now officially on an EU heritage list, but to say that the four parties have "a major problem" following the VVD senate faction's surprising vo…

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#31 - Epstein and sex toys 58:19

6M ago58:19

58:19

On this weeks episode we give our uninformed opinions about the release of the Epstein list.By Andrew Coverda, Nigel Sultana & Harrison Burch

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Hoe beschermd is beschermd wonen? (13 januari 2024) 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

In beschermd woontrajecten worden kwetsbare mensen voorbereid naar een zelfstandige woning. Maar een tekort aan woningen en lange wachtlijsten maken dat niet eenvoudig. Bovendien moeten deze mensen zich aan strikte voorwaarden houden. Wie dat niet lukt belandt al snel op straat.

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The Escape to Swallow Mountain Edition - Week 2 - 2024 59:56

6M ago59:56

59:56

The coalition talks resume with a teambuilding week at a country estate in Hilversum, where the four party leaders try to keep the media and the winter chill from the door. After months of rain, the sub-zero temperatures are welcomed by skaters, but the government's decision to pump extra gas from Groningen gets a frosty response. The International…

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#30 - Kicking off 2024 1:15:57

6M ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Kicking off the new year, this time we say we are definitely back, but we're probably lying.. or are we? Even we don't know.By Andrew Coverda, Nigel Sultana & Harrison Burch

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Ophef of the Year 2023 - Bonus Episode 46:04

7M ago46:04

46:04

It's time again for our annual look back at the microscandals and minor squabbles that enjoyed 15 minutes or less of notoriety on social media. Do you remember the Roman sewage row, the Pokémon stampede, the Anne Frank Borrelplank or the penile solar panels? Almost certainly not, so let us clutter your memory once more.And don't forget to vote for …

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Walking the Authoritarian Tightrope – A conversation with Dutch-Russian Media Magnate, Derk Sauer 1:10:49

7M ago1:10:49

1:10:49

In 1969 the Dutch security services opened a file on a 17 year old boy. His name was Derk Sauer. Later he founded his own publishing firm with Crown Jewel the Moscow Times, and to this day one of the few independent russian media outlets. The question now is: How will independent Russian media survive?…

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The Ministerial Migration Merry-Go-Round Edition - Week 50 - 2023 52:01

7M ago52:01

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The country can and must be governed, coalition scout Ronald Plasterk said after handing in his homework, but who wants to govern the country like this? Pieter Omtzigt still has serious doubts about the PVV's relationship with the constitution, Dilan Yesilgöz doesn't want the VVD to join a coalition and Caroline van der Plas is already fed up with …

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Right from the Voters Mouth: Populism and the Far Right with Political Scientist Cas Mudde 1:02:29

7M ago1:02:29

1:02:29

Geert Wilders’ PVV recent election win is the latest addition to a trend of far-right populists winning big elections. Spanning from Argentina with Javier Melei to Italy with Giorgia Meloni, the Far Right seems to be on rise. There is no one better to talk about these events than Cas Mudde, the preeminent scholar on populism and the Far Right.…

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