When was the last time you used ChatGPT? It surely wasn't too long ago, right? Artificial intelligence has pushed its way into our lives so fast during the past few years and now most of us make use of it to make our professional life easier, for example. Or we let it plan our itinerary for our next city trip. But what, if we could also use AI for emotional support, as a friend who listens or to work through previous trauma? Artist Mila Bogi did exactly that and in this episode, she is going to ...
Jul 12, 2025•34 min•Season 12Ep. 97
In this episode, we’re diving into Sexhibition—a bold andboundary-shifting art exhibition traveling across the Netherlands. Each artwork is created with, not about, sex workers. No voyeurism. No exploitation. Just real stories, real people who love their job, real agency, and real art. Mistress Eve is one of the initiators of the project, a musefor a piece of art, a sex worker and an activist. And yes, there will be talk of a vulva coat … you are welcome ... Links: Sexhibition Instagram: https:/...
Jun 21, 2025•33 min•Season 12Ep. 96
When was the last time you did something for the first time? When was the last time that you were really curious about something? Often we get so hung up in our own life reality, our bubble and our ways that we forget that breaking out of routines can be – quite literally – eye-opening. How do other people work? How do they live their lives? What choices did they make in the past and who did they lead them to be today? This is what the Curiosity Club Amsterdam wants to achieve. To inspire us, to...
May 31, 2025•36 min•Season 12Ep. 95
Gender equality is an ongoing struggle, and there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women. In the meantime, a new movement against gender equality is gaining traction in Europe, weakening democracies. This is a quote from the EU-funded project Push*Back*Lash that wants to develop sustainable solutions, bringing together gender activists, EU experts and researchers from several fields such as political science, anthropology, communicati...
May 10, 2025•54 min•Season 12Ep. 94
Growing up in a loving, caring and nurturing environment,created by our own family and our own parents, that should be the default for every child. But sometimes, this is just not possible, for various reasons. This is usually, when a government office for youth welfare and child protection interferes and when the foster system comes into play. Aarathy Balasingam has lived with a foster family for the larger part of her childhood and she has decided to make a film about her experience, to raise ...
Apr 19, 2025•34 min•Season 12Ep. 93
The city of Amsterdam welcomes more than 10 million touristsevery year, offering hop on hop off busses, boat trips and sightseeing tours. Those walking tours focus on the red light district, food, street art, jewish life etc etc etc. And how many of them focus on women? Yeah, not as many. But Martine Bontjes wanted to change that and today she is going to tell us moreabout her Women of Amsterdam. Links: Women of Amsterdam website: https://womenofamsterdam.net/ Women of Amsterdam Instagram: https...
Mar 29, 2025•35 min•Season 12Ep. 92
Today is the 8th of March, international women’s day and we’re diving into a conversation that couldn’t be more important—consent. Joining me is Claudia Dictus, founder of Our Bodies OurVoice, an organization dedicated to sexual violence prevention and education. We’ll explore what consent really means, how we can create a culture of respect and empowerment, and why open conversations about boundaries are key. So, let’s get into it—because consent isn’t just a one-time‘yes’ or ‘no,’ it’s a conve...
Mar 08, 2025•51 min•Season 12Ep. 91
Losing a beloved one is probably one of the worst things that can happen to all of us. Having to deal with death in our close proximity is a fear that probably unites all of us. And in such a moment that we all rather like to keep away from us, as far as possible, Liza Berenfeld managed to find beauty. In death, she has found her calling. Liza Berenfeld is a death doula and today, she is going to tell us more about her very special profession. Instagram Death Doula Den Haag: https://www.instagra...
Sep 16, 2024•38 min•Season 12Ep. 90
Have you ever heard of something called hypersensitivity, high sensitivity and an HSP? It refers to a certain way how the brain works and how people experience the world, but - as there is still not a lot of knowledge about it - many HSPs probably don't even know that they have it. Esther Bergsma - and myself as well - are HSP. Highly sensitive people. And we also didn't know it for the largest part of our lives. In this episode, we are talking about what hypersensitivity is, what it feels like ...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 12Ep. 89
How often have you used your smartphone or any other mobile device today already? Minutes, hours? Do you even know? When was the last time you were completely offline and disconnected from the digital world? Exactly … to be honest, I cannot remember either. So, maybe it is time to take a break? This is exactly what the offline club wants to achieve. Silvia Mota is a host of the offline club events and she is going to tell us everything there is to know. The Offline Club Instagram: https://www.in...
Aug 05, 2024•23 min•Season 11Ep. 88
The world of martial arts is not very welcoming for women. It can be very intimidating to go to a place full of men who punch each other. This is why, girls or women often shy away from this category of sports. Which is very unfortunate, because boxing, kickboxing or any kind of martial art can be fun, empowering and a great workout for your body and mind. Safe spaces for women to practice martial arts are rare. But now, there is Knockout Ladies in The Hague. Knockout Ladies Instagram: https://w...
Jul 15, 2024•43 min•Season 11Ep. 87
In this podcast, we talk a lot about gender equality, empowerment and gender norms. But of course, we cannot look at feminism without also looking at masculinity. Or rather toxic masculinity, which affects all of us, regardless of our gender. And to dismantle harmful gender norms, it is also crucial to bring men on bord with us. Which is why, today, we also have a man as a guest on this podcast. Edward van der Vliet and Iline Ceelen are both involved with a Dutch organisation called emancipator ...
Jun 24, 2024•58 min•Season 11Ep. 86
Remember what it was like for you when you came to the Netherlands? When you had to get settled and needed to find a job? For some of us it is rather easy, for others it is really hard. For migrants who are not familiar with the Dutch or any European labour market there are many challenges to face. Often they apply and apply but only receive rejections without knowing the reason. Shea Harty is the founder of Empowerment foundation that strives to empower people to change their circumstances from...
Jun 03, 2024•37 min•Season 11Ep. 85
Today's episode is going to touch on a topic that affects us all at some point in our lives – grief and loss. But even though it is omnipresent in all of our lives, we rarely talk about it. Death is something that scares us, that we rather do not talk about. My guest for today Carin Hafkamp, has chosen to become a grief and loss coach to guide and support individuals through this challenging process. To remind some that in all the darkness there can also be light again. Website Carin Hafkamp: ht...
May 13, 2024•30 min•Season 11Ep. 84
The global medical world produces an enormous amount of waste every day. Mostly by using disposable equipment. But what if there was another way? What if there was a chance to make medical equipment reusable? Dieuwertje Drexhage is one of the founders of Layco Medical Devices and it is her goal to make the medical world more sustainable. And that could even have an impact on women specifically – not only in the Netherlands – but globally. Website Layco Medical: https://laycomedical.com/ LinkedIn...
Apr 22, 2024•29 min•Season 11Ep. 83
Are you a fan of Spanish and Latin American films? Do you love storytelling and exciting visuals? Bienvenidos and welcome to the 10th Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival. For a decade, the film festival has focused on storytelling, insights into the culture of Spain and Latin american countries as well as voices multiplying voices we often do not hear loud enough. Among others, the voices of women. Bloem van der Linde and Nela Linares Antequera work for the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival and they w...
Apr 01, 2024•28 min•Season 11Ep. 82
In a conflict, in a war or in a crisis it is oftentimes those who are innocent who suffer the most. But the ones that are the most innocent are often overlooked and forgotten. Wars, conflicts and natural disasters affect animals as much as they affect human beings. But they have even less of a chance to fend for themselves or verbalize their pain or demand their needs to be catered to. Luckily, there are people like Esther Kef and her organization animal heroes, that make sure that the animals o...
Mar 11, 2024•37 min•Season 11Ep. 81
Today, we're diving into the magic of the HER Film Festival Amsterdam – an event that amplifies the voices and visions of women filmmakers and highlights films about women and their so far often untold, unique stories. It's more than just a film festival; it's a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the power of women worldwide. Sabine Brusse from Simavi organizes the event and she is going to talk about her favorite stories, the position of women worldwide and why an event like HER Film Fe...
Feb 19, 2024•45 min•Season 11Ep. 80
There is the gender pay gap. The gender pension gap. The gender funding gap. The gender health gap. The gender investment gap. The gender wealth gap. And there is also a gender orgasm gap. During heterosexual sexual encounters, women have far fewer orgasms than men. And often we are being told that this is just the way it is and that some women simply cannot have an orgasm. The world is acting like a female orgasm was a myth and it was rocket science to get her there as it is basically as comple...
Jan 29, 2024•42 min•Season 11Ep. 79
When it comes to money and finance, women often end up with the short end of the stick. Or they are short-changed, if you will. Because women are facing financial obstacles that men are not. The gender pay gap is just one example of that. Reason enough for women to start taking care of their finances and to work towards financial independence. Jonell van der Wal is a money mindset coach and host of the podcast op je money and today, we are going to talk about how girls are socialized when it com...
Jan 08, 2024•43 min•Season 10Ep. 76
We all live in the same world, but at the same time we don’t. We might call a certain place or a certain community our home, but at the same time, it can be an entire different universe from the life other people are living. Some communities, religious or not, actively isolate their members. Sometimes it is the civil society that is responsible for the exclusion of an individual or a certain group of people. Dina-Perla Portnaar has experienced isolation and exclusion herself when she grew up. An...
Dec 19, 2023•52 min•Season 10Ep. 77
Every eight days. Every eight days, a woman in the Netherlands is killed by her partner or her ex-partner. Every eight days, in this country, there is a femicide. And until the Netherlands manage to bring structural change on the way. It is going to continue to happen. Every eight days. Tessel ten Zweege is an activist and author of several books about gender-based violence and femicide in the Netherlands. And she is going to explain to us the dynamics or abusive relationships, why it is not alw...
Dec 04, 2023•34 min•Season 10Ep. 76
They are evil, they are ugly and we should all be afraid of them. We have learned that from fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel. But what if witches were never the bad ones? What if they were in fact the victims of the story? Jente Posthuma and Bregje Hofstede have been working on the topic of witches and witch trials for a while now and they know the witch hunts are by no means only a thing of the past. Website Nationaal Heksenmonument: https://www.nationaalheksenmonument.nl/ Instagram Nationaal...
Nov 27, 2023•49 min•Season 10Ep. 75
Do you want to become a freelancer in the Netherlands? But you feel overwhelmed by the paperwork of the registration, you have no idea of how to do your tax report as a Dutch freelancer, you don’t know where to start and you don’t know what to do and how? And, what is life as a freelancer like? How many hours will you work and how much money will you make? Dana Marin, founder of the multimedia website The Amsterdamian, is a successful freelancer herself and in this episode, she is going to share...
Nov 13, 2023•53 min•Season 10Ep. 74
In this episode, we are going to break two taboos. This is not me saying this, this is what my guest said. Lex van Delft is the founder of de stoute vrouw, the naughty woman, a lesbian escort service agency. That obviously includes sex work and female sexuality which is still an issue for some people or at least something they have a strong opinion on. But Lex van Delft knows that – even though, yes of course, it can also just be sex, pleasure, horniness, fun and a good time – her agency offers ...
Oct 30, 2023•31 min•Season 10Ep. 73
In the patriarchy, anyone who is not white, straight and cis-male, has to work extra hard to make it in this world. But for women of color, it is even more difficult. Due to lack of support and chances, the feeling of constantly swimming against the current and the lack of role models. This is why Sela Graaven wants to introduce the world to women of color who have made it on their own terms. With womenselfmade, a platform and a podcast for women of color and allies. Instagram womenselfmade: htt...
Oct 16, 2023•41 min•Season 10Ep. 72
The film industry is one of the best (or the worst if you will) examples of male domination and the male gaze. Female actresses earn significantly less than their male counterparts and the amount of women behind the camera is minimal in comparison. That is the status quo. But it is not the future. Because there are women in the industry who are determined to break this system. Women like Valentina El Harizi want to create a film industry with a real representation of the complexity of society, t...
Oct 02, 2023•43 min•Season 10Ep. 71
Did you know that when you ask AI to visualize a professional, less than 20 % are women? In other words: If you tell AI: Show me an image of a pilot, an astronaut, a doctor, most of the results are images of white cis-male. But now, there is Miss Journey. And Helen Pink, my guest for today, is going to explain what Miss Journey has to do with AI and why we all need to be critical in the use of AI in general. Miss Journey Website: https://missjourney.ai/ Website TedX Amsterdam Women: https://www....
Sep 04, 2023•30 min•Season 9Ep. 69
Sex is everywhere in Amsterdam. At least, so it seems in the Red Light District, with the windows, live sex shows, and in souvenir shops with genitalia-shaped candy. Everything is legal, no big deal and everyone is cool with it. At least, this is the image that the Netherlands wants the world to have. I am sure you already guessed it. It is not that easy. Because even though sex work is – technically – legal in the Netherlands, there are a lof of rules and restrictions as well as issues such as ...
Aug 21, 2023•49 min•Season 9Ep. 68
Traveling with kids is always stressful. Parents hardly have the time to enjoy themselves when they are going on a citytrip with kids, for example. Let Debora Dielingen help you. The founder of Wanderlust Mama & Co offers kid-friendly tours in Amsterdam to entertain your kids and to give you a relaxed time. Also, don't bother either to bring all your baby gear to Amsterdam. That's just unnecessary luggage and too much of a hazzle. Because with Rent Baby Gear, she also has a solution for that...
Aug 07, 2023•23 min•Season 9Ep. 67
