BRAM talk

Ann Doherty, from Voedselpark Amsterdam, on the race against time to “preserve a green piece of Amsterdam for future generations”, specifically by buying the ultra fertile 42 hectare Lutkemeerpolder in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Ann was a guest on the Dam Daily show on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station on 28 February 2022, hosted by Cathy Leung and Sara McCloskey. This is an edit of that interview. You can follow and support the Voedselpark Amsterdam initiative at https://voedselparkamsterdam.nl or on Instagram at @voedselpark_amsterdam. Ann is also part of the Pluk CSA community farming project in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, with about 100 Amsterdamers farming their own produce, and Ann helps to run Cityplot, educating Amsterdammers on things like balcony gardening, worm composting and more.BRAM Talk is a series of talk-only highlights from Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, streaming 24/7 and all shows available On Demand. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

Hear a totally unofficial google translate version of the first poem of 2022 by the Amsterdam city poet, Marjolijn van Heemstra. The original poem is in Dutch of course, but we can appreciate the imagery and the sentiment even in English. The Dutch version has an added lyrical feel of course and we have a little taster of that too, with @CathyCentral's very best Dutch pronunciation. (First broadcast on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station on 9 February 2022 on our Dam Daily Wednesday edition. https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/eerste-stadsgedicht-van-marjolijn-van-heemstra-2022~b9654e9c/https://www.marjolijnvanheemstra.nl/nieuws/marjolijn-van-heemstra-is-de-nieuwe-stadsdichter-van-amsterdam/https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

Matt Ruppert, from Parakeet joined us on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station to talk with Dam Daily (Friday) host, Chris Willis, about how it's going for Amsterdam's bars coming out of the most recent lockdown, funding for affected businesses, and the fun stuff of developing new menus.https://www.parakeetamsterdam.nlhttps://broadcastamsterdam.nl

There's a a call-out to submit your input to Amsterdam’s Environmental Vision for 2050. @CathyCentral joined Alexis on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station to share with our listeners all about the draft vision, how you can have your say, and how it will be rolled out.The deadline for your submissions is Wednesday 3 March 2021 - but the possibility to get a 2 week extension if you let them know you'd like extra time.Info: https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/living/latest-news/2021/amsterdam-comprehensive-visionThis feature was first broadcast on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/

Rik Stapelbroek, from 'Prison Escapes', joined us on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station to talk with BRAM Breakfast host, Chris Willis, about how the current partial lockdown, and the coronavirus, has affected their business. Can you really take an escape game online? They have. https://prisonescape.nl/online/en/https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

There's a national effort in the Netherlands to stop smoking 'together' during October 2020, and Claudia Magaldi joined @CathyCentral on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station to tell us all about the campaign. She shared why smoking is such a problem in the Netherlands and how she persevered when she moved here so that she could use her many years of experience in her native Brazil to become part of the solution here. https://claudiamagaldi.com/en/https://stoptober.nlOriginally broadcast on our Dam Daily radio show. See our original show post, here: https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/stoptober-together-more-9-oct/

Kedar and @CathyCentral dedicate this episode of the Tiffin Box to those "Missing Amsterdam", with Amsterdam legend, Mike Berry calling in live from New Zealand to share what he misses most since leaving with his family seven years ago. You'll be surprised by the top 3 picks he came up with on the spot! (Shout out to MJB!). Our Nicola from West Yorkshire also contacted the show to share what she misses most. Again, she threw us a few curveballs here! Flatness, anyone? Links are shared in the Pinterest board, here: https://nl.pinterest.com/broadcastams/tiffin-box-links/This podcast is a highlight from Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, broadcasting 24/7 online at https://broadcastamsterdam.nl.Original show: The Tiffin Box lunchtime radio show broadcasts live 13:00-14:00, with music tracks and local stories for your Amsterdam lunch hour. This excerpt is from 24 September 2020.

Knap House is the newest creative agency in town and its totally queer! Founder, Matt Carney talks with @CathyCentral to explain what it means and why it's needed. (https://www.knaphousequeer.com)First broadcast on the Dam Daily live radio show on BRAM RADIO, the local, online radio station for Amsterdam, produced by Stichting Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl.

The co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, Roger Hallam, visited Amsterdam in August 2019 to give a talk and inspire locals to join in their global movement to the oncoming climate crisis. Broadcast Amsterdam asked Roger tell us what it’s all about and asked him some tricky questions. (Also broadcast on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, https://broadcastamsterdam.nl.)