A fight for clean air in Amsterdam: on Tuesday 20 January 2026, the local action group Adem Vrij aan het IJ  (https://ademvrijaanhetij.nl) again shared their concerns about the emissions of the ICL fertiliser factory in their neighbourhood. They presented Jeroen Olthof, deputy of the province of North Holland, with a New Year's card from about 170 residents, all wishing for stronger measures to deal with the ICL factory. BRAM RADIO's Dominik Kucera was at the event and spoke with various parties to find out what's at the heart of this protest. 

(The province and the environmental service will come up with a new permit for ICL at the end of January, reports AT5.) 

Audio report by Dominik Kucera for BRAM RADIO, the online radio station for Amsterdam, produced by Stichting Broadcast Amsterdam. 

https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

Jennifer Barnett shares all about being a small boat owner in Amsterdam. From mooring and dock etiquette, dogs on boats, writing on boats and more.

Jennifer was talking with Dam Daily host, Sarah McCloskey, on 7 June 2023 on BRAM RADIO, the local, online radio station from Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

The original interview included lively music tracks picked out by the guest/host and is available on our website with her playlist and links, here, https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/jen-boat-life/

Podcast editor: Paweł Kierzniewski

Two young gamers, one from the Netherlands, one from Ukraine, talk about how they got connected online, and day to day life in a war zone for Julien compared to teen life for Samuel in rural Achterhoek.

This chat with Samuel and Julien originally featured on the Friday edition of Dam Daily radio show with Chris Willis on 24 March 2023, as broadcast on BRAM RADIO, the local, online station from Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

The original interview and full radio show included more music tracks and local news and is available on our website here,https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/24-mar-2023-dd/.

From night kayaking to his sadhu board, Ukrainian music artist, Fenoman (aka Igor Kramarenko), shares the story of his new life in Amsterdam, how he found a place to stay, and getting to know the city. He also talked about his music and other Ukranian bands, and what they can do to raise awareness and funds to support Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

You can follow Igor on Instagram at @igor_fenoman.

This is an edit of Igor's guest spot on the Your Amsterdam Weekend show with @CathyCentral on 12 January 2023, as broadcast on BRAM RADIO, the local, online radio station from Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

The original interview included more music tracks and is available on our website with links, here, https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/wk-2-yaw-2023-fenoman/.

What went down at the first ever AI hackathon in Amsterdam? Our Executive Producer @CathyCentral gave a short report on her experience.

Cathy was talking on the Dam Daily show on 13 February 2023 on BRAM RADIO, the local, online radio station from Stichting Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

Artist, Marnet Schoemaker talks about her art on shop shutters in Amsterdam’s De Pijp district, designing labels for Amsterdam beer and more. You can follow Marnet on Instagram at @marnetschoemaker, and check out her exhibition from 26 Nov 2022 to 26 February 2023 @ Oranjekerk in de Pijp.

Marnet was talking with Dam Daily host, Sarah McCloskey, on 14 November 2022 on BRAM RADIO, the local, online radio station from Broadcast Amsterdam. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

The original interview included lively music tracks picked out by Marnet and is available on our website with her playlist and links, here, https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/marnet-schoemaker/.

Before he left Amsterdam, our long-time radio show host, Ben Maxwell, shared his feelings on leaving the city reluctantly, but on the bright side of his new radio opportunity at QBS in the Qatar. They also talked about football a little bit as that's where the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place.

Ben was talking with Fridays' Dam Daily host, Chris Willis, on 17 June 2022 on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station.

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On 9 March 2022, there was an Election Special in English at the Podium Mozaïek in Amsterdam. It was organised by the local GroenLinks and D66 parties and they were joined by PvdA, Volt and VVD. Here’s how it went down … 

Amsterdam will elect a new city council, and district committees, on Wednesday 16 March 2022, and many international residents are eligible to vote. 

The event was a chance to hear directly from these parties, on their plans for making Amsterdam a better place, covering everything from housing and sustainability to public safety and culture.

The event was recorded and Broadcast Amsterdam has made this edit for listening back On Demand, and for airing on our local internet radio station in the run up to 16 March. https://broadcastamsterdam.nl

Brad Vanstone, part of the Together Ukraine team, joined us to share how they have found a direct way to help Ukrainian refugees by driving vans and lorries full of much needed supplies to the Polish-Ukraine border. Brad was a guest on the Dam Daily show on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station on 9 March 2022, hosted by Cathy Leung. This is an edit of that interview.

It’s likely the situation will get worse in Ukraine so they also have a plan to transport people away and to a place of refuge. For that they need mini-buses and probably more drivers. Follow the links below to help with financial donations or offering the help/supplies currently needed.

https://www.instagram.com/togetherukraine/
https://whydonate.nl/fundraising/vital-supplies-for-ukrainian-women-and-children/en

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

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