Good Place Bench

Enjoy the process - Living abroad made Idris Veitch question who he is. Jamaican artist Idris Veitch joins me on the bench in Amsterdam to talk about identity, belonging and building community far from home.

He has lived in Japan, the US and now in The Netherlands. What has brought him here and how do you create a community here? Let's find out in this new episode.

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Nuthan is a researcher, yoga teacher, and the founder of the Happiness Tour: a project that's experimenting with a radical idea: that the cure to burnout might not be rest at home, but gentle adventure in good company.

We sat down in Woerden, the town where it all started, and where she moved to for love.

1 in 5 people in the Netherlands is diagnosed with burnout. 82% of young people show symptoms. Nuthan is building something different with the Happiness Tour:

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You know that feeling of fitting in somewhere but never truly belonging? Laura de Franchis, half Dutch, half Italian, joins us on a bench in Emma's Hof, a hidden community garden in The Hague, to talk about a life lived across cultures and why collective action is the answer to urban disconnection.

Enjoy this Good Place episode, part of a series of bench conversations about life, the places we live in, and how belonging brings us together.Watch this episode on the Good Place Map of Connection: https://www.thisisagoodplace.com/

Filmed at Emma's Hof, The Hague

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I was on holiday! And Bali has the beaches, the sunsets, the palm trees. But I wanted to ask the people who actually live and work there about why Bali is a good place.And thanks to Merusaka Nusa Dua (not sponsored), I was able to meet four people wonderful people, who call Bali home, and talked about culture, belonging, and why this island makes you want to come back.Meet Nova (from Jakarta), Pipit (a Balinese local from the east), Aang (16 years in Bali from East Java), and Risna (from a village in north Bali). They all share what drew them here, why they stay, and what makes Bali and Merusaka Resort feel like family.This is a Good Place episode — a series of bench conversations about life, the places people live in, and how we can find belonging, that bring us together.Watch this episode on the Good Place Map of Connection:https://www.thisisagoodplace.com/Filmed at Meruska Resort Nusa Dua: https://merusaka.com/Follow Good Place on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes content and updates: / goodplace.cc

Sitting on a bench in a Barcelona superblock, I talk with Courtney Hunter, a Texan who left Dallas burnt out and found something she wasn't quite expecting: the simple joy of just being somewhere beautiful, like the city of Barcelona.

A conversation about burnout, slow living, and why romanticizing your life, wherever you are, might be the most radical thing you can do.

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📍 Filmed on Carrer del Consell de Cent, Barcelona

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Now live on thisisagoodplace.com.In this episode, from a public bench in the garden of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Jeroen Janssen and I discuss the modern challenges to human connection, particularly for "Generation Z" who are increasingly avoiding social drinking.

We explore the growing issue of loneliness and social isolation in our communities, and how we should design spaces and homes for connection in modern cities today.For more info about Jeroen and Liven World:https://www.jeroen-janssen.com/https://www.livenworld.nl/For more in-depth interviews and discussions, check out Good Place on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts: https://www.thisisagoodplace.com/

What if you could design your life around creativity and freedom?

In this episode, I sit with Alice Katter, founder of Out of Office Network, on a bench in Poblenou, Barcelona. Alice moved here with her family just months ago, and she's already living proof of the philosophy she teaches others.

We talk about her journey from Austria to New York to a fully remote life, what drove her to build a platform helping people reimagine how to work and live, and how becoming a new mom shifted her priorities.

00:00:00 — Alice introduces her favourite street in Poblenou

00:03:22 — A Life Lived in Many Places

00:09:40 — What is Out of Office Network?

00:11:39 — Bringing Craft & Creativity Back into Daily Life

00:16:14 — Slowing Down & Strolling

00:29:14 — Loneliness, Belonging & Finding Your People

00:33:13 — Designing Your Own Days

00:44:26 — Alice on What Makes a Good Place

Good Place is a podcast recorded on public benches in cities, exploring life, place, and belonging.

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From all the benches in The Hague, we hadn't been on one at the Hofvijver.

This time, I share a bench with Charlotte, who has made it her mission to promote sustainability in life through education in nutrition, tools, and awareness.

It's a conversation about a vegan lifestyle, plant-based nutrition, starting from when she was 6-years old, to participating in the Miss World pageant as a vehicle to spread her mission and message.

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In this episode of Good Place, we sit down on a blue bench with Jakob Hurrle, the councillor for Prague 7.

In a city of 57 different districts, we explore how care, community, and inclusion can be built into everyday urban life.

From social policy and accessible services to integration, housing, and public space, Jakob shares how local government can actively strengthen belonging — and why neighbourhood-level action matters more than ever in growing cities.

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This time, I shared a bench with Laura and Tetyana, both colleagues at Volunteer The Hague. It was supposed to be the final episode of 2025, but we're making it the first of 2026 :)

Listen to these passionate souls for helping others feel at home in the city of The Hague through volunteering.

Both moved here from abroad, so they know what it takes to connect with new people and to start all over. Thank you Laura and Tetyana, it's been wonderful, we should all volunteer and contribute to our city.

Are you interested in volunteering? Get involved!https://www.volunteerthehague.nl/

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