Afgelopen weken hoorde je de hoogtepunten van het Oorzaken Festival 2025. Op 12 en 13 december kwamen audioliefhebbers samen voor masterclasses, installaties, voorstellingen en de beste audiowerken van dat moment.

Deze laatste aflevering van het Oorzaken Festival 2025 neemt je mee in de wereld van podcastkritiek: terwijl romans, films en theater vaak uitgebreid worden besproken, blijft serieuze kritiek op verhalende podcasts beperkt. Tijdens deze meet-up presenteren schrijflabdeelnemers van het Domein voor Kunstkritiek en het Podcastnetwerk hun essays en gaan in gesprek met makers. Wat bieden zulke teksten voor makers en luisteraars, en hoe kan podcastkritiek in Nederland groeien? 

Meer horen? Volg de OORZAKEN Podcast en ontdek meer audioplezier. Het volgend Oorzaken Festival zal plaatsvinden op 11 & 12 december 2026 in Amsterdam. 

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman

Tune: Wisse Beets 

Oorzaken werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode you will hear a conversation about the series Het Beloofde Bos (NPO Luister, NTR)  by Mandula van den Berg and Rachel Corner. In the series these makers trace a tree planted in 1944 by Rachel’s father in Palestina. Through documentary photos and audio fragments, they uncover hidden histories of displacement, memory, and conflict. Moderation: Yinske Silva. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman

Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode Maartje Duin interviews Nancy Updike about 30 years of This American Life. In 2025, This American Life celebrates thirty years. Co-founder Nancy Updike reflects on its legacy with podcast producer Maartje Duin (NL), who discovered her love for audio through TAL. Updike also worked on Serial, We Were Three. Duin created the award-winning podcasts De plantage van onze voorouders and Mina & Mevrouw. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode journalist and audio producer Yasmina Hamlawi, (Pearl, Pleuvoir sur les morts) takes you beyond the script into the heartbeat of your story. Discover how rhythm, sound design, and atmosphere amplify emotion and reach audiences where words can’t. Prix Europa 2022, special commendation 2025. Moderation: Yinske Silva. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation between Naomi Steijger and festival director Tjitske Mussche about her series De zeven levens van Betty: Coldcase op de Wallen (Podimo | Dag en Nacht). In the series, Naomi tells how, while working as a cashier in the Red Light District, she comes across the unsolved murder of sex worker Betty Szabo through a former police officer. What begins as a classic true-crime story soon takes a turn: it’s not the perpetrator but Betty herself who becomes the mystery. Who was Betty Szabo — victim, mother, dangerous woman?

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman

Tune: Wisse Beets 

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

De komende afleveringen hoor je de hoogtepunten van het Oorzaken Festival 2025. Op 12 en 13 december kwamen audioliefhebbers samen voor masterclasses, installaties, voorstellingen en de beste audiowerken van dat moment.

In deze aflevering 10 jaar Parel Radio met Stef Visjager. Tijdens dit jubileum brengt de podcast van NPO Radio 1 en VPRO een ode aan een ondergewaardeerde audiovorm: het hoorspel. Host Stef Visjager ontvangt hoorspelmakers Ine Verhaert (Puzzel mij), Pascal van Hulst en Tom Hofland (De Blankeberge Tapes, Plasmaphobia). 

Meer horen? Volg de OORZAKEN Podcast en ontdek meer audioplezier. Het volgend Oorzaken Festival zal plaatsvinden op 11 & 12 december 2026 in Amsterdam. 

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman
Tune: Wisse Beets 

Oorzaken werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode Nancy Updike, award-winning producer of This American Life, Serial and We Were Three explores what makes audio storytelling succeed: gathering compelling tape, shaping complex stories, and learning from mistakes. Moderation: Yinske Silva. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman
Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

This episode enrolled around Queer Audio Storytelling. What role do audio producers play in representing queer lives? Jesse Lawson (UK, Because the Boss Belongs to Us), Randy Vermeulen (NL, En niemand bleef onaangeraakt) and Nicole Kelly (USA, Bitchface, The Heart) discuss their stories portraying queer experiences past and present, exploring narrative impact, co-production, and re-presentation in audio storytelling. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman
Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this episode Talia Augustidis. Short-form audio is key to Talia’s storytelling; time constraints as a powerful role in creative audio work. They can function as a creative prompt, a blueprint for a larger piece, a moment in time, or an invitation to experiment with new techniques. Talia Augustidis will conduct a masterclass celebrating and dissecting short pieces of audio, understanding the beauty of the medium as well as its challenges. 

Audiopieces from the masterclass: 

What’s in an Um? - Talia Augustidis - Short Cuts

All You Need is a Separation Barrier - Niall Farrell - Short Docs

Summer Rain - Nanna Hauge Kristensen

Checking One’s Levels - Talia Augustidis - Short Cuts

Scared - John Biewen - Short Docs

A Walk Through My Cũcũ's Farm - Nyokabi Kariuki

WHITE NOISE - Axel Kacoutie - Short Cuts (Axel also made an updated version, 

WHITE NOISE 2.0)                              

The View - Chris Attaway

Hey I’m in a bit of a Hurry - Rasmus Malm (transcript)

PHMX - Jazmin T. Green - Short Cuts

Transcenmentalism - Jessie Borrelle and Jon Tjhia

I’m So Sorry - Eleanor McDowell

ROW-cub - Neena Pattack

Two Little Girls Explain The Worst Haircut Ever - Jeff Cohen

Mind Body and Soul - Gregory Whitehead

Yoghurt Suite - Sofia Saldhana

Going West - Rúnar Snær Þórðarson

Communicating with Horses - Jay Allison

The Brown Students Fear - Salman Ahad Khan

Your Mum Does the Washing - Joshua Idehen        

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman

Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.  

In the coming episodes, you’ll hear highlights from the Oorzaken Festival 2025. On December 12 and 13, audio lovers came together for  the best masterclasses, panels, installations, performances, and audio works of the moment.

In this masterclass by sound designer Matias Harju, you will discover how storytelling through audio can become more spatial and sensory. We will dive into the world of immersive audio and Audio Augmented Reality (AAR): stories that you don’t just hear but also experience in space.  Where to start, which technologies are available, and who to collaborate with. 

Want to hear more? Follow the OORZAKEN Podcast and discover even more audio highlights every week. Next Oorzaken Festival will take place on Dec. 11 & 12 2026 in Amsterdam.

Mixage: Tijmen Bergman

Tune: Wisse Beets

Oorzaken was made possible by AFK, Nederlands Letterenfonds, Fonds 21, Fonds BJP, De Brakke Grond, BUMA Music in Motion, de Buren, VPRO, ntr:, Explore the North, Podimo/Dag en Nacht, Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Impact Lab.