I Live Under a Rock

S1E2: Vive la République!


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Did you know that the Netherlands has a king? And that each year on 27 April everyone in the Netherlands dresses up in orange, just to get absolutely motherless, all in the name of the king. Wild. 
Did you also know that the King of the Netherlands gets over 50.2 million euro of state tax payer money for his personal use. That's a fuck ton of money, but why? And what does a monarchy even bring to a country in a modern day world? 

In this episode Kate talks with Bram van Montfoort, from Republiek (https://republiek.org), a Dutch organisation that is creating awareness around abolishing the Dutch monarchy.

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I Live Under a RockBy Kate