Stork Talks

This week we hear from the Free West Papua campaign about their decades long struggle for justice and self determination. We also speak with Dr. Casper Wits about the peaceful protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan and how they are both similar and different to popular protest movements like Extinction Rebellion here in Europe. Finally, we begin a series of fishy adventures, as Thom delves into what the Hague has to offer if you're looking to eat fish! 

Due to the new regulations we are currently unable to produce this episode in the Den Haag FM studio. Regardless we've found a way to bring you a podcast with the interviews and stories we've gathered this past week. This week that includes Grachten Open ( Canals Open) project involving the re-opening of some of the Hague's most picturesque canals and the second fish related hospitality story in this weeks Storks Talks podcast. 

The only thing different is that we are now doing the Stork Talk Theme of the month through Facebook live every Thursday at 8:00PM. Stay tuned and please find our latest conversation through the following link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1082934495471194

This week we begin our focus on Peace & Protest. We explore this theme over the course of the month and begin with a discussion with Trony Ingati of the Hague Peace Projects. We also talk to film buff, Amir Vudka, on the iconic soundtracks of Ennio Morricon and the Sounds of Silence film festival. Finally, we wrap up our month-long exploration of vegetarian and vegan cuisine with an interview about ethical eating.   

Listen to the live broadcast of the second in our series on Time. This week, we ask Dr. Romani, is it time for a Covid vaccine? We also hear from a man who has spent time in a refugee camp, was separated from his mother at age 5 and is now raising hundreds of thousands of euros in wake of the blasts in his native Beirut. And we talk with the mother and son team who run the only vegetarian toko restaurant in the Hague, perhaps even the Netherlands!  

Listen back to the live broadcast on Den Haag FM on the 17th of September:

This week our hospitality story focuses on John Hermanie, who shares his motivations for starting a vegetarian restaurant and the first vegetarian hotel in the Hague. We also speak with organisational psychologist and leadership specialist, Rachel Govender, about the future of work in a post-Covid world.