Potkaars is a Dutch/English interview podcast channel made in the Netherlands by Rico Brouwer.
all English spoken podcasts: here

(translate site to English through ‘webtranslate’)

In a time where everyone may spread fake news
and noone knows what’s real anymore

Potkaars - talks wih everyone

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Potkaars burn thanks to donations

Der Spiegel in 2015 offered their apologies after having published Bellingcat's lies. In 2018 they sue their own journalist Claas Relotius (CNN journalist of the year in 2014), after it became apparent that he had made up stories. In 2020 ‘the GreyZone’ writes about Bellingcat falsehoods. But that’s citizen journalism. Can we trust that?

In the Netherlands, the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation (NOS) as public broadcaster has been given the task of providing coverage through our national media outlets. The NOS has been given her own black-book in which their mistakes are documented.

Former Minister Opstelten of Dutch political party VVD said 'a minister does not lie'. But he himself in 2015 resigned after it became public knowledge he had misinformed our House of Representatives.

If you want real news, you have to be willing to cut through the smoke -smokes & mirrors- to get to information, and demand a controllable government. Putting information away as 'fake news' is easy. But what do you replace it with?

Potkaars tells the story of people who 'have started doing things that matter'. What is wrong, how can it be done better and what do you do to achieve that? Potkaars are podcasts that shed light. We make them and look for yours.

sources;

• der spiegel / bellingcat

• Claas Relotius

• blikopnosjournaal

• nos zwartboek

• andernieuws

• Opstelten

Potkaars is citizen journalism in podcasts with a pot, a candle, a guitar, a webcam and guests with a positive story to tell.
Their stories are told in interviews from the Netherlands by the host to the show: Rico Brouwer. The podcast started 20 December 2018, with a weekly episode about activism, (geo)politics and current affairs.

Here’s how it all started (Dutch).

On the ‘contact’ page is how you can help, offer your support through donations or participate in broadcasts.

After earning my Social Studies Degree (Sociaal Pedagogisch Hulverlener (1997)) I worked in IT with companies like Tridion, ING, Academic Research/Computer Center Amsterdam and as instructor with Global Knowledge in the Netherlands. In 2017 I participated in the Dutch national parliamentary elections for the Pirate Party.

I live with my wife, our two kids (and Sachi the dog) in Almere, the Netherlands.

videoclip: Renko Koppe