lailafrank

Explore "lailafrank" with insightful episodes like "Move fast and go East!", "Pella, Iowa: the tale of a Dutch town in the Midwest", "Living with water; lessons from an engineer and an artist", "A royal visit to the US and 1 billion healthy and happy people" and "A career diplomat leaves The Netherlands; parting interview with Marja Verloop" from podcasts like ""Bridging Worlds", "Bridging Worlds", "Bridging Worlds", "Bridging Worlds" and "Bridging Worlds"" and more!

Episodes (9)

Move fast and go East!

The start up and scale up scene on the East coast is growing more Dutch. Two price winning CEO's - Josefien Groot from Qlayers and Remcro Treuren from Webinargeek - tell their story.

Barry Nieuwenhuijs, deputy consul general at the Dutch consulate in NYC explains why start ups and scale ups are a Dutch priority. Chair of the Netherland-America Foundation Andy Bender pitches in on the NAF's efforts to support this scene on the East Coast.

Bridging Worlds

enMarch 05, 2023

netherland-americafoundation

Pella, Iowa: the tale of a Dutch town in the Midwest

Pella, Iowa: a town of 10.000 founded by Dutch Dominee Scholte in 1847. If you are crossing the US and are craving Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, mills and tulips - this is the place to go. But what is below the surface of these classic cultural icons? Why did Pella succeed in guarding Dutch heritage and why do people care so much?

enJanuary 19, 2023

pellahistoricalfoundation

Living with water; lessons from an engineer and an artist

10 years after hurricane Sandy the first flood wall is operating in NYC. Engineer and VP of Arcadis Edgar Westerhof explains how the city deals with the challenges of being surrounded by water. In Miami artist Xavier Cortada uses his art to create awareness about the rising sea level and climate change in his beloved city.

enOctober 20, 2022

netherlandamericafoundation

A royal visit to the US and 1 billion healthy and happy people

A royal visit and a business mission to the Texas and California early September 2022. Counselor for Economy & Climate at Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC Bart van Bolhuis explains what's at stake. And Games For Health, a Dutch e health company launches in the US with an ambitious mission: 1 billion healthy and happy people.

Bridging Worlds

enSeptember 02, 2022

netherlandamericafoundation

A career diplomat leaves The Netherlands; parting interview with Marja Verloop

ChargÃ© d'affaires Marja Verloop leaves the Netherlands after three years. A parting interview about her time in The Netherlands, her view on diplomacy and the war in Ukraine.

Bridging Worlds

enJuly 25, 2022

diplomacy

naf

netherlandamericafoundation

usembassythehague

lailafrank

Paying gratitude

8 World War II veterans, one Rosie the Riveter and 100 Dutch families that maintain the graves of fallen American soldiers came together to pay their gratitude. You'll meet a couple of them in this episode. And Ambassador to the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Washington DC AndrÃ© Haspels talks about the importance of paying gratitude in diplomacy.

enJune 16, 2022

It's all about the music

What makes a good song for Eurovision and the American Song Contest? Eurovision winner Lenny Kuhr explains. And renowned conductor Paul Agnew and students from Juilliard School of Music and The Hague Royal Conservatory talk about their performances in The Netherlands.

Bridging Worlds

enMay 19, 2022

naf

thehagueroyalconservatory

netherlandamericafoundation

paulagnew

juilliardschoolofmusic

A memoir on WWII and a comedian on Dutch American Friendship Day

A conversation with Edith Velmans (96 years old) and her daughter Hester Velmans about living thru World War II as a teenager, remembering and forgetting, the past ,the present and Edith's beautiful book Ediths story.

And American- Dutch comedian Greg Shapiro shines his light on Dutch American Friendship Day.

enApril 21, 2022

netherlandamericafoundation

dutchamericanfriendshipday

The Pilgrims, a drummer, and a water engineer S01E01

In this first episode, historian Susan Suer and host Laila Frank follow into the footsteps of the Pilgrims time in Leiden. Laila also speaks with Amsterdam born and raised drummer Phillipe Lemm about his journey to the US and his music. And Edgar Westerhof, National Director for Flood Risk and Resiliency for North America at Arcadis talks about World Water Day and America's water resiliency.

enMarch 17, 2022

netherlandamericafoundation

edgarwesterhof