This time, Jim and Irma sit down with a real boy from the Zeedijk: Henk de Vries, founder of The Bulldog. In an unfiltered conversation, Henk looks back on half a century of neighbourhood life, full of unexpected twists, special encounters and moments that shaped him.

He tells how a small cellar grew into a household name in Amsterdam, why the neighbourhood has always remained his home and what choices have guided him throughout his life. Jim delves with him into the history, the mentality and the stories you only hear from someone who has experienced it all up close.

An episode about character, survival and the soul of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood, told by someone who is still in the middle of it.

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