The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood – Klaas Touwen on the Old Church in a Vibrant and Gritty Area
In this episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood, Irma and Jim speak with Klaas Touwen, minister of the Oude Kerk – Amsterdam's oldest building, where faith, art and neighbourhood life blend seamlessly. They do this from the beautiful Tim Cantor Gallery. We hear how a church service can be theatre with professional elements, and how...
The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood – Chantal Runne on the Jewish Quarter and Building Bridges in the City
In de nieuwste aflevering van de podcast Het Hart van de Nieuwmarktbuurt is Chantal Runne te gast: ondernemer, conflictbemiddelaar en bruggenbouwer tussen de Joodse en islamitische gemeenschap in Amsterdam. Host Irma Thomas en sidekick Jim Zielinski ontvangen haar in de Tim Cantor Gallery, een steenworp van metrostation Nieuwmarkt.
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Jim Zielinski on the platform and the Nieuwmarkt
In de laatste aflevering van het jaar draait de tafel om: Jim schuift zélf aan bij Irma. In een open gesprek in het Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts kijkt hij terug op decennialang leven in de Nieuwmarktbuurt — de mensen, de straatjes, de gekkigheid en de charme die hem nooit heeft losgelaten. Maar Jim kijkt vooral vooruit. […]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Henk de Vries on The Bulldog and his youth
Deze keer schuiven Jim en Irma aan bij een echte jongen van de Zeedijk: Henk de Vries, oprichter van The Bulldog. In een ongefilterd gesprek in het Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts blikt Henk terug op een halve eeuw buurtleven, vol onverwachte wendingen, bijzondere ontmoetingen en momenten die hem gevormd hebben. Hij vertelt hoe een klein keldertje […]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - The Ouwehoeren on working in Red Light District
This time, Jim is on his own. In a special episode, he talks to legendary twin sisters Martine and Louise Fokkens, also known as the Ouwehoeren. With Amsterdam humour and razor-sharp honesty, they share their views on love, work and dignity. They talk about jealousy, bread bags, kinnesinne and what makes a good sex worker [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Arnold-Jan Scheer on the raw history of the Red Light District
Irma and Jim speak to Arnold-Jan Scheer in Huis de Pinto: journalist, writer, illusionist and documentary filmmaker. We delve into the unpolished history of the Red Light District, where Arnold-Jan has been filming his documentary Heart of Amsterdam since 1984. We hear about pen-pushing birds of paradise, wrestling clubs in the Casa Rosso and how an entire neighbourhood changed, but his [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Basten Quaedvlieg on living in the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood
In this episode, Irma and Jim speak to lawyer, writer and self-proclaimed bird of paradise Basten Quaedvlieg. In Huis de Pinto, he talks about how, as a classical bowler, he won his place in a world that prefers to keep him on the sidelines, and how five-star hotels, set pastas and hospitality are more important to him than healthcare systems ever were. Basten [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Eva Krammer on Huis de Pinto
In this episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood, Irma and Jim talk to Eva Krammer, chairman of Huis de Pinto: a literary and cultural meeting place in the heart of Amsterdam. We hear how one building managed to stop a four-lane highway, why volunteering is so intertwined with the neighbourhood, and how the library of yesteryear transformed [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Dylan Meijer & Pim van Burk on entrepreneurship in the Red Light District
In this third episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood, Irma and Jim speak to window operator Pim van Burk and Dylan Meijer, Jan Otten's stepson and director of the Otten Group, in museum Rembrandthuis. A conversation about windows, rules, respect and the role of entrepreneurs in a neighbourhood full of contradictions. We hear about motorbike helmets [...]
The heart of the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood - Theodoor van Boven on the Condomerie
In this second episode of The Heart of the Nieuwmarkt Neighbourhood, Irma and Jim speak to Theodoor van Boven in museum Rembrandthuis: entrepreneur, local resident and founder of De Condomerie. A conversation about condos, culture, community and the art of getting lost. Theodoor tells how a “joke for six months” grew into a world-famous phenomenon, why [...]