EP102 - The dioxin crisis

EP102 - The dioxin crisis

Author: Manuel Van den Eynde January 3, 2020 Duration: 30:26
Random History of Belgium
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With EP102 we visit the 1990s politics during a food scandal, leading to some key moments in political history. We look at what this crisis was all about, how it physically came to be and take a look at the repercussions, political fallout and the key figures playing a role in it.


This history podcast tells the story of Belgium's history, in a non-chronological order. Every two weeks, we'll cover Belgian history and take the bits and pieces we like, to entertain and inform the listeners. Our place on the web: rhob.be
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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EP96 - Manneken Pis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:14
EP96 of the Random #history of #Belgium finally talks about our main man Manneken Pis, aka Petit Julien. We look at his personality, origins, stories, adventures and the content of his pee, as well as his extended family…
EP95 - The "SuperClub" debacle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:08
Episode 95 of the Random history of #Belgium dives into the history of a video-shop company "SuperClub". We'll look at the people behind it, the funds, the failure and the many backroom deals that ended up costing many p…
EP94 - Antwerp's golden century (part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:57
EP94 will continue the story of the golden century of #Antwerp, we look at more buildings, art, a mayor of the city, the Spanish and French fury, and the eventual siege on the city. The episode will end in 1585 when the…
EP93 - Antwerp's golden century (part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:36
EP93 is a two-part episode on the very prosperous and important golden century of the city of Antwerp. We'll talk about early history shortly, the role it played after the decline of Bruges, the many buildings, art and p…
EP92 - The Agusta and Dassault scandals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:54
The Random history of Belgium EP.92 continues the path with a deeper dive into the scandals that were uncovered during the A.Cools murder investigation. We'll look at the who, what and how of these scandals. We take a lo…
EP91 - The assassination of André Cools [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:59
EP91 - We dive into a political assasination that happened in the beginning of the 1990s and would leave its mark on the political landscape. We follow the career of André Cools, the murder, the trial and the events that…
EP90 - Resistance - Belgium in WWII (part 11) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:11
EP90 of the Random history of Belgium dives back in the WWII series. In this one episode (part 11) we'll take an overview of the resistance groups that sprung up during the war. We explore a few of their specific actions…
EP89 - BESIX - Belgian concrete [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:53
The Random history of #Belgium explores one of the main building companies: #besix They're active around the world with a specialization in reinforced concrete. The construction company that built one of the biggest buil…
EP88 - Belgians and Mobutu (final part) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:53
EP88 of the Random history of Belgium we'll look into the late 80s of the Mobutu regime until the 1997 end. We'll see the widespread corruption, increased economic aid, diplomatic failings and the poverty, as well as the…
EP87 - Belgians and Mobutu (part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:38
In EP87 we'll talk about the first years of Mobutu's power, the relations with the Belgian government and Belgian companies, we'll talk about the Zaïresation, jets, the Rumble in the Jungle and the regime's fear tactics.

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