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We make short weekly radio reports about life in Brussels - and we help other people make podcasts, too. Hear our work every Sunday at 1pm on BRUZZ (98.8FM) in Brussels.
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I Am Here
May 400:03:17Tap to summarize"I am here - je suis là - ik ben hier" is a free trilingual exhibition at Espace Vanderborght exploring self-representation from traditional portraits to selfies. Organized by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), it features interactive installations examining identity, media, and social media culture. Art Historian Margaux Van Uytvanck tells us what to expect.Free. Through 30 May
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On the Page: the Writers Festival of Belgium podcast #14: Dave Keating
Apr 2600:32:47Tap to summarizeIn this podcast Writers Festival of Belgium’s Alia Papageorgiou talks to Dave Keating a long time journalist in Brussels, usually covering EU US relations as a newscaster, he talks through how his levels of anger and passion towards the new status quo between the two continents birthed his book ‘The Owned Continent, How to free Europe from American military, economic, and cultural dependence. Enjoy
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RATZ food market
Apr 2600:02:21Tap to summarizeThere's a new food hall in an ex parking structure in the Saint-Boniface neighborhood in Ixelles. It's called RATZ and features cuisines from West Asia to East Asia. Food impresario Thierry Goor describes what he has created.ratzfoodmarket.com
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Brussels Short Film Festival
Apr 1900:05:04Tap to summarizeThe Brussels Short Film Festival (BSFF) is back with a 29th edition brimming with films to watch and events to enjoy. Corentin Deblire, festival co-coordinator outlines the action for us. 22 April to 2 Maybsff.be
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KBR's new panoramic lift
Apr 1200:03:31Tap to summarizeWhen is a lift not just a lift? When it connects the Mont des Arts with the rooftop of the Belgian Royal Library and its unique view of the city. Library Director Sara Lammens gives us the details. https://www.kbr.be/en/
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Bellezza e Bruttezza
Apr 500:03:51Tap to summarizeThe Bozar is presenting Bellezza e Bruttezza (Beauty and Ugliness), a look at how artists of the Renaissance in Italy and the Southern Nelherlands represented those extremes. Zoë Gray, Director of Exhibitions at Bozar, tells us how the show was realized and how they managed to assemble a very rich display of major works from institutions far and wide.www.bozar.be
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Visit.brussels protest against budget cuts
Mar 2900:02:40Tap to summarizeStaff at Visit.brussels protested near the city's parliament against budget cuts. The agency, which promotes Brussels worldwide, must save €5.7 million this year. More than 1,700 people have signed a petition against the cuts. Benjamin Vella, head of visitor services at Visit.brussels explains what is at stake.
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P for Power
Mar 2800:05:12Tap to summarizeHo Tzu Nyen, internationally renowned artist from Singapore, is presenting his first exhibition in Belgium at BOZAR. It's a new work entitled P for Power and is accompanied by two large-scale installations, T for Time and Time Pieces. The artist tells us of his inspirations which include his childhood concept of Brussels, created by his discovery of Tintin and Snowy, figures that embody curiosity, questioning and the joy of discovery for him.Through 14 June 2026.
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22/3/2016
Mar 2200:02:19Tap to summarizeSome short clips from the many interviews we recorded around Brussels in the aftermath of the 22 March 2016 terror attacks.Listen to the interviews in full:- Kate Havrlik | Richard Harris at the Bourse | Ex-ambassador James Cain | More
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Brussels Gourmand
Mar 2200:02:24Tap to summarizeHere in the capital of Belgium, land of chocolate, there are 150 chocolatiers hard at work. The weekend of the 28th and 29th of March, Entreprendre-Bruselles is inaugurating Brussels Gourmand with a chocolate route that will take people to ten of the top chocolate creators in the city for on the spot tastings. This is completely free but reservations (at localguide.brussels) are mandatory so that the shops know how much to prepare. Katia Jacques-Serres of Entreprendre-Bruxelles fills us in.
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