The Love Letters Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/lekker The Love Letters is a podcast where I share what I love about my new adopted country, the Netherlands. Join me as I explore this love through musings, conversations and inquisitive explorations. © 2025 Rana e4b766f9-478b-5cb2-9044-6d455a6dbd1b no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:34:38 +0200 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:30:10 +0100 https://img.transistor.fm/CEz87_2rtyDty-DZicFFz84z3PZ19uwCQX-ne-wubis/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZDc4/ZjNjNGYzZTQ1OGQz/OGVlOWE1NTQ3MzMx/ZTc4OC5wbmc.jpg The Love Letters episodic Rana The Love Letters is a podcast where I share what I love about my new adopted country, the Netherlands. Join me as I explore this love through musings, conversations and inquisitive explorations. The Love Letters is a podcast where I share what I love about my new adopted country, the Netherlands. Netherlands, Dutch, culture, society, interviews, philosophy, well-being, health, gratitude Rana No No Bonus: "Bobby Dear" Soundscape 4 4 Bonus: "Bobby Dear" Soundscape full 9f4f4399-10b1-4d89-816e-30596e1a9eb8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/152ac055 Join me as I visit Lenny van Gessel in her home to view some of the documents she utilised for the book "Bobby Dear". 

To view the actual documents from this soundscape go to Instagram @bobby.dear2025

]]> Join me as I visit Lenny van Gessel in her home to view some of the documents she utilised for the book "Bobby Dear". 

To view the actual documents from this soundscape go to Instagram @bobby.dear2025

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:57:59 +0200 Rana Rana 328 Join me as I visit Lenny van Gessel in her home to view some of the documents she utilised for the book "Bobby Dear". 

To view the actual documents from this soundscape go to Instagram @bobby.dear2025

]]> Netherlands, Dutch, culture, society, interviews, philosophy, well-being, health, gratitude No The "Bobby Dear" Love Letters - Lenny van Gessel | Ep.3 3 3 The "Bobby Dear" Love Letters - Lenny van Gessel | Ep.3 full a59f4c3f-2fa7-4c91-905c-5df4efa9bb85 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fafec242 Imagine one summer day sitting in your grandmother's garden and she brings out a stash of  letters from her correspondences to your grandfather. After reading them, what would you do?  Fortunately for us, author Lenny van Gessel turned these gems into a novel called "Bobby Dear" and shared these memories. The book retraces the footsteps of a young couple in love trying to lead a normal life under Nazi occupation. It is a celebration of courage, freedom and the determination to fight back for the sake of love, even when the stakes are high.

Order
"Bobby Dear"

Contact
Website: lennyvangessel.nl
Instagam: bobby.dear2025

Author Photo by Mila van Egmond
"We'll Meet Again" Irene Hartkamp

]]> Imagine one summer day sitting in your grandmother's garden and she brings out a stash of  letters from her correspondences to your grandfather. After reading them, what would you do?  Fortunately for us, author Lenny van Gessel turned these gems into a novel called "Bobby Dear" and shared these memories. The book retraces the footsteps of a young couple in love trying to lead a normal life under Nazi occupation. It is a celebration of courage, freedom and the determination to fight back for the sake of love, even when the stakes are high.

Order
"Bobby Dear"

Contact
Website: lennyvangessel.nl
Instagam: bobby.dear2025

Author Photo by Mila van Egmond
"We'll Meet Again" Irene Hartkamp

]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 20:49:29 +0200 Rana Rana 2230 Imagine one summer day sitting in your grandmother's garden and she brings out a stash of  letters from her correspondences to your grandfather. After reading them, what would you do?  Fortunately for us, author Lenny van Gessel turned these gems into a novel called "Bobby Dear" and shared these memories. The book retraces the footsteps of a young couple in love trying to lead a normal life under Nazi occupation. It is a celebration of courage, freedom and the determination to fight back for the sake of love, even when the stakes are high.

Order
"Bobby Dear"

Contact
Website: lennyvangessel.nl
Instagam: bobby.dear2025

Author Photo by Mila van Egmond
"We'll Meet Again" Irene Hartkamp

]]> Netherlands, Dutch, culture, society, history, World War 2, resistance, romance, love No Women in the Dutch Resistance - Sophie Poldermans | Ep.2 2 2 Women in the Dutch Resistance - Sophie Poldermans | Ep.2 full 3397f37f-6921-4883-ab52-33921cfe0cb2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c559bbb2 Sophie Poldermans is a best-selling author, international speaker, lawyer, lecturer and consultant on women’s leadership in times of conflict, crisis and change as well as an advocate for women’s rights around the globe.
Poldermans is the author of "Desnoods met wanes" (Boekerij, 2023); the New York Post & Amazon best seller “Seducing and Killing Nazis” (USA, 2019); and "Hannie Schaft" (AO, 2003) for high school students. Poldermans has been carrying out research as to Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen sisters for 25 years; and befriended Truus and Freddie Oversteegen for 20 years, with whom she worked closely for over a decade as a board member of the Dutch National Hannie Schaft Foundation.

Watch her TedTalk

Order Desnoods met wanes
Order Seducing and Killing Nazis
Order Hannie Schaft (in Dutch)

Book for a Keynote, Presentation or Webinar on:

  • Women Leaders in times of Conflict, Crisis or Change (WWII, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, COVID-19, climate change)Women’s Leadership: Passion, Purpose, People, Perspective & Perseverance (5Ps)Women’s rights, Human Rights & Global Governance
  • Writing Workshop (Narrative) Non-Fiction

Contact
info@sophiepoldermans.com 
sophiepoldermans.com

]]> Sophie Poldermans is a best-selling author, international speaker, lawyer, lecturer and consultant on women’s leadership in times of conflict, crisis and change as well as an advocate for women’s rights around the globe.
Poldermans is the author of "Desnoods met wanes" (Boekerij, 2023); the New York Post & Amazon best seller “Seducing and Killing Nazis” (USA, 2019); and "Hannie Schaft" (AO, 2003) for high school students. Poldermans has been carrying out research as to Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen sisters for 25 years; and befriended Truus and Freddie Oversteegen for 20 years, with whom she worked closely for over a decade as a board member of the Dutch National Hannie Schaft Foundation.

Watch her TedTalk

Order Desnoods met wanes
Order Seducing and Killing Nazis
Order Hannie Schaft (in Dutch)

Book for a Keynote, Presentation or Webinar on:

  • Women Leaders in times of Conflict, Crisis or Change (WWII, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, COVID-19, climate change)Women’s Leadership: Passion, Purpose, People, Perspective & Perseverance (5Ps)Women’s rights, Human Rights & Global Governance
  • Writing Workshop (Narrative) Non-Fiction

Contact
info@sophiepoldermans.com 
sophiepoldermans.com

]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:27:14 +0200 Rana Rana 4130 Sophie Poldermans is a best-selling author, international speaker, lawyer, lecturer and consultant on women’s leadership in times of conflict, crisis and change as well as an advocate for women’s rights around the globe.
Poldermans is the author of "Desnoods met wanes" (Boekerij, 2023); the New York Post & Amazon best seller “Seducing and Killing Nazis” (USA, 2019); and "Hannie Schaft" (AO, 2003) for high school students. Poldermans has been carrying out research as to Hannie Schaft and the Oversteegen sisters for 25 years; and befriended Truus and Freddie Oversteegen for 20 years, with whom she worked closely for over a decade as a board member of the Dutch National Hannie Schaft Foundation.

Watch her TedTalk

Order Desnoods met wanes
Order Seducing and Killing Nazis
Order Hannie Schaft (in Dutch)

Book for a Keynote, Presentation or Webinar on:

  • Women Leaders in times of Conflict, Crisis or Change (WWII, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, COVID-19, climate change)Women’s Leadership: Passion, Purpose, People, Perspective & Perseverance (5Ps)Women’s rights, Human Rights & Global Governance
  • Writing Workshop (Narrative) Non-Fiction

Contact
info@sophiepoldermans.com 
sophiepoldermans.com

]]> Netherlands, history, culture, women, world war 2, occupation, resistance No Ringing the Fish Doorbell - Mark van Heukelum | Ep. 1 1 1 Ringing the Fish Doorbell - Mark van Heukelum | Ep. 1 full fc2fee1a-5c0b-4352-941a-a99eae4363ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/532cbdc9 If you were an ecologist, how would you remind people of their inextricable link to nature and wildlife? How would you foster that relationship so that it became a pleasure to contribute to its well-being? Meet ecologist Mark van Heukelum, the concept developer of the ingenius, "Fish Doorbell" (De Visdeurbel). With this project, he found a truly unique way for fish and people to connect and for both to be the better from the interaction. So far, 2.7 million people from around the world have rung the bell over 150,000 times. Delve into this episode to learn how to take a seemingly crazy idea into a viral phenomenon that both uplifts and benefits all those involved. Then, go ahead and ring the bell!

https://visdeurbel.nl/
https://www.instagram.com/visdeurbel/
https://www.youtube.com/@DutchWallFish

]]> If you were an ecologist, how would you remind people of their inextricable link to nature and wildlife? How would you foster that relationship so that it became a pleasure to contribute to its well-being? Meet ecologist Mark van Heukelum, the concept developer of the ingenius, "Fish Doorbell" (De Visdeurbel). With this project, he found a truly unique way for fish and people to connect and for both to be the better from the interaction. So far, 2.7 million people from around the world have rung the bell over 150,000 times. Delve into this episode to learn how to take a seemingly crazy idea into a viral phenomenon that both uplifts and benefits all those involved. Then, go ahead and ring the bell!

https://visdeurbel.nl/
https://www.instagram.com/visdeurbel/
https://www.youtube.com/@DutchWallFish

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:31:00 +0200 Rana Rana 3614 If you were an ecologist, how would you remind people of their inextricable link to nature and wildlife? How would you foster that relationship so that it became a pleasure to contribute to its well-being? Meet ecologist Mark van Heukelum, the concept developer of the ingenius, "Fish Doorbell" (De Visdeurbel). With this project, he found a truly unique way for fish and people to connect and for both to be the better from the interaction. So far, 2.7 million people from around the world have rung the bell over 150,000 times. Delve into this episode to learn how to take a seemingly crazy idea into a viral phenomenon that both uplifts and benefits all those involved. Then, go ahead and ring the bell!

https://visdeurbel.nl/
https://www.instagram.com/visdeurbel/
https://www.youtube.com/@DutchWallFish

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