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In de derde aflevering van seizoen 2 spreken we met Dr. Remko Kuipers, een autoriteit op het gebied van lipiden en evolutionaire geneeskunde. Remko is naast cardioloog ook apotheker en promoveerde binnen de evolutionaire geneeskunde. Daarnaast publiceerde hij tientallen wetenschappelijke artikelen over de rol van lipiden bij hart- en vaatziekten. In de podcast bespreken we hoe lipiden niet alleen essentieel zijn geweest voor onze ontwikkeling, maar hoe ze vandaag de dag ook onmisbaar zijn in de klinische praktijk. 

AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson sits down with U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, for a live discussion in Washington, D.C., to introduce AJC's Center for a New Middle East. They cover plans for rebuilding Gaza, the future of Israeli-Arab relations, and the evolving geopolitical landscape, including the impact of the Abraham Accords and shifting regional alliances. Tune in for insights on diplomacy, security, and what's next for the Middle East. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC. Resources: AJC Center for a New Middle East Initiatives and Policy Recommendations Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: with Hen Mazzig, Einat Admony, and more. People of the Pod:  Why Germany's Antisemitic Far-Right Party is Thriving Instead of Disappearing Spat On and Silenced: 2 Jewish Students on Fighting Campus Hate University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker: When Antisemitism Hits Home Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. __ Transcript of Conversation with Jason Isaacson and Steve Witkoff: Manya Brachear Pashman: This week, AJC's Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, Jason Isaacson, sat down for a live conversation with Steve Witkoff, the US Special Envoy to the Middle East. They discussed plans to rebuild Gaza, political upheaval in Syria and Lebanon and expansion of the Abraham Accords. For this week's episode, we bring you that live conversation to you. Jason Isaacson:   Good evening, everyone. Thank you for being here, and thank you Special Envoy Witkoff for participating in this evening's program, introducing AJC Center for New Middle East, and extension and refocusing of the work that we've been doing for decades to advance Arab Israeli understanding, cooperation and peace. Your presence here means a great deal to us.  As you've heard from my colleagues, AJC looks forward to working with you and your team in any way that we can to help ensure the success of a secure Israel, fully integrated in the Middle East. Now let me begin by thanking you again, renewing our thanks and thanking President Trump for your relentless efforts, which began even before the President took office, to assure the liberation of the hostages still held by Hamas and Gaza now for 508 days, we know how dedicated you are and the President is, to gaining the release of Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage, and the remains of the four other Americans, Itai Chen, Gadi and Judy Weinstein-Haggai, and Omer Neutra, and all of the hostages living and dead, still held captive by the terrorists.  So I want to point out that leaders of the Hostage Families Forum are with us here this evening. As is Emmet Tsurkov, whose sister Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped by terrorists in Iraq two years ago. We are all counting on your and your colleagues' continued efforts to free them all. Thank you again, Steve.  Now my first question to you, how does a successful real estate developer make the transition to Middle East diplomacy, as you certainly have. Clearly, there are profound territorial issues at play here, but there are also powerful and tangible factors, perhaps less easily negotiated, factors of historical narrative, of religion, of nationalism. How do you cut through all that? How do you achieve success given the very different career that you've pursued up to this point? Steve Witkoff:   Well, first of all, Jason, thank you for having me, and welcome everybody and to the hostage families, I just want to welcome you here. Some of the people I probably have talked to already, and just know that my heart is always with you. You know, President, I'm a very close friend of President Trump's, and I think he felt that, hopefully, that I could do a good job here. And so I think the job had a lot to do with miscommunication and correcting that. It had a lot to do with getting over to the region and understand what was happening, and maybe most importantly, it had a lot to do with his election and peace through strength and the perception that he was not he was going to take a different path, that the old policy prescriptions that that had not worked in the Middle East were not going to be tolerated by him anymore. And I think that's in large part what allowed us to get a positive result.  Adding to that, of course, was all of the good work that Prime Minister Netanyahu in his administration had achieved with Nasrallah Hezbollah in Lebanon, he had basically gutted Hamas. So many good things that happened. And you know, on top of that, the raids in Iran, and it created this perception that a lot of the a lot of what emanated out of October 7 was never going to be tolerated again. And that began the, you know, that began the pathway to achieving the result we achieved in the first phase. But that's just half of the problem. So we've got a lot more to go. Jason Isaacson:   I've got some questions about that, as well as you can imagine. Help us understand the President's priorities and therefore your focus in this very complicated region. There's the continued trauma of October 7, 2023 dozens of Israeli and other hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, and the deep wounds inflicted on Israeli society in that attack. There's the need to rebuild Gaza and to assure it is no longer governed by Hamas.  There's the prospect of advancing normalization between Israel and Arab states building on the Abraham Accords of the first Trump administration. There are also political upheavals and some hopeful signs, although the jury is still out in Lebanon and in Syria, and there's the ongoing threat to peace and stability posed by the Iranian regime. How do you prioritize? What are your expectations for success on these many tracks. It's an awful lot to deal with. Steve Witkoff:   That was, I think I counted like 14 questions. Jason Isaacson:   This is my specialty, by the way. Steve Witkoff:   I can see. I have to, now you're testing my memory on all of this. Jason Isaacson:   Priorities.  Steve Witkoff:   Yeah, I would say, How does the President think about it? Well, first and foremost, he wants something different for the region, yeah, and different in the sense that the old way of thinking we've they've rebuilt Gaza three or four times already. Like that's just an unacceptable use of resources. We need to do it in a much more in a much better way, a. B, we need to get rid of this crazy, ideological, psychopathic way of thinking that Hamas thinks. What they did, it can never be tolerated. I saw a film that many in this in this room did not see, made by Southern Command when I was in Gaza, and it's horrific. I mean, it is a horrific film. What happened in this film and what they did to people.  So this is not, this is not the act of people who are going to war. This is the act of barbarians, and it can never be tolerated. Normalization is critical for the region. Saudi Arabia embraces it because they can't finance in their own markets today. And why? Because there's so much war risk. I actually saw Jamie Diamond today, and I discussed it with him, and I said to him, you know, think about an area like Saudi Arabia. They have tons of money, but they can't leverage their money. And they can't because the underwriting risk on war, it can't be underwritten. So you're not going to see typical senior financing. Go into those marketplaces they can finance if they do a deal in New York and they can't finance in their own country. Makes no sense. And that's going to lead to a lot of stability.  In terms of the Iranian crescent, it's basically been decimated. Look at what's happened with Syria. No one ever thought that that was going to happen. We've got an epic election in Lebanon. And so tons of things happening. Lebanon, by the way, could actually normalize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could even potentially Syria. So so many profound changes are happening there, and yet it's been a flash point of conflict, and I think that there's a possibility that we end it. Now, do we have to make sure that Egypt is stabilized? Yes, they've got some issues, economic and financial issues, and also on their streets. Same thing with Saudi Arabia, and we have to be cognizant about that. But all in all, I think there are some really good, good things that are happening.  Jason Isaacson:   Yeah, and I hope with your intervention and the president's power, more good things will happen in the coming months.  Steve Witkoff:   We're hopeful.  Jason Isaacson: So you've recently returned from your latest trip to the region with meetings at the highest levels in Israel, in Saudi Arabia, in the United Arab Emirates, next Tuesday in Cairo, will be a meeting of the Arab League to discuss the future of Gaza. What is your sense of, drills down on your last answer, what is your sense of the region's readiness to advance to the next phase of negotiations, to free the Israeli hostages, to shift to a new Israeli force posture in and around Gaza, and put a governing structure in place that excludes terrorists. Can we assure that Hamas no longer rules, no longer poses a threat, that its missiles, tunnels and other infrastructure in Gaza are destroyed? Steve Witkoff:   Well, you know, central to the May 27 protocol that was signed with the Biden administration and the Israelis. Central to that is that Hamas cannot have any part of  a governor governing structure in Gaza. And that's from that's a red line for the Israelis, but it's a red line for us, too. You see the film. And we have to thread that needle in phase two of the negotiations.  Jason Isaacson: How do we get there?  Steve Witkoff:   We're not entirely sure yet, but we are working. You know, we're making a lot of progress. There is, Israel is sending a team right now as we speak, it's either going to be to Doha or to Cairo, where negotiations will begin again with the Egyptians and with the Qataris, and I may if that negotiation goes positively enough. This is the initial phase of the negotiation where we've set, we've set some boundaries, some contours about what we want to talk about and what the outcomes we expect to happen. This is from the United States at the direction of President Trump. If it goes well, maybe I would be able to go on Sunday to execute and finish an arrangement. That's what we're hoping for. Jason Isaacson: Put phase two on track.  Steve Witkoff:   Put phase two on track and have some additional hostage release, and we think that that's a real possibility. We had a lot of conversation this morning about that, and with all of the parties I'm talking about, and people are responsive. Doesn't mean it's going to happen. That's a very chaotic place the Middle East. Jason Isaacson:   But you've got cooperation from the Quint, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar.  Steve Witkoff:   Yes. All of those countries in that region, they want to see, they want to see stability. There's new young leadership there. Everybody understands that it's untenable to be at war all the time. It just doesn't work, and it's setting everybody back. Look at Israel, by the way, they're drafting, they're conscripting people at 50 years old to go to go to the fight. That's, uh… Jason Isaacson:   And reservists are being called back to duty again and again. Steve Witkoff:   Correct. People can't work, by the way, economies are suffering throughout there. But on the other hand, Hamas can't be tolerated either, and yet, we need to get the hostages back to their families. Pardon me? Jason Isaacson:   Israel is still resilient. Steve Witkoff:   Of course it is. Of course it is. But we, you know, look, I don't want to talk about all these things and not acknowledge that the most that the primary objective has got to be to bring those hostages home. It has to be. Jason Isaacson:   I mentioned the Quint before: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar. Egypt and Jordan, longtime peace partners with Israel, were proposed by the president as the possible place in which Palestinians evacuated from Gaza could be housed temporarily, or perhaps more than temporarily. What is your sense of the possibility of the dislocation of Palestinians from Gaza? Is that essential to the idea of rebuilding Gaza, or not essential? Steve Witkoff:   Well, first of all, let me acknowledge King Abdullah, and also the Egyptians, General Hassan, who runs their intelligence unit. President Sisi, their ambassador. They're dug in. They're focused on solutions. It's a complicated situation right now, but they've done a great job, and they've been available, and whenever I call them, they're responsive.  The Jordanians have had a tough trip here, but, you know, they've managed through it. But let's just talk sort of about what the President talks about. Why is he talking about Gaza in the way he's talking about it? Because all the for the last four decades, the other ways of thinking have not worked. We sort of always get back to this place.  First of all, it's a giant slum. It really is, by the way, and it's a slum that's been decimated. On top of that, I was the first American official to go there in 22 years. I was literally there in the tunnels, on the battlefield. It is completely destroyed. There's 30,000 shells that are laying all over that battlefield, in large part because the Biden administration held up munitions shipments to the Israelis, and they were firing 1973 vintage ammunition that didn't explode. Who would let their children wander around these places?  In New York, there would be yellow tape around it. Nobody would be allowed to come in the they were digging tunnels. So everything underneath subterranean is swiss cheese, and then it got hit by 2000 pound bunker bombs. So you could have dust down there. It's so devastated. I just think that President Trump, is much more focused on, how do we make a better life for people? How do we change the educational frameworks? Right now, people are growing up there, in textbooks, in the first grade, they're seeing AK47's, and how you fire them. That's, that's, this is just insanity. What's going on out there.  So we have to directionally change how people are thinking there, how they're going to live together. People talk about two state we at the Trump administration, talk about, how do you get to a better life if you have a home in Gaza in the middle of a slum that hasn't been fixed up correctly, is that as good as aspirationally having a great job and being able to know that you can send your kids to college and they can become lawyers and doctors and so forth? That to me, is what we want to achieve. And when, when we began talking about Gaza, we were not talking about a giant eviction plan.  What we were talking about was the fact, unlike the Biden administration, and this is not a knock on them, it's that they didn't do their work correctly, the Biden administration, that May 27 protocol is based on a five year redevelopment plan. You can't demolish everything there and clean it up in five years, let alone x-ray it on a subterranean level and figure out what foundations exist, or what, what conditions exist to hold foundations, and then what we should build. It's easily a 15 year plan, and it might be 20 or 25 years.  And the Wall Street Journal, one of the most mainstream publications, two days ago, finally came out with a major article talking about that and basically validating what we've been talking about. Once you understand it from that perspective, you understand it's not about an eviction plan. It's about creating an environment there for whoever's going to live there that's better than it's ever been in the last 40 years. Jason Isaacson:   Steve, thank you. Before October 7, 2023 the betting in many foreign policy circles, as you know, was that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Israel were closing in on a deal to normalize relations, coupled with an enhanced security agreement between the US and Saudi governments and Saudi access to the full nuclear fuel cycle under US safeguards. Where would you say that formula stands today? Is that still the framework that you're expecting will describe the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia and between Saudi Arabia and Israel? Steve Witkoff:   Well, that's why I keep on going back to the May 27 protocol, because it's chock full of misinformation. And so the Saudis were operating, as were the Israelis, as if you could redevelop and reconstruct Gaza in five years. You can't. You can finish demolition, you can finish refuse removal, you can do all of that in five years. But for that, there's nothing else is going to get accomplished.  So when the Saudis talked normalization with the Israelis and defense treaty, they were thinking about it on a five year time frame. Once you begin to think about it as a 15 or a 20 year deal, it almost begs the question, are Gazans going to wait? Do they even want to wait?  I mean, if you're a mother and a father and you've got three kids, do you want to wait 20 years to maybe have a nice, safe home there? And this has nothing to do with relocation. Maybe we should be talking about relocation, or, excuse me, the ability to come back and, you know, later on. But right now, right here, right now, Gaza is a long term redevelopment plan, and I think once the Saudis begin to incorporate that into their thinking, and the Egyptians and UAE and everybody who has a vested interest in Gaza, I think you're going to see development plans that more mirror the way the President is thinking than what the May 27 protocol contemplated. Jason Isaacson:   Are you suggesting that the possibility of normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia will come after there is a fully formed Gaza redevelopment plan?  Steve Witkoff:   I think so. Because I believe that. I believe it's just sequentially logical, because that's when you begin to think about how Gazans are going to think about it. Right now, we're talking about it in the abstract. And there are many countries, by the way, out there, that from a humanitarian standpoint, we've talked to many of them, are actually extending themselves and saying, Hey, look, we'd, we'd love to be a part of some sort of permanent solution for the Gazan people.  No one wants to see the Gazan people in some sort of diaspora, they're sort of disengaged, and that doesn't work. That only is going to fester and lead to more radicalism in the region. So we've got to get a solution for it, but we need to levelset the facts first. And the facts have not been levelset. They've been thinking about this from a perspective of facts that are inaccurate. Now we've level set those facts. We're going to conduct a summit pretty soon with probably the biggest developers in the Mideast region, many of the Arab developers, lots of master planners. I think when people see some of the ideas that come from this, they're going to be amazed. Jason Isaacson:   Steve, thank you. Final question, from AJC's many contacts and visits over many years across the Arab world, including regular exchanges over three decades in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, we've come to believe in the inevitability of Israel's full integration in the region, that the more the region's leaders and elites focus on the potential advantages to their societies, including their security of normal relations with Israel, the more likely it is that we'll achieve that goal. Is that the sense that you have as well, from where you sit? Steve Witkoff:   I do. I think, look, I think that the people of Israel want to live in peace with with the people of the Middle East. And it could be incredible. Jason Isaacson:   And vice versa.  Steve Witkoff:   And vice versa. I had a discussion with His Royal Highness, His MBs, his brother yesterday, the defense minister, an exceptional man, by the way, and we talked about how Saudi could become one of the best investable markets out there, when it can be financed. Think about this. The United States today has the greatest capital market system that the world knows. And when you have a great capital market system, when. You can borrow, when you can lease a car, when you can buy a home and mortgage it all those different things. It drives an economy. It propels it.  Right now in the Middle East, it's very difficult to finance. The banks don't want to operate it. Why? Because tomorrow a Hootie missile could come in if you're building a data center, and puff it's gone. We don't have to. Banks don't have to underwrite that risk in New York City or Washington, DC or American cities. So I think as you get more stabilization there, I think the real estate values are going to go through the moon. And we talk about this, Israel is a bedrock of great technological innovation. I think you know, all of the Arab countries, UAE, Saudi, Qatar, they're into blockchain robotics. They're into hyperscale data centers. These are the things that interest Israel, and yet they're driving so much of the tech surge out there. Imagine all of them working together. It could be an incredible region, so we're hopeful for that prospect. That's that's the way the President thinks about it. We've we talk at length about this, and he gives us the direction, and we follow it, and that's his direction. Jason Isaacson:   I thought I heard applause about to begin, but I will, I will ask you to hold for a second, because I just want to thank you, Steve whitco, for sharing your vision and the President's vision for how to move forward to build a more stable and prosperous and peaceful Middle East and and you've laid it out for us, and we very much appreciate your Thank you.  Steve Witkoff:   Thank you.  Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, be sure to tune in for my conversation with AJC Berlin director Remko Leemhuis about the victory of a centrist right government in Germany's recent election and its plans to build a coalition excluding the far-right, antisemitic political party, Alternative for Germany. Remko and I discussed why that party's unprecedented post war election returns are a cause for concern.

“In Germany after 1945 . . . it was always sort of an unwritten rule or law that the more radical these [right wing populist] parties become, the less votes they get, and at some point they just disappear. And what is troubling with the AfD is that the more radical they become, the more votes they get.” Following Germany's recent election results, the far-right party AfD, or Alternative for Germany, is now a more prominent force than ever, doubling its support. Director of AJC Berlin Lawrence and Lee Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations Remko Leemhuis breaks down the rise of AfD, the role of Christian Democrat's Friedrich Merz—widely expected to be Germany's next chancellor—and the challenges ahead for Germany's relationship with Israel and the United States. Leemhuis also discusses the dangers of political polarization and its consequences for the Jewish community in Germany. As the Christian Democrats form a coalition and Merz takes the lead, how will Germany navigate the rise of populism while strengthening its alliances on the global stage? Resources: -What is the Alternative for Germany or AfD Party? Listen – AJC Podcasts: -The Forgotten Exodus: with Hen Mazzig, Einat Admony, and more. -People of the Pod:  Unpacking Trump's Gaza Plan The Oldest Holocaust Survivor Siblings: A Tale of Family, Survival, and Hope Israeli Hostages Freed: Inside the Emotional Reunions, High-Stakes Negotiations, and What's Next Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. __ Transcript of Conversation with Remko Leemhuis: Manya Brachear Pashman:   German citizens went to the polls on Sunday for the fourth snap election in that nation's postwar history. Public opinion surveys indicated that the far right party, AFD Alternative for Germany, was poised to play a larger political role than ever before.  The party also has attracted significant attention from US political leaders of late, including US Vice President JD Vance, who, in addition to visiting a Holocaust concentration camp during a recent trip to Europe, also met with Alice Weidel, the head of Germany's AFD party. Here to discuss the outcome of the election, its impact on Germany's relationship with Israel, and the German Jewish community is AJC Berlin director Remko Leemhuis. Remko, welcome to People of the Pod.  Remko Leemhuis:   Hello, and thanks for having me. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So if you could just brief our audience on who exactly AfD is- what their history is and their ideology? Remko Leemhuis:   So the party started out in 2013 and started out as a – I don't want to make it a joke, but they started out as a sort of party of professors who were in opposition to the European austerity policy during the financial crisis. Meaning, especially keeping Greece, who was in a deep financial crisis, and they advocated for expelling Greece, for example, from the European Union, because they were afraid that their debt will be then sort of distributed among all member states of the Europeans. So that was their starting point.  But that was also their only issue. And I remember that in 2015 they were around 3-4%. But then the party changed. We had, as many of your listeners know, the influx of over a million refugees from mostly Syria, and the party sort of reinvented itself. And from then on, migration policy, illegal migration, all of the issues connected to these issues were at the center. And from there, they rose, and again, radicalized ever since. And right now, the migration issue is their central issue on which they are campaigning.  And it doesn't matter what you ask. I've seen a lot of these debates that we have before elections with all the heads of the parties, and it is really astonishing how the party is always able to tie every single issue to migration, be it taxes, be it–you can come up with every issue. At the end, it's always about migration, illegal migration, and migrants. And that is something that is their central platform. Manya Brachear Pashman: Well the Trump administration also made illegal immigration central to its platform, but I think what AJC here in America found so alarming about Vance's meeting with Weidel, perhaps there was alarm there in Germany too, was the party's clear record of antisemitism and hostility to America. Weidel herself has called Germany a “slave state” to America and Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture a “guilt cult”. AJC pointed these things out after the vice president's meeting.   So did AfD do as well as expected, Remko? What are the election results so far?  Remko Leemhuis:   So we had the highest voter turnout since 1990. We were above 80%. 83-84% which is the highest turnout since 1990, so the elections after reunification.  The AfD was able to double their result. In the last general election that around 10%, now they came in with 20%. And just for comparison, the Social Democrats came in with 15, close to 16%. So this is something that should concern us very much.  The Christian Democratic Union, so the German conservative center right party won the election. Although not with that many votes as expected. So their aim was 30% plus X. They now have 28-29% but still they are the strongest party. And given German election tradition, the party with the most votes then forms the government and invites other parties to form a government. Manya Brachear Pashman:   And that means that Friedrich Merz is poised to be the next chancellor. Is that correct? Remko Leemhuis:   Yes, if he's able to form a government, yes. I mean, at this point, he still has to talk to one party, and this will be the Social Democrats, even though they lost almost 10% compared to previous elections. Together, they have a majority, and everything indicates that they will form the next government. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Is there a possibility that Alternative for Germany or AfD could be part of the coalition as well?  Remko Leemhuis:   No, that has been ruled out by Friedrich Merz, given that he was ahead on the polls for at least over a year, he has ruled this out on numerous occasions. He has ruled it out yesterday in interviews, so there's no chance that the AfD will be part of a federal government. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So is there any reason for concern, given the trajectory of this election, and given AfD's results in this election? They came in second, correct? Remko Leemhuis:   There's a lot of reason for concern, because  we can say, of course, this is a broader trend in Europe and in the Western world, that you have the rise of these right wing populist parties. But in Germany, after 1945, it's not the first time that we have right wing extremist parties in Parliament, state or federal, but it was always sort of an unwritten rule or law that the more radical these parties become, the less votes they get, and at some point they just disappear.  And what is troubling with the AfD is that the more radical they become, the more votes they get. And this is something that is pretty hard to grapple with, and where I very honestly, also don't have an answer why they are able to sort of break with this rule. But this is very, very troubling, especially in light of the fact, and that is something that is well known to the German public, that the German domestic security services are surveilling the AfD and classifying them as a case of suspected right wing extremism.  So the whole party and three regional branches of this party are officially confirmed by German domestic security as far right. So which means that they are in opposition to liberal democracy. And this is something that, again, is very, very concerning. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Of course, AfD did not win. The Christian Democratic Union won. Could that victory have any impact on the special relationship between Germany and Israel? This is, of course, the return of the party of Angela Merkel, correct? Remko Leemhuis:   First of all, we have to get credit for the outgoing government coalition, because since October 7, this coalition has been a reliable ally of Israel. Of course, there were issues where there were differences, but in general, the outgoing coalition has stood by Israel's side, which was also recognized by Israel. And it is not just a talking point for Israel diplomats when they say that Germany is Israel's second most important ally.  And they have done it despite the fact that they had a lot of pressure from their respective voter bases, especially the Greens and the Social Democrats. So this is something where we really have to credit these parties. Now, the Christian Democratic Union, as you have mentioned, is the party of Angela Merkel, and it's the party that and she came up with the term of the staatsräson (reason of state), and that Israel's security is essential to Germany's policy.  I think there are areas where the relationship will even improve. And just to give you one example, we are talking, today on Monday, the day after the election. And it's really astonishing. Freidrich Merz gave a press conference today, the first after the election yesterday. And really the first question was about his call that he had with the Israeli Prime Minister yesterday.  And he stated very clearly that he has invited the Israeli prime minister to Germany, and that he will find a way to make sure that the Israeli prime minister will be able to visit Germany without being arrested, given the ICC warrant, something that the outgoing coalition didn't say this clearly or said they will adhere to the ICC arrest warrant. So this is something that, from our perspective, is very positive.  And also, I think that the military cooperation and the defense cooperation between Israel and Germany will again, first of all, all of that will not be, again openly debated, but again in the formats where they belong. And so in general, I would say the relations will improve. But this will not mean that also this government or the next government will only say, and do what Israel wants. But I think in general, the trend and the relationship will be more positive and even improve. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So what about relations with the United States? As I mentioned before, Vice President Vance met with one of the AfD leaders. Do you foresee that relationship changing significantly? Remko Leemhuis:   Well, first of all, I have to say Freidrich Merz is very committed to the transatlantic relationship. But yesterday, again, in a post-election interview, he said something that I thought I would have never hear from him. But he said that, We in Europe maybe have to grapple with the fact that the US will not be the sort of ally that it was before, and that we in Europe have to think about a situation where the US will only be very little or not present at all in Europe. Especially when it comes to war in Ukraine and the support for Ukraine. So even though he is very committed to the transatlantic relationship, given the recent developments he looks much more concerned to Washington and what is happening and what is coming out of Washington. Manya Brachear Pashman:   In other words, he sees a bit of a destabilizing effect when it comes to transatlantic relations and security from the direction of the United States, not within Europe itself. Remko Leemhuis:   Yes, destabilizing is the right word. And that doesn't mean that he doesn't see the failures that Europe and Germany has made over the past years. And I think that's something we also, as AJC, try to highlight every time. That the Europeans, especially the Germans, for decades, haven't lived up to their commitments when it comes to defense spending. And 11 years ago now, after Russia annexed Ukraine and the NATO states agreed on the 2% goal, Germany hasn't met this. And a lot of other European countries that are member of NATO haven't met that 2% goal.  And the discussion about this goes even, you know, way back longer. I think it was even started with President George W. Bush, who always highlighted this issue and that the Germans, the Europeans, have to do more. And especially the Germans as the third-largest economy in the world and the biggest economy in Europe, has to shoulder more responsibility, which means they have to spend more. So he's very aware of the fact of all these shortcomings, and he's very willing to fix that and to spend more money on defense if the US cuts its spending here, if the US withdraws troops from the European continent.  And still being aware that even if you know, Europe does its best, we will not be able to fill these gaps, because we just don't have the resources or the infrastructure to do that. So we still need the US, no matter what. So he will need to find a line, sort of working with the US, and then looking at what can Europe do to become a bit more independent from the US in all of these questions. Manya Brachear Pashman:   So let's zoom in and talk about the impact of the rise of AFD on the German Jewish community. Has it given license to those who might otherwise keep antisemitic attitudes to themselves? Remko Leemhuis:   So in general, as I said at the beginning, nothing of this is a big surprise. The AfD in the polls over the past year or so, I would say, you know, fared around 20%. So the result yesterday wasn't a surprise, and it was also not a surprise because we have seen the AfD having even bigger successes in state elections. But of course, this is concerning.  This is concerning because the AfD is also a symbol of polarization, and polarization that we see across the western world, in all democracies at this point, I think, and historically speaking, times of polarization have never been good times for the Jewish community.  But I also have to say that the German Jewish community is also very aligned in how to deal with the AfD, and that means no Jewish organization speaks to the AfD. Every Jewish organization at some point in time has come out against the AfD.  We as AJC have had numerous publication on highlighting the threat to democracy, and by that also to the Jewish community, by the AfD. And the AfD so far, hasn't been successful in using Jews, or, you know, Israel, or pretending to be Israel's biggest friend and the Jewish community's biggest friends. No one, no one buys into that, and everyone can see through that, and everyone understands that this is performative at best. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Here in the United States, people of opposite political persuasions are honestly having a hard time facing each other. Those who voted for Kamala Harris, they see the speed with which Trump is enacting his campaign promises. They're having a hard time facing their neighbors who voted for him, or who had yard signs up for him. People are organizing boycotts of businesses and CEOs who are aligning themselves with Trump.  Is the same dynamic playing out on the ground in Berlin or Munich, for example. Do you see that kind of, as you said, the polarization. Does it play out on the very personal level? Can neighbors face each other? Remko Leemhuis:   Yes. I'm not sure if we see it to the extent that we see it in the US. But of course, we see that and that political questions, political issues, have become a dividing line among friends, among families, and that people stop talking to each other. And that is a very worrying trend, that this happens. I mean, of course, there is a line, where I would say it is legitimate to say, I'm not going to discuss these issues. And I personally, and we as AJC, don't talk to AFD. For the reasons we have talked about there's nothing for us to discuss with them. But yes, I have to say that, especially over the past weeks, we have seen even an increase in this polarization and in this lack of unity, at least in terms of, everyone agrees that it is okay to fight and to fight about the issues and to have even hard debates on issues. And this is part of democracy.  And I guess we Germans also have to learn that, more that democracy means debating things and having hard debates about issues. But the last weeks have seen that it then ventures into contempt and denigration, and if you are not having this position, then you're automatically on the other side, not even to be talked to. And that you don't often run into people that have an opposing view, because we all live in a bubble, and that, I guess, the only place where you encounter people with different opinions is social media. And I guess we can all agree that social media is, for sure, not the best place to debate controversial issues. We all have to come out of our bubbles, that we all have to you know, even if we have political differences with other people, still see that there's much more that aligns us with most of these people, and that if one person doesn't exactly hold the same view as you on any given policy, doesn't mean that it is an inherently bad person. But still, someone that isn't just inherently bad, but your neighbor, your co-worker. And I think that is the biggest challenge for all democratic societies in the West at this point. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Remko, thank you so very much for joining us and for explaining the outcome of this election and what it narrowly avoided. Remko Leemhuis:   Not narrowly but, one thing is clear, and I think that is that is much more what I'm thinking about is that certain issues aren't addressed in a way that people feel, you know, they are addressed and they are taken serious. I mean, we just have to look to our neighbor, Austria, where an openly right wing extremist party is now the strongest party. And we should do everything we can to avoid that scenario. But that means then even having difficult debates and making also difficult decisions.  But, if we want the center to hold, there is no alternative. And that's why our appeal as AJC is. And a lot of people find this lame or undecided, that we have appealed on numerous occasions, also in this campaign cycle, on all democratic parties to find solutions for the pressing issues and to find a middle ground. And this is what we will continue to do.  And also we'll try to continue to then bring together people from different parties to debate these issues and give, you know, these conversations a platform, and do what we can do in order to facilitate such discussions, and hopefully by that, have a healthier culture of debate and a healthier political culture. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Thank you so much, Remko.  Remko Leemhuis:   Thank you. Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, be sure to tune in for the second installment of our two-part series on the faces behind antisemitism as part of AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report. I ask two Jewish college students about the report's findings that nearly a third of Jewish students in the U.S. reported feeling uncomfortable or unsafe at a campus event because of their Jewish identity. Our guests shared their own experience.

“Procurement is going to make a transformative leap. It may be in a year. It may be in three years. But it's going to happen. So start experimenting.” – Remko Van Hoek, Full Professor of Practice SCM, Executive Director CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame, hosted by Walton, University of Arkansas ­- Sam M. Walton College of Business It's time to make procurement fun again.  That's what Remko Van Hoek, Full Professor of Practice SCM, Executive Director CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Fame, hosted by Walton, University of Arkansas ­- Sam M. Walton College of Business, told Philip Ideson when they sat down together at DPW Amsterdam 2024. In this episode, Remko shares insights from the 10X Procurement survey he led in conjunction with DPW, and what it reveals about how AI and digital transformation are injecting opportunity, value, and, yes, even fun back into procurement.  The survey also uncovered a troubling ‘inspiration to action' gap between procurement's AI readiness and their ability to successfully execute at the pace required by the rest of the business. Along with discussing digital transformation pressures, Philip and Remko also explore: What 10X growth actually looks like in practice and how procurement can take the idea of exponential growth and turn that into tangible, bottom-line results for the business What it means to be “digitally literate” and why focusing only on technology is actually not the right approach to digital transformation The fundamentals procurement needs to have in place to 10X their growth and impact in 2025  Links: Remko Van Hoek on LinkedIn Listen to “Integrating Blockchain into Procurement” with Remko Van Hoek Subscribe to This Week in Procurement Subscribe to Art of Procurement on YouTube  

Remko Vrijdag over zijn slechtste shows, een matpartij op de eerste rii, showstoppers, een ongewenst cadeau zijn en nog heel meer.De aflevering met Pieter Derks vind je hierMeer over Remko vind je hierVind je Elektra leuk, steun dan de podcast eenmalig of doe een maandelijkse donatie voor afleveringen zonder onderbreking via elektrapodcast.nl/steun-elektraWil je meer weten over Wouter, de host en maker van Elektra? Kijk dan op woutermonden.nlKom kijken bij mijn voorstelling! Tickets en info vind je hier https://www.woutermonden.nl/speellijstMeld je aan voor de nieuwsbrief en krijg één keer per maand de laatste updates. https://www.woutermonden.nl/nieuwsbrief/Podimo gratis proberen? Gebruik deze link https://share.podimo.com/s/jbWL0Ujy

Geen verwachtte onrust op de beurzen: Harris is het niet geworden. De overwinning van Trump is door beleggers relatief rustig ontvangen. Maar hoe nu verder? “De verkiezing van Trump zorgt voor duidelijkheid, beleggers willen richting zien. Voor de korte termijn is dit goed voor de beurzen”, zegt Wilbert Aarts van Bond Capital Partners. Vier jaar geleden was dat wel anders, met uiteindelijk de bestorming van het Capitool. Wilbert is voor de langere termijn minder optimistisch, gezien Trump geopolitieke standpunten en een mogelijke handelsoorlog.  Han Dieperink van Aureus Vermogensbeheer is optimistisch, ook voor de langere termijn: “We zagen de beste beursdag ooit op een verkiezingsdag. Lagere belastingen, deregulering en een gelijk speelveld in de handelspolitiek, dat is heel goed voor de Amerikaanse economie.”   Over Adyen zijn beide experts wel eensgezind: de cijfers waren zeker niet slecht. Aanvankelijk kelderde de koers zo'n 11 procent op de cijfers maar aan het eind van de handelsdag was het verlies nog ‘slechts' 3 procent. De pijn voor beleggers zat hem waarschijnlijk in een tegenvallend cijfer het aantal verwerkte transacties. Zowel Wilbert als Han vindt Adyen een prima aandeel.   Verder komen in de podcast de cijfers van onder andere Ahold, Air France-KLM, NXP en BMW aan de orde en bespreken we de luisteraarsvragen. Beide heren hebben een tip; Wilbert gaat voor een Nederlandse speler in de techsector, Han adviseert een ETF met de ISIN-code IE0002EI5AG0. Geniet van de podcast!   NPEX – partner van BeursTalk Na de reguliere podcast hoor je een gesprek met Rikkert Engels, ceo van Xillio. Remko heeft zijn bedrijf deels gefinancierd via de NPEX-beurs. In eerste instantie gaf het bedrijf een obligatielening uit, maar heeft inmiddels ook certificaten van aandelen uitgegeven.   Xillio is opgericht door Rikkert en zijn onderneming helpt bedrijven en overheidsinstantie met het verhuizen van bestanden naar de cloud. Rikkert legt uit waarom NPEX voor hem het ideale platform is om beleggers te benaderen en zijn bedrijf te financieren.   NPEX is dé beurs voor MKB-ondernemers, waar ze aandelen of obligaties kunnen uitgeven. En het biedt particuliere beleggers de gelegenheid om in die MKB-bedrijven te beleggen. NPEX is een partner van BeursTalk. Luister de podcast af, tot na de disclaimer!   Heb je vragen over NPEX, mail dan naar rob@beurstalk.com of naar info@npex.nl.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Sinds Hein Schumacher ceo is van Unilever zie je dat de cijfers meevallen. Iedere keer, dus het zal geen toeval zijn. Een omzetstijging van 4,5 procent is een hele nette stijging”, zegt Corné van Zeijl van Cardano. “Voor de AEX is het ook prettig, want Unilever heeft nu de zwaarste weging in de AEX. Die goede cijfers trekken de beurs omhoog.” Ook Koen Bender van Mercurius Vermogensbeheer is positief: “Onder Schumacher is er duidelijk meer focus. De ijsdivisie wordt afgestoten en er is meer aandacht voor volumegroei dan voor margeverbetering. Dat lijkt nu zijn vruchten af te werpen. Beleggers die zien dat Nestlé het nu moeilijk heeft, lijken nu het momentum te zoeken bij Unilever.”   Zo positief als de experts zijn over de nieuwe topman van Unilever, zo voorzichtig ze over het beurssentiment op de korte termijn. Niet dat de fundamenten slecht zijn, maar over anderhalve week zijn de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. Op dit moment is er geen duidelijke koploper in de polls en de uiteindelijke uitslag zou best eens voor de nodige reuring kunnen zorgen op de beurzen.   Verder in de podcast veel cijfers, waaronder die van Heineken, IBM, Ebusco, Tesla en SAP. Natuurlijk bespreken we de luisteraarsvragen en is er een tip. Koen houdt zijn kruit liever droog tot na de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. Corné begrijpt die voorzichtigheid maar tipt niettemin een ETF met de ISIN-code NL0009272756. Geniet van de podcast!   NPEX – partner van BeursTalk Na de reguliere podcast hoor je een gesprek met Remko Koolbergen, ceo van DG Press. Remko heeft zijn bedrijf deels gefinancierd via de NPEX-beurs. Een obligatielening stelt het bedrijf in staat om de groeiambities waar te kunnen maken.   DG Press is mede door Remko opgericht en zijn bedrijf maakt en onderhoudt drukmachines en levert ook gebruikte grafische apparatuur.  Remko legt uit waarom NPEX voor hem het ideale platform is om beleggers te benaderen en zijn bedrijf te financieren.   NPEX is dé beurs voor MKB-ondernemers, waar ze aandelen of obligaties kunnen uitgeven. En het biedt particuliere beleggers de gelegenheid om in die MKB-bedrijven te beleggen. NPEX is een partner van BeursTalk. Luister de podcast af, tot na de disclaimer!   Heb je vragen over NPEX, mail dan naar rob@beurstalk.com of naar info@npex.nl.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In deze podcast aflevering heb ik een gesprek met Remko Vrijdag. Remko is cabaretier, zanger, acteur, musical ster. Hij deed de Kleinkunst academie en werd instant succesvol met De Vliegende Panters. Daarna maakte hij een aantal shows samen met Martine Sandifort, speelde hij een droomrol als Willy Wonka in de musical Charlie en de Chocoladefabriek en een briljante Hercule Poirot in Moord op de Orient Express. Daarnaast is hij te zien in vele films, series en tv-programma's. Remko deelt in deze podcast wat zijn goud is, wat hem rijk maakt, wat zijn grootste angst is en wie/wat zijn inspiratiebronnen zijn. Remko toert momenteel door het land met zijn 1e solo theatervoorstelling Vrijdag Doemsdag, die - als je het mij vraagt - behoorlijk geniaal is. Wil je weten hoe Remko op het idee kwam en waar wij elkaar van kennen, beluister dan de podcast. Wil je meer over Remko weten? Website: https://www.remkovrijdag.nl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remkovrijdag/ Agent: https://www.theaterbureaudemannen.nl/ Een kaartje voor zijn theatershow koop je via deze link: https://www.remkovrijdag.nl/ Remko's favorieten op dit moment: Boek: The Fountainheads - Ayn Rand Serie: The Bear (Disney+) + Sopranos (HBO) Muziek: Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human Meer weten over Cat? Check: www.catcolnot.com of www.lifestoryacademy.nl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcolnot/

Remko Kraaijeveld - food- en portretfotograaf - praat met host Petra Possel over zijn werk in binnen- en buitenland. Remko zoekt de contrasten; hij houdt van schoonheid en esthetische dingen maar ook van de rauwe randjes. En hij eert de Hollandse meesters in de schilderkunst en hun kennis van het licht in Nederland. Swaan Levy Janssen - schrijver, banjospeler en kaasconnaisseur bij Fromagerie Kef in Amsterdam is ook aangeschoven aan de keukentafel en maakt duidelijk dat haar verzameling als curator van "vieze" kookboeken heus ook mooie kanten heeft. En verder neemt Swaan vast een voorschot op haar biografie over Engels, Amerikaans en macrobiotisch koken. Een gemis aan een jeugd met vlees met sausjes?Oproep aan onze luisteraars: mail ons je eigen vieze kookboek met een foto van de cover en twee recepten naar keuze. Stuur dat naar  smakelijkpodcast@gmail.com en we sturen het door naar de deskundige jury van Swaan.Petra verklaart aan gans de natie haar liefde voor de ananas in haar culinaire leven. Gelukkig gaat het ook nog over Wina Born.Keukenprins Pieter zet tegenover deze viezigheid een klassieke kreeftcocktail uit De fijnste visgerechten (redactie van Corrie H. van Donselaar-Dijksterhuis). Er komt gelukkig ook een augurkenwaaiertje aan te pas! Terzijde: Keukenprins Pieter biecht op nog wel wat Bordopmaak in zeven lessen te kunnen gebruiken.Met dank aan onze Culinaire Vriend: Landgoed de Olmenhorst, de mooiste boomgaard van NederlandWil je ook Culinaire Vriend worden? Mail dan met adverteren@smakelijkpodcast.nl.

De belangrijkste nieuwtjes uit de TESO jaarvergadering, wethouder Remko van de Belt vanaf het Skillerveld, de Krukelbus en Henk en Jeroen bedenken samen de oplossing voor een kunstwerk dat niemand wil hebben. Dat en meer hoort hoort u in de wekelijkse nieuwspodcast van de Texelse Courant.

Dr. Remko Kuipers is gezondheidscoach, cardioloog en onderzoeker. Na bijna tien jaar onderzoek promoveerde hij in 2012 in de evolutionaire geneeskunde op het onderwerp voeding. Hij is auteur van de boeken 'Het Oerdieet' en 'Oergezond'.Met Remko spreek ik in deze aflevering over cholesterol, vetten, Lean Mass Hyper Responders, wel of niet keto. We praten ook over welke bloedwaardes belangrijk zijn om een goed beeld te krijgen van het risico op hart- en vaatziekten en hoe je dat kunt laten testen.De boeken van Remko zijn verkrijgbaar op zijn website.Wil je meer informatie over de opleiding Ketogene Metabole Therapie, klik dan hier.Meedoen met de studie van de Universiteit Leiden? Kijk hier of je voldoet aan de criteria en meld je aan.Of meld je aan voor de Keto Switch Challenge met Floor van Leeuwen. Hier vind je daar alles over.Wist je dat we via onze Keto Leefstijl Shop cholesterolmeters verkopen waarmee je zelf je bloedwaardes in de gaten kunt houden? Kijk hier voor meer informatie en een kortingscode van 10%.Keto on!Disclaimer:De informatie in deze podcast is informatief bedoeld en kan geenszins beschouwd worden als medisch advies. 

In this episode, we sit down with Remko, an HR veteran with over 25 years of experience and a fascinating international background. Remko shares his journey from developing a cultural fit assessment tool during the early days of the internet to his roles as Chief People Officer in various digital and e-commerce companies. He discusses the evolution of HR, emphasizing the importance of both cultural fit and cultural add in hiring. Remko also delves into how companies can develop strong, evolving cultures and the crucial role of leadership in fostering these environments. Join us for an insightful conversation on the future of work, leadership, and the ever-evolving landscape of HR. More about Remko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/remkoverheul/ hyrd: https://www.instagram.com/gethyrd/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/gethyrd/ https://www.facebook.com/gethyrd/ https://twitter.com/gethyrd get hyrd Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OHMNxXljWpKs1hU5eDqm2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-hyrd/id1621089768 https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/d9924d00-9a8d-4882-9b27-b2f4d7fa9e2e/get-hyrd

This week on the podcast, Brent sits down with two Walton College colleagues, Dr. Mary Lacity, David D. Glass Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Systems and Dr. Remko Van Hoek, Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management to discuss their co-authored recent work on research that is working in real-time with industry partners. During the episode they discuss their collaborative research exploring emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain, much of which is conducted in partnership with industry. In particular, Mary and Remko highlight a recent study that was done in partnership with Walmart analyzing AI applications in supply chain management. Their paper on the topic was also featured in the Harvard Business Review. They also share how they integrate learnings from collaborations directly into the classroom by bringing in industry partners to share experiences.

The UN's most powerful court ordered Jerusalem to take a string of emergency measures in Gaza. It stopped short of demanding a ceasefire. But Israel has been told to do everything possible to stop genocide there, immediately enable more urgent aid to enter the territory and to prevent and punish the direct incitement of genocide. The presiding judge, Joan Donoghue, listed measures Israel had to take. We get reactions both Israeli and Palestinian sides.Also in the programme: with six months to go before the Olympics, we speak to the Director of Planning about the challenge of putting on a successful large-scale international event while managing logistics, security demands and local resident. We hear from the actor Kingsly Ben-Adir about his new role as the Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley.(Photo: The ICJ rules on war in Gaza, The Hague, Netherlands, 26 Jan 2024 Credit: Photo by Remko de Waal/EPA)

In this episode, we bring attention to one of life's important transitions- the transition into parenthood. Developmental scientists consider it to be one of the biggest changes in our lives, changing behaviors, identities, relationships, and much more, and it impacts everyone involved. This journey into parenthood has significant impact on one's life and career, and so we wanted to find out how working parents effectively integrate these changes. We also wanted to recognise the important work that organisations and leaders do to support their employees as they navigate through this important transition. In this episode, we speak with husband and wife team, Sue Stephens and Remko Glatzhofer. Sue and Remko are proud parents of beautiful 2 year old Logan. Between juggling their busy lives as loving parents, they are both accomplished leaders in the technology industry. We have a candid conversation about their lives as working parents, living away from immediate family in Europe, and juggling their demanding roles at work. How do they effectively integrate their lives as parents with their busy careers? How do they leverage on their network to support them? And how did their organisations and leaders support them on their journey? This episode is for everyone! Whether you're a working parent yourself, or work with parents on your team, getting an authentic point of view will help you navigate your working life with greater confidence! Connect with us on LinkedIn: · Vanessa Iloste (Host) · Vanessa Teo (Host) · Aaron Wu (Producer)

“I cannot recall a moment where we have seen this kind of openly expressed antisemitism.” Dr. Remko Leemhuis, AJC Berlin Director, sums up the state of antisemitism in Germany post-October 7 with this chilling statement. Hear from Leemhuis, along with Asia Pacific Institute (API) Assistant Director Hana Rudolph, and AJC Abu Dhabi Director Marc Sievers, on how the October 7 Hamas massacre of Israelis has impacted Jews in Germany, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the United Arab Emirates. *The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views or position of AJC.  Episode Lineup:  (0:40) Hana Rudolph (7:18) Remko Leemhuis (15:20) Marc Sievers Show Notes: Take action to bring all hostages home now. Listen – People of the Pod on the Israel-Hamas War: Global Antisemitism Report Part 1: What It's Like to Be Jewish in Europe, Latin America, and South Africa Right Now What Happens Next: AJC's Avital Leibovich on the Hostage Deal and Challenges Ahead What Would You Do If Your Son Was Kidnapped by Hamas? The Good, the Bad, and the Death Threats: What It's Like to Be a Jewish College Student Right Now Mai Gutman Was Supposed to Be at the Music Festival: IDF Lone Soldier Recounts Harrowing Week Responding to Hamas Terror: IsraAID CEO on How You Can Help Israelis Right Now Learn: Debunking the False Equivalency Between Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners How much do you know about Hamas? Try to ace our quiz and expose the truth about the terror group today. Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Transcript of Interview with Hana Rudolph, Remko Leemhuis, and Marc Sievers: Manya Brachear Pashman: American Jewish Committee has 14 international offices around the world. This week, we checked in with some of those offices to learn what they're seeing and hearing on the ground since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. In an earlier installment, we took you to Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Our journey continues today in Asia, Berlin, and Abu Dhabi.  We started in South and East Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Since the director of the Asia Pacific Institute (API) [Shira Loewenberg] was en route to Indonesia, we caught up with Assistant Director Hana Rudolph. Hana, let's start with Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, the country with the world's largest Muslim population. In fact, where AJC has made tremendous inroads in recent years engaging with faith and political leaders. What has the response to the October 7 attacks been there? Hana Rudolph:  The Indonesian government doesn't have ties with Israel, though it does support a two state solution. So we don't expect there to be a vocal kind of support for Israel. But the anti semitism and the conspiracy theories, the false narratives happen incredibly alarming. There was a rally on November 5, a pro Palestinian rally, and rally organizers think that there were 2 million people who turned out for that. So we're talking huge numbers.  The prevailing narrative there is really that Israel is the indiscriminate aggressor, they are just killing women and children for no reason in Gaza. There's very little mention of Hamas' massacre on October 7, and that's the narrative.  AJC has taken several delegations of Indonesians to Israel for our Project Interchange. A lot of our alumni had been receiving death threats. And we're not talking about death threats for posts that they're actively making right now in support of Israel. We're talking about death threats because, you know, some long time ago, when they were on this delegation, they posted something that was seen as something pro-Israel, and now they're receiving this kind of pushback and hate and condemnation for it. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You mentioned the dominant narrative. Are there other narratives developing? Hana Rudolph:  One of the most, I think, notable and disappointing reactions across our region has been China. China refused to condemn Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7. And there has been a notable uptick in antisemitic rhetoric across Chinese social media platforms, which, as you know, are heavily censored when the government chooses to do so. So here the government is choosing not to censor. And in fact, several state-run institutions are actively promoting radically antisemitic content. So I'll give you a few examples. CCCB describes Jews as accounting for 3% of the US population and manipulating and controlling, in their words, 70% of the country's wealth. The China Internet Information Center compared Israel to the Nazis.  And these are, of course, narratives that, you know, once they're once they're put out there, they're being actively promoted and popularized by other social media influencers. So the content that's being generated, you know, as a result goes far beyond even those examples. We've noticed that there are several major Chinese map platforms that are no longer labeling Israel as a country, you know, they'll demarcate the borders, they'll identify cities, but you don't see Israel labeled.  Most likely, China is seeing the current conflicts within the context of the US versus China and this whole conflict is just another opportunity to champion itself as the leader of the developing world. You know, it's a continued strengthening of the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea bloc of malign actors.  It's just very laughable, really, that China is maintaining what is described to be a position of neutrality, when one, it won't condemn Hamas' attack; two, it won't condemn antisemitism. But instead, it'll explicitly denounce Israel for quote, going beyond self defense, and, again, in the foreign minister's words, collectively punishing the Gaza people in its counterstrike.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   What are we seeing in Australia, where the Jewish community numbers about 100,000? I know historically, antisemitic incidents per capita have remained low there.  Hana Rudolph:  The Australian government has, by and large, really supported Israel in the same way that the US has. But the politics and public sentiment also look a lot like here. So there's been growing pressure for the government to call for a ceasefire, things like that. The uptick in antisemitism also looks a lot like here. It's been very alarming. There's actually a very sizable Jewish community in Australia. It's about 100,000, and Australia has the largest number of Holocaust survivors per capita, just to give some context.  Since October 7, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has documented 221 incidents of antisemitism, so we're just talking about one month. This includes threats to Jewish schools and synagogues, property damage, even a few physical assaults. There has also been large pro-Palestinian demonstrations. I think the one that probably everyone signed in the news is a demonstration on October 9. So we're talking just two days after the attack. Outside of the Sydney Opera House where pro-Palestinian protesters were chanting ‘Gas the Jews.' Manya Brachear Pashman:   Remarks and resolutions coming out of the United Nations General Assembly have shown little support for Israel since the beginning of this conflict. There was a resolution calling for a truce this week. There's one calling on Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, the buffer between Israel and yet another hostile neighbor, Syria. How have the nations in the Asia Pacific voted on these resolutions?  Hana Rudolph: I would say that the most kind of encouraging signs coming out of some of these countries have really been in terms of the government's position. So I want to especially highlight Japan, South Korea, and India. These are all countries that have joined the U.S. in condemning Hamas' attack on October 7, affirming Israel's right to self defense. They all abstained from a recent UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce. And the reason why they abstained is because there has been a Canadian amendment to unequivocally condemn Hamas terrorist attacks and demanding immediate release of hostages.  This amendment was backed by the U.S. but was rejected by the resolution. And so these three countries all abstained. We see it as a positive. The Marshall Islands and Micronesia Islands, both Pacific Islands, voted against it. They have always been strong supporters of Israel. We're incredibly grateful for that relationship. …. Manya Brachear Pashman: Since October 7, AJC Berlin director Remko Leemhuis has taken two German delegations to Israel to speak with hostages' families, to see the homes raided by Hamas, and understand the military operation underway there. Remko joined us from Berlin to speak about those missions, but also to talk about what he's seeing and hearing back home. Remko Leemhuis:  We had an attack on a synagogue here in the center of Berlin that was attacked with Molotov cocktails, even though there was police protection. We had the homes of people marked with a star of David. You know, where members of the Jewish community live. And these are the things that happened sort of outside of demonstrations–we had people that have been threatened, because they were wearing a kippah or are visibly Jewish. And when we look at the demonstrations, we see what we've seen, this is nothing too new. All sorts of expressions of antisemitism beginning with, from the river to the sea. People chanting that. We're also seeing that they compare what's happening in Gaza with the shoah, so, Holocaust trivialization.  Again, we see attacks on police officers, and thinly veiled, classic antisemitic stereotypes. You know, they're not saying the Jews but saying, you know, the Zionist. And that's also something not too new, but the how forceful these things press.  We're also seeing attacks against the press, and saying that the press is lying, and they're always, you know, portraying them in the wrong way and using chants that are hard to translate, but that, up until now, we've mostly seen right wing manifestations. So it's very weird to see how they're now using the same slogans.  We've seen it across the board, in every region in every major city. We don't have numbers, over the past month or so. But I can tell you that, for example, in the first week, after October 7, we had 202, antisemitic incidents that were recorded by a different NGO. And that was just the first week after, after October 7.  And we had until the end of October, 80 antisemitic crimes that have been registered with the police and the authorities. So we've seen it across the board and online, but especially during demonstrations, so called pro-Palestinian demonstrations, where we have seen violence–violence against the police, but obviously also expressions of antisemitism and very clear expressions of antisemitism. That's been frightening, to be honest, because we have seen, you know, these kinds of before during other rounds of conflict between Hamas and Israel, but this time, it's just the sheer number and the openness is pretty stunning. And I cannot recall a moment where we have seen this kind of openly expressed antisemitism. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Are you also hearing it from government leaders? Remko Leemhuis:  I have to say that, especially for Germany, that the government, the ministers, they are all very clear in their support for Israel. And this is obviously not a winning theme for them, oftentimes, but the chancellor is very straightforward in his support for Israel, on numerous occasions.  The Economy Minister Habeck, has put out a video that got a lot of attention, where he very clearly addresses antisemitism. Antisemitism coming from the left, so sort of his own, he's from the Green Party. So when he's talking about antisemitism from the left, he's sort of talking about where he is coming from. And I think that's always a good starting point for people when they talk about antisemitism always, start by addressing it in your own sort of political spectrum and not pointing fingers at others.  And so I think that this is a very good sign. And today, we're weeks after October 7, and they're still very forceful in their support for Israel, which, again, given the pictures that we unfortunately see coming out of Gaza, I wouldn't have imagined that it would be the case, but it still is. So that is, that is good.  What is still lacking, in my opinion is, or something that we've seen over the past years, and now seeing much more, that there's a gap between sort of the political class, if you like to call political class and or politicians and mainstream society.  Manya Brachear Pashman:   But then again, government leaders have had the opportunity to see the battleground firsthand, right? I mean, you've taken two delegations now, can you tell us what they've seen, what they've heard?  Remko Leemhuis:  I was on two missions. The first mission, this was a delegation with members of parliament, members of the European Parliament and other national parliaments in the European Union, including two German Members of Parliament. That was my first mission to Israel since October 7.  And I can say that, obviously, seeing it firsthand among, you know, we had obviously political meetings and meeting with lawmakers in Israel, members of Knesset, but we also went to Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim that was attacked on October 7. And we met with survivors' families from there, with families whose loved ones have been abducted, and are now hostages in Gaza. And I think that seeing this firsthand, hearing it firsthand, from the families there's nothing that can substitute for that.  You can read a lot, you can watch everything that's in the news or on TV, but being there yourself really has really an impact on people and gives them a better understanding of what Israel is facing and what the enemy is that Israel is facing. My second trip was with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and again, it's someone to be there and be able to go into one of these, you know, small houses which seem like frozen in time. And I mean, nothing has been touched and it looks like it looked on this Saturday morning and in some houses you think, the inhabitants or the people who live there are just out for a while and will come back. Then you go through these houses and then you get to the safety room or the security room and bomb shelter. And you see what happened in that house and that obviously people have died there. And then again, speaking to the families, to the survivors, and seeing how desperate they are.  It's something that no one will ever forget who was there and will impact everyone going forward and obviously will also have an impact on how they view the ongoing military operation in Gaza, differently than somebody who's just seeing it from the news. …. Manya Brachear Pashman:   In addition to its Jerusalem office, AJC also has a Middle East presence in Abu Dhabi. With us to discuss how Israel's Abraham Accords partner United Arab Emirates has been reacting to the news is AJC Abu Dhabi Director Marc Sievers. Marc, welcome to People of the Pod.   Marc Sievers: Hi, Manya. Great to be with you. Manya Brachear Pashman:   You are right there in the region, in the neighborhood, if you will. Tell us what you're seeing or hearing and do you feel safe? What's top of mind there? Marc Sievers: Certainly there's a great concern about the potential for escalation. We hear that, it comes up in almost every discussion. Certainly, it's bad enough to see the combat and the situation in Gaza. But there's been concern from the beginning that it could spread to Israel's northern border with Lebanon, with Syria, even potentially, to Iran directly, although I think that's quite unlikely. But it's not entirely out of the realm of the possible.  But I think the US military presence in that sense, in the two aircraft carrier groups that are in the waters in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. There is a significant US military presence that's been brought into the region to help deter an escalation, an expansion of the fighting to Lebanon and Syria. Manya Brachear Pashman:   Does the tiny Jewish community there feel safe? Marc Sievers: First of all, threatening or commenting in a hostile manner toward people here because of their race or their religion or their nationality is a crime. It's taken very seriously. There have been a few cases of Jewish people. Not anyone I'm directly involved with, but I heard about who took some complaints to the police and the police took legal action. So there is a legal basis to ban any expression, public expressions of antisemitism. The messages we've received are to keep a bit of a low profile, you know, avoid being obvious or provocative. But other than that, everything's normal. I walk around the city, I drive myself, I go to a lot of public places. I feel perfectly comfortable. I don't feel any particular tension. I'm sure if there were any threats, specific threats that we would be notified. I'm not aware of any.  Look, it's a difficult period and emotions run high. And certainly emotions are high in Israel, but they're also high across the Arab world. There is a lot of, as I said earlier, a lot of concern for Palestinian civilians. I think, to some extent, Hamas has managed to project itself, particularly through social media, as the embodiment of the Palestinian people in a way that's kind of hard for us to understand, but it's out there. And that is a factor.  Here the Israeli embassy is open and functioning. And there's also a consulate in Dubai that is open and functioning. My understanding is that at least Israeli ambassadors in the other countries, including Egypt and Jordan have been asked to come home, not because they've been kicked out, but out of security concerns. So I think it also speaks highly of the environment in the UAE, that the Israeli diplomatic missions are still here. Manya Brachear Pashman:   But will the relationships that AJC has built, that Israel has built through the Abraham Accords, are they strained? Or is your work continuing through all of this? Marc Sievers: As I keep saying this is a difficult period. But I think we're all hoping that we'll all get through this together and that there will be a new situation after the military campaign is completed, that we want to see the hostages released safely. And that's very much on people's minds.  A number of people here have family or friends who either died on October 7, or in some cases were kidnapped or they know somebody who was. So we share that concern and hope with all of the Jewish people around the world. That's certainly on our minds, but I'm very hopeful still that we will get past this and that there will be new opportunities to rebuild some of what's been disrupted. And there's no question that things have been disrupted, that's just a fact. Manya Brachear Pashman: Marc, Remko, Hana, thank you all for joining us. Be sure to listen to our previous episode from earlier this week featuring updates from Paris, Latin America, and Africa. And last week, before fighting resumed, we spoke with AJC Jerusalem Director Avital Leibovitch about Israel's efforts to root out Hamas and bring the rest of the hostages home.   

Ondanks dat Renze Klamer al is begonnen met zijn zomershift op het late slot van RTL is de komkommertijd in de media is nog ver te zoeken. En dat betekent een bomvolle AD Media Podcast. Er wordt namelijk een gloednieuw opiniepanel opgetuigd door Gijs Rademaker - die overigens gewoon een gezinswoning heeft, in plaats van een studentenkamer met dinodekbed. Op1 is actueler en urgenter dan ooit met Sven Kockelmann en Tijs van den Brink en er is daar gedonder in de tent. Televisiebaas Frans Klein schijnt het zwalkende NPO schip te willen verlaten om over te stappen op een commerciële sloep met geld, genaamd Talpa. Zijn beste stuurman blijft deze keer waarschijnlijk niet aan wal staan, maar springt ook mee. Of in gewoon Nederlands: mediajournalist Dennis Jansen heeft het gerucht opgevangen dat Remko van Westerloo meegaat met Frans Klein naar Talpa om daar het gat op te vullen dat Erland Galjaard heeft achtergelaten. Angela bepaalt in deze aflevering of ze definitief naar Marcel en Gijs gaat en ze vertelt hoe slecht ze het programma vindt. Daarnaast wordt het optreden van Emma Wortelboer besproken. Het panel is niet mals: ‘Laten we na vandaag Emma Wortelboer voor altijd negeren!' Verder: kijkt er nog iemand naar Het Onbekende? (Spoiler: nee), een pluim voor Maarten van der Weijden, de Kwis met Ballen krijgt een onvoldoende, in het radiohoekje nieuws over de allesbepalende frequentieveiling en een verrassing voor Angela de Jong: Alle Etalages van Angela zijn gebundeld en digitaal in de etalage gezet door NPO Start.  Luisteren dus! Naar de wekelijkse AD Media Podcast, waarin TV-columniste Angela de Jong en verslaggevers Dennis Jansen en Mark den Blanken alle hoofd-, rand-, en bijzaken bespreken op het gebied van media. De presentatie is in handen van Manuel Venderbos.Support the show: https://krant.nlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dankzij de coronacrisis zijn de receptie, schoonmaak en beveiliging van bedrijfspanden niet langer het ondergeschoven kindje. Maar hoe belangrijk zijn deze diensten nu eigenlijk? Remko Stolk, directeur van facilitair dienstverlener Heyday, is te gast in BNR Zakendoen.  Macro met Boot  Elke dag een intrigerende gedachtewisseling over de stand van de macro-economie. Op maandag en vrijdag gaat presentator Thomas van Zijl in gesprek met econoom Arnoud Boot, de rest van de week praat Van Zijl met econoom Edin Mujagić.  Ondernemerspanel  D66 pleit voor de terugkeer van de Tante Agaath-regeling. Deze suikertante moet particulieren stimuleren om te investeren in het mkb. En: Douglas is verwikkeld een miljoenenstrijd met de overgenomen online apotheker Disapo. Dat en meer bespreken we om 13.00 in het ondernemerspanel met: Wendy van Ierschot (Oprichter van VIE people en VIE Tech Capital) Mark Berendsen (Directeur en partner bij Starred)  Luister l Ondernemerspanel  Pitches Elke vrijdag is het weer tijd voor twee nieuwe pitchers om zichzelf op de kaart te zetten. Dat doen zij via een pitch gevolgd door een baleton van kritische vragen. Vandaag is het de beurt aan: Tim van Setten van der Meer van Studiestap en Thomas van Heeswijk van Drop mobility.  Zakenpartner  Ze studeerde Bedrijfskunde aan de Erasmus Universiteit en Culturele Antropology aan de universiteit van Leiden. Was ruim 10 jaar werkzaam bij ING als onder andere; Hoofd transacties, hoofd trading, vice-president handel en export financiën, verruilde in 2015 ING voor Russel Reynolds waar ze aan de slag ging als Consultant en nu leidt ze het Nederlandse kantoor van managementadviesbureau Heidrick & Struggles. De zakenpartner deze week is Imke Lampe van Heidrick & Struggles        Contact & Abonneren  BNR Zakendoen zendt elke werkdag live uit van 12:00 tot 14:30 uur. Je kunt de redactie bereiken via e-mail en Twitter. Abonneren op de podcast van BNR Zakendoen kan via bnr.nl/zakendoen, of via Apple Podcast en Spotify. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Far right groups in Germany -- with their antisemitic beliefs -- are growing in Germany today. What can we elsewhere in the world learn from this discussion with the director of the American Jewish Committee in Berlin that can help us speak up against antisemitism? Check out https://www.ajc.org/translatehate

If you wanted to learn about Elko, Nevada, this is the podcast for you! Remko is off for a bike race, but Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are here to bring you the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker.

The poker world always loses its collective mind whenever Phil Ivey makes a final table and today was no different! Adam Friedman, however, had no respect for the collective longing for a Phil Ivey winner pose and he ruined the party by winning his fifth career WSOP gold bracelet! On today's podcast, Donnie spoke to Friedman while Remko spoke to PokerGO President Mori Eskandani about the WSOP relocating from the Rio to Bally's and Paris on the Las Vegas Strip. 

The 2022 World Series of Poker has taken a turn for the worse as the team drafted by Donnie and Remko in the $25k Fantasy is almost entirely on the injured reserve list! David 'ODB' Baker, Daniel Ospina, and Dylan Weisman are out missing a lot of events which is costing a lot of potential points! After ranting about all their bad luck, the guys recap the $500 House Warming, $50,000 High Roller, and $10,000 Dealer's Choice. Lastly, we take a look at the payouts of the House Warming which, according to Donnie should've paid $1,000,000 to the winner!

Shaun Deeb joins the podcast to talk about his intense World Series of Poker schedule, multi-tabling, the importance of winning Player of the Year again, and whether or not he'll catch Phil Hellmuth!  Also on the show: Donnie recaps his horrible showing in the $500 Housewarming, Remko talks about bikes, and the guys dive into Scott Seiver delivering points for the team as well as every other important thing that's going on at the 2022 World Series of Poker right now!

David Peters took down the first big World Series of Poker Event by raking in $1.1 million and $275,000 worth of bounties in the $100,000 High Roller Bounty Event. On this podcast, Remko and Donnie recap the action and update you on all other events that are live right now. Most importantly, Scott Seiver is making a big run in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em for the $25k Fantasy team! 

The $100,000 High Roller Bounty Event kicked off the World Series of Poker and after two days of play, just five players remain. For today's show, your hosts Remko and Donnie spoke Chance Kornuth, David Peters, and Koray Aldemir who will be battling with Ali Imsirovic and Dario Sammartino for the $1.1 million top prize. The final table of the $100k will stream live at 2pm PT/5pm ET on PokerGO. On top of this the guys take some listeners questions and Donnie tells a story on how his wife does not agree with him partaking in the $25,000 Fantasy Draft!  New to the show? Subscribe right now and leave us a review! Join our community on Discord and if you're not yet a PokerGO subscriber please use promo code PODCAST30 to take $30 off your annual sub.

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters deliver your daily dose of 2022 World Series of Poker Podcast Action starting with an in-depth recap of the $25,000 Fantasy Draft hosted by Daniel Negreanu at the PokerGO Studio. Supported by dozens of shareholders from PocketFives, Remko and Donnie drafted a team last night and are extremely pleased with what they ended up with!  Besides the draft talk, the guys walk around Bally's and Paris before sharing their first impressions of the news spaces! Lastly, the $100,000 High Roller Bounty kicked off today along with the $500 Casino Employees Event, and the numbers are looking good! New to the show? Subscribe right now and leave us a review! Join our community on Discord and if you're not yet a PokerGO subscriber please use promo code PODCAST30 to take $30 off your annual sub.

Far more teams talk about category management than successfully carry it out, but is the challenge one of talent or scale? It is certainly one of the more creative processes procurement engages in, which opens the door to more value creation - as long as procurement has the right metrics and KPIs guiding their work. In this week's episode, we bring you a session from our recent AOP Digital Outcomes 2022 virtual event. Kelly Barner was joined by Gary Levitan from WeWork and Remko Van Hoek from the University of Arkansas to discuss whether or not category management initiatives can be executed at scale. Key takeaways from the interview include: Category management can facilitate stakeholder collaboration when products, services, and/or suppliers overlap How the automation of rote and even ‘boring' procurement tasks can make it possible for procurement to invest more time and effort in strategy  Why it is important to consider automation part of a process or a subset of spend categories instead of waiting to include 100% at the same time

Your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters are joined by former PokerGO President and now Consulting Chief Strategy Officer of NFT Stadium, Sam Simmons to talk about the exciting launch of PokerGO's own NFT project that goes far beyond digital ownership alone! After we give you the lowdown on the NFTs, the boys dive into Super High Roller Series Europe headlined by the triumphant return of Mr. Phil Ivey himself! Remko and Donnie end up spiraling out of control, looking at poker's all-time money list and predicting who will be in the Top 10 in the next five years. Then, we break down the two most recent High Stakes Poker episodes that feature a very heavy dose of Garrett Adelstein and Jean-Robert Bellande. Last but not least, we give you a preview and some more names of the upcoming $25,000 PGT Heads-Up Showdown.  New to the show? Considering subscribing, leaving a review, and joining our even-growing Discord channel! 

The 2022 U.S. Poker Open is in full swing with Shannon Shorr taking down the first event, outlasting a final table that included Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel. Today on the show, Remko and Donnie are joined by Brent and Jeff to recap Shannon Shorr's impressive win. Prior to that, the guys cover Tony Sinishtaj's epic Wynn Millions victory for $1.6 million and Donnie tells his venture into the $400 event.  Lastly, we touch on the return of the European Poker Tour with their epic event in Prague and reminisce about traveling the circuit.  Join our community on Discord and leave a review if you enjoy the show. 

Tom Dwan and Daniel Negreanu square off once more in a massive pot on High Stakes Poker as Remko and Donnie break down the latest episode on this week's podcast.  Other topics on this show include: The $25,000 PGT Heads Up Showdown  The $500,000 PGT Championship event  Recapping the StormX Invitational at the PokerGO Studio Donnie's exploits in the South Point nightly tournament Daniel Negreanu's high roller win at the Wynn New to our show? Please subscribe to the channel and leave us a review! Join our community on Discord. 

The 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to 36 players, and Remko and Donnie are back for another episode of the PokerGO WSOP Podcast. On this episode, it's another group of interviews that lead the way. Lon McEachern, Ramon Colillas, Jonathan Dwek, Andreas "Rayo" Kniep, Nick Petrangelo, Preston McEwen, Hye Park, Matthew Jewett, and Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo. Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.  

No one likes to see their aces get cracked in tournament poker, and that's especially true on the stone-cold bubble of the World Series of Poker Main Event. That's what happened to Kevin Campbell, though, launching the final 1,000 players of the 2021 WSOP Main Event into the money. Remko and Donnie recorded a whole bunch of audio straight from the floor of the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino during bubble play on Day 3 of the tournament, including several sound bites from players and raw audio. Join the PokerGO Podcast Discord right now.

It's a big podcast episode jam-packed with guests. Remko and Donnie have audio clips from 12 different guests across Day 1f and Day 2abd, both of which played out on Tuesday at the World Series of Poker. Included in the group of guests that the hosts spoke two are three WSOP Main Event winners in Chris Moneymaker, Phil Hellmuth, and Martin Jacobson. Join our Discord channel by clicking the link.

Donnie and Remko recap the Day 1e action, dive into their Main Event snacking routine, and try to figure out which final table from the past hypes them up the most!  Six huge stars of the game, Paul Volpe, Scott Blumstein, Brandon Adams, Max Silver, Joe Hachem, and David 'ODB' Baker, join the show today to tackle a variety of topics but most of all: What Makes The WSOP Main Event special? Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel. Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us six days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes content from poker's biggest spectacle. Follow PokerGO on Twitter for all the latest WSOP content. Follow your podcast hosts on Twitter: Remko Rinkema, Brent Hanks, and Donnie Peters.

Remko and Donnie recap Day 1d of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, with audio from several guests. Maria Ho, Sergi Reixach, Barstool Nate, Barstool Smitty, Matt Berkey, Greg Mueller, Jeff Gross, Hoodie Allen, and Garry Gates are all included in the show, but then things go a bit off the rails when Robbie Strazynski and Ali Nejad showed up to hijack the show. Don't forget, we're organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.

Daniel "Jungleman" Cates, Mikiyo Aoki, JC Tran, and Martin Jacobson highlight this jam-packed episode of the PokerGO WSOP Podcast. Donnie flies solo with Remko off seeing the Rolling Stones, and he puts a bow on the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and dives into Day 1c of the WSOP Main Event. Don't forget, we're organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel. Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us six days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes content from poker's biggest spectacle. Follow PokerGO on Twitter for all the latest WSOP content. Follow your podcast hosts on Twitter: Remko Rinkema, Brent Hanks, and Donnie Peters.

The $50,000 Poker Player Championship played down to its final table of five today and Remko caught up with chip leader Eli Elezra and wild card Dan 'Jungleman' Cates! For Elezra this final table is 15 years in the making while Cates plays things a bit more on the light-hearted side with some banter you can only expect from him! Meanwhile, your co-host Donnie Peters jumped into the Mini Main Event and ran up a big stack. Throughout the episode, Donnie checks in with the show as he goes deeper and deeper into what could become his first WSOP cash! Lastly, we speak to Mori Eskandani about his first WSOP Main Event experience back in the 80s! Don't forget, we're organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.

Remko is back from Nashville and together with Donnie they discuss the latest action from the 2021 World Series of Poker.  The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is onto Day 3 and Remko talks to Adam Friedman, Matt Glantz, and Josh Arieh about their first Main Event experience and the status of poker's most prestigious mixed game event.  With the introduction of yet another successful new WSOP event, the $5,000 NLH/PLO, Donnie brings up another wide variety of new games that could be considered to be added to the 2022 WSOP schedule.  Lastly, we're organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.   

Fresh off another big final table run, Jake Schwartz talks to Remko about his incredible Fall so far in which he's come oh so close to winning his first gold bracelet. Schwartz also emphasized that he wants to save the poker world from having to look at Phil Hellmuth's face on a giant banner if he were to take down WSOP Player of the Year! Also on the show: We catch up with Shaun Deeb about his World Series of Poker so far which includes many cashes but no big score just yet and Donnie talks to Tommy Le after winning the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel. Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us six days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes content from poker's biggest spectacle. Follow PokerGO on Twitter for all the latest WSOP content. Follow your podcast hosts on Twitter: Remko Rinkema, Brent Hanks, and Donnie Peters.

Front-to-back coverage of Jeff Platt's special run in the $1,000 Double Stack after which Remko and Donnie go off the deep end and cover a variety of strange topics! Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

Remko and Donnie are back together to break down Michael Addamo's $50k High Roller win, Josh Arieh's first bracelet win in 6,000 days, and Kevin Gerhat's dominant performance in the $10,000 HORSE. In addition to the recaps, the boys also dive into some troubled travel stories, the faster WSOP structures, and a special invite to our new discord channel! Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/kRxbhT84

Adam Friedman and Phil Hellmuth are both known for their emotional investment in the game of poker as well as their acumen in all the games. Last night, these two squared off for the  $10k Dealer's Choice Championship bracelet and Remko was on the scene to give you a first-hand account of how it went down. 

Bryan Micon used to be a WSOP tournament grinder but through the emergence of Bitcoin and being an early adopter, he turned himself into a rich whale! This year, Micon returned to the WSOP after a five-year hiatus and he joined Donnie and Remko to talk about his newfound love for the game and "whale" status. After two straight days of full-blown Phil Hellmuth coverage, the guys also get you caught up on the recent WSOP bracelet winners Chance Kornuth, Jim Collopy, David 'Bakes' Baker, and Michael Noori. Lastly, Adam Friedman goes for his third straight $10k Dealer's Choice bracelet while Michael Addamo continues to crush No Limit Hold'em High Rollers. Are we in the middle of historic runs when it comes to Friedman and Addamo? Tune in and decide for yourself.

Donnie and Remko gather on Saturday night to break down the implications of the WSOP adding two starting days to this year's Main Event. Starting on November 8th, travel restrictions are lifted and players from all over the world can now make last-minute plans to play in the $10,000 Main Event. Donnie also spoke to Anthony Zinno, Scott Ball, and Dylan Weisman as all three claimed bracelets in the last 24 hours. 

Phil Hellmuth still dominates the headlines at the 2021 World Series of Poker and both Remko and Donnie share additional thoughts on his massive outburst at the $10,000 Seven Card Stud final table.  Last night, Dylan Linde won his first WSOP bracelet in the Mixed Omaha event and the guys preview the PokerGO Live Streamed final table of the Millionaire Maker tonight featuring Michael 'The Meditator' Gathy who's going for his fifth No Limit Hold'em bracelet.

Phil Hellmuth came close to winning his 16th World Series of Poker at the final table of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship last night, but while his quest was unsuccessful, his tirades were not.  Hellmuth raised a lot of eyebrows with his f-bomb laden rants when his opponents outdrew him, and this morning Twitter was up in arms about his behavior. On this podcast, Remko and Donnie share their thoughts on the matter and also dive into a variety of other topics such as a man playing in the Ladies Event once again, and a small recap of the other tournaments at the Rio today.

The World Series of Poker brings players from all over the world to Las Vegas and today we had a unique opportunity to talk to Women Chess Grandmaster Qiyu 'Nemo' Zhou about venturing into the game of poker.  Remko and Donnie also dive into Phil Hellmuth's chase for No. 16 as he's playing on today's PokerGO final table stream of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. We also break down other ongoing events such as the Milly Maker and look ahead at the other streams on PokerGO this week.  

Remko and Donnie get together for your daily World Series of Poker update and bring you inside info on the best Las Vegas restaurants and hotspots. First, the guys recap the $25,000 High Roller that streamed on PokerGO with Tyler Cornell winning his maiden bracelet along with $833,289 before updating you on all the other events going on right now. The $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up Championship gets underway today and your hosts wager pizzas on the outcome of the John Smith Invitational before diving into some more local Las Vegas recommendations.  Capping it all off today are stories from both Remko and Donnie's first time at the World Series of Poker in 2008 and 2009 respectively.  Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast and we'll see you for another show tomorrow! 

The vibes inside the Rio at the 2021 World Series of Poker are very positive and your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters carry that energy into the first show of the week. Today on the show: A brief recap of the events that finished and are still in progress including the $25k HORSE final table. A preview of the first PokerGO streamed final table: The $25,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller featuring Adrian Mateos, Mustapha Kanit, and Jonathan Jaffe. An update on our terrible $525 fantasy team. An overview of this year's World Series of Poker Player of the Year format and standings. Remko ventures into another restaurant recommendation while Donnie gives coffee advice that he immediately goes against.  Please rate, review, and subscribe to our show and tune in for another episode tomorrow! 

Remko and Donnie ventured out into the Amazon jungle to chat with a few guests for this episode of the podcast. On this show, Jeremy Ausmus talks about winning the first gold bracelet awarded this WSOP, New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova discusses being in poker and at the WSOP, Norman Chad catches us up on all of his donations, and Rob "WorldWideWob" Perez sits down for some poker, NBA, and Vegas talk. Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us 6 days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle.