Random History of Belgium

The Random History of Belgium, is an ad-free history podcast bringing you episodes on Belgian history. Roughly every three weeks, we'll cover a story, event, person or company important to our history. We take the bits and pieces we like to entertain and inform the listeners. To support me and to know more go to: rhob.be

EP138 - ... for now .. 04/10/2022

EP138 - ... for now .. Episode 138 is probably the fianl episode of this series on the history of Belgium /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/22741598

EP137 - Belgian social security - final part 4 03/02/2022

EP137 - Belgian social security - final part 4 EP137: In part 4 on the history of Belgian social security, we'll look at the post WWII situation on how both the pension and unemployment system evolved from the blueprint laid out by one of the main pioneers in social security Mr. Fuss. We will also look at the evolution of the RVA and much more. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/22311170

EP136 - Belgian social security (part 3) 02/03/2022

EP136 - Belgian social security (part 3) EP136: In part 3 on the history of Belgian social security, we'll go over the interbellum, the two World Wars and the government organized social systems like NDAW. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/21922568

EP135 - Belgian social security (part 2) 01/19/2022

EP135 - Belgian social security (part 2) In EP135 of the Random history of Belgium, continues the journey through the history of our social security system. We look at child labor, factories, healthcare, the first large street battles and protests, but also the first laws protecting the workers. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/21812825

EP134 - Belgian social security (part 1) 01/17/2022

EP134 - Belgian social security (part 1) In EP134 of the Random history of Belgium, we start a multi part journey, looking at the early versions of social protection, funds and charities for workers, before and during the industrial revolution. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/21788210

EP133 - Hendrik Conscience 12/06/2021

EP133 - Hendrik Conscience We look at the life and work of our most renowned author Hendrik Conscience. His career and impact, the way he forged his own language and legacy, the marketing and symbolism and some insights about the square in Antwerp named after him. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/21382577

EP132 - The Belgian Railways 1830 - 1926 08/13/2021

EP132 - The Belgian Railways 1830 - 1926 EP132 - We'll take a look at first 100 years of the Belgian railways. How it got started, the economic structure, some key elements and problems, as well as the building of stations. We focus on the early days to see where it all came from. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/20130008

EP131 - Port of Antwerp: Cockerill and Boelwerf 06/23/2021

EP131 - Port of Antwerp: Cockerill and Boelwerf In EP131 of the Random history of Belgium, we look at the expansion of the port of Antwerp, we focus on two shipyards and their importance and eventual decline. We look at the Saint-Michiels abbey, the straightening of the Scheldt river, Cockerill yards and of course Boel shipyards in Temse. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/19576982

EP130 - Trappist WestVleteren 05/24/2021

EP130 - Trappist WestVleteren EP130 for this episode, I looked at the Trappist abbey of WestVleteren, their Cistercian religious order and their famous Trappist beers. We look at the early history of the site and their beer, while drinking a nice #Trappist /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/19217552

EP129 - Black Sunday 05/05/2021

EP129 - Black Sunday EP129 We look at the November 1991 election day, we look at the previous governments in charge, the way they wen down. The rise of new parties, and a few older ones that gained power, we talk about the aftermath and impact of this important elections and their key players like CVP/PSC, SP/PS, Volksunie, Vlaams Blok and ROSSEM. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/18990377

EP128 - Jean-Pierre Van Rossem - Moneytron 04/19/2021

EP128 - Jean-Pierre Van Rossem - Moneytron In EP128 we'll take a look at author, politician, macro-economic and "enfant terrible" of the early 1990s in Belgium: Jean-Pierre Van Rossem. We look at his Moneytron system, his media image, fraud allegations, political party and downfall. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/18775460

EP127 - Belgians in Korea 03/19/2021

EP127 - Belgians in Korea In EP127 we'll take a quick look at the Belgian volunteer corps during the Korean war, we'll look at how Belgium got involved, who was sent there and what their impact and actions. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/18389882

EP126 - Georges Lemaître and the universe 02/22/2021

EP126 - Georges Lemaître and the universe In EP126 we talk about abbé, Georges Lemaître, the begin behind the expanding universe theory. We look at his life, his connection with Albert Einstein and why he's been important in Belgian and even world history. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/18028061

EP125 - The Walloon movement 01/29/2021

EP125 - The Walloon movement EP125 is the last episode on our political institutions and movements for now, and deals with the Walloon movement, the language law of 1932. We talk about Jules Destrée, Julien Delaitte, letters to king Albert I, the struggle for the French language privileges and much more. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/17737538

EP124 - The Flemish movement (part 3) 12/09/2020

EP124 - The Flemish movement (part 3) In Episode 124 of the Random history of Belgium we'll get into the post-war struggle of the Flemish movement, we look at the different groups and political parties emerging, as well as the rise and fall of the Volksunie party and much more. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/17126051

EP123 - The Flemish movement (part 2) 12/01/2020

EP123 - The Flemish movement (part 2) In EP123 of the Random history of Belgium, is part 2 on the history of the Flemish movement. We explore the 1914 tot 1946 timeframe. We examine collaboration, repression and the changing language and symbolism of the writers/politicians during that time. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/17021369

EP122 - The Flemish movement (part 1) 11/25/2020

EP122 - The Flemish movement (part 1) In EP122 of the Random history of Belgium podcast, is part 1 of 2 on the history of the Flemish movement. We'll look at their goals, the rhetoric, origins and explain the tipping point from cultural to political organization and much more. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/16918697

EP121 - Telenet 11/10/2020

EP121 - Telenet In EP121 of the Random history of Belgium, we look at one of our biggest telecom providers and their origins. We'll look at the original cable network, the municipalities, funding and their growth into the modern internet, telephony and tv provider they are now. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/16756412

EP120 - Belgian TV - part 3 10/26/2020

EP120 - Belgian TV - part 3 In part 3 on Belgian Television history we look at the commercial stations, the changing publisher landscape, VTM and DPG-media. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/16548188

EP119 - Belgian TV - part 2 10/06/2020

EP119 - Belgian TV - part 2 Episode 119 of the Random history of Belgium continues the history of TV and telecom in Belgium. We look at the 1958 to 1996 time period, with the new headquarters for the state television, TV programming, color Tv and the coax cable network. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/16293455

EP118 - Belgian TV - part 1 09/24/2020

EP118 - Belgian TV - part 1 Episode 118 of the Random history of Belgium starts with the history of television. We look at the early days, experimental TV and the NIR-INR. We also explain the Eurovision phenomenon and more... /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/16142174

EP118 - Belgian TV - part 1 09/24/2020

EP117 - François Englert 08/27/2020

EP117 - François Englert Episode 117 of the Random History of Belgium, is all about the life and work of the Belgian physicist François Englert, who won a Noble prize in 2013. We look at his life, work and theories. #RHOB #CERN /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/15776915

EP116 - Leo Baekeland and the plastic revolution 08/11/2020

EP116 - Leo Baekeland and the plastic revolution EP116 Gives us an insight in the live, work and inventions of Leo #Baekeland. A chemist who started his career in #Belgium and moved to the USA to become one of the main inventors of synthetic plastic with his invention of Bakelite. #RHOB /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/15558752

EP115 - Emilie Claeys 07/23/2020

EP115 - Emilie Claeys EP115 zooms in on an aspect of the late 19th century struggles of labourers during the industrial revolution. We look at the life and work of Emilie Claeys, who put women's voting rights on the agenda during the first wave of feminism. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/15325022

EP114 - Luxembourg 07/06/2020

EP114 - Luxembourg In EP114 of the #RHOB Random history of #Belgium podcast, we learn about Luxembourg: the county, duchy, their Burgundian rulers, the origins, the myth and the changing borders. We'll follow the history of one of our provinces, but mainly our neighbours: the country named the Grand Duchy Luxembourg. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/15105500

EP112 - The ugliest country in the world - R. Braem 06/12/2020

EP112 - The ugliest country in the world - R. Braem In this episode of the Random history of Belgium podcast will look at the life, buildings, concepts of influential architect and urban planner Renaat Braem. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/14790989

EP113 - Leopold II (re-recording of EP7) 06/03/2020

EP113 - Leopold II (re-recording of EP7) EP113 of the Random history of Belgium is a re-recording and adaptation of a 4 year old episode out the controversial King of Belgium, Leopold II. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/14680826

EP111 - The White March (part 3) 05/14/2020

EP111 - The White March (part 3) EP111 - We'll look at the October 1996 tot 2020 timeframe about the White March protests, the #Dutroux case and we'll look at one of the most weird incidents in recent history, the commissions, the trial and much more. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/14420711

EP110 - The White March (part 2) 05/11/2020

EP110 - The White March (part 2) EP111 is the second part in a multi-part episode on the White March on Brussels (1996). We chronologically go over the crimes of Marc Dutroux, the ingestivation and we'll continue our journey into what caused the anger leading up to this massive demonstration. /episode/index/show/randomhistoryofbelgium/id/14359757

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