The Random history of #Belgium (RhoB) is a #historypodcast about an event, company, person or cultural phenomenon important for Belgian history.
We inform, educate and entertain the listeners with explaining parts of Belgian history in this ad-free, independently produced podcast.
Ranging from playing cards, our royal family, politics, state structure, food, new-beat, movies, inventors, painters, WWII and much, much more...
Every two weeks, we'll bring you the best stories from our history, without ads, nagging, begging or other interruptions.
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Main reference page: http://rhob.be
Jul 23, 2020
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.
Jul 6, 2020
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.
Jun 12, 2020
EP112 of the Random history of Belgium podcast will look at the
life, buildings, concepts of influential architect and urban
planner Renaat Braem.
We talk about modernism, brutalism, the linear city and many other
concepts and his real-life projects and buildings.
Jun 3, 2020
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.
We look at his life, the colony, how he got the "mandate" to
colonise and his later life and death.
This was rewritten en re-recorded in June 2020
May 14, 2020
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.