It is summer recess in The Hague. During this period between the fall of the cabinet and the start of a new election campaign, we invite writers, scientists and thinkers to talk about the political time in which we live. Because so much has happened in the past year and everything went so fast, we like to zoom out a bit.
In this fourth – and last – Haagse Affairs in the summer, an old acquaintance is a guest: Mark Kranenburg. Although he is officially retired, he still writes a lot for NRC in a special genre: political necrology. In this episode you will hear about four prominent politicians who died in 2025 and about the art of writing a necrology
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Haagse Affairs in the summer I: angry voters and emotions in politics
Haagse Affairs in the summer II: About blind spots and politics in therapy
Haagse Affairs in the summer III: the standardization of the far right
The stories of house historian Mark Kranenburg
Hans Wiegel: ‘The Oracle from Ljouwert’ was never really away from The Hague
Frits Bolkestein: atypical and unpredictable. He made the VVD Euro criticism and questioned integration
Politician and children’s book writer Jan Terlouw was the walking reasonable alternative
Hans van den Broek, the straight -line friend of the US who was at the feet by ‘Meedenker’ Lubbers
Elizabeth Schmitz (1938-2024) laved between rules and mercy
Former minister Frits Korthals Altes died: Man of the flawless memory
- Guest:
- Mark Kranenburg
- Presentation:
- Guus Valk
- Editorial & production:
- Iris Verhulsdonk
- Assembly:
- Pieter Bakker
- Photo:
- Marcel Antonisse/ANP