The Kok and Bol Story Edition - Week 7 - 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the new Dutch government's challenges, citizenship issues, sports achievements, and an AI discovery related to a historical board game.

*Apologies to regular listeners for the short format, which was caused by a technical hiccup. Normal service, or what passes for it, will be resumed next week. The new government of D66, VVD and CDA gets straight down to work, suffering its first defeats in parliament before the ministers have even been sworn in. Nearly 100 people are stripped of their citizenship for the equally grievous offences of supporting international terrorism and refusing to give up a second passport. Celebrity boxer Jake Paul crumbles again as Jutta Leerdam claims the Dutch speed skating team's first gold medal in Milan. And AI solves the mystery of an ancient Roman board game that may have inspired the latest coalition negotiations.

Topics covered

• Dutch politics
• citizenship
• international terrorism
• sports
• AI
• coalition negotiations

Keywords

• Dutch government
• citizenship
• international terrorism
• speed skating
• AI
• coalition negotiations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: D66, VVD, CDA

Books & works: ancient Roman board game

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