Julie Claeys, Bastiaan De Groote and Laura Van Hoeymissen explore the differences between being pregnant and giving birth now and in the nineteenth century.

Nostalgia

Dec 11th, 2019 16m 30s

Karen Rock and Lisa Zamboni try to figure out why nostalgia is such an important phenomenon in our culture, both in the past and today. The neurological phenomenon is largely responsible for the Friends revival, the creation of series such as S

Seduction Island (episode in Dutch)

Nov 27th, 2019 16m 38s

Indra Bruynseels en Elise Coenen steken de hoofse liefde in een modern jasje: de verhalen van Ferguut, Galiëne, Arthur, Guinevere en Lancelot worden getransponeerd naar een 'Seduction Island'-setting. Professor Geert Claassens analyseert het ge

Being Gay in Russia

Nov 20th, 2019 24m 23s

Amelie Cuppens, Paulien Lambert, Remco Roelants and Anke Stroobants examine the topic of LGBTQI+ rights in Russia. What is it like being a non-heterosexual person in a country where 'gay propaganda' is illegal and where the orthodox church stil

Female Prostitution

Nov 13th, 2019 23m 18s

In this episode, Ynse Bergans and Tannekin Coninx explore the topic of female prostitution and sex work. The students interview Professor of Modern History and Society Magaly Rodriguez Garcia and head out to gather different views on the subjec

Nick Cave

Nov 6th, 2019 24m 40s

Hanne Akkermans, Kaat Bastiaens and Kaat Valvekens investigate why Nick Cave is still so popular and how his music and art has evolved throughout the years. To that end, the students interview Cave expert Ortwin de Graef, Professor of English L

Murder she read

Oct 30th, 2019 20m 15s

Charlotte Herbots, Milan Huysegems and Lauren Vanderpoorten interrogate professor Jan Baetens about the detective novel. What is a detective novel? Which types of detective novels are discerned? Why are they so popular? How can you innovate a g

Piece of Cake!

Oct 23rd, 2019 32m 37s

Lionel Gras and Judith Tulkens talk to us about the history of cakes, sweets and pastries. For instance, how did layers come into existence? Which pies are the favourites of people on the street? Which pies are typically Belgian? Lionel and Jud

Hidden Histories: Michaelina Wautier (in Dutch)

Oct 16th, 2019 22m 5s

Margot Blomme en Marie Neefs trekken erop uit om het verborgen verhaal te ontdekken van Michaelina Wautier. Eerst interviewen zij Katelijne van der Stighelen, hoogleraar en kunsthistorica aan KU Leuven, die zich onder andere specialiseert in vr

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