podcast

Welcome to my podblog.

Many of the episodes are based on inspirational people who I have interviewed and written about in my articles (also on this website). Although I don’t take a strictly solutions approach to these podblogs, they are inspired by people who are looking for solutions to tough life questions. Each podblog is just 15 minutes in length – my aim is to be short, sharp and thought-provoking.

Listen in and let me know if you like it!

Feel free to contribute via the comments section, or get in touch on:  contactsouwion@gmail.com

humanism marriage

Souwie on … Humanism podcast

Is Humanism an alternative to organised religion? Does it offer tolerance in the here and now instead of perfection in the here after? I speak with humanist celebrant, Zena Birch, who presides over weddings, funerals and naming ceremonies for those who have chosen to place people rather than deities at the center of their lives. … Read More

czarina musni

Listen to Czarina Musni on defending democracy.

How does it feel to risk your life as a lawyer on a daily basis? I spoke with Filipino human rights lawyer and activist, Czarina Musni about how she and her colleagues resist increasing pressure from President Rodrigo Duterte’s government and what it means to be red-tagged? Czarina visited the Netherlands as a guest of … Read More

how to become an mep

How do you become an MEP?

Listen to the story of how two of the European Parliament’s younger members got the job, why they love it and what they’d like to see changed. As next year’s European elections draw ever closer, Kim van Sparrentak of the Greens and Damien Boeslager of Volt Europa share their own very different paths to becoming … Read More