To mark Kinderboekenweek 2025, the Institut français NL and the Alliances Françaises in Amsterdam and Utrecht invited Marc Boutavant, one of France's leading children's illustrators, to visit the Netherlands in October.
 The illustrator of the famous Chien Pourri – known and loved in the Netherlands as Stinkhond (Dumpster Dog in English) – met up with his translator Sylvia Vanden Heede for a brand new episode of the Passage(s) podcast. In this warm and friendly exchange, they discuss their collaboration about this unforgettable canine character, share the secrets of their joint work, address the challenges of translating humour and cultural misunderstandings – such as that of the little rats of the Opera, which are absent from the Dutch imagination – and they explore the bridges between French-language creation and the translation of Dutch-language children's literature. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A conversation between Marie-Aude Baronian and Isabelle Alfandary about Jacques Derrida. Why is Jacques Derrida still relevant today? How can we ‘unpack’ Derrida's library? In the current context of global change and transition, which of Derrida's books should we keep on the shelf? Why should we reread these books, and how should we interpret them? Marie-Aude Baronian haș a PhD in Cinema Studies and is an Associate Professor at the department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Isabelle Alfandary is a Professor of American Literature at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University and a contemporary philosophy specialist, focusing, most notably, on Jacques Derrida. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A conversation between French writer Anthony Passeron and Mark Vermeulen, director of Aidsfonds Nederlands, about the early years of the AIDS epidemic through the story of the narrator's family in an isolated village and about the evolution of AIDS in the 21st century. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A conversation between Géraldine Moinard, Editorial Director at Editions Le Robert, and Myrthe Galle, former Editor at Van Dale, recorded on the occasion of the journée d’études sur le dictionnaire (‘Dictionary Study Day’) at Utrecht University on 22 September 22 2023 in partnership with Platform Frans. This discussion focuses on the creation, and role, of dictionaries, the selection of new words, the characteristics of the Petit Robert and debates in France and the Netherlands surrounding the inclusion of new words in dictionaries. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A conversation between the Congolese artists Ced’art Tamasala and Lisette Mbuku Kimpala from the CATPC (Collectif du Centre d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise) and Carrie Pilto, curator of the exhibition "Someone is getting rich" at The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, presenting some of the CATPC artist's works. About the links between the consequences of colonialism and the current financial system and the cooperative and community-based approach of art and agroforestry led by the CATPC. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A discussion between Camille Étienne and Lena Hartog on the "making of" climate activism nowadays in Europe. Camille Étienne is a French climate activist, founder of the Youtube channel « Avant l’Orage » and member of the collective « On est prêt », she has a total of 255 000 followers on Instagram. Lena Hartog is a Dutch climate activist currently writing a book on « finding our role in the climate crisis », she is « climate movements & advocacy » coordinator at the International Center for Future Generations. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

PASSAGE(s) #4: A conversation between the French-Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso and the French multidisciplinary artist Wendy Owusu about African heritage, rituals, gender, and fashion.  Wendy Owusu is currently participating in the exhibition When Things Are Beings at the Stedelijk Museum until 10 April 2023 and a retrospective of Samuel Fosso's work is presented with the support of IFNL at Huis Marseille until 12 March 2023, both in Amsterdam. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

PASSAGE(s) #3: A discussion between Marie-Cécile Zinsou, French-Beninese art historian, entrepreneur, and founder of the Zinsou Foundation in Cotonou and Bukola Oyebode, Nigerian art critic based in Amsterdam, founder and editor in chief of the TSA Art Magazine, about crossroads, education, and the access to African cultural heritage. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

PASSAGE(s) #2:  A discussion between Alain Mabanckou and Simone Atangana Bekono, both writer and poet, about the transition from poetry to novel and the representation of writers of African origin in Europe. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

PASSAGE(s) #1: A conversation between writer and journalist Olivier Guez and André Wilkens, director of the European Cultural Foundation, on the sense of European belonging, from the Eurovision Song Contest to the Champions League! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.