Dam Yankee

Dam Yankee

An NL Times podcast featuring English speaking entertainers about their experiences performing in the Netherlands.

Episodes

June 11, 2025 57 mins

TikTok comedian Morgan Jay joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Jay gets political, reveals that pop star Megan Trainer was a plant in his crowd once, and hints at the television plans he has cooking up.

Tickets can be purchased for his performances in the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and the U.S. between 10 - 175 euro respectively depending on the location: https://morganjay.com/

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Movie star Minne Koole joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Koole discusses the diversity in theater culture around the world, developing panic attacks on stage, and growing up in a creative family.

 

Information about his upcoming theater performances can be here: https://ita.nl/nl/voorstellingen/weg-met-eddy-bellegueule/3886968/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=15625554690&gbraid=0AAAAADo45ZLDaxlcf4x7W5oPS5ghcLdR0&gcl...

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May 28, 2025 68 mins

Canadian mezzo-soprano Martina Myskholid joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Verveer  discusses moving on from the Dutch National Opera, how she found her voice, and how we can get young people to care about the opera.

 

Information about her upcoming performances can be found on her website: https://www.martinamyskohlid.com/schedule

 

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May 21, 2025 67 mins

Surinamese-Dutch comedian Roué Verveer joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Verveer discusses the evolution of comedy in the Netherlands, why vegans get on his nerves, and his views on cancel culture.

 

Tickets for his current tour around the Netherlands can be purchased on his website between € 19,00 – € 37,50: https://roueverveer.nl/speellijst/

 

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May 14, 2025 76 mins

Best-selling author and behaviourist Thomas Erikson joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Erikson discusses finally getting published after 20 years of writing, the lifestyle habits he credits his personal success with, and why he believes homes are more silent nowadays.

You can follow all of his endeavours by signing up for his newsletter: https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/newsletter/

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May 7, 2025 66 mins

Improv comedian Simon Lukacs joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! Lukacs pulls back the curtain on improv comedy, talks about what it was like being cast in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge as a young boy, and the new perspective he gained from life in Amsterdam.

 

You can follow all of his endeavors on his Instagram page @lukacssimon

 

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April 30, 2025 41 mins

Dutch chemist turned philosopher Dr. André Klukhuhn joins us on the show this week! He talks about living in Amsterdam during WWII, taking a stand against NATO in the early 1970s, and residing in the Red Light District.

André’s magnum opus is available online for free at https://andreklukhuhn.nl/

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April 23, 2025 65 mins

Boom Chicago co-founder and author Pep Rosenfeld joins us on the show this week! He explains what he said to get a laugh out of President Barack Obama and pulls back the curtain on his time writing for Saturday Night Live.

Pep Rosenfeld’s book can be purchased online in English or Dutch for €24.99 here: https://boomchicago.nl/shows/book-launch-work-laugh-balance/ 

 

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April 17, 2025 68 mins

Oscar-nominated director and animator Aaron Blaise joins us on the show this week! He dispels the infamous Lion King “S-E-X” rumour and discusses keeping 2d animation alive. 

 

Blaise is currently in the middle of the Snow Bear Roadshow. Tickets for the upcoming Berlin show on May 24 can be purchased for 35 euros here: https://weareplaygrounds.filmchief.com/shop/tickets?v=1448

 

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April 9, 2025 65 mins

Rapper and MC Pete Philly joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss his secret stand-up performances, overcoming Lyme disease, and getting married in Aruba.

 

Tickets for all his current tour with Perquisite can be purchased here: https://www.petephillyandperquisite.com/live

 

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April 2, 2025 63 mins

Living jazz legend Wynton Marsalis joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss his musical family, the civil rights movement, and his long history performing in the Netherlands.

 

Tickets for all his current tour can be purchased here: https://wyntonmarsalis.org/tour/upcoming

 

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March 27, 2025 62 mins

Theater creator Linus Karp joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss his journey to the stage from smalltown Sweden, saving money by using audience participation, and creating roles for yourself instead of waiting to be cast.

 

Tickets to his upcoming Amsterdam show Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story can be found here: https://www.podiummozaiek.nl/programma/details/3172/diana-the-untold-and-untrue-story-awkward-product...

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March 20, 2025 62 mins

Musician Charlotte Jacobs joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss Jacobs’ connection to dance, her life as an expat in New York City, and singing in both Dutch and English

 

Check out Charlotte Jacob’s upcoming dates: https://www.charlottejacobsmusic.com/

 

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March 13, 2025 63 mins

Comedian Derek Mitchell joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss Mitchell’s viral social media account @letsdoubledutch, going method in the school play, and the secret to a good Dutch accent.

 

Check out Derek Mitchell’s upcoming dates: https://linktr.ee/letsdoubledutch?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabSAktotI3PxOGFuOfAF_tQc1WscdLjYas79IAvE8_xrlUnkN-UKhI8aP8_aem_2OeK-WbX151ivgDRz6ryDQ

 

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March 6, 2025 64 mins

Irish Comedian Kyla Cobbler joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss Cobbler’s 11 siblings, her first time on stage, and her life abroad in Spain and Italy. 

Check out Kyla Cobbler’s upcoming tour dates on her website: https://kylacobbler.com/tour-dates/

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February 27, 2025 60 mins

Comedian Neil Robinson joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss Robinson’s love for Amsterdam, his journey into comedy, and that one time he ate magic mushrooms for a live performance.

 

Check out Neil Robinson’s upcoming dates on his website: https://www.neilrobinson.nl/

 

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February 20, 2025 65 mins

Comedian Matt Castellvi joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss the dichotomy between the European and American improv scenes,  what to include on a tour of Amsterdam, and bond over growing up in Chicago.

 

Check out Matt Castellvi’s upcoming show dates on his website: https://www.castellvicomedy.com/

 

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February 14, 2025 41 mins

Russell Howard joins Zack Newmark on the show this week! They discuss fatherhood on tour and Howard’s greatest heckling story. Newmark invites the comedian to set the record straight on the infamous “Chocolate Milk Gang” once and for all. They also discuss his views on Amsterdam as a performer and pedestrian.

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