In the early 2000’s Pim Fortuyn was one of the most famous gay politicians in the world. Determined to protect tradition of progressive Dutch values, Fortuyn was also anti-immigration, and a fierce critic of Islam.
All this against a backdrop of the War on Terror, which, at the time was in full swing.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:30 Hello my friend
02:58 Day of the Assassination
04:57 Who was Pim Fortuyn
08:04 Assassination and Escape Plan
11:26 The Funeral
13:10 The Dogs!
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Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
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