{"podcast":{"title":"Fluent Fiction - Dutch","slug":"fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282","podcast_index_feed_id":5975282,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5755623/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-dutch--5755623","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/54c48789bb86f440beff81f13c387129.jpg","author":"FluentFiction.org","episode_count":340,"summary":"Are you ready to supercharge your Dutch listening comprehension? Our podcast is the perfect tool for you. Studies show that the key to mastering a second language is through repetition and active processing. That's why each episode of our podcast features a story in Dutch, followed by a sentence-by-sentence retelling that alternates between Dutch and English. This approach not only allows you to fully understand and absorb the vocabulary and grammar but also provides a bilingual support to aid your listening comprehension. But we don't stop there. Research in sociolinguistics highlights the importance of culture in language learning, which is why we provide a list of vocabulary words and a transcript of the audio to help you understand the cultural context of the story. And for your convenience, we also include a transcript of the audio to help you refer back to any parts you may have struggled with. And our podcast is not just for language learners, it's also for travelers or people who want to connect with their roots. Are you planning a trip to Holland, Belgium, or Surinam? Maybe you want to speak Dutch with your family from the Netherlands? Our podcast will give you the cultur…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:19:32.224123+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282"},"episode":{"title":"Love Letter Lost: A Tulip Field Revelation","slug":"love-letter-lost-a-tulip-field-revelation","published_at":"2026-05-28T22:47:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282/love-letter-lost-a-tulip-field-revelation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282","url":"https://www.fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-05-28-22-34-01-nl","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72216430/2026_05_28_22_34_01_nl_draft_episode.mp3","summary":"Fluent Fiction - Dutch : Love Letter Lost: A Tulip Field Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2026-05-28-22-34-01-nl Story Transcript: Nl: De geur van tulpen vulde de lucht terwijl Anouk, Lars en Sophie langs de kleurrijke velden wandelden. En: The scent of tulpen filled the air as Anouk, Lars, and Sophie walked along the colorful fields. Nl: Het was Hemelvaartsdag en de zon scheen af en toe tussen de wolken door. En: It was Hemelvaartsdag and the sun occasionally peeked through the clouds. Nl: Het weekend weg uit de stad voelde als een verademing voor de drie vrienden. En: The weekend getaway from the city felt like a breath of fresh air for the three friends. Nl: Anouk genoot van het uitzicht, maar haar gedachten waren bij iets anders: de brief die ze aan Lars had geschreven. En: Anouk enjoyed the view, but her thoughts were elsewhere: the letter she had written to Lars. Nl: Een brief vol gevoelens die ze al lang had willen delen. En: A letter full of feelings she had long wanted to share. Nl: De avond ervoor had ze de brief zorgvuldig in haar tas gestopt, vastberaden om hem vandaag aan Lars te geven. En: The night before, she had carefully placed the letter in her bag, determined to give it to Lars today. Nl: Maar toen Anouk vanochtend haar tas opende, was de brief nergens te vinden. En: But when Anouk opened her bag this morning, the letter was nowhere to be found. Nl: Paniek borrelde in haar op, maar ze deed haar best om het niet te laten merken aan Sophie en Lars. En: Panic bubbled up inside her, but she did her best not to show it to Sophie and Lars. Nl: Ze lachte mee, haar ogen af en toe naar de horizon gericht, op zoek naar een antwoord. En: She laughed along, occasionally glancing at the horizon…","meta_description":"Fluent Fiction - Dutch : Love Letter Lost: A Tulip Field Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/nl/epi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1123,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282/episodes/love-letter-lost-a-tulip-field-revelation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-dutch-5975282/love-letter-lost-a-tulip-field-revelation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}