Noorderzon, UMC Groningen

FOR REAL is a podcast on human dignity, made by Resonate Productions. In this episode: lifting people up at work - unawareness - denying your own abilities - being warned by other women - coronatests - doubting yourself - equality, for everyone. Recorded on 23 Αugust 2025 at Noorderzon, Groningen, the Netherlands, with staff members of the academic hospital of Groningen: the UMCG. (01:22) Anne [°1987 - Leeuwarden, NL]: “My bosses lifted me up and took me really serious. More serious than I took myself." (05:10) Corinna [°1968 - Eelde, NL]: “Maybe we can all understand each other more. Ask questions." (09:37) Serée [°1986 - Groningen, NL]: “I have four kids in the whole gender range. About the clear girl, aged four: 'she is a bit bossy'. I went tiger-mom." (14:03) Margriet Bos [°1967 - Groningen, NL]: "The professor said something very sexually motivated. Maybe 15 years ago. I had forgotten about it. It sticks because you feel so powerless. Because it is not very clear. And he is a professor..." (19:20) Margie [°1981 - Groningen, NL]: "I work as a molecular biologist. This friend continued and continued to explain how the coronatests work to me. I just let it go." (23:50) Carina [°1968 - Eelde, NL]: "The little self-doubts add up and up and up. My youngest works in a café now, I learn a lot from her." (28:28) Mariska [°1985 - Groningen, NL]: "Me being white, my husband being black, people ask me if my children are from here, if they are even mine. My oldest one at school: a kid comes up and says: "Black people are less than us." And the school saying: "yes, but this is a white school..." Keep shouting." For each episode of FOR REAL, we get together with a group of people in a theater, to look into what it means to matter as a person. All interviews are carried by improvised music, made by George Dumitriu (viola, guitar), Sarah Jeffery (recorders) and Andrea Voets (harp). Made by Resonate Productions -creating musical journalism- Music & interviews: Andrea Voets, Sarah Jeffery, George Dumitriu Sound engineer: Hayden Hook Funded by: AFK, FPK, BNG, Cultuurfonds, Dioraphte Instagram: resonate.productions || facebook.com/musicaljournalism || www.resonate-productions.com