De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Ukraine wants German super tanks | goodbye Gert-Jan Segers
Jan 23, 2023 · 24 min
How is the relationship between Germany and France? Feyenoord-Ajax was with the public again for the first time in four years. In the new section 'Welcome Goodbye' we say goodbye t
Downtertainment | Wiwa
Jan 24, 2023 · 26 min
Piet Adema has forgotten to open his mail and Teletext is broken. TV programs about people with Down syndrome must come to an end. And Willie Wartaal is a guest.
Telephones in the classroom | VVD turns 75 years
Jan 25, 2023 · 25 min
It annoys teachers. But especially students suffer: smartphones in the classroom. It is high time for a national smartphone ban. Party at the VVD! The party turns 75 years and tha
The Animal Law | Michael Wertheim
Jan 26, 2023 · 25 min
Secrets at the tax authorities and confusion among the Belgians. We dive into the Animals Act and Micha Wertheim is a guest.
Extinction Rebellion | Royal House in Aruba
Jan 30, 2023 · 25 min
Rutte is having dinner with Macron. And we look back at the blockade of the A12.
Strikes in France | Dionne Stax
Jan 31, 2023 · 26 min
Finally, motorists can also travel by train. In France it is chaos, because the retirement age is going up. Dionne Stax is our guest!
Commemoration Flood Disaster | alcohol use
Feb 1, 2023 · 26 min
The flood disaster was commemorated all over the country. What happens if PvdA and GroenLinks merge?
Brexit, Fin Taylor
Feb 2, 2023 · 27 min
Brexit has been a fact for three years now. What has it done for the British? Our guest is Fin Taylor,
US and China balloon riot | Strike journal
Feb 6, 2023 · 26 min
China has sent a strange balloon to America. In the Netherlands, all parties are preparing for the provincial elections.
ASML | Randy Feltface
Feb 7, 2023 · 24 min
We're going to talk about ASML. Emergency aid for Turkey and Syria is underway. And Randy Feltface is our guest.
More MPs | it was world nutella day
Feb 8, 2023 · 24 min
The House of Representatives has had 150 members since 1956. Isn't it time to expand the Parliament to more seats, as in the rest of Europe? Sunday was World Nutella Day! in the E
Weapons for Ukraine | Philippe Gebels
Feb 9, 2023 · 25 min
All about the biggest protest ever. We answer viewer questions about our support for Ukraine. And Philippe Geubels is our guest.
Superbowl | Valentine's Day
Feb 13, 2023 · 25 min
Our gas consumption has historically fallen sharply. U2 has a new drummer. And we need to talk about the new governance culture.
Erdogan under fire | Theo Maassen
Feb 14, 2023 · 26 min
The Americans keep shooting balloons out of the sky, but who do these things really belong to? Furthermore, Erdogan is under fire. And Theo Maassen is our guest.
Giro 555 | Men contraception
Feb 15, 2023 · 25 min
National day of action for giro 555. Many young people have a fear of calling. The contraceptive pill for men is getting closer and closer.
Carnival is getting more expensive | Housing market
Feb 16, 2023 · 23 min
As of today, anyone can fill in the Kieskompas. Bad news for the South: Carnival is getting more expensive. Is it still a party for everyone?
Provincial States Elections | World record Femke Bol
Feb 20, 2023 · 25 min
Femke Bol broke a world record last weekend during the NK Indoor. Yet fewer and fewer young people are exercising. The provincial elections are less than a month away. And there is
Power Mains | Weird Al Yankovic
Feb 21, 2023 · 25 min
Our power grid is full, while we need more and more power. How can we solve this? He became known for his parodies of famous pop songs. And now there's a biopic about him. Our gue
Vegetables become more expensive | Rutte abroad
Feb 22, 2023 · 24 min
Vegetables are getting more expensive. Never before has Rutte met so many foreign leaders as last year. Is he tired of the Netherlands? Tex de Wit investigated it.
Suriname | Paulien Cornelisse
Feb 23, 2023 · 24 min
Last week, demonstrators stormed the parliament in Suriname. What happened and can it get even further out of hand? Stealing with self -scan kasses is becoming increasingly popular
STAP budget | Exams in Mathematics and Physics
Feb 27, 2023 · 24 min
The new application round of the STAP budget is coming up. But are those courses really that useful? Students are getting higher and higher grades on the final exams in mathematics
Climate Change Threatens the Winter Games | Raven van Dorst
Feb 28, 2023 · 26 min
Rising temperatures threaten the Winter Games. We discuss the uncertain future of ski jumping with Diederik Smit. The Northern Lights were visible. And Raven van Dorst is our guest
FvD funding | NPO-Record
Mar 1, 2023 · 25 min
Where does FVD's money come from? In our new section 'broadcasting time for commercial parties' we investigate how parties earn their money. Recently, the NOS gave a crash course o
Viewer questions: Tax edition | Raoul Heertje
Mar 2, 2023 · 26 min
The IRS website is broken. ISS has new residents. We are going to polarize nicely with Jeroen Pauw. And Raoul Heertje is our guest.
Packed sports weekend | Water board elections
Mar 6, 2023 · 24 min
A horse on the road, insane football results and historic high jump gold: it was a packed sports weekend. Limburgers beware: something strange is going on in the Water Board electi
CDA is having a hard time |Agrigiants
Mar 7, 2023 · 24 min
The SCP has divided the Netherlands into 7 classes. And Wopke Hoekstra is having a hard time, because his party is not doing so well. This weekend there will be farm protests again
Abolish Senate | Ins & Outs
Mar 8, 2023 · 25 min
It snowed in the south today. We look at the ugliest weather photos. And it's International Women's Day! So there are again a lot of men telling women what to do today. More and mo
Open Government | Viewer Questions: BBB Edition
Mar 9, 2023 · 24 min
Who blew up the Nordstream pipeline? We're looking for clues. And has anything become of the new management culture yet? The BBB will probably emerge as one of the big winners from
Dog Race | Erotic center
Mar 13, 2023 · 24 min
Studio Sport's editor-in-chief is leaving, but will continue to support continuity. And we're discussing the sled dog race in Alaska. Amsterdam wants to build an erotic center, but
99 trial balloons | Katinka Poldermann
Mar 14, 2023 · 24 min
The latest news about tomorrow's elections. What are people going to vote for and why not? We also look at the campaign's most unattainable promises. And Katinka Polderman is our g
The results avondshow
Mar 15, 2023 · 32 min
Tonight Arjen discusses the first exit polls with correspondents and a special guest.
Cats | Alex Ploeg
Mar 16, 2023 · 27 min
We look back at the elections. Cats must be over. And Alex Ploeg is our guest.
Putin visits Mariupol | One Love Captain armband
Mar 20, 2023 · 25 min
This weekend Feyenoord beat Ajax for the first time since 2005 in an away match. The Netherlands ranks 5th among the happiest countries in the world. This puts us below Denmark, Fi
Crisis meeting CDA | Mining in Europe
Mar 21, 2023 · 25 min
KLM has a fight with the government because they do not want to shrink. And there was crisis consultation at the CDA. We cannot get out of it: there must be more mining in Europe.
Sunbathing | Jan Jaap van der Wal
Mar 22, 2023 · 24 min
Burrowing badgers halt train traffic in Brabant. And the CDA had a crisis meeting. We lie in the sun far too much and for far too long, without properly applying sunscreen. And tha
The youth is having a hard time | Soundos el Ahmadi
Mar 23, 2023 · 28 min
There is criticism of sex education in primary schools from conservative angles. Young people are having it harder and harder, you often hear. But is that really so? She is current
Riots in France | Science lab
Mar 27, 2023 · 24 min
In Eindhoven, climate activists have occupied the airport. There were also protests in France. Tex de Wit presents the latest polls. This weekend, the Dutch national team was badly
Wagner-group | Herman Finkers
Mar 28, 2023 · 26 min
It's money week. The cabinet is in consultation. The Wagner Group is recruiting new members, but what kind of group is this? And Herman Finkers is our guest.
Deposit on cans | FIFA
Mar 29, 2023 · 25 min
The municipality of Amsterdam has launched a campaign to keep British tourists out of the city. And there will be a deposit on cans. But then you have to leave them whole. With Inf
Peter Pannekoek | Letter from the King
Mar 30, 2023 · 29 min
Spring is coming and that means spring break for us. But we're not leaving until we've answered the season's final viewer questions. People without a bell, Van Moof's and couples c