The Passport Season #1 | BELGIUM (Season 6 Premiere)

The New Exchange with Ken Grand-Pierre

Welcome to Season 6 of The New Exchange Podcast: The Passport Season. This is an idea that’s been kicking in my head for quite a while now and getting to have it materialize for you feels unreal. Traveling has been a major part of my whole life and the thing that I value the most about traveling is how I’ve perpetually gotten to meet people who’re different than me. The Passport Season is all about celebrating those differences and also exploring them.

This season will feature 6 episodes that will feature multiple guests from a specific country. Our first episode is about Belgium, the capital of Europe. Something I swiftly learned when making this episode is how the energy of the musicians in Belgium is reflective of the people who live there. Where the closest thing to a Belgian identity is a willingness to be eclectic. I’m joined by Glints (2:45), Coely (30:14), Jasper Maekelberg (52:35), and High Hi (1:16:29).

Also, next week I’ll be dropping a radio broadcast that goes along with this episode. The playlist for that will be full of incredible Belgian artists, many of who we talk about on today’s podcast. That radio broadcast will be dropping on June 7th and you’ll find that only on Spotify.