What is “Wie is de Mol?” in the Netherlands?
Sam Hagens over zijn deelname aan Wie is de Mol
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
Wie is de Mol? (“Who is the Mole?”) is the Netherlands' longest-running reality competition. Launched on AVROTROS in 1999 (Belgium got its own version in 2016), the format takes ten Dutch celebrities on a destination trip where one of them, the Mol, secretly sabotages every group challenge. The audience and the contestants try to deduce who the Mol is from clues, body language, and editing tricks. The show runs each January, and molloten (Mol fans) treat the season like a national event with deduction blogs, podcasts, and Twitter threads.
In this clip, a Dutch politiek verslaggever introduces himself: “Ik ben Sam Haagens. Ik ben politiek verslaggever van Hart van Nederland en ik zit ook weleens bij het programma Vandaag Inside.”
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- ▸In Dutch reality-TV coverage and recap podcasts (AVROTROS, NPO Zapp, De Volkskrant)
- ▸In Dutch comedy panel and talk-show segments about the season (Vandaag Inside, De Avondshow, RTL Boulevard)
- ▸In Dutch Mol-deduction blogs and fan communities (Wie is de Mol Wiki, LINDA., De Telegraaf)
- ▸In Belgian sister-version coverage (VRT MAX, De Standaard, Het Laatste Nieuws)