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Rutger Castricum
Dutch journalist and presenter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rutger Castricum (born 29 May 1979) is a Dutch journalist and presenter, who is known as reporter for the PowNews television programme by the Dutch broadcaster PowNed and previously for the blog Geenstijl.[1]
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On 26 April 2007, Castricum was arrested with his cameraman for filming under women's skirts to raise a point about the design of a parking garage in Heerhugowaard.[2] The case was eventually dismissed.[3]
He presented the 2015 television show Niet lullen maar poetsen about young people from wealthy families in Rotterdam trying to build their own company.[4][5] In March 2017, Castricum and Maxim Hartman made the show Rutger & Maxim kiezen partij in the days before the 2017 Dutch general election.[6] In 2018, he presented the television show Weg met de buren! in which he looks at neighbor disputes.[7][8] In the same year, he presented the documentary Marokko op 1 about Morocco competing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Moroccans in the Netherlands.[8][9] He also created the documentaries Druk!, Feyenoord op 1 and Emmen op 1.[9][10]
He presented the quiz show De Bluffer in 2021.[11][12] In 2023, Castricum was nominated for the Sonja Barend Award, awarded annually for best television interview.[13] He was nominated for an episode of his 2023 television show Rutger en de Nationalisten in which he looks at nationalism.[13]
Castricum also presented the political television shows De Hofbar and De Hofkar.[9][14] In 2025, he presented the show Hofstad & Land in which he talks to citizens and politicians about issues in society.[14] As of June 2025[update], he is scheduled to present the show Nog Eén Keer Fit in which former footballers Wesley Sneijder, Wim Kieft and Royston Drenthe train to regain their fitness.[15][16]
In 2025, he presented the show Rutger en de Uitkeringstrekkers about people with welfare benefits.[17][18]
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Selected filmography
As presenter
- Niet lullen maar poetsen (2015)
- Rutger & Maxim kiezen partij (2017)
- Feyenoord op 1 (2017)
- De Hofbar
- Weg met de buren! (2018)
- Druk! (2018)
- Emmen op 1 (2018)
- Marokko op 1 (2018)
- De Hofkar
- De Bluffer (2021)
- Rutger en de Nationalisten (2023)
- Hofstad & Land (2025)
- Rutger en de Uitkeringstrekkers (2025)
- Nog Eén Keer Fit (2025)
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