June 5, 2023
The bartender explained it to me this way. “Amsterdam is wild, but Berlin is weird.” I did my part to keep Berlin weird.
Greg Shapiro Tours Berlin
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Greg Shapiro in ‘Conference Matters’
January 10, 2023
Finally, a magazine dedicated to Sharing Best Practice in the (Corporate) Events Sector! I was happy to be interviewed for Conference Matters Magazine.
DUTCH TO THE RESCUE
January 6, 2023
So many examples of Dutch traditions and innovations to fight climate change, but they don't like to brag. That's where I come in.
Review: ‘Pep & Greg Save America’
November 15, 2022
"JOKES WERE WELL-SCULPTED AND WIDE-RANGING."
"ENGAGING WITH THE AUDIENCE, THEY WERE QUICK, PROVOCATIVE AND PUGNACIOUS."
Greg Shapiro ‘NETHERLANDS CHEERLEADER’
October 19, 2022
An interview with Greg Shapiro in Speakers Academy Magazine, 2022
Dutch Direct vs the Elephant in the Room
October 11, 2022
Dutch culture prides itself on being ‘Dutch direct,’ which is an indirect way of saying ‘rude.’ Sometimes I get hired by Dutch companies to host their events...
Greg Shapiro Presents CNC: CLIMATE NEWS COMEDY
June 6, 2022
What if Climate News could be fun? These days most people hear the term Climate and get ready for dread. And for good reason.
But the truth is there’s a sustainability boom happening, with lots of clean energy innovations that are genuinely exciting.
...Also, there’s a lot of bullshit sustainability that’s a lot more like ‘greenwashing.' How to tell the difference?
Introducing a new weekly video series. ‘CNC: Climate News Comedy.’
Anything it takes to make climate news funny.
The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show | a TED Talk by Greg Shapiro
April 6, 2022
‘The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show.’ It's been proven: Comedy helps cognition, especially in younger demographics - exactly the ones we need to engage. In America, a majority of 18-35 year-olds say they get most of their news from late night comedy programs, like The Daily Show. And for good reason! Jokes engage emotion. Emotion aids cognition.
I May Have Just Saved You from a €95 Fine
May 25, 2021
Lockdown cardboard is overflowing on the streets of Amsterdam! Ever wonder what would happen if an entire city would start working from home, ordering everything online and then dumping their used cardboard boxes all at once? Welcome to Pandemic 2021. I have a paper recycling container across from my house, which is often jammed. If only I could get the key to that side panel... SO I did it! Now I save my neighbors from getting €95 penalties.
GREEN CRED MAKES DUTCH RED IN THE FACE – my final column for HELLO ZUIDAS
February 4, 2021
There are so many Dutch achievements in the area of duurzaamheid that you’d expect Dutch folks to show more national pride. And yet - when it comes to national pride - the Netherlands has been described as ‘the least chauvinistic country in Europe.’ Maybe that’s partly why the ‘Netherlands Second’ video was such a hit here. Dutch mentality is like: “We don’t need to be first. …But we are definitely better than the rest.”
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