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Cover of the doubleA tapes podcast: Michel van der Aa in front of a spinning tape reel, next to the title doubleA tapes

Michel van der Aa is a composer and director whose operas, music theater and immersive work have been performed in over 45 countries. doubleA tapes goes deeper into the subjects behind that work: truth and memory, identity, and how technology is changing humanity. Each episode starts from one work and follows the questions it leaves behind, in conversation with philosophers, scientists, journalists and artists. Episodes are in English or Dutch; the language is in each episode title. More about the series, with our documentaries, on the doubleA tapes page.

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Latest episode

2 November 2026 · 71 minutes · Dutch

Truth, power and shared reality, with Daan Roovers, Menno van den Bos, Jan-Willem van Prooijen, and Michel van der Aa (Dutch)

The four people in the conversation, each with their name in handwriting: Daan Roovers, Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Menno van den Bos and Michel van der Aa

At what point does the person you love become a stranger to you? How do we stay connected when we no longer believe in the same facts? These are the questions at the heart of Michel van der Aa's opera Theory of Flames.

Philosopher Daan Roovers leads a conversation with journalist Menno van den Bos, behavioral scientist Jan-Willem van Prooijen, and composer and director Michel van der Aa, exploring truth, power, and the fragility of shared reality.

Watch it with English subtitles on YouTube