Thys Roes
Journalist · Content Creator · Amsterdam
Thys (Thijs) Roes is a journalist and digital content creator living in Amsterdam. His journalism has centered around technology, drug policy, space exploration, psychedelic science, and American history. Current interests: food foresting, solar energy, astronomy, and geopolitics.
He is the host of Controlled Substance and co-founder of the podcast Space Cowboys on BNR. This website is a collection of things worth sharing.
Thys has lived in the United States — a semester of Computer Science in Oregon, an internship in DC, and working for RTL News in New York. A degree in journalism, American history, and couchsurfing.
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Work & Appearances
International
- Pod Save America — On Tour: Amsterdam Drug policy stories
- Inside the Monkey Lab VICE Documentary · Director
- Amsterdam's Crackdown on Coffeeshops Director
- Elektrisch Leven How do you electrify your life?
- The Industry VPRO / Submarine Channel · Research
- Cannabismuseum Audiotour Story director & voice
Nederlands
- Kraken: de Staat Wint Altijd Director / Host
- De Correspondent Wat als alle drugs legaal waren?
- Onderwaterbos Living Landscapes · Concept & Research
- Stichting Drugsbeleid
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