{"id":27344,"date":"2025-09-19T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/podcasts\/on-the-importance-of-really-listening-the-impact-of-volunteering\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:02:55","slug":"on-the-importance-of-really-listening-the-impact-of-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/podcasts\/on-the-importance-of-really-listening-the-impact-of-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"On the importance of really listening, the impact of volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of The <a href=\"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">Pegamento<\/a> Podcast, Richard Coonen, director-director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deluisterlijn.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer\">De Luisterlijn<\/a>, joins us. He talks about De Luisterlijn&#8217;s unique role as an organization that offers a listening ear day and night to anyone in need of an anonymous conversation. Listeners will get an insight into the importance of real listening, the impact of volunteer work and the challenges surrounding loneliness in our society.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What to expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A look at the history and mission of The Listening Line, from its origins in the 1950s to the present.<\/li>\n<li>Insights into the role of nearly 1,500 volunteers who conduct daily conversations via phone, chat and email.<\/li>\n<li>Reflections on the value of listening without judgment, and why that is so important right now.<\/li>\n<li>Personal experiences of Richard, about loneliness in his youth and his motivation to take on this role.<\/li>\n<li>A look ahead to the future: collaboration with community organizations and businesses, increased awareness, and new channels to reach people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This episode is highly recommended for anyone interested in civic engagement, the power of listening and the fight against loneliness. Get inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richardcoonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Coonen<\/a> and discover why a listening ear makes such a difference! <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pegamento-cta pegamento-cta\"><span>Customer Cases<\/span><a href=\"\/referenties\" class=\"pegamento-cta-button\">Overview<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pegamento-cta pegamento-cta\"><span>Technology<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/phone-system\/\" class=\"pegamento-cta-button\">Phone System<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of The Pegamento Podcast, Richard Coonen, director-director of De Luisterlijn, joins us. He talks about De Luisterlijn&#8217;s unique role as an organization that offers a listening ear day and night to anyone in need of an anonymous conversation. Listeners will get an insight into the importance of real listening, the impact of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27345,"template":"","tags":[693],"class_list":["post-27344","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-phone-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/27344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcasts"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pegamento.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}