Hello!We're now finished with Season Two of What The Denmark(!)We hope you've enjoyed it - we're finishing off with a timely episode: all about why, in the middle of winter, people in Denmark go outside, strip off and take a plunge into near freezing...
When temperatures drop, the last thing on most people's minds is to go outside, strip off and take a plunge into near freezing water. That is, however, what a large percentage of the Danish population do each winter. Why on earth would someone choo...
Hello!This week we're doing an episode on one of the most central features of Danish society: the fact that (in general) the default position is to trust strangers.For people who have been in Denmark their whole life, this is one of those things that...
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, citizens' trust in their governments has declined all across Europe, and around the world. Denmark, however, stands out as a country where trust levels have increased. But why? This is the topic of this wee...
Hello!This week we're doing an episode on New Nordic Cuisine. (You can also see a tweet summary here)The backstory is quite interesting...How it startedBack in September, the What The Denmark team were looking through our (long) list of episode ideas...
Danish food culture has an outsized impact on the world stage. For a country with less than 0.1% of the world's population, Denmark boasts the two best restaurants in the world and has a culinary movement that is the envy of chefs and kitchens aroun...
Hello!In a slight change of schedule we're excited to bring you a different type of episode this week.Every once in a while we want to put a spotlight on people who have moved to Denmark about what they've learnt from moving, but also what their home...
Guki is originally from Georgia (the country, not the US state), and moved to Denmark for studies after growing up fascinated by Scandinavia. This is a different type of episode to our usual ones, where we speak with people are learning about Danish...
Hello!As winter approaches, you might spot an unusual sight on the streets of Denmark: fashionable people (mostly women) wearing an all-in-one ski suit worn predominantly by toddlers.These ski suits (or rather "flight suits") have become a fashion tr...
As winter approaches, you might spot an unusual sight on the streets of Denmark: fashionable people (mostly women) wearing an all-in-one ski suit worn predominantly by toddlers. These ski suits (or rather "flight suits") have become a fashion trend...
Danish culture is premised on various values such as trust, equality and respect for privacy. Whilst this has many virtues, from an outsider perspective, this can also appear to play out in scenarios where Danes come across as... well, a bit rude....
David Heinemeier Hansson is a tech entrepreneur and internationally successful racing driver. Anyone who has worked in computer programming will likely have come across Ruby on Rails. Well, David invented it. David is the author of several business...
The initial stumbling block for a lot of non-Danes speaking Danish is being able to say things in a (somewhat) comprehensible manner, and understanding what others are saying back to you. Danes are notorious amongst their Scandinavian counterparts f...
Sam, Josefine and Andreas (our "audio guy") have a conversation about the things we've learnt from the first season of What The Denmark. We cover: Feedback from listenersFavourite things we've learned from the episodes so farNew perspectives on the...
The sport of handball has a rich history in Denmark. The country invented the modern form of the game (so the story goes) and the men's team are the two-time reigning world champions. In this episode, Sam and Josefine speak with the head of the Dan...
