ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Danish culture can be pretty confusing, especially if you are not from Denmark.
This podcast is on a mission to resolve cultural confusion in the country, and help anyone understand how people in this unique country think and behave.
Co-hosts Sam Floy (British podcaster, "The Outsider") and Josefine Volqvartz (Danish TV journalist, "The Insider") speak to experts and members of the public to understand and explain why something so normal in Danish culture is confusing to outsiders.
Rather than simply point fun, or say something like "Danes have an ironic sense of humour" we go deep, by speaking to experts to explain why.
Importantly, this show is as much for Danes as it is non-Danes.
What The Denmark is an educational, entertaining and inclusive show where we take a curious look at things that seem normal in Denmark, and get to the bottom of why.
The show is aimed at everyone with a connection to Denmark, and people around the world looking to learn more about the happiest country in the world.
If you've ever felt that you want to understand more about Denmark and Danish culture, then this is the podcast for you!
Learn more at https://www.whatthedenmark.com/
Update frequency:
every 45 days
Average audio length:
35 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
29 episodes
since April 3, 2021
episodic
AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗
~49.67% of listeners are from United States.
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US
49.67%
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GB
16.01%
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CA
5.08%
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AU
4.65%
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SK
4.32%
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DE
2.81%
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DK
2.27%
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IE
1.83%
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VN
1.51%
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FR
1.29%
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ZA
0.86%
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SG
0.86%
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IN
0.86%
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AT
0.75%
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NO
0.75%
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NL
0.64%
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IT
0.54%
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KE
0.32%
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MX
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AR
0.32%
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CZ
0.32%
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GR
0.32%
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ES
0.32%
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BE
0.32%
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CO
0.21%
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PH
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JP
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BR
0.21%
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SE
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KR
0.10%
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LV
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RU
0.10%
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TR
0.10%
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CR
0.10%
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FI
0.10%
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TH
0.10%
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BA
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CH
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TW
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VE
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MA
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NZ
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CN
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IL
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RS
0.10%
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MN
0.10%
Others
0.31%
* Data source: directly measured on Listen Notes. real-time
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
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Compared with other cultures, it’s rare in Denmark to ask someone out on a date in person (unless drunk) and there’s often missing vocabu…
In the 1970s, Denmark was like most other Western countries when it came to generating energy: the majority came from high-polluting, non-renewable resources.
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A series of failed military…
In the 1950s, a Danish woman, Ella Flatau, began taking her kids on walks in the forest to teach them about the world.
Soon, other parents asked if their kids could join, and before long, they formalised the arrangement, creating the first "forest kindergarten" in the country, and possibly the wo…
In this episode Sam is speaking to Anne Jamison and John Bennett, a couple from the USA who moved to Denmark from Dubai last year.
Anne and John share their thoughts on:
Work/life balance in Denmark and how this differs from US culture
Denmark being a “low anxiety” place to work
The tribulatio…
Around the world house prices are rising far higher than incomes meaning "ordinary people" are unable to afford to own a place to live.
In Denmark, andelsboliger ("co-operative housing") offers a solution.
With roots in the 1800s, it is an approach whereby people come together to collectively o…
We're back with Season 3!
In this episode we tackle Janteloven or "The Law of Jante".
In 1933, a Danish-Norwegian author called Axel Sandemose wrote a book describing a fictional town in rural Denmark.
The people of the town were very set in their ways, and didn't like it when individuals tri…
Hello!
Hope you've had a lovely summer.
The What The Denmark team have been busy getting ready for a new season of the podcast... and we'd love your input for a couple of episodes!
Dating Danes
One episode has the working title How to date a Dane.
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