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54 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
80 episodes
since June 1, 2020
episodic

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Bård Ylvisåker is a comedian and musician as well as one half ‘Ylvis’ who reached global stardom with their 2013 hit ‘The Fox (What does the Fox Say?)'.  In addition to a string of pop hits, Ylvis have spent the past 25 years building a successful television career in their home nation of Norw…

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Leonora Christina Skov is an acclaimed author, whose 2018 autobiography ‘Den, Der Lever Stille’ (The One Who Lives Quietly) catapulted her to critical and mainstream recognition and was since voted the greatest Danish book of the last 20 years.  Her 2021 followup ‘Hvis vi ikke taler om det’ continu…
Anthony Dod Mantle is an Academy Award-winning cinematographer, responsible for such films as Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Dogville, Rush, and The Last King of Scotland.  In addition, Anthony was one of the pioneering voices in the Dogme 95 movement, having soared to international recognitio…

Tori Wrånes

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Tori Wrånes is a multi-disciplinary, or as she herself likes to call it ‘trans-disciplinary’ artist working largely with performance, sound, sculpture and installation.  Her immersive, fantastical, world-building shows challenge the viewer to rethink traditional ideas of identity, language, social …

Caspar Eric

Caspar Eric is a poet and activist, whose 2014 debut ‘7/11’ was lauded for its searingly honest depiction of heartbreak, desire, sex, drugs and boredom as a 20-something navigating life in Copenhagen.  Caspar’s unique writing style, infused with pop culture references has led him to be dubbed the n…

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk is a critically-acclaimed actor, who first made a name for himself in the Danish political drama Borgen, with his breakthrough performance as spin doctor Kasper Juul.  Since then, Pilou has entrenched himself as a leading man on the global stage by virtue of major roles in Game of Thron…
Alexander Tovborg is an internationally-acclaimed visual artist whose work largely deals with themes of faith, doubt, organised religion and personal ideology.  His expansive world-building includes large-scale paintings, sculptural works, installation and performance - often echoing a visual langu…

Bjarke Ingels

Bjarke Ingels is a world-renowned architect who has spent the past two decades building a reputation as one of the leading forces in the design and construction of buildings globally.  In 2005, he founded BIG: Bjarke Ingels Group, which today comprises more than 700 employees and has been responsib…

Kim Munk

Kim Munk is a songwriter and musician best known as the frontman for Danish power pop band The Broken Beats.  As the creative force behind such hit songs such as ‘Essentials’ and ‘The Rules’, Kim has garnered critical praise for his sophisticated arrangements and charismatic live performances, the …

A K Dolven

A K Dolven is a multi-disciplinary artist working with painting, film, sculpture, sound and performance.  Primarily operating out of her atelier in Kvalnes, located above the Arctic Circle, her work often deals with the representation of natural forces and their resonance with human sensibilities. …
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