Join us at the Copenhagen Circle podcast, which aims to shift the conversation from the mundane to the meaningful.
Go deeper than small talk, and you might gain a different perspective on your experiences and decisions. This podcast is not only a source of intellectual stimulation but is meant to enrich our everyday sucky lives through a philosophical lens.
Enjoy!
We are looking at Mathias' new book about his RADICAL, ANARCHIST, SUBVERSIVE, HERETICAL thoughts on zen.
Read the newst version of the book (part 3) here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TBMd_hUvroF35RIXmbkqZHzyxia42KB-/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TBMd_hUvroF35RIXmbkqZHzyxia42KB-/view?usp=sharing)
14 May 2026
Plato's Cave and Us
The Allegory of the Cave is more relevant than you would think. Let us walk you through Plato's dialogue with Glaucon.
What is a cave? Who is there? Are you there?
And after that, we took a turn and thought: "What does the future hold for us?" Are we going to be a conformist dumb-dumbs or something else?
Oh, and we caved in and asked DeepSeek some questions. Listen before we get cancelled.
Source:
Plato's Cave https://thelatinlibrary.com/legacy/plato/cave.html (https://thelatinlibrary.com/legacy/plato/cave.html)
Mahayana Buddhism: ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana)
Diotima and The Oracle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diotima_of_Mantinea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diotima_of_Mantinea)
If you crave a different version of The Ode of Joy, good luck!
How do you like our cave effect? Was the sketch fun?
Special thanks for the cover art to Kalle!
20 Apr 2026
Copenhagen Circle x Yappers
"Glorifying violence," once Roxanne said...
We are back on track with the Yappers. Our topics include: The Hobbits, the effects of consuming different media, video games from the past, a major spoiler about The Lord of the Rings from Kalle, and many more.
Check us out! Special thanks to dd_rom for the picture!
16 Mar 2026
Devlin - Support a Local Artist
Hej there! We are on a commercial break to encourage you to support local artists.
That's why Devlin, a talented tattoo artist, is here to introduce himself and promote his style. Devlin is a lovely member of the Copenhagen Creative Society, and he has a warm, welcoming attitude toward people.
Hear him out and check on his style below:
https://www.instagram.com/cirrus.ink/
Thank you, Devlin, for taking part!
13 Mar 2026
Yappers x Copenhagen Circle
It is an Organized Chaos episode.
Let us walk you through bits of recession, animals, patriarchy, religions, and so many other important topics. We do it honestly, uncensored, and blunt.
Special thanks to Diana, Roxanne, Natalie, Emma, Rosa, and Kalle for being there and sharing a snippet of your wisdom.
Hope you enjoy!
18 Feb 2026
Save Amager Fælled
Amager Common - called Amager Fælled in Danish- is a special and protected place, the home of the Great Water Salamander, Highland cattle, horses, sheep, and many more animals. A wild nature open to everyone. A hidden gem that has been under attack for years.
Frej is here to tell us what happened to the park, how the lawsuit is going, and what we can do to save nature and prevent catastrophe. The message is clear: Stop the construction!
Link to Friends of Amager Common:
https://amagerfaelledsvenner.dk/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1778061475748543
9 Feb 2026
Luddites Part2
Do you think you will hate your creation as much as Frankenstein did? Are we creating monsters that will hunt us...?
More talk about the Luddites, the book Frankenstein, and AI.
We hope you like the spicy - and occasionally humorous - takes and sounds in our new season.
Enjoy!
5 Feb 2026
Luddites PartOne
In this episode, we venture to talk about the Luddites, Ned Ludd, and King GTP. Yes, you read it correctly!
The Luddites were members of a movement in England in the 19th century. They often destroyed modern machines that made their craft low-quality and their job redundant.
Yes, fighters of enshittification before us.
I hope you enjoy us!
9 Oct 2025
Philosophy and Physics
An episode between two best friends, talking about quantum physics, magick and existence
6 Oct 2025
YOU ARE LIVING INSIDE YOUR OWN MIND
Deep metaphysical discussions between Mathias and Kalle (WARNING: VERY STONED CONVERSATION)
We will talk about everything from the Atman to the secret texts of Scientology.
6 Oct 2025
EVERYTHING IS DRUGS
In this episode we talk about our civilization/culture, and how this can be seen as an unconscious insatiable drive of addiction which has taken hold of humanity.
We will furthermore talk about how to escape this dire predicament of capitalism which we find ourselves inside of.
28 Aug 2025
Carl Jung's Red Book (experimental reading)
We talk about the possibility of psychic abilities and read aloud from the Red Book accompanies by instrumental music :)
28 Aug 2025
Worldview Warfare
Time Clipping Cupid's Wings (1694), by Pierre Mignard — Used here as a symbolic representation of the dominant modern metaphysical conception of time (Chronos) — Chronological — linear and measurable. Disciplining life and experience under the logic of control, prediction, and utility. Cutting off the wings Cupid — the representation of love, connection and authentic being within modern experience.
To imagine another worldview is to tear through the gravitational pull of one’s own assumptions. In other words, one is entering a metaphysical, mental, black hole. The metaphor of a black hole is used to describe the act of imagining another worldview, because one does not merely translate another’s beliefs but must traverse a different dimensionality of thought. A black hole is an object which seems to defy the laws of our universe. The matter drawn into it seems to lead somewhere and not just disappear into nothingness. The question then becomes; does this metaphor conform to the physical implications of the so- called event horizon of a real-life black hole? – Where gravity is so strong that it creates a one-way trapping point of no return, from which light cannot escape. I.e. are two people of differing worldviews able to transfer complete knowledge between each other?
The diversity of metaphysical worldviews is not a threat to truth, but a gateway to a deeper understanding of oneself and the universe. It reminds us that reality is more mysterious, beautiful and complex than what a single rigid story of reality is able to comprehend.
Modernity does not merely think scientifically; it lives under the metaphysical reign of Chronos. If Chronos seeks to devour time by reducing being to a mere mechanism, then this thesis calls us to re-enchant reality — through the poetic, the embrace of inherent emptiness, and a general opening toward other ways of being.
Mathias Glasdam Jensen
Bachelor’s thesis in philosophy 02/06 – 2025
University of Copenhagen
7 Oct 2024
What is love? (A symposium)
Please join us in this symposium (drinking party) where we talk about the greatest question in all of philosophy – What is love? We do a deep dive on the topic of love in its various aspects, with a focus on the aspect of erotic love. Grab your strongest drink and join us in this episode with Mathias, Noemi, Kalle and Tom.
6 Oct 2024
Philosophical Feminism
This episode explores the history of feminism as a philosophical movement, different aspects of feminism, It's connection to Marxism and many other aspects.
If you want to be up to date with your feminist philosophers and better understand what the deal is with feminism, then tune in on today's episode of Philosophical feminism.
19 Aug 2024
Happiness - The Three-Dimensional Approach
Tune in, and lend us your ears. We’re about to stimulate your senses of fulfillment and adjust your attitude to pleasure.
The good news is that Helena sat down with Noémi and Mathias and spilled the tea about happiness.
The bad news is that there is no secret recipe. Sorry!
Do you want to know what is the next big thing in happiness?
Is it Stoicism, Epicureanism or Utilitarianism? Is it the Three-Dimensional Approach? What is that even?
Enjoy!
24 Jun 2024
About The Bible
In this episode, Noémi, Mathias, and Kalle discuss the Bible and its origin. The main question is: Is the Bible just a collection of good stories, or does it hold deeper meanings?
Could it be that Judas, the infamous traitor, was the one who died for our sins instead of Jesus?
How many Bibles do we have?
What is the translation of the 70?
Sit back and enjoy the answers pouring into your ears by the Copenhagen Circle.
11 May 2024
Beginnings
Spring is long here, and you might feel the need to do something good for yourself.
How to start? How to build habits? How to keep going?
What are habits anyway?
The host is Noémi, a bookworm.
The co-host is Mathias Glasdam, a student of philosophy at Copenhagen University.
Their guest is Sven, a doctor of philosophy with a specialty in the 20th-century French and German philosophy.
Building habits is hard, the fear that floats in the air might get in your way.
But hey!
We got you!
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