Danish Originals

About Danish Originals

Danish Originals spotlights Danes who have made a significant impact in the US in the areas of creativity, originality, and innovation, and is a collection of oral histories of a certain kind. ---------- The series is directed by Christian D. Bruun and hosted by Tina Jøhnk Christensen along with Gregers Heering, Asger Hussain, Finn-Olaf Jones, Frederikke Møller, Nicolai Rottbøll, Carsten "Soulshock" Schack. It is produced by Teresa Lai, mastered by Shaun Hettinger and Greg Williams, with original music by Joachim Svare, and executive produced by Christian D. Bruun and Tina Jøhnk Christensen. ---------- Danish Originals is a fiscally sponsored project of Nordic Concepts Institute. We thank our supporters for the first 100 episodes (Seasons 1–10), who include founding sponsor American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst, inaugural sponsor Studio Haslund, and sponsor Scan Design Foundation. We are additionally grateful to Scandinavian Airlines for featuring select episodes on their inflight programming on long-haul flights. ---------- www.DanishOriginals.com (http://www.danishoriginals.com/)

Publisher

Various

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 121 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S12E10. Anita Lerche

   Danish-American singer-songwriter Anita Lerche shares her multifaceted career as a Punjabi music performer, cultural ambassador, and Honorary Consul for Denmark in Indiana.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S12E9. Kristoffer Hegnsvad

   Danish director Kristoffer Hegnsvad discusses fostering artistic excellence and collaboration at the National Film School of Denmark in this interview.

3. 

   24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S12E8. Jesper Richardy

   Frederikke Møller interviews vintage clothing store owner and PhD fellow Jesper Richardy about textile life cycles, fashion industry sustainability, and entrepreneurial evolution.

Inside a recent episode

S12E10. Anita Lerche

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And what I love about it is that When I sang for that audience, thousands and thousands of people, they are totally with me because they love these songs. And the messages in these songs are really about connecting with the divine. So that's why for me, it makes sense that however I can get to my audience, I love it. And then I love learning about new religions and people who, their traditions, and I want to honor their ways of doing things. And so I find it so inspiring. The same with the Sikh sacred hymns, the Shabbat, the Wahai Guru Simran. It was also by staying with the Sikhs that they taught me. […]

Who has been a guest on Danish Originals

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Anita Lerche
• Kristoffer Hegnsvad
• Jesper Richardy
• Jeanne Carstensen
• Chris Minh Doky

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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