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Danes with Lisa

Danes with Lisa

By: Lisa Neal
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 This podcast aims to display nuances about Denmark. Throughout (personal) stories my guests and me are giving insights into the complexity and diversity besides abstract figures and short-lived travel books. Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • #5 The Orange Feeling - What impact does the biggest festival have on the Danish society?

    #5 The Orange Feeling - What impact does the biggest festival have on the Danish society?
    Sep 29 2022
    Once a year, the Roskilde Festival becomes the third largest city in the Denmark. It is a celebration of community, music and social progressiveness. The festival aims for sustainability and is based on a legendary volunteer culture. But it is also a place of excess. In no other country in Europe young people start drinking so much alcohol and at a very early age. How does this festival contribute to this drinking culture? And does the drinking stop with ageing?
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    47 mins
  • #4 Michael Booth - Is there a Danish recipe to a happy life?

    #4 Michael Booth - Is there a Danish recipe to a happy life?
    Sep 15 2022
    Danes lead nearly all happiness surveys since the 70ies. What is the secret to their happiness? Or is it a myth? Author Michael Booth explains why hygge is an exaggeration, which social codes define the Danish mentality and what Lutheranism has to do with this.
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    47 mins
  • #3 Aydin Soei - What distorts the integration debate in Denmark?

    #3 Aydin Soei - What distorts the integration debate in Denmark?
    Sep 9 2022
    How the public and political debate oversees the success stories of Danes with ethnic minority background and how a narrow narrative of Danish citizenship contributes to this. A talk with the sociologist Aydin Soei about counter-citizenship and the success stories nobody tells.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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