Episodios

  • Do the Danes still burn witches? And if yes, where do the witches fly to?

    Do the Danes still burn witches? And if yes, where do the witches fly to?
    Jun 16 2024
    In this episode we will talk about St. Hans -aka Midsummer. In particular, we will talk about the witches that the Danes burn on their Midsummer fires and where said witches fly off to! Christina
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    23 m
  • Does anyone remember the crazy Wagner Group coup? And what happened to the members of the group?

    Does anyone remember the crazy Wagner Group coup? And what happened to the members of the group?
    Jun 3 2024
    In this episode, which is entirely in comprehensible Danish, we will be talking about the Wagner Group and an about what happened to their other missions and members around the world. As always, you’re always welcome to drop me a line at : Danishwithchristina@gmail.com Christina
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    26 m
  • Corruption and Scandals in the Russian Military.. and what happened to General Sjojgu?

    Corruption and Scandals in the Russian Military.. and what happened to General Sjojgu?
    May 29 2024
    Why are Russian generals and vice ministers getting arrested left and right? And how many houses can you really afford when you have an official income of one million kroner? In this episode we are talking about corruption and arrests in the top of the Russian military. The episode is based on an article from Jyllands-posted.dk but is not verbatim. You can find the article here: https://jyllands-posten.dk/international/europa/ECE17137158/ingen-ende-paa-skandalerne-i-det-russiske-militaer/?fp-exp=60671003&fp-alg=606710031 As always, you are welcome to write me just to say hello or if you have podcast suggestions. Danishwithchristina@gmail.com Christina
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    27 m
  • Christian Vikings? What happened to Thor and Odin and Freya?

    Christian Vikings? What happened to Thor and Odin and Freya?
    May 23 2024

    Why did the Vikings give up their Gods and become Christians? The answer may be a lot less bloody and a lot more pragmatic than you might think. The Christening of the Danish Vikings is the topic for today’s podcast in intermediate Danish. I promise it would be as boring as it may sound.
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    20 m
  • Vikings on TV and in reality... and what is a blood eagle?

    Vikings on TV and in reality... and what is a blood eagle?
    May 18 2024
    In this podcast in intermediate Danish we will be talking about Vikings! I recently watched some of the series “Vikings” and was fascinated, so I decided to find out more about the Vikings and how much of the series is actually accurate. To enjoy this podcast you don’t have to have watched the series Vikings, but you may want to afterwards!
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    24 m
  • How to increase your will power

    How to increase your will power
    Jun 26 2022
    In this episode in intermediate Danish, we will talk about how to build more will power simply by limiting the amount of decisions you need to make. This technique is used by Mark Zuckerberg and President Obama among others. The episode is based off Christian Staal’s blog which can be found at Christian Staal.com Have a great week and as always you are welcome to shoot me an email at danishwithchristina@gmail.com
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    17 m
  • Is happiness really something we should strive for?

    Is happiness really something we should strive for?
    Jun 16 2022
    In this podcast in intermediate Danish we will be talking about happiness and if it’s really worth striving for. If you could live in a coma in a happiness machine and be 100% happy and never know you were in a coma, would you do it? Today’s podcast is based on a blog from Christian Staal. You can find his blog at ChristianStaal.com
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    30 m
  • Welcome to the third happiest country in the world!

    Welcome to the third happiest country in the world!
    Jun 12 2022
    This episode in intermediate Danish is about happiness and about what happiness is made up of. The article is based off Christian Staal’s blog which you can find at ChristianStaal.com As always, you are welcome to send me an email at danishwithchristina@gmail.com
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    17 m