The Danish Connection podcast

The Danish Connection

How do you access news in Denmark if you don’t speak Danish? There are 652,495 foreign citizens living in Denmark. For non-Danes, accessing news in English is….complicated. Most news outlets are paywalled and google translate does a pretty terrible job of translating Danish to English. In collaboration with Union and The CPH Post, we bring you The Danish Connection - a new podcast breaking down Danish news in English! This is your place to share enquiries, opinions and tales of the immigrant experience in Denmark. Hosted by María Eva, Rachel and Melissa, new episodes every second Sunday.

How do you access news in Denmark if you don’t speak Danish? There are 652,495 foreign citizens living in Denmark. For non-Danes, accessing news in English is….complicated. Most news outlets are paywalled and google translate does a pretty terrible job of translating Danish to English. In collaboration with Union and The CPH Post, we bring you The Danish Connection - a new podcast breaking down Danish news in English! This is your place to share enquiries, opinions and tales of the immigrant experience in Denmark. Hosted by María Eva, Rachel and Melissa, new episodes every second Sunday.

 

#59

More internationals leave Denmark, exploitation of foreign farm labour and cuts to aid funding

This week on The Danish Connection: We look into growing political concern over Denmark’s ... more

24 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:45

24 Feb 2026


#58

Dating in Denmark with Erinne Paisley

If you’ve been dating in Denmark, chances are you’ve used a dating app. For some, dating a... more

14 Feb 2026

44 MINS

44:44

14 Feb 2026


#57

Lego joins World Cup in U.S as major sponsor, migrants at departure centres may be forced to wear GP...

This week on The Danish Connection: We discuss the government’s new deportation reform pla... more

08 Feb 2026

42 MINS

42:14

08 Feb 2026


#56

Unemployment reaches 3%, government issues food checks and a bleak future for Danish drinking water

This week on The Danish Connection: We discuss the government’s new tax-free food check pl... more

01 Feb 2026

35 MINS

35:10

01 Feb 2026


#55

The full Greenland update (featuring Najannguaq Hegelund and Jonas Friis De Sanctis)

This week on The Danish Connection, we bring you the full Greenland update. Melissa and Ra... more

25 Jan 2026

47 MINS

47:14

25 Jan 2026


#54

The Situation Room with Jonas Friis: UN military observer Esben Thorseth on the challenges of modern...

Welcome back to The Situation Room – a special bonus series from The Danish Connection pre... more

04 Jan 2026

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:24

04 Jan 2026


#53

A Danish sperm scandal, EU leaders rethink convention on human rights and face coverings to be banne...

This week on The Danish Connection: Rachel talks about the disturbing international fertil... more

21 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:30

21 Dec 2025


#52

How do Danes deal with death?: Stories from the streets with Maria Pagola

Death is a part of life - but how do Danes deal with it? Welcome back to another episode o... more

06 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:27

06 Dec 2025


#51

The election results (with special guests NicholasButInEnglish & Bernardo Basilici Menini)

On Tuesday, a historic number of international citizens voted in the local and regional el... more

22 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:47

22 Nov 2025


#50

Your practical election guide, residence permits halted for foreign nurses and a new national centre...

This week on The Danish Connection: 💊 We discuss the Danish government’s plan to invest D... more

09 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:39

09 Nov 2025


#49

A new twist in the mink scandal, government misleads EU on state of Danish nature and Muslim leader ...

This week on The Danish Connection: Melissa explores the citizenship controversy surroundi... more

26 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:07

26 Oct 2025


#48

The drone fiasco explained and why internationals should vote in the upcoming elections

This week on The Danish Connection: Eva unpacks the mysterious drone incidents that shut d... more

05 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:27

05 Oct 2025


#47

Everything you need to know about water in Denmark: Stories from the Streets with Maria Pagola

Welcome back to another edition of Stories from the Streets with Maria Pagola - a bonus se... more

21 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:22

21 Sep 2025


#46

A murder in Fyn sparks femicide debate, RUC recruits foreign students to rescue its economy and the ...

This week on The Danish Connection, we’re digging into three huge stories that reveal the ... more

14 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:31

14 Sep 2025


#45

From Denmark to the Mediterranean: Border policy and migration with Sine Plambech

Welcome back to The Situation Room. This week, Jonas Friis is joined by Sine Plambech -ant... more

31 Aug 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:11

31 Aug 2025


#44

Novo’s stocks in freefall, Mette Frederiksen's dilemma on Palestine and new study reveals 8 year old...

The Danish stock market, Novo Nordisk and Trump                               Rachel expl... more

25 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:19

25 Aug 2025


#43

A round-up of the latest news in Denmark

It may be ‘cucumber time’ in Denmark, but we’ve still managed to create a roundup of the l... more

10 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:39

10 Aug 2025


#42

Sperm donation in Denmark: Stories from the Streets with Maria Pagola

Why does Denmark have so many sperm donors? How do Danes deal with death? How safe is it t... more

21 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:23

21 Jul 2025


#41

Roskilde gossip, a DNA scandal & why young Danes are having less sex

With half of the population of Copenhagen at Roskilde this week, Eva away in Aalborg and t... more

06 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:50

06 Jul 2025