Danish Originals

From her home in Copenhagen, Rødovre-born, Danish singer-songwriter KIRA SKOV talks about her deeply personal new memoir Liv forladt about music, life as a musician in 1990s Los Angeles and London, and the silver lining in loss and grief. Kira talks about musicians who have inspired her, her spirit animal that accompanies her in her writing, the detrimental 2017 sudden death of her husband and collaborator Nicolai Munch-Hansen, and putting behind her relationship with people with addiction. 
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For today's episode, Kira Skov chose Emil Westman Hertz's Nine of Wands, from 2016, from the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen.
https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KMS8828 
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Photographer: Rita Blue
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This conversation with Gregers Heering occurred on September 2, 2026.
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From his home studio, Hørsholm-born, Burbank, Los Angeles-based BAFTA-winning Danish composer and sound designer JESPER KYD recalls his part in the European demoscene in the '80s and '90s that took him to Boston, New York, and eventually Los Angeles. Jesper revisits his hit franchises Hitman, Assassin's Creed, and Borderlands, and shares thoughts about his more current ventures in film, animation, and live concerts. He also explains how being a composer is being a problem solver.
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For today's episode, Jesper Kyd chose François Schuiten's "The Theory of the Grain of Sand" from the series Cities of the Fantastic, from 1992–2009, from the collection of the King Baudouin Foundation in Brussels.
https://www.heritage-kbf.be/collection/cities-fantastic
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Photographer: Ben Bentley
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This conversation with Christian D. Bruun occurred on July 31, 2026.
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From her home in Indianapolis, Glostrup-born, Herlev-raised Danish-American singer songwriter ANITA LERCHE describes her roles as acclaimed performer of Punjabi music, global ambassador of Punjabi culture, Grammy voting member and Recording Academy's Chicago Chapter Board governor. Alongside her contributions to world, new age, classical, pop, and jazz music, Anita talks about her mark on traditional Danish music and her mission as the Honorary Consul for Denmark in Indiana. 
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For today's episode, Anita Lerche chose Robert Indiana's LOVE, from 1970, from the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana.
https://collections.discovernewfields.org/art/artwork/28170 
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Photographer: Dan Møller
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From his office in Holmen, Århus-born, Gilleleje-raised, Copenhagen-based Danish director of the National Film School of Denmark KRISTOFFER HEGNSVAD shares his thoughts on the school's role in training students from its nine departments to achieve their artistic best and to work collaboratively. He revisits his work as a filmmaker, film critic, and author, his three iconic documentaries, and discusses the potential of mainstream American films to be catalysts for public cultural conversations. 
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For today's episode, Kristoffer Hegnsvad chose Francisco Goya's The Drowning Dog, from 1820–1823, from the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid.
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-drowning-dog/4ea6a3d1-00ee-49ee-b423-ab1c6969bca6 
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Photographer: Ken Hermann
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This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on August 20, 2026.
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From his home, Copenhagen-born and -based Danish vintage clothing store owner and PhD fellow JESPER RICHARDY talks about the life cycle of textiles. He shares his thoughts on quality, and on the systemic changes needed in the fashion industry as it concerns sustainability, circularity, waste, capitalism, and consumerism. Jesper talks about the evolution of his three different ventures, in Copenhagen and New York respectively, and how in 2017 Lady Gaga changed his trajectory. 
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For today's episode, Jesper Richardy chose School of Goya's Portrait of Luis María de Cistué y Martínez (1788-1842), from 1791, from the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010067553
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Photographer: Nana Reimers
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This conversation with Frederikke Møller occurred on August 17, 2026.
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