The Danish American Studies Podcast

The Danish American Studies Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 12. Critical Race Theory
December 05, 2021

It is finally here! A fresh new episode from the Danish American Studies Podcast! In this episode, we discuss Critical Race Theory... oh no! What could this possibly be?! A scary boogeyman indoctrinating our children in their kindergarten or a complex the

Episode 11. Trump, Trumpism & the Future of the Republican Party
June 04, 2021

Biden is in and Trump is out! The Presidential election of 2020 saw the American people vote out the big man himself. But is he gone for good and what happens to the Republican party now that Trump is no longer the President?  In this episode, we are

Episode 10. Show us your BA! Part 4. Last of the BA's!
March 27, 2021

Welcome to today's episode! In this episode, we are finishing off our focus on BA projects, and helping us in this endeavor are the fantastic students Casper and Lea from English Studies. We are following the question strategy from our previous BA podcast

Episode 9. Show us your BA! Part 3. Even More BA's! English Studies Style
March 21, 2021

The English are Coming! In this episode, the Danish American Studies Podcast is branching out and getting help from English Studies: Our guests are Lukas and Kristina who are English Studies students, and who wrote their BA projects about video games and

Episode 8. Show us your BA! Part 2. Now with more BA's!
March 15, 2021

More BA projects incoming! Are you tired of endlessly looking for topics that might make for a decent BA? Are you stuck on a continuous loop of not knowing whether your BA is reaching the good, the bad, or the ugly? No worries, we got you!  We contin

Episode 7. Show us your BA! A Guide to the American Studies BA Project
March 14, 2021

The American Studies BA project is right around the corner and you have no idea what to write about or where to start! Fear not! In the month of March, the Danish American Studies Podcast is focusing on BA projects and we have asked two talented students,

Episode 6. Activism and Black Athletes in American History
March 02, 2021

When the stage is set and the game is on, can a statement change the course of civil discussion?  We have reached the end of Black history month. But the voices we have discussed continue beyond. In this episode of the podcast, we focus on the import

Episode 5. W.E.B Du Bois, Booker T. Washington & Ta-Nehisi Coates
February 24, 2021

Continuing with our salute to Black History month, the crew of DASP discusses black voices in this episode. We focus on the theme of Double Consciousness by W.E.B. Du Bois and how this theory is prevalent in American society today. Additionally, we dive i

Episode 4. MLK, Civil Rights, Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers
February 13, 2021

In this podcast episode, we continue our focus on Black History with an in-depth episode on Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Jørn Brøndal, He

Episode 3. Black History Month, BLM and Civil Rights
February 06, 2021

February is Black history month!  In this podcast episode, we discuss the origin and the reason for having a whole month dedicated to Black history. We are discussing its significance in the U.S. and the pitfalls of having a Black history month. We h