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Welcome to the World: In the first episode of Beyond the Headlines, a series about the realities of life in Denmark, Meroe and Ophelia share their experiences of pregnancy, healthcare, naming traditions, parental leave, citizenship and everyday newborn life, offering internationals a personal look at starting a family here.

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(05:15) Having a Baby in Denmark
(18:15) Names & Traditions
(35:38) Parental Leave
(42:43) Citizenship & Newborn Life

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Citizenship, flexible time & community: Julia and Fionn discuss Denmark’s citizenship freeze and controversial proposals affecting naturalised citizens, whether society should move beyond fixed schedules designed around morning people, and the Danish volunteer scheme connecting children with adult friends, with important implications for internationals building a future and community in Denmark.

Topics

(01:36) Municipality Funding Debate

(12:56) Danish Citizenship Proposals

(25:14) Flexible Time & B-People

(32:47) Adult Friends for Children

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• Cohosts: Julia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliia-d-22311648/ and Fionn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionn-o-toole/
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• Audio Editor: Steve - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-larke-mejia/
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Tourism, bike rules & international talent: Kalpita and Julia discuss Denmark’s record tourism numbers, the debate over shared e-bikes in Copenhagen, the growing international diversity of X Factor winners, and whether public-facing professionals can still expect private lives, with plenty of relevance for internationals navigating Danish culture and everyday life.

Topics

(00:58) Denmark’s Tourism Boom

(04:56) E-Bikes & Bike Rules

(12:21) International X Factor Winners

(17:06) Privacy & Public Professions

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• Cohosts: Kalpita - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpitabhosale/ and Julia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliia-d-22311648/
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• Audio Editor: Marleen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleen-vogel/
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Repair rules, migration & youth crime: Dominika and Narcis discuss Denmark’s new right to repair rules, the controversial Mette Frederiksen and Giorgia Meloni statement on Christian heritage and European values, and proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility, with a focus on what these developments could mean for internationals living in Denmark.

Topics

(06:46) Right to Repair

(14:53) Christian Heritage & Migration

(26:23) Youth Crime & Criminal Responsibility

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Ceuta Crisis, Online Extremism & Denmark’s Pop Melody: Fionn O’Toole and new cohost Maite Cristina discuss the Ceuta migration crisis and Denmark’s political reaction, the rise of nihilistic violent extremism targeting young people online, and the Danish musicologist behind the viral “Gen Alpha Melody”, with a focus on what these stories mean for internationals living in Denmark.

Topics:

(03:00) Ceuta Migration Crisis

(13:06) Denmark’s Schengen Reaction

(19:32) Online Extremism & Grooming

(33:11) The Gen Alpha Melody

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Health checks, water safety & AI schools: Dom and Katie close season five with Denmark’s diabetes testing bus, new national swimming recommendations, AI entering school curriculums, and a Nordhavn wedding ring rescue that shows how community can still surprise you.

Topics:

(02:26) Danish Diabetes Checks

(10:27) Danish Swimming Rules

(19:53) Danish AI Schools

(30:01) Wedding ring rescue

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Danish power, Greenland tensions & wasted talent in Denmark: Fionn and Narcis discuss Denmark’s stalled government talks, the larger US consulate in Nuuk, and why highly educated internationals, including Ukrainians, are still pushed into low-skilled work despite Denmark’s labour shortages.

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(01:48) Danish earth quake

(09:51) Government Talks

(18:44) Greenland Pressure

(29:02) International Skilled Workers in Denmark

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Denmark’s Job Engine, Flight Risk & Police Failures: Katie and Dom discuss how international workers are powering Denmark’s economy, why summer travel could become more uncertain, and how thousands of mishandled police cases could shake trust for internationals relying on Danish systems.

Topics:

(02:39) Denmark’s international workforce

(07:45) Summer flight disruption

(15:09) Danish police case failures

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