Copenhagen Circle

The Allegory of the Cave is more relevant than you would think. Let us walk you through Plato's dialogue with Glaucon. What is a cave? Who is there? Are you there? And after that, we took a turn and thought: "What does the future hold for us?" Are we going to be a conformist dumb-dumbs or something else?   Oh, and we caved in and asked DeepSeek some questions. Listen before we get ca...

"Glorifying violence," once Roxanne said... We are back on track with the Yappers. Our topics include: The Hobbits, the effects of consuming different media, video games from the past, a major spoiler about The Lord of the Rings from Kalle, and many more. Check us out! Special thanks to dd_rom for the picture!

Hej there! We are on a commercial break to encourage you to support local artists. That's why Devlin, a talented tattoo artist, is here to introduce himself and promote his style. Devlin is a lovely member of the Copenhagen Creative Society, and he has a warm, welcoming attitude toward people. Hear him out and check on his style below: https://www.instagram.com/cirrus.ink/ Thank you, Devlin, f...

It is an Organized Chaos episode. Let us walk you through bits of recession, animals, patriarchy, religions, and so many other important topics. We do it honestly, uncensored, and blunt. Special thanks to Diana, Roxanne, Natalie, Emma, Rosa, and Kalle for being there and sharing a snippet of your wisdom. Hope you enjoy!

This episode is about the battle between debt and wildlife in Copenhagen'sAmager Common, - called Amager Fælled in Danish. A special and protected place, the home of the protected salamander the Great crested newt, and many more animals. A wild nature open to everyone. A hidden gem that has been under attack for years. Frej Schmedes is here to tell us what happened to the park, how the lawsuit...

Do you think you will hate your creation as much as Frankenstein did? Are we creating monsters that will hunt us...? More talk about the Luddites, the book Frankenstein, and AI. We hope you like the spicy - and occasionally humorous - takes and sounds in our new season. Enjoy! Source materials: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/05/18/reviews/pynchon-luddite.html Book recommendat...

In this episode, we venture to talk about the Luddites, Ned Ludd, and King GTP. Yes, you read it correctly! The Luddites were members of a movement in England in the 19th century. They often destroyed modern machines that made their craft low-quality and their job redundant. Yes, fighters of enshittification before us. I hope you enjoy us! Source materials: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes....

An episode between two best friends, talking about quantum physics, magic and existence.

Deep metaphysical discussions between Mathias and Kalle (WARNING: VERY STONED CONVERSATION) We will talk about everything from the Atman to the secret texts of Scientology.

In this episode we talk about our civilization/culture, and how this can be seen as an unconscious insatiable drive of addiction which has taken hold of humanity. We will furthermore talk about how to escape this dire predicament of capitalism which we find ourselves inside of.

We talk about the possibility of psychic abilities and read aloud from the Red Book accompanies by instrumental music :)

Time Clipping Cupid's Wings (1694), by Pierre Mignard — Used here as a symbolic representation of the dominant modern metaphysical conception of time (Chronos) — Chronological — linear and measurable. Disciplining life and experience under the logic of control, prediction, and utility. Cutting off the wings Cupid — the representation of love, connection and authentic being within modern experi...

Please join us in this symposium (drinking party) where we talk about the greatest question in all of philosophy – What is love? We do a deep dive on the topic of love in its various aspects, with a focus on the aspect of erotic love. Grab your strongest drink and join us in this episode with Mathias, Noemi, Kalle and Tom.

This episode explores the history of feminism as a philosophical movement, different aspects of feminism, It's connection to Marxism and many other aspects. If you want to be up to date with your feminist philosophers and better understand what the deal is with feminism, then tune in on today's episode of Philosophical feminism.

Tune in, and lend us your ears. We’re about to stimulate your senses of fulfillment and adjust your attitude to pleasure. The good news is that Helena sat down with Noémi and Mathias and spilled the tea about happiness. The bad news is that there is no secret recipe. Sorry! Do you want to know what is the next big thing in happiness? 
 Is it Stoicism, Epicureanism or Utilitarianism? Is it the Thre...

In this episode, Noémi, Mathias, and Kalle discuss the Bible and its origin. The main question is: Is the Bible just a collection of good stories, or does it hold deeper meanings? Could it be that Judas, the infamous traitor, was the one who died for our sins instead of Jesus?  How many Bibles do we have? What is the translation of the 70? Sit back and enjoy the answers pouring into your ears by t...

Spring is long here, and you might feel the need to do something good for yourself. How to start? How to build habits? How to keep going? What are habits anyway? The host is Noémi , a bookworm. The co-host is Mathias Glasdam , a student of philosophy at Copenhagen University. Their guest is Sven , a doctor of philosophy with a specialty in the 20th-century French and German philosophy. Building ha...