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About the show
Danish Originals spotlights Danes who have made a significant impact in the US in the areas of creativity, originality, and innovation, and is a collection of oral histories of a certain kind.
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The series is directed by Christian D. Bruun and hosted by Tina Jøhnk Christensen along with Gregers Heering, Asger Hussain, Finn-Olaf Jones, Frederikke Møller, Nicolai Rottbøll, Carsten "Soulshock" Schack. It is produced by Teresa Lai, mastered by Shaun Hettinger and Greg Williams, with original music by Joachim Svare, and executive produced by Christian D. Bruun and Tina Jøhnk Christensen.
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Danish Originals is a fiscally sponsored project of Nordic Concepts Institute. We thank our supporters for the first 100 episodes (Seasons 1–10), who include founding sponsor American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst, inaugural sponsor Studio Haslund, and sponsor Scan Design Foundation. We are additionally grateful to Scandinavian Airlines for featuring select episodes on their inflight programming on long-haul flights.
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www.DanishOriginals.com