Conversations that changed history

This Wednesday we will be visited again by Hans Erik Havsteen and Anders Olling, who are behind the podcast Kongerækken and since 2015 have been communicating history in a way that is both engaging, entertaining and professionally sharp.

Over three evenings, the duo invites you into historical events that have changed the world, exploring how they left clues in history. Tonight they pose sharply on the political conversation in the United States with deep roots in the American Civil War. That conflict has become eerily relevant on the occasion of the impending U.S. midterm elections in November. For then, as now, we are witnessing a sinister demonization of political opponents and a public that is consistently misled by misinformation. But in addition, it is also a dramatic and exciting story full of fascinating figures who, for better or for worse, have helped shape a country that dominates the everyday lives of all of us.

Come and listen and join the talk!

About tonight's guests:
Anders Olling (b. 1980) grew up in Stoholm and graduated with a BA in Literary Studies and an MA in Modern Culture and Cultural Communication from the University of Copenhagen and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. Former journalist, among others at Danmarks Radio and Radio24siv, and editor-in-chief at Politiken Historie.

Hans Erik Havsteen (b. 1992) is a graduate historian from the University of Copenhagen, Oxford and Vienna. He has worked as a professional book editor, hosted at Podimo and Danmarks Radio and was an editor at the history magazine Politiken Historie.He has also been affiliated with Thorvaldsens Museum and has Bertel Thorvaldsen and the 19th century as his primary historical interest.