One of the last year’s highlight was the invitation we got from TEDx Aarhus team to do backstage interviews with… well, whoever was willing to talk ;) We had some fair share of stress and challenges but all in all, we loved it!. Join us for today’s very special SPECIAL (hehehe) where we watched and listened to our TEDx footage and do the commentary in a studio.

PART 1 is all about the TEDx Speakers:

What were their biggest challenges in preparing the Talk?

What “bullshits” did they encounter in their professional and/or TEDx journey?

What wisdoms would they like to share with our listeners?

And what surprised them the most?

Tune in and find out!

For the brave ones, there is a video version of the show ;) Please visit https://the5options.com to find out more 

Today's episode is nothing like we aired before. On the wave of tremendous gratitude, we have decided to pay a tribute to all of the artists that were brave enough to share their fantastic music with us in 2019. With an exemption of "almost-decent" intro made by Anna, get ready for an hour of great indie music - from Danish Rock and Roll, cumbia, electro, jazz, blues to gorgeously performed old folk tales - let us take you for an amazing musical adventure!

Last but not least, we want to thank Dave Villanueva from Supermoon Music for connecting us with all of these artists - without his network, expertise and charm, we wouldn't be able to play such amazing music on our Radio Show and on this podcast.

Artists of 2019 (in order of appearance):

1. Los Fuegos "Falafel"

2. Mambe & Danochilango "Cumbia Universal"

3.  Kalaset “Stilheden Er En Løgner”

4.  Anders Dal “Where were you”

5.  The Kimberleys “Tam Lin”

6.  Joe Wilkes “Seven Gypsies” 

7.  ISAN “From a Hundred” 

8.  Parkbench "Cocain Caltrain Blues"

9.  Farlige Typer i Modlys "Den her handler om dig"

10.  Kalaset "Stjerner med lukkede øjne"

11. Clock Opera "Carousel"

12. Xhensila Reci covering "Shallow"

13. Kalaha “Mama Ngoma”

Next Episode: Long-awaited backstage stories from TEDx Aarhus 2019 (Meet the speakers)

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You are not going to believe that! It is a THIRD Christmas Special here at You've Got 5 Options. And we do have quite a lot of Christmasy.-topics to discuss. We have a special Christmas Compilation, of our best moment, a Christmas Challenge, Bullshit, Wisdom and a Surprise. We are trying to find an answer to a question: Why does Christmas start in November?

Marta and Anna as artists, giving very interesting pieces of Christmas advice.

I am completely, totally done with all the Christmas bullshit. The consumerism. The amount of unnecessary waste created. The billions made by corporations. The whole Christmas drama and not even being happy to be together with my family. Help me save my Chrismas, please!

Christmas starting in November?!

Make a good deed for those who really need

Anna's "This Christmas I buy from a small business (say whaaat?) group"

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Talking about happiness in Denmark is like stepping into a minefield. Year after year Denmark “is wining” a spot in the top three happiest countries in the world, and yet, according to statistics, the country is evaluated by expats as one of the harders to settle in. How can that be? Where does this discrepancy originate from? And how can you be unhappiest in the happiest country in the world? Join us for this exciting program, where together with Anatoli Cantir, an expert on Danish culture, we try to solve this puzzling paradox.

Interview with Niclas Knudsen from Kalaha!

A question to Anatolie: From the research - but most importantly from your own personal stand - what are the biggest challenges for the expats to "feel happy" in Denmark? What are the reasons and possible solutions?

Interested in the topic? Read Anatolie’s articles:

Denmark - The Unhappiest Expats in the Happiest Country in the World (Part 1)

Denmark - The Unhappiest Expats in the Happiest Country in the World - (Part 2- on Equality)

Danish Culture is an "Extreme"​ (Part 3 - on Trust)

"Denmark is the happiest country in the world" - is it true or is it bullshit?

“Danish Culture is an extreme” /Anatolie Cantir

Universal Basic Income: best idea ever or a disaster-in-the-making?

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About Anatolie Cantir: I arrived in Denmark 15 years ago from native Moldova and made the town of Herning my home. My drive, curiosity and “obsession” about how other people think and live made me reflect a lot about Danish society. It also motivated me to travel the world and think about my own background. Currently, I am an associate professor at VIA University where among others I teach such subjects as Intercultural Communication and Philosophy of Science

Find Anatolie on LinkedIn or via his website

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What kind of music would emerge if you combined a pair of renowned Danish electronic producers with two of the most exciting jazz musicians around?

This was the question in the minds of the Copenhagen Strøm Festival curators. The answer? It arrived in the form of Scandinavian electro pioneers Rumpistol and Spejderrobot—two prominent characters with a reputation well beyond their home countries—along with guitarist Niclas Knudsen and drummer/percussionist Emil de Waal. These four talented strangers, introduced with minimal rehearsal time, were brought together and launched onstage, and KALAHA was born. A daring experiment to say the least.

From the spontaneous and infectious magic of their first show came their critically acclaimed debut album “Hahaha”, the sound taking its inspiration in equal parts from West-African funk, electro rave and jazz improvisation, standing up as best possible blending of musical worlds—highly energetic and expressive, triggering the listener to dance with the head just as much as the heart.

Song of the week: Kalaha “Mama Ngoma”

In today’s episode, a dear friend of You’ve Got Options, Signe Bjerre, has finally made it to the show! And she brought a beautiful gift, her own poem “Follow My Heart, Right?”. And then we dived into the very controversial topic of MONEY! Just to finish up with a beautiful song sung by Signe.

Signe’s poem: “Follow My Heart, Right?”

For as long as I remember, money has been a challenge for me. As a grown up, I have never managed to save any money, even though I’ve had some well-paid jobs., I’d also regularly find myself in need to borrow money from people to make my ends meet. I am done with that, I want to change my relationship with money. How do I do that?

Answers from 5 rich & famous:

Peeta Kelly “Earth is hiring”

Lynne Twist “The soul of money”

The formula by Lacy Phillips

Henry Ford

Oprah Winfrey “What I know for sure”

It’s a struggle to earn money, and there’s not enough of it, for all of us to make ends meet”

Quote from "The soul of Money"

– Lynne Twist

Signe singing a song: “The Singer”

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Follow My Heart, Right?

Follow my heart you say

Everything will be amazing you say

You ask for me to trust you

Trust you?

How does that look like?

What does love look like?

Real love I mean

Love where you feel safe

Yet not bored

Love where you feel seen

Yet not exposed

Love where you feel at home

Yet adventure is attainable

God, I don’t know

I believe I have experienced many kinds of love

The kinds of love I’ve had are addictive

The next one has to be bigger, 

better, 

wilder

More magical than the last

Otherwise it won’t be real,

Real love

Like they show you in the movies

(Is a fake)

I doubt all the time

and I mean ALL the time

Left or right

Men or women

Right or wrong

I heard someone put a great picture on it yesterday;

it’s our modern day slavery

The way our mind is caught in beliefs

The way we view ourselves

The world

The way we judge ourselves

The world

How we’ve been brought up in right and wrong

Good and bad

You will be safe if you get an education

They say

You will be secure if you find a husband

They say

You will be happy if you have kids

They say

In here I’m safe

In here I can shut it  out

The world

In here, it didn’t happen

Inside these walls

you don’t exist

On this paper I can choose my own story

On these pages I can select what happened and what did not

It’s like that with us humans

We select and dissect all the time

What fits into our world

and what does not

What fits into our reality 

and what does not

In here we all fit

In here i choose to fit in

to be a part of you

the World

So keen on being somebody and getting somewhere

That we forget and neglect that we are all one

One body

One mind

One source

So, 

Follow my heart, right?

FIND SIGNE:

Signe’s Instagram

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This time we discussed several B- concepts! Burnout and how to deal with it. Brules and what they really are. And then we stumbled upon some bullshitters. And all that in a great company of a friend of the show, beautiful Xhensila Reci and her ukulele.

Xhensila Reci and her Ukulele

Burnout- what is it, how does it feel, how to deal with it.

BRULES: Bullshit Rules: what are they really?

https://blog.mindvalley.com/vishen-lakhiani-brules/

Four States of consciousness: Life happens to me, Life is created by me, Life happens through me, Life is me

Did we enter a new era of overpriced dreams sold by bullshitters and pseudo-entrepreneurs?

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Xhensila Reci is a designer, podcaster and community builder. Born and raised in sunny Albania, she moved to Denmark in her early 20's, to pursue the dream of creative higher education. What better place to study than Denmark - the design capital of the world. After graduating digital concept development she wants to make the world a better place, one design project at a time. Of course, all that while singing "Run the World (Girls)" and dancing salsa.

Xhensila’s website

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This week we got a very important phone call. Aga Kehinde called us all the way from the United Kingdom to talk to us about dealing with cancer, communication around the disease and how coaching can be useful. 

Clock Opera and their amazing song "Carousel"

We have cancer, now what?  How do we communicate about it, what are the challenges and what’s important now? How can coaching be helpful?

For some reason as human beings, we think we know what our lives should look like.  ( this is the concept of embracing uncertainty in a compassionate way and how this is helpful in a medical condition like cancer)

WISDOM OF THE WEEK:

“Freedom is instantaneous the moment we accept things as they are.” ~Karen Maezen Miller

‘’ When we are no longer able to change a situation,  we are challenged to change ourselves’’ -  Victor Frankl – an absolutely lifechanging book he wrote: ‘’ Man’s search for meaning’’

Alternative or Holistic Healing Methods 

A book Aga referred to: ‘’the radical Reemissions’’ Kelly A Turner

It’s a fascinating study of thousands of cancer survivors and reports on the 9 themes they all have in common.

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Aga is a former cancer nurse with 20 years’ experience currently working as a cancer education lead at the Royal Surrey County Hospital as well as a running her own business as a medical coach. As an accredited coach, cancer educator and wellbeing consultant, Aga supports adults who have experienced serious health issues to navigate through the chaos of the diagnosis and reclaim the purpose and meaning into their lives. 

 Aga works with individuals and their families, support groups, local communities as well as healthcare providers, employers and non-profit organisations. Aga delivers group coaching programmes around health and wellbeing; and provides 1 -1 coaching for individuals returning to work after serious health issues, ensuring a successful transition and sustainable approaches are in place to manage ongoing challenges.

Aga also works with healthcare providers delivering workshops and facilitating groups to educate around compassion, communication and confidence. Her work equips individuals with the soft skills needed when interacting with someone experiencing a medical, personal, or professional crisis

Aga's website

Aga's facebook

Clock Opera Website

Clock Opera FaceBook Page 

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This week we have a real treat for you - Brice Johnson, this year’s TEDx speaker is in the house! Join as for an hour of fun, laughter but also deep wisdom, incredible courage and vulnerability. Last but not least - find out what are the stupidest song lyrics of all time!

Interview with Brice Johnson - Dancer, Actor, Entertainer, and Public Speaker

What does Brice consider to be the biggest challenge in his life and how did he overcome it / is overcoming it?

The Contenders:

Katy Perry: Fireworks

Nicky Minaj: Your Love

SNAP! Rhythm is a dancer

LFO: "Summer Girls"

PitBull: “Give Me Everything”

“We Dance How We Live” / Brice Johnson

“Never Sacrifice Your Groove to Find the Move” /Brice Johnson

True or False? - aka can Brice trick us into believing a made-up story about his life?

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An Experienced Dancer, Actor, Entertainer, and Public speaker of 15 years, Brice has a purpose-driven life dedicated to speaking and breathing life into the dry areas of the lives in need of purpose, love, fulfillment...a win!

Brice by no means is what you would consider a guru, he has stumbled, hurt people, suffered pain and trauma. To this day he will tell he is still working to be his best, and that's why he is so persistent in his coaching, public speaking, teaching and creative work in dance.

Brice’s LinkedIN

Brice’s Instagram @professorlock

Brice’s YouTube

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In today’s episode, we have been able to listen to a new single of Kalaset, we went deep into the concept of mindfulness and how much it is useful or how much of it is a BS. And last but not least we have attempted to answer one of the mysteries: Why is Nickelback the most hated band in the world?

KALASET

A couple of days ago, I have joined LinkedIn Local event where I was facilitating a group around Mindfulness. In this group, we have been discussing the challenge of keeping sane in this crazy world. Participants have expressed the feelings of overwhelm, not being able to concentrate and be productive. They have also mentioned emotional overwhelm, lack of clarity of what to actually prioritize and addiction to SoMe.

We have discussed 5 concepts to bring down the feelings of mental, emotional overwhelm and come to the place where you can start being present with yourself:

“It is sold as a force that can help us cope with the ravages of capitalism, but with its inward focus, mindful meditation may be the enemy of activism“. By Ronald Purser

Read more here

The story of Buddha

Why is Nickelback the most hated band in the world?

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In good old Danish, "kalas" means a big party, and the five young people who are the KALASET live up to the statement.

They’ve met in high-school and soon they’ve formed Danish garage indie-rock band. They write catchy texts that are inspired by everyday life but also big dilemmas. They sing about youth, about love, about silence and about dreaming.

Kalaset Facebook Page

Song of the week: Kalaset "Stjerner med Lukkede Øjne"

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This week Anna interviews Dangerous Types in the Backlight who turned down to be… dangerously entertaining! Join us for an hour of laughter and occasional wisdom where we talk about creating engaging radio programs, the most bizarre cases of Mandela Effect, conspiracy theories and how the introduction of TV2 to Danish households made Danes even more introverted.

Interview with Magnus Madsen - host of Torsdag med Magnus Madsen Radio Show and a lead singer of Farlige Type i Modlys

How to make an engaging Radio show when you lack...engagement?

Anna's Five Tips:

What is Mandela Effect and possible theories explaining the phenomenon

Mandela Effect describes a phenomenon where a big group of totally unrelated people share the same false memory of an event, person, song, movie or a product. Some examples:

Examples:

"This Christmas:

Big stores don't make a little "JIG" when they make a sale. Make someone "JIG" this year"

- by Savage Creations

Do you believe in conspiracy theories?

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