Danmarks Radio P2

DR P2 is Danish radio's cultural backbone - think classical concerts, jazz deep cuts, and thoughtful talk about the arts. It's not background music. This is a station that will play a complete symphony by Carl Nielsen without apology, then follow it with a live set from a Copenhagen free-jazz quartet. The announcers speak Danish with that distinctive dry Nordic humor, but even if you don't understand a word, the curation speaks volumes. P2 doesn't chase ratings. It schedules a full-length opera on a Tuesday afternoon just because it's Tuesday. That's refreshing in an era of playlist algorithms…