A liberal arts student suddenly finds himself working for the quintessential kind of massive corporation: An insurance company. This is a classic fish-out-of-water story about colliding attitudes and the impossibility of adapting to this otherw

Checking in at the Tokio Hotel

Dec 30th, 2020 30m

Angry Danish teenagers clash with older music fans who try to lecture them on why they will eventually grow out of their obsession with a certain German emo band. A story about the concert review that generated more discussion than any other in

Yes, today, Satan (part 3)

Aug 29th, 2020 21m 15s

When you’re 17 years old and have just left satanism behind, what comes next on the long road of intellectual self-discovery? Regular old atheism? Nihilism? Or something else entirely? This is part three of a three-part episode about my journey

Yes, today, Satan (part 2)

Aug 22nd, 2020 20m 20s

A newly minted 16-year-old satanist goes to highschool. His teacher, who will be forced to read all of his devilish essays, is an older woman, who also happens to be a former priest. Now, there’s a match made in heaven – or is it hell? This is

Yes, today, Satan (part 1)

Aug 15th, 2020 17m 36s

Satanism can be surprisingly appealing to a white, middle-class teenage boy in Denmark, if he’s sufficiently ripe for taking a stand against the hypocrisy of Christianity. Part one of a three-part episode about my journey to the Dark Side.

Sunny Down Snuff, I'm Alright (part 2)

Jul 25th, 2020 26m 53s

How do you discover a band that you thought you already knew and had maybe even written off as an uncool oldies band? That’s one of the main questions I ponder in the second part of this marathon episode about the Beach Boys. The episode contai

Sunny Down Snuff, I'm Alright (part 1)

Jul 18th, 2020 29m 31s

This is a story about the Beach Boys. But it’s also a story of how identities are formed. About how music is not simply the soundtrack to your life, but also something that influences it and offers many new and inspiring perspectives on it. It’

Dark Sarcasm in the Classroom

May 17th, 2020 20m

It’s one thing to be bullied by the other kids in school. But it’s quite something when your teacher decides to join in. This story serves as an account of my relationship with a teacher that I endured for nine years of public school. It’s not

4th of July, 2011

May 9th, 2020 17m 46s

It’s the 4th of July, and you’re going to a party. Snacks are out, decorations are up, spirits are high. What should y’all be talking about? Well, at this particular party the topic of choice was everyone’s various sexual fetishes – from domina

“Starbucks is Satan”

May 2nd, 2020 6m 45s

Wander the streets of New York with a cup of Starbucks in your hand – and you just might encounter someone trying to convince you to get your coffee from a different company. That is, a company that does not embrace the devil. PS: This story is

The Teaching Prowess of That First Circle

Apr 25th, 2020 24m 55s

What kind of adventures and struggles do you face when you’re learning how to swim as a 37-year-old? That’s what you’re going to find out in this story. It will take you on a journey that spans three decades and transports you all the way from

The Fighter's Trophy

Apr 18th, 2020 14m 27s

A tale about the value of acknowledging someone who’s not particularly great at what they’re trying to do – but who’s nevertheless trying their very best. In this case, what I was trying my best at, at least for a season or so, was soccer.

Trailer

Apr 12th, 2020 5m 3s

Welcome to Monocular. My name is Mikkel, and I have some stories to share with you – in the form of autobiographical and quite idiosyncratic essays. In this trailer, you can get a preview of the kinds of stories you will get to hear on Monocul

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