There's also the asymmetry that a Danish podcaster felt it necessary to talk about the English-speaking American Charlie Kirk, whereas I struggle to think of a time I've listened to an English-language podcast about a Danish poltical figure.

The popularity of English has little or nothing to do with any facts about how its grammatical system works, and a lot to do with the geopolitical situation of the past few centuries where the UK and then the US were globally important powers.