Hello and welcome to Iceland RoundupMy name is Jón Trösti and with me today areSintri Elton and Astrid KjartanssonHo ho hoHelloSanta ClausYeah, I've been wondering as I get olderif I'll start being like Santaat the Christmas partiesI tried to grow a beard this summerand I was thinking like if I give itlike six months, it might belike long enough for me tolikedye it whiteNo, yeah, you need a white beard to be Santais the thing. I don't want to dye my beardNo, you can like uselike makeup, like in theaterOh, just like, yeah, like temporarydye. Yeah, I guess I hadn't thought of thatI guess if you can do that, I am readyto be SantaBut I didn't manage togrow any beardYou can just buy a beard at the storeYou know, it's more aboutI think, yeah, well, I mean, I don't thinkyou could do it because you're not fat enough eitherI am fat, but thanksThis is a very unhealthyattitude you have towardsyour own body, but okayYou know, there's nothing wrong with being fat, I guessYou guessBMIs asideI'm going tolist up what we're going to be talking about todayYay!Warm warning, as everybody in Iceland has beenmade aware ofNot me, when is it?Now, apparentlyReally?YeahOh, fuckDidn't you hear the sound of the windlike our newest Nobel author?The sound of the wind?I hear that every dayOh, I forgot to mention Ann CarsonWell, we're mentioning her nowIt's never too lateIceland's largest beveragewholesaler is accused ofrestricting competitionCan we imagine that?Everybody is in shock of thatYeah, everybody iscompletely baffled by thisOne of the coalition partieshas proposed a lawlifting restrictions on the sales ofpainkillersSpeaking of theruling coalition, Ínkas Ærlandis the least popular party cheerin IcelandYesBut the most entertaining oneI laugh just thatthe very sound of her namebrings laughter to my cheeksYou could argue that she is likeAnd to my faceWhat you see is what you getYesYesThere is no facadeI'm not talking about itlike in a negative wayNo, noIt's just likeWhen she says somethingI believe thatthat is what she really feels likeYeahAnd is gonna act onThat's rare for a politicianYeahFor sureYeah, there's no three dimensionThere's no third dimension to herNoShe's just exactly like she appears to beAnd then fiveMembers of parliamenthave been accused ofbreaking into a swimming poolwhile drunkWell, not accusedI mean, theyIt's likeWowWas it skinny dipping?Were they naked?No, that's something they disputeIt wasn't skinny dippingNoThey broughtThey brought swim suitsHow square do you have to beto be in fucking parliament?You break into a pooland you bringswim trunks?I actuallyI'll get to thisI don'tThis isThis is a standardand I don't actually thinkthis is aThere's really anything wrongwith what they didWell, yesDefinitely isThey were drunkand they broke inandHow dare you stealour precious resourceourour geothermally warmedpool waterYesHow dare you let ittouch your bodyfor no moneyShould we start with the storm?YeahWhich is ongoingas we canprobably hearonon this recordingAre you gonna add somewind noisein the editing?Oh yeahIt soundsIt sounds so goodIt's kind of been dying downIt was prettypretty fun to watchthis morningwhen youwhen I was drivingby the oceanYeahUnusuallyI drove my kids to schooltodayYeah, so did II've never done that beforeI thinkYeahI was late to workbecause II never drive my kidsto schoolNoSo II was on the buswhen it wasit was very rainySo rainyI couldn't hear thethe podcaston my earbudsHave you heardabout noise cancelling?Severely inconveniencedI get likea headachewhen I use noise cancellingI actuallythat's the only timeI don't have a headacheOhNoDo you use likenoise cancellingwhen you're on an airplane?That's really goodI love thatYeahBecause likea lot of the discomfortyou feel on the planeis likethe subsonicrumbleis likecausing adrenalineflow in your brainThe most uncomfortable thingabout flying for meis likesitting so closeto someoneI don't knowNoYeahI mean that's whatthe alcohol is forYeahUnfortunatelyyou knowit also makes youThey alwayslike saylikewe're not gonna serve youWe remember youYou're on the shit listBring the duct tapeYeahYeahYou were that guyElsaBring the duct tapeWhich is what they doon Iceland air flightswhen somebody's really wealthyThey just tape him withYeahThey have likeSomeone else did thisWhat's itYeahWhatever it's calledBensliI don't knowWhat are they calledLike theseZip lockersNo zipYou can't have an airplanewithout duct tapeYou knowThat'd beLike a carWithoutI like to refer tothese plastic thingsthat you canput on people's wristsas poor man'shandcuffsBut those are justregular handcuffs nowThat's what they look likeThe ziplockbraceletsYeahYeahThat'sWhen all theIn all the detailaccurate cop moviesand TV showsthat I watchThey alwaysjust haveThat's what they'reworking with onYeahI think that'slike standard nowIt makes more sensethan to have likehandcuffsBecause you can havelike a bunch of themYou can likezip tieYeah but you canso easilylike cut themNoIt's hardIt's hard to doLike you knowIt's wayIf you're being watchedIt's a copis right therewatching youYeahSoTheSo we get more cops nowbecause we need more eyesYeahI meanI don't know about copsbut every timeI kidnap a personI just use zip tiesI don't bother withhandcuffsanymoreYeahThose handcuffsyou get at thesex storesare uselessOkayLet's move onSo we're havingwe're experiencingexperiencing a stormwhich was at leastprojected as beingthe lowestsort ofthe most extremelow pressureweather systemto haveThe lowest of the lowThe lowest of the lowto have likebeen around Icelandfor like 60 yearsor somethingHow low can you be?And you knowthere were roadsclosed this morningon the south coastand I know they wereclosing roadsin Snæfellsnesearlier todayYeahLike roofsflew offRoofs in the northYeahand in the western islandsNo schoolNothing happensin boring oldReykjavíkYou start to seewhy they ended upbuilding the capital herebecause it's just likethe weather hereis always just likeit's kind of badIt's not too goodnot too badIt's just sort of likeShips alsowent to Harpofor safetyyesterdayCowardsandHættur HafsinsmötsThe heroes ofthe high seasBig menYeahHemingwaywould be appalledYeahand thenBut an interesting factaboutsorryabout Reykjavíkbecause Sintiyou were mentioning itit's likenothing ever happensin ReykjavíkWeather wiseI mean it staysI'm talking aboutweather wiseOne of the reasonsis thatparts ofof theare sogrown withtrees nowYeahThey could beclassified asurbanforestand it reallylikein Ljóðalwhere me and Jóntilreally dampensthe windYeahIt's likea lot of trees thereI neverlike thegrillthat's grillYeahBarbecuestuffI just leave itoutside my houseall dayevery dayall year roundandit hasn't movedan inchThat's whywhen I need togrill somethingI always go toyour houseYeahI didWe usually grillI owe you somepropane by the wayI must admitthat Ieven thoughI live in LjóðalurI was therenaked in the middleof the nightthe other nightAlrightEven though Ieven though I livein Ljóðalurand mygarden is surroundedby treesand there's usuallynot that muchwind thereI stillyou knowdisassemble thetrampolineand put itinto the garageI haveI actuallyYou just likedisassemblingtrampolinesdon't youI do notAny excuseI do notIt is incrediblyboringI left thetrampolineoutside foryearsI've donethat toobut theydeterioratepretty fastYeahThat's whyI threwthe last oneThat's whatI did tooand I waslike withthat lessonlearnedI was likemaybe ifI dodisassembleit forwinterbecause it'snot beingusedit willmaybe lasta couplemore summersBut it'snice touse itduring thewinterwhen it'ssnowingand thekids goand jumpand thesnowgoesIt'sa beautifulsightYeahSowhat elsecan wesayWellI passedtheSonvojöandthere wasnobodythereReallythat'sthe firsttime inyearsFor aboutfive minutesand thena busfull oftouristsarrivedRaindrenchedtouristriskingtheir lifeto geta selfieThen Iwatchedfour orfive ofthemget outand takeselfiesand picturesof eachotherwhile therest ofthemjustsaton thebuswhichmadea lotofsensebutthat'sunusuallikesomehowthis isone ofthe featuresoftouristyReykjavíkover thepast10-15yearsthatthesunvoyagerwhichnobodygave afuckabouteverhassomehowbecauseof thelogicofsocialmediabecomelikeathingyoumustseeinReykjavíkI thinkit's asuresignthatmanyveryintelligentpeoplearelisteningtothispodcastthatsofewgotoutofthebusthatmostofthemstayedonthebusbeforethispodcaststartedalmosttheentirebuseswouldgooutanddrownbutnowitdoesn'thappensomuchthepowerofthispodcastisuntoldwekeeptellingpeopleabouttouristsdyingbutit'sanincrediblethingtoseeoverthepastdecadewhichislikeregardlessoftheweathersomeheroictouristwillbesoldieringontogettheirselfieatthesunvoyageryeahit'samazingIlostallmytoesfromfrostbitebutIgotaselfieyeahI'vea pictureofoneofthemostpicturedplacesinIcelandyeahit'ssonicewhenthetouristsarelikecrossingSeibriðwhereyou'renotsupposedtogettothesunvoyageryeahpeoplehaveI'vealmostkilledlike10differenttouristsI meanpeopledogetkilledonthatroadbecauseit's60or70kilometersanhourroadandoftenthelightingisn'tgreatyeahthere'salsolikeI feellikethiswholecountryneedstosortofmakesomerulesaboutliketrafficcrossingslikezebracrossingsandlikeyeahbutnobodyisreallypayingattentiontothembecausesometimesacrossingwithoutalightyouknowtheinferencesthatpeopleshouldbeallowedtocrossanytimetheywantrightbecauseit'sacrossingbuttoalotofIcelandicdriversislikenoifthere'snolightattachedifthere'slikemostofthosethingsthatmostcountrieshaveaslawswedohavebutthey'remorelikesuggestionswekindofselectivelyfollowthemyeahlikeaccordingtothelawyoucan'trestrictcompetitionwhich isapivotintothenextstoryandyetandWe haveeightcompaniesselling8,000productsto300,000peopleand we'reshockedthat there'sno competitionI meanwe're notgoing to bevery specifichere butI meanin mostof thesectorsthat thegeneralpublichas tokind ofdeal withasconsumersorwhateverthebankinggroceriesinsurancegasolineit'salwaysgoing tobe likethreefourdifferentoptionsI meanit'samazingif you'reluckyandyeahandthere'sfouroptionsit'slikeI feellikeI'minAmericaandthey'renotreallythere'snotanydifferencebetweenthemreallysothereisn'treallycompetitionsoit'sactuallyjustaboutyouknowhowdotheysplitthecakeIcan'ttellthedifferencebetweenI'vedrankgasolinefromSOand I'vedrankgasolinefromDo youfeelthedifferencebetweenthegasolineI thinkwementionedthisbeforeallgasolineit'simportedon thesameshipseeit'sallaconspiracytheseguysaren'tmakinganythingit'salmostlikethey'rejustcharginghumanityforsomethingthatshouldbeourcollectivethey makea lotofmoneyyoudomakemoneylikeinthemoneyfortresstheyactuallymakemoneyintheUKreallyit'simportedbutit'smadeoutofwoolisn'titwehavesheepnoit'smadeofcottonmoneyusedtobemadeoutofwoolinIcelandfromthe9thcenturyuntilthe18thcenturyit'slike acottonpapercompositesowoolclothwaswhatweusedforexchangebutinthepastI'malwaystryingtogetmyfatherinlovetogivememy,butinthepastcoupleofcenturieswe'vebeenreplacingthewoolwithpapercurrencyandsomethingyeahbutit'sprintedintheUKofcourseitisandimportedtoIcelandsoevenourIcelandickronawhich isliketheourmaincurrencyyeahI wasgoing tosayit'sliketheyeahthewayrightwingpartiestalkaboutthefuckingkronayou'dthinkitwaslikeyouknowthelifeandprideofthiswholecountrytheonlythingwe'veeveraccomplishedofnoteishaveourownstupidfuckingcurrencyyeahit'ssmallerthantheDisneydollarorsomethingbutyou knowadmittedlyI meanfor realyeahbutadmittedlyright wingpartiesinIcelandalsoloveoutsourcingsothisallmakessenseyeahbutyeahsowecan'tevenprintthemoneyit'ssostupidsohumiliatingI dolikeourI dolikeourthelookofourbanknotesthoughyeahtheyarecoolItranslatedaninterviewoncewiththeladywhodesignedthoseIthinkItalkedaboutitontheshowalreadyandit'sjustfascinatingIoncesawlikea10,000IcelandKronebillit'saJonasit'saJonasyeahit'sadistantmemoryJonasisonthe10Brinjólfurisonthe500Brinjólfurisonthe1000Ragnhjöronthe5000doyourememberwhowasontheold100Kronebillwhichhasn'tbeenaroundfor30yearsmenothemanuscriptcollectorandwehavewhatCaravalonthe2000KroneyeahImissedthe2000Kroneiskindoflikeour2000dollarbillwhichfeatureswhatJeffersonorsomethingandnobodyeverseesbutIthinkthat'sone ofthemostfeaturesAl Gorethedesignof thatbillislikereallyniceyeahit'sreallycool2000Kronebutit'sanominationthatisn'treallyneededitisthoughit'ssoneededIuseditsomuchIthoughtitwasgreatbuteverythingcostsatleastathousandrightlikenothingcostsunderathousandanymorebutdon'tyouhavelikeadebitcardyeahbutforgettingfor amomentforyou knowyou'lllikethisIfoundacobblerinGrímspærwhoonlyacceptscashItookmyshoestoacobblerwhichissomethingnobodyeverdoesanymoreI'mgettingmyshoesfixedwhereinGrímspæryou knowwhereÆltaðninnisyeahyeahthat'sniceyeahandyou knowjustwaitingtogetmyIwaslikeohfuckmyshoesareleakingthat'sitlikeintothetrashtheygobutlikenoIwaskillingtimeinGrímspærwaitingforthepizzaplacetoopenit'ssoniceandyeahIgavehimmyshoesandImeanwaitinginGrímspærissonicenotthepizzaplacethat'sonlyokitusedtobegooditusedtobethebestoneyeahnowit'sjustlikeI'mjustimpressedthatyouhaveshoesthatcanbefixedthat'sararitynowwellyougottacatchitearlyyouknowyoucan'tletthemdeterioratetoomuchlikewithpokemonyougottacatchthemallyeahwellmostoftheshoesIhavenowarerunningshoesand Ithinkthey'realljust3Dprintedyoucan'tfixthosetherunningshoesyeahyeahyou3DprintthemrighthereintheofficeIshouldIshowuphereearlyinthemorningsand he'sbeen hereall night3DprintingshoesbutIceland'sIceland'slargestbeveragesellerisnowhasnowbeenaccusedofrestrictingcompetitionand thecompetitionauthoritycontactedthehousetheysearchedtheirofficesonFridayand Idon'tknowwhatcameoutofthatyeahIreadforyouseizethecomputersandohokdocumentsit'sjustlikeyou'reyouknowhowdoyouhowdoyouseizeaconcepthowdoyouseizeunfaircompetitionIlook atallthisunfaircompetitionbecausetheyarefloatinginthisroomaswasreportedinlastnightstatebroadcastertheyhavethisinvestigativeTVprogramthatthere'slike10newsitemseachyeartheyreportedonitandtheyshowedlikecontractswhereitsaysinthecontractlikeawrittencontractyoucannothaveanybusinesswithanyoneelsethanusandifyougotoabaryouhavetogotoabarthatisinbusinesswithusit'slikeit'ssobananasitsoundslikeachristianmarriagecontractit'ssolikeit'ssotheyalreadyhavelikewhatwhatpercentageofthemarketsharewouldyousaylike7080Idon'tknowtheyarethebiggestsoinrightimaginelikebeingsoinsecurethatlikeyouhavetohaveitinyourcontractandlikeohbythewayalltheseotherstrugglingcompetitorsthatbarelyevenexistyoucan'tgivethemanymoneysotraditionallyitwasatwocompanymarketitwastheoldwhichisnowthecocabeerthealemakerbutwaitwhoistheonegettingyeahandtheninthepastcoupleofdecadesalotofmicrosmallerbrewerieshavepoppedupandasdemonstratedbythisnewsstoryandprobablyotherthingsit'sbeenverydifficultforthesecompaniestoentertheretailmarket,butsomehavebeensuccessfulifyoutalkaboutclackythesparklingwaterthingImeanthat'shugenowyeahthat'sbeensuccessfulbutImeansomeofthebrewerieshaveit'sjustanindependentcompanycalledghostfillettheeruptioncompanyImeansomepeoplehavejustopenedtheirownbarsyeaheinstukhave abareinstukiscocacolareallyreallyyeahokaythat'showthey'regettingallthosesweetexportdealsyeahwellyeahIthinkeveneinstukisIthinkeinstukisactuallyaUScompanywildbutthebeerisinakuririorsomethinglikethatandalsoreikavodkiyeahspeakingofyeahthey'rethey'rethey'remadeupinborgannistheyhavelikeprobablythefirstdistilleryinIcelandit'sthembecausewedidn'treallyhaveadistilleryherenoIdon'tknowandIwasthereononedayactuallyyoudidyeahthat'swhywehadtocancelyeahyeahIwasIwasuntilthecopspickedyouupIwenton areikafieldtripandwhyweren'tweinvitedyeahwhathavewechopliverchopliverwhatyougotoavodkadistilleryandyoudon'tbringyourdrunkestfriendsmaybenexttimeI'llpitchyoumaybenexttimeyeahImeanyoucoulddotheshowfromtherebuttoreika'scredittoreika'scredityeahlikeII'maokayinthedealwecan'ttalkaboutitsonoyeahyeahyeahwithbutsotoreikavodka'screditIIgotthere wassomedaydrinkinginvolvedandthensomeheavydrinkingasthedayprogressedandthenpointof afieldtriptoadistilleryandthentheysweetlyreturnedmetotownyesterdayohsoyouspentthenightyeahinthedistilleryyeahsleepingunderthetanktheyputhiminthetankit'slikeyouknowlikeinthemovieswhensomeone'sinlikealikeastasistankorsomethinghehaslikeanoxygenmaskhe'slikeinthevodkalikefloatingaroundandthenit'sgonnabesoldaslikeaspecialbatchofvodkadidyoueverdolikewhenyousoakedlikecottonbudsinvodkaandlikeputthembetweenyourtoeswhatisn'tthatlikeamythIdon'tknowI'maskingyouguysIneverIknowIjustusemydigestivesystemlikeahumanfuckingbeingyeahthisisit'safromthegenerationbeforewhenitwaskindofabitmoreitwasallabitmorerestrictedtheytellstoriesoflikeinjectingvodkaintolikeorangesyeahthatwastobringtogaltalaguryeahyeahohyeahtoliketheseoutdoorfestivalsthatbannedpoosyeahpeoplewerereallycreativeinfiguringoutwaystogetdrunkwhynotgosomewhereelsetherewasnothingelseIdon'tthinkit'shardforourgenerationtograsphowthereliterallyjustnothingexistedherebeforeIwasgoingtosaytorakeavodka'screditas aproductyeahdid you getpaidyou'retalking 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meatthistimelikeI'mamiddleIhadmorethanafewmartinisonMondayandIwokeupinprettydecentshapeIfinditwhenIonlydrinklikehardliquorlikewhiskeyorvodkaorsomethingIdon'tgethungovermyexperiencepersonallysoIwasinsuchagoodshapethatIwentandhadlikeafulltrackandfieldexerciseindoorsyesterdayanditwasfineIskippedmyexerciseIcan'tbelieveitthat'swhyIgotaheadachetodaywhenIstoppeddrinkingweshouldtalkaboutlikeyoucancallmeupformotivationwhenyou'retakingdecisionslikethisandI'lltellyoujustaskitdon'tbeawhinybitchgooutforawalkorsomethingawalkanythingbutthecoolisjustgonnagiveyounightmareshighbloodpressureIsleptlikeababyyesrightbutittastessogoodyouthinkyousleptlikeababybutI'msureyouactuallydidn'tIlikethatyouguysaregettinglikehangoversfromcandyandyou'restillliketryingtoschemeonhowtogetdrunkformecuttingoutglutenwasthebigonewhenIstartedwhenIstoppeddrinkingbeerwithgluteninitIbarelygethangoversanymoreyeahIcan'tbecausewe'rebacktoIncasIslandnowbecauseyou'venotbeenallowedtobuyanythingelsebecauseofcompetitionrestrictionsapainkillerisoftenofhelpandoneoftherulingcoalitionpartieshasproposedanewlawliftingrestrictionsonthesalesofpainkillersandforthosewhoareunfamiliarwithhowpainkillersworkyoucanonlybuypainkillersindrugstoresinIcelandthat'srightwedon'thavethemingrocerystoresthisisaproposalofallowingsomeoftheseintothegrocerystoresandIdon'tknowIgetitI'vebeentoothercountrieswhereyoucangetlikeibuprofenandparacetamolatthestorebutit'slikeI'veneverbeeninthesituationwhereI'mthinkinglikewhycan'tIbuythisinhighcupIcan'tjustgoIthinkoneortwoyou'respeakingfromtheprivilegedpositionoflikeapersonwhohasacarandbhastheirlifeandtheirshittogetherforsomeonelikemetheideathat IcanjustgotothesupermarketnexttomyhouseandgrabpainkillersanytimeIneedthat'sapotentiallylifechangingthingIhavetoplanatriptothepharmacythisonedoesn'topenIgottagothereIgottatakethebusIgottatakeahopyouknowit'sjustlikeitsortofmakesmethinkofthewholeliquorstorethingbecauseitissortofthesamethingrightthestateissortoftryingtocontrolpeople'sconsumptionofvariousdrugsrightandlikeIhavenoproblemwiththatintheoryIhavenoexactlyIhavenoproblemwiththatintheorybutthenthestatehastogetbetteratrunningthefuckingstoresthatsellthesethingstheliquorstoreshavetobeopenmoreandtherehavetobemoreofthemandthepharmacieshavetobeopenmoreortherehavetobemoreofthemthey'rejustnotdoingagoodenoughjobjusttoclarifythestatedoesn'trunthepharmaciesanyonecannobutthelawit'sinthelawthatgrocerystorescan'tsellpainkillersbutI meanwe havegroceryor weused tohavegrocerystoresthathadapharmacysectioninthemyeahanddidthatstopyeahbasicallysowhat'sthedealwithCostcodidtheyjustrunontheirownsetoflawsnonoyoucanit'sit'sfreemarketyeahsolikeIrememberinokayinSwedenspecificallylikeIKAICAsoCostcodoesn'thave tofollowIcelandiclawforreasonsnobecausethey havelike apharmacysectioninsideanyonecantheydecidenot todoitwhynotsoit'sacapitalismproblemnotalawproblemohsowhyissomeoneproposingtheselawsthesechangestolawslikeitmattersifKramputhenalreadyhaspermissiontosellmenotheywouldhavetogetapharmacisttoworkthereohokayalrightsothat'sthecatchthat'stheclausebasicallythey'retryingtochangethelawsoapharmacistnolongerhastoworkatthesupermarketokaygroovyrightyeahyeahit'ssofunyeahwellbutI meanjustbecauseyoumaybeneedsomeibuprofenwehaveapharmacyjustonthegroundflooryeahIknowIstoptheresometimesyouknowbecauseit'slikeit'ssoniceyeahthere'snofuckingpharmacyinmyneighborhoodanymoretheytookthatawayandturneditintoafuckingbakerythat'sniceit'sreallynotImeanusuallywhenI'mIneedIneedapharmacistwaymorethanIneedabakeryreallyyeahIdosomuchmorebusinesswithabakerthanapharmacistsodoIattheriskofyouknowgettingthrownoutoftherethenexttimeIhavetogointhereIwillsaythatthatparticularbakeryhasalsokindofgonedownhillwhatbakeryisititwasreallygoodwhentheyfirstshowedupandthenit'sjustlikenowit'sjusttheychangedthegameandtobefairtothemtherealproblemwithmyblockisfuckingcoffeevestit'snotthefuckingthebakerythatusedtobethatwasthepharmacyyeahandthatorthepharmacywasinboththeplacesandcoffeevestislikeawfulreallyyeahit'sjustterribleit'sjustlikebougieoverpricednoisycrampedbuttell mehow youreallyfeelaboutthemImeanyouknowthesearethefollowupquestionstheypayyouthebigbucksforrightthat'swhyIwanttobeabletolikesometimesI'mforcedtogointhereforcoffeeorsomethingandIwanttobeabletodrinkthatwithoutgettingspitintomylifemylifeisforcingmesocietyisyou knowyeahfuckthatguyohhe'sniceyeahI'msurehe'sgreatbutlikehe'syeahthatplaceisn'thalfasgreatashethinksitisit'snotit'snotthisbiggamechangerfortheneighborhoodthathethinksitisyouknowitwasagamechangerformyneighborhoodwashavingatwoguysdownthestreettheycouldn'thavethattheytookthatawaycan'thavebeerandlivesportsinmyneighborhoodyougottagotofuckingredlionforthatshityeahthat'sinadifferentareait'sinadifferentI havebutit'snotrecommendedsoourfavoritepoliticianistheleastpopularpartychairinIcelandaccordingtoanewpollbyMaskinayoushouldsendherlikealittlegrapevinebuttonorsomethingandtellherthatshe'sgrapevine'sfavoritebestofReykjavíkyeahbestofReykjavíkthatwouldbenicethatwouldbenicewecouldhaveabestofReykjavíkselectionfortheMPsI knowwesaythisalotbutIreallywouldliketohaveherontheshowyeahweshouldhavepeopleontheshowyeahweshouldyoucanreallyputyourlikefollowupquestionabilitiestousethereIpromiseI'llbehavewe'vetriedforlikeuptoclosetotwoyearstogetaninterviewwithIngaandshe'salwaysreadytobeinterviewedbutwithshewantslikefulleditorialdecisionpowershewantstoreadthefinalversionoftheinterviewandbeallowedtosayyesandnotoapublicationI find this highlyrelatablebecause likeIcelandic mediaareyou knowthey comefrom theBritish schoolof justlikeyou knowpresentcompanyexcludedof sortofdecidingbeforehandwhat thenarrativeis goingto beandthenjustliketakeeverythingyousaycompletelyIthat isan outrageousthing to askforif youlike ifyou haveany ideaof mediaworksbutyeahImeanIjustthereasonwhyyouhaven'treadaninterviewwithIncasIslandfor alongtimeyeahnoa powertourlike Ithinkthatyou knowyou gottayou gottaputthesebecausewhatnobecauseshe'susedtotalkingtoassholeslikenonoit'soutrageousImeanimagineifanybodyanyministerin anyotherflynoyeahbutIcelandisisn'tanyothernoImeanIjustfuckingplaceIinterviewedourforeignministerlastweekyeahit'sagoodinterviewactuallyyeahIwaslikereallysurprisedyeahthankyouandImeanandIIbecauseitwasIconductedthisin Icelandicand thentranslatedthe thingand thenI sentthem thequotesyeahIdidn'tsendthemthewholeIwouldneversendthemthewholepiecenoImeanthat'salwayssomethingwe arewillingtooffertoreadthequotesyeahandyoucanlikeifyouthinkwearemisquotingyouoryouneedcontextwecangiveyouthecontextbutit'slikeyoudon'tsendunpublishedreportingorinterviewsto bejudgedby thenoespeciallynot likeI meanyeahnoit'sjustit iscompletelyit'sjustit isunhingedbutI don'tthinkit'sthatunhingedlikeyousaidyouwouldmakeforagreatdictatorofIcelandohthat wouldbe sofunIjustlikefullcontroloverallmediamaybethereisyouknowsomeroomforcompromiseherebecauseI'mjustI'mtryingtotellyouthatIpersonallyhavebeenthevictimoflikeyouknowbeingmisquotedortakenoutofcontextorpeoplesortofandyoucanhearthequotesyoucanhearwhatIquoteyouonyeahthatisnotwhatshe'saskingforshe'saskingforthequotesandtheeditorialcontrolofthefinalprintedorpublishedversionyeahandIthinkit'sthestandardthelowstandardofjournalisminIcelandagainpresentcompanyexcludedthathasgivenherthisattitudebecausepeoplelikewilljustquoteyousayingwhateverfuckingshittheymakeupnonothatbecausewhentheydoyoucanactuallysuethemyeahnoteverybodyisfuckingDJTrumpwithyouknowendlesstimeandmoneytogetembroiledinlawsuitsIwouldarguethatInkasilenthasthemeanstosuesomeoneyeahbutit'sabutit'syourtimethat'satstakeisn'titit'slikeyoucansueyouknowweallknowthatthelawisgamedtowardspeoplewhohaveendlesstimeandmoneyandit'slikeareyougoingtodevoteyourtimetodefendingyourreputationinlawsuitsyessureorareyougoingtotrytoactuallygetsomeshitdonemylawyerisactuallyhereisyourlawyerintheandit'snotit'snotyouknowIamyourlawyeratyourservicebutyouhaveanattorneydependingonwho'sgettingsuedyeahbutIdon'tyouhavealawyersortoftechnicallyyeahIhaveyeahbutIcanvouchforthequalityofyourchoiceofanattorneythankyoualthoughlikenobodynobodyhasanythingonInkiFreyrwhenhegetsinaanattorneynoohmygodthatisthebestteamwhoisthatInki FreyrWilliamsonisacurrentlyreporteronRUVyeahhe'saninvestigativereporterhe'sbeenlikehadhisfairshareoflegallibelstuffandhe'softenrepresentedbyhisbrotherwho isVili ViliWilliam FreyrWilliamsonthe formermayornonotheattorneywholikestowearGucciandstuffI wasoncelikeattendingmyfavoritedon'ttheyallnohe'sdefinitelylikethemostsortofnowyouhavetochooseyourwordscarefullythe wayhe dressesimpressmeimpressesmeyeahhehe canactuallypullthatoffIoncewaslikewhatdoyoucallmouthlearninggoodit'slikewhenthey'rearguingacaseIoncewatched himchangehiswristwatchit'slikehearguedandthenhebossmovetookhisRolexorsomethingputitasideandputonalockwatchsomethinghewastryingtoappealtoamoresportingsportycrowdyeahyeahso it puts onlike adiver's watchor somethingsoaccording tostudies haveshownthatyou knowaccording tothispopularitypoll71%of thepeoplesurveyedthinkInkais doinga badjobI meanthatsubsequentI don'tknow iftheyhadcontactedthatsurveybeforeoraftershecalledyouusedtoquoteshitpotinparliamentshe wasactingprimeministerforsixdaysacoupleofweeksagoIthinkitwouldhavebeenfarhigherifshewasanabsolutethrillcompletelyunhingedbehaviorfor thewholesixdaysbutit'slikeIwouldarguethatsheisgenuineinwhatsheissayingabsolutelygenuinewhenshesaysshitshemeansshityeahandImeanIthinkIthinkherplummetingpopularityis asuresignofhowmuchIcelandicpeopleappreciatebeinggenuineandrealwhich isfuckingzerothecoreconstituencyof herpartyyeahImeanIthinkthey'rehappywiththejobshe'sdoingit'smorelikethenobodyelseisthepeoplewholikeontheinminorityIthinktheyarewhosupporttheminoritypartiestheyareliketheoppositionpartiesyeahtheyarereallydissatisfiedwiththatshe'sactuallymakingprogressgoodonsomeofthepromisesshemadewhichImeaningeneralpeoplethoughtwerewildyeahsoit'slikeit'sshe'sincreasedbenefitsbasicallyforpeopleonbenefitsyeahandit'slikenowthey'relikeindexedsotheyfollowtheyfollowtheinflationyeahImeanincontrast59%ofvotersthinksimilartoDavidGunnlausenofthecenterpartyandGurunHaustenstorthey'realso59%oftheindependencepartyaredoingabadjobyeahbutonly25%thinkcurrentprimeministerisdoingabadjobyeahyeahsoshe'sreallypopularstillyeahwellyeahthepartyisstillpollingatlike30%whichiswaymorethantheyactuallygotinthelastparliamentaryelectionsnoit'skindofstaggeringbecausetheybasicallylostthereferendumsixweeksagoandthey'vebeeninpowerforalmostwhatisitnowtwoyearsandIdon'trememberanypartyreallyclingingontotheirpopularitysofarintotheirtermthiscenturyandwehaverisinginflationwestillhaverisinginterestratesit'sliketheeconomicsituationisn'tgettinganybetternothemetricsareterribleactuallyandit'skindofstaggeringIdon'tknowifitspeakstoherpopularityperseorjusttheIthinkitdoesIthinkit, 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