Iceland Weekly News Roundup
Marco Rubio In Iceland, 50 Million Chairs, Gender Role Poll, Ireland vs. Israel & More
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Marco Rubio In Iceland, 50 Million Chairs, Gender Role Poll, Ireland vs. Israel & More
þri. 6. okt. 2026, 21:00 · 1:08:36
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"Moral Cowards" At The UN, Twitch Star, The Four Seasons, Tourism Tax, Carbon-Neutrality
mán. 28. sep. 2026, 21:00 · 51:21
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Icelandair Strike, Unemployment, Mass Arrests, Frozen Housing Market & More
fös. 25. sep. 2026, 09:00 · 52:35
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Iceland As The 51st State (Again), The ICC, Whaling Ban & Sanctions, AI Police Slop & More
þri. 15. sep. 2026, 07:00 · 50:00
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Iceland Flag Sales, Car Rental Troubles, Media Decline, Cocaine & More — Iceland Roundup #68
mán. 7. sep. 2026, 17:00 · 49:09
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Iceland Roundup #E67: EU Referendum, Blood & The Economy
þri. 1. sep. 2026, 14:00 · 58:22
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. [Note, part of the video is corrupt for unknown reasons, and we're sorry about that] The Reykjaví
Iceland Roundup #E66: Drugs, Whales, Ivanka Trump & Human Trafficking
mið. 8. júl. 2026, 12:00 · 57:28
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Spying, Housing, Farming, Waterfalling & Bubbing
mán. 8. jún. 2026, 16:00 · 1:00:25
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Dead Poets, Earthquakes, Mr. “Snow” And AI Layoffs
mán. 8. jún. 2026, 14:00 · 1:01:26
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Friends of North Korea, The Fisheries Own "Everything, Cancelled Flights, Ferris Wheel & More
mið. 27. maí 2026, 19:00 · 55:10
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Right Wing Winners In Municipality Elections In Iceland + AMOC + Summer
þri. 19. maí 2026, 09:00 · 55:39
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EU Debate, Bank “Heist”, Edition Murder, Hunting Minks & Whales
mán. 11. maí 2026, 14:00 · 54:20
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Fisheries Oligarchy, Hate Speech, Fuel Reserves, Windmills & Counterfeit Cash
þri. 21. apr. 2026, 14:00 · 48:34
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Denmark’s Oldest Newspaper Refers To Icelandic Fishing Interests As An “Oligarchy” This past weeke
RIP Bo Hall, Municipality Elections, Westman Islands Flyover, Grindavík & Inflation
mán. 13. apr. 2026, 15:00 · 54:44
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Explosion, Oligarchs, Happiness, Blizzard & Interest Rates
þri. 24. mar. 2026, 11:00 · 43:40
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Singer Laufey Sets A Record, Snowpocalypse Weekend & EU Debate
þri. 24. mar. 2026, 11:00 · 51:22
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EU Vote, Suppression Therapy, Food Prices, Oil Prices
mán. 9. mar. 2026, 19:00 · 1:07:33
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Grapevine Needs Support, Davíð Oddsson Dies, Reynisfjara Beach Is Still There, Greenland Takeover & More
mán. 2. mar. 2026, 12:00 · 1:00:02
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Brushfires, Snowstorm, Kayak Iceberg, Hospital Ship & Easter Egg Tasting
mán. 23. feb. 2026, 14:00 · 52:09
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Brushfires On The Outskirts Of Reykjavík Sunday saw a massive brushfire near Elliðavatn, on the ou
Cream Buns, Horse & Tooth, Sugar Tax, Slow News Week, "colonized by immigrants"
mán. 16. feb. 2026, 13:00 · 51:33
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Reynisfjara Disappears, TB Outbreak, Epstein, Inflation, US Access to Icelandic Gov. Data
mán. 9. feb. 2026, 13:00 · 57:41
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Handball, Icelanders in the Epstein files, Grammys, Inflation, Y Tesla & Defense
mið. 4. feb. 2026, 08:00 · 53:03
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Trump, Davos & Iceland, City Politics, Grindavík, Stabbing & Parking Feud
mán. 26. jan. 2026, 16:00 · 46:45
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Iceland To Become The 52nd State, Greenland Tariffs, Prostitution & Immigration
mán. 19. jan. 2026, 12:00 · 48:46
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Immigration, Greenland, Fattest Nordic Country, Oil Tanker, Paid Parking.
mán. 12. jan. 2026, 16:00 · 51:55
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Greenland, Venezuela, Gas Prices Drop By 1/3, Ukraine Front Lines, Jokes Explained & What Will 2026 Bring?
þri. 6. jan. 2026, 09:00 · 53:46
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Top Stories Of 2025 + Audience Questions + Yule Lads Explained
mið. 17. des. 2025, 14:00 · 1:19:34
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Björk, Sigur Rós, Eurovision, Israel, Municipality Politics & Tunnels
mán. 8. des. 2025, 15:00 · 1:06:11
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Helipad, Tourists Rescued In The Highlands, Former First Lady #Mugged & More
mán. 1. des. 2025, 14:00 · 58:53
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Physicians, Investigating Investigations, Hot Dog TikTok, North Korea
mán. 24. nóv. 2025, 13:00 · 1:05:35
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Icelandic Language Day, Organized Crime, Pets, Mosquitos & more.
mán. 17. nóv. 2025, 13:00 · 49:34
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Airwaves, Time, Racism, Lava Bailouts, Mexican Standoff & Listener's Questions
mán. 10. nóv. 2025, 14:00 · 51:36
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Snowpocalypse, housing Policy, humans outnumber sheep in Iceland and more
mán. 3. nóv. 2025, 14:00 · 53:29
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Listener questions, winter arrives, fining the bankers & police raids
mán. 27. okt. 2025, 14:00 · 1:11:59
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Coast Guard Drunk, Drugs On Boats, State & Church, Defense and Julian Assange
mán. 20. okt. 2025, 14:00 · 47:17
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Drinking, Laxness, New Icelandic Names, Eurovision, Israel & 1970s Murder Case
mán. 13. okt. 2025, 15:00 · 49:32
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Fly Play Goes Bankrupt, Parking Fines, Jón Ásgeir's Return & Human Trafficking
mán. 6. okt. 2025, 14:00 · 52:39
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AI Robots, Dragons, Faith, More School Days and Political Party Elections
mán. 22. sep. 2025, 15:00 · 55:39
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Political Assassinations, Hells Angels, plane crashes and football, political identity crisis' and more
mán. 15. sep. 2025, 15:00 · 49:09
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Citizenship, 2026 budget, TikTok & exchange students, trans rights & free speech, anti-genocide protests
mán. 8. sep. 2025, 13:00 · 53:33
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Woke flags, woke towers, stupid crime, Tesla cat, AMOC collapse
mán. 1. sep. 2025, 13:00 · 48:13
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Bed rats, ATM heist, Culture Night, marathon, rally accident, international students & more
mán. 25. ágú. 2025, 15:00 · 55:31
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Spotify, blown trailers, heat record, falling boulders & thunder
mán. 18. ágú. 2025, 12:00 · 51:51
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Death at Reynisfjara, new US ambassador to Iceland, Bank robbery, Football hooligans and more
þri. 12. ágú. 2025, 12:00 · 54:32
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Filibuster ends, heat record, hotel shooting, war on a plant, listener's questions
mán. 14. júl. 2025, 11:00 · 55:36
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Filibuster, EuroCup, bomb, bald eagle, hospital report & listener's questions answered
mán. 7. júl. 2025, 15:00 · 1:20:19
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Silicon, meth, self-defeating socialists, MRI scanner, Moomins and heart shaped traffic lights
mán. 30. jún. 2025, 14:00 · 53:41
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Pilot whales, chess, cats, drugs in Raufarhöfn, Iran, filibuster & Iran/Israel
mán. 23. jún. 2025, 16:00 · 58:31
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Double homicide in Reykjavík, Airline news, stranded orca, DC-3, a front wheel hits downtown Reykjavík & more
mán. 16. jún. 2025, 12:00 · 1:01:00
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Lost person on Mt. Esja, death at Brúará, return of the ferris wheel, border security + don't drink the Blue Lagoon
þri. 10. jún. 2025, 16:00 · 47:00
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Parking fees at tourist locations, pools, immigration, racism, stadium failure, sourdough drunk
mán. 2. jún. 2025, 17:00 · 56:04
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Valur Grettisson drops by, Iceland's oldest horse, socialists, Tesla in the highlands, tanks, pick-pockets, police chiefs
mán. 26. maí 2025, 14:00 · 1:06:52
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Good weather, beer, 10% of Icelanders buy a bank, Eurovision and CO2 (Climeworks)
mán. 19. maí 2025, 14:00 · 56:56
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Eurovision, snakes, spying story continues, filibuster record in Althingi & more
mán. 12. maí 2025, 17:00 · 49:55
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Iceland’s richest man spied on Icelandic citizens in 2012 + tourist held hostage & more.
mán. 5. maí 2025, 17:00 · 1:02:55
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Shorts, Naval exercise, fewer birds, lobbying mistakes, marriage in Iceland
mán. 28. apr. 2025, 19:00 · 53:32
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Easter egg idioms, Pope Francis, dinosaurs, summer weather, windmills
mið. 23. apr. 2025, 23:00 · 1:02:03
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Whaling cancelled, ATM blown up, lost car, EU defence talks
mán. 14. apr. 2025, 16:00 · 58:40
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Orcas, penguins, rockfall fatality, nude tourists, asylum & travel warnings, tariffs, drunk driving
þri. 8. apr. 2025, 16:00 · 51:30
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2025:10 - Eruption, liquorice, Grindavík, Esja, life expectancy, Eyjafjallajökull & more
mið. 2. apr. 2025, 17:00 · 51:21
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2025:9 Lost tourist update, Minister resigns over scandal, Carbfix, organised crime, Douglas Dakota DC3 and more
þri. 25. mar. 2025, 10:00 · 1:09:59
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2025:8 Lost Tourist, CIA Conspiracy, Reykjanes Ridge, Whaling, Murder, Eruption
þri. 18. mar. 2025, 15:00 · 59:11
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2025:7 - Tourist rescued from the highlands, The Icelandic version of DOGE & more.
mán. 10. mar. 2025, 17:00 · 58:11
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2025:6 - Storm, party elections, Samovar on auction, Trump & Zelenskyy, Teacher's strike
mán. 3. mar. 2025, 21:00 · 54:17
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2025:05 - Teacher''s strike, football bus, PM in Kyiv, broke airlines & melting glaciers
þri. 25. feb. 2025, 15:00 · 57:42
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2025:04 - Melting roads, Reykjavík Sex Club, NATO, J.D. Vance & The World of Yesterday
fim. 20. feb. 2025, 14:00 · 52:13
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2025:03 - Trouble in Reykjavík, Teacher's strike, The problem with pension funds and sour ram testicles
fim. 13. feb. 2025, 18:00 · 54:28
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2025:02 - Avalanches, Defending Elon Musk, Sniffer Dogs, Dead Minks and more.
fim. 23. jan. 2025, 20:00 · 41:40
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2025:01 - Valkyries, Volcanoes, Lost ballots, Greenland and more
fim. 16. jan. 2025, 20:00 · 51:36
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Tasers, Electricity Prices, Women in Power
fös. 20. des. 2024, 10:00 · 48:13
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Blue Lagoon Madness, Whales Unlimited, Mining Þorlákshöfn & Diegó The Cat
fim. 12. des. 2024, 19:00 · 35:57
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Asylum Seekers, Politics And Iceland Airwaves
þri. 8. nóv. 2022, 07:00 · 23:14
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. In this edition of the Icelandic Roundup, editor-in-chief Valur Grettison and news editor Andie So
Iceland - Surprisingly Corrupt?
þri. 1. nóv. 2022, 06:00 · 39:01
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. This week on the podcast, Valur and Josie Anne are joined by Atli Þór Fanndal from Transparency In
Iceland Airwaves Festival!
mán. 24. okt. 2022, 12:00 · 31:00
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. This week on the podcast, Josie Anne is joined by two of the organisers of Iceland Airwaves Festiv
Justice Minister Accused Of Fearmongering
þri. 18. okt. 2022, 06:00 · 35:04
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. It's a bumper news week on The Icelandic Roundup: Jón Gunnarsson, the Minister of Justice, has bee
Extreme Politics And Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Eiríkur Bergman
mán. 10. okt. 2022, 15:00 · 41:45
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. In today’s show Josie Anne and Valur are joined by Dr. Eiríkur Bergman, professor of political sci
Father Of Chief Of Police Connected to Terrorist Plot Investigation
mán. 3. okt. 2022, 15:00 · 35:00
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. In this episode, Valur and Andie Sophia talk about a murder in the north of Iceland--the third thi
Terrorist Plot And Monstrous Weather
mán. 26. sep. 2022, 15:00 · 33:35
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Police in Iceland revealed that they had thwarted a massive terrorist plot last week, but as the d
Homemade Bombs In Selfoss And Knife Violence
þri. 20. sep. 2022, 11:00 · 26:48
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. In this week's Podcast, we cover multilingual children in kindergarten, unusually frequent knife v
Drugs, Fish, And Unions
þri. 13. sep. 2022, 06:00 · 34:25
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. It’s a blockbuster news week on The Icelandic Roundup, as journalists Josie Anne Gaitens and Valur
Ep. 23: Home-Grown Icelandic Nepotism
þri. 6. sep. 2022, 06:00 · 31:16
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. What's as Icelandic as volcanoes, hot springs and liquorice? Nepotism! Reykjavík Grapevine journal
Ep. 22: Björk Vs The Prime Minister
þri. 30. ágú. 2022, 06:00 · 32:57
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. World-famous singer and artist, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, heavily criticised the Icelandic prime minis
Ep. 21: The Volcano Is Dead!
þri. 23. ágú. 2022, 06:00 · 27:45
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. She dead! On this week’s episode, culture editor Josie Anne and writer Emma Ledbetter discuss the
Ep. 20: Laufey
þri. 16. ágú. 2022, 05:00 · 26:23
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Josie Anne and Valur are joined on this episode by up-and-coming musician Laufey, who is set to re
Ep.19: Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, Chair Of The ADHD Association
þri. 9. ágú. 2022, 06:00 · 39:40
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. On this issue of the podcast Josie Anne and Valur are joined by Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, the Chair
Ep. 18: Xenophobia, Monkeypox and Slutwalk
mán. 25. júl. 2022, 16:00 · 40:31
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Josie Anne Gaitens (culture editor) and Andie Sophia Fontaine (news editor) are joined by journali
Ep. 17: Women In Rock
þri. 19. júl. 2022, 06:00 · 35:43
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens is joined by two guests, Ólöf Benediktsdóttir of Stelpur Rokka
Ep. 16: A Question Of Sports
þri. 12. júl. 2022, 06:00 · 35:31
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens and News Editor Andie Sophia Fontaine are here to delve into SPO
Ep. 15: Chris Burkard
þri. 5. júl. 2022, 06:00 · 38:21
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens is joined by photographer, director, adventurer and author Chris
Ep. 14: Lenya Rún - Pirate Party Politician
þri. 21. jún. 2022, 06:00 · 38:55
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Valur Grettisson (editor-in-chief) and Josie Anne Gaitens (culture editor) are joined on this week
Ep. 13: Death at Reynisfjara
þri. 14. jún. 2022, 06:00 · 27:48
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Another death has occurred at 'the black beach', Reynisfjara, the 4th in recent years. With touris
Ep. 12: Planned Mass Deportations
mán. 30. maí 2022, 20:00 · 39:31
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Reykjavík Grapevine's editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, and news editor, Andie Sophia Fontaine, d
Ep. 11: Quakes, Monkeypox And Asylum Seekers
þri. 24. maí 2022, 06:00 · 25:55
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Editor-in-chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and culture editor Josie Anne Gaiten
Ep. 10: Rental Market In Crisis
þri. 17. maí 2022, 06:00 · 45:19
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Editor-in-chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and culture editor Josie Anne Gaiten
Ep. 9: Vote for Cats!
þri. 10. maí 2022, 06:00 · 36:24
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome back to The Icelandic Roundup! On this week's episode, Grapevine’s editor-in-chief Valur G
Ep. 8: Horse Head Curses & Russian Blacklists
þri. 3. maí 2022, 05:00 · 30:45
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Grapevine’s editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are back with a
Ep. 7: Dagur B. Eggertsson - Mayor Of Reykjavík
þri. 26. apr. 2022, 05:00 · 31:21
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. News editor Andie Sophia Fontaine and editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson are joined by Dagur Bergþór
Ep. 6: The Ongoing Saga of Íslandsbanki
mán. 11. apr. 2022, 14:00 · 31:55
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Who was Íslandsbanki sold to, and why? Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson, cultu
Ep. 5. Kyana Sue Powers
þri. 5. apr. 2022, 06:00 · 31:36
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Today on the podcast, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and culture editor Josi
Ep. 4: Decriminalising Drugs & Free Kindergartens
þri. 29. mar. 2022, 06:00 · 26:36
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grett
Ep. 3: Election Season Starts
þri. 22. mar. 2022, 06:00 · 25:00
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grett
Ep. 2: A Ukrainian Abroad: Interview With Iryna Zubenko
þri. 15. mar. 2022, 06:00 · 28:31
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grett
Ep. 1: The Icelandic Response To Ukraine
þri. 8. mar. 2022, 01:00 · 20:19
Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup with Valur Grettisson and Josie Anne Gaitens. In this episode we
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