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The Icelandic Roundup: Lenya Rún – Pirate Party Politician
Valur Grettisson (editor-in-chief) and Josie Anne Gaitens (culture editor) are joined on this week’s podcast by Lenya Rún Taha Karim, deputy MP for The Pirate Party, who was briefly voted in as the youngest Member of Parliament last September, before election recounts…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Death at Reynisfjara
Another death has occurred at ‘the black beach’, Reynisfjara, the 4th in recent years. With tourism numbers increasing again, who—if anyone—should be considered responsible for health and safety at Reynisfjara, and what will it take to achieve this? Editor-in-chief, Valur Gretisson, and…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Planned Mass Deportations
Reykjavík Grapevine’s editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, and news editor, Andie Sophia Fontaine, discuss the situation regarding the planned deportation of around asylum seekers from Iceland. Many of them are supposed to be deported to Greece, a country deemed unsafe for asylum seekers by…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Quakes, Monkeypox And Asylum Seekers
Editor-in-chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are back to go over the latest Icelandic news: earthquakes, monkeypox, and deportations. Information about what to do during an earthquake can be found here. Remember: Duck, Cover, Hold!…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Rental Market in Crisis
On this week’s episode of The Icelandic Roundup, Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are joined by Guðmundur Hrafn Arngrímsson, the Chair of the Icelandic Tenants Union. Guðmundur explains the current dire situation with the rental market in Iceland,…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Cats Running For Town Council And Independence Party in Trouble
On this week’s episode of The Icelandic Roundup, Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens were joined by investigative journalist Bjartmar Oddur Þeyr Alexandersson from Stundin magazine. They discussed issues surrounding the upcoming municipal elections, which will be held…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Horse Head Curses & Russian Blacklists
Grapevine’s editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and culture editor Josie Anne Gaitens are back with all of the latest Icelandic news: Georgian diplomacy, secret Russian blacklists, and an incredibly bizarre tale of a neighbourly dispute ending with an ancient curse… You can listen to…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Dagur B. Eggertsson, The Mayor Of Reykjavík
In episode seven of The Icelandic Roundup, news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine and editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson are joined by Dagur B. Eggertsson, the current Mayor of Reykjavík. Dagur belongs to the Social Democratic Alliance, and has been Mayor since 2014. Ahead of…
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The Icelandic Roundup: The Delicate Art Of Selling A Bank
The government sale of over a 20% share in Íslandsbanki has been criticised harshly throughout society and there have even been calls for the resignation of the Finance Minister and the chairman of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson. The Minister of Culture…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Kyana Is Fighting For Her Future In Iceland
Valur Grettisson, the editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine and Josie Anne Gaitens, the cultural editor, met up with the American social media creator Kyana Sue Powers in the latest Grapevine Podcast, The Icelandic Roundup. Kyana Sue applied for hundreds of jobs when…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Election Season Starts
Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grettisson, and Culture Editor, Josie Anne Gaitens discuss the preliminary party votes ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in May, as well as looking at the welcome that Icelanders have…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Episode 2 Out Now
Welcome to The Icelandic Roundup from The Reykjavík Grapevine. Today, Editor-In-Chief, Valur Grettisson, and Culture Editor, Josie Anne Gaitens, are joined by Iryna Zubenko, a content manager and journalist from Ukraine, who is currently interning at Grapevine. She shares her experience of…
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The Icelandic Roundup: A New Podcast From Reykjavík Grapevine
We’re excited to announce a new podcast from the Reykjavík Grapevine: The Icelandic Roundup. The Icelandic Roundup is your weekly briefing of Icelandic news, views, weather and travel conditions. Join hosts, Editor-in-Chief Valur Grettisson, and Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens, as they…
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Making Light Of Madness: ‘My Voices Have Tourettes’ Goes Digital
“So the show actually started out of frustration of me not getting gigs,” explains Dan Zerin, the man who conceptualised ‘My Voices Have Tourettes.’ The award-winning weekly event at the Secret Cellar showcases comedy by those who have tourettes, schizophrenia, and other…
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Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #2: Dating Trans Women
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course, Podcast. You can get our newest podcast on all of the usual platforms, from Spotify to all of the podcast app’s you…
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Airwaves 2019 Tuned In: Episode 4 Of Your Airwaves Daily Podcast Is Here!
The third day of Iceland Airwaves was a rollicking adventure! While our six fantastic reporters are out and about to keep you updated on the highlights of the festival, we’re honoured to have with us American radio host and DJ Tim Pogo.…
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Airwaves 2019 Tuned In: Episode 3 Of Your Airwaves Daily Podcast Has Arrived
The second day of Iceland Airwaves was amazing fun! While our six fantastic reporters are out and about to keep you updated on the highlights of the festival, we’re honoured to have with us American radio host and DJ Tim Pogo. He’ll…
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Airwaves 2019 Tuned In: Episode 2 Of Your Airwaves Daily Podcast Has Arrived
The first day of Iceland Airwaves was a blast! While our six fantastic reporters are out and about to keep you updated on the highlights of the festival, we’re honoured to have with us American radio host and DJ Tim Pogo. He’ll…
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Welcome To The First Airwaves: Tuned In 2019 Daily Podcast
And Iceland Airwaves starts now! While our erstwhile reporters are on the beat, covering the very best the festival has to offer, we’re honoured to have with us American radio host and DJ Tim Pogo. He’ll be talking to musicians and festival…
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In Case You Missed It: All Of Our Airwaves Podcasts
We sure had a rollicking good time at Airwaves, as our many reviews of the festival can attest. We also launched a podcast specifically for the festival, where we talked with artists about their highs and lows, their struggles and triumphs, and…
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Iceland Airwaves Begins: Hear Our First GrapeWaves Daily Podcast Now
Airwaves is off and running! As well as our journalist team at-large, this year we’re joined by American radio host and DJ Tim Pogo, who’ll be roaming around talking to Icelandic musicians and faces of the festival about what went down, what’s…