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RVK Newscast 225: This Is The End – Valur And Pollý Bid Farewell
Valur Grettisson is quitting as editor-in-chief at the Reykjavík Grapevine. This means that this is the last episode of The Reykjavík Newscast. The new editor-in-chief is coming in at the beginning of December. Valur and Pollý thank you all for this wonderful…
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RVK Newscast 224: Icelanders Are Fewer Than We Thought
The biggest story of the decade is here! The national census in Iceland was wrong. It turns out that the statistic bureau actually overestimated the Icelandic population by 11,000 people, meaning that Icelanders are actually around 360,000 but not 370,000. Shocker, right?…
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RVK Newscast 223: Tourists Might Be Charged For Visiting Iceland’s Hotspots
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more info and links! Almost half of Icelanders are positive about a possibility of a service/entry fee being introduced at tourist hotspots…
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RVK Newscast 222: Prosecutor Appeals Case Against Sigur Rós Lead Singer
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! After a busy print week at Grapevine, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more info and links! The Icelandic nation was appalled by the National Commissioner’s procedure when…
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RVK Newscast 221: Covid-19 and Climate Emergency Controversy
It’s sunny, and we’re back with a new RVK Newscast! Today, Reykjavík Grapevine Editor-In-Chief Valur Grettisson, and Chief Morale Officer Pollý are in downtown Reykjavík to bring you all the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more info and links! [su_pullquote]It’s only…
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RVK Newscast 220: Magnus Carlsen At Icelandic Chess Tournament
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is in his hometown of Hafnarfjörður to bring you the latest Icelandic news. [su_pullquote]It’s only one week until Iceland Airwaves returns to Reykjavík! Get prepared by pre-ordering our Airwaves Goodie Bag!…
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RVK Newscast 219: Death On Kirkjufell
A tourist has died while climbing Kirkjufell on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The man, who was in his thirties, was part of a group of climbers who had summited the mountain, but he subsequently died after falling more than ten metres. Read more…
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RVK Newscast 218: Airport Bomb Scare
It’s been a busy week of news in Iceland! To bring you all the latest, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in chief, Valur Grettisson is back with another episode of RVK Newscast. Read on for more info and links. A bomb threat closed Keflavík International…
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RVK Newscast 217: Limited Evidence In Terrorism Case
In this episode of RVK Newscast, Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is in Grafarvogur, the home of two suspects in the recent terrorism case, to discuss the latest updates regarding this. Read on for more info and links! A lawyer for a man…
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RVK Newscast 216: Potential Terrorist Plot Foiled, Four Suspects Arrested
Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson is back with news about a dramatic arrest made by the Icelandic special forces—a situation which is still developing as this is published. Read on for more information and links. The ‘Viking Squad’, or the tactical unit…
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RVK Newscast 215: The Lava Show On Fire And The People’s Party “Godfather”
In this episode of RVK Newscast, Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson (and his Chief Morale Officer, Pollý!) are in Grandí to check out an accidental fire… at the lava show. That and lots of news of course! Read on for more information and…
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RVK Newscast 214: Bomb Scares And News From The East
In this episode of RVK Newscast . . . we’re not in Reykjavík! Join journalist Josie Anne Gaitens in East Iceland, where she visits the famous Stuðlagil Canyon and brings you the latest Icelandic news—from the east and beyond! Read on for…
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RVK Newscast 213: Parliament Is Back, People’s Party In Trouble
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode, the editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, Valur Grettisson, is outside the Icelandic parliament to discuss all the latest news. Read on for more info and links! WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT AUSTURVELLIR? Join our YouTube…
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RVK Newscast 212: The Icelandic / Danish Candy War
In this episode of RVK Newscast, editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson, and his trusty chief morale officer Pollý are at Bessastaðir–home of the Icelandic president–to talk about earthquakes, volcanoes, and candy! Representatives of Danish candy manufacturers, Bülow, claimed that the Danes invented a popular…
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RVK Newscast 211: Swimming With Whales
Hello! It’s been a while (we’ve been printing a magazine), but welcome back to RVK Newscast. Valur and Pollý are at Grótta with a jam-packed episode of Icelandic news and views. Read on for more info and links! Minister for Culture and…
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RVK Newscast 210: Tragic Shooting In The North
On a beautiful August Thursday, Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson is back with his trusty sidekick Pollý with all of the latest Icelandic news. Read on for more information and links! A woman has been killed, and her husband seriously injured, in…
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RVK Newscast 209: The Volcano Is Dead, Long Live The Volcano
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson visits the island of Geldinganes to bring you all the latest Icelandic news, including information about the new eruption. Read on for info and links! Hello and welcome back to RVK…
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RVK Newscast 208: Lava Flow Reducing And Big Drug Bust
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson visits the island of Geldinganes to bring you all the latest Icelandic news, including information about the new eruption. Read on for info and links! Location: Geldinganes Flow from the new…
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RVK Newscast 207: Volcano Visitors Walking On The Lava Once Again
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson brings you all the latest Icelandic news, including an update and special drone footage from the new volcano in Meradalir! Read on for more info and links. A photographer with a drone recorded two…
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RVK Newscast 206: Children Banned At Volcano
Welcome back to another volcano RVK Newscast. Join Reykjavík Grapevine’s editor in chief, Valur Grettisson, for a walk around the eruption site at Meradalir and all the latest volcano news. Children under 12 have been banned at the new volcano after a…
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RVK Newscast 205: Tourist Stumbled Upon Human Bones
Grapevine Editor-In-Chief Valur Grettisson is on the scene discussing recent developments in free trade, archaeology, and—of course—the eruption at Meradalir. Read on for more information and links! The U.S. Senate passed a bill related to the arctic region, and within it is…
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RVK Newscast 204: Volcano Getting Smaller But Still Significantly Bigger Than Last Year’s
The fissure in Meradalir is now shorter and slightly smaller than in the beginning, but it’s still significantly bigger than the eruption in Geldingadalir in 2021. The gas pollution is now Iceland’s newest export, but it was reported at RÚV this week…
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RVK Newscast 203: New Volcanic Eruption In Iceland
NEW VOLCANO IN MERADALIR. Reykjavík Grapevine editor in chief, Valur Grettisson, is on the scene with a full update of how the eruption is progressing. Read on for more information and links! A new eruption started today (3rd of August, 2022) on…