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The Icelandic Roundup: Asylum Seekers, Politics And Iceland Airwaves
In this edition of the Icelandic Roundup, editor-in-chief Valur Grettison and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine talk about the controversy surrounding the deportation of over a dozen people seeking international protection in Iceland, including a family with small children and a man…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Iceland Surprisingly Corrupt?
Atli Þór Fanndal, a representative of Transparency International in Iceland, says that systemic corruption in Iceland is a running theme within the government. The oversight institutions in Iceland are weak and the laws are sometimes useless when it comes to combating corruption.…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Iceland Airwaves Festival!
This week on the podcast, Josie Anne is joined by two of the organisers of Iceland Airwaves Festival, Sindri Astmarsson and Anna Ásthildur Thorsteinsson. The trio discuss Iceland Airwaves’ welcome return after a two year Covid hiatus, and what makes the Icelandic…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Justice Minister Accused Of Fearmongering
It’s a bumper news week on The Icelandic Roundup: Jón Gunnarsson, the Minister of Justice, has been criticised for spreading misinformation, No Borders activists have encouraged artists to boycott Iceland Airwaves festival, violent crime committed by children is on the increase, and…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Difficult For Extreme Politics To Thrive In Iceland
Extreme nationalism has a hard time thriving in Iceland because Icelanders have embraced romantic nationalism since their independence in 1944, according to Dr. Eiríkur Bergman, a political scientist and a writer. Eiríkur was our guest on the Icelandic Roundup podcast where we…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Father Of Chief Of Police Connected to Terrorist Plot Investigation
In this episode, Valur and Andie Sophia talk about a murder in the north of Iceland–the third this year–not boding well for the rest of 2022. Also, we have more information on the terrorism case, wherein the father of the chief of…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Terrorist Plot And Monstrous Weather
Police in Iceland revealed that they had thwarted a massive terrorist plot last week, but as the days go by, their evidence—or lack of it—has started to be questioned. Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Valur Grettisson and Josie Anne Gaitens go over the case,…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Homemade Bombs In Selfoss And Knife Violence
In this week’s Podcast, we cover multilingual children in kindergarten, unusually frequent knife violence in Iceland, homemade bombs scaring the people at Selfoss and a highly controversial homepage that wants to get an Icelandic domain. Valur Grettisson and Andie Sophia Fontaine go…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Drugs, Fish, And Unions
It’s a blockbuster news week on The Icelandic Roundup, as journalists Josie Anne Gaitens and Valur Grettisson tackle the latest headlines regarding union leaders, fish farms and magic mushrooms. Please take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Home-Grown Icelandic Nepotism
What’s as Icelandic as volcanoes, hot springs and liquorice? Nepotism! Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Josie Anne and Valur discuss how Icelandic society views nepotism, in light of criticism aimed at Minister for Culture and Education, Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, for appointing a new Director…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Björk Criticises The Prime Minister
World-famous singer and artist, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, heavily criticised the Icelandic prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, in a recent interview with The Guardian, where she said the prime minister betrayed a promise to declare a state of emergency in Iceland regarding global warming. Valur…
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The Icelandic Roundup: The Volcano Is Dead!
She dead! On this week’s episode of the podcast, culture editor Josie Anne and writer Emma Ledbetter discuss the sad demise of the short-lived Meradalir volcano, as well as Culture Night and how to drive in Iceland! Before travelling in Iceland please…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Singer/Songwriter Laufey
On this issue of the podcast, Josie Anne and Valur are joined by Icelandic singer and songwriter Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir. Laufey released her debut EP “Typical Of Me” in 2021 and has since received international acclaim, even appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, Chair Of The ADHD Association
On this issue of the podcast, Josie Anne and Valur are joined by Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, the Chair of ADHD Samtökin, or The ADHD Association of Iceland. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, has been in the news in Iceland in recent months…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Xenophobia, Monkeypox and Slutwalk
Josie Anne Gaitens (culture editor) and Andie Sophia Fontaine (news editor) are joined by journalist Emma Ledbetter to go over some of the biggest news stories in Iceland right now. Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.is…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Women In Rock
Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens is joined by two guests, Ólöf Benediktsdóttir of Stelpur Rokka and the band Svartþoka, and Laufey Soffía of the band Kælan Mikla, to discuss the reaction the the all male lineup for “Rokk Í Reykjavík”, a concert…
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The Icelandic Roundup: A Question Of Sports
Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens and News Editor Andie Sophia Fontaine are here to delve into SPORTS. A topic that we are incredibly knowledgable of and can talk about at length. Other topics covered in this episode include trans rights, whether Reykjavík…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Chris Burkard
Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens is joined by photographer, director, adventurer and author Chris Burkard to discuss his latest project in Iceland, as well as some of the themes of our latest cover feature, “Instagram vs Reality: How The Digital Age Of…
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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,…