Category: Podcast

Nature

Deep North Episode 34: Where There’s Fire

In this special edition of Deep North, we revisit our 2022 piece on the Fagradalsfjall eruption. Read the original here. Read more about the 2023

Erik Pomrenke July 11, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 33: Give a Man a Fish

It’s just after six in the morning and Guðmundur Geirdal is pouring his first cup of coffee. It’s spring, so the sun has already been

Erik Pomrenke July 7, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 32: Pooling Together

We take a look at Iceland’s pool culture and discuss filmmaker Jón Karl Helgason’s recent documentary Sundlaugasögur (Swimming Pool Stories). Read the story here.

Erik Pomrenke June 30, 2023

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Podcast

Deep North Episode 31: Wrecked

Djúpalónssandur is a popular black sand beach on the Snæfellsnes peninsula of West Iceland. But where today tourists snap pictures of a dramatic coastline, the

Erik Pomrenke June 22, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 30: Sparsity Blues

It’s Saturday night – and it’s feckin’ freezing. Seven below. Even inside the Egilshöll stadium, my fingers feel like popsicles. Taking notes means pitting the

Erik Pomrenke June 16, 2023

Culture

Deep North Episode 29: Home Cook

The ferry ride is only about half an hour on most days and is generally a perfectly pleasant experience. Even the rough weather this morning

Erik Pomrenke June 9, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 28: A Matter of State

It’s a cold spring day in Reykjavík and winds buffet hopeful tourists in flip-flops. Above, the sky hangs low, an endless expanse of grey. Normal

Erik Pomrenke June 2, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 27: Man of the People

Gísli Einarsson must rank as one of Iceland’s most prolific television producers. When afforded the opportunity of stepping behind the camera and training his lens

Erik Pomrenke May 26, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 26: To the Manor Born

The observant visitor to Reykjavík may be justified in raising their eyebrows at Barónstígur (Baron’s Way), a street in downtown Reykjavík that intersects Laugavegur. The

Erik Pomrenke May 19, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 25: Good Breeding

This April, sheep at Bergsstaðir farm in Northwest Iceland were diagnosed with the fatal degenerative disease known as scrapie. In accordance with regulations, the 700-some

Erik Pomrenke May 12, 2023