Category: Podcast

Podcast

Deep North Episode 24: Velvet Terrorism

Visiting the exhibition Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot’s Russia, you enter a dark room. You are pleasantly greeted by a man sitting at a fold-up table

Erik Pomrenke May 5, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 23: The Wonderer

Júníus Meyvant is always impersonating other people, and all the people he impersonates are always yelling. His father when he, Júníus, was learning to play

Erik Pomrenke April 28, 2023

Nature

Deep North Episode 22: Full Circle

On January 1, 2023, a new set of laws regulating waste management and recycling came into effect. The regulations, called The Circular Law (Hringrásarlögin), include

Erik Pomrenke April 21, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 21: A New Leash on Life

We’re on our way to meet a national pageant winner, who after a thorough examination by a qualified judge was selected as the most beautiful

Erik Pomrenke April 14, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 20: Born and Bread

Like language and music, flatbread is a near-universal feature of cultures throughout the world. And for a cuisine such as Iceland’s, which is often so

Erik Pomrenke April 7, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 19: Nothing to Speak Of

With a growing economy, Iceland is home to more foreign-born residents than ever. And although Icelandic is often described as an “impossible” language to learn,

Erik Pomrenke March 31, 2023

Culture

Deep North Episode 18: A Diamond in the Rough

In the fall of 1813, a young, shy Danish man disembarked from a cargo sailing ship in Reykjavík harbour. His name was Rasmus Kristian Rask

Erik Pomrenke March 24, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 17: Making it Work

In 2022, a report found that women-led teams accounted for 1.1 % of companies that received funding from venture capital funds, and some 10% to

Erik Pomrenke March 17, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 16: What a Riot

On March 30, 1949, a large crowd convened behind a school in central Reykjavík. They were protesting the government’s decision to join the North Atlantic

Erik Pomrenke March 10, 2023

Podcast

Deep North Episode 15: Of Mountains and Men

A look into the world of strongmen and powerlifting in Iceland. Called aflraunir in Icelandic, the competition involves a potpourri of premodern feats of strength

Erik Pomrenke March 3, 2023