Deep North: Stories from Iceland

In this episode of Iceland News Review , Andie Sophia covers all the week's top stories, including the knights of mediaeval Iceland , increased risk of an eruption within Grindavík itself , a newly discovered species of spider named after our most famous president , and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you ne...

In this episode of Iceland News Review , Ingamaría brings you all the week's top stories, including another impending eruption , a miraculous rescue operation in Reykjavík harbour, a new guest in the northeast and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't mi...

In this episode of Iceland News Review , editor Andie Sophia goes over the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring heist , religious shifts in Iceland, mysterious bones found under a downtown street, and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't mi...

In this episode , join us as editor Andie Sophia, filling in for Yelena, brings you all the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring sea rescue , protecting the puffin population, maybe a new eruption , and more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a singl...

In this episode, join us as Yelena talks about what the end of the eruption means, cyberattacks against a major newspaper, tightened e-scooter rules , the appearance of frogs in Iceland, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

In this episode of Iceland News Review, lava is getting dangerously close to the Svartsengi power plant , Kringlan re-opens after a large conflagration , a parliamentary party wants to ban whaling , and so much more. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with t...

A special episode today, in response to the recent decision to grant Hvalur hf. a one-year permit to hunt fin whales. We head to the coast by Grótta to talk with anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Micah Garen about what lies behind the recent decision and what may come next.

In this episode of Iceland News Review, The Minister of Fisheries has allowed for fin whale hunting this year , but it remains unclear if any whaling will be done this summer at all. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need...

Mountain biker and cycling guide Magne Kvam is an energetic guy with a grey beard and a sleek scalp. When he smiles, one of his cuspids protrudes endearingly. He describes himself as something of an oddball. “I’m probably very, very strange,” he confesses, while inspecting the ground below us prior to our descent. I had joined Magne in Reykjadalur to watch him fix the trails before summer. “I like...

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we'll tell you all about our new president , the ongoing eruption , a reindeer calf brought back from the brink , and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we make a visit to the eruption area in Reykjanes, it's a dead heat in the presidential race , which ends tomorrow, debate over alcohol in stores heats up, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

We sit down and talk with Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, professor emeritus and frequent commentator on all things related to the Icelandic language, language learning, integration, and more.    Read our recent feature interview with him here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/icelandic-as-a-weapon/

In this episode of Iceland News Review, there's a storm brewing around fin whale hunting , some new twists in the presidential race , one's man fight to keep his "awful" name , and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Fílalag is a radio show about music, and one of Iceland's oldest and most popular podcasts. In Fílalag, Bergur and Snorri analyze cultural phenomena through music music, trends in sound, and the spirit of the times. Iceland Review writer Ragnar Tómas sits down with Bergur and Snorri to find out more.  

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we bring you all you need to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse in Iceland , our highest ranking yet on the Rainbow Map, an adorable bird webcam you can watch, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a sin...

Every once in a while, an Icelandic musician or band will be picked up by foreign audiences in a big way. Björk and Sigur Rós made waves in establishing Iceland as a major music exporter, and Of Monsters and Men continues to be played worldwide. But one artist has the potential to go even bigger than any of these artists: Laufey. And certainly a bit too big for us. We reflect on Icelandic society...

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a government plan to eliminate a deadly disease in sheep , an end to planned airport strikes , what the latest polls tell us about who our next president will be , and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single e...

We sit down for a conversation with Atli Freyr Hjaltason, a young folklorist and folk dancer. In a nation known for its history and literature, dancing is a tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside. We talk about why that is, and the future of these traditions.   Read the feature article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/keeping-in-step/ 

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a new twist in a daring daylight heist, Björk encourages opposition to a controversial fishing bill, keeping geese off the runway , a presidential elections record , and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single...

William Morris, the Victorian poet perhaps known best for his interest in traditional crafts and revolutionary socialism, was also a keen scholar of the medieval north. He was also, in some sense, one of Iceland's first tourists. In the latest episode of Deep North, we talk about the sagas, language, and what drove a 19th-century Englishman to travel by horse and foot over high heaths and steep mo...

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we have some great predictions for the summer, presidential elections reaching a fever pitch , questions over the fate of fin whales , and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

We take a look at the history of coffee culture in Iceland, and one of the newest coffee roasters in Iceland, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.   Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/goodbye-to-the-grind/   If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at our website. 

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we dig into a rocky start for the government , some intriguing findings following a controversial law , the return of an iconic bird and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!

Iceland Review writer Andie Sophia Fontaine sits down with artist Joanna Pawlowska to talk about art, queerness, horses, and the Hamraborg Art Festival. Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/to-thrive-in-chaos/ If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at our website. 

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we delve into Iceland's new government ; the return of Iceland's iconic puffins ; a new attraction that could show you the inside of an active volcano , and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single episode!