East of Moon Transmissions

Josie and Arnar's podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they talk about Hafnar.haus, a creative community in down-town Reykjavík. Will books be written about it in 50 years time, or just footnotes? To keep track of more content like this and what East of Moon is up to, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.eastofmoon.com/newsletter/ This episode was recorded in E...

Josie and Arnar podcast mini-series "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the topic of a course being developed by East of Moon called "Innovation, beyond Capitalism". Is it time to disrupt the entire economic model? To keep track of more content like this and what East of Moon is up to, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.eastofmoon.com/newsletter/ This episode...

Josie and Arnar kickstart a new podcast series called "Three quotes on". In this episode they discuss the concept "Creative Industries" which ended in a discussion on how should art and creativity be valued? To keep track of more content like this and what East of Moon is up to, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.eastofmoon.com/newsletter/ This episode was recorded in Eas...

It's the final episode of the first season of Fellow Travellers, and there's no better way to end it than by asking the ultimate questions: what is East of Moon? Josie Anne and Arnar Sigurðsson get together to hash it out, and in the process explore the value of community, the difference between countryside and urban cultural activity, and how it works to bridge the gap. You should reall...

For our tenth episode we are doing another review; this is where we take the time to look back over the conversations we've had thus far, and reflect on the themes and ideas raised. Anna Marjankowska joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that resonated with us from episodes 06-09. Read Anna's piece on Artistic Intervention as a Direct Action on our website, o...

Atli Freyr Hjaltason is a folklorist and ethnologist who is deeply embedded in the folk dancing community in Iceland—and beyond. Atli shared with us his perspective on communities built around traditional cultural activities, the challenges they face, and what lessons other types of communities might be able to learn from them.  You can follow the Folk Dance Association of Reykjavík on Facebook —l...

Alec Shaw is a cognitive neuroscientist and linguist, currently completing his phD from the University of Zürich. But he is also a member of Andrými , a radical social space and associated community in downtown Reykjavík. In this honest and genuine conversation, Alec reflects on the challenges communities can face, and how success feels like community joy. craic noun [ U ] Irish English /kræk/ enj...

Nanna Gunnars is the founder of RVK Fringe Festival and co-founder of Huldufugl theatre company . She joined East of Moon to talk about how Iceland joined the worldwide movement of Fringe festivals, and the challenge of building an inclusive, exciting environment without facing burnout. RVK Fringe takes place from the 2nd to the 8th of June 2025 This episode was recorded in East of Moon's hom...

Brendan Arnold is the UK government's first ever "Creative Technologist". Brendan works for Policy Lab , a cross-disciplinary innovation team which is part of the UK civil service and is established to enhance policy making through design and innovation and people centred approaches. Policy Lab has a blog . You can connect with Brendan Arnold via Linkedin and Twitter . This episode...

For our fifth episode we decided to take a look back at the conversations we’ve had so far and reflect on what we have taken away from listening to the ideas our different guests have presented to us. East of Moon founder Arnar Sigurðsson joins Josie Anne in the studio to discuss the moments and concepts that each episode has raised.  This episode was recorded in East of Moon's home, hafnar.h...

Ægir Sindri Bjarnason is a musician and sound engineer, who runs a rehearsal and  venue space in the basement of a domestic house in downtown Reykjavík. Named 'R6013' after the old license plate he and his brothers nailed to the door when they were teenagers, the space has become an important home for experimentation in the music scene in Iceland. Want to go to an R6013 gig? Follow them...

Gamithra Marga is  a programmer and the co-founder of the Icelandic Association for Humane Technology (Samtök um mannvæna tækni). She joined East of Moon to talk about social media, AI, and why we should be more scared of ourselves than a robot uprising. You can find out more about Gamithra's plans to change the world here: https://gamithra.notion.site/fixing-the-world-b567b7e8cdb4445ca14389d...

Anna C W De Matos is the CEO and Founder of Circular Library Network (CLN), as well as Munasafn RVK / RVK Tool Library and Hringrásarsafnið. She joined East of Moon to discuss how her work has grown and developed from an solution for a city, to an idea that is making an impact globally.  You can find out more about Circular Library Network here: https://www.circularlibrary.network/ This episode wa...

Christopher Marcatili is a creative writer, editor and anthropologist who has just spent a year in Iceland conducting research as part of his phd thesis. He joined East of Moon in the studio to discuss creative spaces, the value of research, and how alternative methods of exploring cultural environments and communities can impact results.  You can find out more about Christopher here: https://www....