The Faroe Islands Podcast

On this episode Stella talks to Mickey Shemesh about growing up in the Faroe Islands and Israel. 

This week, we visit the former World's Biggest Mailbox and deliver an apology that's 8 years in the making. Then we visit the very heart of Torshavn and contemplate change, time, and the meaning of monuments. We'll also get a brief update on the pandemic and catch you up on come of our earlier podcasts. Mentioned in this podcast: Tora Tourist , that picture in front of the mailbox .

Home and Away With a Twist talks to the children of immigrants to the Faroe Islands. This week. Stella talks to Joy Johannesen about her Pakistani roots, childhood in England, and teen years in the Faroes.

On this podcast, we revisit our most popular, and most spooky podcast. We're back in the tunnels north of Klaksvik to listen to some sounds. Are they ghosts? Teenagers having fun? Some odd trick of acoustics? You decide. Or not, whatever, it's some spooky fun. We'll also have an update on the Pandemic in the Faroes and details on a live show we're doing online this Halloween. If you want to order...

On this episode we talk to Runi Nielsen about his extensive collection of whiskey (and whisky) and about the prospects of the Faroe Islands producing a great whiskey in the near future. We'll also get an update on the pandemic, Faroese football, and we'll remember a lovely evening of song ten years ago.

On this episode, we talk to Tom Ordeman, the host of the Bruck Podcast, about Orkney and how people there are coping with the pandemic. We'll also get an update on the second wave of COVID in the Faroe Islands and hear audio from a great Olavsoka party... from back in the days when you could have a great Olavsoka party and not infect a bunch of people with a deadly virus. If you want to hear more...

In 2012, LGBT Faroe Islands staged an historic pride march in Torshavn. Organizers were hoping 1,000 people would show up in the Faroese capital. Instead, 5,000 showed up, and history was made. On this podcast, we'll revisit that march, and get an update on what has happened in the 8 years since. Also, we've got an update on the pandemic. For the latest infection numbers and news, check out the Fa...

This week, we hear the story of the 2020 G! Festival, which was cancelled because of the pandemic, but still kind of happened. I mean, it definitely didn't happen. But it kind of did. We'll straighten out the confusion, then hear one of my favorite moments from the 2014 G! Festival. Also, we'll get an update on COVID-19 in the Faroes and learn about a possible diplomatic outpost for the Faroes in...

On this episode, we talk to Heri Simonsen about how the Faroe Islands did at the 2019 Island Games in Gibraltar, and his hopes for the 2021 games in Guernsey.  Then we'll visit a hydroelectric dam in Vestmanna. Note: in the closing credits, we said it was Episode 328. It's not. It's actually 329. That'll teach us to record the narration track late at night.

This week, we search for overtourism on the island of Kalsoy. We visit the beautiful statue of the seal woman and end up talking about feminism, post-modernism, and have a discussion much deeper than you'd expect from a podcast like this. Also, there are ducks.

On this podcast, we visit the small and isolated island of Svinoy. And keep in mind, it's even small and isolated by Faroese standards. We'll talk to the man who, along with his wife, runs the only cafe on the island. He'll tell us how he and his wife made the decision to live somewhere quiet and remote when they lived in Qatar. We'll also get an update on COVID in the Faroe Islands, and hear some...

This week, we talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands about remote tourism, and what it feels like to promote tourism while simultaneously telling tourists to stay away. Then we'll watch a new hotel being built and dream of the day when visitors will get to stay there.  To take a live, remote tour of the Faroe Islands, go to the Remote Tourism site and enjoy the show.

This week, we talk to Faroese musician and producer Sakaris about making music during a pandemic, and why he invited the public (via Facebook Live) to watch him do the messy business of creating music in the studio. If you'd like to see one of Sakaris' live streams, or see one of his previous streams, you can find it at his Facebook page .  We'll also visit a village that is rarely noticed, but is...

On this episode, we'll get in a time machine and travel back to 2016 to play the hottest new game, Pokemon Go. We'll take down a few gyms, talk to a nice German woman, and get wet walking through the rain. We'll also get an update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, and learn about the mystery of the Torshavn River.

On this episode of Home and Away, Stella Talks to Sabina Poulsen, who has lived in the Faroe Islands for 13 years and runs Fjord Cottage. We'll learn about the importance of knowing Faroese, and her experience running a guesthouse. We'll also get an update on the latest COVID-19 numbers, and learn about a new crowdfunding campaign from our good friend Elin Brimheim Heinesen. If you'd like to help...

Thirteen years ago, Mirela Balicevac moved to the Faroe Islands to play professional volleyball. Today, she's still in the Faroes. Stella talks to Mirela about raising kids in the Faroe Islands, finding good food in a foreign country, and the difficulties of learning Faroese. We'll also get an update on the COVID-19 numbers in the Faroe Islands and have a frank discussion about the difficulties of...

On this podcast, we talk to Elin Brimheim Heinesen about being in the Faroe Islands during lockdown. We'll also get the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Faroes, hear a song from Elin , listen to a Coronavirus-themed opera , and learn about " Remote Tourism ," where you control the actions of a tour guide over the internet using a remote control. Really. Stay safe, everyone. For more up-to-date inf...

On this special episode, Stella Zachariassen talks to people from around the world about the current worldwide pandemic and how they're dealing with life in lockdown.  We'll also have an update on the current infection numbers in the Faroe Islands. For more current information on the virus in the Faroe Islands, visit KVF's English language site , and the Faroese government's information page .

On this week's show, part two of our conversation with Gunnar Holm Lintermann, who performs under the name Saint Kodiak. He'll talk about his return to music, and how his wife reacted when he told her he was going to quit his job. Then he'll perform his song, "Manifesto." We'll also briefly check in on the COVID-19 situation in the Faroe Islands, including hearing some music from the national sing...

On this podcast, we'll do a brief update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, talk to Saint Kodiak about his return to music, and take a bus tour of Sandoy. For more current information on the coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, visit the official government portal in English , KVF's English site , and Local.fo .

On this episode, Stella talks to Xiaomei from China. Xiaomei runs a (the?) Chinese restaurant in the Faroe Islands. Xiaomei describes the similarities between her small farming village in China and her current home in the Faroe Islands. She also offers some advice for other foreigners who might settle in the Faroes.

This week, we continue our conversation with Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni, We talk to Andrias about his experience at the film festival in Cannes, France, and how he learned he had won an award. Then we stand on top of a quiet mountain.

This week, we talk to Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni about his love of storytelling and the lives of Faroese people in Denmark. Then we stand near a giant hole in the ground and contemplate what it might mean.

On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Marlene Christiansen from Ivory Coast. Marlene will talk about learning Faroese, the foods she misses from Africa, and her dreams for the future in the Faroe Islands.

On this episode, we revisit our 2011 interview with Stanley Samuelsen. He'll tell us about his childhood memories of Christmas in the Faroe Islands, and play one of his favorite Christmas songs. And on behalf of everyone at the podcast, we hope you're having a happy holiday season surrounded by people you love. Merry Christmas.