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Iceland Weekly News RoundupCream Buns, Horse & Tooth, Sugar Tax, Slow News Week, "colonized by immigrants"Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Terrible Air Quality in Reykjavík The last few days, with cold an...
2026-02-1651 minIceland Weekly News RoundupReynisfjara Disappears, TB Outbreak, Epstein, Inflation, US Access to Icelandic Gov. DataAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Preschool Problems In ReykjavíkOn Thursday it was reported that child...
2026-02-0957 minIceland Weekly News RoundupHandball, Icelanders in the Epstein files, Grammys, Inflation, Y Tesla & DefenseAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by guest host Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Handball, Handball, HandballThe European Men's Handball Championship took place d...
2026-02-0453 minIceland Weekly News RoundupTrump, Davos & Iceland, City Politics, Grindavík, Stabbing & Parking FeudAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine ad man Örn Elvar Arnarson to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Trump Confuses Iceland And Greenland In Davos SpeechIn a long rambling speech in Davos...
2026-01-2646 minIceland Weekly News RoundupIceland To Become The 52nd State, Greenland Tariffs, Prostitution & ImmigrationAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: US Ambassador Makes An ImpressionUS ambassadorial nominee Billy...
2026-01-1948 minIceland Weekly News RoundupImmigration, Greenland, Fattest Nordic Country, Oil Tanker, Paid Parking.Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, Grapevine Editor-in-Chief Bart Cameron, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Prime Minister Says She Can Work With Icelandic Populist PartyIn an...
2026-01-1251 minIceland Weekly News RoundupGreenland, Venezuela, Gas Prices Drop By 1/3, Ukraine Front Lines, Jokes Explained & What Will 2026 Bring?Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: The Icelandic Annual End-Of-Year Skit ShowThe last joint cultural event all o...
2026-01-0653 minRÚV English RadioEpisode 746 - THIS YEAR AND NEXT, WITH THE REYKJAVÍK GRAPEVINEOn the last day of the year, we turn to the Reykjavík Grapevine magazine for highlights and previews.
Bart Cameron and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson, editor and publisher respectively of The Reykjavík Grapevine and Best Of Reykjavík magazines, join Darren to look back, and ahead.
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2025-12-3134 minIceland Weekly News RoundupTop Stories Of 2025 + Audience Questions + Yule Lads ExplainedAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in Iceland. In this episode we ponder the main stories of the year so far, answer reader's questions and explain some of the Yule Lads.
2025-12-171h 19Iceland Weekly News RoundupBjörk, Sigur Rós, Eurovision, Israel, Municipality Politics & TunnelsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Sigur Rós Join Björk in “No Music For Genocide”, Boycotting Israel“No Mu...
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The Drop-In#6 Larry Jaffee Opens Iceland's First Record Press In 40 YearsSend a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.Today we are joined by Larry Jaffee, an American author and journalist who recently moved to Reykjavík to establish a record press in Ice...
2025-12-0531 minIceland Weekly News RoundupHelipad, Tourists Rescued In The Highlands, Former First Lady #Mugged & MoreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Icelandic Made A Must For Hospital StaffAll staff at Landspítali are expected to be...
2025-12-0158 minIceland Weekly News RoundupPhysicians, Investigating Investigations, Hot Dog TikTok, North KoreaAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Grapevine Editor-In-Chief Bart Cameron, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Too Few Physicians In North IcelandIt was reported before the weekend, that...
2025-11-241h 05Iceland Weekly News RoundupIcelandic Language Day, Organized Crime, Pets, Mosquitos & more.Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Icelandic Language DayTook place on November 16th. The c...
2025-11-1749 minIceland Weekly News RoundupAirwaves, Time, Racism, Lava Bailouts, Mexican Standoff & Listener's QuestionsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Iceland Airwaves 2025Iceland Airwaves 2025 took place last weekend with hundreds of artist performing over three...
2025-11-1051 minIceland Weekly News RoundupSnowpocalypse, housing Policy, humans outnumber sheep in Iceland and moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: Snowpocalypse, Iceland VersionTuesday saw a record snowfall in Reykjavík, for Oc...
2025-11-0353 minIceland Weekly News RoundupListener questions, winter arrives, fining the bankers & police raidsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are:Snow And Ice Expected All Over IcelandConsider this a weather warning. We’re expect...
2025-10-271h 11Iceland Weekly News RoundupCoast Guard Drunk, Drugs On Boats, State & Church, Defense and Julian AssangeAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: 00:00:55 Overview Of This Weeks Stories00:04:00 Strange Place Names In IcelandicWe discuss a ran...
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The Drop-In#5: Páll Óskar & Benni Hemm Hemm Discuss Their New AlbumSend a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.Today we are joined by Páll Óskar and Benni Hemm Hemm two veterans of the Icelandic music scene, who just released an album toge...
2025-10-161h 59Iceland Weekly News RoundupDrinking, Laxness, New Icelandic Names, Eurovision, Israel & 1970s Murder CaseAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: 00:03:50 Overview Of This Week's Stories00:04:50 Man Drinking Alcohol At City Library Kicked OutA...
2025-10-1349 minThe Drop-InState Of The Art Music Festival Takes Place Oct. 7-12. We talk to the organizersSend a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.Today we are joined by Bergur Þórsson and Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson, half of the people responsible for the second annual State of the Ar...
2025-10-0633 minIceland Weekly News RoundupFly Play Goes Bankrupt, Parking Fines, Jón Ásgeir's Return & Human TraffickingAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: 00:00:01 Fly Play BankruptFly Play went bankrupt on Monday September 29 leavi...
2025-10-0652 minIceland Weekly News RoundupAI Robots, Dragons, Faith, More School Days and Political Party ElectionsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Three AI robots have started “working” for the Icelandic container company. Their job is to sort garbag...
2025-09-2255 minIceland Weekly News RoundupPolitical Assassinations, Hells Angels, plane crashes and football, political identity crisis' and moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Migratory criminal birdsOn Saturday night, the police and their special forces...
2025-09-1549 minThe Drop-InJournalist Elías Þórsson talks to us about his interview with PM Kristrún FrostadóttirSend a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.Today we are joined by Elías Þórsson, who interviewed Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir for The Reykjavík Grapevine (us). The interview will be...
2025-09-111h 02RÚV English RadioEpisode 663 - THE WEEK IN ICELAND: BUDGETS, LANGUAGE, MÚM, SIGUR RÓS, GRAPEVINEToday on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland.
Darren is joined by the editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine (https://grapevine.is/), Bart Cameron, and the magazine's publisher, Jón Trausti Sigurðarson.
They talk today's budget, Roberto Luigi Pagani - the adjunct lecturer in Icelandic being told he cannot be granted citizenship unless he proves his Icelandic proficiency, the return of Múm, and the 20th anniversary of Sigur Rós' Takk.
RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music...
2025-09-0836 minIceland Weekly News RoundupCitizenship, 2026 budget, TikTok & exchange students, trans rights & free speech, anti-genocide protestsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ An Italian academic, Roberto Luigi Pagani who has taught Icelandic, and how to read old Iceland...
2025-09-0853 minThe Drop-InRyan Keeping attempts to run around IcelandSend a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of down town Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand". Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.Today we are joined by Ryan Keeping, a Canadian from Halifax, who recently ran across Canada. He is in Iceland to attempt to be...
2025-09-0524 minIceland Weekly News RoundupWoke flags, woke towers, stupid crime, Tesla cat, AMOC collapseAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨Independence Party members in Reykjavík city council suggested that Reykjavík should design it’s own “Peac...
2025-09-0148 minIceland Weekly News RoundupBed rats, ATM heist, Culture Night, marathon, rally accident, international students & moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨Two young women, who were working at the Icelandic championships in Rallycross on Krýsuvík road on...
2025-08-2555 minThe Drop-InMonday, August 18, 2025This is the Reykjavik Grapevine’s Daily News, a daily MICRO podcast with the key stories from Iceland. We are brought to you by Grapevine Store where you can buy the Icelandic products you should have bought while you were here, including Icelandic candy, wool products, and handmade souvenirs like carved wood birds, including the Arctic Tern, or Kria, which just left Iceland for the year. Today is Monday, August 18, 2025. These are the top news stories. On Saturday, August 16, the highest temperature of this century in Iceland was recorded. Egilsstadir airport documented a tempe...
2025-08-1803 minIceland Weekly News RoundupSpotify, blown trailers, heat record, falling boulders & thunderAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨Three caravans/trailers were blown up by strong winds on Holtavörðuheiði, a mountain r...
2025-08-1851 minIceland Weekly News RoundupDeath at Reynisfjara, new US ambassador to Iceland, Bank robbery, Football hooligans and moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨Special forces deployed after football fans clash✨Iceland’s first bank robber...
2025-08-1254 minIceland Weekly News RoundupFilibuster ends, heat record, hotel shooting, war on a plant, listener's questionsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Grapevine's staff journalist Jóhannes Bjarki Bjarkason, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨End of longest Filibuster ever at Althingi✨Will the Icelandic heat record of...
2025-07-1455 minIceland Weekly News RoundupFilibuster, EuroCup, bomb, bald eagle, hospital report & listener's questions answeredAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨Filibuster continues at Alþingi.✨Iceland team out in Euro Cup✨A bomb was d...
2025-07-071h 20Iceland Weekly News RoundupSilicon, meth, self-defeating socialists, MRI scanner, Moomins and heart shaped traffic lightsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ A Silicon Factory near Húsavík, North-East Iceland, PCC are laying off 30 people and at least...
2025-06-3053 minIceland Weekly News RoundupPilot whales, chess, cats, drugs in Raufarhöfn, Iran, filibuster & Iran/IsraelAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Last Saturday 40 pilot whales swam ashore in North Iceland by the town of Ólaf...
2025-06-2358 minIceland Weekly News RoundupDouble homicide in Reykjavík, Airline news, stranded orca, DC-3, a front wheel hits downtown Reykjavík & moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Two French tourists were found dead at a hotel in Reykjavík last Saturday. A third pe...
2025-06-161h 01Iceland Weekly News RoundupLost person on Mt. Esja, death at Brúará, return of the ferris wheel, border security + don't drink the Blue LagoonAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨We talk about a search for a lost person on Mt. Esja, a search which started...
2025-06-1047 minIceland Weekly News RoundupParking fees at tourist locations, pools, immigration, racism, stadium failure, sourdough drunkAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨We discuss an upcoming storm warning for the whole island. Iceland is expecting strong winds with ne...
2025-06-0256 minIceland Weekly News RoundupValur Grettisson drops by, Iceland's oldest horse, socialists, Tesla in the highlands, tanks, pick-pockets, police chiefsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist and Grapevine’s former Editor-in-Chief Valur Grettisson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨We start by catching up with Valur Grettisson to find out what he...
2025-05-261h 06Iceland Weekly News RoundupGood weather, beer, 10% of Icelanders buy a bank, Eurovision and CO2 (Climeworks)Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ We talk about the record breaking excellent weather Iceland has been enjoying during...
2025-05-1956 minIceland Weekly News RoundupEurovision, snakes, spying story continues, filibuster record in Althingi & moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ On Wednesday RÚV continued its report regarding covert surveillance by former police officers for Iceland’...
2025-05-1249 minIceland Weekly News RoundupIceland’s richest man spied on Icelandic citizens in 2012 + tourist held hostage & more.Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ On Wednesday RÚV reported that Iceland’s richest man, Björgólfur Thor Bj...
2025-05-051h 02Iceland Weekly News RoundupShorts, Naval exercise, fewer birds, lobbying mistakes, marriage in IcelandAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Does it make sense to wear shorts in Iceland - or take cold baths, or hike na...
2025-04-2853 minIceland Weekly News RoundupEaster egg idioms, Pope Francis, dinosaurs, summer weather, windmillsAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ We discuss the annual debate on the quality of idioms found in Icelandic Easter eggs, the qua...
2025-04-241h 02Iceland Weekly News RoundupWhaling cancelled, ATM blown up, lost car, EU defence talksAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Iceland’s (more or less) only whaling company Hvalur hf. (Whale ltd.) will not be doi...
2025-04-1458 minIceland Weekly News RoundupOrcas, penguins, rockfall fatality, nude tourists, asylum & travel warnings, tariffs, drunk drivingAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local perspective. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to discuss the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week:✨ A recent program by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service sheds light on the capture and ex...
2025-04-0851 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:10 - Eruption, liquorice, Grindavík, Esja, life expectancy, Eyjafjallajökull & moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ April 1st saw yet another eruption in the vicinity of Grindavík. All but over now, we...
2025-04-0251 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:9 Lost tourist update, Minister resigns over scandal, Carbfix, organised crime, Douglas Dakota DC3 and moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ An update on a tourist rescued by SARS almost two weeks ago near Seyðisfjörður in E...
2025-03-251h 09Iceland Weekly News Roundup2025:8 Lost Tourist, CIA Conspiracy, Reykjanes Ridge, Whaling, Murder, EruptionAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Bobby Fischer thought The Reykjavík Grapevine was funded by the CIA. Or was it USAID? W...
2025-03-1859 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:7 - Tourist rescued from the highlands, The Icelandic version of DOGE & more.Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Three fatal traffic accidents in just four days in Borgarfjörður, Berufjörður and Flúðir...
2025-03-1058 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:6 - Storm, party elections, Samovar on auction, Trump & Zelenskyy, Teacher's strikeAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Bad weather during last weekend. Roofs blown off, Reykjavík seaside hit with big waves.✨ Th...
2025-03-0354 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:05 - Teacher''s strike, football bus, PM in Kyiv, broke airlines & melting glaciersAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Teacher’s strike; negotiations in turmoil, municipalities discussing coming the separate deals with Teacher’s Union. What...
2025-02-2557 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:04 - Melting roads, Reykjavík Sex Club, NATO, J.D. Vance & The World of YesterdayAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Melting asphalt on roads in west Iceland & infrastructure issues in general.✨ Iceland's...
2025-02-2052 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:03 - Trouble in Reykjavík, Teacher's strike, The problem with pension funds and sour ram testiclesAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Reykjavík's Mayor Einar Þorsteinsson blows up ruling coalition.✨ Having an airport in...
2025-02-1354 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:02 - Avalanches, Defending Elon Musk, Sniffer Dogs, Dead Minks and more.Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Avalanches in the Eastfjords✨ The first birth in over three decades in the to...
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The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Viking History of Greenland: A US-EU Cold War over Greenland? (Bonus Episode)Send us a textIn this Bonus episode, hosts Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson discuss the president elect Donald Trump's recent remarks that the USA should acquire Greenland. Greenland and Iceland are not members of the EU but are on the front lines as disputes erupt between NATO states. We dive into the history of the Danish Empire, ponder the connotations of Trump's remarks and what they may mean for Greenland, its next door neighbour Iceland, for Denmark, the EU and NATO.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grap...
2025-01-1724 minIceland Weekly News Roundup2025:01 - Valkyries, Volcanoes, Lost ballots, Greenland and moreAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ The New Valkyrie Government✨ Former PMs post-political careers✨ The Icelandic S...
2025-01-1651 minIceland Weekly News RoundupTasers, Electricity Prices, Women in PowerAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Update on Diego the Cat!✨ The Icelandic Police uses a taser for first...
2024-12-2048 minIceland Weekly News RoundupBlue Lagoon Madness, Whales Unlimited, Mining Þorlákshöfn & Diegó The CatAre you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor, musician/author Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Volcanoes!✨ The Blue Lagoon!✨ Whaling licences issued by caretaker G...
2024-12-1235 minThe Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Viking History of Greenland: Leifur Eriksson: Losing and Finding AmericaSend us a textYou can also watch this podcast as a video by pressing this link.Icelanders discovered America, and lost it again. Or did they? How long did the Viking voyages to the new continent last? How did the first longship vs. canoe battle go? And where - and what- was the legendary Vinland that the Sagas speak of? Hosted by historians and Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson this episode features an interview on the subject with History Professor Sverrir Jakobsson.The likeness of Leifur Eri...
2024-12-0643 minThe Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Viking History of Greenland: Erik the Red; the Worst Neighbour in HistorySend us a textThe Last Viking Mystery: Erik the Red; the worst neighbour in historyThe Vikings sailed across the North Atlantic, from Norway to Iceland to Greenland and all the way to North America. They only stayed for a few years in the New World but in Iceland, their descendants live to this day. In Greenland, however, a Norse colony survived and even thrived for almost five hundred years. Then, at around the time Europeans were re-discovering North America for themselves, the Greenland Norse mysteriously disappeared. What happened? No one knows, b...
2024-10-3140 minThe Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: Could the Icelandic Economic Collapse Have Been Averted?Send us a textWhat happened in the autumn of 2008 that made the country's whole economy seemingly go under? What had brought a country with very little experience of banking to believe it could bethe financial capital of the world? And how did an erupting volcano eventually save Iceland? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson
2024-01-091h 16The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What if the Nazis had invaded Iceland in World War II?Send us a textIceland had a rather comfortable war, being occupied by the British and later Americans. Yet, it was a time that changed everything, the beginning of modernity and Iceland emerged from the war as one of the richest countries in the world. But what if the Nazis had come instead? Valur and Jón explore what did happen and what could have. Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson
2023-12-141h 16The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If the Nordic Countries Had United?Send us a textThe Nordic Countries are prosperous but small countries on Europe's periphery, peaceful now but given to feuding in the past. What if they had united? Would they play a greater part on the world stage as a single power? Could a united Nordics have stayed out of World War II? Or even averted the rise of Germany or Russia? There were several instances in history when they very nearly united, and once they actually did. What if they had stuck together? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gu...
2023-07-251h 04The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If the Russian Revolution Had Come to Iceland?Send us a textIn the autumn of 1921, Ólafur Friðriksson came back home from Moscow where he had attended the 9th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. With him he had a boy whom he intended to adopt. When the 15- year-old was diagnosed with glaucoma, an eye disease which was feared could be contagious the authorities decided to deport him. This was seen as a political act by Ólafur and other socialists who barricaded themselves in Ólafur’s home at Suðurgata. When the police attempted to apply force, they were beat...
2023-06-121h 07The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If Iceland Had Joined the British Empire?Send us a textIn Tasmania, off the coast of Australia, there is a grave marked "King of Iceland." Even more bizarrely, the title of the person was actually real. Sort of. During the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark and Britain found themselves fighting on opposing sides. An English soap salesman and a Danish POW decided this was an opportune time to conquer the Danish colony of Iceland. This could have led to Iceland being incorporated into the British Empire. Or Sweden. But what actually happened was stranger still. Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founde...
2023-06-091h 05The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If Iceland Had Been Wiped Out By a Volcano?Send us a textFor almost a thousand years, nature had been torturing the poor residents of Iceland. Then, in 1783, it decided to finish the job. A volcano erupted that was felt around the world, nowhere more so than in Iceland itself. About a third of the population perished and the Danes considered transporting the survivors to Denmark. What if they had? How would they have fared? And what would have become of the unpopulated island? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson
2023-05-2140 minThe Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If Vikings Had Colonized North America?Send us a textThere is little arguing with the maxim attributed to Oscar Wilde that Icelanders are the smartest people in the world, they found America but had the good sense to lose it again. Wisely or not, how exactly did Icelanders manage to misplace a whole continent? Did they do it on purpose? Why didn’t Icelanders settle in North America as later Europeans were to do? What if a religious war in Iceland in the year 1000 had induced them to do just that? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valu...
2023-05-171h 06The Reykjavík Grapevine's Almost Completely True History of IcelandThe Alternative History of Iceland: What If Vikings Had Conquered the World?Send us a textThe year 1066 is remembered for the Normans conquering England, which was to be the last successful invasion of that country (so far). Just a few weeks earlier, however, Vikings from Norway also invaded England but were repulsed at Stamford Bridge. What if they had succeeded? Could a Viking Empire have come into being? And would something close to modern-day Icelandic have become the world language? Hosted by historians and The Reykjavík Grapevine founders Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson
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