All Things Iceland22 Des 2019

Celebrating the 1st Year of the All Things Iceland Podcast- Ep.48

Today is a very special episode because in June of 2018, I launched the All Things Iceland podcast. A full year later, there are 47 episodes (48 if you include this one) and more than 60,000 downloads. I am incredibly grateful for all of the people that have listened to this podcast and for those who do so in the future. I thought it would be fun to do something a little different for this special occasion.

Send In Your Questions For The Podcast

I plan to publish an episode that is dedicated to answering your questions about Iceland. I will do my best to answer as many as I can.

Send in your questions to jewells@fromforeigntofamiliar.com

Why, How, and When I Started the Podcast

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the All Things Iceland podcast, I dive into what sparked my interest in starting the show and how I went about launching it.

This has certainly been an adventure figuring out the world of podcasting and I look forward to continuously evolving.

All Things Iceland Podcast Announcements

The publication schedule is changing. I will release two episodes a month rather than four a month.

I am working on launching a new website and rolling out a new url.

Random fact of the episode

Some of you that follow my on Instagram might know where I record my episodes when I am doing them alone. For all of you that don’t, you might find kind of amusing that I record in my closet in my bedroom.

Currently, the microphone that I use for when I am alone and when I interview people is the same. However, the location makes a huge difference in the sound quality. Because sound waves from my recordings are absorbed by my clothes, I end up with a cleaner sound. One day it would be awesome to build a home studio or at least have a space other than my closet to record. Until then, I am happy with the closet.

Icelandic Word of the Day

Til hamingju – congratulations

Let’s be social! Here is where you can connect with me on social media platforms:

Þakka þér kærlega fyrir að hlusta og sjáumst fljótlega

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