Stein Eriksen
In the 19th episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of a man who became the face of an entire sport. Long before skiing was mainstream in the United States, Stein Eriksen helped trans...
2 Jan 30min
Thorstein Veblen
In the 18th episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Thorstein Veblen, a Norwegian-American thinker who spent his life trying to understand why wealthy societies so often lose their way. Veblen...
21 Des 202532min
Knut Hovden
In the 17th episode of 200 Norwegians, you learn about Knut Hovden. He was born on a storm-beaten island outside Bergen in 1880, a frail boy who couldn’t join the fishermen at sea. Instead, he watched...
5 Des 20251h 30min
Campbell Norsgaard
The sixteenth episode of 200 Norwegians tells the story of Campbell Norsgaard, the photographer who risked his life to document Norway under Nazi occupation—and later captured its rebirth. Imprisoned ...
7 Nov 202543min
Per Lysne
In this episode of 200 Norwegians, we explore how one man’s brushstrokes brought a fading folk art back to life. With insights from Patti Goke, a Vesterheim Gold Medalist, and Håkon Lysne, president o...
25 Okt 202526min
Leif Erikson
In the 14th episode of 200 Norwegian, we tell the story of Leif Erikson—the first European to reach North America—and how his place in U.S. history was revived a thousand years later. We trace Helge I...
9 Okt 202532min
Ole Evinrude
The thirteenth episode of 200 Norwegians tells the story of Ole Evinrude, the man who invented the first successful outboard motor. Born in Norway and raised in Wisconsin, Evinrude struggled through ...
3 Okt 202531min
Guri Endreson Rosseland
In the 12th episode of 200 Norwegians, we follow Guri Endreson Rosseland, a Norwegian settler caught in the Dakota War of 1862. When Dakota visitors came to her Minnesota farm, the encounter turned vi...
7 Sep 202535min
