A Diamond in the Rough
In the fall of 1813, a young, shy Danish man disembarked from a cargo sailing ship in Reykjavík harbour. His name was Rasmus Kristian Rask (1787-1832), but he was no merchant, nor was he a tourist. Sh...
24 Mars 202340min
Making it Work
A look at the women in business who are finding solutions for workplace inequality in Iceland and the world.
17 Mars 202337min
What a Riot
On March 30, 1949, a large crowd convened behind a school in central Reykjavík. They were protesting the government’s decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, then in its infancy. Onc...
10 Mars 202339min
Of Mountains and Men
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelander who portrayed Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “the Mountain,” in HBO series Game of Thrones, owns and operates a gym in Kópavogur, Iceland. It’s called Thor’s Power Gym, ...
3 Mars 202334min
Man of the Year
Haraldur Þorleifsson, known more often as Halli, is famous for something most of us do every year: paying our taxes. After the sale of his company Ueno to Twitter, Halli became one of Iceland's so-cal...
24 Feb 202335min
Cream of the Crop
The Westfjords have always been isolated, but after World War II, when the rest of Iceland experienced a period of sped-up industrialisation, the Westfjords were left behind. Once-thriving communities...
17 Feb 202325min
In Focus: Strætó
In the spring of last year, Strætó announced an operational deficit of 750 million ISK. Shortly after that, it doubled this estimate. Coming out of the economic disruptions of COVID-19, is Strætó in a...
10 Feb 202325min
One Night in Gufunes
Birnir's latest album, Bushido, represents an omnibus of contemporary Icelandic rap music. We talk about hip-hop, family, and what makes Birnir tick.
3 Feb 202332min
