Iceland News Review: Drama in the East and Joyful Reunions
In this episode of Iceland News Review, political intrigue in the east of Iceland, the economy looking bright as wage agreements are signed, Palestinian families reunited at last, an effort to bring o...
15 Mars 202410min
Point of Sale
Online retail and COVID were supposed to have killed the shopping centre, but they're alive and well in Iceland. We take a look at the history of urban development in Reykjavík to find out why.
12 Mars 202441min
Iceland News Review: Music in the Countryside, Saving Our Sheep
In this episode of Iceland News Review, a very special music festival is coming your way, more Palestinians with Icelandic residence permits have been rescued from Gaza, possibly the largest police st...
8 Mars 20249min
Wall of Fire
In early November, when it became clear that magma was collecting below Svartsengi, the government approved the building of lava barriers on the Reykjanes peninsula to protect crucial infrastructure. ...
5 Mars 202431min
Iceland News Review: Eruption in Reykjanes Imminent
In this episode of Iceland News Review, it may have already happened: yet another eruption in Reykjanes. If so, this will mark the fourth one since last December. What will this mean for visitors to I...
1 Mars 20249min
In Pursuit of Ptarmigan
We accompanied hunter Kristján Andri Einarsson on his annual quest for the bird, and talked to ornithologist Ólafur Nielsen and Áki Ármann Jónsson, president of the Icelandic Hunting Association, abou...
27 Feb 202432min
Iceland News Review: To Move, Or Not To Move, Back To Grindavík
In this episode of Iceland News Review, business leaders and union officials have some very different ideas about whether or not to move back to Grindavík, where earthquakes and eruptions have done su...
23 Feb 202410min
We All Protest
In one of the world's happiest nations, why do people protest? We take a look at civil disobedience in Iceland and talk about the most recent demonstrations on Austurvöllur square.
20 Feb 202425min
