https://www.ruv.is/hladvarpRÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast. Every weekday you can find a brand new show from RÚV English Radio, right here. We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. Hear a new programme, in English, every day, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.isenRÚVWed, 20 May 2026 16:00:00 -0000falseRÚVserialRÚVhladvarp@ruv.ishttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496844D0.mp3On RÚV English Radio, the new women’s vocal ensemble, Yrkja, who perform at the Advent Church tomorrow. Yrkja's first concert is at 8pm tomorrow, May 21, at the capital's Advent Church ((https://tix.is/en/event/21331/songhopurinn-yrkja-frumsyning). Yrkja was founded last year as a sister ensemble to the male vocal group Kyrja, and is under the artistic direction of Sólveig Sigurðardóttir and Philip Barkhudarov. Darren spoke to Sólveig and Philip about Yrkja, and the concert. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:41false846fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496843D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the oldest building in Höfn - put to many modern uses, including the teaching of Icelandic. Gamlabúð (https://de.cdn-website.com/3311e7be02d0464c8878d6ee5b5a069f/files/uploaded/page-UK-with-map.pdf) is a building that has, literally, moved around a lot. Now at the centre of Höfn, it houses the town museum, tourist information centre, a concert venue, and a classroom to teach Icelandic. Darren met Vilhjálmur Magnússon from Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:12:25false845fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496842D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - the French vet you might see on Route One over the next fortnight. Arnaud Boucard is a vet - and triathlon enthusiast (https://www.facebook.com/RoadToIronVet/photos). Barely 48 hours after crossing the finish line of an Ironman challenge, he will set off cycling around Iceland. Arnaud is raising money (https://www.justgiving.com/page/ironvetiniceland) for SEA LIFE Trust. You can follow his progress here - https://www.instagram.com/roadtoironvet Before arriving in Iceland, Arnaud joined Darren on Zoom for a chat. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:53false844fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496841D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition that brings together work from twelve different Icelandic artists, in Seyðisfjörður. "It’s no longer possible to map any distance" is a short story written by Shahan Neman that describes a walk that blinds the eyes that try to look ahead. It also lends its name of an exhibition (https://skaftfell.is/exhibition/its-no-longer-possible-to-map-any-distance/) at Skaftfell which gathers the works of twelve Icelandic artists. The exhibition is curated by Mariana Murcia & Lotte Rose Kjær Skau. Darren spoke to Mariana and Skaftfell director Celia Harrison. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:26false843fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496840D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, newborn lambs in Grindavík! Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-05-11-saudburdur-i-grindavik-474730 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:21false842fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496839D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Mario Infantes. Cinematic and dramatic are just two of the words that describe Mario's eclectic musical output (https://www.marioinfantes.com/). The former singer of metal band Cult Of Lilith has been working solo here in Iceland for some years, and is looking forward to another new album - and becoming a dad! Darren spoke to Mario about his music - after briefly sensing another of his creative endeavours. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 13 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:32:13false841fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496838D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the former slaughterhouse now at the heart of Egilsstaðir's artistic community. Sláturhúsið Art Centre is located in Egilsstadir, in east Iceland. Although performing arts are the main focus, the centre also hosts art exhibitions. There's a lot happening there, now and in future months. (https://slaturhusid.is/index.php/is/slaturhusid) Darren met Ragnhildur Ásvaldsdóttir, director of Sláturhúsið. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:16:09false840fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496837D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, BRJÁN: the long running blues, rock, and jazz gig nights, in Neskaupstaður. In the heart of Neskaupstaður you'll find Tonspíl, a music venue which hosts the regular BRJÁN club blues, rock and jazz nights (https://www.facebook.com/brjan740). Guðmundur "Gummi" Höskuldsson runs the nights, and he told Darren more, in Tonspíl. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:39false839fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496836D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the beauty that appears when the snow piles up. Garðar Bachmann Þórðarson is a photographer who lives and works in Seyðisfjörður. He is exhibiting a series of images (https://skaftfell.is/exhibition/gardar-bachmann-thordarson-monuments/) of snowbanks that form during winter maintenance on roads in the area. They are temporary and constantly changing, and then further shaped by weather and human intervention. Celia Harrison is the director of the Skaftfell Art Centre, and discussed the images with Darren. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:02false838fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496835D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, goats in Iceland! Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-04-20-of-faar-islenskar-geitur-473237 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:11:02false837fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496834D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Súpa Daxins. Súpa Daxins are Chanté Sandiford, Trowsty, Atli Steinn, and Roberto Heurich - a Reykjavík band who blend elements of indie rock, R&B, and dream pop. Darren met (three-quarters of) the band, just after the release of their debut single, "Insecure". RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:11:45false836fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496833D0.mp3Municipal elections in Iceland are under two weeks away. In east Iceland this Thursday, a chance to meet the candidates running in Múlaþing. W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland (https://www.facebook.com/womeniniceland), in collaboration with Austurbrú, invites residents of Múlaþing of foreign origin to learn all about the elections and meet the candidates on May 7th at Sláturhúsið Menningarmiðstöð in Egilsstaðir (https://www.facebook.com/events/s/all-about-elections-and-meet-t/1512843670175768/) The event is hosted by Daria Andronachi, board member of W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland, and Darren's guest today. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 05 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:08false835fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496832D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Dr. Kristín Jónína Taylor - the Icelandic-American concert pianist and researcher dedicating her skills to Icelandic classical composers. Kristín (https://kristinjoninataylor.com/) is based in Omaha, Nebraska, where she is Associate Professor of Piano. She grew up in a "very Icelandic household", not least due to her Icelandic mum, and has dedicated much of her work to Icelandic music, most especially composers such as Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson and Jón Nordal. She joined Darren to discuss her work, and Icelandic classical composition. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 04 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:35:30false834fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496831D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in a bonus episode of Auðskilið! Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, an extra episode, for May Day! Follow along with the text here: Í dag er fyrsti maí - verkalýðsdagurinn. Í dag er þakkað fyrir framlag verkafólks og vinnu stéttarfélaganna. Haldið er upp á daginn í ýmsum fleiri löndum en á Íslandi. Íslendingar halda upp á hann með kröfugöngum og ræðum. Stéttarfélög og starfsgreinasambönd skipuleggja viðburði um allt land. Flestir skólar eru lokaðir og verslanir líka. Fyrsta maí kröfuganga var farin fyrst á Íslandi árið 1923. Þá var verkafólk til dæmis með kröfur um átta stunda vinnudag. Þetta er einn af almennum frídögum á Íslandi. Þeir eru líka stundum kallaðir rauðir dagar. Það eru tveir þannig í viðbót núna í maí - þetta árið þann 14. og þann 25. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 -00000:12:33false833fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496830D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, new work done on eruption risks in southwest Iceland. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-04-21-mest-haetta-i-grindavik-og-hveragerdi-473358 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:17false832fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496829D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - can you help the artist who needs to get her hands on lots of computer sound cards, for a forthcoming installation? Rashelle (SumVivus) is a multi-discipline artist/composer/instrumentalist (voice, harp, piano) based in Reykjavik. She is building a 100+ speaker spatial soundsystem (wall of sound) performance, to take place in early June at Listaháskóli Íslands. She also needs your help. She is looking for sponsorship or any kind of partnership that could allow her to acquire the computer sound cards needed to make it all happen. Contact her here if you can help - sumvivusmusic@gmail.com Darren met Rashelle to find out more. Hear her pieces Dreamer and Champion at the end of the show. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:21:43false831fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496828D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio: studying Icelandic as a second language in the country's university. There are many different ways to pick up the Icelandic language - see many of them here, including our own weekly Auðskilið (https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826) - but what if you want to study more deeply, or more formally? The University of Iceland offers a variety of courses, including diplomas, and a BA. Darren discussed the many options (https://english.hi.is/programmes?combine_namsleit=icelandic&field_fraedasvid_kennsluskra_target_id[70724]=70724) with adjunct lecturers Katelin Marit Parsons and Védís Ragnheiðardóttir. There's more on the introduction events discussed, here - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085708326411 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:18:09false830fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496827D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the works of artist Guðrún Kristjáns­dóttir. Guðrún (https://gudrun.is) is fascinated by the relationship between nature and man, shaped by the weather, light, and landscapes of Iceland. In her paintings, nature appears as an ever-changing process. Four decades of her work are now on display at Kjarvalsstaðir (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/gudrun-kristjansdottir-traces), which is where Darren met her, and exhibition curator Sunna Ástþórsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:25:42false829fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496826D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - many people's first and last sight in Iceland. Keflavík International Airport isn't the only way into or out of Iceland - but for most people leaving or entering the country, it is where they'll do so. In a conversation recorded on April 16, Darren toured the ever-expanding facility with Maren Lind Másdóttir, Chief Airport Development and Infrastructure Officer, and Grétar Már Garðarsson, Director, Airlines & Marketing. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:35:52false828fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496825D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, it's all about The First Day Of Summer! Follow along with the text here: Í dag er sumardagurinn fyrsti á Íslandi. Sumri er fagnað á fyrsta fimmtudegi eftir 18. apríl á hverju ári. Hann er opinber frídagur, þannig að margir eru í fríi úr vinnu þann dag. Dagurinn kemur úr gamla íslenska dagatalinu, sem skipti árinu bara í tvær árstíðir. Þær voru vetur og sumar. Hátíðardagurinn í dag markar upphaf gamla mánaðarins Hörpu. Það er fyrsti mánuður sumars samkvæmt gamla dagatalinu. Dagurinn í dag snýst ekki um veðrið - heldur um formleg árstíðaskipti. Samkvæmt gömlum hefðum athugar fólk hvort hitastig fari undir frostmark nóttina fyrir sumardaginn fyrsta. Ef það gerist er sagt að vetur og sumar hafi frosið saman, og það er talið spá fyrir um hlýtt sumar. Skrúðgöngur, skemmtanir og fleiri viðburðir eru haldnir víða um land. Krakkar fá stundum sumargjafir, sem er hefð allt frá 16. öld. Dagurinn var líka kallaður yngismeyjadagur. Þá máttu ungir menn játa hrifningu sína á stúlkum sem þeim líkaði við. Þessi hefð var svipuð og bóndadagurinn og konudagurinn í janúar og febrúar. Sumarið er hér með byrjað og stendur fram á fyrsta vetrardag. Hann verður laugardaginn 24. október í ár. Fyrsti vetrardagur var líka opinber frídagur í gamla daga, allt til 1744. Því miður er hann það ekki lengur! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:44false827fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496824D0.mp3„Jafn aðgengi” (“Equal Access”) is a project by W.O.M.E.N. in Iceland (https://www.facebook.com/womeniniceland/), created by women for women, to strengthen knowledge, participation, and equality among women of foreign origin living in Iceland. It is funded by the Welfare and Human Rights Council of Kópavogur. The second event in the “Jafnt aðgengi - Equal Access” series at Kópavogur library on April 30 (https://www.facebook.com/events/800015839292718) brings together experts and women from the community for a panel discussion on inclusion, social participation, and empowerment. The conversation will be moderated by Sanna Arthur - Darren's guest today. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:07false826fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496823D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, events this Saturday for immigrant residents and voters, as the municipal elections draw closer. The My Vote - My Voice Workshop (https://www.facebook.com/events/26749627584665821/) is free and open to all immigrant residents and voters who want to learn more about municipal government, its role, their own democratic rights, the upcoming elections (https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-04-15-ruv-english-radio-icelands-municipal-elections-2026-472835), and how to vote. There follows an Open Meeting in English (https://www.facebook.com/events/2748168602209220/) with representatives of all parties and lists running in the capital. That meeting will also be streamed here - https://vimeo.com/event/5884379 Darren spoke to Stella Suparman and Anastasia Podara, from Indonesia and Greece respectively, about the workshop and the meeting. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:19:59false825fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496822D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the musician who wanted his recording studio to be powered by renewable energy - and so moved from his native Greece, to Iceland. Dimitrios Nevros has lived in Iceland for four years. He's an electronic musician whose work as Arso (https://soundcloud.com/arsorf) spans a wide range of genres, and who collaborates with Icelandic rappers and hip-hop artists, working from his home studio in Ásbrú. Darren met Dimitrios to hear his music and his story. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:42false824fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496821D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the cultural treasure at the heart of Akureyri. The Flóra Culture House (https://www.floraflora.is/home-english) sits in the building Sigurhæðir, in the centre of Iceland's northern capital. It works with artists, designers, farmers and other creative minds, offering studio space. It also hosts events and cultural projects, and sells and shows artists' works and items. It fully reopens for the summer season in May - Darren visited during off-season preparations to hear more, from manager and founder Kristín Þóra Kjartansdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:25:01false823fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496820D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the arctic tern flies back to Iceland. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-04-09-krian-er-komin-snemma-472267 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:09:48false822fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496819D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - elections to municipalities (councils) are coming up right across Iceland - here's everything you need to know. Municipal elections (https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-27-municipal-elections-2026-dont-miss-your-chance-to-vote-465141) take place in Iceland on Saturday 16 May. But who has the right to vote? Where does voting happen? And what are these elections actually for? The answers to these and many other questions today come courtesy of Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Ph.D., Head of Faculty and Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Iceland's Faculty of Political Science. Darren spoke to Eva Marín earlier today. There's more information at island.is (https://island.is/en/p/municipal-elections-2026) RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:22:24false821fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496818D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio: art meets activism in Iceland. A free event at Reykjavík's Nordic House tomorrow (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/artivism-as-a-catalyst-for-wellbeing-economies/) brings together Icelandic and global voices from the Global Artivism movement and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, to examine how art intersects with economic system change. Kumi Naidoo, former leader of Greenpeace International and Amnesty International, and co-founder of the Global Artivism Initiative and President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, will be joined onstage by Icelandic artists and changemakers. Darren spoke to Kumi to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:05false820fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496817D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - is it impossible to take a bad photograph of Iceland? Iceland's national airline, Icelandair, want to prove that even the worst photographer can take great photos of Iceland. And if you are that photographer - wherever in the world you are - they want to hear from you. (https://www.icelandair.com/flights/campaign/really-bad-photographer/) Darren spoke to Icelandair's communications manager Gísli S. Brynjólfsson, about the wonderful opportunity that awaits a terrible photographer. And this photo is Darren's attempt to win! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:15false819fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496816D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, family doctor provision in Iceland. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-03-06-allir-gaetu-fengid-heimilislaekni-468963 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:27false818fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496815D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the next phase of the big collective "sew-in" that's been happening since last September. Over the past few months, Reykjavik residents have been sewing quilt blocks of their own design at local library workshops across the city. They were made with recycled bed covers. Now, a 3-day event at Reykjavík Maritime Museum (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/events/saumum-saman-island-679971) will see the blocks sewn together to create a large quilt-top to be exhibited (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/events/saumum-saman-island-syning-a-sumardaginn-fyrsta-691340) at the Árbær Open Air Museum First Day of Summer celebration on April 23. You can be part of this exciting next step! Darren caught up again (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-10-17-ruv-english-radio-quilting-in-arbaer-456438) with quilting artist Christalena Hughmanick to hear more. ** This week's episode of language-learning strand Auðskilið will appear tomorrow. ** RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:55false817fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496814D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the relaxed artistic get-togethers coming to Breiðholt over the next ten Fridays. GETA is a non-profit which promotes a caring and inclusive multicultural society through the arts. It is bringing its very successful Get Together meet-ups to Gerðuberg City Library in Breiðholt. The events (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/children/get-together) are creative art gatherings for refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants, but also anyone seeking connection and community. No artistic experience is needed, and it's all free - Fridays, April 10 to June 10 (except May 1), from 2pm to 4pm. Darren spoke to Yi Jen, Fanny, Ríma and Jorika; the team behind the events. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:12:24false816fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496813D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits another Icelandic island - although this one sits within the town of Blönduós. Hrútey island sits in the river Blanda, in the north Iceland town of Blönduós. A nature reserve, it is covered with grass, with bushes and trees growing, while many species of non-marine birds also call this place home. The pedestrian bridge linking the town to the island has a fascinating history too; built in the 19th century, then moved twice, before fulfilling its current role. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:06:14false815fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496812D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - why is Bíó Paradís winning rave reviews from all kinds of places? The cinema Bíó Paradís (https://bioparadis.is), in the heart of Reykjavík, has long been a place to celebrate cinema, both Icelandic, and the cinematic offerings of many different cultures and countries. After picking up spots in the "best of" lists of Variety and Time Out magazines, it has also just won similar plaudits from UK newspaper The Financial Times. And its new bar has effortlessly become one of the capital's coolest hangouts. Darren felt it was time for another visit, and spoke to programme director Ása Baldursdóttir, and managing director Hrönn Sveinsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:44:31false814fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496811D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in the North Iceland town of Húsavík. The Húsavík Whale Museum (https://www.hvalasafn.is/en/) has an extensive collection of exhibits, including 13 real whale skeletons, interactive displays, and presentations. The museum also provides insight into whale biology, behavior, conservation efforts, and the history of whaling in Iceland. Darren spoke to the museum's Garðar Þröstur Einarsson to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:02false813fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496810D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, it's all about Easter! Follow along with the text here: Í dag er fyrsti dagur páskafrísins á Íslandi. Það er fimm daga fríhelgi, sem byrjar í dag og endar á mánudaginn. Í dag er skírdagur. Á morgun er föstudagurinn langi. Á sunnudag er páskadagur. Og á mánudag er annar í páskum. Margar búðir eru lokaðar á föstudaginn langa og páskadag, og margar aðrar eru með styttri opnunartíma hina dagana. Einhverjar sundlaugar eru opnar, en með styttri opnun. Vínbúðin er lokuð alla helgina, nema á laugardaginn. Á Ísafirði er tónlistarhátíðin Aldrei fór ég suður haldin 3. og 4. apríl. Það er mjög vinsæll viðburður á Vestfjörðum. Páskaegg urðu fyrst algeng á Íslandi í kringum 1920. Árið 1925 birtist auglýsing um páskaegg, þar sem sagði: „Fjölbreytt úrval og margar gerðir. Súkkulaði og ekta marsipan.“ Um miðjan fjórða áratuginn voru Nói-Siríus og Freyja byrjuð að framleiða páskaegg. Þessi fyrirtæki eru enn til. Í eggin er sett alls konar nammi og svo er málshátturinn ómissandi. Önnur dæmigerð páskahefð er að hafa páskakvöldverð með stórfjölskyldunni, með lambalæri á páskadag. Brúnaðar kartöflur, rauðkál, grænar baunir og rabarbarasulta eru höfð sem meðlæti. Margir Íslendingar nota líka frídagana til að fara á skíði á skíðasvæðum víða um landið. Það, eins og svo margt annað á Íslandi, veltur á veðrinu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:27:38false812fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496809D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Húsavík. The town's Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson is a previous guest on RÚV English Radio, as owner of the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition, and co-founder of Film Húsavík (https://filmhusavik.com/), making use of repurposed equipment from former TV channel N4. He is never short of new ideas though, as Darren found out when he caught up with him again for a chat. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -00000:19:22false811fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496808D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the striking work of artist Hugo Llanes currently showing at the Reykjavík Art Museum - and the memorable use made of some Lýsi fish oil capsules. Hugo Llanes, originally from Mexico and now living and working in Reykjavík, has created Bonita, an alter ego who "inhabits the in-between of cultural identities". His exhibition (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/d54-hugo-llanes-en) is made up of multiple different art mediums - yes, including those capsules - supported by a structure of steel pipes. Darren met Hugo at Gallery D at the museum. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:25:25false810fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496807D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, how AI can help you more successfully navigate the Icelandic job market. Daniel Alberto Lopez is a Computer Science student with a background in regulated work environments. He has gone through the job search process in Iceland himself and knows what makes it difficult for newcomers. Tomorrow at Grófin (Reykjavík City Library, https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/library/grofin-en), he hosts a workshop (https://www.facebook.com/events/2154394728708717) on how AI can help you write and improve your CV and cover letter. The workshop is free and open to all. Darren met Daniel to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:16:08false809fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496806D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, new performances of old music, happening in the capital from this weekend. Reykjavík Early Music Festival (https://reykjavikearly.is/dagskrá-en) is the first international early music festival in Reykjavík, which was launched in March 2024 in Harpa. It all kicks off on Sunday. Darren met with organiser, and one of the performers, Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir, to hear about the eclectic programme, and early Icelandic music. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:14:08false808fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496805D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the costs of preschool services. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-03-05-dyrara-ad-hafa-born-i-leikskola-468866 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:09:41false807fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496804D0.mp3On RÚV English Radio, we're always on the lookout for new ways to learn the Icelandic language. Icelandic AI is a very interesting addition. After years of teaching teaching Icelandic, Sandra Juzbašić saw the difficulties faced by real people with real lives. With Chris Ayliffe, she founded Icelandic AI (https://icelandic.ai/), which uses new technology to capture and convey her successful lessons and teaching style, in a convenient way. Darren met Sandra and Chris to learn more! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:18:25false806fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496803D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another look at Listasafnið á Akureyri - the Akureyri Art Museum - and another exhibition showing there. Aðflæði (https://www.listak.is/en/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/gudmundur-armann) is a retrospective exhibition from Guðmundur Ármann‘s 65 year career, the oldest work from 1970. The exhibition traces his moves from realistic to abstract. Paintings, prints and drawings play the main role, but one can also see a few 3D works created from battered pieces of wood. Darren spoke to Guðmundur Ármann and curator Magnús Helgason, at Listasafnið á Akureyri. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:15:28false805fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496802D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio flies into Akureyri International Airport, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, and connecting the north of Iceland to the world like never before. Major changes took place at north Iceland's airport, Akureyri (https://www.innanlandsflugvellir.is/en/akureyri-airport/), in 2024. A new 1,000 square metre terminal building opened - complete with duty free - reflecting its growing international services and ambitions, serving countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and others. Darren met airport manager Hermann Jóhannesson for a chat - and a trip onto the runway. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:14:25false804fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496801D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Iceland's only amateur orchestra - who perform in Seltjarnarneskirkja tomorrow afternoon. Sinfóníuhljómsveit áhugamanna (https://ahugasinfonia.is/index.php) are gearing up for another of their regular performances at Seltjarnarneskirkja, the church in Seltjarnarnes, tomorrow (https://tix.is/event/21156/sinfoniuhljomsveit-ahugamanna). The orchestra is led by composer Oliver Kentish, who talked to Darren about the event, his life in Iceland, and the orchestra itself. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:57false803fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496800D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the latest from Grindavík. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-03-10-rifa-hus-i-grindavik-469410 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:15:17false802fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5496799D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the return of Stockfish. The Stockfish Film & Industry Festival (https://stockfishfestival.is/en/) is a ten-day celebration of cinema for audiences and filmmakers alike - and it all kicks off tomorrow. Darren once again met festival director Dögg Mósesdóttir to hear about what's ahead. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:16:12false801fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453544D1.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an iconic Reykjavík venue is about to reopen its doors. Originally built in 1962 as a home for music and cinema, and later known as Vinabær, Tónabíó is reopening, for all kinds of events, from 19 to 21 March (see here https://www.facebook.com/events/3140414916160734/ and here https://www.facebook.com/events/878693308494835/). RVK Brewing Co.’s (https://www.rvkbrewing.com/) taproom is also on site and remains open with 22 taps of beer! Darren met with Maria-Carmela and Einar during last minute preparations. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:11:08false800fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453543D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague, Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:34:48false799fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453542D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the celebration of acoustic Icelandic music coming to the capital next week. The Reykjavík Folk Festival (https://tix.is/en/event/21036/reykjavik-folk-festival-2026) is back for 2026, with the three-day event kicking off next Thursday. Sigmar Þór Matthíasson is the double bassist with the band Brek (https://www.facebook.com/brekband), and one of the organisers of the festival. He told Darren more about what to expect. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:42false798fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453541D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the new bridge being built in south Iceland. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-02-20-thad-kostar-ad-keyra-yfir-nyja-bru-yfir-olfusa-467517 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:09:52false797fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453540D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the discoveries made off Iceland's northern coast which could offer clues about the start of life itself on Earth. National Geographic Explorers are mapping newly found shallow-water hydrothermal vents. Just 11 meters deep, they offer a rare window into early microbial life. The project received a Meridian Grant from the National Geographic Society. Commercial diver and scuba instructor Erlendur Bogason and Geir Borg from Astrid Climate Change have worked with the explorers on the project, including Skylar Tibbits. Darren spoke to all three. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:18:21false796fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453539D0.mp3Many Icelanders have written books - or have a book in them. But do you have a song in you - and would you like some help bringing it out? Tumi Hrannar Pálmason, better known as the artist Flammeus (https://flammeus.bandcamp.com/), is hosting a free songwriting "camp" (https://lagasmidjur.flammeusmusic.com/tonleikar/) at Hof in Akureryi on Friday 3 April - followed by a concert (https://lagasmidjur.flammeusmusic.com/tonleikar/) in which the songs written that day will be performed! You don't need any knowledge or experience, as Darren found out when he spoke to Tumi. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:18:54false795fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453538D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague, the editor of investigative strand Kveikur, Ragnhildur Þrastardóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:25:39false794fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453537D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Sævar Jóhannsson. Fresh from his three nominations last night at the Icelandic Music Awards, composer and pianist Sævar Jóhannsson (https://www.saevarjohannsson.com/about) is ready to perform in entirety his third album Quiet Presence at Tjarnarbíó, this Sunday, at 8pm. (https://tix.is/en/event/20969/quiet-presence-saevar-johannsson-utgafutonleikar) Darren met Sævar to hear more about the new record, and his music. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:58false793fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453536D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, capelin fishing quotas. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-02-18-ekki-meiri-lodna-467356 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:07false792fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453535D0.mp3Today RÚV English Radio is in Akureyri, and has a world exclusive. Sólför (https://linktr.ee/solforband) are a new band from the north, who released their debut single Clockwork Carousel last month. Their new track Resurrection is out on March 6, but you can hear it today, exclusively here on RÚV English Radio. Darren spoke to lead singer Ivan Mendez and bassist Sigfús Jónsson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:19false791fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453534D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland, from RÚV's Akureyri studio. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:23:08false790fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453533D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Sauðárkrókur. Garmune (https://open.spotify.com/artist/167RGHaBUV4KWJqU64rcRP) is a singer-songwriter in the north Iceland town of Sauðárkrókur. She wants to bring her music on a tour of the country's coffee houses - if you know of a kaffihús anywhere in the country that could welcome Garmune and her guitar - contact her here! alinegarmune@gmail.com She has also collaborated remotely, recording vocals in her home studio with Zah-D, and will soon release work with an Icelandic rapper. Darren met Garmune at her home in Sauðárkrókur. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:52false789fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453532D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a step into the future. The future is often described as a far away place we have very little control over, but one day, somewhere, someone imagined that we would live the way we live today. The Future Festival (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/children/future-festival-how-future) invites you to examine these ideas from March 1st to March 14th in the Reykjavik City Library at Grófin. It's all free! Darren spoke to library project managers Fanny Sissoko and Martyna Karolina Daniel. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:14:13false788fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453531D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a double episode. First, Edda is the place to be on Tuesday 4 March at 16:00, for Vendipunktar: Aðfluttar kvenraddir // Turning Points: Immigrant Women’s Voices (https://www.facebook.com/events/1410789764060920/) - the result of conversations with women who arrived in Iceland as asylum seekers and refugees. The performance part of the event weaves together these women's stories with those of a couple of remarkable immigrant women in the Icelandic sagas. Darren spoke to Emily Lethbridge, Associate Research Professor at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, about this fascinating event. Then, a new episode of Icelandic learning strand Auðskilið. Today we look at a ban on energy drinks for under 18s - follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-02-16-flestir-vilja-banna-bornum-ad-kaupa-orkudrykki-467141 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:28:09false787fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453530D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition coming to SÍM Residency this weekend. Three Belgian and three Icelandic artists are taking part in a residency exchange, and this Friday and Saturday see a group exhibition of those Belgian artists at the SÍM artist residency (https://www.sim-residency.info/), Seljavegur 32, in Reykjavík. The focus of their art-science project (https://www.sim-residency.info/event-details/sim-residency-samsyning-drift-tip-the-point-art-earth) is glaciers - landscapes that are visibly changing and disappearing. Darren spoke to artist Kevin Trappeniers and curator Nicolas Baeyens. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:00false786fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453529D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the first of two programmes looking at Listasafnið á Akureyri - the Akureyri Art Museum. Björk Viggósdóttir's Hreyfing fyrir sjón (Movement For Vision) is currently showing (https://www.listak.is/en/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/bjork-viggosdottir) at the museum. Björk creates interactive experiential installations, where older technologies blend with modern technology in visual art. Darren met Björk in her Reykjavík studio. In part II, we'll go to the museum to meet Guðmundur Ármann, and see his retrospective Aðflæði (Influx). RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:09false785fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453528D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview recorded for RÚV's foreign coverage. The foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio programme about foreign affairs, Heimskviður. It is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Many interviews recorded for Heimskviður (https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/dagskra/ras1/2026-02-21/5487771) happen in English, and occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear those conversations. The film Trainspotting is 30 years old, and was enormously popular here in Iceland. It tells the story of a group of friends in Edinburgh who are deeply immersed in heroin use. RÚV's Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir spoke with Kevin Williamson. He was the first to publish Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, initially as short stories in his cultural magazine Rebel Inc. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:12:44false784fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453527D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, moving away, and coming home. Dr. Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir is a previous guest on RÚV English Radio, talking about her "Vikuspá" collection of short stories (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-11-04-ruv-english-radio-dr-karitas-hrundar-palsdottir-icelandic-easy-language-fiction-457810) for adult learners of Icelandic as a second language. She's written a new and very different book, called "Readaptation Narratives in Sojourner Literature" (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-01340-8), which examines the literature of sojourners: migrants who travel freely and by choice, but struggle with the experience of returning home. Darren met Karítas to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:18false783fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453526D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, plans for Iceland's new "national hall". Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-01-27-ny-thjodarholl-byggd-i-vor-465230 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:13:24false782fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453525D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the new music series at Reykjavík's Harpa. Upprásin is a concert series dedicated to the grassroots of Icelandic music, across musical genres. The goal is for music enthusiasts to be able to hear a variety of new Icelandic music, straight from the grassroots, performed in the nation's concert house. Upprásin takes place in Kaldalón hall in Harpa one Tuesday evening a month. You can go along to enjoy the show (https://www.harpa.is/en/events/20247) - or if you make music, apply to play yourself (https://www.harpa.is/en/umsoknareydublad-upprasin-2026-2027) next year. Darren spoke to Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir, Harpa's project manager for programming. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:46false781fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453524D0.mp3Today, Iceland on the small and big screens. Iceland's beauty is often used as a backdrop, or even a character, in TV shows and films. But there is more to the story than simply pointing a camera at a geysir or a volcano. A thriving creative industry exists in the country, creating and telling new stories all the time. Andri Ómarsson is CEO of Glassriver (https://www.glassriver.is/), whose series Cold Haven was selected for the 2026 Berlinale Series Market. He told Darren about the growing success of TV and film making in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:15:57false780fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453523D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Gunnhildur Kjerúlf Birgisdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:22:20false779fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453522D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio: lots of theatre, but no script. From February 20 to March 1, the international unscripted theatre duo Carpe DM (https://www.facebook.com/CarpeDMImprov/), formed by David Christopher and Maria Kolovou, will be in Iceland for a series of performances and workshops in collaboration with Improving Playfully (https://improving-playfully.com). Maria and David Christopher joined Darren on Zoom before their visit to Iceland, for - naturally - an entirely unplanned conversation. You can find links to all the events mentioned in the chat here - https://linktr.ee/davidchristopherimprov RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:26:34false778fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453521D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, changes to how mortgages can be paid using pension savings. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-02-10-nota-sereignasparnad-fyrir-husnaedislan-466604 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:09:32false777fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453520D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the cinema classic coming to Bíó Paradís with a fun live twist. The Rocky Horror Picture Show screens this Friday (the 13th...) at 9pm (https://bioparadis.is/mynd/27_the-rocky-horror-picture-show/). But alongside the big screen, a live shadow cast performs and adds to the mayhem! Darren met Kjartan and Natalie (Frank'n'Furter and Janet, respectively), to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:26false776fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453519D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another new book for Icelandic language learners. Previous RÚV English Radio guest (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-02-04-ruv-english-radio-leitin-ad-ordum-the-search-for-words-435071) Kristín Guðmundsdóttir joins Darren again today to talk about her new book, Handan dalanna (Beyond the Valleys). It's aimed at helping learners master more than just grammar, also focusing on cultural fluency - the language's idioms, phrases, and unwritten rules. The book has 12 illustrated stories to explain common linguistic hurdles. You can get your copy directly from Kristín - bookskb20@gmail.com RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:20false775fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453518D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Erla María Davíðsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:24:11false774fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453517D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the new Young Adult novel inspired by, and set in, Iceland. Sarah Holding's sixth novel, Road To True North (https://www.sarah-holding.com/shop/p/road-to-true-north), follows troubled Olly as he's taken on a trip around Iceland by his dad Sean. Iceland - and Sarah's love for the country - plays a big role in the novel, as she told Darren. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:44false773fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453516D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the news of 2G and 3G mobile switchoff. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-01-22-virkar-siminn-thinn-i-nyju-simkerfi-464634 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:14:57false772fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453515D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the site that gathers over 100 different ways to learn Icelandic. Patrick Puelmanns, originally from Germany and now living in Iceland, has gathered together a feast of Icelandic language learning resources (including RÚV English Radio's own weekly Auðskilið programmes). The site, wheretolearnicelandic.org, is completely free to use - https://www.wheretolearnicelandic.org/ Patrick also welcomes suggestions for other links and resources - hae@wheretolearnicelandic.org Darren met Patrick (and two wonderful Icelandic speaking Dalmatians) to hear more! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:21false771fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453514D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music made in Vesturbær by Ea Akilat. Musician Sinah (https://www.ea-akilat.com/about) has lived in Reykjavík for nearly three years, and is working towards her Ea Akilat (https://ffm.to/ea_akilat_run) project releasing an album this year. Her music blends electronic and organic instruments, with bass guitars and ethereal vocals. She's also collaborated with previous RÚV English Radio guest Kuusi. Darren met Sinah to hear more about her work. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:19:07false770fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453513D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, new exhibitions coming to the Nordic House at the end of this week. Ripples: Shifting Realities in the Arctic (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/ripples-shifting-realities-in-the-arctic/) brings together artists and scientists to explore the environmental, cultural, and perceptual changes currently unfolding in the Arctic. Running alongside that is The North (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/nordrid-barnasyning/), largely by and for children, creating a space inspired by northern nature, glaciers, and fairytale worlds. Darren spoke to curator Ásthildur Jónsdóttir, and from the Nordic House, Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:51false769fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453512D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the poetry slam hitting the capital in just over a week! Poetry Slam 2026 comes to Grófin on February 6, which is also Museum Night. Jón Magnús Arnarsson is one of this year's judges and a former Poetry Slam champion. But what is a "poetry slam"? Jón explained, and demonstrated, to Darren. And if you want to take part - you have until this Sunday (February 1) to register: https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/poetry-slam RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:23:47false768fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453511D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic - https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-19-learn-icelandic-with-ruv-english-radio-463826 In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the news that residents in south Iceland want Route 1 rerouted for safety reasons. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-01-23-folk-vill-faera-veg-464757 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:06false767fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453510D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, making time - and space - for reading. Reykjavík's Nordic House (https://nordichouse.is/en/) invites you to come and read in peace and quiet, every Thursday morning from 7.30 until 10, starting tomorrow. There are many books available in the Nordic languages - or, of course, you can bring your own book, or magazines, or Kindle, and read in any language! Darren spoke to Silje Beite Løken at the Nordic House, to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:07:40false766fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453509D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of composer Anna Þorvaldsdóttir. Anna (https://www.annathorvalds.com) is one of Iceland's most celebrated composers, and her work is widely performed throughout Europe and across the US. Nature never seems far from her music and its detailed orchestral scores. Anna is back in Iceland for a few days before resuming her busy schedule elsewhere. She spoke to Darren about her music and its composition. The episode ends with Anna's ARCHORA (https://www.annathorvalds.com/archora-aion-2023) in full, performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, and recorded in Harpa in 2022. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:38:17false765fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453508D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Sebastian Óli Guðmundsson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:29:49false764fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453507D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's time once again to preview Dark Music Days. Dark Music Days (https://www.darkmusicdays.is/en/home-22/) is an Icelandic contemporary music festival held annually in Reykjavík. Held during some of the darkest days of winter, it provides the foremost platform for showcasing innovative and progressive contemporary music in Iceland. It's been running since 1980, and this year's festival kicks off next week. Darren was guided through the days by one of the curators, Þráinn Hjálmarsson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:16:59false763fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453506D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the news of some apparently unfair parking charges. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-01-08-thad-a-ad-breyta-logum-um-bilastaedi-463246 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:12:20false762fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453505D0.mp3The French Film Festival comes to Reykjavík for the 26th year, this Friday. The French Film Festival (https://bioparadis.is/vidburdir/franska-kvikmyndahatidin-2026/) is the oldest film festival in Iceland. It's organised by French Embassy in Iceland, the Alliance Française in Reykjavík, and Bíó Paradís. Darren spoke to Alexandre Labruffe, director of Alliance Française, and Anna Björnsson, communications officer at the French Embassy. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:11:07false761fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453504D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Canadians of Icelandic heritage who are on a search for history's lost Vikings. Quest for the Lost Vikings (https://superchannel.ca/series/quest-for-the-lost-vikings) is a new documentary TV series about modern day explorers on a mission to discover the truth about their Viking heritage. Winnipeggers Johann Sigurdson, David Collette, and Mackenzie Collette grew up listening to stories about their Viking ancestors living in North America over 1,000 years ago. Their research revealed there may have been Viking trade and travel for another 500 years before Columbus “discovered” America and so the family took their experience to uncover the truth. Darren spoke to David and Johann about their amazing journey. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:25:50false760fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453503D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Magnús Geir Eyjólfsson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:22:51false759fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453502D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Núna, made on the island of Hrísey. Núna (https://nnamusic1.bandcamp.com) is the project of musician and painter Scott, working on Hrísey using home-made analogue synthesisers. So far he has released three albums, one for each of the last three months of the year. Darren spoke to Scott about his love of making and playing analogue synths, and the music he's made in Iceland's far north. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:16:52false758fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453501D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the news that in Iceland, the holiday season saw some very high temperatures. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2026-01-06-mjog-heitt-i-desember-463054 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:01false757fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453500D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Sæfari. Atli Sævar Guðmundsson makes music as Sæfari (https://saefari.com/home). The singer-songwriter released an album of new songs in 2024, and also is looking forward to putting together more concert series in Reykjavík, showcasing the work of other musicians. Darren met Atli Sævar to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:23:39false756fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453499D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Belgian songwriter who loved Icelandic music so much, she moved here. Fien records under the name Kuusi (https://www.kuusi.be). In Belgium, she found herself completely fascinated by various Icelandic artists like Ólafur Arnalds, Ásgeir, and Múm. The fascination never left her, and so she moved here for a deeper dive into the country's music scene. Darren met Fien to hear her story, and more about the music she makes as Kuusi. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:17:26false755fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453498D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland - coming today from RÚV's Borgarnes studio. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:26:27false754fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453497D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Khairkhan. Khairkhan is a Mongolian musician living in Iceland. He makes music based on traditional folk music from his hometown, which is one of the 28 clans of Mongolia today. He told Darren about his music (https://soundcloud.com/monkhe-khairkhan), his life here in Iceland, and about the similarities between his new and old homes. Khairkhan is performing in Reykjavík, at the city library (https://www.facebook.com/events/1157977966263297), Harpa (https://www.harpa.is/vidburdir/20142), and Hannesarholt (https://www.facebook.com/events/3533170640167466). RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:20:34false753fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453496D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Today, the news that here in Iceland, we perhaps aren't making the healthiest food choices. Follow along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-12-03-islendingar-borda-ohollan-mat-460440 RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:08:06false752fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453495D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Ásahreppur. In a building which is part stable, part recording studio, musician Joel Durksen has been assembling his new album under the name Spouses. Joel is also part of Saga Musica (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-11-06-ruv-english-radio-saga-musica-revisited-426557), a project featuring performances of stories from the Icelandic Sagas, set to music and words. Darren met Joel again to hear more about his new music (https://ditto.fm/splinter-single). Joel also plays at IÐNÓ (https://www.idno.is/) on February 15. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:18:18false751fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453494D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the beauty found in unexpected places. J. Pasila is a Canadian visual artist who lives in Siglufjordur for half of each year. Since 2012, she has made prints and short videos from roadside traffic web cameras located around the Icelandic countryside. These lo-res images are fascinating and beautiful, and sometimes surreal. An exhibition of the work opens in Akureyri this Saturday (https://myndlistarfelagid.is/j-pasila/). J joined Darren to discuss her work, and her love of and longing for Iceland as seen through webcams. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, celebrating Icelandic culture, art, music, language, and more. Let us know where you're listening - in Iceland, or around the world - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this episode and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV .Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:14:54false750fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453493D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:24:26false749fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453492D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's text, about the 2026 solar eclipse: Margt fólk á Íslandi er spennt fyrir árinu 2026. Það er af því að í ágúst sést almyrkvi á sólu frá landinu. Almyrkvi á sólu verður þegar tunglið fer nákvæmlega á milli jarðarinnar og sólarinnar. Það hylur sólina alveg í stutta stund. Í nokkrar mínútur breytist dagsbirtan í myrkur. Hitastig getur fallið, og dýr geta hagað sér eins og það sé komið kvöld. Skuggi tunglsins fellur á jörðina í ákveðinni slóð. Síðdegis miðvikudaginn 12. ágúst 2026 mun þessi slóð liggja yfir mest af vesturhluta Íslands. Lengsta tímabil myrkurs, eða almyrkvi, verður á Látrabjargi. Þar verður hann í tvær mínútur og þrettán sekúndur. Í Reykjavík verður almyrkvinn í nákvæmlega eina mínútu. Mjög margir ferðamenn ætla að koma til landsins til að sjá almyrkvann. Undirbúningur fyrir komu þeirra er byrjaður á mörgum stöðum. Hótelherbergi á almyrkvadaginn eru mörg uppbókuð á vesturhluta Íslands og hafa verið í mörg ár. Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00000:10:55false748fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453491D0.mp3Throughout the year, RÚV English Radio celebrates all of Iceland. Join us for a trip around the country, to just some of the places outside the capital area which we visited in 2025. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -00002:02:00false747fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453490D0.mp3On 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. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:34:36false746fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453489D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we look ahead to the last day of the year. You'll need snacks for your new year gathering, as you watch Áramótaskaupið (https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/ruv2/2025-12-31/5460063). Luckily, we have Wiktor Pálsson, chef at Reykjavík's Lóla restaurant, on hand with some ideas. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:23:24false745fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453488D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the celebration of fifty years of a religious life, twenty-five of them in Iceland. Sister Selestína is one of four Carmelites of the Divine Heart of Jesus currently living in Iceland, in a parish that stretches over 500 kilometres. Originally from Croatia, she passed through Brazil before finding her home here in Iceland, in Akureyri. Darren spoke to her about her remarkable life, and her celebration of fifty years' service. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:58false744fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453487D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's text, about the approaching new year celebrations - and what Iceland gets up to on 31 December: Næsta vika er síðasta vika ársins 2025. Það er nýársgleði til að hlakka til á Íslandi. Margt fólk fer á áramótabrennu. Mörg sveitarfélög skipuleggja viðburði. Mjög margir kaupa líka flugelda. Þeir sprengja flugeldana á gamlárskvöld, 31. desember. Á því kvöldi horfa líka eiginlega allir á Íslandi á sjónvarpsþátt sem heitir Áramótaskaupið. Það er gamanþáttur sem gerir grín að mörgu sem gerðist á árinu. Flestir á Íslandi tala saman um hvað þeim fannst um þáttinn þegar þeir hittast á nýju ári. Þátturinn er sýndur á RÚV. Hann er líka með enskum texta á RÚV 2, og á netinu. Þú getur horft á hann hvar sem er. Eftir áramótaskaupið sprengir fólk fullt af flugeldum. Himinninn er fullur af litum og látum um leið og nýju ári er fagnað á miðnætti. Næsta fimmtudag, 1. janúar, hefst árið 2026. Gleðilegt ár frá RÚV English! Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:42false743fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453486D0.mp3Gleðileg jól! Time to take a look at the incredible year enjoyed by VÆB - the brothers Hálfdán Helgi and Matthías Davíð - if only to find out why they have "33" tattooed on their ankles... RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:30:51false742fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453485D0.mp3It's Aðfangadagur! Time to get even more into the mood... Bjarni Snæbjörnsson (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-04-23-ruv-english-radio-musical-styles-in-salurinn-441732) is an actor, performer, singer, and writer. Here, he joins Darren to pick his favourite festive tunes, and reflect on happy childhood Christmases in his home town of Tálknafjörður, in Iceland's Westfjords. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00001:12:53false741fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453484D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the furry friends in Fellabær. Just outside Fellabær, you can find the home of a small but growing family of very friendly reindeer. Darren visited the Reindeer Park (https://reindeerpark.is/index.php/en/) to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:55false740fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453483D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the wonderful idea contained in a Christmas letter. Magni Kristjánsson, a former sea captain, was a childhood friend of artist Tryggvi Ólafsson. In 2000, Magni wrote a lengthy Christmas letter to his friend, suggesting that there ought to be a museum of his work, in his old hometown of Neskaupstaður. That jól letter led ultimately to the opening of the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection (https://tryggvasafn.is/the-art-collection/) in the town. Darren viewed the works in Neskaupstaður, in the company of Árni Pétur Árnason. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:33false739fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453482D0.mp3An extra Sunday edition today, looking at the winter solstice, and what it has meant in Iceland. 3.03pm on Sunday 21 December marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere this year. The winter solstice is the moment the Sun appears to stand still, directly above the Tropic of Capricorn. It leaves the northern hemisphere with less sunlight and consequently its maximum amount of darkness. It's a rather special time in Iceland, as Björk Bjarnadóttir (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-12-13-ruv-english-radio-at-christmas-and-new-year-430835), environmental folklorist and ethnologist, explains to Darren. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -00000:38:02false738fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453481D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, where we preview Jól! Here's the text, to follow along: Í næstu viku eru jólin. Í gamla daga skreyttu margir Íslendingar ekki heima hjá sér fyrr en á Þorláksmessu. Þorláksmessa er til minningar um Þorlák helga Þórhallsson, aðaldýrling Íslands. Hann dó árið 1193, þann 23. desember. Sá dagur er þekktur sem Þorláksmessa. Margir segja enn að þá byrji jólin í raun og veru. Skata, kæstur og lyktandi fiskur er vanalega borðaður á þeim degi. Næsta dag, 24. desember byrja jólin formlega klukkan sex um kvöldið. Dagurinn er kallaður aðfangadagur. Kvöldverður fyrir fjölskylduna er um kvöldið 24. - ekki þann 25. Ólíkt mörgum löndum, þá opna Íslendingar jólagjafirnar um kvöldið 24. desember, vanalega eftir kvöldmatinn. Á Íslandi er 25. desember kallaður jóladagur, og er mun rólegri og afslappaðri en 24. desember. Flestir eru heima, slappa af og njóta rólegs morguns eftir hátíðina kvöldið áður. Síðan er 26. desember kallaður annar í jólum. Hann er líka almennur frídagur og er endirinn á aðal jóladögunum. Margar búðir, kaffihús, veitingahús, bíó og sundlaugar opna aftur eða eru opin á sérstökum tíma yfir hátíðina. Frá öllum hér á RÚV English - gleðileg jól! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:43false737fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453480D0.mp3RÚV English Radio's festive schedule kicks off with a look around at our Jól decorations! Kristín Vala Breiðfjörð is head of Heimilisiðnaðarfélag Íslands - The Icelandic Handicraft Association. Who better to guide Darren through the look and feel of an Icelandic jól? RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:28:43false736fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453479D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the town of Seyðisfjörður, in the east of Iceland. The Technical Museum (https://tekmus.is/en/) tells many stories of transformations. Today, how the second world war echoes down through the decades here, and the contribution made by working women to the town around the turn of the 20th century. Darren makes the last of three visits to the museum today, in the company of Katla Rut Pétursdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:19false735fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453478D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the town of Seyðisfjörður, in the east of Iceland. The Technical Museum (https://tekmus.is/en/) tells many stories of transformations. Today, the major landslide in 2020 which severely damaged the museum itself, and the impact of avalanches and landslides here in the east. Darren makes the second of three visits to the museum today, in the company of Katla Rut Pétursdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:32false734fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453477D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Haukur Holm. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:28:44false733fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453476D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the town of Seyðisfjörður, in the east of Iceland. The Technical Museum (https://tekmus.is/en/) tells many stories of transformations: the importance of technology in this part of Iceland, the contribution made by working women to the town around the turn of the 20th century, and of course, the major landslide in 2020 which severely damaged the museum itself. Darren makes the first of three upcoming visits today, in the company of Katla Rut Pétursdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:19false732fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453475D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's text, about Japanese zoos requesting Icelandic puffins: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-12-01-japan-vildi-fa-lunda-460331 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:57false731fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453474D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the new exhibition opening this Friday. An exhibition (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/events/opnun-utskriftarsyning-ljosmyndaskolans-670867) featuring the graduation works of students who just have completed their diploma in Creative Photography from the School of Photography, begins on 12 December at 4pm. It opens and runs at Reykjavík Museum of Photography until 11 January, and admission is free. Darren spoke to one of the students, Íris Hadda. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:46false730fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453473D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Fáskrúðsfjörður, in the Eastfjords of Iceland. Fáskrúðsfjörður has a historical link to French influence due to the presence of French fishermen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who established a station in the area for processing and salting fish. The remnants of these structures, including some houses and buildings, are known locally as the "French houses." Darren was guided around this remarkable site (https://www.fjardabyggd.is/menning/sofn/frakkar-a-islandsmidum) by Árni Pétur Árnason. You can visit beyond summer opening hours by appointment - sofn@fjardabyggd.is RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:29:40false729fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453472D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Guðmundur Atli Hlynsson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:41:40false728fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453471D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a retrospective showing the astonishing work of Icelandic video artist, Steina. The Icelandic artist Steina is internationally known as a pioneer in video and new media art, and is also a major influence on contemporary art in Iceland. Steina: Playback (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/steina-vasulka-2025-en) is the first major retrospective of Steina's work in Iceland, and shows across both the The National Gallery of Iceland and the Reykjavík Art Museum. Darren spoke to co-curator Markús Þór Andrésson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:57false727fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453470D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in the latest weekly episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about the pricing of cancer drugs: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-11-15-tharf-meiri-pening-i-lyf-458912 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:57false726fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453469D0.mp3The Latin American Film Festival Reykjavík 2025 gets underway from today, December 3rd. Films from Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-11-27-iceland-links-with-latin-america-caribbean-through-film-and-food-459905) come to the capital's Bíó Paradís (https://bioparadis.is/vidburdir/latin-american-film-festival-2025/). It's a celebration of arts and culture, strengthening ties between Iceland and the Latin American & Caribbean region through film, food, and music. Darren met with festival curator Hugo Llanes. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:39false725fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453468D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Reyðarfjörður. Íslenska stríðsárasafnið (The Icelandic War Museum) (https://www.fjardabyggd.is/menning/sofn/islenska-stridsarasafnid) in Reyðarfjörður was built in 1995 with the aim of letting visitors travel back to the period of Iceland's wartime occupation. Darren met once again with Árni Pétur Árnason to find out more. Again, the museum is open outside of the summer season by appointment - email sofn@fjardabyggd.is RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:34:43false724fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453467D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -00000:25:22false723fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453466D0.mp3It's another double episode today from RÚV English Radio. First, we look ahead to Monday, Sovereignty Day in Iceland. On that day 107 years ago, Iceland was officially recognised by Denmark as a sovereign nation. Árbær Open Air Museum and various Icelandic cultural associations invite you to join the festivities (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/events/1-des-a-arbaejarsafni-670636). It's all free! Darren speaks to chair of the Icelandic Handicraft Association, Kristín Vala Breiðfjörð. Then, Reykjavík's status as surely the world's greatest Christmas city moves into top gear this weekend. Guðmundur Birgir Halldórsson, Event Manager at Reykjavík City, guides Darren through tomorrow (https://reykjavik.is/en/my-reykjavik/events#/event/670724) and Sunday, and into December. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:54false722fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453465D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a double episode: our usual learning Icelandic show, and the policies shaping multiculturalism within the City of Reykjavík over the next four years. First, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about new laws in Iceland around disability. Find the accompanying text here: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-11-13-sveitarfelog-thurfa-peninga-fyrir-fatlad-folk-458810 Then, Darren heads to City Hall, and speaks to Sabine Leskopf, chair of Reykjavik Human Rights Council, about the city's multiculturalism policies and the consultation which is now underway. (https://reykjavik.is/en/news/2025/multicultural-policy-enters-public-consultation) RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:25:47false721fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453464D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, your third (and last for the moment) chance to see the piece which closed this year's Reykjavík Dance Festival. Látið blómin tala / Song of the Rebel Flower (https://tix.is/event/20635/latid-blomin-tala) is a transgressive dance and music piece that plays with Icelandic music tradition and touches on topics related to queerness and identity. It's created and performed by Felix Urbina, a Mexican dance artist who has been living in Reykjavik for seven years. Darren met Felix to hear more about the piece, which you can see at Iðnó this Sunday. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:15false720fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453463D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eskifjörður, in east Iceland. The East Iceland Maritime Museum (https://www.east.is/en/service/maritime-museum) explains the history of fisheries and the importance of the sea in east Iceland, but despite its name, that's not all you'll find in the house. Darren met once again with Árni Pétur Árnason, to see all three parts of the fascinating building. Again, the museum is open outside of the summer season by appointment - email sofn@fjardabyggd.is RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:28:46false719fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453462D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Árni Matthíasson. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:33:26false718fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453461D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the east of Iceland. Vök Baths (https://vokbaths.is/en/) is located on the banks of Urriðavatn lake, a few minutes from Egilsstaðir - and that's a lake in which you can swim, if you visit Vök! Darren spoke to Kristín Dröfn Halldórsdóttir, CEO of Vök Baths, about the warm (and cold) waters. RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:33false717fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453460D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about Icelandic taekwondo sportsman Leo Speight: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-11-03-aefdi-a-bilaplani-til-ad-verda-bestur-457947 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to RÚV English Radio - we'd love to give you a mention! Email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:55false716fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453459D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir, in the east of Iceland. Hús Handanna (https://hushandanna.is/pages/hafa-samband) in Egilsstaðir gathers and sells arts and crafts and other design products from Icelandic creators. Darren met Emma, one of the artists whose work is for sale in the store, and Lára Vilbergsdóttir, co-owner of Hús Handanna, to hear about the works and pieces on display. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:51false715fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453458D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Neskaupstaður, in the east of Iceland. Safnahúsið Neskaupstaður collects three different museums, covering art, the region's maritime history, & the natural world. Darren met with previous RÚV English Radio guest Árni Pétur Árnason, to see the Jósafat Hinriksson and Natural History museums. In a future episode, we'll investigate the Tryggvi Collection, showing the art of the town's Tryggvi Ólafsson. Email sofn@fjardabyggd.is if you'd like to visit outside of the main summer season! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:35:22false714fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453457D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:20:47false713fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453456D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - literally everything you ever wanted to know about the history of Icelandic pop music. A new book, Icelandic Pop: Then, Today, Tomorrow, Next Week, sees Dr. Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (https://www.facebook.com/arnareggert.is/) - music journalist, radio programmer, music guide, and "various other things" - entertainingly explain just why Icelandic pop music is full of greatness. Darren spoke to Arnar for a dive into Iceland's musical past and present. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:32:37false712fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453455D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. After its unscheduled absence last week, today's special double episode, with two different stories, about babies in the news! The links to the text are here: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-11-10-tveir-radherrar-eiga-von-a-barni-458545 and here: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-11-06-barn-faeddist-ovaent-458175 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:23:23false711fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453454D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another first in the capital. The first ever Korean Film Festival Iceland (https://www.kfficeland.is) kicks off tomorrow, 13 November. It hopes to deepen the cultural connection between Iceland and Korea. All six films show at Reykjavík's gorgeous Bíó Paradís (https://bioparadis.is/), with English subtitles, and Iceland's Friðrik Þór Friðriksson will join as a special guest during the festival. Darren spoke to Minkyung Kim and Somyeong Im ahead of tomorrow's opening. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:05false710fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453453D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a very iconic site in the east of Iceland. The blue church in Seyðisfjörður has become one of the most recognisable buildings in Iceland. The church has established itself as a popular visitor attraction, especially after the street leading to it was painted in rainbow colours. Darren visited Seyðisfjarðarkirkja with Aðalheiður Borgþórsdóttir, former mayor of the town, and who was involved in founding the concert series that has taken place annually in the church since 1998. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:16false709fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453452D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we go inside one of the capital's iconic sights. Perlan (https://perlan.is/) sits high on Öskjuhlíð hill in the capital. The building, set around water tanks that served the city (some still do), houses an indoor ice cave, exhibitions on glaciers, water and other natural forces, a Northern Lights show, and a soon-to-be-unveiled immersive journey deep into an Icelandic volcano. There's also a stunning view from the observation deck and revolving platform. Evalina was Darren's guide around the building. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:45:36false708fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453451D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the dark, funny, and ghostly play you can see this weekend. Dead Air (https://tix.is/event/20334/dead-air) is a dark comedy solo show, in English, written and performed by Álfrún Rose. Since Alfie's dad died she's been desperate to talk to him, and so uses an AI chatbot connecting the living with the lost. The play asks the age-old question: what if you could talk to the dead? It's on at the capital's Tjarnarbíó on Saturday and Sunday - and this is an Iceland Airwaves partner event, Airwaves pass holders get a discount. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:29false707fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453450D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, this year's edition of the showcase which musically links Iceland to Scotland. Meet the Neighbours is a showcase event in Reykjavik this Saturday (https://icelandairwaves.is/meet-the-neighbours-at-lucky-records/), with a lineup of Icelandic bands, and Scottish bands and story tellers. The gigs promote the cultural, social and geopolitical links between Scotland and Iceland. It's an Iceland Airwaves Off Venue event, at Lucky Records (https://icelandairwaves.is/luckyrecords/), - and it's free. Darren spoke to Billy Kennedy from the Scottish band Haiver (https://www.instagram.com/haiverhaiverhaiver/?hl=en), ahead of their set this Saturday. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:02false706fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453449D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the lonely phone booth on the edge of Seyðisfjordur. Hvernig gengur...? ("How are things", or more literally, "how goes it?"), is an artwork by Guðjón Ketilsson installed in Seyðisfjordur in 2006 to mark the 100-year anniversary of a submarine telegraph cable from the UK being brought ashore. A phone booth made of rusted iron was incorporated into the terrain. On its illuminated floor, in both Morse code and Roman letters, is the first message sent via the wire, “How are things…?", asking how the work of running the landline onward to Reykjavík was going. There's much more soon on RÚV English Radio from the nearby Technical Museum of East Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:05:03false705fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453448D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the books that really make learning Icelandic fun. "Vikuspá" is a collection of short stories for adult learners of Icelandic as a second language. (https://www.forlagid.is/vara/vikuspa/) The book is an independent sequel to “Árstíðir” and “Dagatal” which have been used at various education levels in Iceland as well as abroad. The series author, Dr. Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir, joined Darren to explain more about the books. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:58false704fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453447D0.mp3Today, Grindavík's Gísli Gunnarsson returns to RÚV English Radio. Gísli Gunnarsson’s upcoming record, inspired by his love of Grindavík and concern for its future, will be out on November 7. The release will be marked with a special event on November 8 for the townspeople of Grindavík and in partnership with Iceland Airwaves, at the church in the town. The concert is open for everyone and free to attend. (https://icelandairwaves.is/gisli-gunnarsson/) Darren met Gísli at his favourite restaurant in Grindavík to hear about the new music, and Gísli's hopes for the town, and how he might return, permanently, one day. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:43false703fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453446D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the choirs bringing beautiful music to Harpa this Sunday. Vocal ensembles Kyrja and Yrkja together present Vespers: the All-Night Vigil of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Norðurljós, Harpa, this Sunday, with only twenty singers - and no conductor. (https://tix.is/en/event/19612/sigildir-sunnudagar-vespers-eftir-rachmaninoff) It's quite a feat. Darren spoke to artistic co-director of both choirs and bassist Philip Barkhudarov, for a preview. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:53false702fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453445D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about discovering whether cars or buses are faster in Reykjavík, along with this link to the text: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-11-keppni-bill-eda-straeto-453254 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:01false701fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453444D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Iceland-based life coach with clients all around the world. Sandra D'Angelo (https://www.approachyourcoach.com) is a life and career coach, and image consultant. Originally from Croatia, she moved to Iceland six years ago, having lived in Germany and Switzerland. What's it like to life coach people all over the world from Iceland? And with Icelandic clients too, does she think there is anything about living and working here that requires particular life skills? Darren met Sandra to find out. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:24:18false700fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453443D0.mp3RÚV English Radio visits the circus. Sirkusmolar is a new contemporary circus show from Hringleikur (https://www.hringleikur.is/home.html). The show is an act based performance where Iceland's most experienced circus artists blend aerials, acrobatics, dance, comedy, and drama. Their next show (https://www.tjarnarbio.is/syningar/sirkusmolar) is this Thursday, October 30, at Reykjavík's Tjarnarbíó. Darren met with Tom from Hringleikur to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:25false699fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453442D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Guðmundur Atli Hlynsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:27:05false698fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453441D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks to Akranes, and the multicultural festival returning to the town this Sunday. The Festival of Nations West Iceland (https://www.facebook.com/events/2031126950963688) takes place on Sunday, at Íþróttahúsið, Vesturgata in Akranes, and celebrates the region's, and the country's, cultural diversity. There will be many nations represented with performances, sampling from various countries' national food, handcrafts and much more. The festival is free and family-friendly. Darren met Patience and Maxine during their preparations for the big day. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:52false697fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453440D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about nutritional misinformation online, along with this link to the text: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-01-rangar-sogur-um-mat-og-naeringu-452330 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:58false696fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453439D0.mp3RÚV English Radio visits the Glaumbær turf house, near Varmahlið, in north Iceland. Near the beginning of last month - when the weather was very different - Darren visited Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga (The Skagafjörður Heritage Museum) - https://www.glaumbaer.is/en - where you can find the Glaumbær turf house. It's part of the National Museum of Iceland’s Historic Building Collection. Darren was guided round the cool and low-ceilinged interior of the turf house by museum director Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir. During the winter months, you can visit Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga and Glaumbær by appointment (https://www.glaumbaer.is/en/visit/hours-admission). RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:33:07false695fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453438D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, everything you need to know about the beautiful sights above our skies (sometimes). It's a very good time to see the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, in Iceland - weather permitting. Darren found out why that's the case from Grétar Jónsson, founder and director of Aurora Reykjavík - The Northern Lights Centre (https://aurorareykjavik.is/), where you can learn about (and even enjoy the lights) all year round. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:11false694fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453437D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, this week's WomenTechIceland event with one eye on the future. A WomenTechIceland (https://www.womentechiceland.com/) fundraising evening will be held this Thursday, 23 October, in the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Day Off. A time capsule will be created, collecting documents, materials, photographs, and other items related to the struggle for gender equality, with an emphasis on the technology sector. All guests will have the opportunity to contribute to the time capsule. All proceeds will go to WomenTechIceland projects that aim to promote diversity and inclusion in the Icelandic technology sector. Darren spoke to organisers Payal Shah and Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir. Find tickets and more information here! https://www.womentechiceland.com/upcoming-events RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:55false693fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453436D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a chance to get wonderfully creative this Sunday in Arbær. Piecing Stories in Árbær: A Quilt Workshop (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/arts-crafts/piecing-stories-arbaer-quilt-workshop) at Árbær City Library this Sunday, is led by artist Christalena Hughmanick (https://www.christalenahughmanick.com/). She will guide you through creating a new fabric, as well as piecing together conversations and stories. To Darren's relief, absolutely no experience of sewing or embroidery is needed to enjoy and take part in this free event! You can also see a video of the most recent event here - https://vimeo.com/1127207042 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:20false692fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453435D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some more bite-sized Icelandic language learning, in this week's new episode of Auðskilið. Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic. In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic. Here's today's episode, about the forthcoming Women's Strike, along with this link to the text: https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-10-09-konur-fara-i-verkfall-455685 Njóttu! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:29false691fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453434D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - Opera Days are coming to the capital, tomorrow. Reykjavik Opera Days (https://operudagar.is/is/2025/vidburdir/) is a festival that was held for the first time in 2016 as Kopavogur Opera Days. Moving to Reykjavik in 2018, it won the Music Festival of the Year award at the Icelandic Music Awards in the following year. Ten days of opera, singing, musical theatre, and classical vocal music, kick off tomorrow. Conductor, singer, and festival co-organiser Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir met with Darren to discuss what's ahead. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:48false690fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453433D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hafnarfjörður. Total Babes (https://hafnarborg.is/en/exhibition/total-babes/) is an exhibition which explores "softness, power and feminine energy in contemporary art". It continues at Hafnarborg until November 9. Darren met one of the curators, Jasa Baka. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:09false689fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453432D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:30:36false688fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453431D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition opening in Hafnarfjörður tomorrow. On Saturday, 11 October at 3 pm, Hafnarborg celebrates the opening of Þórir Gunnarsson’s solo exhibition, Eldingar (Lightning) (https://hafnarborg.is/en/event/opening-lightning/). Þórir is the List án landamæra (Art Without Borders) artist of 2025. Þórir, who also goes by the artist name Listapúkinn, draws inspiration from all around him and has an inexhaustible interest in human life and sport. Darren met curator Unnur Mjöll S. Leifsdóttir at Hafnarborg for a preview. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:13false687fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453430D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at a recent interview with Iceland's Prime Minister, Kristrún Frostadóttir. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-24-forsaetisradherra-vill-adskilja-vinnu-og-einkalif-454185 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:14false686fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453429D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a project targeting social isolation in Iceland. An Akureyri-based project (https://island.is/en/social-isolation) seeks to visit communities around the country raising awareness of social isolation (https://assets.ctfassets.net/8k0h54kbe6bj/7nDtoV4NvErk4sy7p954Yi/eaaaf3376c953074cfbd02e9dfff9e1d/Let_s_talk_tolum_saman_english.pdf), and asking what can be done to address the problem. Darren went to the city to find out more from Líney Úlfarsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:12false685fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453428D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the outpouring of art hitting the capital from this Friday. Sequences (https://sequences.is/programme-2025/) is an artist-run international art festival held every other year in Reykjavík. Running this year over ten days from 10 October, in a number of city venues, it is curated by Daría Sól Andrews. Darren spoke to Daría in one of the venues, The Living Art Museum at Marshallhúsið. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:24false684fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453427D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the writers' retreat coming to Grímsey. An organisation called nthspace is currently working on a project with architect Pálmar Kristmundsson on the island of Grímsey. Remodelling two existing properties and building a new annex between them, nthspace Grímsey plans to create a writers' residency (https://nth.space/grimsey/). Darren met nthspace owner Cillín Johann Perera at the site, as work was progressing. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:30false683fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453426D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the TEDx event in the capital this Sunday. TEDxReykjavík will this Sunday celebrate the power and potential of women, as a group of speakers, ideas, and a vibrant community, come together in Sykursalur, Gróska. The event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1119797456679510) is already sold out, but as you'll hear in Darren's conversation with curator and organiser Gaia Alba, all of the content will be available online in due course. You can also contact Gaia at tedxreykjavik@gmail.com RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:45false682fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453425D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the collapse earlier this week of the airline Play. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-29-play-haettir-ad-fljuga-454705 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:44false681fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453424D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets one of the many Grímsey residents who have many more than one job on the island. In 1998, a group of women on Grímsey got together and opened a small craft gallery and café (https://www.gullsol.is/galleri-kaffihus). It still operates at Sólberg on the island, alongside a guest house. Anna María Sigvaldadóttir told Darren about the gallery - and all of the other responsibilities she has on Grímsey. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:46false680fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453423D0.mp3Apologies - but this is NOT a photo of the Arctic Circle! The only part of Iceland within the Arctic Circle is a small part of the island of Grímsey - and a decreasing part at that. The circle is moving because of a slow but continuous shift in the planet's "tilt". It means the Arctic Circle is moving north by 15 metres each year. Darren is on Grímsey, standing where the circle used to be marked, before a new (and mobile) artwork was installed on the island, in 2017. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:03:59false679fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453422D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Lýtingsstaðir in Skagafjörður. The Icelandic Sheepdog Heritage Centre (Sögusetur Íslenska fjárhundsins) opened at Lýtingsstaðir in May of this year (https://www.fjarhundur.is/en/exhibition). The Icelandic sheepdog is a passion of owner and creator Evelyn Ýr. She showed Darren around the centre, and (re)introduced him to her smiling dogs! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:43false678fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453421D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to the island of Grímsey. The new Miðgarðakirkja church was consecrated on Grímsey in early August (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-08-11-church-bells-ring-again-in-grimsey-450659). It was built through a united community effort. The older church burned to the ground four years ago. Darren was shown around the church by islander Halla Ingólfsdóttir. who also runs ArcticTrip (https://www.arctictrip.is/). RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:46false677fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453420D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the dangers posed by tanning beds. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-02-hudlaeknar-vilja-banna-ljosabekki-452412 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:23false676fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453419D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio at Laufás, in Eyjafjörður. The turf-clad timber building at Laufás (https://www.minjasafnid.is/en/moya/page/laufas_heritage) sits at the centre of a site full of history. Laufás is mentioned in historical records soon after the settlement of Iceland in 874. Darren ducked down for a trip into the low-roofed building! Laufás opens for general booking again next year, but is always open for prebooked groups - contact minjasafnid@minjasafnid.is for details. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:08false675fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453418D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hólar. The Icelandic Horse History Centre (https://www.sogusetur.is/is/english) shows just how important the horse is and has been, in Icelandic history and life. Situated in Hólar, in north Iceland, it's officially closed for the season (until June), but opens for groups and special occasions! Darren popped in to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:04false674fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453417D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is on Grímsey. An unmanned lighthouse sits at the southern edge of Iceland's northernmost inhabited territory; the island of Grímsey. Darren found it a perfect place to drink in the staggering views and astonishing fresh air. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:05:19false673fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453416D0.mp3On RÚV English Radio today, show you care, with language! Reykjavík City Library at Grófin launches the first of four free community workshops this Sunday (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/arts-crafts/workshop-letters-care-0) in which you can examine words of care across languages, and talk about things, places and people you love. New paper will be made from old books, and new words will be invented. The fascinating project builds on previous sessions in which new Icelandic words were created. Darren spoke to workshop leader Ingiríður Halldórsdóttir and library project manager Martyna Karolina Daniel. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:23:31false672fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453415D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of soap getting into a Grafarvogur stream. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-09-08-sapa-i-laek-i-grafarvogi-452936 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:27false671fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453414D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the show opening at Reykjavík's SÍM Gallery tomorrow. The Nightspell (https://www.facebook.com/events/1490986891918314) is a solo exhibition by Finnish artist-in-residence Kristoffer Ala-Ketola. It "conjures the night in all its mysterious, witchy glory". The show is curated by Ástríður Jónsdóttir, and Kristoffer's residency is granted by The Finnish Cultural Foundation. Darren met Kristoffer at SÍM Gallery for a sneak preview. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:19false670fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453413D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is on Iceland's Arctic island, Grímsey. Iceland's northernmost inhabited island lies 40 km off the mainland; three hours by sea or a mere 30 minutes in the air. Halla Ingólfsdóttir runs ArcticTrip (https://www.arctictrip.is/), guiding visitors on this island of 60 people (actually far fewer in reality, she says), for many years. She went for a drive around Grímsey with Darren. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:44false669fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453412D0.mp3On RÚV English Radio, the week-long folk arts festival getting underway today. VAKA Folk Art Festival 2025 (https://www.vakareykjavik.is/home) is underway in Kópavogur and Reykjavík from 15 - 21 September, celebrating traditional cultural activities from Iceland and beyond with a programme of events and activities for the whole family. Earlier this afternoon, the youngsters of Laufásborg Children’s Kvæði Association and Hjallastefnan children’s singing group kicked off the festival with songs at Salurinn in Kópavogur. Darren met Josie Anne Gaitens from the festival team to hear about the week ahead. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:31false668fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453411D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, outsider art in the north of Iceland. Safnasafnið, The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum, (https://safnasafnid.is/english/) is celebrating its 30th year. The museum blends artworks by con­temporary folk artists, with work by "professional" creators. Darren met Þórgunnur Þórsdóttir at Safnasafnið, and browsed the collection. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:13false667fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453410D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at some recent observations on criminality in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-07-31-fleiri-glaepahopar-a-islandi-449925 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:08false666fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453409D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Iceland and Scotland connect at Hitt Húsið on Friday. A seminar happens this Friday (https://www.facebook.com/events/1656975451663903/) at Hitt Húsið in Reykjavík, in which the UK organisation Move On will share some of the initiatives introduced in Scotland which have helped them support young people. Young people from Breiðholt will be trained on filming skills and will create a video of the event. Darren spoke to Breiðholt youth worker Fahim Khoshkoo, John Hinton and Denise Talent from Move On in Glasgow, and Oscar Askin, who's behind the Icelandic-Scottish link. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:34false665fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453408D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a vital part of Icelandic culture and history. The national costume day of the National Museum of Iceland and the Icelandic Handicraft Association took place last Saturday. Nordic Craft Week also ran online last week, and all of the content is still available to enjoy at https://www.facebook.com/nordiccraftweek Darren spoke to head of the Icelandic Handicraft Association, Kristín Vala Breiðfjörð, at Safnasafnið, near Akureyri. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:28false664fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453407D0.mp3Today 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, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:36:46false663fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453406D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio: could you run all of Route One - in the fastest time ever achieved? Ryan Keeping is no stranger to running, having made his way across his native Canada on two legs. This Sunday though, he takes on Iceland's Ring Road (route one), which circles most of the country. And he's planning to run it faster than anyone ever has. Darren caught up with Ryan just ahead of his epic journey. Follow it, and him, at https://www.instagram.com/ryan.keeping and https://www.youtube.com/@ryan.keeping RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:52false662fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453405D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the travellers who accidentally cooked some very smelly shark... As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-07-15-ferdamenn-eldudu-hakarl-a-ponnu-448631 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:42false661fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453404D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the capital seeks young people of foreign origin for the "Young ambassadors" project. The "Young ambassadors" project (https://reykjavik.is/en/young-ambassadors) came into being last autumn, when the human rights office of Reykjavíkurborg received a grant from the Council of Europe to increase inclusion and the participation of young people of foreign origin in social debate. It's back for 2025. Darren spoke to Guðrún Elsa Tryggvadóttir, legal expert at City of Reykjavík Human Rights Office, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:58false660fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453403D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the Westfjords. Three kilometres west of Suðureyri lies the Viking hovel. Step (or squeeze) inside for a glimpse at how life used to be. Darren pops into the hovel, and onto the nearby beach. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:04:34false659fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453402D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:55false658fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453401D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Westfjords sea-swim happening tomorrow. Sæunnarsund (https://saeunnarsund.is/) sees over thirty brave souls swim across Önundarfjörður from Flateyri. It's a two-and-a-half kilometre crossing, it's cold, and it can be choppy. But why does this swim happen? The answer - the reason for the birth of this event - is remarkable and wonderful. Organiser Bryndís Sigurðardóttir met Darren, to tell him the story. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:52false657fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453400D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at news of Iceland's potato harvest. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-07-29-kartoflur-vaxa-vel-i-sumar-449748 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:58false656fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453399D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the blues festival coming to the Westfjords this weekend. Blús milli fjalls og fjöru (https://www.facebook.com/bluespatro) returns again to Patreksfjörður in just a few days. There's a feast of blues music in the town at the weekend. Darren spoke to Guðni Freyr Ingvason, one of the festival organisers. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:51false655fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453398D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Selfoss artist making beautiful coloured jewellery from recycled materials. Lauren Walton makes jewellery (https://endurlifgajewellery.com/) from found objects and recycled material. She is also part of two runway shows at this year's Erlendur Fashion Week (https://www.erlendurfashionweekiceland.com/copy-of-the-team) in Reykjavík. Darren spoke to Lauren in her Selfoss studio. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:55false654fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453397D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Hamraborg festival turns five! Hamraborg Festival (https://www.hamraborgfestival.is/en) is a week-long celebration of art and community in the heart of Kópavogur. Taking place annually at the end of August, marks the end of summer with exhibitions, performances, workshops, and public events - all free and open to everyone. Darren spoke to co-curator Jo Pawlowska, and exhibiting artist Boaz Yosef Friedman. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:53false653fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453396D0.mp3It's not only Culture Night this weekend - the south Iceland town of Borg í Grímsnesi also enjoys its annual festival tomorrow. Grímsævintýrin á Borg (https://www.facebook.com/events/569766539563853) is the festival of the Grímsnes Women’s Association (Kvenfélag Grímsneshrepps). This long-standing festival has brought joy to locals and visitors for decades – and the famous Tombóla (Grand Raffle), dating back to 1926, is still going strong! Darren met Sandra Gunnarsdóttir, chair of Kvenfélag Grímsneshrepps, in Borg, to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:34false652fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453395D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we look ahead to Culture Night in Reykjavík, which is this Saturday. Culture Night (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-08-21-menningarnott-culture-night-approaches-451449), this Saturday, is the biggest event of the year in Reykjavík, a festival, where residents, artists and musicians offer entertainment. New events are added to the programme every year - and this Saturday will see over 400 of them (https://reykjavik.is/en/culture-night/program). Darren spoke to Guðmundur Birgir Halldórsson at Reykjavík City Hall. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:54false651fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453094D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. Today we hear the story of Sveinn Kjartansson. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-08-12-nuna-mega-samkynhneigdir-vera-eins-og-their-eru-450708 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:23false650fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453093D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the new literary paper getting its print launch here in Iceland, tonight. The new art and literary conceptual tabloid On The Rag (https://ontherag-shop.myshopify.com/products/on-the-rag-volume-01) launches its inaugural print issue tonight, at one of Iceland’s oldest bars, Prikið (https://prikid.is/en). The print quarterly emerges from LA's cult reading series Casual Encountersz. Sammy Loren, founding editor of On The Rag and curator of Casual Encountersz, joins Darren to explain. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:29false649fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453092D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Sebastian Guðmundsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:12false648fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453091D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a fun day coming to Árbær Open Air Museum this Sunday. On Sunday 17 August from 13:00 to 16:00, floral designers and members of Heimilisiðnaðarfélag Íslands (Handicraft Association of Iceland, HFÍ, https://www.heimilisidnadur.is/en) visit the museum (https://reykjavik.is/en/arbaer-open-air-museum). Floral designers Blómdís and Jóndís will teach the design and arrangement of bouquets made from flowers that have been grown at Árbæjarsafn this summer. Members of HFÍ will demonstrate live crafts, with focus on floral embroidery, used to decorate the skirt, apron and bodice of traditional women’s headdresses. Darren spoke to HFÍ chair Kristín Vala Breiðfjörð. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:53false647fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453090D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the sad story of the cows who died of gas poisoning. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-08-12-16-kyr-dou-ur-gasi-i-fjosi-450731 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:23false646fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453089D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a real test of endurance in Iceland, for an excellent cause. From August 27 to September 2, a group of individuals will ride on a bike tour through Iceland, all sharing a common mission: to raise money and spread awareness of myeloma, the disease that brought them together. Diane Moran, RN, MA, EdM, is Chief Executive Officer (Interim) and Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, at the International Myeloma Foundation (https://www.myeloma.org/). She joined Darren to discuss the tour, the foundation, and the work being done to find a cure. Go to myeloma.org/ICE2025 if you'd like to find our more or make a donation. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:39false645fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453088D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the town festival in Hveragerði, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Blómstrandi dagar (https://www.facebook.com/blomstrandidagar/), or "blooming days", points to the love that the town of Hveragerði has for flowers. They're at the centre of Hveragerði's annual festival, and it's a big one this year: the 30th anniversary. But there's much more to it than that. It all kicks off officially on Thursday, but the fun actually starts tonight. Darren spoke to organiser Rakel Magnúsdóttir about what's happening! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:45false644fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453087D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the town festival in Reykhólar. Reykhóladagar 2025 (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1054628703530852) is just two days away. The Westfjords town will see its festival kick off on Wednesday, running through to August 17. The schedule is packed - so busy, in fact, that organiser Embla Dögg Bachmann had to add an extra day. Darren spoke to Embla about everything that lies ahead. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:56false643fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453086D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Icelandic-Dutch duo Where The Night Looms. Where The Night Looms (https://linktr.ee/wherethenightlooms) are Haraldur R. Sverrisson, an Icelandic multimedia composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, and Irene Kalisvaart, a classical guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Netherlands. Their album There you are was released in June. Darren spoke to Haraldur and Irene to find out more about the duo and their eclectic musical style. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:10false642fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5453085D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the extraordinarily high cost of fuel here in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-30-bensin-er-of-dyrt-447313 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:54false641fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438181D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another of the summer town festivals taking place in Iceland this summer - and the football team for which it raises money. Sumar á Selfossi (https://issuu.com/sumaraselfossibladid/docs/sumar_selfossi_bla_i_2025_) marks, as you might guess, summer in the town of Selfoss. Three days of festivities begin tomorrow, 7 August. The festival however also raises money for the Selfoss football team Árborg (Knattspyrnufélag Árborgar) (https://www.facebook.com/arborgfc). Darren spoke to festival head and Árborg director board member Bjarni Haukur Guðnason. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic, in English. Let us know where you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with comments - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:40false640fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438180D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a double episode. In part one, The Week (and a day) In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon to look at the news over the last eight days. Then, we look at the Litrófan (https://www.litrofan.is/) art market (https://www.facebook.com/events/1495903845101944) coming to Reykjavík City Library at Grófin, this Friday. It's a queer and neurodivergent art market, and part of this year's Reykjavík Pride. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:36:02false639fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438179D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a bonus episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren to detail today's day off - Commerce Day - in simple Icelandic. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here: Í dag er frídagur verslunarmanna. Þá fær fólk sem vinnur í mörgum verslunum frí. Líka fólk sem vinnur á skrifstofum og öðrum fyrirtækjum. Verslunar·mannahelgi er alltaf fyrstu helgina í ágúst. Þá er gefið frí fyrsta mánudag í mánuðinum. Hann er kallaður frídagur verslunarmanna. Núna er frídagur verslunarmanna 4. ágúst. Margir fara í ferðalag út á land. Sumir fara á úti·hátíðir. Það er hátíð þar sem fólk kemur saman og skemmtir sér úti. Margir eru í tjaldi. Margar hljómsveitir spila. Flestir fara til Vestmannaeyja. Þar er haldin Þjóð·hátíð. Á Akureyri er líka haldin fjölskyldu·hátíð. Hún heitir Ein með öllu. Á Ísafirði er hátíð sem heitir Mýrar·boltinn Þar spilar fólk fótbolta í leðju. Þar eru líka tónleikar. Í Reykjavík er líka hátíð en hún er inni. Hún heitir Inni·púkinn. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:40false638fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438178D0.mp3Today, the Westfjords festival dedicated to the art of solo performance. Act Alone is a theatre festival (https://www.actalone.net/english/) in Suðureyri dedicated to the art of performing alone, on stage. It's been held every year since 2004, and this year runs from August 6 to 10. Elfar Logi Hannesson, founder and artist director of Act Alone, joined Darren for more about the festival. See its Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/p/Act-Alone-Theater-Festival-100057348322744/ RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:07false637fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438177D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at Akureyri becoming a cool destination for sun haters! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-28-akureyri-er-svalur-stadur-447218 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:03false636fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438176D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the big festival coming to Akureyri this Traders' Weekend. "Ein með öllu" means "one with everything" - you might ask for that while ordering your pylsur, or hotdog - but it is also the name of Akureyri's Traders' Weekend festival (https://www.einmedollu.is/is), kicking off on Friday. Ída Irené Oddsdóttir from the festival told Darren more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:03false635fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438175D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, music from Mélusine. Mélusine is an Icelandic-French singer and songwriter. Inspired by mythology, rituals, and emotional transformation, she has released two singles so far, with a new EP on the way. Darren met Mélusine to hear her music, and her story. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:54false634fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438174D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Alexander Kristjánsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:20:09false633fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438173D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews one of many Traders' Weekend events in Iceland this year. The UMFÍ (https://www.umfi.is/umfi/um-umfi/) - Youth Association of Iceland - Championship will be held in Egilsstaðir from July 31-August 3. It's a sports and family festival where participants aged 11-18 try their hand at around 20 sports. Registration (https://www.abler.io/shop/umfi/unglingalandsmot?country=IS) ends this Sunday, July 27. But there is much more than just sports going on! Jón Aðalsteinn Bergsveinsson from UMFÍ gave Darren details. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:56false632fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438172D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at a recent warning about online shopping. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-23-vilja-sekta-verslanir-sem-selja-haettulegar-vorur-446796 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:32false631fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438171D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a trip to the edge. Bolafjall (https://www.visiticeland.com/article/bolafjall-platform) is the mountain which overlooks the Westfjords town of Bolungarvík. It has incredible views over Ísafjarðardjúp - if not actually, as claimed, to Greenland. RÚV English Radio visited in mid-June, and even at the height of summer, there was plenty of snow on the ground. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:24false630fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438170D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the international choir in residence this week in Iceland. Coro Mundi is an international choir, who are performing in Langholtskirkja, Skálholtsdómkirkja, and Harpa, across three concerts this week. (https://tix.is/en/event/19820/coro-mundi) They'll feature the world premiere of Sigurður Sævarsson's "Sicut Cervus" and the Icelandic premiere of "Sacred Place" by American composer Alex Berko. Collaborating on that piece will be violinist Una Sveinbjarnardóttir and cellist Júlía Mogensen. Darren met with Coro Mundi's music director, Stephen Kushner, and choristers Kirsten Malik, Alex Rappaport, and Michael Roberts, at Harpa, earlier today. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:49false629fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438169D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:16false628fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438168D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back at Hrafnseyri. Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson was a chieftan and a doctor, killed at Hrafnseyri in the early 13th century. Darren spoke to Margrét Hrönn Hallmundsdóttir recently about independence pioneer Jón Sigurðsson (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-06-17-ruv-english-radio-thjodhatidardagurinn-icelands-national-day-17-june-446199), who was born on this site - but she finds Hrafn's story even more fascinating. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:01false627fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438167D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent find of explosive material in East Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-10-gamalt-sprengiefni-fannst-a-seydisfirdi-445748 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:53false626fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438166D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the Westfjords. Litlibær (https://litlibaer.is/?lang=en) is a little farm in Skötufjordur. Its turf roof is a sight familiar to drivers travelling between Ísafjörður and Hólmavík, and its coffee and waffles offer welcome refreshment. Darren went to Litlibær to hear the story of the farm. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:31false625fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438165D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the festival coming to Akureyri from 17 July. Mannfólkið Breytist Í Slím (Humans Turning to Slime) (https://www.facebook.com/events/9373669412683486) is the name of the festival hitting Akureyri soon. It's a well established event in the north, showcasing music that sits a little outside the mainstream. Jón Haukur is Darren's guide to what's ahead. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:09false624fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438164D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio drops in on an Ísafjörður gallery. Litla Netagerðin (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567827527857) sells the arts and crafts of fifteen female artists from Ísafjörður and the Westfjords. Darren spoke to one of them, Árný Rós, who was looking after the store on the day he dropped in! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:16false623fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438163D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Ísafjörður. Dokkan Brewery (Dokkan brugghús) (https://dokkanbrugghus.is) is the first Westfjords craft brewery. Darren met with Gunnhildur Gestsdóttir to hear its story. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:05:34false622fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438162D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent polling around the President's approval ratings. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-05-margir-anaegdir-med-forsetann-445445 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:36false621fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438161D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio enters where it dares... Tales of sea monsters have been told in Iceland for centuries. Today, these creatures have their stories told at the Icelandic Sea Monster Museum (https://skrimsli.is) in Bíldudalur, on Arnarfjörður. It's one of the busiest parts of Iceland for monster sightings, so Darren bravely set off to Bíldudalur to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:47false620fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438160D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews this weekend's festival in the Westfjords. The Nature Festival in Strandir (Náttúrubarnahátíð á Ströndum) (https://www.facebook.com/events/841538871386741/) gives you "the opportunity to discover and nurture your nature child through a delightful programme full of knowledge and fun!" It happens at Sauðfjársetrið in Sævangur, the home of Náttúrubarnaskólinn. Folklorist Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir told Darren more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:03false619fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438159D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Selfoss festival that brings music and meat together. Kótelettan (https://kotelettan.is) is a family, music, and barbecue festival held annually in Selfoss, and this year marks its 15th year. There's a lot happening. Darren hears more from Einar Björnsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:47false618fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438158D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the film assembled from four Icelandic men's own footage. One of the winners at this year's Skaldbjorg Film Festival in Patreksfjörður, is Amateur's Paradise (https://www.amateurs-paradise.info). The documentary is comprised of material filmed by four Icelandic men, seeking to document their lives online as many of us do. The film is directed by Janus Bragi Jakobsson and produced by Tinna Ottesen, who both joined Darren to explain further. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:58false617fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438157D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent advice from Iceland's bankers to keep cash handy. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-04-gott-ad-eiga-peninga-i-sedlum-445406 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:31false616fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438156D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the annual festival marking the end of the Vestmannaeyjar eruption. On July 3, 1973, a volcanic eruption in the town of Vestmannaeyar was finally declared over. Every year, the Westman islanders celebrate this day, with the annual Goslokahátíð; literally, eruption-closed-festival! Darren spoke to Helena Hekla on the islands to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:05:32false615fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438155D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Anna Stanchevska. Anna comes to Iceland from Ukraine. She lives in the Westfjords town of Hólmavík. She joined Darren on Zoom to talk about her music (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6rI5MyxGzJjTT2me7ewSO3), and her new life in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:30false614fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438154D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Ísafjörður. The town's museum (https://www.nedsti.is) gives a unique insight into the deep maritime history and culture of the Westfjords. Darren was guided round by the museum by Gunnar Smári. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:35:59false613fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438153D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition at the Nordic House featuring five different Nordic artists. Time After Time (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/time-after-time/) is a multimedia exhibition featuring five Nordic artists of different generations interested in themes of nature and energy, time and perspective, light and darkness and human presence and absence. It is curated by Nordic House director Sabina Westerholm, to whom Darren spoke. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:33false612fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438152D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at recent heavy rain in Ólafsfjörður. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-04-mikid-vatn-a-olafsfirdi-445408 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:06:10false611fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438151D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, recognition for the projects which make the capital even more beautiful. Nominations are now open (at skipulag@reykjavik.is) for buildings and plots that deserve a beautification award this year. Awards (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-06-13-nominations-invited-for-beautification-awards-446017) have been presented annually since 1968 for beautiful houses and plots in Reykjavík, often in connection with the city’s anniversary, or in the autumn. Darren spoke to architect and project manager Sólveig Sigurðardóttir at Reykjavík city. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:47false610fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438150D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition by Sadie Cook and Jo Pawlowska, running at Reykjavík Art Museum. The Reykjavík Art Museum at Hafnarhús’ D-Gallery is the place to see Everything I Want To Tell You, by artists Sadie Cook and Jo Pawlowska. At the exhibition you are greeted by thousands of still and moving images, which examine the possibilities that exist beyond life's "constructed binaries". Darren went to Hafnarhús to meet Jo and Sadie. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:23:50false609fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438149D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:26:43false608fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438148D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music and work of of Dr. Phillip J. Doyle. Phillip wears many musicals hats. He is a saxophonist, associate professor of music, director of the new Tónlist x Nýsköpun x Tækni (Music, Innovation, and Technology) BMus. degree program at Listaháskoli (LHI), and Treasurer of the International Chapter of the College Music Society. The degree program at LHI launches in August of this year after summer break. Phillip joined Darren for a walk around Reykjavík earlier today. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:24:18false607fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438147D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent barring of members of the Bandidos motorbike gangs from entering Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-06-10-logreglan-stoppadi-haettulega-glaepamenn-445676 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:59false606fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438146D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Pride begins across the north east of Iceland. The Hinsegin hátíð á Norðurlandi eystra (https://www.hinseginhatid.is), or Pride in Northeast Iceland, will take place from today, 18, to 22 June. The aim of the festival is to increase the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community and builds on the work that has taken place in Hrísey, where the first Hinsegin hátíð í Hrísey was held in 2023. All the municipalities in Northeast Iceland, along with Queer North Iceland and Queer Festival in Hrísey, have designed a festival in which various events will be held throughout the region. In Húsavík on Friday, the exhibitions Out of the Shadows and BACK/LASH will open at the town's museum (https://www.husmus.is/is/um-mmth/frettir/pride-opnunopening). They are curated by Nicola van Kuilenburg, who joins Darren today on RÚV English Radio. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:03false605fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438145D0.mp3Iceland broke away from Denmark in 1944 and ever since the nation has celebrated on the 17th of June; the birthday of the man who made that push for independence, Jón Sigurðsson. Jón Sigurðsson (1811-1879), is the nineteenth-century politician who defined the case for Iceland’s statehood. He was born at Hrafnseyri, in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords. Darren went to his birthplace at Hrafnseyri, where there is a museum and exhibition (https://www.hrafnseyri.is/english/) dedicated to telling his story, and spoke to Margrét Hrönn Hallmundsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:03false604fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438144D0.mp3A double episode today on RÚV English Radio. First, the Outvert Art Space in Ísafjörður (https://www.facebook.com/p/Gallerí-Úthverfa-Outvert-Art-Space-100066628512347/), which has been a place of cultural and artistic importance in the Westfjords for many years. Darren talks to Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir about the gallery, and a brand new show starting tomorrow on National Day. Then, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland, as Darren talks to RÚV colleague Ari Páll Karlsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:42:50false603fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438143D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks at the 28th Viking Festival, just starting in Hafnarfjörður. The Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður (https://www.facebook.com/events/478433881296611/?active_tab=discussion) starts today, June 13, running to June 18. The festival is at Víðistaðatún Park (https://maps.app.goo.gl/7epc3CiuwVHfePdZ6) and offers a variety of activities including battle reenactments, a medieval market, and traditional food. Darren spoke to Salka Jóhannsdóttir from Viking group Rimmugýgur (https://www.facebook.com/rimmugygur), who are behind the festival. (This is not the first visit RÚV English Radio has made to the festival! - https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-06-12-ruv-english-radio-hafnarfjordur-viking-festival-2024-415482) RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -00000:10:33false602fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438142D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at recent advice on keeping dogs safe during hot weather. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-05-19-hundur-do-i-hitanum-444253 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:27false601fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438141D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the exhibition running in Hofsós throughout June. Artist Michelle Bird's (https://www.instagram.com/michellebirdartist/) current exhibition is "Stúlkan, Hesturinn og Hálendið" (The Girl, The Horse and The Highlands), and runs at Baer Art Centre (https://www.baer.is) until June 26. The centre is also where Michelle took part in an artist residency 13 years ago; an experience which prompted her to move to Iceland. Darren caught up with Michelle (https://theartofmichellebird.com) again. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:29:29false600fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438140D0.mp3Yijue Zeng (https://www.yi-jue.org/) is a visual artist based in London and Guangzhou - but she is currently also an artist-in-residence at ArtsIceland in Ísafjörður, working with volcanic rocks, lupine flowers, and local clay to create handmade pigments, cyanotypes, and paintings. Darren talked to Yijue, and from ArtsIceland, Sofia Stålner, at Outvert in Ísafjörður. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:26false599fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438139D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a bonus episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at what you can do to combat internet scammers. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-05-28-margir-svikja-a-internetinu-444859 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:07false598fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438138D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, tomorrow's pop up market in Breiðholt. Opus, which provides work and activity for people with disabilities, is hosting a POP-UP market tomorrow, Saturday 7 June (https://www.facebook.com/events/1805038820070301) Heimabakstur.is will be there to showcase their cakes, three women will be bringing their knitted products, another young woman will be selling ceramic pieces she’s made, NiMar Arts will be exhibiting paintings, and Opus will be selling their own range of products as well – candles, small paintings, Disney Ludo boards, textiles like cushions and aprons, and wooden crafts. Darren met Sif Maríudóttir at Opus (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064926133976) to find out more! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:10false597fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438137D0.mp3Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent emergency plane landing on a major Icelandic road. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-05-27-flugvel-naudlenti-a-vegi-444761 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:04false596fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438136D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a composer who finds Iceland a source of musical inspiration. Pranav Ranjit (https://composingsultasto.com/works/) is an American-born composer of contemporary music based in Reykjavík and a Master's student at Iceland University of the Arts. Previously he studied in Estonia, Finland and the US. Darren met Pranav to hear more about his work. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:25false595fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438135D0.mp3Today's guest on RÚV English Radio is composer Michael McGlynn. Michael, who is from Ireland, runs the ANÚNA Collective, which includes three groups - Systir (a female vocal group www.systir.ie/media), M'ANAM (a male voice group that feature Icelandic singers alongside British and Irish), and the legendary ANÚNA (www.anuna.ie). A love of Iceland is evident in the music of all three. Darren spoke to Michael about how Iceland informs his music, and the new ANÚNA album, Eilífð, largely recorded here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:36:45false594fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438134D0.mp3After a short break, RÚV English Radio is back with its regular schedule of new programming each weekday. Today, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren and his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:38false593fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438133D0.mp3RÚV English Radio is taking a very short break. Our next programme is on Monday June 2, when we resume our weekday schedule. Meanwhile, enjoy our archive (https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448) of nearly 600 programmes. See you in two weeks! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 16 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:01:40false592fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438132D0.mp3Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent clean up just off Iceland's northern coast. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-04-28-fraudplast-og-tappar-ur-fjorubordinu-urdu-ad-listaverkum-442194 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 15 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:58false591fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438131D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio heads to Hraðastaðir, and sees a new life being born. Hraðastaðir (https://www.facebook.com/hradastadir), just a short drive north of Mosfellsbær, is many things: a horse farm, a summer camp for children, and a petting zoo. On Darren's visit, he saw a new lamb being born, on a very happy day on the farm, in the company of Nina Baastad. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 14 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:31:44false590fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438130D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a story for Iceland's vinyl - or record - lovers. Thermal Beets Records (https://linktr.ee/ThermalBeets) aims to bring a brand new record pressing plant to Iceland - making records from environmentally friendly sugar beets, rather than standard PVC (polychloride vinyl). Larry Jaffee, professor and author of Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century, is behind the plan. He told Darren more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 13 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:28:34false589fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438129D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio revisits the music of Néfur. Musician Néfur's new album (https://nefur.bandcamp.com/album/the-water-the-lover) is composed and produced, with the unique combination of Icelandic glacier field recordings, and her voice. She is also looking for 28 "Glacier Drops" (https://nefurmusic.com/glacier-drops) - supporters of a project that mixes an environmental legacy with crowdfunding to resource its own gifts. Darren met Néfur again (https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-11-21-ruv-english-radio-nefur-428308) to hear about the album, and the Glacier Drops project. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 12 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:13false588fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438128D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits another of Akureyri's museums. The home of writer Davíð Stefánsson is unique - his home preserved as he left it in 1964. However, it is also a museum, with many artworks of the Icelandic masters. Darren is again guided by museum director Haraldur Þór Egilsson around the house (https://www.minjasafnid.is/is/skaldahusin/davidshus/david-stefansson). RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 09 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:49false587fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438127D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the never ending rise of the hot pot! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-04-27-heitir-pottar-rjuka-ut-442274 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:46false586fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438126D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Wacken Metal Battle, coming to Reykjavik this weekend! On Saturday, seven metal bands will compete in the battle (https://tix.is/en/event/19329/wacken-metal-battle-2025) for a special prize - representing Iceland this summer at the Wacken Metal Battle finals at the Wacken Open Air in Germany (https://www.wacken.com/en/), the world's biggest heavy metal festival, along with 31 other nations. Darren spoke to Icelandic organiser Þorsteinn Kolbeinsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:18false585fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438125D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the fifty year career of Gun­nar V. Andrésson, press pho­to­grapher. The Reykjavík Museum of Photography hosts a retrospective looking at the photos of Gun­nar V. Andrésson (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/exhibitions/gunnar-v-andresson-press-photographer-half-a-century-through-the-lens) - it runs from now until the end of the year. His work is a walk through Iceland's history from the middle of the last century. Darren met Jóhanna Guðrún Árnadóttir at the museum just prior to the exhibition's opening. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 06 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:41false584fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438124D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren and his RÚV colleague Erla María Davíðsdóttir review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 05 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:47false583fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438123D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Akureyri. Sverrir Hermannsson collected everything in his life that you could imagine - tools, utensils, keys, nails, pencil stubs, corkscrews... the list seemingly extends forever. The Sundry Collection museum (https://www.esveit.is/smamunasafnid/um-safnid#) displays them as beautiful and surprising works of art. Darren is again guided around by Akureyri museums director Haraldur Þór Egilsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 02 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:09false582fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438122D0.mp3Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the final TV news broadcast of RÚV's Bogi Ágústsson. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-04-29-bogi-agustsson-haettir-ad-segja-frettir-i-sjonvarpinu-442475 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 01 May 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:35false581fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438121D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at the capital's Nordic House. The summer exhibition at the Nordic House Children’s Library (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/birds-summer-exhibition-for-children/) is based on the book Birds by Hjörleifur Hjartarson and Rán Flygenring. Through Rán's artwork, the exhibition will highlight thirteen birds that have a home or have stopped by in Vatnsmýrin outside the Nordic House – which is also a bird conservation area. Darren met Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir at the house to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:00false580fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438120D0.mp3Today, the comedy show coming to Kópavogur on Thursday. Queer Belonging at Salurinn on Thursday (https://salurinn.kopavogur.is/event/queer-belonging/), sees a line-up of queer comedians explore the funny, strange and beautiful parts of queer life in Iceland. It's a follow up to Belonging? (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-04-02-ruv-english-radio-belonging-440573), a show in the same venue some weeks ago which looked at the comedy that comes from the immigrant experience in Iceland. Darren met host Sindri “Sparkle” Freyr and comedian Joy, to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:21false579fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438119D0.mp3Every week, the foreign news desk at RÚV produces a radio programme, Heimskviður, about foreign affairs and world events. Here on RÚV English Radio we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and many of the interviews that are recorded for Heimskviður happen in English. Occasionally here you can hear some of those interviews, in full. No one should ever have to be alone, say the founders of a new app that allows users to connect with AI partners. Swedes Eva Leach and Gabriel Sabadin have worked in the tech industry for years and have taken part in many joint projects. Their new app is called Baibe - Leach and Sabadin want to use the app to try to combat loneliness, which affects about one in every three people globally. Eva spoke to RÚV's Róbert Jóhannsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:27false578fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438118D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Akureyri. The industrial and manufacturing history of Akureyri is a big part of the city's story, and of the wider north part of Iceland. Darren is again guided by museum director Haraldur Þór Egilsson, around the industry museum (http://www.idnadarsafnid.is/is/english) RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:29:06false577fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438117D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at changes to the Icelandic lottery. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-03-31-lagt-til-ad-lottotolum-verdi-fjolgad-ur-42-i-45-440236 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:17:23false576fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438116D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kópavogur. On Friday at Salurinn in Kópavogur, Sigga Eyrún and Bjarni Snæbjörnsson will once again lead you through "the high notes of amazing music" from famous musicals. There are just two shows of their successful winter run (https://nyr.ruv.is/english/2024-09-18-ruv-english-radio-songleikjastaelar-med-bjarni-og-sigga-eyrun-songs-from-the-musicals-422106) left. Get your tickets here! https://tix.is/en/event/18090/songleikjast-lar-me-bjarna-og-siggu-eyrunu RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:14:34false575fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438115D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Akureyri. The city's much-loved book store recently moved to a new location, as Svartar Bækur (https://www.facebook.com/p/Svartar-B%C3%A6kur-Fornb%C3%B3kab%C3%BA%C3%B0-61561780861127/). Darren met owners Ren and Stu to hear their story, of their love of books and of moving to Iceland. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:47false574fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438114D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio finds about more about the war graves of combatants which lie here in Iceland. Since 2020, members of the public have had the opportunity to volunteer and help the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the monitoring and cleaning of war graves (https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/volunteer/) Darren spoke to Eyes On Hands On Coordinator Anne Barclay and Regional Manager Iain Anderson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:11false573fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438113D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Akureyri. The city's toy museum (https://www.minjasafnid.is/en/akureyri-toy-museum) is a delightful part of the estate. It opens again for the summer later in the year, so enjoy this preview now, as Darren is again guided by museum director Haraldur Þór Egilsson. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:51false572fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438112D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at a renowned photographer's images of Greenland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-03-14-ljosmyndari-synir-lif-folks-a-graenlandi-438802 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:53false571fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438111D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the American visitor who stayed alive while lost and injured in east Iceland for five days. Joey Syta, an artist from the USA, had set out on a hike late one evening, intending to stay in an abandoned farmhouse near the fjord to watch the sunrise. However, he passed it unknowingly and continued all the way into Loðmundarfjörður, where he fell in rocky terrain. He injured his back, hip, and foot and was unable to return. Upon his rescue and safe return, he told RÚV about his experience. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:46false570fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438110D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the Pittsburgh band who love Iceland. Milkhouse Chillers (https://www.instagram.com/milkhousechillers/) are a three-piece band whose album Snake Feeders in the Night Pasture (https://open.spotify.com/album/4SaRkWmGaJ6GzoPLrP8SkR?si=8UmKJh87T0GYtG4nMeTJVw) was released at the end of January. Jesse Boggs from the band joined Darren on Zoom from Pittsburgh to talk about the record - and their love of Iceland, and hopes of playing here. See the video for Once, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFLvLR7hBHA RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:46false569fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438109D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a very special artistic fundraiser, for an excellent and important cause. The Women's Shelter (Kvennaathvarf) offers safe shelter, advice and support for women and their children who have to flee their homes due to violence (https://kvennaathvarf.is/en/). A new shelter is currently being built in the capital. Helping to raise funds are a wide group of artists who are donating their work to be sold at Kirsuberjatréð (https://www.arthouseborgarnes.com/) on 25 and 26 April. Donations are still welcome! Darren spoke to shelter director Linda Dröfn Gunnarsdóttir, and artist Kölskið, who is donating two pieces, one of which (pictured right) depicts Hallgerðr "longbrók" Höskuldsdóttir, a major character in Njáls saga. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:26:21false568fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438108D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we're in Akureyri, in one of the city's oldest buildings. Nonni was a priest and writer, who travelled throughout Europe in the 19th century, and wrote about his childhood in north Iceland in stories that were translated and published around the world. Akureyri museum director Haraldur Þór Egilsson guided Darren through Nonni's house (https://www.minjasafnid.is/en/the-nonnis-house). This is the second in our five-part series looking at the city's museums - hear the others on each of the next three Fridays. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:42false567fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438107D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the success of the band Geðbrigði. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/menning-og-daegurmal/2025-04-07-audveldara-ad-tja-sig-a-modurmalinu-441007 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:46false566fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438106D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's time to enjoy Christmas in April, in Akureyri. Darren is not ashamed to say he's in his happy place today. Jólagarðurinn - The Christmas Garden (https://www.frommers.com/destinations/outside-akureyri/attractions/christmas-house-jlagarurinn/)- is open virtually every day of the year, just a ten-minute drive south of Akureyri. Margrét Vera Benediktsdóttir got Darren (even more) into the festive spirit, on a cold Spring afternoon! 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From 12.45pm tomorrow. the Nordic House will fill with experts (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/the-tree-a-symposium-on-childrens-literature-and-language/) who will share insights about children’s literature and language, along with contributors from the exhibition “The Tree” (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/treid/ - which runs to 1 May). Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, will plant a tree outside the House and officially open the event. A stream of the day with English subtitles will be available some time after the event. Darren spoke to head librarian Erling Kjærbo, and Salomon Hellman. who will moderate one of the author events. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:06:48false564fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438104D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - Iceland's oldest skiing competition. Fossavatnsgangan (https://fossavatn.is/en/) is back this week in Ísafjörður. It's a race that has never been cancelled due to lack of snow in its 90 years - and snow cover for this year's event also seems to be in great shape. Darren talked to the event CEO Kristbjörn R Sigurjónsson to preview this week's skiing races, for all ages and abilities. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:56false563fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438103D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the major chess tournament coming to the capital next week. The Reykjavík Open 2025 (https://www.reykjavikopen.com/schedule/) will bring chess players from fifty countries to Harpa from next Tuesday. Darren went there to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:06:59false562fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438102D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a very special episode of Auðskilið... Normally on our learning-Icelandic strand Auðskilið, we bring you the news in a simple form of Icelandic - but today, we'll study a different text: the lyrics of Róa by VÆB, Iceland's 2025 Eurovision entry! (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-03-28-ruv-english-radio-vaeb-440056) With special thanks to the brothers. Read along with the lyrics here as Bjarni reads and then translates the words. Let's go Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Ég set spítu ofan á spítu Og kalla það bát Ef ég sekk í dag Er það ekkert mál Með árar úr stáli Sem duga í ár Stefni á Færeyjar Já, eg er klár Ég er með vesti fyrir belti og vatnshelda skó Því að veðrið það er erfitt ég er kominn með nóg Er sjórinn opnast koma öldurnar Ég er einn á bát að leita af betri stað Ég er ekki ennþá búin að missa allt En við setjum seglin upp og höldum aftur af stað Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Ég er enþá á bát Sjáðu þetta vá Stoppa í Grænlandi? Já, ég er down (God damn!) Stýri á sjó ég er kapteinn Kallaðu mig Gísli Marteinn Margir mánuðir síðan ég sá síðast sól Vil eiða restinni af lífinu hér út á sjó Er sjórinn opnast koma öldurnar Ég er en á bát að leita af betri stað Ég er ekki ennþá búin að missa allt En við setjum seglin upp og höldum aftur af stað Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Róandi hér, róandi þar Róa í gegnum öldurnar Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af (oh, whoa-whoa, oh) Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Það getur ekkert stoppað mig af Oh, whoa-whoa, oh Lyrics written by Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson, Ingi Bauer, Matthías Davíð Matthíasson RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:24false561fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438101D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the comedy show returning to Kópavogur this Friday. Belonging? (https://tix.is/event/19011/belonging) sees six award winning and (mostly) foreign-born comedians as they explore the funny, strange and beautiful parts of immigrant life in Iceland. The show is at Salurinn in Kópavogur. Darren met Korean-American comedian & writer Dan Roh, and from the UK, Andrew Sim, festival director of the Reykjavik Fringe, stand-up comic, and previous guest on RÚV English Radio (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-06-11-ruv-english-radio-rvk-fringe-415416) RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with comments and ideas - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:00false560fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438100D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the design festival coming to the capital for the 17th year. DesignMarch (https://www.honnunarmidstod.is/en/honnunarmars) is the country’s leading design festival, with exhibitions, events and conversations of and about design. Halla Helgadóttir is the managing director of Iceland Design and Architecture, and she told Darren what we can expect this week - as well as, somewhat topically, Lavaforming (https://www.honnunarmidstod.is/en/feneyjatviaeringurinn) - a proposal on how the force of lava can be turned into a valuable resource, which debuts at the Venice Biennale. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with comments and ideas - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:23false559fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438099D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a look ahead to this year's Stockfish Film Festival. Stockfish Film Festival (https://stockfishfestival.is/en/) in Reykjavík is the film industry’s festival in Iceland. It's now in its eleventh year. Darren met festival director Dögg Mósesdóttir at the capital's gorgeous Bíó Paradís cinema (and festival venue) to hear more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with comments and ideas - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:37false558fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438098D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio welcomes VÆB! The brothers VÆB are Iceland's Eurovision hopefuls this year. Darren spoke to them on Monday, and he put your questions to Hálfdán and Matthías. Since they talked, it was confirmed that VÆB will open the contest, as the first performers in the first semi-final (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-03-28-iceland-to-open-eurovision-vaeb-interview-on-ruv-english-radio-today-440020). Hear what they thought about that possibility, and much more, here! RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with comments and ideas - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:37:03false557fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438097D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the rise of table tennis in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-02-28-bordtennis-verdur-vinsaelli-a-islandi-437652 RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:21false556fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438096D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to the capital's Nordic House. Online knitting influencer Mandestrik is at the Nordic House this Friday, talking about his approach to knitting, mental health, and his own experiences using the craft. Although that event takes place in Danish and Norwegian, there are also twice-monthly knitting clubs in the house, held in English. Darren met librarian Unn Davidsen to find out more. RÚV English Radio is heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:10false555fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438095D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an exciting literary festival kicking off this week in the Westfjords. The Flateyri Literary Festival 2025 (https://www.karibautgafa.com/hatid) will take place in Flateyri from March 27th to 30th. It offers a 100% free programme for both adults and children. The programme is in Icelandic, Polish and English. Darren welcomes organiser Helen Cova back to RÚV English Radio (https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-09-18-the-ruv-english-podcast-icelandic-art-goes-to-the-moon-391928) to hear more. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:48false554fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438094D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren and his RÚV colleague Margrét Adamsdóttir review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Let us know where in the world you're listening to and reading RÚV English - or just get in touch with your comments and suggestions - email english@ruv.is Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Find us on Facebook too. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:55false553fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438093D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the remarkable tale of the Icelandic sheepdog. The Icelandic Sheepdog was recognised by British Kennel Club at the end of 2024 (https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-02-icelandic-sheepdog-recognised-by-british-kennel-club-432103). Evelyn Ýr is a passionate advocate for the breed, and plans to open an exhibition about the dogs alongside her horse farm and accommodation just south of Varmahlíð, in North West Iceland (https://www.fjarhundur.is/en). Darren went to meet her, and her two beautiful Icelandic Sheepdogs. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:19:57false552fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5438092D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of food waste in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-03-10-mikil-matar-soun-a-islandi-438418 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:43false551fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412602D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the remarkable (and strangely unknown) story of how tuberculosis claimed the lives of five thousand Icelanders over five decades. The Hælið museum and cafe (https://www.facebook.com/haelid.is/) just south of Akureyri details how this terrible disease was dealt with in the north of Iceland, right up until the point in the 70s when suitable medication finally became available. Darren met museum owner and founder María Pálsdóttir. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:25:28false550fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412601D0.mp3Today on RÚV English radio, the first of many visits to one of Akureyri's museums. Darren went to meet museum director Haraldur Þór Egilsson, at Akureyri's main museum (https://www.minjasafnid.is/en) - home of the town's history in its permanent exhibit, as well as the story of music in Akureyri. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:23:14false549fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412600D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Ugrow, a newly founded organisation helping the service industry in Iceland. Ugrow (https://ugrow.is/) seeks to make job opportunities more accessible and transparent for workers, particularly immigrants navigating the Icelandic job market. Ugrow was founded by three immigrant women—Valenttina, Veronika, and Kathryn Gunnarsson, founder of Geko (https://geko.is/). This Saturday there's a workshop with expert tips on CVs, LinkedIn, job search strategies, and interviews (https://ugrow.is/products/ugrow-mastering-the-icelandic-job-market-workshop) Darren spoke to Kathryn to find out more. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:12false548fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412599D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the programs helping North Americans connect with their Icelandic roots, and more. The Snorri Programs (http://www.snorri.is/) are three different travel opportunities that connect North Americans and Icelanders with their relatives, heritage, and identity. Darren spoke to co-managers Julie Summers and Atli Geir Halldórsson. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:49false547fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412598D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the need to thin Icelandic forests. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-03-10-hugsa-tharf-um-skoga-til-ad-their-vaxi-vel-438428 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:42false546fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412597D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the new initiative designed to improve safety for LBGTI+ individuals in the capital. The Human Rights and Democracy Office in Reykjavík, in collaboration with Nordic Safe Cities, received a grant from the Nordic LGBTI Fund at NIKK, a Nordic cooperative institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers. (https://reykjavik.is/en/news/2025/support-increase-lgbt-safety-reykjavik) This is the first time a grant has been awarded for this project. Darren met Guðný Bára Jónsdóttir at City Hall to hear more. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:15false545fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412596D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits one of Iceland's other black sand beaches. Just by the town of Sauðárkrókur, on Skagafjörður, in north Iceland, lies Borgarsandur beach. As volcanically black as some others in Iceland, it's perhaps a little less well known. Darren went for a quick visit - and had the place to himself. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:04:39false544fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412595D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland, from Akureyri. Darren visited his RÚV colleague Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir in the northern city, to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:29false543fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412594D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we preview the collision of food and fun next week in the capital! Reykjavík Food & Fun Festival (https://foodandfun.is) pairs renowned chefs from both sides of the Atlantic with a host of different restaurants, this year from March 12–16th. Together, they will prepare a menu which highlights and celebrates Icelandic ingredients. In charge is director Óli Hall, who told Darren what to expect. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:35false542fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412593D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the Icelandic citizens living abroad in the tens of thousands. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-02-25-adeins-einn-islendingur-i-13-londum-437353 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:34false541fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412592D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Mikael Mani Ásmundsson. Guitarist Mikael Máni Ásmundsson (https://www.mikaelmanimusic.com) recently received two nominations at the Icelandic Music Awards - and he starts a tour of Iceland today. Darren met Mikael to hear about his work, the nominations, and the gigs. Here's where he is playing: 5 March Múlinn Jazzklúbbur, Björtuloft, Hörpu, 6 March Græni hatturinn, Akureyri 7 March Tehúsið, Egilsstaðir 8 March Tónspil, Neskaupstað 10 March, Midgarði, Hvolsvellir RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:10false540fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412591D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Dan Van Dango. Iceland's Dan Van Dango's (https://www.danvandango.com/) fourth album, Litlar lygar (https://open.spotify.com/album/63NAjw88ZV5CgZNxaMmUAi?si=T_5Skj7QRruUAeqNYBdwHA), was released a few days ago. He spoke to Darren from his home in Norway, about the album, and his music. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:45false539fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412590D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -00000:26:10false538fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412589D0.mp3Today, a new album of music by four Icelandic composers is released - RÚV English Radio speaks to the duo behind "Aequora". Pianist Mina Gajić and violinist Zachary Carrettin today release "Aequora" (https://www.sonoluminus.com/sonoluminus/aequora), featuring works by four Icelandic composers: María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Daníel Bjarnason, and Páll Ragnar Pálsson. Released on the Sono Luminus label, it marks their first time recording as Mystery Sonata. Darren spoke to Mina and Zachary at their home in Boulder, Colorado, and heard about their love for the works they've recorded. RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:28:35false537fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412588D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at last Saturday's Söngvakeppnin final. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-02-23-vaeb-loves-you-437141 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:27false536fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412587D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an exhibition which opened at Reykjavík's Kjarvalsstaðir on Saturday. Swell: Women’s Initiative in Icelandic Art in the Eighties (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/swell-1) is a group exhibition that explores the vital role of women artists in shaping the Icelandic art scene, leading up to and during the transformative decade of the 1980s. The curator is Becky Forsythe, and she met Darren last week, just prior to the show opening. (Image from opening; https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/) RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:15false535fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412586D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Svavar Knútur. Svavar Knútur (https://www.svavarknutur.com) is a singer-songwriter based in Akureyri. who released the album "Ahoy!" at the end of 2024. The album brings together previous records "Ahoy! Side A", which won him two Icelandic Music Awards for Best Album and Singer of the Year, and "Ahoy! Side B", "the final chapter of a fifteen year-long project exploring the world of grief". It also features five songs reworked or "repainted" from the earlier releases. Darren met a very busy Svavar off his flight from Akureyri at Reykjavík Airport, just as he was about head to Keflavík, and then Canada, to play his music. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:29:28false534fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412585D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:37:27false533fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412584D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a bonus Friday episode of Auðskilið! Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the rapidly deteriorating state of some of the country's roads. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-02-18-sumir-vegir-gaetu-ordid-malarvegir-436519 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:26false532fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412583D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at a case of recent post-Þorrablót illness. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-02-17-margir-veiktust-eftir-thorrablot-436460 RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English. Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. RÚV English Radio, from Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email english@ruv.is or find us on Facebook.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:26false531fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412582D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the goats, cows, pigs, and other animals, at Reykjavík Park and Zoo. The park and zoo (https://mu.is/en/) is open every day of the year, with opportunities to relax and enjoy the outdoor space - and to pet a wide variety of friendly animals. Darren went to the zoo to meet some of them! RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:57false530fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412581D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the iconic sculpture at the heart of Iceland's capital. In 1986, the association of Reykjavík's west end funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city. Jón Gunnar Árnason´s Sun Voyager, Sólfar, won. It was unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the capital, August 18th, 1990. Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir, the artist's daughter, met Darren at the sculpture, on a windy Reykjavík day, to talk about the work, and her father. Find out more about Jón and his sculpture, and find a replica of your own, at https://sunvoyager.is/ RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:32false529fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412580D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by journalist Jelena Ćirić to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:25:39false528fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412579D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a special weekend show, in a special place. The choir Kliður (https://klidur.squarespace.com/english), known for composing and writing their own songs, will perform at Whales Of Iceland this Sunday (https://www.facebook.com/events/1147449576743802/), and you're invited. February 16th is World Whale Day so, say the choir, "we invite all guests to delve with us into the deep..." Darren met Þorvaldur Helgason and Jelena Ćirić from the choir to look ahead. Today's show plays out with a recording from a previous event at Elliðaárstöð, of one of the choir's pieces, which bears its name: Kliður. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:30false527fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412578D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new album of electronic music inspired by Iceland. Michael Mc Elroy, an electronic musician from Ireland, is about to release his third album, Electric Ísland, a "personal music-based response to the beauty of Iceland and its people". He´ll also play two gigs in the capital tomorrow, the album launch day, at Space Odyssey and 12 Tónar, and another on Saturday at Lucky Records. Darren met Michael to hear about his music, and those gigs. You can contact Michael at mmcelroymma@gmail.com RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:30:50false526fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412577D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the free lunchtime concerts at two city libraries on Friday and Saturday. This Friday (Valentine's Day), and Saturday, singer Marína Ósk, guitarist Kjartan Baldursson, and double bassist Leifur Gunnarsson will perform a wide selection of music in honour of Saint Valentine. The trio will play a variety of music and, they say, "attempt to shed light on questions about love that are on the minds of concertgoers". It's part of a concert series organised by Reykjavík City Library in collaboration with Leifur Gunnarsson, one of the three performers this weekend, and also the series artistic director. Darren met with Leifur to hear more about this weekend's free concerts. You can find more details here - https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-02-12-love-is-in-the-air-at-capital-libraries-436024 RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:06:01false525fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412576D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - cheerleading in Iceland. It's a thing! Ieva Dambrauskiene is the CEO of The Dance Space Reykjavik, and runs classes for aspiring young cheerleaders (https://thedancespacervk.is/iceland-cheer) in the capital and beyond. Cheerleading, often thought of as an entirely Amercian activity, actually has a much bigger presence in Iceland than many people think, as Ieva told Darren earlier today. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:11:46false524fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412575D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið - for a change, on a Monday! Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent fall in inflation. * Note that since this episode was recorded, interest rates in Iceland have also fallen, to 8.0%. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-01-30-verdbolga-laekkar-434543 RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:11false523fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412574D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Mossfellsbær - where it is still Christmas. The festive spirit extends well beyond Christmas at the house of Lára Halla Maack, who keeps her beautiful and hand-made decorations up well into each new year. Darren, a fellow lover of all things jól, couldn't resist a visit. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:29false522fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412573D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the potholes popping up (or down?) on roads across the country. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-01-13-logregla-varar-vid-haettulegum-brotholum-i-malbiki-432849 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:35false521fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412572D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the light coming to the Icelandic winter. The Winter Lights Festival 2025 (https://reykjavik.is/en/winter-lights-festival) runs from February 6-9 in all six municipalities of the capital area. There are three main parts: Museum Night, Pool Night, and the Light Trail. Over 150 events are happening, featuring many different artists. Darren met with Guðmundur Birgir Halldórsson, Event Manager at Reykjavík City Hall, to look ahead. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:31false520fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412571D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new book for Icelandic learners. Kristín Gudmundsdóttir's new book, Leitin að orðum (The Search For Words), has been published. Kristín says the new book is designed for those of foreign origin who have a basic knowledge of Icelandic. You can order the book directly (and cheaply) from Kristín - email her on bookskb20@gmail.com for details. It is also available at an increasing number of libraries across Iceland. Darren met Kristín to find out more about the inspiration for the book. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:30false519fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412570D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Árni Matthíasson to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio can be heard in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:55false518fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412569D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the hot Icelandic twist on jam. Ívar Örn Hansen starting making chilli jams at the request of his wife. Now, from his facility in Kópavogur, many different flavours (ranging from one to five on the "chilli scale" of heat) are produced, and available across the country. Darren met Ívar and sampled some of the jams (https://helvitis.is/eldpiparsultur/). RÚV English Radio can be heard freely in Iceland and around the world, and is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:09:37false517fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412568D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the "Vigdís craze" sweeping the nation! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here -https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-01-21-mikill-ahugi-a-vigdisi-finnbogadottur-433738 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:53false516fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412567D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we talk all things lava. Why do eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula leave air travel unaffected? Is another one imminent? What's happening with other volcanic and seismic systems around Iceland? And how can you see lava being created from a few metres away, in perfect safety? Answering these questions and more is Ragga, aka Lady Lava, co-founder of the Lava Show (https://www.lavashow.com/) in Reykjavík and Vík. Darren met Ragga at the capital show to learn about all things lava. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:36:52false515fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412566D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is on Iceland's south coast. Ósland (https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1006788046/osland-hofn-hornafirdi/) is an island area connected by a land bridge to the rest of the town of Höfn í Hornafirði. It is a wonderful place to appreciate the beauty of Höfn's location. Darren stopped there for a few moments while in the south. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:04:26false514fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412565D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new podcast that seeks to solve the mystery of a missing Icelander. Jón Þröstur Jónsson, a family man in his early forties, has not been seen or heard from since he left a hotel in Dublin six years ago. In a new podcast series about Jón’s disappearance, Hvar Er Jón? (Where is Jón?), RÚV's Anna Marsibil Clausen, and Liam O’Brien, from Irish public broadcaster RTÉ, try to shed light on what happened. Darren spoke to Liam and Anna about the podcast, and their investigation. (On this page, you'll find links to listen to the podcast series: https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-27-ruv-and-rte-investigation-into-fate-of-jon-throstur-434265) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:37false513fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412564D0.mp3Dark Music Days is a three-day annual celebration of contemporary classical music in Iceland, starting today, Friday 24th January. The Dark Music Days festival begins later today, Friday, with students from the Vesturbær and Miðbær School Orchestra premiering a new collaborative work at Harpa, at 4.30pm. That kicks off three days of wonderful new music in the capital. See the whole line up here: https://www.darkmusicdays.is/eventscalendar-2025 Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir, executive director the festival, told Darren about all the events happening today, Saturday and Sunday. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -00000:11:49false512fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412563D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of new research into the specific dangers of smoking. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-12-30-reykingar-stytta-lif-folks-431943 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:06false511fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412562D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, tourism with a difference, at Katla Geopark. Katla Geopark's science expeditions (https://www.katlageopark.com/about-katla/research/science-driven-expeditions/) give you the chance to become a "Citizen Scientist", in the field, collecting valuable and useful data. From the Geopark, Ann Irene Peters spoke to Darren about these unusual and ethical holidays. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:13:31false510fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412561D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the crafting club meeting each Wednesday in Reykjavík. Sigrún Finna Snædal owns and runs the Mosinn Art Boutique on Garðastræti (https://mosinnart.com/), and each Wednesday evening, crafters are invited along from 5pm to 8pm to work on their latest projects, and share a coffee and ideas! Darren met Sigrún to hear more, and see some of the results. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:07:14false509fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412560D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we preview a fortnight of global sport in the capital. Reykjavik International Games is a feast of sports with competition in about 20 individual activities. The 18th Games will be held from January 22th until February 8th. Darren met Event Manager Ragna Björg Kristjánsdóttir to find out more. See the whole programme, and buy tickets at https://www.rig.is/en RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:06:53false508fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412559D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks at the history of photography in Iceland. At the capital's Museum of Photography (https://borgarsogusafn.is/en), around seven million images are currently held. Of those, tens of thousands are available to view and even buy online, or on dedicated screens at the museum. Today, the Icelandic Photography Festival 2025 (https://tipf.is) kicks off at the museum with Weathered, an exhibition by FÍSL – The Icelandic Con­tem­por­ary Photography Association. Darren met Jóhanna Guðrún Árnadóttir to hear more about the museum, and the festival. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:16:53false507fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412558D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio tracks down a rarity in Iceland - the pie. Despite having no shortage of meat, fish and other ingredients to fill them, Iceland is not a country in which pies are easily found. One man with a plan to change that is Jakob Wayne Víkingur Robertson, of Arctic Pies (https://www.facebook.com/ArcticPies). Darren went to the Arctic Pies kitchen in Kópavogur to hear more. Find out more about tomorrow's Friday Pie-day event here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1014332517189480 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:15:21false506fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412557D0.mp3Today, Darren talks to Carrin F. Patman, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Iceland. Carrin was appointed by President Biden on August 7, 2022 - and her term comes to an end this week. She tells Darren how much she has enjoyed her time in Iceland, her work in the role over the last couple of years, and about the links between the two countries. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:18:20false505fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412556D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Vík, on Iceland's south coast, in the municipality of Mýrdalshreppur. The English Speaking Council of Mýrdalshreppur (https://www.vik.is/is/mannlif/ithrottastarf/enskumaelandi-rad) (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-04-26-women-of-foreign-origin-praise-myrdalshreppurs-english-initiative-411300) was established in 2022 in the hope of increasing the influence of newcomers in the municipality, and increasing opportunities to participate in committee work and policy-making. It allows those new to the area who don't yet speak Icelandic to get involved and shape policy - not least, as Darren hears from council member Hilary Tricker, on improving access to Icelandic language learning! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:57false504fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412555D0.mp3Today, Darren talks to author Rebecca Caroline Kent. Her book, The Grumpy Whale, is an environmental tale for children, inspired by Icelandic folklore, and her work as an adventurer and scuba diving instructor. The book can be bought, in English or in Icelandic, here - https://thegrumpywhale.com/product/the-grumpy-whale-book/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:41false503fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412554D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Skaftárstofa (https://www.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en/areas/lakagigar/skaftarstofa1) is the Vatnajökull National Park visitor centre, located near Kirkjubæjarklaustur on route one. It serves also as an information centre for the municipality of Skaftárhreppur. The facility sits in a beautiful new building, and is a great place to stop and learn more about the Vatnajökull glacier, and the wider area. Darren went to Skaftárstofa to meet Fanney Ásgeirsdóttir, who told him more about the building, and plans for a major new exhibition later this year. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:53false502fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5412553D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of this year's Söngvakeppnin, and changes to the format. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2025-01-03-breytingar-a-songva-keppninni-2025-432187 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:33false501fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346419D0.mp3Today, on our 500th show, RÚV English Radio visits Skógasafn, right next to the Skógar waterfall, just off Route One, in South Iceland. The facility (https://www.skogasafn.is/) is spread across six buildings and three museums, with over 18,000 items on display, telling long and colourful stories of life in this part of Iceland and further afield. Darren met Kristófer Guðbrandsson to explore part of the museum, and hear about what's on offer for visitors. A special thanks to you on our 500th show! Here at RÚV English Radio, we really appreciate all the support and feedback from our listeners wherever they are, anywhere on the planet, as we try to bring Iceland to the world with our daily programmes. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook. (image from Skogar Museum - Skógasafn / Facebook)Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:22:52false500fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346418D0.mp3Today's show from RÚV English Radio comes from Vík. Iceland is a big coffee-drinking nation, especially with its heat and caffeine being of assistance during the months of cold and dark. Holly Keyser opened the Skool Beans Cafe (https://skoolbeans.com/) in Vík in 2020. Housed in an old school bus, the "micro roaster (and tea lab)" brings great coffee to the south coast. Darren met Holly just before Christmas to hear how she shares her love of coffee with her customers - and the story of how this bus ended up living its best life! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:12:09false499fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346417D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Höfn. Svavarssafn is a contemporary art museum at Höfn in Hornafjordur. It's currently host to an exhibition by local artist Lísa Þortsteinsdóttir called Augnablík (Moments) - https://www.facebook.com/events/1288810852159211. The exhibition runs until January 17. Darren went to Svavarssafn and talked to the curator of the exhibition, Hanna Dís Whitehead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:08:29false498fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346416D0.mp3Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the rescued bird in Reykjavík's city centre lake last month. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-12-03-bjorgudu-alft-sem-sat-fost-i-is-430070 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:10:21false497fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346415D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio talks to an author who loves Iceland, and sees parallels with her home in Wyoming. Despite her love for rural Wyoming, where she lives, the author Opëshum considers Iceland her ‘spiritual home’. Opëshum divides her time between Wyoming and Southern Iceland. Her latest book is "gods on Trial: Beyond the Father". Darren spoke to her on Zoom audio from her Wyoming home. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:21:01false496fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346414D0.mp3We kick off 2025 with a look ahead. Darren heard from various museums and cultural houses around the nation, about their plans for 2025. You'll hear from Harpa (https://www.harpa.is/en/), Hitt Húsið (https://reykjavik.is/en/hitthusid), the Hof in Akureyri (https://www.mak.is/en), Hafnarborg in Hafnarfjörörður (https://hafnarborg.is/en/), the cultural centre in Fjarðabyggð (https://www.fjardabyggd.is/mannlif/menning/menningarstofa-fjardabyggdar#), and Whales of Iceland (https://www.whalesoficeland.is) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -00000:48:50false495fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346413D0.mp32024 wasn't all elections and eruptions, but there were plenty of those. This special show looks back on the year through editions of The Week In Iceland. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00001:16:14false494fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346412D0.mp3RÚV English Radio regularly travels around the country to find interesting stories. Today, some of the shows we made in 2024, in Akureyri, Grundarfjörður, Hellisheiðarvirkjun, Garður, Stykkishólmur, Sauðanes, Egilsstaðir, Drangsnes, Norðurdalur in Fljótsdalur, and Sturlureykir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:58:55false493fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346411D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look ahead to the new year celebrations! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here: Á gamlárskvöld skýtur fólk upp flugeldum og kveikir brennur. Þá er líka Áramótaskaupið í sjónvarpinu. Gamlárskvöld er gaman á Íslandi. Fólk skýtur upp flugeldum og fer á brennur. Sum bæjarfélög skipuleggja stórar flugelda-sýningar. Margt fólk skýtur líka upp flugeldum heima hjá sér. Klukkan 10:30 að kvöldi verður allt hljótt. Þá fara Íslendingar inn að horfa á sjónvarpið. Þá er sýnt Áramóta-skaupið. Áramóta-skaupið er grín-þáttur sem gerir grín að því sem gerðist á árinu. Svona getur þú getur horft á þáttinn: Á RÚV með texta á síðu 888 í textavarpinu. Í spilara á RÚV.is. Í RÚV-appinu. Með enskum texta á RÚV 2. Eftir Áramóta-skaupið byrjar fólk aftur að skemmta sér. Vinir og fjölskyldur hittast. Um miðnætti er himinninn fullur af flugeldum því þá byrjar nýtt ár. Fólk heldur áfram að skemmta sér langt fram á nótt. Hugtök: Brenna er bál sem fólk kveikir í á gamlárskvöld. Áramóta-skaup er sjónvarps-þáttur sem gerir grín að atburðum ársins. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:13false492fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346410D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - what happens to all the bits of old Christmas candle that don't quite burn down? Birna Kerti (https://www.facebook.com/birnakerti) is a "green" art candle studio based in Reykjavik, using 100% recycled wax - including lots of old festive kerti... Owner Birna Sigurbjörnsdóttir showed Darren how she makes good use of these particular festive leftovers. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:10false491fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346409D0.mp3It's Christmas Day! Let's celebrate in Icelandic style. Darren is joined by his friend and colleague from Rás 2, Siggi Gunnars, who selects his favourite classic Icelandic songs for you to enjoy on the big day. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:47:37false490fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346408D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the twenty five year old song celebrating Iceland's Christmas beer tradition. The Höfn band Parket have been together for a quarter of a century, and at the start of that period, wrote a song about their love of the festive beer popular in Iceland at Christmas - the jólabjör (https://open.spotify.com/track/2iXe52EVWHEj6NiSV2tP2m?si=fbf66e068d4c4bd2) The song has been rerecorded by the band - and a new jólabjör is being brewed in its honour. Darren went to Höfn to speak with Stjáni and Júlíus from the band, to hear about the song and its history. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:27false489fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346407D0.mp3It's Þorláksmessa - and that means jól is well underway! Ethnologist Björk Bjarnadóttir (illugaskotta@gmail.com) is back with Darren to guide us through the festive week, starting with Þorláksmessa, on the day before Christmas Eve, right through to Boxing Day, or, if you will, "another Christmas". RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:45:05false488fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346406D0.mp3Every year, Reykjavík receives a Christmas tree from Oslo, Norway - or does it? Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir from the Reykjavík City Museum explains all to Darren. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:18false487fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346405D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look ahead to Christmas in Iceland! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the text here: Jól er gamalt íslenskt orð. Fólk á Íslandi hélt jól löngu áður en kristni kom til landsins. Í desember er mjög dimmt á Íslandi. Á jólum fagna margir því að dagarnir fara að lengjast. Fólk skreytir húsin sín með fallegum jóla-ljósum. Oft er líka mikill snjór. Á Íslandi eru 13 jóla-sveinar. Jóla-sveinarnir koma einn og einn á dag niður úr fjöllunum. Þeir eru á Íslandi fram að 6. janúar. Á jólum er gott að vera með fjölskyldunni. Margar búðir og veitinga-staðir eru lokaðir um jólin. Fleiri staðir eru samt opnir núna en áður. Hugtök: Kristni er trú á Jesú Krist Vetrar-sólstöður eru stysti dagur ársins RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:14false486fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346404D0.mp3The recent Iceland Noir literary festival attracted guests from all over the world, including Charles Spencer, who has written a book detailing his unhappy experiences as a child at boarding school in the UK. He spoke to RÚV's Anna María Björnsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:04:04false485fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346403D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a musician who spans countless genres. Paco G. Seignon is a singer-songwriter based in Reykjavík, whose music (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7s88nnhQEcpFW02okV0sUJ) is formed from many different influences, and even languages. Darren met Paco to hear about his work. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:01false484fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346402D0.mp3The Icelandic pianist, one of Iceland's leading interpreter of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, gives performances of Bach's music every week at the “Dómkirkjan”, in the centre of Reykjavík. Darren met Ólafur in his studio to hear about the regular concerts (http://domkirkjan.is/2019/08/bach-tonleikar-kl-20-30-oll-thridjudagskvold-i-domkirkjunni/) - and to find out if Bach is the most "Christmassy" of composers... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:50false483fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346401D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - get completely into the festive mood this weekend at Árbær Open Air Museum. You are invited to celebrate Advent and Christmas in the old-fashioned way at the Árbær Open Air Museum this Sunday 15 December, from 1pm to 4pm - https://borgarsogusafn.is/en/events/bradum-koma-blessud-jolin-joladagskra-614942 There's lots happening, as Darren found out from Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:39false482fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346400D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the seventh eruption to start and end on the Reykjanes Peninsula this year. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-12-09-eldgosid-er-buid-430584 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:10false481fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346399D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, welcome back to Dominic Scott, a.k.a. Roundstone. We last spoke to Dominic ahead of his first gig for fifteen years, back in March (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-03-15-ruv-english-radio-roundstone-at-mengi-407326) - now Roundstone have released a new single, called "If You Got A Minute" (https://open.spotify.com/track/7gZLDdfvCvTQjBCv5pYWFD?si=745692a87afe4831) Darren met Dominic to hear more. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:44false480fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346398D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Inga Sara Guðmundsdóttir to review the last seven (actually, eight) days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:46false479fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346397D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we preview a festive market in Akureyri this coming weekend. Deiglan in Akureyri plays host this weekend to a Christmas craft market (https://www.facebook.com/events/1114143093561417/1114731386835921), showcasing the diverse talents of the local art and craft community in a beautiful festive atmosphere. Darren spoke to artist Gillian Pokalo (https://www.gillianpokalo.com/) about the market - and her art. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:48false478fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346396D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - a very special guest - Gluggagædi, the Window Peeper! Only ONCE a year do the Yule Lads take their annual bath in the Myvatn Nature Baths - and guests can join them and bathe with them. The big day this year is tomorrow, December 7th, at 4pm. Find out more here! https://www.visitmyvatn.is/en/event-calendar/the-yule-lads-annual-bath RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:12false477fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346395D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the reindeer chasing the horses through east Iceland! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-11-25-hreindyr-rak-hrossastod-fram-og-aftur-um-eskifjord-428713 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:12false476fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346394D0.mp3The foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio programme about foreign affairs, Heimskviður. It is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Many of the interviews that are recorded for Heimskviður happen in English, and occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full. RÚV's Birta Björnsdóttir spoke to Lexi Topping from UK newspaper The Guardian, about their and other campaigns about femicide: women killed at the hands of men. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:19false475fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346393D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Seltjarnarnes. The Grótta area of Seltjarnarnes is incredibly calming and peaceful - even, or perhaps especially, at -7 degrees (with a windchill of -15). Darren went there in the pitch dark and biting wind. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:14false474fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346392D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what happened on Saturday? Recorded as the leaders met the president at Bessastaðir, Darren recaps the results from Iceland's parliamentary election on Saturday, and dares to glance ahead... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:23false473fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346391D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, get (even more) into the festive spirit, as we preview a Christmas market happening next week in the capital. The New Icelanders committee of FKA, the organisation for women in business in Iceland, are hosting a Christmas market (https://www.facebook.com/events/1994044177732623) at the Mathöll (food hall) in Grandi, on Wednesday 4th December, from 5pm to 8pm. Birna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, of Birna Kerti (https://www.facebook.com/birnakerti), is one of the organisers. She told Darren more about the market. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:02false472fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346390D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at candle making in Akureyri! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-11-19-fyrir-suma-er-thad-halfgerd-felagsmidstod-ad-koma-hingad-427821 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:02false471fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346389D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, you can hear from the leaders of Iceland's political parties, in their own words, in English. Elections to Alþingi, Iceland's parliament, are just a few days away. Sixty three MPs will be elected, and a government will be formed. Eleven parties are seeking election to Alþingi. We asked the leader of each to record a message for you, in English, and today you can hear what those leaders and other representatives have to say. Whether you are an Icelandic citizen who is able to vote, or not, we hope you find their messages interesting. The eleven speakers are listed here in order, together with their party names in English and Icelandic. In brackets, you will find the letter (or symbol) that identifies those parties in the electoral process. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, leader of Centre Party / Miðflokkurinn (M) Arnar Þór Jónsson, leader of Democracy Party / Lýðræðisflokkurinn (L) Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir, leader of Icelandic Socialist Party / Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands (J) Bjarni Benediktsson, leader of the Independence Party / Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (D) Finnur Ricart Andrason, lead candidate for Left-Greens / Vinstri græn (V) Þorgerður Katrin Gunnarsdóttir, leader of Liberal Reform Party / Viðreisn (C) Sigurjón Arnórsson, chief campaign manager of People's Party / Flokkur fólksins (F) Derek Terell Allen, on list in Reykjavík South for Pirate Party / Píratar (P) Lilja Alfredsdóttir, minister, Progressive Party / Framsóknarflokkurinn (B) Jóhannes Loftsson, leader of Responsible Future / Ábyrg framtíð (Y) *party running in Reykjavík North only Kristrún Frostadóttir, leader of Social Democratic Alliance / Samfylkingin (S) There is ongoing coverage of the election up to and on election day, at ruv.is/english RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:32false470fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346388D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - welcome back to the artist Jana Jano. Jana Jano (http://www.jana-jano.com) is a Czech artist, based for the last six years in Iceland. Her work talks about the power of nature and the environment. She has a new exhibition in the Svigrúm window gallery at Hverfisgata 37 in Reykjavík, called "Birds". They are creatures she perceives as a symbol of freedom and spirit. You can view the work free at any time, 24/7, until mid December. Darren met again with Jana, at the gallery. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:03false469fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346387D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what's the state of play in the election campaign? It's the last Monday before polling day. Joining Darren is his RÚV colleague Stígur Helgason, for a look at the race in the final stretch. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:30:39false468fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346386D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at plans to translate more Icelandic sagas. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-11-04-islendingasogurnar-a-thysku-426521 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:48false467fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346385D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, music made in collaboration - with the glaciers of Iceland. The Egg is the first single from Néfur’s album The Water, The Lover, composed and produced with the unique combination of Icelandic glacier field recordings and her voice. The Egg is inspired by Ok, the first Icelandic glacier that melted due to climate change. Darren met Néfur to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:55false466fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346384D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio delves into the literary darkness of Iceland Noir, which starts today. Iceland Noir (https://icelandnoir.weebly.com/) is held in Reykjavík at the darkest time of year. Founded by authors Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, the festival started as a celebration of crime fiction in 2013. Although the name has stayed the same, the festival has evolved and grown and includes many genres, and events on film and television. Darren spoke to Yrsa, and author Sólveig Pálsdóttir, who has taken part in the festival since it began. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:34:10false465fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346383D0.mp3The foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio programme about foreign affairs, Heimskviður. It is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Many of the interviews that are recorded for Heimskviður happen in English, and occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full. On 13th February 1997, a huge storm near the southwestern coast of the UK pushed 62 containers off the cargo ship Tokio Express. One was filled with nearly five million pieces of Lego. Writer and beachcomber Tracey Williams was among many people to start finding thousands of the Lego pieces. Her book "Adrift" is the story of the impact humans are having on the marine environment. She spoke to RÚV's Björn Malmquist. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:31false464fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346382D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what's the state of play in the election campaign? Each Monday between now and polling day, we will take a look at where things stand in the parliamentary election campaign. Joining Darren is his RÚV colleague Stígur Helgason. Many leaders have now been quizzed on RÚV, while one party sees a high profile drop out, and another has whaling on their minds - but will it be any kind of election issue? RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:40:01false463fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346381D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the feast of Icelandic manuscripts and literature which becomes available to view in the heart of Reykjavík tomorrow. A new exhibition will be opened in Edda (https://heimuriordum.is) from November 16, 2024. There, visitors will have the opportunity to view the Icelandic manuscripts – the nation’s most precious cultural heritage. The manuscripts contain many ancient and renowned sagas and poems, but also various other texts that reflect how previous generations thought about their lives and their society. In addition to viewing the manuscripts themselves, visitors can explore texts and touch screens, watch videos, listen to readings of all sorts and take part in interactive play. There is free entry until November 24. Emily Lethbridge is Associate Research Professor at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies (https://www.arnastofnun.is/en/institute), and she spoke to Darren on the eve of the exhibition opening. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:22:34false462fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346380D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at recent issues at Akureyri swimming pool. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-11-05-adstada-til-sundidkunar-a-akureyri-langt-fra-thvi-ad-vera-naegilega-god-426499 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:47false461fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346379D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, how you can quiz the parties seeking election at the end of the month. Representatives of the political parties running in this month's election will meet to answer your questions, in English, on Sunday 17th of November, from 1pm tp 4pm at Veröld – Hús Vigdísar, Brynjólfsgata 1, Reykjavík. They will talk about their statements of purpose - what they stand for. See more here - https://www.facebook.com/events/484229094663924/ The meeting is hosted by the Cultural Ambassador Community in English. Sherry Ruth is one of those ambassadors, and Darren met her to learn more about Sunday's event. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:15false460fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346378D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hafnarfjörður. Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður's Centre of Culture and Fine Art, has just opened two solo exhibitions, from artists Pétur Thomsen (https://hafnarborg.is/en/exhibition/settlement/) and Arngunnur Ýr (https://hafnarborg.is/en/exhibition/kahalii/). Both exhibitions offer an different perspective on nature and the relationship between humans and their environment. Darren met Hólmar Hólm, media and publishing manager at Hafnarborg, to see the works. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:49false459fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346377D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what's the state of play in the election campaign? Each Monday between now and polling day, we will take a look at where things stand in the parliamentary election campaign. Early voting is underway - https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-11-11-early-voting-off-to-strong-start-427206 - as are the regular editions of Forystusætið, in which the leaders are quizzed. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:56false458fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346376D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a conference dedicated to artificial intelligence, next Friday in Suðurnes. The conference will focus on innovation, artificial intelligence, and automation, as well as how education can better prepare our society for the changes they may bring. Darren met organiser Vilhjálmur Magnússon, at the Fab Lab in Reykjanesbær (https://fablab.is/starfsstodvar/sudurnes/). The conference is at Hljómahöll (https://www.hljomaholl.is/hljomaholl-0) in Reykjanesbær on Friday 15 November from 2pm to 4pm. Many of the lectures are in English. Participation is free but you must register your name and email address here - https://sss.is/flaedi-framtidar-nyskopunarradstefna/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:33false457fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346375D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of police calling for people to wear reflective clothing in the dark. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-11-04-endurskinsmerki-ekki-adeins-aetlud-bornum-426305 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:15false456fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346374D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we check back in with our friends at Saga Musica. Last year (https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448/a8gmen), Darren met Ásta Kristrún Ragnarsdóttir and Valgeir Guðjónsson at their Bakkastofa Culture Center (https://www.bakkastofa.com/english), and heard about their Saga Musica shows (https://www.sagamusica.com/), which feature stories from the Icelandic Sagas, set to music and words by Valgeir. Now, they've been joined by two new recruits to help keep telling the stories and playing the music - Kristrún Steingrímsdóttir and Joel Durksen. Darren caught up with them all at Laugardælakirkja, near Selfoss, to learn the latest about Saga Musica, and hear some more of the songs. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:31:51false455fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346373D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a special Iceland Airwaves showcase this weekend. Meet The Neighbours (https://www.facebook.com/events/530464732969649) is a free showcase of music from Iceland and Scotland, with bands and artists including Jacob Alon, Flesh Machine, No Windows, and Haiver. Joe Whimster will DJ, and there will also be a spoken word manifesto from Andy Cannon. It all happens at Lucky Records in Reykjavík on Saturday 9 November, from 1.30pm to 6.30pm. Darren talked to organiser Oscar Askin to find out more about the neighbours, and why we should musically meet them! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:02false454fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346372D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what's the state of play in the election campaign? Each Monday between now and polling day, we will take a look at where things stand in the parliamentary election campaign. Joining Darren is his RÚV colleague Stígur Helgason. The candidates are all in place, and the first debate (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-11-04-eleven-leaders-face-off-in-first-debate-426465) has taken place. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:27:38false453fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346371D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of supermarket collections for new passports. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-10-21-haegt-ad-saekja-skilriki-i-hagkaup-i-skeifunni-425264 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:48false452fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346370D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio celebrates Halloween, with a look at the spookier parts of the capital's centre. Environmental ethnologist Björk Bjarnadóttir conducts ghost tours of central Reykjavík, and was last on RÚV English Radio talking about folklore and wild cumin on Viðey island (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-08-14-ruv-english-radio-folklore-and-cumin-on-videy-island-419515). Two days ago (and with a little more activity in downtown than usual due to the Nordic Council), she met Darren again, for a look at Halloween, in Iceland. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:22:17false451fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346369D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the young persons' art festival about to hit the capital. Unglist (https://www.facebook.com/unglist) is the long running festival of arts run and performed by young people in the capital area - and it all starts on Friday 1 November (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1077906080792453&set=pb.100057192141839.-2207520000) Ása Hauksdóttir is head of the Culture department at Hitt Húsið (https://reykjavik.is/en/hitthusid), where Darren met her to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:25false450fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346368D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Eiríksstaðir in West Iceland. The Viking Age farm of Eiríksstaðir was the stage for the beginning of contact between Europe and North America. Though the original farm is now in ruins, a historically accurate replica (https://www.eiriksstadir.is/) brings the average Icelandic Viking Age farm, and some of Iceland's most important Sagas, to life. Darren met Bjarnheiður, at Eiríksstaðir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:04false449fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346367D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what's the state of play in the election campaign? Each Monday between now and polling day, we will take a look at where things stand in the parliamentary election campaign. Joining Darren is his RÚV colleague Stígur Helgason. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:34false448fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346366D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews this year's Festival of Nations West Iceland in Akranes. The Festival of Nations West Iceland (Þjóðahátíð Vesturlands) - https://www.facebook.com/events/1363044085084936/ - is a fun cultural initiative that aims to highlight the countries' diversity and foster a sense of understanding among different communities. There will be many nations represented with performances, sampling from various countries' national food, handcrafts and much more. It all happens between 2pm and 5pm in Jaðarsbakki sports hall in Akranes on Sunday, November 3, and it's free! Darren spoke once again to Maxine Hagen and Raquel Herrera to find out how preparations are going for this year's event. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:18false447fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346365D0.mp3The Reykjavik International Children's Film Festival (https://bioparadis.is/vidburdir/barnakvikmyndahatid-2024/) will take place for the eleventh time, from this Saturday, October 26, to November 3, at the capital's Bíó Paradís. The theme of the festival this year is animation. The festival has established itself as an important cultural event for children and teenagers in the capital. On 3 November, young audiences aged 12 to 19 from across Europe will come together for the Young Audience Film Day, when SCRAPPER, a debut feature by Charlotte Regan, and winner of the European Young Audience Award 2023, will be screened simultaneously in various European cinemas, including Bíó Paradís, followed by a live-streamed Q&A (tickets are free but must be booked at https://tickets.bioparadis.is/#/book/7654) Darren spoke to festival director Lisa Attensperger and programme director Ása Baldursdóttir to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:55false446fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346364D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of mobile phone use in schools, and its effect on reading. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-10-07-notkun-sima-i-skola-hefur-ahrif-a-lestur-423957 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:08false445fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346363D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is on Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest island of the Westman Islands, and the only one that is inhabited, with over 4,000 people living in the town of Vestmannaeyar. There are other sights on the island. Darren went to Stórhöfði, on the island's southern coast and the windiest place in Europe, and to the "new land" around the Urðaviti lighthouse in the east. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:57false444fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346362D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Grundarfjörður. Liston is an artist (https://www.instagram.com/ludvik.karlsson) working in the town, using local stone and wood to create his works. Icelandic staves and, especially, faces, feature prominently in his work, which you can see in his gallery and workshop (https://www.facebook.com/lulliliston/)near the harbour in Grundarfjörður. Darren (a previous customer!) went to meet Liston and find out more about his art. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:27false443fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346361D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Vestmannaeyjar. The Viking Museum: Herjólfstown (https://www.vikingmuseum.is) is closed for the season, but RÚV English Radio went there late last month to let you see, or at least hear, inside. The museum details the first family that settled in Vestmannaeyjar around the year 900. Einar Birgir Baldursson guided Darren around the museum. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:56false442fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346360D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a double episode. Iceland will go to the polls for the second time this year, after electing a new President in the summer. Now, elections for a new government, and to Alþingi, the country's parliament, will take place on November 30. Darren talks to RUV's Bogi Ágústsson about the vote, and its surprising timing. Also today, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of healthy food advice being offered. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-10-12-hollur-matur-tharf-ekki-ad-vera-dyr-424374. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:31:51false441fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346359D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the Westfjords town of Drangsnes, for a true "good news" story... Last month, a whale was spotted behaving strangely in the waters of Steingrímsfjörður, off the shore at Drangsnes, by Judith Scott of Laki Tours. She raised the alarm with Tom Grove from the charity Whale Wise (https://whalewise.org/). Over the course of the next short while it became clear that the whale was trapped and entangled in fishing gear. In a coordinated effort between The Iceland Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), rescue agency ICE-SAR, local Icelandic fishers, Judith, and the Whale Wise team, the story slowly moved to a very happy ending. Darren travelled to Drangsnes to meet Tom and Judith. If you spot a whale, whether it's in distress or not, you can record the sighting here - https://linktr.ee/icelandwhalesightings RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:39false440fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346358D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Vestmannaeyjar. Discussions about infrastructure in Vestmannaeyjar often take place. The water pipeline to the town and the islands was damaged last year, and despite repairs, now operates in a damaged state. There is no back up pipeline. Conversations about improving connectivity in the town also focus on the harbour, and the possibility that a tunnel might one day connect to the mainland. Darren met Íris Róbertsdóttir, mayor of Vestmannaeyjar, to find out how plans for all these improvements are progressing. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:29false439fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346357D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Vestmannaeyjar. The Matey Seafood Festival (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-09-02-ruv-english-radio-matey-seafood-festival-vestmannaeyjar-420984) was a big success in Vestmannaeyjar last month, but organiser Frosti Gíslason is a very busy man all year round. He also runs the town's Fab Lab (https://fablab.is/starfsstodvar/vestmannaeyjar/), an electronics and craft wonderland where anyone can book time, learn and experiment, Darren met Frosti at the Fab Lab, to find out more about what it does, and reflect on the success of the Matey festival, and the wealth of good food available on the Westman Islands. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:47false438fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346356D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we head into the weekend with a double musical episode. First up, conversation and music from Kamil, who records as Skórysyn, across a variety of different styles. Find him on Spotify here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bRpzhz2QBqjm392pnAX4g?si=73f6c7d5df364261, on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/@skorysynizm, and improvising here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X2V8mci9nc, and his other links via Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/skorysyn/profilecard/?igsh=MXZzb2tsNnF6b3YwNw%3D%3D You can also contact him directly at wrptrr@gmail.com Then, it's off to Reykjavík's Nordic House, to find out about Pan-ArcticVision - https://www.panarcticvision.org - tomorrow in Nuuk, Greenland, ten artists from ten Arctic and Nordic countries and territories will perform ten songs and compete to be this year's Pan-ArcticVision winner. The whole event is streamed free at the Nordic House - the fun starts at 6pm on Saturday 12 October, entry is free, the night is hosted by Mighty Bear - and there is a very reasonably priced bar! The event is also streamed online, but the Nordic House is the place to be... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:23:44false437fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346355D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a quick trip to the Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum (but we'll be back...) The museum is a family business on the north coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The family has been involved with sharks for the last hundred years, and counting. They are still curing shark meat, and also welcoming visitors at the museum, where people can learn about the process and the history of shark meat in Iceland. The facility is about to switch into a very busy period, curing and preparing the meat for Þorrablót in January and February. Darren met Guðjón Hildibrandsson at the museum. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:05:48false436fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346354D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Vestmannaeyjar. The town of Vestmannaeyjar has a remarkable history, which includes not just the perhaps most well-known event of the 1973 eruption, but also pirate raids, Mormonism, and the national festival. Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir guided Darren around the town's Folk Museum, Sagnheimar (https://www.sagnheimar.is/en/) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:19:57false435fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346353D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Vestmannaeyjar. The Eldheimar exhibition (https://www.eldheimar.is/?lang=en) recalls in a graphic and novel way when over 5000 inhabitants of Vestmannaeyjar fled their homes, on the night of January 23, 1973. The eruption that began that night on Heimaey, the only inhabited island in the Westman Islands, lasted for over 5 months. Lava and ash destroyed a third of the homes. Kristín Jóhannsdóttir is the director of Edlheimar, and remembers the night of the eruption, and her evcuation, very clearly. She spoke to Darren at the museum. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:29false434fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346352D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by Iceland Review journalist Erik Pomrenke (https://www.icelandreview.com/author/erik-pomrenke/) to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:59false433fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346351D0.mp3RÚV English Radio previews the next live coding space in Reykjavík - but not before finding out what live coding actually is! At the capital's Grófin city library, the next Núritun Live Coding Space open meeting is on Monday. But what is "live coding"? What is coding, for that matter? Live coding, is "a creative approach to computer programming, where the performer creates music or art by writing, editing and manipulating computer code in real time, usually in front of an audience." Darren went to Grófin to meet Karl James Petska, creative technology project manager at the City Library, Dagur Kristinn Sigurðsson Björnsson, educator, and joining on Zoom from Detroit, Jack Armitage, aka Lil Data, recording artist and coder from the UK. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:00false432fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346350D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of ADHD diagnoses in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-09-12-adhd-liklega-verulega-ofgreint-a-islandi-421718. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:46false431fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346349D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a trip to the Laufey Bakki Welcome Centre - en route to Vestmannaeyjar on the Westman Islands, from where we will soon bring you a series of programmes. Situated on Route One, at the exit for the Vestmannaeyjar ferry terminal at Landeyjahöfn, the Laufey Bakki Welcome Centre (https://www.laufey.org/en/) is hoped to be the first of a new series of largely automated and always (or nearly always) open service stops, for travellers, around Iceland. For sale are hot food and essentials, and the centre also features touch screen information boards, great views, and truly space age toilet facilities! Darren met operations and marketing manager Sveinn Waage at the centre. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:34false430fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346348D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio finds out how you can get acquainted with some Icelandic classics. Spöngin City Library (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/library/spongin-en) is the place to be this Saturday 5th October at 1pm, for a FREE singalong of old Icelandic tunes (https://www.facebook.com/events/1211649116845991/1211666766844226/) led by "guitarist and merrymaker" Valgeir Gestsson. No worries if you don’t know the lyrics, they will be projected on a screen! Singalong in Spöngin will also take place on 2nd November (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/learning/singalong-1) RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:55false429fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346347D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to review the last seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:40:47false428fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346346D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets Kristin Sevaldsen, a Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and music producer, whose new project incorporates the sounds of Iceland. "The Sonic Experience - Iceland" is released today. Over the past 2 years, Kristin has been to Iceland several times to gather field recordings for the album, mainly in Reykjavik and Stödvarfjördur, where she also had an artist residency at The Fishfactory Creative Centre. Kristin joins Darren from her home in Norway to talk about the album, the second in a trilogy. You can find links to Kristin and her music here - https://orcd.co/oj7v7z9 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:32false427fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346345D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the influencer who ended up walking naked on a main road. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-09-23-nakinn-a-sudur-lands-vegi-eftir-sveppa-tur-an-eftirlits-422947. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:39false426fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346344D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a fun day in Selfoss. As RÚV English Radio listeners may know (https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-11-22-ruv-english-radio-fka-new-icelandersreykjanes-latest-397932), FKA, the Association of Businesswomen in Iceland (https://fka.is/english/) exists to support women as they manage and grow their business in Iceland, while its New Icelanders Committee focuses on businesswomen of foreign origin in the country. This Saturday, 28 September, the committee hosts "Hello Selfoss!", a fun day in the town for any woman in business in Iceland, who wants to meet others and find out more about the support that FKA can give. Darren met with FKA New Icelanders Committee chair Michelle Bird, for a quick tour of just some of the locations which will be visited on Saturday. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:54false425fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346343D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, timely advice from the U.S. Embassy if you're an American in Iceland who would like to vote in November. The American presidential election is just a few weeks away - but if you are a U.S. citizen living here in Iceland, the time to act to secure your vote, is now. Darren is joined by Karla Thomas, Consular Chief, and Heather Fay, Consular Associate, from the U.S. Embassy (https://is.usembassy.gov/) in Reykjavík. Access your vote at https://www.fvap.gov/, and if you have any questions, email the team at votereykjavik@state.gov RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:11false424fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346342D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, what lies ahead in RIFF 2024. RIFF (https://riff.is/en/) is a major festival of international film coming to the capital from September 26. The festival is one of the biggest and most diverse cultural events in Iceland, as every autumn since 2004, locals and tourists alike have gone to the cinema to enjoy the best of international film making. RIFF's Sölvi Halldórsson joined Darren to look ahead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:56false423fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346341D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to Hafnarfjörður Museum. The museum (https://byggdasafnid.is/en/) extends across a number of buildings. Sívertsen’s House (https://byggdasafnid.is/en/exhibition/sivertsens-husid/) is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður, built in 1803 by Bjarni Sívertsen. He was a great entrepreneur in Hafnarfjörður, one of the first Icelanders to get a trade licence in Iceland, and given the title “The Father of Hafnarfjörður.” His house has been restored to its original state and shows how an upper-class family in Hafnarfjörður lived at the beginning of the 19th century. Árni Pétur Árnason again guides Darren around the house and the exhibition. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:19:32false422fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346340D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, free singalongs for kids and parents alike. Valgeir Gestsson leads family morning singalongs (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/visit-us/family-mornings), as he sings and plays guitar for children and their parents each Monday and Thursday, at Grófin City Library (https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/library/grofin-en) in the centre of Reykjavík. Darren met Valgeir and joined him on one of the singalongs (but only to listen, we promise!) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:49false421fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346339D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a big night of fun at the musicals! On Friday, at Salurinn in Kópavogur, Sigga Eyrún, Bjarni Snæbjörnsson and Karl Olgeirsson together with an orchestra will lead the audience through "true emotions, beautiful melodies and the high notes of amazing music" from famous musicals. Get your tickets here: https://tix.is/en/event/18090/songleikjast-lar-me-bjarna-og-siggu-eyrunu/ It's the first of five special shows over the next few months, and will feature special guests Hansa & Una Torfa. Darren met Bjarni and Sigga in Salurinn to hear more. (Bjarni previously guested on RÚV English Radio in 2023 - https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-06-07-the-ruv-english-podcast-hit-lgbtqia-musical-in-english-at-national-theatre) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:12false420fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346338D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of Auðskilið. Bjarni joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We go back a couple of weeks, to look at the emergency response in Ísafjörður to some misused flares. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-09-09-bjorgunarskip-kallad-ut-vegna-hatidarhalda-a-veitingastad-421439. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:12false419fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346337D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Valur Grettisson to discuss a busy seven days here in Iceland. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:35:22false418fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346336D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a festival of fashion coming to Reykjavík. Erlendur Fashion Week Iceland (https://www.erlendurfashionweekiceland.com/) is a unique expression of cultural diversity through fashion, and brings together (and to Iceland) international and local designers, models, industry professionals and fashion influencers in a five day festival, starting on September 18. Organiser Carlotta Tate Olason of the Erlendur Talent Agency, and Icelandic fashion designer Anton Bjarki Olsen, told Darren about what lies ahead. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:39false417fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346335D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to Hafnarfjörður Museum. Árni Pétur Árnason guides Darren around the exhibition "A Village Becomes A Town, 1960 - 1975", which examines Hafnarfjörður's growth during the second half of the 20th century. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:50false416fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346334D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the 80s party happening this weekend in Egilsstaðir. Continuing an annual tradition, Tónleikafélag Austurland (The Music Association of East Iceland) is staging a concert in Hótel Valaskjálf, Egilsstaðir, on Saturday, September 14, in aid of mental health issues in East Iceland. (https://tix.is/is/event/18216/80-s-veisla/) This year's theme is the 1980s! Organiser Bjarni Þór Haraldsson joins Darren to talk about the concert, the cause, and the history of these fundraising gigs. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:07false415fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346333D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new exhibition for children, coming to Reykjavík's Nordic House. "The Tree" is an exhibition (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/treid/) that explores the concept of trees in children’s books, featuring illustrations from Nordic picture books. The gathering point in the exhibition is a tree sculpture, made by Finnish artist Corinna Helenelund. Darren met Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir at the House to hear more. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:38false414fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346332D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's the return of Auðskilið - read along with a recent news story in Icelandic. A warm welcome to Bjarni Benedikt Björnsson, who will guide us through the text. Today's story follows recent changes to the kindergarten system in Kópavogur at the end of August. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-08-30-deilt-um-breytingar-a-leikskolavistun-i-kopavogi-420825 RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:18false413fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346331D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Mørose. Darren met Eysteinn and Irene from the band Mørose (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lxMjxDUDchmskffTNkuju?si=IOlhODivTZyOLRFf7SGxcA), who play alternative music with rock, metal, hardcore and grunge influences. You can find them on Bandcamp too, here: https://moroseofficial.bandcamp.com/track/velkomin - and their cover of You Oughta Know is currently being recorded. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:40false412fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346330D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio explores the history of Hafnarfjörður. The town's museum (https://byggdasafnid.is/en/) is located across a number of different beautiful and historic buildings, each with their own story. In this first part of his visit to the museum, Darren is guided round the permanent exhibition dedicated to the story of the town from the days of settlement, by Árni Pétur Árnason. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:33:52false411fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346329D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Iceland's Minister of Culture and Business Affairs, joins Darren as the RÚV ORÐ service fully launches. RÚV ORÐ is a new, free, way to learn Icelandic. Various television content from RÚV, including news broadcasts, is now available with interactive subtitles, with language support to a language of your choice. The site measures your progress as you learn new words. Find it now at https://ord.ruv.is/ Lilja Alfreðsdóttir joined Darren to talk about the service, and the importance of the Icelandic language. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:25false410fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346328D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new exhibition in Húsavík. Gluggi út í heim / Window out to the world seeks to increase visibility of foreign born locals that have settled in the north east of Iceland. It is on now at Menningarmiðstöð (https://www.facebook.com/husavikmuseum) in Húsavík. Nicola van Kuilenburg is behind the project, and she spoke to people from Greece, Ghana, Estonia, Brazil, the Philippines and Poland, about their childhood and upbringing. She spoke, with project participant Justyna, to Darren. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:22:32false409fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346327D0.mp3Vestmannaeyjar's Matey Seafood Festival is back. September 5 to 7 sees a real celebration of seafood hit the Westman Islands and Vestmannaeyjar. TimeOut Magazine says it's one of the best things you can do on the planet! Darren spoke to project manager Frosti Gíslason and chef Gísli Matt, about what to expect. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more - in English. Find this and all previous daily English shows & podcasts here - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast places. Subscribe to never miss a show. Hear a new show, in English, each weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. Email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:52false408fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346326D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Hafnarborg, in Hafnarfjörður. The art space saw two new exhibitions launch yesterday. One is We See What We Want to See by Elín Sigríður María Ólafsdóttir. Elín often works with fantastical imagery, in addition to drawing on the self and self-representation. Also opening yesterday was Unknown Benevolence, curated by Þórhildur Tinna Sigurðardóttir, featuring fourteen artists from various countries. It touches on magic, and the need for what is magical. It is the fourteenth exhibition in Hafnarborg’s Autumn Exhibition Series, an annual collaboration with emerging curators. Darren met with Hólmar Hólm, media and publishing manager at Hafnarborg, to hear about the exhibitions, and the ongoing curator call. You can find out more about them all at https://hafnarborg.is/en/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:46false407fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346325D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview with two people who had been at the Breiðamerkurjökull ice cave, before it collapsed. Scott Stevens and his ten year old daughter Wylde, from the USA, missed being in the cave themselves when the accident happened, by just a few moments. RÚV spoke to Scott and Wylde yesterday, and on RÚV English Radio today, you can hear their conversation. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:19false406fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346324D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kópavogur. It's time once again for the Hamraborg Festival, an artist-run art festival focusing on visual arts, site-specific works, performance art and social engagements. ​Hamraborg Festival (https://www.hamraborgfestival.is/contact) is an annual festival held since 2021 in Hamraborg, in the centre of Kópavogur. The festival is sponsored by the Art and Culture Council of Kópavogur, Visual Art Fund and Barnamenningarsjóður, and will take place from August 29 to September 5. Co-curators and producers Joanna Pawlowska and Agnes Ársælsdóttir join Darren to talk not just about the festival, but also the history and architecture of Hamraborg and Kópavogur. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:42false405fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346322D0.mp3Back in June, we previewed the Siglufjörður Comics Festival. Now it's almost here. This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, in the northern town of Siglufjörður, the streets will fill with comics, artists and readers. The director of (likely) the world's northernmost comic festival (https://comicsfestival.is/en), Lefteris Yakoumakis, joins Darren to update us on last minute preparations. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:51false404fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346323D0.mp3Iceland is a whisky producing country - and it all comes from the Eimverk Distillery in Garðabær. Eimverk (https://flokiwhisky.is/story) is a family operated distillery producing three spirits from local ingredients: Vor, a gin; Víti, which is a Brennivín - and of course, Flóki, a single malt whisky (https://flokiwhisky.is/spirits). It's the only one produced in Iceland. Darren met Eva-María Sigurbjörnsdóttir at the distillery to see how the whisky is made, and find out why Icelandic barley makes for such a distinctive taste. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:24:25false403fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346321D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a very important Icelandic footballer is remembered. Atli Eðvaldsson was an Icelandic professional footballer who played as a midfielder, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players to come from Iceland. He became very successful in the German Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer Uerdingen. Fourteen years ago, Dr. Andreas Turnsek met Atli in his home town of Düsseldorf. They became good friends, and now, five years after Atli's passing, Andreas will run tomorrow's Reykjavík marathon in his memory, wearing an official jersey bearing his name and image. Darren spoke to Andreas about running to remember Atli. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:34false402fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346320D0.mp3Today, the work of a musician whose music is directly inspired by his life here in Iceland. R.M. Hendrix is an experimental-pop musician, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Reykjavík. His music, in part, forms a kind of diary of his life and emotions here in Iceland. He spoke to Darren about his work. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:45false401fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346319D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio - what makes Icelandic music so special? Mareike Renerig is nearing the completion of her PhD in Icelandic music. She has spoken to a variety of the country's artists, and believes that the nation's collaborative creativity leads to some fascinating music. Darren met Mareike to hear about her work. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:25false400fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346318D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Antsy. Antsy (https://linktr.ee/iamantsy) is an indietronica and synthpop artist, originally from France, but living, working and making music in Iceland. Antsy's album "Disappearer" was released in 2023. "Disappearer" was written, produced and recorded by Antsy in Reykjavik, mixed by Edgar Möller in Berlin, and mastered by Joe Lambert in New York. Darren met Antsy to find out more - and if you'd like to get in touch with Antsy, you can reach him by email here - iamantsyy@gmail.com RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:36false399fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346317D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the record-breaking Harpa hit that reveals the secrets of being Icelandic. Bjarni Þórsson is the writer, creator, and one of the performers of How To Become Icelandic In 60 Minutes (https://www.harpa.is/en/how-to-become-icelandic-in-60-minutes), a show teaching you everything you need to know about becoming Icelandic, in just one hour. More than a stand-up routine, it is a blend of observations of the Icelandic human condition, their attitudes, struggles and everyday life! The long running hit show has also just broken a very special record in Icelandic theatre. Darren met Bjarni at Harpa, where the show is performed, to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:47false398fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346316D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another band making music here in Iceland. Stefanía Pálsdóttir, Starri Holm and Rún Árnadóttir are virgin orchestra (https://virginorchestra.com). They first met as students in the music department of the Icelandic University of the Arts. Their album "fragments" (https://open.spotify.com/album/2GgWkYA5PuTTnL9Bs7z7YH?si=6p6rp_gRRyiQpiS5W_qeKg) was released in May last year with the Icelandic label Smekkleysa, known for artists like Björk, Sigur Rós and Singapore Sling. Darren met with the band to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:26false397fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346315D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look back on a story from May about the rate of young men dropping out of education. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-24-ungir-menn-a-islandi-haetta-frekar-i-nami-413485 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:18false396fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346314D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, two events coming up on Viðey island. Viðey is a small island just off the shore of Reykjavík. Famously, it is the location of the Yoko One Imagine Peace Tower, but this Saturday, August 17, you can enjoy stories from much further back in time. Björk Bjarnadóttir, environmental and ethnologist, will lead a walk for children and adults, and look at the sea and tell legends about sea otters, jellyfish, mermen and other creatures that inhabit the ocean. The origins of the hidden people will be discussed too. Then on Tuesday of next week, 20 August, she will lead another walk to pick the wild cumin which grows on the island, and is now ready to be harvested. Guests are encouraged to bring cloth bags, scissors, and packed lunches - and can take home what they pick! Both events are free, but guests must pay the cost of the short ferry crossings. On Saturday the group will sail at 1315 and return no later than 1530, while on Tuesday, the trip goes at 1800 and comes back at 2130 at the latest. The ferry sails from Skarfabakki, also the meeting point for the two days, and you can buy tickets here - https://elding.is/videy-ferry-skarfabakki Darren spoke to Björk about the folklore and the cumin! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:10false395fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346313D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a visit to one of the capital's favourite attractions. Whales Of Iceland (https://www.whalesoficeland.is/) is Europe's biggest whale museum. Life-sized and based on specific individuals found in the wild, a team of expert crafters have sculpted 23 life-like and detailed whale models found in Icelandic waters. They hang from the ceiling as you walk around, giving you a real sense of their huge and majestic scale. Jonathan Rempel is the director of Whales Of Iceland. He spoke to Darren about the museum, the wonders that are whales, and the successful (and sadly rare) refloating of a beached whale at Þorlákshöfn last week. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:34false394fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346312D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Akranes, listening to The Maverick Minstrel. Cyrus writes hopeful and happy songs on his acoustic guitar, as The Maverick Minstrel. Originally from Hungary, he is very keen to perform live here in his new home in Iceland. If you would like to contact Cyrus about him doing just that, you can contact him by email at maverick.minstrel@gmail.com - or if you get in touch with us at english@ruv.is, we can put you in touch too! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:28false393fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346311D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Mikael Lind. Mikael's music is electronic, but definitely with a classical touch too. It can be heard not just on streaming sites, but in installations such as the ongoing Hamflettur with Sigga Björg in Listasafn Árnesinga (https://listasafnarnesinga.is/hveragerdi/syningar/hamflettur/), and previously in venues such as Ásmundarsafn. True to form for an Icelandic musician, he collaborates with many others, including Hoshiko Yamane from Tangerine Dream (https://open.spotify.com/album/7604aqDHo0lYKcJJmUwHBq?si=ybTRHfPMS0WSbNkh1oFCUQ), with whom he is also working on another release. His new album is called Scraptools (https://mikaellind.bandcamp.com/album/scraptools) and can be pre-ordered now. Darren met Mikael at iconic capital record store 12 Tónar for a chat. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:39false392fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346310D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a news story in simple Icelandic. We go back a couple of months, to look at the controversy in June over plans to charge for parking at domestic airports. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-23-oanaegja-ut-af-bilastaedum-413440 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:41false391fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346309D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio hears music which brings together old and new. Katie Buckley and Jesper Pedersen play the harps and the Arps respectively, and their EP "The Shortest Day" (https://harparp.bandcamp.com/album/the-shortest-day) is "an ambient journey through minimal sound scapes in anticipation of the return of the light." Darren met Katie and Jesper to hear more about their music. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts here, and on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook here.Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:48false390fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346308D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir to look back on the Commerce Weekend. two months of rain, a still-likely eruption somewhere on the Reykjanes Peninsula, an early puffling on the Westman Islands - and, of course, Iceland's new President. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:22false389fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346307D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Cloud. Cloud (https://open.spotify.com/artist/13acIjnkmm2EL9yODeuFRd?si=rJiZn53tS5-2SqWX5F6e6g) is from France, and writes, composes, produces and sings here in Iceland. Darren met with Cloud to hear about her music, and single "DUI". See the video for "DUI" here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNkPuzK3Jc RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:48false388fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346306D0.mp3Pride comes to the capital next week. This year sees the 25th anniversary of Pride in Reykjavík (https://hinsegindagar.is/en/), so it's a big one. Darren met with Helga Haraldsdóttir of Reykjavik Pride, to preview next week's events. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:09false387fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346305D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look back on a story from May about emergency exercises taking place in Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-16-hopslysa-aefingar-um-helgina-412858 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:51false386fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346304D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews this weekend's Innipúkinn Festival in downtown Reykjavík. Innipúkinn (https://www.facebook.com/Innipukinnfestival) has been running each year in downtown Reykjavik since 2002. This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 2-4 August, sees a diverse line-up of artists across two stages, along with markets, DJs and surprises at the festival's outdoor area. You can get tickets at https://tix.is/is/event/17542/innipukinn-2024/ Darren met again with Steinþór Helgi Arnsteinsson to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:37false385fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346303D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to the East Iceland Heritage Museum in Egilsstaðir. The museum (https://www.minjasafn.is/english) hosts a permanent exhibition about reindeer in the east of Iceland. Darren was guided round by director Elsa Guðný Björgvinsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:39false384fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346302D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the jazz and blues sounds of Glódis Gunnarsdóttir. Amongst other places, Glódis lived in Wales for many years, before moving back to her native Iceland. She is a natural performer, with a life rich in music. Darren met her in her Árbær home to hear her story. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:40:10false383fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346301D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Norðurdalur in Fljótsdalur, in East Iceland. At the Wilderness Centre (www.wilderness.is) guests experience the spirit of the past, as the lives of those who have lived in this remote but beautiful part of Iceland are remembered and celebrated. Ella, the manager of the centre, guided Darren around the sights. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:51false382fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346300D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look back on a story from May about the "Mask" awards. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-30-grimu-verdlaun-i-gaer-414108 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:12false381fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346299D0.mp3Today, another artist making interesting music here in Iceland. The creator of the world of Possimiste (https://www.possimiste.com/) is a young Estonian-born artist and alchemist called Leeni Laasfeld... Darren met with her in Reykjavík to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:37false380fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346298D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Svalbarð at Þistilfjörður. The Leader Sheep Museum and Study Centre (https://www.forystusetur.is/en) celebrates this very special breed, which is unique and can only be found in Iceland. They are considered to be highly intelligent and serve as leaders of the herd. Darren met with Daniel at the centre to learn more about the breed. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:37false379fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346297D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Vopnafjörður. The East Iceland Emigration Centre (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064365446963) is an organisation of volunteers interested in re-establishing contact with the descendants of the people who left East and Northeast Iceland after the eruption of Askja in 1875. Every year, Western Icelanders from Canada and the United States - sometimes even from Brazil - come to Vopnafjörður and other places in the East and Northeast. Darren met with Cathy Josephson at the Centre. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:07false378fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346296D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets composer Gísli Gunnarsson. Last year he relased 'Mementos', a double-LP where the concept was that each track had a different friend featuring as a guest artist. It included people like Georg Holm of Sigur Rós, Laufey Soffía of Kælan Mikla, Mat McNerney of Hexvessel, and more. In March he released ' Wings of Glass', a collaboration with French band Alcest. Gísli is from Grindavík, and so has been evacuated from the town since November. Darren met Gísli to hear his story and his music (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ip3tJTPbVT3JJebd7ih9c?si=3mQLMCyjRP-R6wcizMs9Lg) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:48false377fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346295D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets a man making two special deliveries in Iceland. Jonny Beardmore is a solo traveller from New Zealand making his way around the globe, hand-delivering 50 letters with the aim of raising $100,000 for MND research. The letters, or postcards, were left by visitors at an ancient postbox on Isla Floreana in the Galapagos Islands, in the hope that a fellow traveller will collect and deliver them. Jonny is making his way around the world, delivering some of those missives. This week, he's in Iceland, dropping off two of the postcards in Reykjavík and Þorlákshöfn. Darren met with Jonny in the capital to hear more about his quest! Support and find out more about MND Iceland at https://mnd.is/english/ You can join Jonny on this incredible journey. Follow his adventures on Instagram - @bigoadventures or on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BigOAdventures You can also support his journey at https://z6z.co/galapagos-postman/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:51false376fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346294D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets Icelandic musician Mighty Bear. "Angurværð" is the latest EP from Mighty Bear (https://www.mightybearmusic.com/), and sees a step into the world of neo-classical music for the first time. Darren met Mighty Bear to hear about the new music, and the tremendous response it's had so far. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:25false375fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346293D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Sauðaneshús, on the Langanes peninsula in northeast Iceland. Just north of Þórshöfn, Sauðaneshús (https://www.husmus.is/en/saudaneshus) is the home of the region's folk museum, which tells the story of life in Langanes Peninsula and how its residents have survived and thrived. The space is curated by two Icelandic artists, Starkaður Sigurðarson and Auður Lóa Guðnadóttir, who are the caretakers at Sauðaneshús during the summer as well. Darren went to Sauðaneshús to meet Starkaður and Auður Lóa. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:38:05false374fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346292D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon to look back on a week of takeovers and bankruptcies, the falloff in rental car bookings, plans to make drivers pay-as-they-drive (or have driven), the Icelandic man recovering from the turbulent Singapore airlines flight, and thousands leaving the national church. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:45false373fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346291D0.mp3The Shoreless Sea are an Icelandic-British band. Amelia Samuel from the band (https://theshorelesssea.com/) is based in Iceland, while rest of the members are in the UK. Darren met Amelia to hear about the band's music (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fYbE4ouWaQXnMH7j7UVp4?si=4Q2DIG7iTbKJj6hqHbFrAQ), its social conscience, and the challenges and possibilities that come from making music remotely. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:36false372fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346290D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look back on a story from May about plans to change how passengers pay on the bus. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-15-straeto-bidur-eftir-greidslu-kerfi-412752 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:32false371fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346289D0.mp3Masaya Ozaki is a Japanese composer living and working in Iceland. Masaya's (https://www.masayaozaki.com/) music reflects his love of water, and lighthouses - and his life in Iceland. Darren met Masaya to hear more. Tracks played: Opið Rými Echoes for Grótta Lighthouse and Five Performers RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:33:07false370fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346288D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. The East Iceland Heritage Museum - https://www.minjasafn.is/english - preserves the history of the region by collecting and preserving things that reflect the society, culture and everyday life of its people. One of the current exhibitions examines and celebrates the lives of two women, whose remains, likely dating from around 950, were found in Fjörður and Vestdalsheiði in 2021 and 2004 respectively. The exhibition is also part of the series of three museums in East Iceland entitled Konur / Women. Darren spoke to director Elsa Guðný Björgvinsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:54false369fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346287D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets Tomas Perinka, the musician behind Fish Don't Like Milk. Fish Don't Like Milk is an ambient and electronic project by Tomas Perinka, with many releases on Bandcamp to enjoy - https://fishdontlikemilk.bandcamp.com/music Darren met Tomas to hear more about his music. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:36false368fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346286D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Fáskrúðsfjörður. Marc Alexander is an American collage artist living and working in Iceland. He's at the heart of the ongoing Innsævi arts festival (https://www.facebook.com/innsaevi/), with two exhibitions of work - one is already up and running in Mjóifjörður (https://www.facebook.com/events/1198499011511161/), while a second opens tomorrow (6 July) - https://www.facebook.com/events/474279061746675/ - in Reyðarfjörður. Darren met Marc at his home in Fáskrúðsfjörður, to learn more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:57false367fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346285D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look back on a May story about plans to change the laws on e-scooters. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-16-frumvarp-um-raf-hlaupahjol-412853 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:38false366fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346284D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eiðar, in East Iceland. Valdemar Gomes is from Portugal, and works in the Hostel and Apartments in Eiðar, ten minutes north of Egilsstaðir. However, he also writes and performs beautiful songs on his acoustic guitar, under the name Novamente Vago - https://soundcloud.com/novamente-vago. You can also see one of his performances on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4sERHIXWRU Darren met Valdemar in the (currently empty!) swimming pool at the Hostel and Apartments, to find out more about him and his music, and hear him play a song. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:00false365fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346283D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Neskaupstaður. The Innsævi arts festival (https://www.facebook.com/innsaevi/) is on right now across the towns of Fjarðabyggð, and runs until July 20. Darren is again at Neskaupstaður's Menningarstofa Fjarðabyggðar culture house (https://www.east.is/en/service/east-iceland-church-and-cultural-center), to talk to Jóhann Ágúst Jóhannsson about the festival, and the healthy state of the arts across the East. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:26false364fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346282D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Neskaupstaður. The East Iceland town is home to the Menningarstofa Fjarðabyggðar culture house (https://www.east.is/en/service/east-iceland-church-and-cultural-center), and is also currently the venue for an exhibition of photos and poems by Dagbjört Elva Sigurðardóttir (https://www.facebook.com/events/320679047745704), which continues as part of the Innsævi festival (https://www.facebook.com/innsaevi/) until 7 July. Dagbjört moved into her parents-in-law's home at Skorrastaðir in Norðfjörður, and wanted to document the feelings, memories and the spirit of that in a permanent way. She grabbed her camera, and her pen. Darren spoke to Jóhann Ágúst Jóhannsson at the centre, to learn more about the exhibition. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:01false363fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346281D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio talks to composer Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson. Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson is an Icelandic composer who doesn't work inside or with grids or straight lines. His music is experimental and entertaining, and influenced in no small part by Iceland itself. Darren spoke to him in his greenhouse, to find our more about his work. Pieces of Guðmundur's work featured in the programme are: Landv​æ​ttirnar fj​ó​rar - Gammur 3. Valhopp Skorpma XXVII - XXXIV - Skorpma XXIX - Hlunnfarir ekki sléttar Stífluhringurinn - Stífluhringurinn II - Klettabær (dedicated to Ástvaldi Zenki Traustason) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:48:28false362fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346280D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at recent plans to ensure water security on the Westman Islands. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://nyr.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-14-vatnsleidslan-til-vestmannaeyja-412673 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:42false361fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346279D0.mp3Today RÚV English Radio looks ahead to turning the pages of comics in Siglufjörður, at the end of August. Iceland’s first-ever (and probably the world’s northernmost) comics festival comes to Siglufjörður in a couple of months - https://comicsfestival.is/en Today, Darren is joined by the director Lefteris Yakoumakis, to preview what we can expect - and hear why comics have a long and perhaps surprising history in the town. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:47false360fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346278D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the music of Anya Shaddock. Anya Shaddock (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BNAEAsloQzLzLFHba9qvO) is a 21 year old Icelandic-American singer-songwriter based in Iceland. As a child she studied classical piano, and started writing her own songs at the age of 12. On Thursday 27 June there's a playback (https://www.facebook.com/events/1728641364211185) of her new album at Gallerí Fló in Gufunes in Reykjavík (https://www.facebook.com/GalleriFlo/) - and you're invited! Darren met Anya to hear about her music. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:50false359fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346277D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson to look back on the eighth eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula (now over), a cyber attack on a major media publisher, the defeated no-confidence motion in the Food Minister, whether puffins should be on our plates, and new laws to ban drink driving of e-scooters. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:12false358fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346276D0.mp3Free Sunday live music at the Nordic House is back - RÚV English Radio finds out more. PIKKNIKK is the annual summer concert series on Sundays at the Nordic House, put together by José Luis Anderson, and it's back for 2024! The series kicks off with Possimiste this Sunday - https://nordichouse.is/en/event/pikknikk-concert-possimiste/ José has of course already featured on RÚV English Radio, telling Darren about the "Litla Gróðurhúsa familia" music project - you can hear more about that here - https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-04-26-ruv-english-radio-litla-grodurhusa-familia-411072 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:30false357fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346275D0.mp3The north Iceland town of Siglufjörður sees the 24th folk festival kicking off on July 3. Gunnsteinn Ólafsson is the artistic director of the festival - https://siglofestival.wpcomstaging.com/concerts/ - which will see performers from Iceland and the world play folk music throughout Siglufjörður for five days. He talked to Darren about the festival. You can also find out more about the Siglufjörður Folk Music Centre here - https://siglofestival.wpcomstaging.com/siglufjordur-folk-music-center/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:45false356fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346274D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the recent Human Rights Day in the capital. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://nyr.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-16-mannrettinda-verdlaun-reykjavikur-412871 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:04:08false355fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346273D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Alexander Kristjánsson to look back on this year's 17 June celebrations, the motion of no confidence in the Food Minister over the whaling licence, parking charges at domestic airports, the fire at the Kringlan mall, and the eruption that continues bubbling away. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:19false354fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346272D0.mp3RÚV English Radio previews a festival of puppetry in the North West. The Hvammstangi International Puppet Festival - http://www.thehipfest.com - is a puppet festival hosted in Hvammstangi, which celebrates live action contemporary puppetry in theatre and film. This year's festival runs from 21 to 23 June. Greta Clough is the festival's artistic director, and she joins Darren to reveal what's ahead! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:16false353fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346271D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks at a new exhibition opening at SÍM Hlöðuloftið Korpúlfsstaðir this Sunday. Shipwreck - https://www.facebook.com/events/336528909543776 - is an exploration of art as something to be lived in and among. Six North American artists have brought with them ruins of potential futures of ecological, political, and cultural crisis. Six Icelandic artists were then tasked with making a home among these ruins. The works can be seen at SÍM Hlöðuloft, Korpúlfsstaðir, Thorsvegur 1, 112 Reykjavik (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6x9eArfTnrK9VZfRA) Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and SÍM Residency, the work will be open and available from 5pm on June 16, until June 25, 2024, noon to 8 pm daily. Darren met with artists Jerrold McGrath, Kasra Goodarznezhad, and Tom Manoury. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:37false352fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346270D0.mp3RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a very special day in the capital, and across the country. On National Day, June 17, lots will be happening to mark the passing of 80 years since Iceland became a republic - and you're invited. A ceremony, hosted by Alþingi and the Prime Minister's Office, begins at Austurvöllur at 11:10am and will be broadcast on RÚV (https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/ruv/2024-06-17/5376709). The outgoing President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, will lay a wreath on behalf of the Icelandic people at the monument of Jón Sigurðsson, and the Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, will give a speech. But that's just the start of a day of fun and celebrations, right across the country. In the capital, Guðmundur Birgir Halldórsson is Project Manager of events at Reykjavík City. Darren spoke to Guðmundur to find out more about everything that's happening. (Find all the details here - https://reykjavik.is/en/june17) You can also see what is happening in Akureyri (https://www.visitakureyri.is/en/whats-on/thjodhatidardagurinn-17-juni-2) and Ísafjörður (https://www.isafjordur.is/is/stjornsysla/frettir-og-utgafa/frettasafn/17-juni-2024-dagskra-hatidahalda). Borgarnes sees a sports festival for people of all ages, Stöðvarfjörður unveils information about the archaeological excavation at Stöð, and in Selfoss, the day kicks off with yoga by the river! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:50false351fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346269D0.mp3RÚV English Radio looks ahead to the 2024 Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður, which starts tomorrow (Thursday). The festival (https://www.facebook.com/events/217948477628251) is hosted by Rimmugýgur (https://www.facebook.com/rimmugygur), the largest Viking club in Iceland. You can enjoy Viking markets, games, live music, circus performers, a Viking school for children, skyr making, and of course, Viking duels and battles. It all takes place at Víðistaðatún in Hafnarfjörður, from 13 to 18 June. Jökull Tandri Ámundason is Jarl of Rimmugýgur, and he told Darren more about this year's festivities. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:58false350fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346268D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews the Reykjavík Fringe. Andrew Sim is the director of a seven-day festival of culture and fun - https://rvkfringe.is/ - coming to the capital from next Monday. Darren met Andrew to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:21false349fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346267D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ari Páll Karlsson, to hear about the very striking images he took on election night, as well as the lava from the current eruption hitting the road near Grindavík again, a fall in tourist numbers over the last year, flowers in potholes, and winter in summer. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:26:08false348fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346266D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the making of a surprise presidential election hit. When producer Matthías Eyfjörður was asked by a friend on the campaign team of Halla Tómasdóttir to make a track sampling some of her speeches, the resulting track Halla House became a sudden and runaway success. It formed part of the soundtrack at Halla's election party in Gróska, when the results became clear. Darren joined Matthías at his studio in Árbær to see how it all came together. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:21false347fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346265D0.mp3RÚV English Radio with music from Iceland's Nordic neighbours, Greenland. Nanook (https://www.facebook.com/NanookOfficialFanclub/) are a five-piece band from Greenland, who've had success in Japan, Europe, the US and Canada. Today, tomorrow and Saturday, they're in Iceland, playing in Akureryi and Reykjavik. Darren met with singer and guitarist Christian Elsner to hear more. Nanook stream on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/35QxA8HRzypWb64J8lJ4Hx, and all the usual places. Here's their schedule for the next few days: June 6: Acoustic mini concert (for free) Place: Listasafnið á Akureyri / Akureyri Art Museum Time: 19.30 Info: https://www.akureyri.is/amtsbokasafn-en/event-calendar/nanookvisiting June 7: Greenland's and Nanook's music history narrated by Nanook * 1 unplugged song followed by Q&A (for free) Place: Amtsbókasafnið á Akureyri/The Municipal Library of Akureyri Time: 17.00 Info: https://www.akureyri.is/amtsbokasafn-en/event-calendar/nanookvisiting June 7: Full Band Show AKUREYRI Place: Græni Hatturinn Time: 21.00 Info/Tickets: https://www.midix.is/en/nanook-07-jun-2024/eid/278 June 8: Full Band Show REYKJAVIK Place: Gaukurinn Time: 21.00 Info/Tickets: https://www.midix.is/en/nanook-08-jun-2024/eid/284 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:03false346fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346264D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the total eclipse coming to Iceland in 2026. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-13-al-myrkvi-eftir-2-ar-412619 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:53false345fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346263D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week(End) In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague, and one of the hosts of RÚV's election night coverage Birta Björnsdóttir, to reflect on that presidential election - and the winter storm sweeping across Iceland on June 4th... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:48false344fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346262D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the capital's Ásmundarsafn. Ásmundar Sveinsson was one of the pioneers of sculptural art in Iceland and designed the building which houses much of his work, mostly himself, in the years 1942-1959. Hendi næst - https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/at-hand - is a joint exhibition brings together the works of Ásmund Sveinsson (1893-1982) and contemporary artists who create works of art with their own hands. Darren spoke to artist Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir and curator Becky Forsythe to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:12false343fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346261D0.mp3A special show looking at the election win of Iceland's new President-elect, Halla Tómasdóttir. At around 2.30am, RÚV called the election for Halla Tómasdóttir, citing the congratulations and concession of Katrín Jakobsdóttir in support of its call. Just before 3am, Darren spoke to his RÚV election coverage colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to take stock of where we are, and look at the country's next president. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -00000:18:16false342fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346260D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio seeks your help. A new service is in development which will help learners of Icelandic, by allowing them to watch RÚV programming online, while specially designed subtitles show and explain important Icelandic words, in their own language, as the programme plays. Next week at RÚV HQ at Efstaleiti in Reykjavík, testing of the service will take place. Can you spare 20 to 30 minutes to come along to RÚV and help test the system? Sessions will run on Tuesday afternoon and evening (4 June), and all day Wednesday (5 June). Niss Jonas Carlsson is from the Swedish NGO Språkkraft, and he joined Darren by Zoom to explain how the system works - and why your help in testing the service is so important. If you would like to take part next week at RÚV, please email Niss at nissjonas@sprakkraft.org - and he will be delighted to see you! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 31 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:26false341fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346259D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio finds out what connects poetry and sausages at the capital's Nordic House tomorrow! PØLSE&POESI - https://nordichouse.is/en/event/polsepoesi-2/ - is a free afternoon of poetry readings, good food and drinks in the Nordic House pavilion and surrounding garden. Darren met with Emmanuel Böss at the House to find out more. PØLSE&POESI happens tomorrow, May 31, at 5pm. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:01false340fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346258D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the protection now in place for one of Iceland's most beautiful places. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-14-fjadrar-gljufur-fridlyst-412680 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 29 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:03false339fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346257D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Grafarvogur. At Brekkuborg preschool in Grafarvogur, a pair of ravens have made themselves at home. Hrafnkell and Hrafntinna, as they have been named, have prepared a nest up in the middle of a tree. There is a lot of activity because the ravens are bringing up their chicks. On an extremely wet and windy day, Darren met with assistant principal Kristín Auður Harðardóttir, to see if the birds could be spotted in their new home. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 28 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:13false338fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346256D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Margrét Adamsdóttir to discuss the tightening race for the presidency, even more magma accumulation and land rise at Svartsengi, the dirty windows of Akureyri, hefty new parking charges at domestic airports, and Icelandic landline phones slipping into history. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 27 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:24:28false337fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346255D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the candidates to who wish to become Iceland's new president. Here at RÚV English Radio, we asked all twelve candidates for the Icelandic presidency to record a message for you, in English, about themselves and their candidacies. We received recordings from ten of the twelve, made by the candidates themselves, and in a special programme today, you can hear what they have to say to you. Who can vote, and how is it done? Find out here - https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-05-03-presidential-election-who-can-vote-where-and-when-411820 And see how your views stack up with those of the candidates, in our election survey - https://www.ruv.is/kosningar/the-2024-election-quiz RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:12:53false336fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346254D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the new bishop of Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-07-buid-ad-kjosa-nyjan-biskup-412102 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 23 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:05:31false335fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346253D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio hears new music from the Faroe Islands. Jónas Gaard (https://www.tutlrecords.com/artist/jonas-gaard/) is a singer-songwriter from the Faroes. His song "Farin" was nominated for Song of the Year at the Faroese Music Awards in 2023, and he's just released a new track called "Hon er mítt heim". Find him on all streaming services, including on Spotify, here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/64IbBnwIOkpcIb0Xklyww2?si=_UfinfNmQLKjCJQqRLcV5Q Darren caught up with Jónas on Zoom to hear the songs, and find out more about his music. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 22 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:56false334fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346252D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Valur Grettisson to discuss the pressure change in boreholes at Svartsengi and what it does (or doesn't say) about a new eruption, and the latest on the race to become Iceland's new president - and why some previous races have been considered slightly rude... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:15false333fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346251D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Garður. Orfeus Andreou pursued his desire to play handball to Iceland, from his native Greece, via Poland. Today, he plays with the team he helped set up, Víðir Handbolti, in Garðar. Darren met Orfeus to hear more about his journey, and the big plans he has for the team in Iceland. Find Víðir Handbolti on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/vidir_handbolti/. You can also contact Orfeus through his Instagram page too - https://www.instagram.com/orfeus.andreou/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:21false332fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346250D0.mp3RÚV English Radio enjoys an exhibition of glass works at Árbær City Library. The Magic Of The Glass - https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/exhibitions/magic-glass?language=en - is a display of works by artist María Karlsdóttir. Glaciers, mountains, and the sea, all appear, along with lava, black sands, sheep, and the sky. The exhibition runs until 26 May. Together with other artists, María runs Art Gallery 101 in Reykjavík, and her works are for sale there. See her on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063616000266 - and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/karlsdottirm/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 17 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:07false331fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346249D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the new RÚV presidential election survey. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-13-kosninga-prof-ruv-412611 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:05:22false330fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346248D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Gufunes. Gallerí Fló (https://www.facebook.com/GalleriFlo/ and https://www.instagram.com/galleriflo/) is a second hand store, but one with something of a difference. Owner Aldís Björgvinsdóttir has arranged many of the items for sale to artfully reflect possible living rooms of the past. Shoppers can relax on, and among, the furniture, and also enjoy coffee and lunch. Darren went to meet Aldís to hear more about the store, but also to discuss plans for Gufunes, and the huge potential of the area she describes as the "Soho of Reykjavík". RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 15 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:27:02false329fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346247D0.mp3RÚV English Radio looks ahead to this weekend's documentary film festival in the Westfjords town. Founded in 2007, the Skjaldborg festival (https://skjaldborg.is/en) is the only specialised platform for the premiere of Icelandic documentaries. Patreksfjörður, and the town's gorgeous Skjaldborg cinema, have become the home of the Icelandic documentary scene. The festival starts this Friday and runs through until Monday. Tickets are available here - https://app.glaze.is/t/Ebl1li130Qnc5w6vTWGy - and you can email travel@skjaldborg.is if you want to investigate any last minute accommodation options. Darren spoke to two festival board members, Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir, producer and director, and Kristján Loðmfjörð, film maker, editor and documentary maker. to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:14false328fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346246D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon, to discuss the final ranking of Iceland's Eurovision entry, the possibility of a new eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, one Grindavík 13 year-old's drawings of his town's homes, the state of the race for the presidency, and why people are planning very specific trips to Iceland on 12 August 2026. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 13 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:27false327fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346245D0.mp3RÚV English Radio looks ahead to the release of a new video game, set in Iceland's richly dramatic past. Drawing inspiration from nature, folklore, and history, Island of Winds (https://islandofwinds.com) is a video game which revolves around "Brynhildur the Balance Keeper", who must go on a journey of discovery when her homestead is attacked and her mentor abducted. Darren travels back into the seventeenth century with Parity Games Founder and CEO María Guðmundsdóttir, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 10 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:13false326fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346244D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the persistent snow on some Icelandic campsites. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-05-08-mokudu-snjo-af-tjaldsvaedi-412201 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 09 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:36false325fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346243D0.mp3There's still time to register for this year's Color Run. RÚV English Radio finds out more. The Color Run (https://colorrun.is/) is an idea which comes to Iceland from the USA (which explains the unusual spelling of 'color'"), and sees runners make their way on a 5k circuit from Laugardalsvallar. But this run is, literally, a much more colourful affair than others. On the running route there are four colour gates roughly every kilometre, each with its own colour: blue, green, yellow and pink. As runners go through the colour gate, the colour will be sprayed over them by dedicated throwers. They are a special blend of magical colours and corn starch and are 100% natural, safe and recognised by food institutions worldwide. You can register up to the day of the run (June 8) at https://tix.is/en/buyingflow/tickets/15673/ Darren met with run coordinator Ragnar Már Vilhjálmsson to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 08 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:39false324fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346242D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio talks to a photographer who used the skies above Iceland to help heal their grief. Solace - Skies of Iceland is a response to how Berlin-based photographer, Pako Quijada (https://www.pakoquijada.com/), felt after losing their mother in 2017. The work features 60 photographs of Icelandic skies taken during three trips to the country in 2017, 2019 and 2021. "Taking these photographs became a sort of meditation for me and a gate into accepting the new reality of living without my mother," they say. A Kickstarter campaign has launched today (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pakoquijada/solace-skies-of-iceland-a-photo-book-by-pako-quijada) to help secure funding for the works to be published as a book. Darren spoke to Pako to hear more about how Iceland helped them heal. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 07 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:17false323fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346241D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Erla María Davíðsdóttir, to discuss the first presidential debate, another big contest this week in the form of Eurovision, the farmers camping with their sheep during lambing season, and a new Icelandic video game getting its worldwide release next year. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 06 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:29false322fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346240D0.mp3Darren's guest today is host of RÚV Fréttir, Bogi Ágústsson. Bogi and Darren discuss the current presidential election, the record breaking number of candidates, and what the Icelandic president can and cannot do. They also go back to the birth of the Icelandic republic, and beyond. (This episode was recorded on Thursday morning, before the National Electoral Commission ruled that Viktor Traustason's candidacy is considered valid.) The first debate between the candidates is live on RÚV on Friday 3 May at 7.40pm (https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/ruv/2024-05-03/5365283) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 03 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:35:29false321fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346239D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the 2031 handball World Cup coming to Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-04-17-hm-i-handbolta-a-islandi-arid-2031-410528 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 02 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:46false320fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346238D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a double episode for your day off. First up today, Darren is at the Nordic House to see the experiments, researches and mini models, showing houses of the future, seen through the eyes of ten-year-old children. You can see the work of the students of Hólabrekkuskóli, in a project (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/architecture-alvar-and-the-city/) partly inspired by the structure of Reykjavík district Breiðholt, but also the design of Alvar Aalto, who is the architect of the Nordic House. Then it's off to Garðabær for another visit to the town's Museum of Design and Applied Art, where the residency of goldsmith Marta Staworowska (https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/vidburdir/marta-staworowska-goldsmith) is drawing to a close. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 01 May 2024 16:00:00 -00000:24:57false319fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346237D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we focus on the race for Bessastaðir. Eleven candidates are now confirmed in the presidential race - https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-04-29-eleven-candidates-confirmed-in-presidential-race-411519 - which means that it now gets underway with some seriousness. So what are the next steps? What happens throughout May, and on election day (1 June) itself? Darren looks back on the confirmation of the final list of candidates, and ahead, with his RÚV colleague Stígur Helgason. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:32:16false318fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346236D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an artist with two shows on in the capital. Jana Jano (http://www.jana-jano.com) is a Czech artist, based for the last six years in Iceland. Her work talks about the power of nature and the environment. Her ORIGIN project (https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-04-26-exhibition-about-power-of-environment-continues-411347) continues at Svigrúm gallery at Hverfisgata 37 in Reykjavík. However, from the 2nd May, you can also see her GLORIOUS project at Kirsuberjatréð (https://www.facebook.com/KirsuberjatredIslenskHonnun/) in the capital. Darren met Jana to hear more about both works, and the Listlandi book (https://listlandi.art/who/), which she has illustrated, and which will be presented at GLORIOUS. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:04false317fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346235D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio hears about a new musical initiative, launched last weekend. Litla Gróðurhúsa familia (https://www.facebook.com/LGF.is and https://www.instagram.com/grodurhusa.familia/) is a multicultural initiative that aims to offer artists in Iceland an accessible and inclusive space to publicise their work. The series takes place in a greenhouse in the heart of Reykjavík, at the capital's Nordic House (https://nordichouse.is/en/), in the form of interviews and live musical performances. The first series consists of 8 episodes in which Icelandic musicians talk about their work and the most important aspects of Icelandic society. Darren spoke to curator José Luis Anderson, who also performs as ANDERVEL (https://www.andervel.com/), to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:52false316fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346234D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Ísafjörður seeking to limit the number of visitors who arrive by cruise ship. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-04-15-mest-5000-manns-a-dag-til-isafjardar-410358 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:36false315fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346233D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio hears about a new book inspired by and for intercultural families in Iceland. Alondra Silva Munoz moved here from Chile, bringing her Spanish linguistic background with her. Now, she and her Icelandic husband Helgi Silva Þorsteinsson have written a book called Áki Tahiel’s Magical Multilingual World / Töfrandi fjöltyngdur heimur Áka Tahiel (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555164036328), presented in Icelandic and English, which tells the story of a six-year-old boy who speaks two languages at home. Darren met Alondra and Helgi to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:15false314fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346232D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Garðabær. The town's Museum of Design and Applied Art (https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/about-the-museum) collects, archives and shares Icelandic design from the year 1900 to the present day. Permanent exhibitions include JEWELLERY (https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/syningar/jewellery), and AT HOME IN THE DESIGN MUSEUM (https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/syningar/at-home-in-the-design-museum), which displays at any one time around 200 of over 5000 different items, displaying as a "blueprint of a home where different objects from different eras come together side by side." Darren was guided around the museum by director Sigríður Sigurjónsdóttir. Listen out on RÚV English Radio in future weeks for an interview with artist-in-residence at the museum, Marta Staworowska (https://www.honnunarsafn.is/en/vidburdir/marta-staworowska-goldsmith) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:47:25false313fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346231D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir, to discuss the state of the race to become Iceland's new president, the failed no-confidence motion in the new government, a colder than usual start to April, the possibility or otherwise of opening the current eruption site to visitors, and the Handball World Cup coming to Iceland in 2031. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:26:52false312fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346230D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Reykjavík's beautiful downtown cinema, Bíó Paradís. Every Friday, the classic cinema Bíó Paradís, offers a selection of great classic movies, as part of their special Föstudagspartísýningum - Friday-Night-Party-Screenings (https://bioparadis.is/vidburdir/partisyningar/) Coming up on future Fridays are Jaws, Anchorman, The Birdcage, Boogie Nights, and many more. Darren met with Óli Hjörtur Ólafsson and Ása Baldursdóttir, manager and program director at Bíó Paradís, to preview the fun ahead! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:31false311fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346229D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of new courses of study being made available by the University of Akureyri. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-04-15-nam-fyrir-folk-med-annad-modur-mal-en-islensku-410350 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:30false310fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346228D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a remarkable weekend in Hólmavík. Galdrafár á Ströndum, the Icelandic Sorcery Festival (https://www.sorceryfestival.is/en), is a music, cultural and art festival with artists and scholars from many countries, celebrating sorcery and ancient Nordic culture. It's coming to the Westfjords town of Hólmavík this weekend. You can to listen to music, walk around a Viking village, take part in workshops and lectures, and visit the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft (https://galdrasyning.is/en/) to learn about the Icelandic history of magic and various ancient Nordic customs. Darren spoke to the festival's main founder Hrafnhildur Inga Guðjónsdóttir to find out what's happening in Hólmavík this coming weekend. Hrafnhildur is also part of a band called Vévaki. The episode plays out with a track from their 2020 album Edda (https://open.spotify.com/album/41yAgqe83oa91Ws4iXzkj7?si=dWlrwO1tTM2Wt80XpxfJiA), called Hangatýr. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:21:13false309fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346227D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to the Hafnarborg gallery in Hafnarfjörður. jewellery:​object is an exhibition of contemporary jewellery, running at Hafnarborg until 26 May - https://hafnarborg.is/en/exhibition/jewellery-object/ Artists taking part are Anna María Pitt, Arna Gná Gunnarsdóttir, Ágústa Arnardóttir, Helga Mogensen, Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir, James Merry, Katla Karlsdóttir, Marta Staworowska and Orr (Kjartan Örn Kjartansson). Darren met with curator Brynhildur Pálsdóttir to see the works. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:23false308fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346226D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Hallgrímur Indriðason, to discuss Iceland's new-old PM, the not-unconnected race for the Presidency, last week's partial eclipse, a limit to cruise ship visitor numbers in Ísafjörður, and the crumbling roads of the East. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:26:49false307fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346225D0.mp3A feast awaits this weekend at Harpa, and RÚV English Radio is here to find out more. This weekend, the Icelandic Food Market (https://www.facebook.com/events/302046089193677/) is back in its eleventh year at Harpa in Reykjavík. It's open on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 April, from 11am to 5pm each day, and admission is free. Organisers say that "Iceland's food heroes will come together with sweet, hearty, and nutritious offerings, armed with passion for food, and for the process." Around forty producers from across Iceland and around the world will be at the market, offering a huge variety of food from fishermen, farmers, and other artisan producers. Darren met with organiser and co-creator of the event, Eirný Sigurðardóttir, to get a quick taste of what's ahead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:14false306fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346224D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the ministerial key exchanges that took place this week. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-04-10-lykla-skipti-i-raduneytum-409887 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:28false305fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346223D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kópavogur. The Gerðarsafn gallery (https://gerdarsafn.kopavogur.is/en/) is about to debut two new shows, from this Saturday: "Tölur, staðir", by Þór Vigfússon (https://gerdarsafn.kopavogur.is/en/event/numbers-places-thor-vigfusson/) and "Hjartadrottning" from Sóley Ragnarsdóttir (https://gerdarsafn.kopavogur.is/en/event/queen-of-hearts-soley-ragnarsdottir/) Darren met with Brynja Sveinsdóttir, director at Gerðarsafn, to find out more about the gallery and look in on preparations for the openings. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:40false304fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346222D0.mp3There are just ten days left to catch Steingrímur Gauti's "Lingering Space". Listval, the Icelandic Art Centre, is playing host to Steingrímur Gauti's exhibition "Lingering Space" until April 20 - https://www.icelandicartcenter.is/events/lingering-space Steingrímur Gauti Ingólfsson lives and works in Reykjavík. He completed his B.A. in Fine Arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2015, and his works can be found in public and private collections across Europe, the United States, and Asia. Darren went to see the exhibition earlier this week. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:20false303fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346221D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we preview an important international collaboration. FKA (Félag kvenna í atvinnulífinu), an association for women in business in Iceland - https://fka.is/english/ - is collaborating on an international event with a Canadian organisation called WiRE (Women in Renewable Energy) tomorrow - https://womeninrenewableenergy.ca/wire-energy-events-0/empowering-connections-iceland-canada-womens-cooperation Darren met with Grace Achieng, founder and CEO of Gracelandic and international relations representative for the FKA board, and Fida Abu Libde, renewable energy engineer, CEO & Co-Founder at geoSilica Iceland and chair of FKA Suðurnes, to learn more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:43false302fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346220D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to the Hafnarborg Centre of Culture and Fine Art, in Harnarfjörður. Jónína Guðnadóttir is one of Icelandʼs most prominent ceramicists. A retrospective of her work continues at Hafnarborg, in Harnarfjörður, until 28 April. Darren met again with Hólmar Hólm at Hafnarborg to learn more about her work, and love for the sea and beach. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:29false301fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346219D0.mp3Our 300th show on RÚV English Radio is a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the avalanche that fell near Dalvík earlier this week. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-04-02-snjoflod-ofan-vid-dalvik-409077 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:34false300fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346218D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews this year's Stockfish Film Festival - the 10th! The Stockfish Film Festival (https://stockfishfestival.is/en/) comes to Reykjavík for 2024, with a diverse programme of films from around the world, mostly showing in Bíó Paradís - and this year, almost all with free entry! The goal of the festival is to also serve the film industry, and provide better opportunities for Icelandic film makers both domestically and abroad. Darren spoke for the second year to Stockfish Film Festival managing director Carolina Salas and artistic director Hrönn Kristinsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:35false299fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346217D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson, to discuss a very wintry Easter, a possible big new entry to the Presidential race, new laws on e-scooters, hopes that big gigs will return to Iceland, and birthday wishes for our Eurovision hopeful. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:10false298fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346216D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Akureyri, at The Hof. The Icelandic government recently announced plans for Akureyri to become Iceland's second city, in a more formal way than before. Akureyri's mayor has also said that more money is needed to allow culture and the arts, so important not just to Akureryi but the north more widely, to flourish. At the end of February, Darren spoke to Þórgnýr Dýrfjörð, of the town's employment and culture division, to discuss. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:56false297fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346215D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hveragerði. Brynjólfur Baldursson, Co-founder and CEO of The Greenhouse in Hveragerði, the hotel, shop and food court, has plans to develop parts of the area so that visitors can more easily enjoy this wonderful part of the country. Darren went to meet Binni to hear more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:40false296fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346214D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. At Easter, we look at the story of so-called "dymbil week" - what is it? As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-03-26-af-hverju-dymbil-vika-408626 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:37false295fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346213D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Húsavík. When the north's private TV station N4 stopped broadcasting, Húsavík's Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson stepped in to purchase the video production equipment left behind. Now, as the co-founder of Film Húsavík (https://filmhusavik.com/), he's looking for ways to make the very best use of the technology. Darren spoke to Örlygur to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:24false294fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346212D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at the Nordic House in Reykjavík. The pupils at Fellaskóli in Reykjavik have made artwork, poems, and haiku, of and on the theme of feathers. The art was made for the Visual Arts Day, which was on March 13. Guests can enjoy the exhibition (https://nordichouse.is/en/event/feathers/) at the Nordic House, free, until end of Easter. Darren met with Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:19false293fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346211D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews the capital's Early Music Festival, taking place this week. Reykjavík Early Music Festival (https://www.harpa.is/reykjavik-early-music-festival:-hatidarpassi) is the first international festival of its kind in Reykjavík, and will be held in Harpa, from Tuesday to Thursday this week. A preview event takes place tonight, Monday 25 March, at Ský Bar (https://www.skyreykjavik.com/event-details/baroque-with-consortico) The festival is a unique platform for the collaboration of Icelandic and foreign music groups that specialise in the original performance of baroque and early music. Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir is the artistic director of the festival. Darren met her in Harpa on Monday morning to learn more. Tickets for the festival are available from Harpa (https://www.harpa.is/reykjavik-early-music-festival:-hatidarpassi), tix.is (https://tix.is/is/event/16930/reykjavik-early-music-festival-hati-arpassi/) and the official festival website (https://reykjavikearly.is/) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:22false292fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346210D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the surprisingly lengthy history of cricket in Iceland. Writer Kit Harris has detailed the part played by cricket in Icelandic society, in his book From Lord's to the Fjords: The Saga of Icelandic Cricket. Two Icelanders watching a key match while on holiday brought their new fascination and love for the sport back to Iceland in 1999 - but as Kit tells Darren, it is possible to trace a place for cricket here back through millennia. From Lord's to the Fjords: The Saga of Icelandic Cricket is available in book, ebook and audiobook formats: https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/from-lords-to-the-fjords https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/from-lords-to-the-fjords-ebook https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CYDDFY4M/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-391026&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_391026_rh_uk RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:19:02false291fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346209D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio learns about an initiative to promote the STEM subjects in Húsavík, and beyond. STEM stands for Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics. In Húsavík, an organisation exists to recognise the importance of those subjects. STEM Húsavík - https://stemhusavik.is/ - is the first interdisciplinary STEM educational network in Iceland. It seeks to "empower residents and build skills by connecting diverse resources, nature and society." But why Húsavík? And what does the organisation do to increase access to and awareness of the subjects in the town? Darren met with Huld Hafliðadóttir, director and founder of STEM Húsavík, and Bridget Burger, a consultant to the organisation and Fulbright expert, to learn more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:14false290fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346208D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview recorded for RÚV's foreign coverage. Here on RÚV English Radio we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and some of the interviews that are recorded for our programming happen in English. Occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full, in English. Natalia Zhyrnova came with her husband from Mariupol in Ukraine, to Iceland, in April 2022. She was a teacher in Ukraine, and now works at a kindergarten in Reykjanesbær. RÚV's Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir spoke to Natalia last month. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:13:48false289fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346207D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio travels to the top of the Icelandic mainland - nearly. Hraunhafnartangi was long thought to be the northernmost point of Iceland's mainland, until the nearby Rifstangi was found to sit a few tens of metres further to the north. Despite losing its geographical crown, it remains a place of staggeringly bleak beauty. On a recent trip back from Raufarhöfn, Darren took a detour north around the wild and virtually deserted edge of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula, to pause at this (almost) extremity. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:04:11false288fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346206D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at The Hof in Akureyri. The Hof is the major cultural centre for North Iceland, in the region's capital Akureyri. Darren met there with Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, artistic manager of the North Iceland Symphony Orchestra (https://www.mak.is/en/north-iceland-symphony-orchestra/about-the-symphonic-orchestra) and manager of SinfoniaNord (https://www.sinfonianord.is/), specialising in orchestral recordings for films, TV and the music industry. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:05false287fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346205D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a gig taking place in the capital next Thursday. Singer/songwriter Dominic Scott is the mainstay of Roundstone, who released their new EP on March 8 (https://open.spotify.com/album/6gguWtytW4wxJ1mgwCul9e?si=xSJ1EErkSyeL6ossU1No-Q) On March 21, Dominic will perform the new songs, with a band featuring violin, viola, cello, plus drums and bass guitar - played by, respectively, Kalli James Pestka, Ásta, Unnur Birna Jonsdottir, Oli Holm, and Ingi Ingason. This is Dominic's first gig in fifteen years - don't miss out! More details are at https://mengi.net/events/2024/3/21/dominic-scott-roundstone RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:47false286fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346204D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the Icelandic Music Awards 2024. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-03-13-islensku-tonlistar-verdlaunin-2024-407254 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:00false285fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346203D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back at the capital's art museum. The exhibition Vitamin D (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/vitamin-d-1) gathers a selection of emerging artists and their new and recent works in the spirit of Reykjavík Art Museum‘s annual exhibition series in D-Gallery. It follows the recent occasion of the 50th exhibition in the series. Works extend beyond the walls of D-Gallery and across the upper part of Hafnarhús. Over a dozen fascinating works are being exhibited at Vitamin D until May 5. Darren met with artists Sólbjört Vera Ómarsdóttir and Joe Keys, to see and find out more about their contributions. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:41false284fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346202D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio views some extraordinary vehicles, from Iceland's automotive history. The Ystafell Auto Museum (Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli) - https://www.facebook.com/ystafellautomuseum/ - opens again for the season in May, but Darren got a sneak preview and an amazing private viewing of the collection. He also saw the incredible restoration work being done by curator and owner Sverrir Ingólfur Ingólfsson. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:57false283fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346201D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back in Raufarhöfn. The two giant concrete tanks in the town were built in the thirties, when a fishmeal factory was built at Raufarhöfn. The tanks stored fish oil. Now, they lie empty, waiting for a new purpose. Darren met again with Nanna Steina Höskuldsdóttir, to hear about plans for the structures - and to invite your ideas for their possible use. You can email Nanna directly at nanna@ssne.is RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:04:52false282fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346200D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Húsavík. The Exploration Museum in Húsavík is dedicated to the history of human exploration, from the early explorers to the exploration of space. Currently the space (no pun intended) which it usually occupies, accommodates the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition, but it will revert to its original purpose sometime next year. Darren met with the owner of both attractions, Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson, to hear about those plans to reopen the Exploration Museum, and the close ties between this part of north east Iceland, and attempts to explore much further. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:33false281fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346199D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the recent water leak in the capital. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-03-01-kalt-vatn-flaeddi-i-hlidunum-406271 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:05:58false280fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346198D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits an exhibition of works by perhaps Iceland's best-known contemporary artist, Erró. Born in Ólafsvík in 1932, he is visual artist and painter, best known for his painted collages of images from commercials and comics. In 1989 Erró gave the City of Reykjavík a large collection of his works, a total of about 2,000 items, including paintings, watercolours, graphic art, sculptures, collages and other works spanning the artist's entire career from his youth. The Reykjavík Art Museum (https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en) is currently exhibiting "Gambit – Erró, Chronicler of Current Affairs" - https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/gambit-erro-chronicler-of-current-affairs Darren went to meet Markús Þór Andrésson, chief curator at Reykjavík Art Museum, to see the exhibition. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:46false279fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346197D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren joins his RÚV colleague Margrét Adamsdóttir to look back on the eruption that never was, the Söngvakeppnin final, a protest in Alþingi, love for the French houses of Fáskrúðsfjörður, and four years since Covid came to Iceland. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:28:57false278fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346196D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Húsavík. The GeoSea sea baths - https://www.geosea.is/en - have only existed in Húsavík for a few years, but the special waters that flow there have a vastly longer history. For centuries, the geothermal heat north of Húsavík has been known to residents, who have used it for bathing and washing. Drilling for hot water at Húsavíkurhöfði in the mid-20th century revealed hot seawater, too rich in minerals to be suitable for heating houses. But instead of letting this hot water go to waste, an old cheese barrel was installed at Húsavíkurhöfði. There, Húsavík residents could enjoy the health benefits of bathing in hot seawater. The water in the GeoSea sea baths comes from two drillholes, one located by the cheese barrel and the other by Húsavík harbour. Darren met with service manager Helga after his visit, and found out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:11:04false277fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346195D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Iceland's most northerly mainland town: Raufarhöfn. The Arctic Henge - https://www.arctichenge.com/english/ - is located in Raufarhöfn, in the sparsely populated northeastern Melrakkaslétta peninsula. It is a unique and enigmatic monument inspired by ancient Norse mythology. This modern stone circle serves as a sundial, celestial calendar, and homage to the region's cultural heritage. Four stone arches are inspired by the four cardinal dwarves of Norse mythology, Austri, Norðri, Suðri and Vestri, that face their namesake, east, north, south and west. These four dwarves are acknowledged in the Prose Edda , and assigned a role by Odin, the god of wisdom, to hold up the sky. In this piece the dwarves are assigned an additional role, along with the sixty eight dwarves mentioned in Völuspá and together they form a calendar. Darren marched up the deeply snowbound hill to the Arctic Henge, on a bitterly cold February day, with Nanna Steina Höskuldsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:58false276fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346194D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the recent small fall in inflation. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-02-28-verdbolga-minnkar-406065 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:50false275fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346193D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Húsavík. Húsavík is the original film location for Netflix’s "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga", and is also home to the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition. At the exhibition you can see the history of Iceland at the competition, and a behind-the-scenes look at the Netflix original film. You´ll also find exclusive items from past Eurovision acts and original props and costumes from the film. You can also find out what happens if you shout "PLAY JA JA DING DONG!" Darren travelled to the Exhibition to meet with owner Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson, and discover more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:24:49false274fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346192D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits Akureyri's Botanical Garden. The northern city's garden began as agricultural land which was set aside in 1910 for the formation of a park, the design of which was entrusted to the Akureyri Park Society. The main aim of the botanic garden is to test the hardiness of tree, shrub and herbaceous perennial species in the demanding climate of northern Iceland - it's located just a hair's breadth from the Arctic Circle. But it's also just, and very simply, a beautiful place to be. Darren met with Guðrún Kristín Björgvinsdóttir. manager and expert at the garden, to hear and see more, on a cold and clear Eyjafjörður day. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:22:05false273fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346191D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland, from Akureyri. Darren joins his RÚV colleague Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir in Akureyri to look back on the latest from Grindavík, more municipality mergers, a radical change of career, a new old game taking Akureyri by storm, and traffic snarl ups in Reykjavík. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:25false272fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346190D0.mp3Would you like to participate in the shaping of Iceland’s first policy on the concerns of immigrants? Today, RÚV English Radio finds out about the latest in a series of events around the country, organised by The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour. They are shaping new policy on how best to provide immigrants with the opportunity to better integrate and actively participate in society - and need your help. The next event is at the Hotel Reykjavík Grand, next Wednesday, 28 February - https://www.facebook.com/events/1110119403511156 - and is followed by a final evening at the Berjaya Hérað Hótel in Egilsstaðir on 11 March. Darren met with Áshildur Linnet from the ministry, who has organised these events previously in Akureyri, Ísafjörður, Selfoss and Borgarnes, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:07false271fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346189D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of icy weather in Iceland's north. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-02-19-mikil-halka-a-nordurlandi-405335 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:05:56false270fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346188D0.mp3Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio programme, and a podcast, about foreign affairs and world events. The programme is called Heimskviður, and is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Here on RÚV English Radio we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and many of the interviews that are recorded for Heimskviður happen in English. Occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full, in English. Azam Ahmed is the author of Fear Is Just A Word - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-Just-Word-Azam-Ahmed/dp/0349726914/ - the true story of a young woman held hostage and then killed by a Mexican gang, and her mother's subsequent quest to avenge that act - leading, it seems, to her own death at the criminals' hands. RÚV's Birta Björnsdóttir spoke to Azam about the book, on Heimskviður - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/heimskvidur/29234/8mpgel RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:03false269fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346187D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to look at access to Grindavík, the naming of a new municipality in the Westfjords, a fire in the capital, the first Söngvakeppnin semi-final, and levels of Presidential satisfaction. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:27:54false268fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346186D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a quick walk up Súgandisey. By the harbour at Stykkishólmur stands the basalt island Súgandisey. At the top stands a lighthouse with a wonderful view - https://www.visitstykkisholmur.is/en/attractions-sugandisey Darren took a quick walk to the lighthouse to enjoy the peace and the sights. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:04:14false267fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346185D0.mp3Today, Darren meets up again with his first ever guest on RÚV English Radio - when it was the RÚV English Podcast... Kaśka Paluch is a musician who has captured the sounds of this country in her Noise From Iceland project - https://noisefromiceland.com/ She has now also decided to rediscover her "other love - acid techno". She has been obsessed with the "acid" sound of the Roland TB-303 since she started making music in the 90s, and her new EP is of minimal/acid techno "strongly inspired by the dystopian atmosphere of "1984" by Orwell". It's released under the name of Mindfact - hear it at https://mindfact.bandcamp.com/album/room-303 But Kaśka hasn't turned her back on Icelandic "noise", indeed, she releases a new project called "Noise To Sleep" this Sunday, 18 February - https://noisefromiceland.bandcamp.com/album/noise-to-sleep "Noise To Sleep" features "field recordings of lava flows, the haunting howl of storms, the serene songs of birds, the delicate crackling of ice, and the tranquil waters of lakes. These sounds, collected from the diverse corners of Iceland, serve as the album's foundation, inviting listeners into a meditative experience that transcends the boundaries of traditional music." Darren met again with Kaśka to hear all about her latest works. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:26:20false266fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346184D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of a minor mid-air collision last weekend. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-02-13-flugvelar-rakust-saman-404904 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:29false265fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346183D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Reykholt, at Snorrastofa. Snorrastofa - https://www.snorrastofa.is/ - is located in Reykholt in western Iceland, the main residence of Iceland’s greatest medieval writer, poet, scholar and statesman, Snorri Sturluson, who lived from 1179 to 1241. Snorri's major work, the Prose Edda, is the most detailed and fullest source of modern knowledge of the Norse Myths, stories which have reverberated through the centuries, and have inspired countless works of art including Wagnerian operas and the fantasy literature of Tolkein, TV shows such as Game Of Thrones and Ragnarok, and the comic and film franchises of Marvel. There is however much more to Snorri's remarkable life than his gathering of the Myths. Darren visited Snorrastofa in the company of Sigrún Guttormsdóttir Þormar, to trace the life of a remarkable Icelander. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:38:09false264fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346182D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is back at Sturlureykir Horse Farm, by Reykholt, in West Iceland. Sturlureykir Horse Farm is a local horse breeding farm with about 60 horses. You can visit to ride the horses - or just to enjoy spending time with them. It's run by Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir, Jóhannes Kristleifsson and their family. Darren met with Hrafnhildur to hear about and meet the horses. However, Sturlureykir isn't just known for being a horse farm - and as promised, here is the second part of our programme, which explains all! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:25false263fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346181D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the latest on the "absolute geniuses" who have hopefully brought water back to Suðurnes. Darren updates the state of play as of around 2.30pm on Monday, February 12. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:57false262fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346180D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks again at the eruption, but also goes back to learn of an extraordinary journey around the country. Darren starts today's show with the latest from the Reykjanes Peninsula - the eruption is nearly over, but the wait for restored hot water supplies is not. He then talks to Nigel Foster, who kayaked around a very different Iceland in 1977! - https://nigelkayaks.com His book, Iceland By Kayak, is finally (!) out, and is highly recommended - https://nigelkayaks.com/book/iceland-by-kayak-the-first-circumnavigation-of-iceland-by-kayak/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:40:33false261fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346179D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio focuses on the latest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Darren is joined again by his RÚV colleague Valur Grettisson, known to many in Iceland throughout the five (relatively) recent eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula, to find out what just happened. Please note that this show reflected events as of around 2.30pm on February 8. For the latest on the eruption, in English, please see the RÚV English live blog at ruv.is/english RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:10:58false260fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346178D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hvanneyri. Iceland can be a tough country to survive in - and certainly was in centuries past. Hvanneyri's Agricultural Museum of Iceland - https://landbunadarsafn.is/heim/english/ - presents the country's agricultural heritage, and seeks to explain its history, and the crucial role played by farming in not just Iceland's development, but its survival. Darren met with Ragnhildur Helga Jónsdóttir, director of the museum, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:24false259fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346177D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Sturlureykir Horse Farm, by Reykholt, in West Iceland. Sturlureykir Horse Farm is a local horse breeding farm with about 60 horses. You can visit to ride the horses - or just to enjoy spending time with them. It's run by Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir, Jóhannes Kristleifsson and their family. Darren met with Hrafnhildur to hear about and meet the horses. However, Sturlureykir isn't just known for being a horse farm - listen out for the second part of our programme from Sturlureykir next week, to find out more! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:41false258fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346176D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Alexander Kristjánsson, to discuss the latest state of play at Grindavík, huge international success for Icelandic musician Laufey, an outbreak of measles at a capital hospital, a delayed report into a new domestic airport for Reykjavík, and a cooler week ahead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:06false257fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346175D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks ahead to a special show on RÚV TV next Tuesday. The live discussion programme Torgið will focus next week on the subjects of immigration and inclusion. Hosts Sigríður Halldórsdóttir and Valgeir Örn Ragnarsson want to hear from you if you are an immigrant to Iceland. What comments do you have about the experience of making Iceland your home? What would make life easier? Do you feel included in society? Whatever you would like to say, or ask, we really want to hear from you. You can film yourself using your phone, and send a video message (one minute or less is ideal), or just an email with what you want to say, to torgid@ruv.is. That's the same email address to use if you would like to be in the audience for the live show. The programme is live on RÚV at 7.35pm on Tuesday, February 6. (https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/ruv/2024-02-06/5354641) However, you will be able to watch the programme online with live translation into English - just go to ruv.is/english on the night to find the link. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:57false256fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346174D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of new protections for the Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-01-25-samningur-um-ad-vernda-fjadrargljufur-403345 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:36false255fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346173D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio finds out about a wordless play for children, at Reykjavík's Tjarnarbíó. "Ég heiti Steinn" (My Name is Stone") is a half-musical show that uses pantomime to explore the search for self-identity, diversity, empathy, communication, and value. Steinn is a little pebble trying to find its footing in the world of large rocks. He meets the stone named Urður and the mischievous rock Berg, and initially, they don´t get along at all. However, as the story progresses, they realise that despite their differences, they can indeed be good friends. As spoken language is not used, the show is aimed at children of all backgrounds and languages. Ég heiti Steinn is on at Tjarnarbíó (https://www.tjarnarbio.is/syningar/eg-heiti-steinn) this Sunday, February 4, at 2pm. Tickets at https://tix.is/is/buyingflow/tickets/16056/ Darren met with the creator of the show, Lucas Rastoll-Mamalia, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:04false254fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346172D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is keeping warm in Stykkishólmur. At Breiðafjörður Bay there is the largest Eiderduck area in the world. The ducks' down is extraordinarily warm, soft, and luxurious, and is used to make bedding like pillows and duvets. Darren met with Erla Friðriksdóttir at the Eider Centre (https://eider.is/aedarsetur-islands/) to learn more about this most gentle and sustainable of products. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:46false253fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346171D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Erla María Davíðsdóttir, to discuss Söngvakeppnin, the planned temporary returns to Grindavík, Iceland's Foreign Minister suddenly pulling funding to a UN Gaza agency, record low polling for two government parties, and Icelandic aid for Malawi. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:19:54false252fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346170D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Viking World, in Njarðvík. Viking World’s (https://vikingworld.is/) main attraction is hard to miss - the magnificent viking ship the Icelander (Íslendingur) which was sailed to New York in the year 2000 to commemorate Leifur Eiríksson’s journey to the New World a thousand years earlier. But you can also learn about Viking life in Iceland, and enjoy the views out into the bay at this magnificent location near the end of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Darren met with Ingibjörg Björnsdóttir at Viking World to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:16:29false251fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346169D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Iceland's uncertain place at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-01-24-ekki-vist-hvort-island-fer-i-eurovision-403228 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:07:56false250fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346168D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits the geothermal exhibition at the Hellisheiði power station. Hellisheiði is located on the way to Selfoss from Reykjavík, and provides power and water for the capital region. We have recently heard and seen much about the damage that geological and seismic forces can cause, but today Darren finds out how this vast power can be and is used for good every day in Iceland. He is guided round the exhibition which lies next to the power station (https://www.on.is/en/geothermal-exhibition/) by Kári Valgeirsson. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:20:19false249fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346167D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews this week and weekend's Dark Music Days festival. The Icelandic Composers Society created the Dark Music Days festival back in 1980. It debuts new and often experimental works that seek to reflect the ever-growing diversity and creativity of contemporary music. The five-day event brings a feast of new music to Iceland's capital, and to hear more, Darren met with festival manager Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir - also one of this week's performers. See the festival programme here - https://www.darkmusicdays.is/events - and buy tickets here - https://tix.is/is/search/?k=myrkir Included is an extract from GLÓÐ|GIRL by Bára Gísladóttir, performed by Björg Brjánsdóttir, from her new recording GROWL POWER. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:05false248fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346166D0.mp3This week on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of The Week In Iceland, Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingibjörg Sara Guðmundsdóttir, to hear the latest on the government's plans for the still-evacuated residents of Grindavík. In a conversation recorded just moments before Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Food, announced that she was on immediate leave following a diagnosis of breast cancer, they discuss the motion of no-confidence in her at Alþingi - although it is now unclear what will happen to that. They also discuss the controversial Facebook post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bjarni Benediktsson, as well as what would happen if Iceland lost its subsea connections to Europe and the world, the long-delayed ban on caged chickens finally comes into force, and the drop in alcohol sales during Dry January. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:35:19false247fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346165D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio visits the home of one of Iceland's most important figures. Gljúfrasteinn (https://www.gljufrasteinn.is/) was the home and workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. It has been opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there. Darren was guided round the house by Guðný Dóra Gestsdóttir. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:31:47false246fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346164D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Reykjavík's new mayor. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-01-16-nyr-borgarstjori-i-reykjavik-402511 - we start just under the photo. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:57false245fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346163D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kópavogur. The town's natural history museum isn't open at the moment, but that didn't stop Darren getting a sneak preview of its reopening plans, with Brynja Sveinsdóttir and Sævar Helgi Bragason. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:14:05false244fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346162D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio has the latest from Grindavík, and meets an American knitter who loves Iceland - and its wool. Darren starts today's show with an update on the latest eruption, which as of around 3pm on Tuesday, appears to be ended, or close to over. Also in today's show, however, he meets Leslie Meyer, a knitter in Seattle, USA, who has a love of Iceland, and especially the wool, or yarn, that comes from the country. She tells Darren that it's very popular in Seattle, and also that the city and the state have seen lots of immigration from Iceland and other Nordic countries over the years. Some of the designers mentioned by Leslie are Ragnheiður Bjarman Eiríksdóttir, Mary Jane Mucklestone, Védís Jónsdóttir and Hélène Magnússon. You can find them all on Instagram. Leslie also talked about G. Dagbjört Guðmundsdóttir (designer and shop owner in Reykjavík) and the store in Seattle in which she works, Acorn Street. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:32false243fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346161D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, one story naturally dominates: yesterday's volcanic eruption around and in Grindavík. It was the eruption nobody wanted to see, coming up partially in the town itself and destroying three homes. However, defensive walls built around the town kept a great deal of lava away, diverting it to the west instead. In a conversation recorded on Monday afternoon, Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir to discuss what has happened, what happens next, and whether residents will return to the town, damaged not only by the eruption but by earthquakes in November, and by the threat of more eruptions in the future. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:31:06false242fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346160D0.mp3KK Verkefni is a band from Wrexham in the UK, but one which is in many ways influenced by Iceland! Kev Korpse, singer with the band, is the Íslandsvinur behind the band name, and the other musical elements which speak to his love of the country. He joined Darren to talk about the band - https://linktr.ee/kkverkefni - and discuss the draw of Iceland in more detail. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:18:02false241fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346159D0.mp3Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at animal welfare concerns following recent whaling legal judgements. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2024-01-09-dyraverndar-sambandid-osatt-vid-umbods-mann-401492 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:08:31false240fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346158D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Kópavogur. The town's Gæðingur Brewery - https://gaedingur.beer/en - was originally established a considerable distance from Kópavogur, on the farm Útvík in Skagafjorður, North Iceland. Darren met with owner Árni Hafstad to hear the story of the brewery, and his craft beer "Microbars" - https://gaedingur.beer/en/pages/microbar-kopavogur Skál! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:15:36false239fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346157D0.mp3Today, Darren is in Reykjanesbær. The town's heritage museum is currently host to three fascinating exhibitions, of old resident photos, vintage sewing machines, and a whole floor dedicated to answering the question Trash or Treasure? - https://sofn.reykjanesbaer.is/local-history-museum/frontpage Darren was guided round all three by museum director Eva Kristín Dal. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:39:39false238fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346156D0.mp3Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson, to look at what's been happening over the last seven days. They discuss the judgement on the legality of last year's whaling ban, ongoing wage negotiations, the up-and-running Presidential race in Iceland, and the protective wall around Grindavík which is now more or less complete. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:25:11false237fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346155D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a busy year at Reykjavík's iconic Harpa. Darren talks to Project Manager for Programming at Harpa (harpa.is), Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir, to find out what's coming up! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:17:28false236fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346154D0.mp3If your New Year's resolution was to pick up some new Icelandic words, here's today's episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at plans to restore flights to the Westman Islands. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-14-flugferdir-milli-reykjavikur-og-vestmanna-eyja-399649 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:06:35false235fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346153D0.mp3Reykjavík's Nordic House hosted some wonderful cultural events this year, and 2024 is shaping up to be another very special year at the House. Director Sabina Westerholm joins Darren to look ahead. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:09:52false234fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346152D0.mp3Taking a dip in one of Iceland's many geothermal swimming pools isn't just, at this time of year, a way to shake off too much festive partying. It's also a celebration of a uniquely Icelandic culture. As it might soon find itself on UNESCO's list of Living Traditions, Darren talks to film producer and director Jón Karl Helgason, about his 2022 documentary film Sundlaugasögur - Swimming Pool Stories. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:19:13false233fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346151D0.mp3Darren listens again to various episodes of The Week In Iceland, to piece the year back together! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -00000:55:36false232fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346150D0.mp3Every New Year's Eve at 10.20pm, Iceland pauses the fireworks and the partying and sits glued to Áramótaskaupið on RÚV. It's a show which satirises the year just gone. Darren talks to RÚV's head of TV Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson about why it is true to say that literally the whole country watches the show. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:55false231fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346149D0.mp3Today, on a special festive edition of Auðskilið, we preview New Year, in simple Icelandic! Find today's story and follow along at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:58false230fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346148D0.mp3Part two of a two-part special looking back at the year on RÚV English Radio (and before it, The RÚV English Podcast). Lighthouses, herring, huskies, sorcery, accordions, stones, beer, smells and noises - in no particular order - and much more. (Part one was published yesterday.) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00001:19:06false229fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346147D0.mp3Part one of a two-part special looking back at the year on RÚV English Radio (and before it, The RÚV English Podcast). Lighthouses, herring, huskies, sorcery, accordions, stones, beer, smells and noises - in no particular order - and much more. Part two is tomorrow. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:38:59false228fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346146D0.mp3Siggi Gunnars, co-host of Söngvakeppnin and Rás 2 presenter, is with Darren to look back on those Söngvakeppnin shows and his time in Liverpool, covering the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:06false227fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346145D0.mp3Count down to 6pm, when most Icelanders consider Christmas to have truly begun, with a variety of Icelandic Christmas tunes. Join Darren, music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, and special guest Már Gunnarsson, who has written and performed his own modern Christmas classic to add to the canon! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:00:00 -00001:28:12false226fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346144D0.mp3Darren is joined by María and Jóna at Jólabúðin, Reykjavík's all-year Christmas shop, to kick off the festivities and learn exactly what makes an Icelandic Christmas special! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:42false225fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346143D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at analysis of a skull fragment discovered earlier this year. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-15-bein-i-radherra-bustadnum-ur-danskri-konu-399722 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:11false224fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346142D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio goes back to school. Magnus is the headmaster of Reykjavík's Elfschool, where you can go to learn about Iceland's magical and hidden folk. Darren packed his pencil case and marched (ok, drove) down to Síðumúli 31 for his lesson - https://theelfschool.com RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -00000:15:03false223fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346141D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio meets two "friends of Iceland". André Bernier is an American meteorologist, forecasting the weather at Cleveland's WJW-TV. During this summer's volcanic eruption, André's viewers watched video streamed by RÚV of the events at Litli-Hrútur. André also hosts The WeatherJazz podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7enXVHOfh6q5SHQrSWodVr His friend Bob Gilmore has worked in broadcast media for decades in the USA. Together they first visited Iceland in 1987, and have travelled here separately many times since. In an episode recorded on Monday, one day before the latest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Darren met with André and Bob to hear about their love of Iceland - and get a quick review of last weekend's Iceguys concert too (we play out with one of their songs today!) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:28false222fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346140D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an exhibition at the Reykjavík Art Museum. Doom Loop is an exhibition which has ran since October at the museum, and remains open to view until January 11. Artists Klavs Liepins & Renate Feizaka present a work which examines the idea of the "doom loop", the vicious circle; it references surveillance, climate change, authoritarianism. Darren met Renate and Klavs at the Museum to find out more about Doom Loop - https://listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/exhibitions/d50-klavs-liepins-renate-feizaka-doom-loop RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:59false221fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346139D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, traditional Baltic festive decorations come to the Nordic House in Iceland this Sunday! The Latvian School in Reykjavik invites families to take part in a traditional Latvian Christmas decoration workshop on Sunday, 17th of December, 1-3 pm, in the Children's Library at at the Nordic House - https://nordichouse.is/en/event/family-workshop-latvian-christmas-decorations/ Free entrance and everyone is welcome! What are the similarities between Latvian and Icelandic Christmas decorations? Darren spoke to Hrafnhildur Gissurardóttir at the House, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:09false220fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346138D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at plans to delay the school day in the capital next year. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-08-prufad-ad-seinka-skoladeginum-399203 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:16false219fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346137D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some festive puppetry coming to the Nordic House this weekend. Jólakattarins Slóð/The Christmas Cat's Trail is a 40-minute-long puppet show celebrating the Icelandic Yule Lads, Grýla, Leppalúði, and the Christmas cat, all through the eyes of a visiting American - and his dog. The show is created and performed by Mark Blashford, an instructor in Bernd Ogrodnik's Academy of the Wooden Puppet - https://worldsofpuppets.com/puppet-mastery-academy/ Darren met Mark at the Nordic House to hear about the show, and the part played by his border collie in creating the experience! The show is on this Saturday, 16 December, at 3pm. It will be performed with hand puppets and string puppets, with live music from the banjo and harmonica. It is in English and is recommended for families, and entry is free! See https://nordichouse.is/en/event/the-christmas-cats-trail-puppet-show/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:21false218fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346136D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the first Yule Lad makes his way down from the mountains. The Icelandic jólasveinar (Yuletide Lads) are descended from trolls, and originally they were bogeymen who were used to scare children. During this century they have mellowed, and they sometimes wear their best, red, suits. But they still tend to pilfer and play tricks. They are the sons of two of the most hideous ogres ever known in Iceland, Grýla and Leppalúði. Every year they come down from the mountains one by one, and today the first Yule Lad - Stekkjarstaur (Sheep-Cote Clod), who harasses sheep, made his first appearance this year in the National Museum - https://www.thjodminjasafn.is/english/for-visitors/whats-on/upcoming-events/13-yule-lads Darren spoke to curator of ethnology and friend of RÚV English Radio, Helga Vollertson, to hear his story - and witness his arrival along with many excited schoolchildren. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:20false217fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346135D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio takes a closer look at one book in this year's Christmas Book Flood - and samples a home baked treat. Sigurður Bragason with his wife and family has created the Skyr Recipe Book - https://bonis.is/products/skyr-recipe-book - containing a wide variety of baking and smoothie recipes, all making creative use of skyr. Darren met Sigurður to find out more about the book, and taste some of the results! RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:15false216fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346134D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eyrarbakki. The house at Bakkastofa is where artists Ásta Kristrún Ragnarsdóttir and Valgeir Guðjónsson live; respectively. a writer, counsellor, visual stage director and storyteller, and a celebrated composer, lyricist and performer. Valgeir is the creator of "Saga Musica" - https://www.sagamusica.com/ - a suite of songs inspired by and referencing Iceland's vast literary Saga history. It is also a concert programme, performed in English, written and performed by Valgeir and produced by Bakkastofa. You can hear many of the songs in original demo form here - https://www.sagamusica.com/listen Darren met again with Valgeir, and Ásta Kristrún, to hear more about the project - and one of the songs. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:27:02false215fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346133D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the turning on of the "Oslo tree" lights! As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-12-04-jolaljosin-kveikt-a-osloar-trenu-398857 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:34false214fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346132D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in the Reykjavík district of Árbær. Árbær was an established farm well into the 20th century. Since 1957 Árbær has been an open air museum - https://reykjavikcitymuseum.is/arbaer-open-air-museum - with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings have been relocated from central Reykjavik. Darren was guided round the museum by Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir, Head of Dept, Museum Education, Exhibits and Events at Reykjavík City Museum, and guide Stefnir Sveinsson. Don't miss two big special Christmas events at the museum, on the 10th and 17th December! - https://reykjavikcitymuseum.is/news/christmas-arbaer-open-air-museum RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook here.Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:32:41false213fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346131D0.mp3RÚV English Radio enters today's show as a homo sapien, and leaves as a Chromo Sapien... Chromo Sapiens is a monumental, multi-sensory, large-scale installation, consisting of three caves made from the artist Shoplifter's signature material: synthetic hair extensions. It is a permanent installation at Höfuðstöðin, a converted potato nursey and barracks now located in Elliðaárdalur, an extraordinary building now showing little trace of its original purposes! Creative producer and co-founder of Höfuðstöðin, Lilja Baldursdóttir, met with Darren, and took him through the installation. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook here.Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:40false212fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346130D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio looks forward to the 24th of December... Icelanders give each other books on what many English speakers call Christmas Eve - the 24th of December. You might hear this heartwarming tradition, in this most literary of nations, called Jólabókaflóðið - the Christmas (or Yule) Book Flood. Darren met with Svanborg Þórdís Sigurðardóttir, product manager for foreign books at Penninn Eymundsson, to find out which books in English are leading the flood this year. RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is , and find us on Facebook here.Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:38false211fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346129D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Hafnarfjörður. Hafnarborg - the Hafnarfjörður Centre of Culture and Fine Art - https://hafnarborg.is/en/museum/ - was founded in 1983, becoming the home of the town's art collection. One current exhibition at the centre celebrates forty years of Hafnarborg. Curated by Hólmar Hólm, "VALUE - 40 Years Since the Founding of Hafnarborg" features works by a variety of artists - https://hafnarborg.is/en/exhibition/value/ Darren spoke to Hólmar to hear more about the exhibition, and the museum, which sits at the heart of the town. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:49false210fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346128D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the news that a ferry connecting Vestmannaeyjar to the mainland is being repaired. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-11-29-herjolfur-farinn-i-vidgerd-398417 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:18false209fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346127D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio gets its skates on. Iceland's last roller skating derby of the year is this Saturday, at Grótta (in the Hertz sports hall, Seltjarnarnes). Icelandic team Ragnarök will go up against Traverse City from Michigan, USA. But how big is roller skating in Iceland, and what can we expect from the big game this weekend? Darren met with head non-skating official Heather Haynsen, and coach and skater Stephanie Zakas, to find out more. They are also known respectively for reasons that will become clear, as Penaltea and Penny Pincher... Details of the derby are here - https://fb.me/e/3izpu7UBH - and there is more on Roller Derby Iceland at http://www.rollerderby.is/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:22:23false208fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346126D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an embroidery exhibition at Árbær City Library is drawing to a close. This weekend marks the last chance to see the embroidery artworks of Ásta Kristrún Ólafsdóttir at Árbær City Library - https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/exhibitions/exhibition-stitch-time Ásta's pictures are inspired by British tv-crime series such as Miss Marple, Barnaby and Father Brown, and are about a peaceful life and beautiful gardens. Darren meets Ásta to hear about the works, and her inspiration. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:17false207fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346125D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eyrarbakki. The house at Bakkastofa is where artists Ásta Kristrún Ragnarsdóttir and Valgeir Guðjónsson live; respectively. a writer, counsellor, visual stage director and storyteller, and a celebrated composer, lyricist and performer. Together they offer tailor-made cultural programs for small groups - https://www.bakkastofa.com/english - who come to the house from far and wide to hear Ásta's stories and Valgeir's music, in a beautiful and historic setting on Iceland's south coast. The experiences deal with history and culture, dating back to the Settlement of Iceland, up to our present day. Darren met Valgeir and Ásta in their home to hear about the history of the town, and what audiences make of their unique offer. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:30:39false206fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346124D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we preview an extraordinary piece of theatre, in Reykjavík and in English, this weekend. When Virginia Gillard woke up from a stroke six years ago, to her mind, the world looked like a scene from a clown show. Aphasia, a language disorder caused by damage to the brain that controls language expression and comprehension, caused by the stroke, made her a prisoner in her own body, and the most everyday actions became a challenge. The experience has proved difficult for her to explain. Before the stroke, however, Virginia worked for years as a professional clown in hospitals in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In Stroke, Virginia uses her clown persona, Cookie, to share her experience and tell her story. Stroke is being performed again this Sunday at Tjarnarbíó in the heart of Reykjavík, in English. It is co-performed and stage managed by Virginia's husband, Sæmundur Andrésson. Find out more here - https://www.tjarnarbio.is/syningar/stroke, get tickets here - https://tix.is/is/buyingflow/tickets/16043/ - and don't miss this remarkable show! Darren met Virginia and Sæmundur to hear her, and their, story. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:00false205fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346123D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, why you shouldn't worry about any forthcoming trips to Iceland. There is still a lot of uncertainty about where, or whether, any volcanic eruption may take place on the Reykjanes Peninsula. One thing that can be said though, with a very high degree of certainty, is that travel to and from Iceland is not affected. If you have a trip to the country coming up, you don't need to worry that your flight will be cancelled*. This isn't 2010, when flights were grounded by volcanic ash - any potential eruption this time would be completely different. (* although we can't promise that bad weather won't ever have an effect...) Darren meets with Snorri Valsson, Project Manager at Ferðamálastofa, the Icelandic Tourist Board, for some reassurance. Also today, in the second part of our programme, a new episode of Auðskilið: the news in simple Icelandic. Atli joins Darren to look at the ongoing rebuilding of the church on Grímsey. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-11-23-aftur-unnid-vid-kirkjuna-i-grimsey-397990 - as ever, we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:29false204fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346122D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, the organisation for businesswomen of foreign origin in Iceland, FKA New Icelanders. Darren meets Veronica Guls and Marianne Ribes from the group - https://fka.is/english/ - which is a non-profit professional network for Icelandic business leaders, founded in April 1999. Its mission is to support women as they manage and grow their businesses. Before that, a quick update on events across the Reykjanes Peninsula and Grindavík. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:15false203fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346121D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an update on events in and outside Grindavík, and a look ahead. There is still no eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, and one reading is that the chances of there being one gently decline as time goes on. A brief update first today. In the second part of today's programme, a preview of an event coming to Reykjavík's Nordic House, on Thursday 23 November. So-called "fast fashion" sees consumers buy and often discard huge amounts of poor-quality clothing. Under the guidance of Icelandic textile artist Ýrúrarí and with inspiration from Swedish company Renewcell (https://www.renewcell.com/en/), the Nordic Council Environment Prize Winner 2023, you'll have the chance this week at the Nordic House to breathe new life into old clothes and uncover ways to break up with fast fashion. See more at https://nordichouse.is/en/event/escaping-fast-fashion-how-you-can-act-for-change/ Darren spoke to Ýr a couple of weeks ago - and she was so busy, the only time they could find together to chat, was as they walked her dog in Kópavogur... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:46false202fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5346120D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, our focus remains firmly on events across, and under, the Reykjanes Peninsula. Darren is joined by RÚV Polski's Margrét Adamsdóttir to review the current situation, the possibility that although it is still likely, an eruption may not happen at all, and the service provided to the tens of thousands of Poles whose home is Iceland - https://www.ruv.is/polski Also today, this morning's Civil Defence press briefing took place partly in English, seeking to answer questions posed by foreign media. We bring you that part of the briefing in full. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:30false201fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328017D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an update on events in Reykjanes, and a visit to Hveragerði. We start our programme with a look at the situation in Grindavík and across Reykjanes. As of 3pm Friday, there has been no eruption - and nearly a week has passed since the quakes that caused such damage in the town. In the second half of today's show, a trip to the LÁ Art Museum in Hveragerði, where exhibitions by artists Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir and Jakob Veigar Sigurðsson run until the end of the year - https://listasafnarnesinga.is/hveragerdi/art-museum-south-iceland-english/exhibitions/ - admission is free, and the works are well worth a visit. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:32:05false200fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328016D0.mp3Today from RÚV English Radio, a double episode, looking at the eruption that hasn't yet happened, and a related story in simple Icelandic. In the first part of our programme, Darren talks to Þorvaldur Þórðarson, Professor in Volcanology and Petrology at the University of Iceland. In a conversation recorded at 3pm on Thursday afternoon, they assess the current situation on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Then, a new episode of Auðskilið, the news in simple Icelandic. Atli joins Darren to look at the preparations earlier this week, for work to build a defensive wall around the Svartsengi power station. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-11-09-verid-ad-undirbua-varnar-garda-396107 - as ever, we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:29:17false199fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328015D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio waits with the rest of the nation for the eruption, which may come at any time - or not at all. Darren is joined by his colleague Valur Grettison, a very familiar face during the last three volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula. They spoke at 3pm on Wednesday, and at that time, the waiting and watching continued. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:09false198fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328014D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, we look at the continuing risk of a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, and also catch up with author Sarah Thomas ahead of two writer events this week in Reykjavík. First up, Darren talks to RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson about the latest situation in Grindavík. As of the time of our conversation, around 1pm on Monday, everyone is still waiting for an eruption - which may not come. Also today, author Sarah Thomas, who spoke to Darren during the summer when the paperback edition of her book The Raven's Nest was published. Last Friday he caught up with Sarah at Reykjavík Airport, just as she was about to fly back to the Westfjords for the weekend. She is now back in Reykjavík for two writers' events which are happening this week - see the details here: https://sarahthomas.net/events/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:46false197fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328013D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by journalist Jelena Ciric, to look at what's been happening over the last seven days - and this week, that is made up entirely of the events at Grindavík. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:00:00 -00000:17:39false196fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328012D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a very special concert, next Saturday. The Reykjavík Women's Choir - Kvennakór Reykjavíkur (http://www.kvennakorinn.is) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Its first ever rehearsal was on January 25, 1993, but the choir was officially founded on May 8 of the same year after a spring concert in Langholt Church. Now, after three decades, the choir is looking forward to a spectacular anniversary concert in Harpa - https://www.harpa.is/en/songur-og-gledi-i-30-ar-afmaelistonleikar-kvennakors-reykjavikur Tickets are available at https://tix.is/en/harpa/buyingflow/tickets/16466/ Reykjavík Women's Choir's conductor is Ágota Joó, she and choir chair Svanhildur Sverrisdóttir joined Darren to tell him more about the choir and the concert. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:02false195fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328011D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the news that Akureyri can now be reached directly from the UK - and vice versa. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-10-31-flug-milli-london-og-akureyrar-395387 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:29false194fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328010D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Eyrarbakki. Rauða Húsið, The Red House, is a beautiful 100-year old building in Eyrarbakki, on Iceland's south coast - https://raudahusid.is/home-2/ It dates back to the period when the town was the centre of trade between Iceland and Denmark. It is also the home of a restaurant that has been serving locals and visitors for two decades. Darren meets Jessi Kingan, who owns and runs the restaurant, to hear more about the house, and Jessi's own journey from Chicago, to Iceland's south coast - via Thailand... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:05false193fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328009D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview recorded for RÚV's foreign coverage. Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio program, and a podcast, about foreign affairs and world events. The programme is called HEIMSKVIÐUR, and is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Here on RÚV English Radio we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and many of the interviews that are recorded for HEIMSKVIÐUR happen in English. Occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full, in English. Recently, on Danish national radio, Greenlandic women publicly told their stories of how the contraceptive IUD was placed in them without their consent or knowledge. The women did not find this out until later in life when they went to a gynecologist. The Human Rights Council of Greenland is looking at the cases. Qivioq Løvstrøm, its chair, says that for a long time there was not much discussion about these issues in Greenland. However, women started to ask on social media if others had experienced this happening to them. This is how the women found out that there were many of them, and that this was done to them in a systematic way. RÚV's Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir spoke to Qivioq Løvstrøm about the scandal. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:25false192fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328008D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Selfoss. In the South Iceland town of Selfoss sits what is turning out to be a very successful architectural experiment. Thirteen buildings, all reconstructions of thirteen historic houses from across the country, make up the first phase of the town's new "old" centre. Learn more about the original buildings here - https://selfoss.com/explore/selfoss-centre/ The centre currently offers over 10 restaurants and a range of artisan shops. Konungshúsið is just one of the new "old" buildings, in a hugely impressive development that is still only 20% complete. The original building was constructed at Þingvellir in 1907 to mark the visit of the Danish king. In 1928, it was moved and renovated as part of the 1000th anniversary celebrations of the Icelandic parliament. In 1970, a tragic fire destroyed the building and led to the deaths of then prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson, his wife Sigríður Björnsdóttir, and their young grandson. Darren met Guðjón Arngrímsson, whose original vision for the centre has come to life, in Konungshúsið, to find out more. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:26false191fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328007D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some of the biggest Icelandic songs around this week. Tracks featured this week are: Una Torfa - Þú ert stormur Jónfrí - Aprílmáni GusGus ft. Vök - When We Sing Hafdis Huld - Darkest Night Gosi - Ekki spurning Rakel Sigurðardóttir - Our Favourite Line If you're making music in Iceland, and you'd like it played on RÚV English Radio, just email english@ruv.is RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:15false190fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328006D0.mp3A British man has walked round the world to raise cash for worthy causes - and now he's reached Iceland. RÚV English Radio meets him. Tom Fremantle is a man on a mission - to walk around the world. The fifty-something Brit is making his way around the planet, on foot, to raise money for some very worthy causes. Now, very near to his journey's end, he's reached Iceland. Having been on the road (or pavement?) for literally years, with a chunky Covid-enforced break in at the start of the decade, Tom is walking from Blönduós to Seyðisfjörður, where he will ultimately sail back to the UK via Denmark, and end his epic journey. Darren caught up with Tom and his walk support Matt Todd in Reykjavík last week, just after Tom's arrival in Iceland and before setting off on his walk through the country. Follow Tom's progress here - https://tomsworldwalk.com/tom-fremantle-live-tracking-map/ - and find out more about the walk, and the charities it's helping, here - https://tomsworldwalk.com/tom-fremantle-story/ And see the latest sights from Tom's epic walk, on his Instagram page, here - https://www.instagram.com/tomfremantle/ RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:37false189fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328005D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some of the incredible buildings that house places of worship in Iceland. The Shelter channel, making and broadcasting programmes about buildings and architecture, has just released Shelter Originals: Churches of Iceland, a short documentary on the innovative, stunning and architecturally defining sacred spaces of Iceland (https://watch.shelter.stream/churches-of-iceland) The documentary is a joint Australian-Icelandic production, and is created by the same team behind Tiny Spaces: Iceland, which came out earlier this year. Darren talks today to Director Damien Lipp & Co-Producer Stephanie Mauro, about their experiences in Iceland making the programmes, and the wonderful buildings which they discovered. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:18false188fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328004D0.mp3Happy Hall'o'ween from RÚV English Radio... today, Darren is back at the National Museum of Iceland. Curator of Ethnology Helga Vollertson, who you might remember from our summer series on all the things that used to be banned in Iceland, joins Darren again to discuss modern Hall'o'ween's short history in the country, but also the very deep roots of celebrations that certainly look a little familiar... RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:46false187fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328003D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Ari Páll Karlsson, to look at what's been happening over the last seven days. They discuss the earthquake swarm at Reykjanes, post-Covid work patterns near the capital area, the appalling rating given to Iceland's postal service, the aftermath of the massive Women's Strike, and the accusations made against Friðrik Friðriksson. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:37false186fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328002D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, some of the biggest Icelandic songs around this week. Darren plays a selection of tracks which are all being heard on RÚV's Rás 2, which is Iceland's most popular radio station. Tracks featured this week are: Mugison - É Dúdda Mía Rúnar Þór - Kóngurinn Vetur Vök - Ég Bíð Þín Malen & Raven - Right? Daði Freyr - Limit To Love If you're making music in Iceland, and you'd like it played on RÚV English Radio, just email english@ruv.is RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:33false185fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328001D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the news that Icelandic passports can now be ordered online. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story, at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-10-18-haegt-ad-saekja-um-vega-bref-a-netinu-394451 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:47false184fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5328000D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio returns to a conversation from earlier this year, about the Nordic Women In Tech Awards 2023, which are now just a couple of weeks away. The Nordic Women in Tech Awards (https://nordicwomenintechawards.com/) is an annual gala ceremony to celebrate the achievements of women in the industry and inspire diversity in tech. The 2023 Awards will take place in Harpa, Reykjavík, on November 9th (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nordic-women-in-tech-awards-2023-tickets-715885913037) Of all the nominees from across the Nordic countries, ten are from Iceland. Darren is joined by Valenttina Griffin, co-founder, and Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir, board member, of WomenTechIceland, to hear about those nominations, and the award ceremony itself. Valenttina co-founded WomenTechIceland with Paula Gould, who previously guested with Darren when nominations opened earlier in the year. WomenTechIceland is a non-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging equality in the tech industry. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:36false183fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327999D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, another visit to Skriðuklaustur. It is a historic site with the ruins of a 16th-century monastery (https://skriduklaustur.is/minjar/en/) which were revealed by an archaeological excavation between 2002 and 2012. Darren again meets with Skúli Björn Gunnarsson, to view and find out more about the monastery ruins (in the company of some rather noisy geese...) (On site is also the mansion of the famous Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson, the subject of a previous show here on RÚV English Radio.) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:34false182fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327998D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir, to look at what's been happening over the last seven days. They discuss the Arctic Circle Assembly, the second-biggest tourist summer of all time in Iceland, the discovery of some long-lost manuscripts at the National Library, and the reopening of Laugardalslaug - and also why tomorrow's Women's Day strike means it will close again, for a day. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:15false181fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327997D0.mp3Today, Darren meets musician Jelena Ciric. Jelena (https://www.jelenaciric.com/) is a well-known and popular presence on Reykjavík's music scene. Her debut EP "Shelters one" was awarded Folk Album of the Year at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards, where she was also nominated as Female Vocalist of the Year. Her single Rome was nominated as Best Song (Open Category) and Best Music Video at the 2023 Icelandic Music Awards. On the eve of her new EP release "Shelters two", Darren met Jelena to hear more about her music and her story. Jelena plays Iceland Airwaves on November 2 (https://icelandairwaves.is/artist/jelena-ciric/) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:49false180fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327996D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the newly-released details of Söngvakeppnin 2024 - the "singing contest" to select Iceland's Eurovision entry. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-10-13-songva-keppnin-fer-aftur-i-laugardals-holl-393984 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:58false179fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327995D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Djúpivogur. Darren meets Sigurður Guðmundsson, artist and co-founder of the international contemporary art museum ARS LONGA (https://arslonga.is/) The SÚM group was founded by a group of artists in the 1960s, seeking to bring new ideas and approaches to the art world in Iceland. Sigurður Guðmundsson is one of the founding members of SÚM. He talks to Darren about his long, creative and international life, plans for ARS LONGA, the visual art that stems from Iceland, and his own works, including the extraordinary Eggin í Gleðivík - 34 replicas of the eggs of nesting birds in Djúpavogur district, which adorn the coast at Gleðivík. (https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/djupivogur-village-in-east-iceland-and-the-egg-sculptures-at-gledivik-bay) RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:38:20false178fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327994D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is at Skriðuklaustur, in East Iceland. In 1939 the Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson had a mansion built as his family home on the farm Skriðuklaustur. The house was built as he returned to Iceland after achieving fame during his 30 years in Denmark. The building of the house was an enormous project at the time and the cost of the building was similar to ten houses being built in Reykjavík. Gunnar and his wife Franzisca lived at Skriðuklaustur for nine years, until 1948, when they moved to Reykjavík and gave the mansion and all of the farm to the Icelandic nation "to be forever owned by the Icelandic people". In 2000, the Gunnar Gunnarsson Institute opened a museum and cultural centre at the mansion. Darren was guided round the beautiful house by Ólöf - better known as and always called Skota! - to learn more about the writer and his home. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:34false177fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327993D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Elí Þór Vídó owns and runs East Highlanders (https://www.easthighlanders.com/), a company which make memories for visitors to this extraordinary quarter of the country. Darren met with Elí Þór to discuss tourism in East Iceland, the ways it should develop if everyone is to benefit, and his own surprising journey to East Iceland and heading East Highlanders. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our previous daily English shows and podcasts on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place. Subscribe too, to never miss a show. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:09false176fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327992D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio previews a creative work at least partly made by a machine. Composer and singer Hrólfur Sæmundsson is writing a new opera with a difference - the libretto, or lyrics, have already been written by artificial intelligence. Darren spoke to Hrólfur about the work, trusting a part of the process to a machine, funding the opera, and when he think you'll be able to see it here in Iceland. See more about the Karolina fundraiser here: https://www.karolinafund.com/project/view/6049 RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:22:54false175fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327991D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the new wind turbines, or windmills, in South Iceland. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-10-06-nyjar-vind-myllur-i-thykkvabae-393226 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every day, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:08false174fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327990D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Darren is back at The University of Iceland Research Centre in East Iceland to speak to Unnur Birna Karlsdóttir, about two more research projects taking place. The first looks at the relationship between the Highlands and the more urban settings of East Iceland. The second investigates crime, and the rather serious punishments imposed, across East Iceland in centuries past. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:21false173fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327989D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is on the lookout for an elusive and ancient creature. Lagarfjlót is a narrow lake in the east of Iceland. You can follow it south as you drive from Egilsstaðir. The stunning beauty of the lake is far from its only attraction. According to legend, the deep lake is said to hold a beast called the Lagarfljót Wyrm, of whom there have been apparent sightings and reports since 1345. Darren went to Skriðuklaustur on the lake side to meet Skúli Björn Gunnarsson, and hear more about the Wyrm, and whether it is still seen today. Skriðuklaustur is also the site of an abandoned ancient monastery and the home of writer Gunnar Gunnarsson, and you can hear shows about those soon on RÚV English Radio too. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:55false172fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327988D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Seyðisfjörður, in East Iceland. An independent, non-profit organisation, Skaftfell Centre For The Visual Arts (www.skaftfell.is) is the principal visual art centre for East Iceland. Located in a timber-frame house built by Norwegian fishermen in 1907, Skaftfell has long been an important meeting place for artists and the community, welcoming all visitors. On the first floor, the building houses a gallery with year-round changing exhibitions that are open to the public free of charge. Darren went to Skaftfell to meet director Pari Stave and her colleague Kamilla Gylfadóttir, in this deeply creative corner of Iceland. RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage of everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every weekday, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:12false171fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327987D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Borgarnes. Gerhild Hammer played the violin in Austria for decades, before changing everything, and moving to Iceland to help guide visitors around the Highlands. Darren went to Borgarnes to meet Gerhild, and hear her story. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:20false170fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327986D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, it's a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the recent "swarm" of mini-earthquakes on Reykjanes. As ever, you can practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-09-25-margir-jardskjalftar-vid-geitafell-392425 - we start just under the image (the map of the area). RÚV English Radio is daily radio coverage everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more, in the English language. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every day, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:45:00false169fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327985D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Akranes. A few weeks ago, we heard the story of Bakir Anwar Nassar, who was just ten years old when he came to Iceland with his mother and two siblings. They, with 25 others, had travelled from the Al Waleed refugee camp on the border between Iraq and Syria. Bakir is now 25, and the story of his new life in Iceland prompted many warm responses. Darren went to Akranes to meet Bakir, and hear more about living in Akranes, his work at the beautiful Guðlaug baths, his love of football, and of Iceland, and his first memories of the country. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:50false168fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327984D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, an interview recorded for RÚV's foreign coverage. Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio program, and a podcast, about foreign affairs and world events. The programme is called HEIMSKVIÐUR, and is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Here on RÚV English Radio we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and many of the interviews that are recorded for HEIMSKVIÐUR happen in English. Occasionally here on RÚV English Radio you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full, in English. Jaroslaw Kuisz is a well known Polish author and political analyst. He's an assistant professor of law at the University of Warsaw, editor in chief of the Liberal Culture Weekly magazine and director of the Liberal Culture Foundation in Poland. His new book, The New Politics of Poland, will be published next month, by Manchester University Press. He spoke to RUV's Bjorn Malmquist recently about the upcoming elections in Poland and how Polish history continues to impact the dynamics of Polish politics. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:53false167fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327983D0.mp3Today, RUV English Radio is in Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, at a beloved attraction. An immense display of stones and minerals takes up a huge garden and most of a house in the East Iceland town of Stöðvarfjörður. The collection was started halfway through the twentieth century by Petra Sveinsdóttir. Despite her passing in the 2010s, the beautifully curated assortment continues to welcome fascinated visitors from across Iceland and the world. Darren (who first visited in 1998) went to meet Petra's granddaughter, Unnur Sveinsdóttir, and find out more about the remarkable collection. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast. We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find this episode and all our daily English shows on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Hear a new programme, in English, every day, on RÚV English Radio - https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - part of Iceland's national broadcasting service, RÚV. If you have an idea for a show, or just want to get in touch, email anytime - english@ruv.is, and find us on Facebook.Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:37false166fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327982D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Borgarnes. Darren meets Matthias Þórbjörn Ólafsson, drummer and bassist with "melancholic metal/hard rock" band Deadmist Creek (https://www.facebook.com/DeadmistCreek), to hear about their music, recording remotely, and Matthias moving back to his native Iceland after many years in Norway. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:41false165fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327981D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the doctor working remotely for the hospital in Akureyri - from the USA. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-09-25-laeknir-i-fjar-vinnu-a-akureyri-392429 - we start just under the image. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:56false164fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327980D0.mp3Today, RÚV English Radio is in Egilsstaðir. Reindeer are found across - and only found in - much of Iceland's eastern quarter. Darren went to The University of Iceland Research Centre in East Iceland to speak to Unnur Birna Karlsdóttir, about a research project taking place into the history of these beautiful but timid creatures, and finds that their relationship with humans in Iceland, is complex. The project looks at reindeer themselves as well as Icelandic attitudes toward reindeer. It seeks to tell the stories of the reindeer's bitter struggle for survival in their habitat, the thrill of the hunt, and the varying success of experiments with reindeer farming. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:30false163fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327979D0.mp3Today on RÚV English Radio, football agent Alberto A. Larrea. Some weeks ago, Darren spoke to student Brandon Piel, who is an American student living in Ísafjörður, and a huge fan of the local football team, Vestri. Listening to that show was Alberto A. Larrea, who has a hugely successful career in Iceland as a football agent. Darren met with Alberto to hear his story, and learn more about football transfers into and out of Iceland. RÚV English Radio is the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:21:00false162fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327978D0.mp3Welcome to RÚV English Radio - the new name for the RÚV English Podcast! We cover everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places and more. You can find our daily English show in all the same places, including Spotify and Apple and all podcast outlets - if you are a subscriber, nothing will change, the programme will pop up as it always has, just with a new name and image. Find the show right here on the RÚV Player exactly as before - all the new shows will appear in the usual way at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 - and that is also where you will find the archive of all previous podcast episodes. We kick off with the new name with a show from Vallanes, near Egilsstaðir, in East Iceland. Móðir Jörð (https://modirjord.is/en/) is an independent family owned organic farm and food producer in Vallanes. They grow cereals and various types of vegetables, and the farm is open for visits from May - October. On a very warm September day, Darren went to meet Eygló Björk Ólafsdóttir, who owns and runs the farm with her husband Eymundur.Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:27false161fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327977D0.mp3The University cinema theatre, Háskólabíó, will be transformed into seventies LA on Saturday, for a very special birthday that never was. Jim Morrison at 80 is a birthday show with live accompaniment and a story time about the life and fortunes of the famous frontman of the band The Doors, who would have been eighty years old this year. Award winning singer Björgvin Franz Gíslason comes to life in the role of Morrison, together with The Doors tribute band, who play all the band's most famous songs. The narrator is Vera Illugadóttir, who will shed light on the history of Morrison, and the band. Darren met with Björgvin and director Greta Salóme for a preview of what audiences at Háskólabíó, the University cinema theatre, can expect this Saturday. Tickets are available at https://www.midix.is/web/event/event_id/100 You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ruv-english-radio/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish RÚV English Radio is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:12false160fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327976D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Hillary Clinton coming to Iceland in November. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-09-15-hillary-clinton-kemur-a-bokmennta-hatid-391724 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:25false159fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327975D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to RIFF, a major festival of international film coming to the capital at the end of September. The Reykjavík International Film Festival - riff.is - is one of the biggest and most diverse cultural events in Iceland. For eleven days every autumn since 2004, Icelandic locals and tourists alike are able to go to the cinema and enjoy the best and freshest of international film making. The festival shows a wide range of dramas and non-fiction films from over 40 countries. Guests can also meet and chat with directors about their works, attend panels and workshops, concerts and exhibitions, and even watch interesting films under even more interesting conditions, for instance in a swimming pool or in the filmmaker's home. The festival highlights independent film making from all over the world with the emphasis on up-and-coming filmmakers, with the main prize - the Golden Puffin, being awarded only to first or second-time directors. Darren went to meet Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson from the festival, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:55false158fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327974D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Egilsstaðir. at The University of Iceland Research Centre in East Iceland (https://english.hi.is/institute_of_research_centres/research_centre_east_iceland) Interesting work is taking place in East Iceland to find out more about how the region was originally settled. Darren met with Phd student at the research centre Rannveig Þórhallsdóttir, and Emmett Smith, associate professor at, and in Iceland from, the biology department at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:52false157fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327973D0.mp3Today, RÚV English gazes into the night sky, as Icelandic art is sent to the lunar surface. Over the next couple of years, thirty thousand pieces of art will have been sent to the Moon, in four separate time capsules, as part of the Lunar Codex projet (https://www.lunarcodex.com/). At least two of these artworks will come from Iceland. Artists Helen Cova (https://www.helencova.com/home-2) and Michelle Bird (https://www.theartofmichellebird.com/overview) will see two pieces of their art make the journey to the Moon. Darren went to Borgarnes to meet Michelle, and Helen, who joined the conversation via Zoom from Flateyri. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:23:11false156fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327972D0.mp3Today, RÚV English speaks to Kathryn Gunnarsson, one of the managers of a research grant project, assessing the talent pool of foreign experts here in Iceland. How easy is it for Icelandic companies to access foreign workers with particular skills? And is straightforward for those workers to find employment in Iceland? Kathryn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryngunnarsson/) tells Darren about the project which seeks to answer those questions, and hopefully to find ways of making life easier for all. You can read about the preliminary research results here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFjYAsQmYo/0kSP_21CJ5CcPdIYT5W_RQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR1BJv4AvxK7DsAcp4pQ6qXPqIMe3WgbrvzIzJ4WU09fLzkahmMz2HS8WVg You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:48false155fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327971D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Alþingi reopening yesterday. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-09-12-althingi-var-sett-i-dag-391506 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:00false154fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327970D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. While not exactly banned, there was no TV on Thursdays in Iceland until a few decades ago. Or, for that matter, in the whole of July... Darren is again at the National Museum of Iceland to speak to Helga Vollertsen, Curator of Ethnology, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:37false153fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327969D0.mp3Today, RÚV English travels back to the birth of the Icelandic capital. Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, an open excavation uncovers the city's Viking Age history. Darren met with Jón Páll Björnsson at the capital's Settlement Exhibition on Aðalstræti, to learn more about Reykjavík's past, and what the city means, and has meant, for the nation. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:32false152fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327968D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is joined by aviation expert Andrei Menshenin to examine the history of Iceland's main international airport. Keflavíkurflugvöllur, or Keflavík Airport, which includes The Leifur Eiríksson International Air Terminal, is the point of entry and exit for the majority of those coming into and leaving Iceland. It has quite a history. Today, Andrei goes through it with Darren. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:37:11false151fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327967D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to next week's Vaka Folk Music Weekend. The Vaka Folk Music Weekend started in Akureyri in 2015, and was held in Reykjavík for the first time in 2019. It is a weekend dedicated to traditional music and the communities around it. Vaka is a 3-day celebration in the capital,that brings together the essence of Icelandic heritage through the enchanting melodies, vibrant rhythms, and timeless stories of folk music. 2023 marks the event's full, post-Covid return. The schedule of events can be found at https://www.vakareykjavik.is/about Darren spoke to organiser and musician Chris Foster, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:21:06false150fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327966D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the recent anti-whaling protests at Reykjavík Harbour. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-09-05-enn-tha-motmaeli-i-hvalveidi-skipum-391021 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:06:08false149fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327965D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Dogs were effectively banned as pets, until surprisingly recently. Darren is again at the National Museum of Iceland to speak to Helga Vollertsen, Curator of Ethnology, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:12false148fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327964D0.mp3Today, RÚV English finds out about some free and fun Icelandic language lessons taking place in Reykjavík City Library. Free Icelandic practice meet-ups are underway from the 9th September at the library. It's a chance to "spjöllum með hreim", or "speak with an accent", and get to know other people who are learning too! The weekly meet-ups are for anyone who wants to practice their Icelandic speaking skills in a friendly and relaxed environment with experienced teachers. There are lots of different activities, all FREE, and all intended to help you speak and learn with confidence - and without pressure. See https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/lets-chat-accent for more details. Darren went to meet Martyna Karolina Daniel and Hildur Björgvinsdóttir from the project, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:18false147fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327963D0.mp3Darren's guest today on RÚV English is musician and swimmer Már Gunnarsson. Már talk about his music career and musical studies in the UK, his recent competition in the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester, and his successful battle to ensure that huge travel costs no longer land on blind Icelanders when they travel with their guide dogs. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:27:06false146fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327962D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is at the Icelandic Museum of Rock & Roll. The museum - https://www.rokksafn.is/en - traces the history of modern music in Iceland, back to the first popular songs and recordings made by Icelanders, and takes the country's musical story right up to date. Darren is guided through the museum by Tómas Young, and even attempts to play a few of the musical instruments available, some more successfully than others. The visit coincides with the Night of Lights cultural and family festival - https://www.ljosanott.is/en Cultural focus is the hallmark of the festival, and music and art have always been at the forefront, as Reykjanesbær is a long-established musical town (as the museum demonstrates!) You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -00000:52:55false145fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327961D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of summer burglaries in Reykjavík. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-07-27-morg-innbrot-a-hofudborgar-svaedinu-388781 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:05:45false144fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327960D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, the latest in a series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Until the 1970s, milk could only be purchased in special milk shops - not in supermarkets, or any other kind of store - supposedly for reasons of hygiene. Darren is again at the National Museum of Iceland to speak to Helga Vollertsen, Curator of Ethnology, to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:32false143fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327959D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, we look at a chance to freshen up your home decor, at no cost! Do you have any art or home decor you don't enjoy or don't have enough space for anymore? You can bring them for a swap in Sólheimar City Library and exchange them for some other kind of decor someone else brought to the swap. The art swap market is one of many markets that will take place in Sólheimar City Library this year. Darren went to the library and spoke to Guðríður Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Lísbet Perla Gestsdóttir about the art swap, and the many other markets that take place there. See more information here: https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/event/arts-crafts/home-decor-art-swap-market You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:05:38false142fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327958D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, we look at a new video game, developed here in Iceland. Icelandic games company Ghosts has unveiled their all-new, time-trial racer game, called Phantom Spark. It's out early next year. Darren caught up with Joon Van Hove and Torfi Ásgeirsson at their HQ in hafnar.haus in Reykjavík, to hear all about the game, and the company. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:30false141fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327957D0.mp3We listen to a selection of music made by Icelandic musicians of colour today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður. Tracks played on today's show: Retro Stefson - Skin Unnsteinn Manuel - Talkin' Bout a Revolution (LIVE í Tónatali á RÚV) Logi Pedro - Svarta ekkja Aron Can - BLESSUN EÐA BÖLVUN Ragna Kjartansdóttir/Cell 7 - City Lights Ezekiel Carl - Fara Upp NonyKingz - Fia Burn You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:46:12false140fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327956D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of whether seals are endangered in Iceland. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-08-01-faerri-selir-saust-en-i-fyrra-389046 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:06:42false139fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327955D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, the first in a new series looking at things which were illegal or impossible in Iceland, until just a few decades ago. Until 1989, beer was illegal in Iceland, or at least anything stronger than just over two percent proof. These weak ales were sometimes mixed with vodka, which, like other spirits and wine, was legal. The result was to badly - and somewhat disgustingly - approximate full strength beer, until the ban was finally lifted. Darren went to the National Museum of Iceland to speak to Helga Vollertsen, Curator of Ethnology, to find out more. Skál! You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:56false138fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327954D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to an international festival in Akranes next month. Taking place at the Jáðarsbakki sports hall in the town, The Festival of Nations West Iceland (Þjóðahátið Vesturlands) - https://www.facebook.com/festivalnationsiceland - is a cultural initiative that aims to highlight the diversity of nations represented among the Icelandic population, and and foster a sense of understanding among different communities. As ever, there will be many nations represented with performances, sampling from various countries' national food, handcrafts and much more, as well as lots of information about different cultures, and multicultural performances. This year the festival takes place on Saturday 16 September, between 2 and 5pm, and is free and family-friendly. If you would like to represent your nation in any way, perhaps by cooking or performing, or in some other way, the organisers ask you to go here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfphkFVYUZ5yLccshx0RtgiRTiTgFfsJxCifKmRdK0KojHapw/viewform - and and complete an application. Darren spoke to Raquel Herrera and Maxine Hagen from the festival, at the Andrými social centre in Reykjavík (https://andrymi.org/), about the fun that lies in store in Akranes next month. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. There's also an archive of all RÚV English programming, including this episode, at https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/the-ruv-english-podcast/34448 Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:41false137fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327953D0.mp3Today RÚV English is in Kópavogur, looking ahead to the Hamraborg Festival. Hamraborg Festival focuses on visual arts, site-specific works, performance art and social engagements. It takes place every year at the end of August in Hamraborg, Kópavogur. This year's festival will be held between August 25th to 27th, with exhibitions open for a week between August 23rd to 30th. Every year the program includes art exhibitions, events, performance art pieces, music concerts, readings, screenings, dance works, street art and workshops open for everyone. All exhibitions take place in the Hamraborg district, where for a whole week local shops, offices, public places, bars and restaurants turn into exhibition spaces. And all events are completely free! Details are at https://www.hamraborgfestival.is Darren is joined by Joanna Pawlowska from the festival and artist Elísabet Birta Sveinsdóttir to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:54false136fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327952D0.mp3We look at the rich history of rap and hip hop in Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the genre. Tracks played on today's show: Guðmundur Jónsson - Lax lax lax Quarashi - Stick 'Em Up Subterranean - Central Magnetizm XXX Rottweiler Hundar - Brekkusöngur Afkvæmi Guðanna - Húllumhæ Emmsjé Gauti - Reykjavík Shades of Reykjavík - Skuggar Úlfur Úlfur - Tarantúlur Reykjavíkurdætur - Kalla Mig Hvað? Ghostigital - Don't Push Me You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00001:09:08false135fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327951D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of eagle numbers rising again in Iceland. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-08-03-ornum-fjolgar-a-islandi-389147 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:27false134fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327950D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Borgarnes. We return to the Borgarnes Museum to take a look at the Oh, To Be A Bird exhibition - https://safnahus.is/oh-to-be-a-bird/ - originally based on the life work of two taxidermists, Kristján Geirmundsson and Jón M. Guðmundsson, it has specimens of over 205 birds of 116 species, including some that are considered very rare outside of Iceland. Darren is again guided through the exhibits by the museum's Kolbrún Björnsdóttir. The museum is free to enter and enjoy. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:41false133fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327949D0.mp3Today, RÚV English examines the support enjoyed by football teams across Iceland. Brandon Piel is an American student at the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður. Since coming to Iceland, he has keenly followed the fortunes of local football team Íþróttafélagið Vestri, sometimes driving for hours to see them play as they travel across the country to away fixtures. Darren talks to Brandon about being a loyal Vestri fan, and the other football fans in Iceland who cover big distances to watch their teams play. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:42false132fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327948D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren's guest is journalist Josie Gaitens. They look back on a weekend of two massive celebrations: Pride in the capital, and Dalvík's Great Fish Festival. Also under discussion are the cruise ships coming to Iceland in ever greater numbers, and the loss of a beloved Icelandic word from the name of a well-known furniture store! You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:51false131fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327947D0.mp3We look at the rich history of reggae and dub music in Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the genre. Tracks played on today's show: Hjálmar, Prins Póló - Grillið inn Hjálmar - Lof AmabAdama - Óráð Ojba Rasta - Jolly Good Teitur Magnússon - Vinur vina minna RVK Soundsystem - Formaður Omnipus - Fractals You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:47:39false130fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327946D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the President being a guest of honour at a German heavy metal festival! Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-08-03-forsetinn-serstakur-gestur-a-thungarokks-hatid-389161 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:31false129fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327945D0.mp3Today, RÚV English finds out more about Icelandic national dress, at the Borgarnes Museum. The West Iceland town of Borgarnes is home to a museum (https://safnahus.is/the-borgarnes-museum/) which currently houses a fascinating exhibition of various Icelandic national dress. Kolbrún Björnsdóttir showed Darren around the exhibits, and explained the importance of dress and clothing to Iceland's national story. The exhibition - free to enter - runs until September 10. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:01false128fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327944D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Akranes. Founded in 1959, the Akranes Folk Museum is the place to learn about the past of this West Iceland town, and its surroundings. Darren met with museum director Jón Allansson for a tour of the exhibits, which bring to life the history of the town which stretches back almost all the way to Iceland's first settlement. Find out more at https://www.museum.is/enska You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:46:28false127fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327943D0.mp3Today, many Icelanders are off, having enjoyed the Verslunarmannahelgi, or "commerce weekend". What is the day about? Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon to find out more. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:51false126fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327942D0.mp3A look at a very special institution Iceland today, on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the work of the Iceland Music Information Centre, and the music that they preserve and advocate. See more at https://www.mic.is/ Music played on today's episode: Jórunn Viðar -Eldur Atli Heimir Sveinsson - minning Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson - Fipur Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson - La Jolla Good Friday I Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Guðni Franzson - Flug Tobias Guttman, Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson - 337° Anna Þorvaldsdóttir - Metacosmos Veronique Vaka - Gætni You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00001:34:28false125fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327941D0.mp3RÚV English today looks ahead to this year's Reykjavík Marathon. The Marathon has taken place every year since 1984, in the centre of Reykjavik. It always happens on Saturday, August 18th or the Saturday after - this year, that's the 19th of the month. The race starts and ends in the City Centre of Reykjavik nearby The Pond (Tjörnin), and there are four different events to choose from. Darren spoke to event manager Hrefna Hlín Sveinbjörnsdóttir about the marathon, its history, the sights that runners will see, and how to register if you fancy running. Find out more at https://www.rmi.is/en The Marathon date also marks the anniversary of Reykjavik City. Reykjavik Culture Night (Menningarnótt) takes place in the capital on the same day, one of the most popular events in Iceland and the city's greatest celebration. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:40false124fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327940D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the helicopters which fly over the capital to see the eruption at Litli-Hrútur, and plans to move their flight path. Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-08-01-borgin-vill-faera-thyrluflug-389042 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:50false123fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327939D0.mp3Today, Darren marks the height of summer, by getting decidedly festive. Litla Jólabúðin - the little Christmas shop - sits in the middle of downtown Reykjavík, and is open all year round. Who, other than Xmas-obsessive Darren, visits such a place before December? The happy answer is that very many people do; tourists from around the world as well as city residents looking for their festive fix. Escaping the punishing fifteen-degree heat of a Reykjavík summer, Darren gets his tinsel on and meets the new owners of Litla Jólabúðin, María Björk Viðarsdóttir and Jóna Jóhanna Steinþórsdóttir, for some Christmas In July (almost). This episode may contain traces of Mariah Carey. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:59false122fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327938D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined again by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson to talk volcanoes, banks, politics - and mould. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:59false121fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327937D0.mp3Today, RÚV English previews the Reykjavík music festival for those who don't want to leave town next weekend. Innipúkinn is a 3-day annual music festival held in Reykjavik during the first weekend of August. During that weekend, much of the capital heads off to the countryside for the "merchants' holiday weekend", or Verslunarmannahelgin, and many will go camping out of the city. The Innipúkinn music festival however more than looks after those who don't, with some excellent tunes and a fantastic city festival vibe. Darren went to the Röntgen Bar in downtown Reykjavik, one of the venues, to meet Steinþór Helgi Arnsteinsson from the festival, and find out more. The festival takes place from 4-6 August at Gamla bíó and Röntgen, and Ingólfstræti street between the venues. Get tickets and find out more at https://tix.is/en/event/15580/innipukinn-2023/ and https://www.facebook.com/Innipukinnfestival/ You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:23false120fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327936D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the firefighting which has gone on across the Reykjanes peninsula since the Litli-Hrútur eruption began, Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-07-26-slokkvilid-flytur-tankbila-ad-grodur-eldum-388688 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:12false119fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327935D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks forward to a new exhibition, but also back 40 years to see why it might not be so new, after all. In 1983, two Norwegian artists Göran Ohldieck and Kjetil Berge came to Iceland. The purpose of the trip was to set up a large exhibition titled MASKS at the Nordic House in Reykjavík - over 200 photograps and slides bubbling with queer aesthetics. In fact, not many people saw the exhibition as it only lasted for two days. The artists packed up the exhibition and left the country. The then management of The Nordic House were said to have wanted to censor the exhibition and asked the artists to remove "undesirable" works from the exhibition. The artists did not comply and packed the exhibition and left the country. Now, 40 years later, it is time to reveal the exhibition's history, have a conversation about it and the censorship of queer art and artists. The exhibition that was never held will be opened to the public, at The Nordic House, under the curatorship of Ynda Eldborg on August 10, 2023. Darren spoke to original artist Kjetil Berge about his and Göran's experience, and how he's looking forward to returning to Iceland after four decades have passed. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:23false118fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327934D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Hólmavík, heading back to the seventeenth century, and the age of sorcery and witchcraft in Strandir, in Iceland's Westfjords. The Westfjords town of Hólmavík is home to the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, a museum dedicated to the folklore and history of those practises in Iceland. The museum contains various permanent and special exhibitions on subjects such as the "necropants", Icelandic magical staves, Tilberi and Icelandic grimoires. An upstairs area focuses on the history of witch hunts in Iceland, and the genealogy of witches and their accusers. It is a fascinating and slightly spooky place, and Darren was guided through its exhibits by Anna Björg Þórarinsdóttir. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:28:33false117fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327933D0.mp3A new episode of The Week In Iceland today - Darren's guest is his RÚV colleague Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir. The volcanic eruption continues to dominate, but the helicopter trips to see it are causing a noise nuisance for many capital area residents. Also under discussion, the low pollen count so far in 2023, the fall in inflation and hopes of an interest rate cut, and whether all of the cruise ship day trippers to Grímsey should make a bigger financial contribution to the island's infrastructure. The show plays out with "Eða", the latest track from Icelandic techno legends GusGus. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:32:39false116fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327932D0.mp3We look at the rich history of experimental music in Iceland today on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the genre. Tracks played on today's show: Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson - Fjórar Abstraktsjónir Lárus Halldór Grímsson - Hotel Þingvellir Þorsteinn Hauksson - Psychomachia Christo Karólína Eiríksdóttir - In Vultu Solis Kjartan Ólafsson - Voices Variations Kjartan Ólafsson - Pars pro toto - en andinn er veikur Eygló Harðardóttir and Ríkharður H. Friðriksson - Hustle and Bustle II Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Guðjónsson - The Box Tree Magnús Jóhann - Hóflegt yfirlæti You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00001:02:39false115fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327931D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of the ducks which have made their way into a swimming pool in north Iceland, and left behind some unwelcome memories of their visit... Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-07-20-endur-til-vandraeda-a-laugum-388345 - we start just under the image. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:01false114fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327930D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Ísafjörður - looking at the everyday. The Westfjords town of Ísafjörður is home to The Museum of Everyday Life, which, as the name suggests, celebrates and explores the items we use every day, and what they say about us and our lives: https://hvers.is/visit/ The museum gathers photos, stories, smells, memories - and footwear - and preserves what they have to tell us: https://hvers.is/manifesto/ The museum is created by artists Vaida and Björg. Darren met with Björg, together with interns Bella and Sophia, to have his senses stimulated and his memories provoked, by the most interesting of everyday items. You can also listen to this and all other RÚV English programming on Spotify, Apple, or any other podcast place, and subscribe too, to never miss a show. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is - or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:24false113fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327929D0.mp3Here on RÚV English we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English. Svetlana Tshikanoskaya is the leader of the Belarus opposition, now living in exile in Vilnius, Lithuania, from where she directs her political opposition to Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus. Svetlana's husband, Sergei, is currently a political prisoner in Belarus, along with at least nearly 1500 others. Svetlana and their children have not seen him for three years. Svetlana was at the NATO summit, attending and organizing side-events. At one of those, she gave a special award to Thordis Kolbrun Gylfadottir, Iceland's minister of foreign affairs, for her steadfast support of the democratic opposition in Belarus. RÚV's Brussels correspondent Björn Malmquist met with Svetlana. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:22false112fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327928D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Ísafjörður. Piotr Karczmarek is a musician, sound engineer, promoter, guitar maker, concert organiser, brand ambassador for a synth company... if you have requirements in the area of sound in the Westfjords, Piotr is likely your man! He took time from an ever-busy day to talk to Darren in Ísafjörður. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:43false111fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327927D0.mp3Today, Darren is in Flateyri, in the Westfjords. The Old Bookstore in Flateyri (https://flateyribookstore.com/) is the oldest original store in Iceland. It sells beautiful old Icelandic books by weight as well as new publications, local products and luxury goods. However, it is also where you can see a genuine Icelandic house, unchanged since 1950 - the former home of Jón and Guðrún. They lived in the apartment from the year 1915 onwards, and nothing has been altered. Jón and Guðrún were part of the bookstore family who have owned the home and shop for generations. Darren meets Eyþór Jóvinsson at the store, for a look at the books - and into the past. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 14 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:44false110fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327926D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is joined by aviation expert Andrei Menshenin to calms fears of flight disruption! The eruption at Litli-Hrútur is very different from the famous Eyjafjallajökull event of 2010, which closed airspace above Europe for weeks. That's because this time we are seeing a fissure eruption: the magma is not forcing its way through water or a glacier, so no ash is thrown up into the atmosphere. Aviation journalist Andrei Menshenin is here with Darren to put your mind at ease about the impact - or lack thereof - that this eruption will have on flights. The conversation was recorded just moments before police closed the hiking route to the eruption site. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:21:24false109fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327925D0.mp3Today, RÚV English talks to Valur Grettisson, on day 3 of the eruption. Darren Adam is joined by his colleague Valur Grettisson, known to literally millions for his coverage of eruptions in Iceland in 2021 and 2022, to assess where we are on day three of Litli-Hrútur. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:28:18false108fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327924D0.mp3Here on RÚV English we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English. Björn Malmquist, our Brussels correspondent, on a coffee break outside the EU council building last week, randomly met Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine from 2014 - 2019, until he lost to Volodymyr Zelensky, the current president. Poroshenko is now a member of the Ukrainian parliament and was in Brussels with a delegation of parliamentarians to talk about Ukraine's application to become member of the European Union. After a lengthy meeting at the European Parliament, Björn got the chance to sit down with Poroshenko, and speak to him about Ukraine's struggle against the Russian invasion, the EU application and other issues. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -00000:12:39false107fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327923D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Our show was recorded at 11am on Monday. Darren fervently hopes that there isn't a volcanic eruption before the episode publishes some time after 4pm, otherwise his conversation with RÚV Polski's Margrét Adamsdóttir is going to sound very dated, very quickly! We cover - yes, the earthquakes and possible eruption - but also beer, walruses, festivals and weather. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:27:58false106fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327922D0.mp3We look at synth-punk in Iceland today on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the genre. Tracks played on today's show: Kaelan Mikla - Lítil Dýr Guðir hins nýja tíma - Dansa burtu tárin Dauðyflin - Frelsið til að vera kúguð eða kúga aðra BÖRN - Vonin er drepin Þórir Georg - Years and years and years Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:32:49false105fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327921D0.mp3Today, a new episode of Auðskilið, from RÚV English. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of earthquake activity around Mýrdalsjökull from a week ago - obviously, it is fair to say, there has been a bit more activity in a different part of Iceland since this episode was recorded! Practice your Icelandic by following along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-06-27-jardskjalfti-i-myrdals-jokli-386496 - we start just under the image. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:06:57false104fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327920D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to a film festival taking place in Akranes later this month. IceDocs - the Iceland Documentary Film Festival, will be held for the fifth time this July. It?s hosted on July 19th to July 23rd in the town of Akranes. The festival will feature a number of the very best of the world?s documentaries, as well as a high quality music programme, pub quizzes, beach parties, film related events and a children?s programme. Darren is joined by Anna Björnsson to hear more. Find out all about the festival at www.icedocs.is Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:31false103fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327919D0.mp3Today RÚV English is in Súðavík, at the Arctic Fox Centre. The Arctic Fox Centre is a non-profit research and exhibition centre, focusing on the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) - the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The Centre occupies the beautiful Eyrardalsbæ house, the oldest building in the village with a place in the heart of Súðavík. Darren talks to Genka and Ivana about the work of the centre, and meets their two famous residents: arctic foxes Mist and Mia! Find out more about the centre here - https://www.melrakki.is/generated-homepage/home/about-us/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:59false102fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5327918D0.mp3A new episode of The Week In Iceland today from RÚV English. Darren is in Ísafjörður, and his guest is Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir, Marketing and Web Manager at the University Centre of the Westfjords. To discuss: opportunities to learn Icelandic as a foreign language online, the Íslandsbanki report, Kuba's house reposession, inflation falling (a bit), and a likely merger for two Westfjords municipalities (and why Icelandic tunnels are awesome). Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:00:00 -00000:23:12false101fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313107D0.mp3We hit the century looking at Icelandic indie here today on RÚV English. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the indie scene in Iceland. Tracks played on today's show: Prins Póló - París Norðursins Hjaltalín - Waterfall BSÍ - My knee against kyriarchy Ólafur Kram - Aumingja Þuríður Gróa - Ég skal bíða eftir þér Skrattar - Ógisslegt Skoffín - SÆTAR STELPUR Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:50:20false100fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313106D0.mp3Today, a new episode of Auðskilið, from RÚV English. Atli joins Darren again to read a recent news story in simple Icelandic. We look at the story of Kuba, a disabled man whose house was sold after he failed to pay a variety of bills. It's a fast moving story and may have moved on more than once by the time you hear this. Follow along with the story at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-06-28-missti-husid-sitt-a-naudungar-uppbodi-386553 - we start just under the image. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:33false99fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313105D0.mp3Today, RÚV English finds out about the Women's Story Circle. It creates chances for immigrant women and Icelandic women to exchange anecdotes and be creative together. One of the activities that takes place involves growing and tending plants in the Nordic House greenhouse, which is where Darren met Liliane, one of the Story Circle hosts, and Marion, board member of the Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland, an umbrella group which includes the Story Circle project. There's more about the Story Circle here - https://www.facebook.com/soguhringur/about_details - and the Network here - https://womeniniceland.is/en/we-are-w-o-m-e-n/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:29false98fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313104D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to a very special film festival. In Iceland's far north-west, deep into the most inaccessible part of the Westfjords, a series of films are soon to show in four very special venues. Hornstrandir, which can only be reached by boat or by hiking, will see four temporary cinemas pop up in July, to show a selection of environmentally-themed films from a diverse range of filmmakers. For anyone who can't get to Hornstrandir - which will be many - there will be opportunities to stream the films in September. See the programme and find out more here - https://www.hornstrandirfilmfestival.com/ Darren's guest is Bjarney Ludviksdottir, a freelance director and producer who has worked in the marketing and film industry for many years, and one of the team behind the festival. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:06false97fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313103D0.mp3Today, a new episode of The Week In Iceland, from RÚV English. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Hallgrímur Indriðason, to look back on the last seven days here in Iceland. Much to discuss this week - the report into the Íslandsbanki share sale, the Nordic Council of Ministers meeting on Vestmannaeyjar, suspension of the whaling licence, living on Rockall for two months, and good news for Már and his guide dog Max. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:29:37false96fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313102D0.mp3Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music. Darren is joined again by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou in Siglufjörður, to examine the history of the black metal scene in Iceland. Tracks played on today's show: Icecross - Jesus Freaks Wormlust - Á altari mesitarans Misþryming - Blóðhefnd Svartidauði - Wolves Of A Red Sun NYIÞ - Til Eru Hræ Naðra - Fórn Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:51:50false95fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313101D0.mp3RÚV English unpacks the last-minute decision to suspend whaling in Iceland this summer. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Valur Grettisson to find out why Iceland's Minister of Food decided to suspend the licence given to hunt whales this summer, just one day before it was due to begin. The move has met with anger from workers, unions, and even politicians in the same coalition government as the Minister. How much support is there for a complete ban on whaling in Iceland - and does this decision mean it's now effectively ended anyway? Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 22 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:06false94fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313100D0.mp3Today, RÚV English joins the ongoing 40th anniversary celebrations of Icelandic food processing solutions company Marel. The company has been a fixture in the capital area since its creation there in 1983, and now spreads its wings into dozens of other countries, offering software, machinery, systems and solutions to the poultry, meat and fish processing industries, as well as those involved in the production of new plant-based material. Marel is a truly international company, and that's especially obvious at its Garðabær HQ, where workers from all over the world keep the business running and expanding. Darren is joined by Stacey Katz, Chief Financial Officer, Danae Acevedo, Marketing Project Coordinator, Daniel Niddam, Industry Sales Manager, and Bing Yu, Business Intelligence Solutions Architect, who between them hail from three different continents! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:30false93fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313099D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is back in the Nordic House in Reykjavík. The Nordic House is a Nordic culture centre and one of the institutions for cultural cooperation between the Nordic and the Baltic countries. Darren is joined by Sabina Westerholm, director of the House, to find out more about what it does, what you can see, and why it's always worth a visit! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:51false92fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313098D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks at a hazards and climate conference, hosted at the Icelandic Met Office last month. The EMERGE project was created to look at the regional and remote aspects of a changing climate from the perspective of natural hazards, in a variety of northern countries, including Iceland. Darren spoke to a number of participants in the conference - his guests are: Dr. Chris White, from the University of Strathclyde, Head of the Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health at the University Matthew Roberts, Managing Director of Service and Research at the Icelandic Met Office Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, Professor of Geophysics at the University of Iceland Michael Cranston, lead forecaster for flood hazards in Scotland Hayley Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts at Newcastle University Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 19 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00001:04:04false91fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313097D0.mp3Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music. Darren is back in Siglufjörður to join music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, to examine the history of country music made in Iceland. Tracks played on today's show: Axel O - Island In The North KK - Kærleikur og tími Vinir Dóra og Chicago Beau - No more Alcohol Klaufur - Lífið er ferlega flókið Sycamore Tree - Wild Wind Sigrun Stella - Baby Blue Many thanks again to the Folk Music Centre (Þjóðlagasetur) in Siglufjörður for hosting the recording of this and our other music history episodes. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:35:12false90fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313096D0.mp3Today, a new episode of Auðskilið from RÚV English. Atli is back to read through the story of Háskólabíói, the university cinema which is to stop showing films. Follow and read along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-06-06-haett-ad-syna-kvikmyndir-i-haskolabioi - we start just below the image. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:06:07false89fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313095D0.mp3Today, RÚV English hears the amazing story of skyr - the Icelandic cheese seemingly rebranded as a dessert. Iceland's cheese and dairy queen Eirný Sigurðardóttir (https://www.instagram.com/icelandcheesequeen/?hl=en) takes Darren through a millennia of skyr's story, and how it - or something like it but different - ended up for sale in an "Icelandic style" in many places. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:27:58false88fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313094D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to this year's Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður. Darren's guest is Jökull "Tandri" Ámundason from the Viking society Rimmugýgur. He explains exactly what to expect in this Viking town between June 14 and 18. See the programme of events at https://www.facebook.com/rimmugygur Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:17false87fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313093D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks into cycling 1000km around the Westfjords... The Arna Westfjords Way Challenge follows the Westfjords Way ? a bikepacking route established with the help of the Westfjords Tourism office and scouting team Chris Burkard, Lael Wilcox, Rue Kaladyte, Payson McElveen, and Nichole Baker. It totals 954 km [593 mi] and each stage ranges from 211 to 255 km [131 to 158 mi]. It doesn't sound like it is for the faint hearted, but Darren's guest today completed it last year and will again in a few weeks. Stephen Shelesky tells Darren about the training, the sense of achievement, and a love of Iceland that has pulled him back to complete the challenge again. Find out more about the challenge at https://cyclingwestfjords.com/wfwc/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:47false86fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313092D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is at the Nordic House in Reykjavík, to find out about a new exhibition which opens tomorrow. For Those Who Couldn?t Cross the Sea features the works of five Middle Eastern artists. The exhibition reflects on the experiences of refugees and migrants, as well as the challenges they face in their search for a new home. Darren talks to curator Elham Fakouri, and one of the artists, Adel Abidin. The exhibition is free to view and runs from June 10 until September, in the Hvelfing exhibition space at the Nordic House. Find out more here - https://nordichouse.is/en/event/for-those-who-couldnt-cross-the-sea/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:13:34false85fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313091D0.mp3Today, a new episode of Auðskilið from RÚV English. Atli is back to read through the story of ÍBV becoming Iceland's handball champions. Follow and read along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-06-01-ibv-er-islandsmeistari-i-handbolta-karla - we start just below the image of the celebrating players. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:37false84fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313090D0.mp3Today, Darren meets the authors, director and performer of "Good Morning, Faggi", a musical being performed in English tonight - Wednesday 7th June (and this coming Saturday) - at the National Theatre. Gay actor Bjarni Snæbjörnsson finds his teenage diaries and is so taken by the discovery that he decides he has to write a show based on his childhood ponderings and letters to his mother - and of course, it needs to be a musical. As he navigates his personal history, he has a nervous breakdown. Knowing he still must write this play, with the support of dear friends, composer Axel Ingi and writer and director Gréta Kristín Ómarsdóttir, he tries to understand what happened to cause his mental collapse. "Good Morning, Faggi" premiered in August 2021, during Reykjavík Pride, running for two seasons. Darren is joined by Bjarni and Gréta to hear about the show, and how Bjarni's discovery of his old diaries sparked the creation of a show that has sold out over 120 times and toured extensively to venues, community spaces, and schools across Iceland. Bjarni, Gréta and Axel's theatre company is called Stertabenda (in English: "perplex") - find out more at perplex.is THE NEXT PERFORMANCE OF THE SHOW IS ON SUNDAY 11 JUNE - not Saturday as stated in the conversation! The episode plays out with a special version of the song "Næs", from the musical, which was reworked to become the official Pride song for 2022. An album of songs from the musical is at https://open.spotify.com/album/4TODgryZg9D7E3OzrASPAh - it's in Icelandic, but an English language version isn't far away. And you can get tickets for Sunday's performance here - https://tix.is/is/leikhusid/buyingflow/tickets/10450/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:31:54false83fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313089D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Glæsibær, near Akureyri, to meet the hard working huskies at goHusky! goHusky is an Icelandic family owned company by Gunnar and María that offers all year round husky tours of the surrounding area - but that's not all. With eighteen adult dogs and a new handful of pups, there is no shortage of husky hair. María was always a keen knitter, and that made Gunnar wonder: could all of this hair be knitted like wool? He learned to spin the hair into a kind of husky yarn, from which María knits hats, gloves and other wonderfully warm items. Darren met the dogs, and the pups, and was surprised to hear how quiet they all were, at least apart from one moment when they all decided to burst into joyful husky song! Follow the adventures of the dogs, and the quickly growing youngsters, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gohuskyiceland/ - and find out more about meeting the dogs or taking a tour with them at https://gohusky.is/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:44:04false82fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313088D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Oddur Þórðarson to talk strikes, aid for Ukraine, opposition to whaling, and the darkest May on record. Today's episode plays out with Bakka Ekki Út by Aron Can & Birnir. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:23:24false81fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313087D0.mp3Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music. Darren heads to Siglufjörður once again to join music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, to examine music made in Iceland using one specific instrument: the accordion. Tracks played on today's show: Dansað á þorranum · Bragi Hlíðberg Meira fjör · Garðar Olgeirsson Síldarstúlkurnar · Grettir Björnsson Þórður sjóari · Alfreð Clausen Harmóník 2 - Sóley Sjómannavalsinn - Sigurður Ólafsson Many thanks again to the Folk Music Centre (Þjóðlagasetur) in Siglufjörður for hosting the recording of this and our other music history episodes. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:37:14false80fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313086D0.mp3Today, a new episode of Auðskilið from RÚV English. Atli is back to read through the story of two sibling whales, temporarily brought back indoors while one recovers. Follow and read along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-05-31-veikur-hvalur-i-vestmanna-eyjum - we start just below the image of Litla-Grá. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:29false79fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313085D0.mp3Today, Darren talks to author Sarah Thomas. Sarah's book, "The Raven's Nest", is published in paperback on 1 June, having had its hardback release last July. "The Raven's Nest" describes Sarah's experiences of visiting Iceland as an anthropologist and filmmaker in 2008. An immediate love for this country and for Bjarni, a man she meets there, turns a week-long stay into a half-decade which radically alters Sarah's understanding of herself and of the living world. She embarks on a relationship not only with Bjarni, but with the light, the language and the old wooden house they make their home. But as her marriage later falls apart, Sarah finds inspiration in the artistry of a raven's nest: a home which persists through breaking and reweaving, over and over. Sarah tells Darren about writing the book, her enduring love of Iceland, and how the country and its landscapes have become a part of her. Find out more at https://sarahthomas.net/the-ravens-nest/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 31 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:31:06false78fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313084D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks at two organisations which can help parents through a terrible loss. Darren is joined by previous RÚV English guest Pálina (https://www.facebook.com/lavikingamexicana/), and Ana Baldursdóttir, to talk about their roles with Gleym mér ei (Forget me not - https://gme.is/en/) - a non-profit organisation for those who have lost during pregnancy or during or after birth. Since 2017, Gleym mér ei has given memory boxes to parents experiencing these losses. Gleym mér ei is also part of Sorgarmiðstöð (https://sorgarmidstod.is/en/), which exists to support those who are grieving and all those who work towards their well-being. Its activities are primarily related to support, counselling, information services and education. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 30 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:04false77fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313083D0.mp3Today, a holiday Monday edition of The Week In Iceland. This week Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Alexander Kristjánsson, to look back on a week of weather, interest rates rising, inflation falling, a new direct flight route announced between the UK and Akureyri, data showing seemingly the entire TV watching nation glued to Eurovision, and new tunnels due to be built in eastern Iceland. Today's show plays out with Nanna from Of Mice And Men, and the title track from her new solo album "How To Start A Garden". Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 29 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:05false76fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313082D0.mp3Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music. Punk hit Iceland in the late 70s. Darren heads to Siglufjörður once again to join music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, to examine Iceland's take on this music. Tracks played on today's show: Fræbbblarnir - Bjor Utangarðsmenn - Blóðið er rautt Þeyr · Public Purrkur Pillnikk - Hvað get ég gert? Grýlurnar - Sísí Dúkkulísur - Pamela Vonbrigði - Ó Reykjavík Jakobínarína - His Lyrics Are Disastrous Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 26 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:46:44false75fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313081D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið. Atli is back with Darren to go through another simply written and read news story, today about the stormy weather that affected Iceland this week. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-05-23-mikill-vindur-i-dag - we start with the first main paragraph, under the image of the map. We also talk about the bizarre linguistic confusion between the Icelandic words "bakari" (bakery) and "apotek" (pharmacy), and some research that has been done into the phenomenon! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 25 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:21false74fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313080D0.mp3RÚV English is in Akureyri today, at The Hof - the city's striking cultural centre. Hof Cultural Centre attracts thousands of guests from all over the country and internationally with cultural and artistic events, concerts, conferences, meetings and much more. The circular building's exterior is inspired by Icelandic igneous rocks. Darren met up with Eva Hrund Einarsdóttir, manager of The Akureyri Culture Company (Menningarfélag Akureyrar - https://www.mak.is/en), and also Þórgnýr Dýrfjörður, director of culture, marketing and tourism at Akureyri City, to hear about the artistic and cultural life of the city and northern Iceland, and how the areas punch well above their weight, both within Iceland and internationally. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 24 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:59false73fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313079D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Siglufjörður, at the remarkable Herring Era Museum. The inhabitants of Siglufjörður still talk of the two Norwegian 'occupations' of the area: the first undertaken by the Viking Thormódur Rammi around 900 AD, the second being the 1903 herring influx that built the world's most famous herring town. For years, the entire life of Siglufjörður centred around the herring catch and processing - the town's many salting stations and processing factories were a living reminder of that. Siglufjörður was also one of the most important ports in Iceland and, on more than one occasion, herring exported from this town accounted for over 20% of the nation's total exports. The Herring Era Museum is spread across a number of buildings, and brings to life a period of huge wealth and prosperity for this beautiful town in north Iceland. Darren is accompanied on his visit by Daníel Pétur Daníelsson, in charge of collections at the museum. Clips of music played: Landleguvalsinn by Haukur Morthens Síldarstúlkan by Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir Sjana síldarkokkur by Svavar Lárusson and the Monty trio Síldarstúlkurnar performed on the accordion by Grettir Björnsson These songs are from a collection of music associated with the herring years, issued in 1992. It contains recordings of 23 of the best known and most popular songs from the herring era. The album was reissued in 2011 and is widely available, also at the Herring Museum. Find the museum online at http://www.sild.is/en/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 23 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:31:19false72fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313078D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is on the road, at Þingvellir. Þingvellir National Park is the site of Iceland's first Parliament, dating back nearly eleven hundred years. But it's also right at the point where the European and American continents are still slowly pulling apart. This historical, political and geological marvel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a must-visit for travellers and Icelanders alike. Darren meets Torfi Stefán Jónsson, interpretative planner at the Park, for a deep dive back into the past. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 22 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:29:02false71fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313077D0.mp3Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music. The "New Wave" washed over Iceland in the late 70s and early 80s, much as it did in many other places. Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou joins Darren in Siglufjörður once again, to examine Iceland's take on this music. Tracks played on today's show: S. H. Draumur - Ostrur Q4U - Böring Taugadeildin - Guðir Hins Nýja Tíma Grafík - Þúsund sinnum segðu já EGO - Stórir strákar fá raflost Sonus Futurae - Skyr með rjóma Lóla - Fornaldarhugmyndir Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 19 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:41:47false70fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313076D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks ahead to the Nordic Women In Tech Awards, coming to Iceland later this year. Darren is joined by Paula Gould, co-founder of WomenTechIceland (https://www.womentechiceland.com), together with board member Alondra Silva Muñoz, and Plamena Cherneva, Co-founder & CEO of the Nordic Women In Tech Awards (https://nordicwomenintechawards.com). The Nordic Women in Tech Awards is an annual event organized by non-profit organisation WonderCoders to recognise and celebrate the achievements of female role models, who are leading the movement for more women in tech in the Nordic countries. There is still time to nominate someone you think deserves a nod - go to the awards website to find out more! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 18 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:36:30false69fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313075D0.mp3Today, RÚV English meets artist Michelle Bird. At her Borgarnes home and studio, Darren talks to Michelle about her art, the stunning and inspiring surroundings of Borgarfjörður, and the joys of blindfold painting! Find out more about Michelle's work here: https://www.theartofmichellebird.com/ https://www.couragecreativityiceland.com/ https://www.arthouseborgarnes.com/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 17 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:25:36false68fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313074D0.mp3Today, amongst other things, RÚV English takes in stunning views and sounds in West Iceland. The lighthouse in Akranes, around a hour north of Reykjavík, welcomes many visitors - and musicians, who appreciate the remarkable acoustics inside the structure. Darren meets Hilmar Sigvaldason, who keeps the lighthouse open for those who want to see (and hear) what it's all about. You can climb the stairs inside, right to the top, and step outside next to the lamp for some wonderful views of Akranes and out into Faxaflói. Find out even more about the lighthouses - actually, there are two - here: https://www.facebook.com/Akranesviti/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:07false67fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313073D0.mp3Today, RÚV English looks back on a busy week - and ahead to an even busier one? Darren's guest is author and journalist Valur Gunnarsson, reviewing Eurovision, whaling, the two members of Pussy Riot who are amongst Iceland's newest citizens, and the proposed "alternate airport" tax. But the conversation also turns to the rest of this week, with Iceland's presidency of the Council of Europe concluding with a major summit in the capital. Valur's latest book, and first in English, is called "What If Vikings Conquered The World?", which is published in the next few weeks. Today's show plays out with the great new single by singer-songwriter Már Gunnarsson, "Falling For You". Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 15 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:38:21false66fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313072D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Siglufjörður, with music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou. As we examine and celebrate Icelandic music genre by genre, today we reach the arrival of the electric guitar in the Icelandic music scene. This is the point at which things sound identifiably like rock'n'roll, and then start spinning off into lots of other areas. Lydia and Darren discuss how that development sounded in Iceland, with some great music along the way. Tracks played on today's show: Thor's Hammer - A Memory (https://open.spotify.com/track/4OLKzOYv94Udzl2LJa3uMb) Dátar - Gvendur á eyrinni (https://open.spotify.com/track/3u9Q9taMA44iqWISK3x4yT) Trúbrot - Just Another Face (https://open.spotify.com/track/2JWwhmZCC4hisIj5QaVfpi) Þrjú á palli - Við höldum til hafs á ný (https://open.spotify.com/track/4WZqJ1pEV8fan5Q6gNqOY5) Náttúra - Out Of The Darkness (https://open.spotify.com/track/3hLJRFK3IqXuGfdV1zGMZv) Megas - Jónas Ólafur Jóhannesson frá Hriflu (https://open.spotify.com/track/6zSZPxPpGIBuh0P3aWOR8j) Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 12 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:41:50false65fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313071D0.mp3Today on RÚV English, a preview of tonight's big night for Diljá, in simple Icelandic. Atli and Darren look ahead to the second semi-final, listing all of the competing countries' names, and describe the contest in simply written and read Icelandic. Follow along here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-05-11-island-keppir-i-eurovision-i-kvold - we start just under Diljá's pic! Áfram Ísland! Áfram Diljá! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 11 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:06false64fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313070D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Breiðholt, and looking ahead to Saturday. This weekend, Reykjavík's family and petting zoo (Fjölskyldu- og húsdýragarðurinn) will play host to the Ambassadors in Breiðholt celebration of diversity in the capital suburb. A "cultural garden" will be set up in the zoo, with food and beverage tastings, craft sales and workshops, and performances from a variety of artists. Ambassadors in Breiðholt is a grassroots project that connects various cultural and linguistic groups in the community. Darren talks today to Tanya Korolenko about Saturday's festival and the work that is done to help newcomers to Iceland, not just in Breiðholt but across the country. (And as a Ukrainian, she also has a couple of thoughts about Eurovision...) Find out more about Saturday's fun filled day here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1746130862470760 - and, it's free! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 10 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:52false63fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313069D0.mp3Today, RÚV English talks Eurovision in what is surely the spiritual home of the contest, Husavík! The 2020 comedy film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, co-written by and starring Will Ferrell, follows the dream of a young boy from Husavík - to win the Eurovision Song Contest. In this big week, Darren talks to Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson, founder of the Husavík Eurovision Museum, about the contest and the film, and what they have meant for the town. It might be Eurovision week but as Darren hears, the museum welcomes visitors all year round. And yes - I will play Ja Ja Ding Dong. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 09 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:16:59false62fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313068D0.mp3Today, RÚV English is in Akureyri, for an episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren joins his RÚV colleague Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir at the Akureyri studio to discuss the week that's been - with quakes around Katla, strikes planned by the BSRB union, Russia spying on Iceland - and Björk winning over thousands of festival-goers at Coachella. But the even bigger story is of course what's yet to come! Darren and Ólöf look ahead to the massive Eurovision week. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 08 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:52false61fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313067D0.mp3On the eve of Eurovision week, Darren and music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou review every single Icelandic entry to Eurovision since the debut in 1986! Lydia also picks her favourites to play, which don't always align with the jury and public choices. See every single performance here - www.ruv.is/songvakeppnin/island-i-eurovision And it goes without saying - but let's say it anyway - áfram Diljá og áfram Ísland! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 05 May 2023 16:00:00 -00001:06:40false60fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313066D0.mp3Today from RÚV English, another episode of Auðskilið - the news written and read in easy to understand Icelandic. Darren is once again joined by his colleague Atli, to hear the story of 12 year old Icelandic tennis champ Garima Nitinkumar Kalugade. Follow along with the story here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-04-26-12-ara-islands-meistari-i-tennis - and we start just under the photo. This week there is an accompanying video of the story, in Icelandic - you can watch that on the same story page. And find more news in simple Icelandic at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 04 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:57false59fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313065D0.mp3Today, RÚV English finds out about Krakkafréttir, RÚV's daily news programme for younger viewers. Darren spoke to one of the programme's two hosts, Kolbrún María Másdóttir, and editor Karitas Mörtudóttir Bjarkadóttir, about putting together a news programme for a younger audience. However, today's episode from RÚV English was actually prompted by listener Helen, who got in touch partly as she uses Krakkafréttir to help her learn Icelandic! Krakkafréttir is broadcast five days a week on RÚV and can be watched here too - https://www.ruv.is/krakkaruv/renningur/krakkafrettir Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Wed, 03 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:45:00false58fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313064D0.mp3Today, RÚV English travels to Borgarnes to find out about comedy in the town and in the capital. A quick glance at the website comedyiniceland.com will confirm no shortage of opportunities to laugh at English-language comedy in Iceland. The site is run by comedian Dan Zerin, a regular presence on the stand-up circuit in Reykjavík. Darren is joined by Dan and his collaborator Jess Marie - together they are bringing regular comedy shows to Borgarnes, due to start later this month. Jess is also working with future podcast guest and artist Michelle Bird on an arts festival due to come to the town in February of next year. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Tue, 02 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:21:04false57fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313063D0.mp3Holiday Monday brings a new episode of The Week In Iceland to The RÚV English Podcast. Darren's guest today is his RÚV colleague Haukur Holm. In an episode recorded on Friday, they assess the state of the case of the Hafnarfjörður killing, discuss hopes that a protective genotype might eliminate scrapie in Icelandic sheep, the sudden return of winter last week, and Akureyri getting its long hoped for 20,000th resident. The show plays out with Echo, by Icelandic-Austrian singer Thorsteinn Einarsson. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Mon, 01 May 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:14false56fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313062D0.mp3Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou joins Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. Today we examine the "golden oldies" - the crooners who emerged in Iceland in the fifties from the dancehalls, just before rock'n'roll moved in. Songs played on today's show: Erla Þorsteinsdóttir & Haukur Morthens - Þrek og tár Óðinn Valdimarsson - Ég er kominn heim Ellý Vilhjálms - Vegir liggja til allra átta Ragnar Bjarnason - Komdu í kvöld Guðrún Á. Símonar - Siboney Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:36:36false55fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313061D0.mp3Today on The RÚV English, a new episode of Auðskilið - the news written and read in simple Icelandic. Atli joins Darren to look at claims that Reykjavík City may have acted unlawfully. Follow the story as it's read, here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-04-26-reykjavikur-borg-braut-log - as ever, we start just under the image. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:19false54fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313060D0.mp3Today on The RÚV English Podcast, Darren's guest is aviation journalist Andrei Menshenin, making a return visit to the show. Iceland's northern capital was first served by air in 1928 - or perhaps more accurately, by air and sea, as the first services saw seaplanes land on the water at Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri. It wasn't until the 1950s that construction of an airport began. Andrei tells Darren about the history of flight to Iceland's north, the current plans to expand Akureyri Airport further, and what are hopefully only temporary difficulties for two airlines looking to expand international flights to and from the airport. (And very special thanks to Andrei for coming in to the show on his birthday!) Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglishWed, 26 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:39:44false53fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313059D0.mp3Today, The RÚV English Podcast visits the Settlement Centre in Borgarnes, in West Iceland. In two of the town's oldest buildings, The Settlement Centre recreates Iceland's earliest days and introduces visitors to one of the best known heroes of the Icelandic Sagas. Rather than a traditional museum, the Settlement Centre is an installation. Multi-media and theatrical techniques help the visitor experience first hand the excitement of setting sail. There are two exhibitions - one tells the story of the first settlers, the other reveals the story of Iceland's most important saga - Egils Saga. Egill Skalla-Grimson was a famous Viking and poet, and his saga is closely linked to the settlement period, as his father was one of the first settlers. Darren meets up with the founders and owners, Sigríður Margrét Guðmundsdóttir and Kjartan Ragnarsson, to find out more about the Centre, which has been a much-loved part of Borgarnes since 2006. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishTue, 25 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:28false52fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313058D0.mp3We start the week on The RÚV English Podcast service with a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Today, Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon. The news continues to be dominated by investigations into the killing of a Polish man in Hafnarfjörður. Darren and Pétur discuss that, as well as the vitamin and melatonin gummies that have poisoned some children, the fright that so many Mastercard customers had in Iceland when they thought they were being overcharged by vast sums for their purchases, and the naming and opening of Edda - the Icelandic House at the University, now a reality after more than fifteen years of planning. The episode plays out with a new solo single by Hatari's Klemens Hannigan - Never Loved Someone So Much - which was released last week. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishMon, 24 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:27:30false51fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313057D0.mp3The fiftieth episode from The RÚV English Podcast service is part of our series on Icelandic music, in its many genres. Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou joins Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. In future weeks we will explore pop, the "golden oldies" of the 50s and 60s, Icelandic indie, and much more. (And yes - an Iceland-in-Eurovision special coming too!) Today we examine classical music in Iceland. Music played on today's show: "Heyr, himna smiður", text by Kolbeinn Tumason (written 1208), music composed by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson in 1970s. Performed by The Royal Danish Academy of Music Voices "Hekla, Op. 52", Leifs, Jón (1899-1868). Performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra; conductor En Shao "Veröld fláa sýnir sig", performed by Hamrahlíðarkórinn "Fjalladrottning móðir mín", performed by Karlakórinn vísir "Öldurót", by Ólafur Arnalds, featuring Atli Örvarsson, SinfoniaNord "Sensus Terrae (Voice of Katla)", Högni Egilsson: composer, lyricist, synthesiser, GDRN (Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir): solo voice, Cantoque Ensemble: choir Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishFri, 21 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:50:11false50fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313056D0.mp3Darren got a surprise today. He knew it was the first day of summer - but not that he had the day off. The first day of summer is marked as a public holiday in Iceland, even if this morning's overcast conditions didn't exactly make the place feel summery at first. Darren's colleague Alexander Kristjánsson joined him to talk about the day off! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishThu, 20 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:06:44false49fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313055D0.mp3New Icelandic film Driving Mum (Á Ferð með Mömmu) is a critical and commercial hit. Film scholar Oddný Sen joins Darren to take a look. The death of Jon's mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Brezhnev - a dog - comes along, and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of. Shot in black and white and set in 1980, the film captures an Iceland rather less exciting, eventful or even glamorous than we've become used to in recent years - but no less starkly beautiful. Film scholar Oddný Sen is back on The RÚV English Podcast to talk about the film, which has seen its run at Reykjavík's iconic Bíó Paradís cinema extended - https://bioparadis.is/kvikmyndir/a-ferd-med-mommu-driving-mum/ But don't miss it! Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishWed, 19 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:00false48fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313054D0.mp3Emilia Telese, born in Italy and living and working in Reykjavík, is an award-winning artist, writer and academic. Today, she is Darren's guest on The RÚV English Podcast. Her most recent exhibition in Iceland was FERNA - a new series of etchings which was shown for the first time at Ìslensk Grafìk - The Association of Icelandic Printmakers in Hafnarhúsið, Reykjavík. Combining her Florentine training on Renaissance techniques with her practice as a conceptual artist over the past 25 years, Emilia has created a series of works on multi-layer beverage cartons, including milk cartons which, if not recycled, would have gone to landfill. Emilia told Darren about her work with used milk cartons, but also about her lengthy career as an artist, here in Iceland and elsewhere. She also - with immense patience - guided Darren through some printworking of his own! You can find out more about Emilia's art, and past and future exhibitions, by going here - https://art.emiliatelese.com/ Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishTue, 18 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:28:59false47fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313053D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren's guest is journalist Kolbeinn Dalrymple, making a return visit to the show. They discuss the arrest in Brazil of Sverrir Þór "Sveddi Tönn" Gunnarsson, developments in the scrapie outbreak, the fall in worldwide petrol prices which don't seem to be reaching Iceland, the hopes for cheap post-Páska chocolate - and the hairy Huskies earning their keep in the North! Today's episode plays out with Kæri heimur by FLOTT. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishMon, 17 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:12:49false46fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313052D0.mp3Our new Icelandic music history show continues on The RÚV English Podcast service today. Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou joins Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. In future weeks we will explore choral, pop, classical, the "golden oldies" of the 50s and 60s, Icelandic indie, and much more. (And yes - Eurovision too!) Today we examine folk music - and the very particular form of music called rímur - in Iceland. Tracks played on today's show: Uppi í háa hamrinum býr huldukona by unknown performer Stóðum Tvö Túni, played by Ryan Koons Steindór Andersen & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson - Móðurjörd, Mansöngur úr Núma rímum Lækurinn by Spilmenn Ríkínís Ó mín flaskan friða by Ylja Alla hrinda hörðum by Ríma Find Ríma on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1j5YvVtDt6OHbJooKVqZm9?si=BP8GTlXARq6HmU8aQmv-Jw Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishFri, 14 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:45:00false45fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313051D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, an episode of Auðskilið - the news in easy-to-understand Icelandic. Atli joins Darren to read the original story about airline Niceair having to cancel flights from Akureyri. Follow along here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-04-05-nice-air-aflysir-ollu-flugi - as ever, we start just after the photo. And find more news in simple Icelandic at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishThu, 13 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:18false44fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313050D0.mp3Jaclyn Poucel Árnason is an American artist, mother, and former footballer, living in Akranes with her husband and daughter. Jaclyn is originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the United States, but has made her husband's hometown of Akranes her home too. Darren travelled to her exhibition in Akranes to see her work and hear her story - and to learn of her plans to bring a new permanent gallery to the town. Learn more about Jaclyn and sample her work at https://www.jaclynarnasonart.com/ Say hello to RÚV English any time at english@ruv.is or find us on Twitter at @RUVEnglishWed, 12 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:55false43fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313049D0.mp3Today, on a bonus episode of Auðskilið, Atli joins Darren to go through the sudden demise of daily newspaper Fréttablaðið, in simple, easy-to-understand Icelandic. Follow along here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-04-03-frettabladid-haettir-utgafu - we start just after the image. Check out the news in simple Icelandic any time - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishTue, 11 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:10:03false42fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313048D0.mp3Darren's guest today is Josie Gaitens, formerly of The Reykjavík Grapevine. They discuss some of what's been happening on the island in recent days: Jodie Foster's delight with her time spent here, Icelandair's difficulties over its flight attendent rating app, the return of Þór the walrus to Iceland and a black goose found in the capital, and new hopes that bad weather in the future won't cause quite as much travel chaos as it has this year. The show plays out with Sama og þegið by Ívar Bjarklind. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishMon, 10 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:23:55false41fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313047D0.mp3Our new Icelandic music history show continues on The RÚV English Podcast service today. Music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou will join Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. In future weeks we will explore choral, pop, classical, folk and rímur, the "golden oldies" of the 50s and 60s, Icelandic indie, and much more. (And yes - Eurovision too!) Today we examine jazz in Iceland. Tracks played on the show today: Dansað í lauginni by Tómas R. Einarsson Bacalau by ADHD Kysstu Mig Að Morgni by Stína Ágústsdóttir Vesala by Iceland's Liberation Orchestra Fragile by Laufey Garden Party by Mezzoforte (clip) Gefðu að móðurmálið mitt by Sigurður Flosason Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishFri, 07 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:43:57false40fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313046D0.mp3Today, on the first of many people's Easter days off, Atli joins Darren to go through the Easter story and customs, in simple, easy-to-understand Icelandic. Follow along here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-04-04-nu-er-dymbil-vika - and we start just after the chick and eggs! Check out the news in simple Icelandic any time - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid - and listen for a bonus edition of Auðskilið next Tuesday. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishThu, 06 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:05false39fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313045D0.mp3Pálina moved from Mexico City to Iceland, and now shares her knowledge of her new country, and help for new arrivals, with Spanish speakers everywhere, on her YouTube channel and blogs. Today on The RÚV English Podcast, she shares her story with Darren. Find all of Pálina's content at https://linktr.ee/lavikingamexicana Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishWed, 05 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:48false38fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313044D0.mp3The pop, rock, hip hop and electronic Album Of The Year at this year's Icelandic Music Awards is Ungfrú Ísland by Kvikindi - but if you want to buy a copy on vinyl and truly immerse yourself in its spikily eclectic yet melodic luxuries, you're out of luck. At least, so far. Kvikindi, the duo of Brynhildur Karlsdóttir and Friðrik Margrétar-Guðmundsson, have launched a crowdfunder with Karolina Fund. They want to expand their prize-winning album's horizons beyond the world of streaming, and release it on vinyl. You can pledge for a copy of the record, a t-shirt, a signed lyric book or even a private concert by the band. (If the target isn't hit, you don't pay a krona.) Brynhildur joins Darren to talk about the album, the success of the band so far, the appeal of vinyl and how that physical record might come into being with the help of supporters. Find out more about the Karolina Fund crowdfunder here - https://www.karolinafund.com/project/view/5916 Kvikindi will play Westfjords festival Aldrei fór ég suður this weekend, and Iceland Airwaves in the capital later this year. They will also appear on Studio RÚV in the next couple of weeks. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishTue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:21false37fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313043D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren's guest is Valur Grettisson, former editor of Grapevine magazine (sadly appearing today without superstar dog Pollý). They discuss a week of avalanches, with mercifully no injuries and a slow, hopeful return to normal in the Eastfjords, the unsurprising failure of a no-confidence motion in the Justice Minister, the Government's budget and plans to fight inflation, and the sudden demise of newspaper Fréttablaðið. Today's show plays out with Dots, by Akureyri-based Anton Bark. Email RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ruvenglish or Twitter @RUVEnglishMon, 03 Apr 2023 16:00:00 -00000:32:53false36fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313042D0.mp3A brand new show comes to The RÚV English Podcast service today. Every Friday, music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou will join Darren to take a look and a listen to the history of Icelandic music, through a different genre each week. We will explore choral, pop, classical, folk and rímur, the "golden oldies" of the 50s and 60s, Icelandic indie, and much more. (And yes - a special Eurovision edition is on the way too!) Today we examine electronic music in Iceland. Tracks played on the show today: Elektrónísk Stúdía: Sínutónar Og Hljóðfæri by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson (clip) Higher by GusGus ft. VÖK Ionia by Ben Frost This 5321 by Bjarki Feels So Real To Be Human by TRPTYCH Look by AAIIEENN Say hi to RÚV English - english@ruv.is - or on Twitter @RUVEnglishFri, 31 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:43:49false35fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313041D0.mp3Today, Darren's guest on The RÚV English Podcast is film historian, writer and teacher Oddný Sen, who along with her work at the Icelandic Film School, is the project manager of film education in primary and secondary schools at Reykjavík's iconic cinema Bíó Paradís. She studied film studies, film history and filmmaking at the University of Paris and graduated with a master's degree and a PhD. She talks to Darren about teaching the secrets of cinema, and some of the best and biggest Icelandic films of recent years. Say hi to RÚV English at english@ruv.is or on Twitter @RUVEnglishThu, 30 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:19false34fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313040D0.mp3Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio program, and a podcast, about foreign affairs and world events. The programme is called HEIMSKVIÐUR, and is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Here on the RÚV English Podcast service we strive to bring not just Iceland but RÚV to the world in English, and many of the interviews that are recorded for HEIMSKVIÐUR happen in English. Occasionally here on the Podcast, you'll have the chance to hear some of those interviews, in full, in English. Recently, Björn Malmquist, one of the presenters on that show, former The Week In Iceland guest, and RÚV's Brussels-based correspondent, spoke to Rachel King, Curator of the European Renaissance and the Waddesdon Bequest at the British Museum in London. In 2019, a heart shaped pendant was found in Warwickshire by metal detectorist Charlie Clarke. What he had discovered was a huge and spectacular early Tudor pendant and chain, made in gold and enamel and bearing the initials and symbols of Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. Rachel told Björn about the pendant, and its incredible discovery. Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is and on Twitter @RUVEnglishWed, 29 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:04false33fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313039D0.mp3Today, Atli returns to the RÚV English Podcast service to join Darren for a new episode of Auðskilið. It's a chance to hear a current news story, written and read by Atli in simple, "easy to understand" Icelandic. Today, the avalanches* which fell in East Iceland yesterday. Follow the story as Atli reads it (find it here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-03-27-snjoflod-i-neskaupstad) and listen as each line is translated to English. We start just below the photo on that page. Find lots more news written in simple Icelandic at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid Get in touch with RÚV English - english@ruv.is - and find us on Twitter @RUVEnglish * snjóflóð - which to an English speaking or reading eye looks a bit like "snow flood"Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:49false32fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5313038D0.mp3Today Darren is joined by Ingólfur Bjarni Sigfússon from RÚV's award-winning investigative current affairs show Kveikur. They discuss Monday's avalanches in East Iceland, the tragic death of a tourist at Glymur waterfall, proposals to charge motorists per-kilometre as they drive, and one union's concerns about ever-rising housing costs in Iceland. The episode plays out with Icelandic electronic legends GusGus, and their new track Into The Strange. Say hello to RÚV English - english@ruv.is - or find us on Twitter @RUVEnglishMon, 27 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:31:41false31fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308443D0.mp3Today on The RÚV English Podcast service, Darren's guest is the EU Ambassador to Iceland, Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen. Lucie tells Darren about her move to Iceland, what drew and led her to spend time living and working here, and discusses Iceland's close relationship with the EU as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). Get in touch with RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isFri, 24 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:19false30fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308442D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Birta Björnsdóttir to discuss new parking charges at Jökulsárlón, the dangers of mobile phone blackspots in North East Iceland, the surprisingly high number of unregistered dogs in Reykjavík, and - despite all that, perhaps - Iceland being the third happiest nation on the planet. Today's show plays out with Lilies by Snæfríður ft. BNGRBOY & takkjesú Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isThu, 23 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:22:33false29fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308441D0.mp3March 23rd sees the launch of this year's Stockfish Film Festival at Reykjavík's iconic Bíó Paradís cinema. It is the film industry's festival in Iceland. It was founded in 2015, as a reincarnation of the Reykjavík Film Festival (Kvikmyndahátíð í Reykjavík), which was established in 1978. The festival aims to create a platform in Reykjavík to encourage collaboration between domestic and international film communities, and gives an opportunity to see some of the most up-and-coming art-house films in the world. Also, with the support from the Icelandic Film Centre, a "Work in Progress" presentation will showcase works from the latest Icelandic film and TV productions. Darren is joined by Artistic director HRÖNN KRISTINSDÓTTIR and Managing director CAROLINA SALAS for a look at all the festival will offer! Find out more and see the line-up at https://stockfishfestival.is and find updates on the festival Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/stockfishfilmfestival Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isWed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:15:58false28fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308440D0.mp3Today on The RÚV English Podcast service, Darren talks to Helen Billington and June Scholtz. They've been friends for over thirty years, which is also how long they've lived in Iceland. June came to Iceland from South Africa in the mid-eighties and Helen moved from Yorkshire a year later. The good friends live with their respective families in Hellissandur on Snæfellsnes in West Iceland. After a chance meeting with Helen at the Ólafsvík swimming pool where she works, Darren caught up with her again, and June, to hear their stories of having been "New" Icelanders for almost seventy years between them! Say hello any time to RÚV English - english@ruv.isMon, 20 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:17:54false27fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308439D0.mp3Where else could you so easily learn the Icelandic word for "walrus"?* Today on the RÚV English Podcast service, Atli and Darren look at the story of the walrus we now know as Þór, from the moment of his arrival in Breiðdalsvík a couple of weeks ago. As ever, the story is read and re-read slowly, as it is written - follow along here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-02-24-rostungur-a-breiddalsvik. We start just below the photo! Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.is (* it's "rostungur"...)Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:08:05false26fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308438D0.mp3The thirst for knowledge took Alex Tyas from the UK to the Iceland, when eight years ago she signed up to study in the country's Westfjords. Happily, and despite a pretty disorientating flight to Ísafjörður's airport - with its interesting approach - it was love at first sight. Today on the RÚV English Podcast, she tells Darren about her life in the Westfjords, as a New Icelander, and the many happy times she's had enjoying the area's iconic music festival Aldrei fór ég suður. Get in touch with RÚV English - english@ruv.isMon, 13 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:21:32false25fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308437D0.mp3The Icelandic Cricket Association has nearly twice as many Twitter followers (@icelandcricket) as the Icelandic Prime Minister, so they must be doing something right. Starting virtually from scratch, they have grown the sport in Iceland to the point where five clubs now compete and Iceland is closing in on membership of the ICC, cricket's governing body. How did the sport develop in a country known for its love of other ball games - principally those involving hands and feet? Icelandic Cricket Association chair Bala Kamallakharan joins Darren to explain. Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isFri, 10 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:40false24fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308436D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by his RÚV Polski service colleague Margrét Adamsdóttir, to look back on a week of suspended strikes, dangerous potholes, the felling of a radio giant. rescued deer and a departing walrus. Thrillingly, as the conversation was recorded on Friday, the Söngvakeppnin result remained unknown! Say hi to RÚV English - we are english@ruv.isMon, 06 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:48false23fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308435D0.mp3Today from The RÚV English Podcast service, a conversation with Meiting Nevæh Qin, Research & Development Project Manager at the Arctic Green Energy Corporation. Meiting moved to Iceland from China three years ago, and on today's show she tells Darren about her work bringing Iceland's geothermal knowledge to her home country: some two million Chinese homes are now heated using geothermal energy. She also shares her love of Icelandic music and what she loves about her new home. If you or someone you know would like to be featured as a New Icelander, or if you just want to get in touch with RÚV English for any reason, email english@ruv.isFri, 03 Mar 2023 12:30:00 -00000:23:43false22fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5308434D0.mp3So who will it be? Who gets to take their song to the Eurovision Song Contest and hopefully score Iceland's first ever win? The job of revealing the answer falls to Söngvakeppnin co-host Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, and his colleagues Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and previous podcast guest Siggi Gunnars. Today Unnsteinn joins Darren to talk about his own route to hosting the show, final preparations for Saturday's huge final, and putting the performers at ease before their big moment. Unnsteinn also explains how - if you're in Iceland - you can help select the song that will represent the country in May. Find the five Söngvakeppnin finalists right here - https://www.ruv.is/songvakeppnin And watch the show wherever you are! 7.45pm this Saturday. Of course it's on RÚV in Iceland, or anywhere else at https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/dagskra/ruv/2023-03-04/5291552 Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isThu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:14:40false21fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306583D0.mp3The RÚV English Podcast service reaches its twentieth episode today, in the company of Shilpa Khatri Babbar. Shilpa is the ICCR Chair of Indian Studies at Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), and last year at home in Delhi, got an offer to come to Iceland to live and work. The chance came out of the blue, and she took it! Shilpa tells Darren Adam about her impressions of Iceland, and how she's been struck by similarities between Iceland and her home country of India. Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isWed, 01 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:57false20fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306582D0.mp3Today sees a new episode of The Week In Iceland from The RÚV English Podcast service. Darren's guest today is journalist Andie Sophia Fontaine. Andie is a familiar and much-loved face to those with an interest in Iceland, and has been reporting in and on the country for two decades. Under the spotlight today: the ongoing Efling/SA dispute and imminent "work ban", or lockout, the fire at the Arctic Fish buildings in Tálknafjörður, high prices and taxes on food and fuel in Iceland, the announcement of the first acts for this year's Iceland Airwaves, and - staying with music - the second Söngvakeppnin semi-final. All five remaining finalists can be heard here - https://www.ruv.is/songvakeppnin - and today's episode plays out with the three songs revealed on Saturday to have progressed to the final. Sat hi to RÚV English anytime - english@ruv.isMon, 27 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:31:48false19fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306581D0.mp3Today from the RÚV English Podcast service, another episode of Auðskilið - the news read in simple and slow Icelandic, as written by Atli Sigþórsson for the RÚV website. In today's edition, the fate of the "little auks" - small seabirds that got blown far off course and inland by the recent strong winds - and the difficulties of translating phrases such as the name of the birds' actual species. Read along with every word here - https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-02-08-sjofuglar-langt-inni-i-landi We start just after the photo on that page. Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isFri, 24 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:09:21false18fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306580D0.mp3Reykjavík city centre has played host to an airport for over 100 years, predating the international facility at Keflavík by a couple of decades. Its past and beginnings are fascinating, its present and future sometimes controversial. Today on the RÚV English Podcast, Darren is joined by aviation journalist Andrei Menshenin, who details the history of Reykjavík's city centre airport, and offers his own personal views as to its possible future. Say hello to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isThu, 23 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:35:30false17fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306579D0.mp3Today on the RÚV English Podcast service, an attempt to go back to first principles and explain a story which seems more complex every day. The wage dispute between union Efling and business body SA is never far from the headlines, with court battles seemingly always raging over the legality of various actions and plans. But how did this start? What exactly is SA - who does it represent? And what of Efling, the union at the heart of the dispute? With no question too daft to ask, Darren is joined by his RÚV colleague Pétur Magnússon to go right back to the start and explain what's going on. Our conversation was recorded just after 4pm on Wednesday 22 February, so here's the situation as it was right at that moment. Catch up before it all changes again. Say hi to RÚV English at english@ruv.isWed, 22 Feb 2023 18:00:00 -00000:29:32false16fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306578D0.mp3Today on the RÚV English Podcast, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by journalist Kolbeinn Dalrymple, making a return guest appearance on The Week In Iceland. We (try to) keep up with the dizzying pace of events in the Efling/SA dispute, look at some of the projects in rural parts of Iceland receiving grants from the government, revisit the controversy over the English language appearing before Icelandic on signs, and yes, review the first Söngvakeppnin semi-final. The show plays out with two songs today - both were selected on Saturday to advance to the Söngvakeppnin final. Hear Lifandi inni í mér by Diljá, and Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér by BRAGI. Say hi to RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isTue, 21 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:18:01false15fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306577D0.mp3Mid-February marks the end of the month of Þorri, the fourth winter month in the old Icelandic calendar. In (relatively) modern times, "Þorrablót" parties and celebrations of the month were introduced in the 19th century and have been popular ever since, accompanied by lots of traditional foods called Þorramatur. Liver sausage, fermented shark, sour ram's testicles and boiled sheep head are just some of the delicacies enjoyed during Þorri - although not exclusively at this time. But how did we get here? How did such unusual foods become part of the Icelandic diet, and why are they still so popular today that you can pick them up in any halfway decently sized Icelandic supermarket? Iceland's cheese queen and all round culinary goddess Eirný Sigurðardóttir joins Darren as the fourth winter month draws to a close, and explains that actually, Þorramatur isn't necessarily just for Þorri. Get in touch with RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isFri, 17 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:22:52false14fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306576D0.mp3Today from the RÚV English Podcast service, another episode of the always popular Auðskilið. Atli, writer of the "easy to understand" section of ruv.is, takes a look at the recent floods and the damage they've caused to many of Iceland's roads - in simple, easy to understand Icelandic. Read along with this story with Atli and Darren at https://www.ruv.is/audskilid/2023-02-14-flod-a-vesturhluta-landsins-i-gaer And say hi any time to RÚV English - email english@ruv.isThu, 16 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:43false13fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306575D0.mp3Anthony Bacigalupo fell in love with Iceland while visiting from his native California towards the end of the century's first decade. Then he fell in love with, and married, Ýr, from Hafnarfjörður. They've been there ever since. Anthony and Ýr curate The Shed, a welcoming space in the garden of their Hafnarfjörður home, and where every year, they light Iceland's biggest Christmas tree. Darren joined Anthony (and super friendly dog Lúka) in The Shed to hear about his journey from California to Iceland, his life with Ýr and his family since, and what he thinks it takes to move and live here, and become a New Icelander. Despite it being February, and to Darren's delight, everything still looked and felt very festive. If you or someone you know would like to be featured as a New Icelander, or if you just want to get in touch with RÚV English for any reason, email english@ruv.isWed, 15 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:34:43false12fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306574D0.mp3Today on the RÚV English Podcast service, a new episode of The Week In Iceland. Darren is joined by music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou from her home in Siglufjörður to look back over a week which saw interest rates rise to battle stubborn inflation, the use of some very creative baking techniques to launch sex education week in schools, delays announced to the expansion of Akureyri Airport, and the recall of a certain cooking aid from Icelandic shelves. Lydia also talks about a new strand coming soon to the RÚV English Podcast service, which will trace the histories of various musical genres on this incredibly creative island. Today's show plays out with "Don't Be Sad" by Seabear. Say hello! Get in touch with RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isMon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:26:08false11fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306573D0.mp3Today on the RÚV English Podcast, Darren looks ahead to an event at the Nordic House on February 23, where four short films on the theme of displacement, home and belonging will be shown as part of "L I M I N A L I T Y" - a seminar and a showcase of the collaborative cross border creative project Moving Classics Sonic Flux. Along with partners in Iceland, UK, Cyprus and Norway it has worked over the last three years on six artistic projects, with several artists from different countries. Ágústa Þórarinsdóttir heads the project and joins Darren from her home in Manchester, UK, to preview the event and discuss the films. The event is in English and after the screenings, which include Q&As with the filmmakers, guests are encouraged to stay, mingle and enjoy! The films you can see are: Steinrunninn (Petrified) by Chris Paul Daniels (UK) and Anton Kaldal (IS) A Green Line by Maria Anastassiou (CY) and Brice Catherin (FR) No Place Like Home by Jez Dolan (UK) and Michael Betteridge (UK) Liminality by Pálínu Jónsdóttir (IS), Ewa Marcinek (PL), Halldór Smárason (IS) and Martyna Daniel (PL) See the films at 5pm on February 23 at the Nordic House in Reykjavík. More details are available at https://nordichouse.is/en/event/l-i-m-i-n-a-l-i-t-y-a-seminar-and-a-screening/Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:10:00 -00000:20:35false10fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306572D0.mp3Here at the RÚV English Podcast we know how difficult it can be to learn Icelandic. Hearing it often, slowly and simply can be a great help. RÚV's Atli Sigþórsson looks after the Auðskilið ("easy to understand") pages of the RÚV website, writing the news in a simplified form of Icelandic for anyone who might find that useful. We will regularly go through some of those pages with Atli and see what we can pick up. Today, a look at the 49,000 Icelandic citizens who don't live here, and the recent good news for northern felines! You can read the news in simplified Icelandic any time at ruv.is/audskilidThu, 09 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:11:59false9fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306571D0.mp3Every week, the foreign news desk here at RÚV produces a radio program, and a podcast, about foreign affairs and world events. The programme is called Heimskviður, and is broadcast on Rás 1 on Saturday afternoons. Many of the interviews that are recorded happen in English, and here on the RÚV English Podcast, we'll occasionally play some of those interviews, in full, in English. Last weekend - and before the tragic earthquake which has caused such devastation in Turkey and Syria - Björn Malmquist, Foreign Correspondent at RÚV and my The Week In Iceland guest this week (see episode 7), looked at politics in Turkey, focusing on the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in May, with an interview with Asli Aydintasbas - she is a well known analyst at the Brookings Institute in Washington, she's a former television journalist with CNN Turkey and writes opinion columns for the Washington Post. Asli told Bjorn about what's happening in Turkey, about President Erdogan and his party, the AKP, and their standing in the polls now, three and a half months before the election. Get in touch with RÚV English any time - just email english@ruv.isWed, 08 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:10false8fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5306570D0.mp3The Week In Iceland continues as part of the new RÚV English Podcast service, and Darren's guest today is RÚV Foreign Correspondent Björn Malmquist. Darren and Björn take a look at the storm passing over Iceland as they spoke, the state of play in the long running and ever more complicated Efling-SA dispute, plans to sell the Icelandic Coast Guard's plane TF-SIF, and the difficulty of making a simple mobile phone call in parts of the country. They also look ahead to occasional new programmes coming soon to the RÚV English Podcast, featuring the best of the English-language interviews recorded by the foreign news team. Today's show plays out with "Þú ert aldrei einn" by Marta Kristín Friðriksdóttir. Get in touch with RÚV English any time - english@ruv.isTue, 07 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:30:29false7fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305830D0.mp3Iceland Airwaves, the annual festival of live music from here and elsewhere, picked up the Best Indoor Festival award at the recent European Festival Awards in Groningen in the Netherlands. It marks a great start to a year in which the festival should be truly back and better than ever after Covid so utterly - but hopefully only temporarily - changed the landscape for live music. Iceland Airwaves crams the capital's venues full of live music for three days each November. Today on the RÚV English Podcast, Darren catches up with Festival Director Ísleifur Þórhallsson, to find out more about this essential fixture in Iceland's musical calendar, as it approaches its quarter-century. The episode plays out with "Headlights", from Vök's self-titled 2022 album. The band are no stranger to the Airwaves stages.Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:24:33false6fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305829D0.mp3Here at the RÚV English Podcast we know how difficult it can be to learn Icelandic. Hearing it often, slowly and simply can be a great help. RÚV's Atli Sigþórsson looks after the Auðskilið ("easy to understand") pages of the RÚV website, writing the news in a simplified form of Icelandic for anyone who might find that useful. We will regularly go through some of those pages with Atli and see what we can pick up. Today, a look back at the simplified form of RÚV's recent coverage of the Heimaey eruptions from fifty years ago. You can read the news in simplified Icelandic any time at ruv.is/audskilidThu, 02 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:07:43false5fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305828D0.mp3Last Saturday, the ten songs which will compete for the right to represent Iceland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest were unveiled on Lögin í Söngvakeppnin, here on RÚV. Within a few weeks, and with your help, the winning song will be selected. Siggi Gunnarsson, head of music and host on Rás 2, is also now one of the presenters of the Söngvakeppnin shows, and as a lifelong Eurovision fan who has literally dreamt of doing this job, he is officially Iceland's most excited person, He joins Darren to talk about his love of the show, preview those ten big songs, and tell him how you can get involved by voting and even coming to the shows. Hear all the songs in full at ruv.is/songvakeppninWed, 01 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -00000:20:58false4fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305827D0.mp3Today on the RÚV English Podcast, Darren speaks to poet Jakub Stachowiak, who moved to Iceland from his native Poland in 2016. He works, thinks and writes in Icelandic, having utterly mastered the language which he tells Darren has "liberated" him in so many ways. His books of Icelandic poetry are "Næturborgir" and "úti bíður skáldleg veröld". Jakub is the first "new Icelander" to guest on the RÚV English Podcast. If you, or someone you know, has a story to share about moving to Iceland and making the country home, get in touch at english@ruv.isMon, 30 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -00000:19:12false3fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305265D0.mp3The RÚV English Podcast also sees the return of The Week In Iceland, which will feature as one of the strands of the new service. Each week we will take a look at some of the most significant news from, and in, the country. These shows will usually appear on Mondays, but we couldn't wait to get today's guest on! Darren is joined by former TWII host and RÚV Englishee Alex Elliott for his take on the week's news, and to have the RÚV English baton officially handed over! Today we look at the shortest meeting in the history of Iceland's state mediator (and the likely consequences of the ongoing stalemate between Efling and SA), last weekend's gale force winds and the many hours stuck on the Keflavík tarmac, the Icelandic PM in Berlin and German chancellor coming here, and we preview the first big Eurovision weekend, as the ten songs battling to represent Iceland are unveiled on Saturday. We play out today with You Complete Me, from Faroese-but-Reykjavík-based Sakaris' new EP Domestik Disko 106.Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -00000:29:33false2fullhttps://ruv-radio.akamaized.net/opid/5305146D0.mp3In the first episode from the brand new RÚV English podcast service, Darren Adam travels to Geysir to meet sound artist Kaśka Paluch, creator of the Noise From Iceland online sound map. The site allows you to virtually travel around Iceland, listening to the sounds of the country. Darren joins Kaśka as she records new sounds at Geysir, and explains the inspiration behind the site, as well as describing some of the difficulties of capturing the nation in sound and choosing her favourite "noises from Iceland". Kaśka's sound map is at noisefromiceland.com Get in touch with RÚV English at english@ruv.isTue, 24 Jan 2023 14:30:00 -00000:19:20false1full