Ep. 23: Home-Grown Icelandic Nepotism

In this edition of the Icelandic Roundup, editor-in-chief Valur Grettison and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine talk about the controversy surrounding the deportation of over a dozen people seeking international protection in Iceland, including a family with small children and a man who uses a wheelchair. They also talk about a recent leadership struggle in the Conservative Party, and recap some of the fun times at Iceland Airwaves.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

This week on the podcast, Valur and Josie Anne are joined by Atli Þór Fanndal from Transparency International Iceland to discuss corruption in Iceland. Find out more about Transparency International here.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

This week on the podcast, Josie Anne is joined by two of the organisers of Iceland Airwaves Festival, Sindri Astmarsson and Anna Ásthildur Thorsteinsson. The trio discuss Iceland Airwaves' welcome return after a two year Covid hiatus, and what makes the Icelandic music scene so special for visitors and residents alike.Join the Reykjavík Grapevine at Iceland Airwaves! Find more information, the full lineup and tickets online: icelandairwaves.isComing to the festival? Pick up a Grapevine Airwaves Goodie Pack from our store! We'll deliver it straight to your hotel so you can get straight to exploring great music, fuelled by the best snacks Iceland can offer!Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

It's a bumper news week on The Icelandic Roundup: Jón Gunnarsson, the Minister of Justice, has been criticised for spreading misinformation,  No Borders activists have encouraged artists to boycott Iceland Airwaves festival, violent crime committed by children is on the increase, and two Icelanders have been rescued after spending three nights in their jeep after they were caught in a storm. Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

In today’s show Josie Anne and Valur are joined by Dr. Eiríkur Bergman, professor of political science at Bifröst University who has also written several books about extreme politics in the western world.Find Eiríkur Bergman's books here.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

In this episode, Valur and Andie Sophia talk about a murder in the north of Iceland--the third this year--not boding well for the rest of 2022. Also, we have more information on the terrorism case, wherein the father of the chief of the national police had his home searched. This man is a major gun collector and seller in Iceland. As such, the national police have recused themselves from the case.Finally, we talk about the recent fare hike for the capital area buses, electric cars, and the future of transport in Reykjavík.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

Police in Iceland revealed that they had thwarted a massive terrorist plot last week, but as the days go by, their evidence—or lack of it—has started to be questioned. Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Valur Grettisson and Josie Anne Gaitens go over the case, as well as the recent storm that struck East Iceland.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

In this week's Podcast, we cover multilingual children in kindergarten, unusually frequent knife violence in Iceland, homemade bombs scaring the people at Selfoss and a highly controversial homepage that wants to get an Icelandic domain. Valur Grettisson and Andie Sophia Fontaine go over the news in this week's Icelandic Roundup. Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

It’s a blockbuster news week on The Icelandic Roundup, as journalists Josie Anne Gaitens and Valur Grettisson tackle the latest headlines regarding union leaders, fish farms and magic mushrooms.Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.

What's as Icelandic as volcanoes, hot springs and liquorice? Nepotism! Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Josie Anne and Valur discuss how Icelandic society views nepotism, in light of criticism aimed at Minister for Culture and Education, Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, for appointing a new Director of the National Museum of Iceland—without an official hiring process. Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.isPlease take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your podcast app! We really appreciate it, and it helps other people find the show.Before travelling in Iceland please always check road and weather conditions to ensure a safe journey.Weather: vedur.isRoads: road.is or on twitter.com/VegagerdinThis show is brought to you by the Reykjavík Grapevine,  a free, alternative magazine in English published in Reykjavík every month. We cover everything Iceland-related, with a special focus on news, human interest stories, music, culture, food, travel and events. shop | facebook | twitter | instagramThank you to The Lava Centre for sponsoring this episode of The Icelandic Roundup.