Year in review/Året som gikk Part 1

This week 49 episode brought to you by Indigo fighting off a flu, our controversial takes on The Nutcracker, and a weird amount of news about cars in Oslo.Music: Whiddershins

Another week of eclectic news has come and gone, and as week 48 closes out we bring you the answers to questions like:Are Norwegians eating healthier or unhealthier?Why is a Norwegian in ICE custody?Do we need more Nynorsk in movies?How late can you be to work?Who sets the wine trends in Oslo?And finally, did you ever want to hear 20 minutes of knowledge about snow crabs? Well now you're going to.

We aren't just covering the news now, we're creating it: Séamus has found a sign of week 47 that requires further investigation. Meanwhile, Indigo tries to cover the big news in sports out of Norway, reports on a runaway otter, and Séamus admits to attempting a crime.Theme song by Whiddershins

Too much ribbe in Røst, breaking IBS treatment, toll and import drama, and northern lights in a "cannibal storm", we've got all your news for week 45*.*46, because we didn't know what week it was actually.Intro music by Whiddershins

So much has happened since we last spoke that we needed a whole other hour to cover it all. In part 2 we bring you killer party buses, post-apocalyptic party plans, and grenades in the streets of Oslo. A lot happened this year.

We bought a new mic, dusted off the podcast equipment, and we are BACK. What even happened the last year? Month by month we'll give you all the news you should care about including scamming children (they are the scammers), the many ways Norway is probably trying to kill you, and how to survive doomsday (hint: liters of vodka).Theme music by Whiddershins

After all these years, it's finally time to bring in an actual expert. When we heard that Torleif Villmones AKA Norwegian With Tor wanted to share some Norwegian language wisdom, we were delighted to have someone who knows what they're talking about join us.Tor shares some tips and tricks, experience in teaching, and of course teaches us about dirty idioms. He gets us.Want to start learning?Follow Norwegian With Tor on Instagramhttps://www.norwegianwithtor.com/

A deep dive (or shallow, if you're a linguist listening) into one of the building blocks of Norwegian society: the language itself. How did it develop, do you write beiken or bacon, and what is actually the difference between Bokmål and Nynorsk?Theme music: Fuji FakesNew jingle: Christopher Helberg

Newsflash: it's cold in Oslo right now. Really cold. And we aren't sick of talking, complaining, and speculating about it. So buckle for the whys, hows, and also what do you DOs of when it's -24 degrees.

To support the establishment of Indigo's bookstore in Oslo, Normal for Norway recorded a very special LIVE episode! The topic of course: books. Did Vikings have books? What did they like to carve on rocks? How much did the new Oslo library cost, and why is it always overrun by the cast of Skam? All this and more will be answered. You can still donate to help start the bookstore at spleis.no/prismaticpages Find out more about Prismatic Pages at prismaticpages.com, or on Instagram and Facebook.