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Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Two French tourists were found dead at a hotel in Reykjavík last Saturday. A third person, a woman, has been detained. Police suspect a double homicide. The woman detained, along with the two victims are reported to have had stab wounds. Investigation is ongoin.✨Icelandic low fair airline Play Air, may soon move its operations abroad following a takeover bid by some of the current management of the company.✨A man who had been missing on Esja on last Monday and Tuesday was found dead on the slopes of Kistufell, a part of Mt. Esja. He was discovered around 16:00 on Tuesday.✨The orca that stranded earlier this week in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík, was  euthanised. After swimming back out to sea on Wednesday, it stranded again on Friday at Kjalarnes. According to MAST's Chief Veterinary Officer, the decision was made with animal welfare as the guiding principle.✨An old Douglas Dakota aircraft, purchased this March by the landowners of Sólheimasandur from the Icelandic DC-3 Friends Association, has been transported from Keflavík Airport to rural South Iceland. The plan is to place the fuselage near the famous US Navy plane wreck, which has become one of the South Coast's most visited tourist attractions.✨ A potential disaster was narrowly avoided when a training aircraft lost its nose wheel over Austurvöllur while approaching Reykjavík Airport. The wheel landed in front of the Alþingi building. No one was injured, and the plane touched down safely at Reykjavík Airport.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨We talk about a search for a lost person on Mt. Esja, a search which started on Monday, June 9th, and was still ongoing when this show aired.✨ We also discuss last weeks fatality at Brúará, a river mid way between the town of Laugarvatn and Geysir hot springs on the Gold Circle. ✨The city of Reykjavík has announced the return of the ferris wheel that sat on the city's harbour last summer to mixed reviews. We discuss those mixed reviews and debate the location of the wheel.. ✨ A law was passed last week forcing airlines flying to Iceland to hand their passenger lists over to the Icelandic authorities. Apparently this had an immediate effect as members of the well known crime syndicate (or biker gang) Banditos were turned away in Keflavík Airport over the weekend.✨The Grindavík SARS Þorbjörn announced they would be selling red caps with saying "Make Grindavík Great Again", then quickly thought better of it. We discuss the fact that at least Grindavík has built a wall, of sorts.✨Also, don't drink the water in the Blue LagoonAnd finally, here is a list to The Reykjavík Grapevine's summer playlist, as promised:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Z0aHSg3SmBYpNuCMCacdy?si=e198fc8ba73c427a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨We discuss an upcoming storm warning for the whole island. Iceland is expecting strong winds with near freezing temperatures and snow expected in the north and east of the island.✨ We discuss the parking fees in and around popular tourist locations in Iceland, also known as the habit of charging people for nothing. ✨ From June 1, 2025 swimming pools in Reykjavík will be open until 22:00 in the evenings until August 31, adding a welcome hour to the hot tub soaking of the many pool fans of Reykjavík. The pools had historically been open until 22:00, but those hours were cut by the city in April 2024 in order to save money. Since it is estimated that the extra hour will cost the city just 7 million ISK, keeping the pools open for the extra hour for a whole year would cost 28 million ISK. A puny amount of money in a city of almost 150.000 inhabitants.✨ On the last day of May a concert was held at Laugardalshöll stadium to commemorate a 14 year anniversary of a popular radio show called FM95BLÖ. The show, which featured numerous popular pop artists including Jóhanna Guðrún of Eurovision fame, Prettyboytjokkó, Birnir and Herra Hnetusmjör, to name a few. Around 10.000 people showed up, and due to a mixture of overcrowding and organisational failures, numerous people had to seek medical help, though nobody is reported to have been badly injured.✨A protest took place in Austurvöllur in front of Iceland's parliament this Saturday. “We are not racists” said the organizer of the protest, Sigfús Aðalsteinsson. We discuss.✨An Icelander in his early 40s was stopped by the police in the last week of May while driving in Akureyri. A breathalyser test indicated that the man was under the influence of alcohol, yet the man claimed to have never drunk alcohol in his life. After an argument with the police officer who conducted the breathalyser test, the man was allowed to rinse his mouth of the sourdough sandwich he had been consuming. The subsequent test showed that he had not been drinking and according to the driver this annoyed the police officer somewhat. This is news to most - if not all - lovers of a good sourdough sandwich, who have until now remai------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Bændasamtök Íslands standa að herferðinni - Við erum öll úr sömu sveit - þessa dagana. Beinir snertifletir almennings við bændur og matvælaframleiðslu eru færri en áður sem óhjákvæmilega bitnar á tengslum og innsýn. Samtökin vilja minnka bilið milli bænda og þjóðarinnar og opna faðminn og samtal við þjóðina. Trausti Hjálmarsson, formaður Bændasamtakanna var hjá okkur í dag og sagði betur frá þessu. Svo kynntum við okkur starfsemi Ungliðahreyfinar Amnesty International, sem er er félagsskapur fyrir ungt fólk á aldrinum 14 til 25 ára. Hlutverk hennar er að vekja athygli á mannréttindum og mannréttindabrotum um allan heim. Heiðrún Vala Hilmarsdóttir og Cynthia Anne Namugambe, úr Ungliðahreyfingunni og Árni Kristjánsson, ungliða- og aðgerðarstjóri Íslandsdeildar Amnesty International sögðu okkur allt um þetta í þættinum. Að lokum fræddumst við um Okkar heim og ókeypis sumarnámskeið fyrir börn foreldra sem glíma við geðrænan vanda. Okkar heimur er stuðningsúrræðið sem stendur að þessum námskeiðum auk annars fræðslu- og stuðningsstarfs fyrir þennan hóp barna, en eitt af hverjum fimm börnum í heiminum á foreldra með geðrænan vanda. Sigríður Gísladóttir, framkvæmdastjóri Okkar heims, og Þórunn Edda Sigurjónsdóttir, félagsráðgjafi, komu í þáttinn. Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Sólarsamba / Bræðrabandalagið (Magnús Kjartansson, texti Halldór Gunnarsson) Sólarlag / Bergþóra Árnadóttir (Bergþóra Árnadóttir, texti James G. Johnson) Sólin er komin / Mugison (Örn Elías Guðmundsson) Sól mín sól / Anna Pálína Árnadóttir (Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson) UMSJÓN GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR OG GUNNAR HANSSON

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ We talk about the record breaking excellent weather Iceland has been enjoying during the last few days, and why Icelanders tend to assume that something this good (the weather), will always result in something bad. And how at least one of the hosts had a “Swedish” summer experience over the weekend (hotdogs in a thermos), while another host enjoyed lambing season.✨ We talk about last week's debate about serving alcohol at sporting events in Iceland and ponder if Icelandic swimming pools will eventually serve beer.✨ We discuss the Icelandic government's sale of a 45% share in Icelandic bank Íslandsbanki, which was bought last week by the general public. We also contrast this to the sale of the other 50% of the bank which took place some years previously.✨ Eurovision happened last weekend. We talk about that, the debate within Iceland (and elsewhere) on the competition, the songs (are they songs?) and the Eurovision parties some of the hosts “enjoyed”.✨ Lastly, we discuss at length Heimildin's story from a couple of weeks ago about the carbon capture company Climeworks, a Swiss founded company that operates out of Iceland. We discuss the problems with projects such as theirs, and wether or not Heimildin was being too harsh or critical in their article, written by Grapevine's former Editor-in-Chief, Valur Grettisson.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ On Wednesday RÚV continued its report regarding covert surveillance by former police officers for Iceland's richest man, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. The same two police officers also stole surveillance data from the Special Prosecutors office in 2012. We discuss that.✨ The police found two snakes in someone's home. The snakes were disposed of.✨ We discuss The Reykjavík Grapevine's recent feature on Eurovision and the debate surrounding Iceland's participation in it this year and last.✨ A new filibuster record was set in the halls of Iceland's parliament, Althingi, last Friday when the opposition opposed a new proposed law that would increase the revenue the Icelandic state receives from its fisheries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ On Wednesday RÚV reported that Iceland's richest man, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, had hired police officers to carry out covert surveillance on a group of citizens who had filed a lawsuit against him. The operation reportedly cost tens of millions of krónur and involved three officers — two retired, one still on active duty at the time. We discuss this story and the fact that one of the former police officers, Jón Óttar Ólafsson, had also been subsequently been paid by rich Icelanders for various other tasks, including surveillance of journalists.✨ We discuss a story about a tourist that was held hostage in Reykjavík on May Day.✨ A Starbucks is set to be opened in Reykjavík later this summer.✨ & a tourist was sexually harassed at the Blue Lagoon on Saturday.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Does it make sense to wear shorts in Iceland - or take cold baths, or hike naked- given the weather and everything?✨ We mention but hardly discuss “Operation Mongoose”, a naval  exercise taking place in Iceland + what types join the Icelandic Coast Guard✨The population of Iceland's two most loved spring birds, Lóa (Eurasian golden plover) and Spói (Eurasian whimbrel) are in stark decline in Iceland. 30% of all whimbrels in the world lay eggs in Iceland and so do  50-60% of all golden plovers. We discuss why.✨ Fisheries Iceland, the organisation that lobbies on the behalf of the Icelandic fishing companies, has been critiqued for being somewhat tone def in the advertising they've commissioned to oppose plans to raise taxes on the industry. We discuss.✨In 2024, 5546 people got married in Iceland. Which is a new record. Also, 2023 marked the first year when more people were married in Iceland by a state magistrate than the state church. We discuss.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ We discuss the annual debate on the quality of idioms found in Icelandic Easter eggs, the quality of Icelandic chocolate and the risk of overeating liquorice.✨ Pope Francis died on Monday, and the President of Iceland got into trouble for a Facebook post she wrote on his passing, while glazing potatoes. We also compare the Icelandic foreign minister, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir to JFK.✨ We discuss Icelandic names for cities and rivers in Europe, along with Icelandic names for various dinosaurs. ✨ An Icelandic weather man predicts a good summer in Iceland. We question his ability to predict the weather from Spain, where he resides, and point out his failure to predict last year's terrible summer.✨We briefly discuss the increase in international flights to Iceland's second "city" Akureyri.✨ Reykjavík Energy proposes building 30 windmills between Reykjavík and Þingvellir and the meaning of "green" energy in Iceland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are:  ✨ Iceland's (more or less) only whaling company Hvalur hf. (Whale ltd.) will not be doing any whaling this year, even though they were recently issued permits to do so. According to the companies CEO, Kristján Loftsson, the “price development of our products in our main market, Japan, has been unfavourable lately and is getting worse, which makes the price of our products so low that it is not justifiable to continue fishing,” Mr. Loftsson also pointed to the market uncertainty brought about by the USA's tariffs. We discuss.✨ Last Friday, Iceland formally opened discussions with the EU on defence and security cooperation when Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, met with the EU's Andrius Kubilisu and Kaja Kallas. We discuss that, and questions about whether the USA might simply “veto” such cooperation.✨ A car owner in Kópavogur reported his car stolen on Thursday night. The car had not been stolen, the owner had simply forgotten where it was parked.✨ On Tuesday, an unidentified male tried to blow up an ATM in Hafnarfjörður. This failed. In December a couple of masked perpetrators on a stolen car tried to steal that same ATM by attaching it to the car and pulling it out of the building. That also failed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local perspective. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to discuss the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week:✨ A recent program by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service sheds light on the capture and export of orcas in the 1970s and 1980s. The profits from this trade helped finance the only aquarium ever operated in Iceland—and yes, this is how Keiko (of Free Willy fame) was captured.✨ Icelanders often pronounce “V” and “W” the same way.✨ A tragic rockfall accident occurred last week in south Iceland, near Eyjafjallajökull.✨ We talk about the former Minister of Infrastructure's fingers—for no particular reason.✨ A man was arrested in the small town of Raufarhöfn for stealing a car and driving it while drunk and high. We also discuss a custom 1970s Cadillac that can be found in the same town.✨ Nude tourists in Icelandic hot springs. Occasionally a thing.✨ An American transgender woman was denied asylum in Iceland this week. We explore the hypocrisy of the decision, especially given that Iceland has issued travel warnings for transgender individuals traveling to the U.S.✨ In that context, we discuss how, under the Patriot Act, it has been legal since 2014 for U.S. authorities to detain American citizens on American soil—without due process—if suspected of aiding “the enemy” in the war on terror. We cover recent detentions of foreign travelers and Green Card holders.✨ And finally, Iceland faces the same U.S. tariff rates as... penguins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ April 1st saw yet another eruption in the vicinity of Grindavík. All but over now, we discuss the eruption, if magma can change your state of being, and mention the resident of Grindavík who allegedly pulled a shotgun on two members of the local SARS when they asked him to leave the town due to the eruption.✨ Does Icelandic liquorice have health benefits, we doubt it.✨ Can one see Greenland from Iceland? We dive into that age old question.✨Is Mt. Esja Iceland's most overrated mountain? ✨ Life expectancy in Iceland increases and this leads to discussion about Val Kilmer (RIP).✨ 30 people rescued from Eyjafjallajökull glacier. ✨ We discuss difficult sounds in Icelandic along with a few strange Icelandic words, such as "rannsaka" or ransack and being "horsedrunk".✨ Finally we discuss taxation of the fishing industry in Iceland.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Jón Viðar Matthíasson slökkviliðsstjóri Slökkviliðs höfuðborgarsvæðisins kom í þáttinn í dag og við ræddum við hann um brunaforvarnir og í því fór hann samhengi yfir brunann sem varð í Kringlunni í júní í fyrra og hvað má læra af honum. Með honum kom Sigrún A. Þorsteinsdóttir, sérfræðingur í forvörnum hjá VíS, en hún fræddi okkur um vinnuslys, öryggismál og forvarnir á vinnustöðum. Kristjana Dröfn Haraldsdóttir jógakennari fór í þrot árið 2017 og ákvað í kjölfarið að taka heilsuna í gegn. Í dag vinnur hún sem heilsumarkþjálfi, jógakennari og nuddari og rekur fyrirtækið Nærandi líf þar sem hún hjálpar öðrum að losa sig við streitu og ná tökum á djúpri slökun. Við heyrðum hvernig hún náði að endurstilla hugsanamynstur sem hún var föst í og öðlast betra líf. Við fengum svo póstkort frá Magnúsi R. Einarssyni í dag. Í þessu póstkorti segir Magnús af áhyggjum heimsins vegna bananaræktar sem nú er í hættu vegna þess að ósigrandi sveppur leggst á bananaplöntuna og drepur hana. Þetta er hægfara þróun en óstöðvandi hingað til. Bananinn er einn vinsælasti ávöxtur heims fyrir utan mango og epli og ef ekkert verður við ráðið þá munu bananar hverfa úr verslunum innan aldarfjórðungs. Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Sólarsamba / GÓSS (Magnús Kjartansson, texti Halldór Gunnarsson) Dansað á dekki / Fjörefni (P. Nicholas, texti Ellert Borgar Þorvaldsson) Vor í Reykjavík / Uppáhellingarnir (Andri Ólafsson, texti Þórarinn Már Baldursson) Og co. / Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, texti Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson) UMSJÓN GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR OG GUNNAR HANSSON

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ An update on a tourist rescued by SARS almost two weeks ago near Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland. We tell you who it was, and what we can learn from his "adventure".✨The minister of Education & Children, Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir resigned Thursday after a story broke about her having had a child with a 16 year old boy in 1990. ✨Carbfix, an Icelandic company founded in 2007 that has developed an approach to permanently store CO2 by dissolving it in water and injecting it into basalt rocks pulls out of its plan to set up operations in the town of Hafnarfjöður due to protest by the locals.✨ The landowners at Sólheimasandur in South Iceland have recently bough and old Douglas Dakota DC-3 WW2 era airplane. Why? Because an old wreck of such a plane in the area has in recent years become a tourist attraction, but due to wear and tear needs, in the opinion of the landowners, to be replaced. ✨ We also talk about a tiny protest outside Iceland's only Tesla dealership over the weekend and arrests made due to violent crime in downtown Reykjavík, which seems to be related to organised crime.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Bobby Fischer thought The Reykjavík Grapevine was funded by the CIA. Or was it USAID? We discuss a recent update on the multiple conspiracy theories about The Reykjavík Grapevine's funding. ✨Iceland just got bigger. Or so to say. The UN Continental Shelf Commission has decided that Iceland holds sovereignty over the continental shelf of the Reykjanes Ridge. We "celebrate" this as far as we understand what it means. Mostly we just fear that this will make Trump notice us, something we're happy not to happen.✨A tourist was rescued Thursday by SARS after being lost for five days. The tourist had walked, alone, without any equipment or food to a remote uninhabited fjord in East Iceland and survived by eating grass and old berries. Again we ask: Why?✨ Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd fame was quoted in Japan Today as saying "Our ongoing campaign is to stop illegal whaling activities this summer. We will be intervening against Icelandic whaling. That'll start in June". We discuss Mr. Watson's previous adventures in Iceland, some dating back to 1986.✨ Icelandic Minister of Educations talks shit about our justice system after having lost a court case. We discuss both how this is not cool, yet far from unusual.✨ A man was murdered on Tuesday. At least 6 people have been arrested, some of them detained. Details are sparse. We discuss this tragedy.✨ Those still interested in the Reykjanes Eruptions are waiting for the next eruption to start. We aren't really waiting, but thought we'd mention it.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Three fatal traffic accidents in just four days in Borgarfjörður, Berufjörður and Flúðir. We discuss road conditions and the state of the road system in general.✨A tourist was rescued by helicopter after having been stuck in a storm for three days in his tent in the middle of the Icelandic highlands. In March. In Iceland. We ask: Why?✨ The new Mayor of Reykjavík was harshly criticized by union leaders because of an extra $6000 she gets monthly for chairing the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities, which meets about twice a month. We discuss whether or not the Icelandic political class is collectively engaging in grifting.✨ The new coalition government asked the public how they thought the Icelandic state could cut costs and increase efficiency. So, kinda like an Icelandic version of DOGE just without the whiff of the extra constitutional. The tangible results from the public input were released on Friday and unsurprisingly those on the receiving end of proposed cuts were not happy. We discuss the most vocally unhappy person so far, our Chief Justice.This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Endósamtökin hafa farið af stað með vitundarvakningarátak undir yfirskriftinni - Þetta er allt í hausnum á þér - þar sem vakin er athygli á þeim hindrunum sem konur og fólk með endó, eða endómetríósu, lendir í heilbrigðiskerfinu og krefjast úrbóta. Næstkomandi þriðjudag verður heimildarmynd samtakanna, Tölum um ENDÓ - ekki bara slæmir túrverkir, sýnd á RÚV. Ásdís Elín Jónsdóttir, einn af viðmælendum í myndinni, kom í þáttinn og deildi sinni reynslusögu. 8. mars næstkomandi er alþjóðlegur baráttudagur kvenna. Af því tilefni munu konur í félagsskapnum Leikhúslistakonur 50+ standa fyrir viðburði í Fríkirkjunni í þágu friðar. Maraþonlestur á ljóðum um stríð og frið. Og þær segja sjálfar „Við erum mæður og ömmur sem höfum áhyggjur af stöðu heimsmálanna og framtíð afkomenda okkar og viljum vekja athygli á því sem skáldin hafa sagt um þetta efni.“ Skipulagið verður í líkingu við lestur Passíusálmanna á föstudeginum langa, ljóðalestur sem fléttaður er saman með fallegri tónlist. Leikkonurnar Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir og Rósa Guðný Þórsdóttir sögðu okkur frá viðburðinum í þættinum í dag og lásu hvor um sig eitt ljóð í beinni útsendingu. Og talandi um ljóð, Skáldasuð er ný ljóða– og listahátíð sem haldin er nú í annað sinn, en hún fór fyrst fram í fyrra suður með sjó. Þessi litla listahátíð er hugarfóstur Gunnhildar Þórðardóttur myndlistarkonu, ljóðskálds og kennara. Ljóðin eru í aðalhlutverki á hátíðinni og verða til dæmis til flutt í Sundlaug Keflavíkur, það verða ljósaljóð í strætóskýlum bæjarins og hægt verður að fara í ljóðalabb, þ.e.a.s. hefur ljóðum verið komið fyrir á ýmsum gönguleiðum um bæinn. Við heyrðum í Gunnhildi í þættinum Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Eingetið ljóð / Bjartmar Guðlaugsson (Bjartmar Guðlaugsson) Lítið ljóð / Rebekka Blöndal (Ásgeir Ásgeirsson og Rebekka Blöndal, texti Rebekka Blöndal og Stefán Örn Gunnlaugsson) Ljóð um ástina / Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir og Spilverk Þjóðanna (Valgeir Guðjónsson og Sigurður Bjóla) Svefnljóð / Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (Magnús Kjartansson, texti Kristján frá Djúpalæk) UMSJÓN GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR OG GUNNAR HANSSON

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Bad weather during last weekend. Roofs blown off, Reykjavík seaside hit with big waves.✨ The Independence Party  elects a new chairman; Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir. What does this mean for the future of the party?✨ A Samovar gifted to then mayor of Reykjavík Davíð Oddsson by Mikhail Gorbachev during the 1986 summit meeting in Reykjavík finds its way to an auction, raising questions  about its ownership.✨The fallout of the Trump Zelenskyy meeting on Friday reaches Iceland.✨ And yes, the teacher's strike is over.This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks. On the docket this week are: ✨ Teacher's strike; negotiations in turmoil, municipalities discussing coming the separate deals with Teacher's Union. What's next?✨ A local football team's bus vandalized. Perpetrators unknown.  ✨ Iceland's PM in Kyiv while Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs is in Geneva on Monday, marking the 3rd year since Russia's invasion began. Announced that aid the Ukraine will be doubled and that aid money will be used to buy arms.✨Tourism still booming, but the Icelandic airlines can't seem to make money flying people to Iceland. Who's paying for their huge losses?✨ Iceland's glaciers have melted fast in the past decade but are melting slower than during the previous decade. Is this good news? This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Tuð Blessi Ísland er snúið úr dvala enda er pólitíkin komin á fullt á mörgum vígstöðum. Nýr borgarstjórnarmeirihluti, deilur innan stjórnar Sambandsins og landsfundur Flokks fólksins, sem beðið hefur verið í áraraðir, eru til umræðu í þættinum. Sérstakur gestur er Valur Grettisson, blaðamaður á Heimildinni, sem hefur fjallað um öll þess mál í liðinni viku. Umsjónarmaður þáttarins er Aðalsteinn Kjartansson. Upphafslag er sem fyrr Grætur í hljóði með Prins Póló.

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Melting asphalt on roads in west Iceland & infrastructure issues in general.✨ Iceland's first ever Sex Club is opening soon in Reykjavík. Or is it?✨ NATO has hit a fork in the road. J. D. Vance's speech in Munich confirms arising fears on the future of that organisation. Is the world order of the past 80 years at an end? And as with the rest of Europe, Iceland's security is now uncertain. Is the USA's promise to keep Iceland safe worth anything by now? Should we just invite Trump to join our new Sex Club?This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Reykjavík's Mayor Einar Þorsteinsson blows up ruling coalition.✨ Having an airport in Reykjavík is not good for trees. And we're short on trees.✨ Teachers on strike in Iceland (or not).✨ Pension fund cross-ownership in Iceland. Pension funds were the solution, are they now the problem?✨ Two midwinter feasts, where Icelanders eat traditional food; sour whale, sour ram testicles, rotten shark etc., result in a food poisoning. How does bad food go bad? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Avalanches in the Eastfjords✨ The first birth in over three decades in the town of Seyðisfjörður.✨ 2024 was the coldest year of the century in Iceland, so far.✨ A death of a mink under suspicious circumstances in downtown Reykjavík✨ Former Icelandic PM defence of Elon Musk's recent hand gestures.✨ A curious case of a masked man repeatedly defecating on a car.✨ The missing Drug Detection dog in Keflavík International Airport.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Are you enjoying this? Are you not? Tell us what to do more of, and what you'd like to hear less of. The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ The New Valkyrie Government✨ Former PMs post-political careers✨ The Icelandic Saga manuscripts move into a new home✨ Rumbleing Volcanoes✨ Lost ballots from Iceland's latest Parliamentary Election✨ Greenland, Caribbean Islands, Faroe Islands & Denmark✨ More!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHO ARE WE?The Reykjavík Grapevine is an alternative monthly magazine, bringing you all the news and views on Icelandic society, music, travel, culture and more. Grapevine.is #rvkgrapevineThis is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Gestur minn þessa vikuna er Aðalsteinn Kjartansson. Aðalsteinn er blaðamaður á Heimildinni, fjölmiðlamaður og margt fleira. Hann er gjörsamlega frábær og magnaður. Það var gott, gaman, yndislegt, áhugavert og fræðandi að spjalla við Aðalstein. Þú ert frábær! Ást og friður.  Jákastið er í boði: - Pizza Popolare - KS Protect - Sjóvá - Egils Kristall  

Bera íslenskar matvöruverslanir hag neytenda fyrir brjósti eða ráða gróðasjónarmið þeirra einfaldlega ríkjum? Og hvernig koma boðaðar verðhækkanir á matvöru fram á nýju ári og geta neytendur fylgst með því hvaða verslun er raunverulega að selja ódýrasta matinn? Við ætlum að ræða hækkanir á matvöruverði, mikinn hagnað matvöruverslanakeðja hér á landi undanfarin ár og hegðun þeirra gagnvart neytendum, við Aðalstein Kjartansson, rannsóknarblaðamann á Heimildinni, sem skrifað hefur ítarlega um matvörumarkaðinn og við Benjamín Julian, verkefnastjóra hjá Verðlagseftirliti ASÍ, sem segir okkur meðal annars hvaða matvara er að hækka eða lækka á þessari stundu. Hvað eiga CocaCola, tölvuframleiðandinn HP, lyfjafyrirtækið Teva, greiðslumiðlunin Rapyd og Sodastream sameiginlegt. Allt eru þetta fyrirtæki sem hópur fólks sniðgengur vegna tengsla þeirra við Ísrael. Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir og Ragnhildur Hólmgeirsdóttir frá íslensku sniðgönguhreyfingunni koma í heimsókn í síðari hluta þáttar og ræða um íslensku sniðgönguhreyfinguna, sem var sett á stofn fyrir um áratug síðan, en hefur sjaldan verið eins fyrirferðarmikil og í dag. Tónlist úr þættinum: PATTI SMITH - Free Money. BIG THIEF - Change.

Send us a textThe Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Update on Diego the Cat!✨ The Icelandic Police uses a taser for first time!✨ Increase energy prices!✨ 10.000 empty apartments in Iceland!✨ A gigantic green warehouse blocks residential building and other zoning issues!✨ Women in power!✨ More!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW SUPPORTSupport the Grapevine's reporting by becoming a member of our High Five Club: https://steadyhq.com/en/rvkgrapevine/You can also support the Grapevine by shopping in our online store: https://shop.grapevine.is------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHO ARE WE?The Reykjavík Grapevine is an alternative monthly magazine, bringing you all the news and views on Icelandic society, music, travel, culture and more. Grapevine.is #rvkgrapevineThis is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

The Reykjavík Grapevine's Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin journalist Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, and Grapevine friend and contributor, musician/author Sindri Eldon to roundup the stories making headlines in recent weeks.On the docket this week are:✨ Volcanoes!✨ The Blue Lagoon!✨ Whaling licences issued by caretaker Government✨ Þorlákshöfn's rejection of Heidelberg!✨ What's up with Skeifan?!✨ Diegó the cat's kidnapping and recovery!✨ More!This is a Reykjavík Grapevine podcast.The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine in English published 18 times per year, biweekly during the spring and summer, and monthly during the autumn and winter. The magazine covers everything Iceland-related, with a special focus culture, music, food and travel. The Reykjavík Grapevine's goal is to serve as a trustworthy and reliable source of information for those living in Iceland, visiting Iceland or interested in Iceland. Thanks to our dedicated readership and excellent distribution network, the Reykjavík Grapevine is Iceland's most read English-language publication. You may not agree with what we write or publish, but at least it's not sponsored content.www.grapevine.is

Hvað þýða niðurstöður Alþingiskosninganna fyrir vinstrið? Samfylkingin fékk flest sæti á Alþingi en 9,2% atkvæða sem fóru til flokka sem teljast til vinstri urðu að engu vegna 5% reglunnar. Eiga vinstrimenn fulltrúa á Alþingi? Við veltum fyrir okkur spurningunni: vann vinstrið eða tapaði það? í þætti dagsins. Viðmælendur eru Elísabet Jónsdóttir varaborgarfulltrúi Pírata og tölvunafræðingur, og Ævar Kjartansson, útvarpsmaður og frambjóðandi Sósíalista.

Laugardagurinn 23. nóvember Helgi-spjall: Ævar Kjartansson Ævar Kjartansson útvarpsmaður segir okkur frá æsku á fjöllum, uppvexti og uppgötvunum, guði og kommúnisma, ástinni og átökum.

https://solvitryggva.is/ Sveinn Kjartansson matreiðslumeistari greindist með HIV veiruna á fyrri hluta níunda áratugarins. Hann lýsir því í þættinum hvernig var að ganga með þessa handsprengju innanklæða á tíma þar sem útskúfunin var algjör. Neyslunni sem kom í kjölfarið og endaði á að fara með hann alla leið á botninn og svo upprisunni og fegurðinni í lífi hans í dag. Þátturinn er í boði; Caveman - https://www.caveman.global/ H-Berg - https://hberg.is/ Nings - https://nings.is/ Myntkaup - https://myntkaup.is/

Miðvikudagurinn 13. nóvember Kosningar, hneyksli, húsnæði og saga úr daglega lífinu Fjórir listamenn mæta í beina útsendingu í kvöld og svara spurningu um hvort listamenn forðist að opinbera pólitískar skoðanir? Getur það skaðað þá? Og þá hvernig? Þekkjum við dæmi um það? Listamennirnir eru: Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir, Auður Jónsdóttir, Guðmundur Andri Thorsson og Hörður Torfason. Rannsóknarblaðamennirnir Helgi Seljan og Aðalsteinn Kjartansson bregða sér í hlutverk viðmælenda í kvöld og fara yfir mál vikunnar; meinta spillingu í sjávarútvegsráðuneytinu og títt umrædda uppljóstrun tengda syni fyrrverandi ráðherra. Jónas Atli Gunnarsson, Húsnæðis- og mannvirkjastofnun, Sigurður Stefánsson, Aflvaka og Yngvi Ómar Sighvatsson, Leigjendasamtökunum ræða um helstu áskoranir í umbótum í húsnæðisóefni þjóðarinnar. Hafdís Huld Eyfeld Haakansson eftirlaunakona og móðir fjölfatlaðrar konu, Svanhvítar Eddu Johnsen, segir frá baráttu sinni fyrir að dóttirin fái notið arfs sem hún fékk eftir föður sinn.

Þriðjudagur 12. nóvember Sakamál, fíkn, spilling, bækur og pólitík Aðalsteinn Kjartansson blaðamaður, Elva Dögg Hafberg Gunnarsdóttir uppistandari, Halla B. Þorkelsson hjá Heyrnarhjálp og Teitur Atlason kryfja samtímann í beinni útsendingu með Birni Þorláks. Sigrún Sigurðardóttir doktor í hjúkrunarfræði og prófessor við HA, Daðey Albertsdóttir sálfræðingur á Geðheilsumiðstöð barna, Anna Hildur Guðmundsdóttir formaður SÁÁ og Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson ljósmyndari og óvirkur alkóhólisti koma og ræða að aldrei hafa fleiri látist úr lyfjaeitrunum en nú er kemur að ungu fólki. Hvað er til ráða? Haukur Arnþórsson stjórnsýslufræðingur kemur og segir nokkur orð um Jón Gunnarsson og spillingarmál sem nú skekur stjórnsýsluna. Sigþrúður Gunnars, framkvæmdastjóri Forlagsins, kemur og ræðir árekstra bóksölu og kosninganna. Og í lokin kemur Soffía Sigurðardóttir og segir Gunnari Smára Egilssyni frá Geirfinnsmálinu í tilefni af nýrri bók bróður hennar, Sigurðar Björgvins. Var rannsóknin þvæla byggð á sandi?

Ef hlustendur Lestarinnar eiga leið hjá finnsku borginni Turku þá standa nú yfir sýningar í sænska leikhúsinu þar í borg, Åbo Svenska Theater, á verkinu Förlorana, Tapararnir, eftir Hallveigu Kristínu Eiríksdóttur. Verkið er útskriftarverkefni Hallveigar úr meistaranámi í leikstjórn frá leikhúsakademíunni í Helsinki. Verkið hefur hlotið þó nokkra umfjöllun í finnskum fjölmiðlum, en það fjallar um sigur og töp á handboltavellinum. Þrír blaðamenn velta fyrir sér flækjunum sem fylgja því að flytja fréttir frá hörmungunum á Gaza. Eðli málsins samkvæmt eru skoðannir almennings á orðavali og innihaldi frétta um þetta stríð, átök, eða þjóðarmorð, sterkari en í öðrum fréttamálum. Viðmælendur eru Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, Heimildinni, Ólöf Ragnarsdóttir, Rúv og Hólmfríður Gísladóttir, Vísi.

Fimmtudagur 26. september Rauða borðið: Óspilltir blaðamenn, nýir Íslendingar, VG, börn og þeirra líðan, alþjóðakerfið, kúrekar og dýraníð. Aðalsteinn Kjartansson sem hefur um árabil haft réttarstöðu sakbornings ásamt fjölda annarra blaðamanna ræðir ákvörðun lögreglu fyrir norðan að hætta rannsókn á umtöluðu máli. Við fjöllum um innflytjendamál. Þau Morgane Priet-Mahéo stuðningsfulltrúi hjá Rétti barna á flótta, Hallfríður Þórarinsdóttir doktor í menningarmannfræði, Sema Erla Serdaroglu formaður Sólaris og Jasmina Vajzović stjórnmálfræðingur ræða stöðu nýrra Íslendinga, flóttafólks og fólks af erlendum uppruna. Hlynur Hallsson VG-félagi telur ekki ráðlegt að sprengja ríkisstjórnina. Hann hyggur að viðspyrna sé á næsta leyti. Geðheilsa barna verður til umfjöllunar. Þórhildur Ólafsdóttir barnasálfræðingur setur hnífamálið í stærra samfélagslegt samhengi. Ögmundur Jónasson segir okkur frá gagnrýni Alfred de Zayas, prófessors í alþjóðalögum, á veiklað alþjóðakerfið, en de Zayas heldur fyrirlestur á vegum Ögmundar í Þjóðmenningarhúsinu á laugardaginn. Árni Sveinsson leikstjóri og Jón Oddi Víkingsson aka Johnny King tónlistarmaður ræða Kúreka. Og við endum á umfjöllun um dýraníð og dýravernd. Linda Karen Gunnarsdóttir, formaður Dýraverndarsambands Íslands gagnrýnir sinnuleysi.

Þriðjudagurinn 17. september Pólitískur skjálfti, mótmæli, breytt veðurkerfi og hávaði Við Rauða borðið í kvöld ræðir Sigurjón Magnús Egilsson við þingmann og blaðamann um stöðu ríkisstjórnarinnar í kjölfar gríðarlegrar ólgu vegna fyrirhugaðrar brottvísunar fatlaða drengsins Yazan. Þeir Björn Leví Gunnarsson pírati og Aðalsteinn Kjartansson blaðamaður verða gestir Sigurjóns. Gunnar Smári Egilsson ræðir við fjölda mótmælenda sem hafa staðið vaktina í andófi gegn brottvísun Yazan. Þau Anna Lára Steindal, Daníel Þór Bjarnason, Kristbjörg Arna Elínardóttir Þorvaldsdóttir, María Lilja Ingveldar-Þrastardóttir Kemp og Pétur Eggerz Pétursson ræða baráttu fyrir mannréttindum og samkennd. Hvert veðurmetið á fætur öðru hefur verið slegið undanfarið. Áleitin spurning er hve mikil áhrif loftslagsbreytingar af mannavöldum hafa á veðrið og aðra þætti mannlegrar tilveru. Einar Sveinbjörnsson veðurfræðingur kemur og ræðir stóru spurningarnar við Björn Þorláks. Rauða borðinu lýkur svo með spjalli við Daða Rafnsson, meðlim samtaka sem berjast gegn óþörfum hávaða við Reykjavíkurflugvöll. Auðmannadekur ber á góma.

Kjartan's feature film work includes: As In Heaven, A Little Trip To Heaven, White Night Wedding, Reykjavik-Rotterdam, The Good Heart, Undercurrent, Summerland, The Deep, Virgin Mountain, End Of Sentence, Against The Ice, Band, and Touch. Kjartan's television work includes the series: Lazy Town, Trapped, and Arctic Circle. 

Í þessum síðasta þætti af Fyrstu fimm fer fyrrum leikmaðurinn og þjálfarinn Kjartan Atli Kjartansson yfir sitt byrjunarlið leikmanna sem hann spilaði með á ferlinum.Kjartan Atli er í dag þjálfari Álftaness í Bónusdeild karla, en sem leikmaður lagði hann skóna á hilluna sem leikmaður þeirra árið 2021. Þrátt fyrir að vera upphaflega af Álftanesi, er hann þó líklega af flestum talinn að upplagi úr Stjörnunni, en ásamt þeim lék hann einnig fyrir yngri flokka Hauka. Á nokkuð sigursælum feril sínum var hann hluti af liði Stjörnunnar sem vann sig upp í efstu deild og gerði sig að því sterka úrvalsdeildarliði sem það hefur verið síðustu áratugi. Ásamt Stjörnunni á hann þó einnig leiki fyrir Breiðablik, FSu, Hauka, Hamar, KV og Álftanes í meistaraflokki ásamt því að hafa á sínum tíma leikið með yngri landsliðum Íslands.Fyrstu fimm er í boði Kristalls, Tactica, Lykils, Bónus og Lengjunnar.

Send us a Text Message.This week we are back with an artist spotlight on singer-songwriter GDRN and her quick but huge rise to success in Icelandic music. This episode is hosted solely by Jóhannes and will be our only release this week, as Rex is out sick.  (If you're wondering where last week's Hot Happenings and Saturday Morning Mix episodes went, that's also what happened.)Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, better known as GDRN, is one of Iceland's most celebrated pop stars in recent years after her 2018 debut album Hvað Ef? surged to top the local charts. Her artistry also took her to branching out of music, playing the lead role in the Netflix series Katla, created by Baltasar Kormákur and Sigurjón Kjartansson. Mixing elements of blue-eyed soul, r'n'b, and tight pop music, GDRN's songs are bound to keep playing in your head, over and over and over again.  Her latest album Frá Mér Til Þín came out March 22, 2024. Links to GDRN:Instagram: @eyfjordFacebook: GDRNmusicSpotify: GDRN66 Degrees of Sound is a podcast production by The Reykjavík Grapevine, hosted by music editor Jóhannes Bjarkason and listings editor Rex Beckett.Editing and intro music by Rex Beckett.All tracks played on the show are in accordance with STEF, the Composers' Rights Society of Iceland.Check out grapevine.is for the full magazine coverage and events.grapevine.is for more upcoming events. Instagram: @rvkgrapevine Facebook: The Reykjavík Grapevine Youtube: The Reykjavík Grapevine

Við á .net höldum áfram að opinbera hvar liðin eru í spá okkar fyrir Bestu deild karla. Það eru aðeins fimm dagar í fyrsta leik en KA er í sjöunda sæti. Haraldur Örn Haraldsson og Skúli Bragi Geirdal, stuðningsmenn KA, mættu í heimsókn á skrifstofu Fótbolta.net og fóru yfir stöðuna hjá Akureyrarfélaginu. Það skal tekið fram að þeirra partur var tekinn upp áður en Viðar Örn Kjartansson gengur í raðir. Svo er rætt við Ívar Örn Árnason, fyrirliða KA í seinni hlutanum.

Útvarpsþátturinn Fótbolti.net 30. mars. Umsjón: Elvar Geir og Tómas Þór. - Rætt um Bestu deildina og Vetrarverðlaunin veitt, hverjir sköruðu fram úr á undirbúningstímabilinu? - Tómas Þór segir skoðun sína á landsleiknum gegn Úkraínu. - Viðar Örn Kjartansson í símaviðtali en risastórar fréttir bárust frá Akureyri þegar hann var kynntur sem nýr leikmaður KA. - Kristján Atli mætir með enska hringborðið, þriðja fjórðungsuppgjörið og Benedikt Bóas er í beinni frá St James' Park.

Gestir þáttarins eru ýmist fyrrverandi eða núverandi fjölmiðlafólk. Aðalsteinn Kjartansson, varaformaður Blaðamannafélags Íslands og blaðamaður á Heimildinni, G. Pétur Matthíasson, upplýsingafulltrúi Vegagerðarinnar og fyrrverandi fréttamaður, og Rakel Þorbergsdóttir, samskiptaráðgjafi hjá NATÓ í Vilníus, og fyrrverandi fréttastjóri RÚV. Rætt er um aðgengismál fjölmiðla að Grindavík og hvernig málum hefur verið háttað í gegn um tíðina, upplýsingaóreiðu í heimsmálunum, stríð og gervigreind. Sunna Valgerðardóttir stýrir þættinum og tæknimaður er Jón Þór Helgason.

Okið undan sjálfum mér er hreinskilinn fyrirlestur þar sem leikarinn Björgvin Franz Gíslason lýsir því hvernig hann náði að breyta eigin vinnubrjálæði yfir í innri ró og raunverulega starfsánægju, eins og hann orðar það sjálfur. Hann veltir því upp hvernig maður nær þeim árangri að verða betri starfskraftur með því að eyða færri klukkustundum í vinnunni en meiri tíma með fjölskyldu og vinum. Aðferðirnar sem Björgvin styðst við hafa verið notaðar til að þjálfa afreksíþróttafólk og forstjóra stærstu fyrirtækja heims til að öðlast betri árangri í sínu fagi sem og í lífinu. Björgvin Franz kom í þáttinn og sagði okkur betur frá þessu í dag. Við fengum svo vinkil frá Guðjóni Helga Ólafssyni í dag og í þetta sinn velti hann fyrir sér afleiðingum eldgoss á Suðurnesjum auk þess sem hleðslustöðvar fyrir rafbíla og umgengni við þær fá svolitla athygli, já og Eyvör Pálsdóttir, þó ekki söngkonan. Lesandi vikunnar í Mannlega þættinum í þetta sinn var María Hjálmtýsdóttir kynjafræðikennari og barnabókasafnari. Við fengum að vita hvaða bækur hún hefur verið að lesa undanfarið og svo hvaða bækur og höfundar hafa haft mest áhrif á hana í gegnum tíðina. María talaði um eftirfarandi bækur og höfunda: Bold fjölskyldan í klípu e. Julian Clary Serótónínendurupptökuhemlar e. Friðgeir Einarsson Ég verð aldrei ungfrú meðfærileg e. Ingibjörgu Dögg Kjartansdóttur Ten Steps to Nanette e. Hannah Gadsby Backlash e. Susan Faludi Angry White Men e. Michael Kimmel. Kapítóla eftir E.D.E.N. Southworth. Tónlist í þættinum í dag: Relax / Trúbrot (Gunnar Þórðarsson, Magnús Kjartansson og Rúnar Júlíusson) Myndin af þér / Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (Bob Russel, texti Iðunn Steinsdóttir) Take me home country roads / John Denver UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐRÚN GUNNARSDÓTTIR

Þættirnir A dangerous boy sem fjalla um Sigurð Þórðarson, eða Sigga hakkara, fóru nýlega í sýningu á Stöð 2. Ættingjar eins þolanda Sigurðs, sem er dæmdur kynferðisbrotamaður, lýstu yfir mikilli óánægju með þættina og sérstaklega atriði í þeim þar sem Siggi fer að leiði drengsins, sem tók sitt eigið líf árið 2016. Við ræðum þetta og þau álitamál sem tengjast þáttunum við Aðalstein Kjartansson, blaðamann Heimildinnar, og Hrafnhildi Gunnarsdóttur, heimildamyndagerðakonu. Sunnudaginn 28. janúar fer fram fyrsta sýning ársins hjá Bíótekinu, samstarfsverkefni Kvikmyndasafns Íslands og Bíó Paradís, en um er að ræða úrval kvikmynda frá Palestínu; tvær stuttmyndir síðdegis og tvær myndir í fullri lengd þegar líður á kvöld. Við ræðum við Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, verkefnastjóra Kvikmyndasafnsins. The Piper er nýjasta kvikmynd leikstjórans Erlings Thoroddsen, en hún byggir á þýsku þjóðsögunni um rottufangarann frá Hameln. Kolbeinn Rastrick, kvikmyndagagnrýnandi Lestarinnar, rýnir í myndina. Fairuz - Aloula King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind

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We're in Iceland for a special performance in a remote location, at a time of year when the sun never sets… In this episode, we go beyond this country's beautiful landscapes, waterfalls, Northern Lights and everything else it's well known for. We're going deep by exploring Icelandic arts, tradition, history and technology. You'll get rare access to Ólafur Arnalds' music studio; hear stories of Norse and Viking settlers who arrived here over 1000 years ago; meet an intriguing composer and craftsman living in an isolated corner of the island. You'll also discover how people power changed politics in the country; journey deep into the earth to visit the heart of a volcano, and learn about harnessing its power to create sustainable energy. Local guide: Ívar Pétur Kjartansson. Contributors: Anna Dröfn Ágústssdóttir (historian), Ólafur Arnalds (artist and composer), Bergur Þorgeirsson (leading scholar on Snorri Sturluson and Icelandic sagas), Heiða Kristín Helgadóttir (former campaign manager for The Best Party), Steinar Berg (founder of Steinar Records and Rock'n Troll Café), Laufey Guðmundsdóttir (Director of the exhibition at Hellisheiði geothermal powerplant), Ásta and Filip (farmers), Páll á Húsafelli (artist and composer). Music by Ólafur Arnalds, Páll á Húsafelli, Stuðmenn, Spilverk and Mezzoforte.Presented & produced by Frank McWeeny. Executive producers: Marcelo Velit & Derek Barbolla. We'd love to hear from you! Get in touch - hello@cercle.io Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Timestamps: "The Mandalorian": (00:00:45) "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc": (00:17:05) "Katla": (00:43:15) Series Synopsis: The Mandalorian is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983), and stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who goes on the run to protect the Force-sensitive child Grogu. Starting in the third season, Katee Sackhoff also stars as Mandalorian leader Bo-Katan Kryze. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. It has been published in English by Viz Media and simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a Demon Slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko, turned into a demon. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Ufotable aired from April to September 2019. A sequel film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, was released in October 2020 and became the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film of all time. An 18-episode second season of the anime series aired from October 2021 to February 2022. It featured one original episode, re-edited the Mugen Train film into six episodes, and then covered the "Entertainment District" arc from the manga in 11 episodes. A compilation film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released in February 2023 while a third season covering the "Swordsmith Village" arc premiered in April 2023. Katla is an Icelandic mystery-drama television series created by Baltasar Kormákur and Sigurjón Kjartansson. A year after an eruption of the Katla volcano began, only a few people remain in the nearby town of Vík, persisting despite choking ash. An ash-caked woman who apparently disappeared twenty years earlier appears in the village, looking as she did back then. More ash-caked people who died in the past arrive in Vík, creating a paradox for those who knew them and reviving legends of "changelings". Meanwhile, a volcanologist from Reykjavík discovers the remains of a meteorite buried in the glacier, while having to deal emotionally with the reappearance of his dead son. Through their interactions with the "changelings", the inhabitants of Vík are forced to find their own ways of dealing with their unresolved issues from the past.