Deep North: Stories from Iceland is the official podcast of Iceland Review, the longest-running magazine presenting Iceland, in print since 1963. Deep North is a journey into Iceland, with in-depth interviews and coverage of art, business, politics, sports, history, nature, and more. Updated weekly.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 1 hour 43 minutes
episode 22: Full Circle
The circular economy could revolutionize how we make things and deal with our waste. A profile of the Icelandic entrepreneurs working within the circular ethos.
episode 21: A New Leash on Life
When we met the beauty pageant winner, he wasn't exactly what you might expect: three years old, short, and furry. This is the story of the comeback of the Icelandic sheepdog.
episode 20: Born and Bread
A history of the Icelandic flatbread: the unsung hero of traditional Icelandic cuisine.
episode 19: Nothing to Speak Of
With a growing economy, Iceland is home to more foreign-born residents than ever. And although Icelandic is often described as an "impossible" language to learn, the barriers to learning Icelandic are more often social and economic. We look at the sh...
episode 18: A Diamond in the Rough
In the fall of 1813, a young, shy Danish man disembarked from a cargo sailing ship in Reykjavík harbour. His name was Rasmus Kristian Rask (1787-1832), but he was no merchant, nor was he a tourist. Short in stature and modestly dressed, his face was ...
episode 17: Making it Work
A look at the women in business who are finding solutions for workplace inequality in Iceland and the world.
episode 16: What a Riot
On March 30, 1949, a large crowd convened behind a school in central Reykjavík. They were protesting the government’s decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, then in its infancy. Once a sizeable throng had formed, the group marched ...
episode 15: Of Mountains and Men
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelander who portrayed Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. “the Mountain,” in HBO series Game of Thrones, owns and operates a gym in Kópavogur, Iceland. It’s called Thor’s Power Gym, which, admittedly, has an ever-so-slightly masculi...
episode 14: Man of the Year
Haraldur Þorleifsson, known more often as Halli, is famous for something most of us do every year: paying our taxes. After the sale of his company Ueno to Twitter, Halli became one of Iceland's so-called "Tax Kings." Now, he's working to make Iceland...
episode 13: Cream of the Crop
The Westfjords have always been isolated, but after World War II, when the rest of Iceland experienced a period of sped-up industrialisation, the Westfjords were left behind. Once-thriving communities were slowly drained of life when the young people...