Alex Elliott is joined this week by the linguist and lecturer of Icelandic Jón Símon Markússon.Topics of discussion this week include: building houses, changing religions, making medical services more robust, Iceland's biggest footballing challenge, and more.Today's closing song is Don't Know How to Love, but GusGus.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the cognitive semiotician Jesper Kristensen.Topics of discussion this week include: thousand-year-old mittens, greater scrutiny of whalers, the rise of women's football, electric planes, and much more.Today's closing song is Húsið og ég, by Grafík.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Jewells Chambers, the creator and host of All Things Iceland, an award-winning podcast and YouTube channel that talks about Icelandic nature, culture, history and language.Topics of discussion this week include: politicians' pay, public transport for the future, how to discuss sexual abuse stories in the media, a…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the journalist, musician, and translator Jelena Ciric.Topics of discussion this week include: last week's shooting and the wider problem of guns, the ups and downs of the national economy, the controversial summer whale hunt, and much more.Today's closing song is Til baka, by Ingi Bauer.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Margrét Adamsdóttir from RÚV Polski.Topics of discussion this week include: Independence Day and how to reflect a changing society in honoured tradition, how to secure safe transport links, how to go fishing the vegan way, and what politicians do in the summertime.Today's closing song is Upp á rönd, by Hjálmar & …

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Joanna Marcinkowska, City of Reykjavík project manager for inclusion and integration, based within the human rights and democracy office.Topics of discussion this week include: Reykjavík's new old mayor, the treatment of severely disabled people, keeping tourists safe, Seamen's Day, and much more.Today's closing …

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV Polski's Margrét Adamsdóttir.Topics of discussion this week include: the election, the earthquakes, the economy, and Eurovision.Today's closing song is Stefania, by Kalush Orchestra.

The weekly news programme from RÚV English: a local elections special ahead of polling this Saturday.Alex Elliott is joined by Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir and Valgeir Örn Ragnarsson, in whose capable hands the leadership of RÚV?s election coverage, including the dedicated local elections website, has been placed.Today's closing song is Með hækk…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the RÚV broadcast journalist Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir.Topics of discussion this week include: a political sex scandal, international workers' day, and what it means to be on Russia's black list.Today's closing song is Þriggja tíma brúðkaup, by JóiPé X Króli.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Derek T. Allen, chairman of the National Union of Icelandic Students.Topics of discussion this week include: protesters outside parliament, racial profiling, more money for strapped students, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Ég vildi að þú vissir, by Valdimar.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the journalist and presenter Ingólfur Bjarni Sigfússon.Topics of discussion this week include: racism, banking transparency, immigration reform, and the infamous 'Páskahret'.Today's closing song is Ég var að spa, by CeaseTone, RAKEL, and JóiPé.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir, a journalist with the Fréttablaðið newspaper.Topics of discussion this week include: adapting refugee services to Ukrainian people's needs, balancing the national books, bringing Hollywood to Reykjavík, and more.Today's closing song is Oh! Quante Volte, sung by Dísella Lárusdóttir.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Muhammed Emin Kizilkaya, sociologist and Project Manager with the City of Reykjavík Human Rights and Democracy Office ? as well as one of Iceland?s best-known storm chasers.Topics of discussion this week include: empowering students with diverse backgrounds, examining domestic abuse during the pandemic, pay rises…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Professor in Public Policy and Governance at the University of Iceland.Topics of discussion this week include: changing the refugee reception system, the importance of planning for new volcanoes, bringing people to North Iceland, and bringing elections closer to New Icelanders.Today's closi…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV Polski's Beata Wawiernia.Topics of discussion this week include: what the nation is eating, the weather the nation is suffering, pulling together for Ukraine, choosing a song for Europe, and more.Today's closing song is Með hækkandi sól, by Sigga, Beta & Elín.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the broadcast journalist Þórgnýr Einar Albertsson.Topics of discussion this week include: the worsening ramifications of war in Ukraine, the state of the nation's teeth, the tough winter that is (hopefully) behind us, decades of oil, and more.Today's closing song is Stadium, by Vök.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Guðmundur Björn Þorbjörnsson, radio presenter and journalist.Topics of discussion this week include: Iceland's responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the lifting of all remaining covid restrictions, the law and order challenges facing the police, and more.Today's closing song is The Sky is Painted Gray Tod…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the broadcast journalist and chair of the Icelandic journalists' association, Sigríður Dögg Auðunsdóttir.Topics of discussion this week include: the storms battering Iceland, the police investigation against investigative journalists, the leadership election within the Efling union, and more.Today's closing song …

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the artist, writer, and podcast presenter Lydia Holt.Topics of discussion this week include: a crashed plane, a red weather warning, a new hospital boss, covid questions, an unusual airport, and more.Today's closing song is Stormur, by Sigur Rós.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Jesper Kristensen, a cognitive semiotician, specialising in communication, meaning, and gender.Highlights this week include: relaxing covid restrictions, a backlash against Denmark, big change in the music industry, tourism's return, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Mér þykir það leitt, by Albatross.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the journalist, presenter, and editor of the new-look Kastljós programme on RÚV TV, Baldvin Þór Bergsson.Highlights this week include: (probable) relaxed covid restrictions (hoped-for) handball glory, and (predicted) electricity supply headaches, as well as plenty more.Today's closing song is Color Decay, by Júní…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the linguist and lecturer of Icelandic Jón Símon Markússon.Highlights this week include: the stricter assembly limit, helping hospitality, banning blood mares, and bringing manuscripts home.Today's closing song is Skammdegi, by Hipsumhaps.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV Polski's Beata Wawiernia.Highlights this week include: coping with Omicron, coping with January weather, the latest #MeToo developments, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Ef þú hugsar eins og ég, by Unnsteinn Manuel and the band FLOTT.

A special edition of the weekly news programme from RÚV English: an entertaining look at what's been going on in Iceland over the past 12 months.Alex Elliott is joined by Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson and Ólöf Ragnarsdóttir, the journalists behind this year's Fréttaannáll news review programme.Highlights this year include: an election, a pandemic, a vo…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Heiðar Örn Sigurfinnsson, deputy head of news at RÚV.Highlights this week include: the volcano that could be, the recycling that should be, and the abuse in football that must not be again; plus plenty more.Today's closing song is Jólin eru að koma, by Í svörtum fötum.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV Polski's Beata Wawiernia.Highlights this week include: personal discounts, pay rises, Omicron, and the "will-it-won't-it" of Grímsvötn volcano.Today's closing song is Ég hlakka svo til, by Svala Björgvins.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Paula Gould, the founder of Float and gather ehf., a business growth consulting firm, and co-founder of WomenTechIceland, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to amplify women innovators from Iceland to the global tech community.Highlights this week include: Iceland's new government, the possibility of another…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the author, translator, and journalist Alda Sigmundsdóttir.Highlights this week include: parliament preparing, hospitals also preparing, and even cats preparing; as well as plenty more.Today's closing song is Grillið inn by Hjálmar and Prins Póló.

Alex Elliott is joined on the programme's third anniversary by broadcast journalist Birta Björnsdóttir and radio presenter Þórhildur Ólafsdóttir.Highlights this week include: the ongoing wait for political movement, the latest covid restrictions and vaccination news, another avoidable beach death, what we can expect at Christmas, and much more.Toda…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the entertainer and radio & television presenter Felix Bergsson.Highlights this week include: the final week of COP26, the return of covid restrictions, the crisis within the Efling union, the future of Akureyri's cats, and much more.Today's closing song is Öldurótið, by Ásgeir Trausti.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Bjarni Rúnarsson, a broadcast journalist at RÚV.Highlights this week include: the challenges under discussion in Glasgow, the challenges at one of Iceland's biggest unions, the challenges facing the country's healthcare system yet again, and much more.Today's closing song is Haustið, by Karen Ósk (feat. Friðrik D…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Darren Adam, radio presenter with LBC, the UK's longest-running commercial radio station.Highlights this week include: coming back from covid, moving forward from the election, coming to Canada, and much more.Today's closing song is Earthquake, by Lón.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the writer, proof reader, and content creator Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir.Highlights this week include: putting the Arctic Circle in the spotlight, keeping women out of the spotlight, continuing political uncertainty, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Inuinnaagavit, by Nanook.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Beata Wawiernia, the journalist and translator in charge of RÚV Polski.Highlights this week include: ten thousand earthquakes, political aftershocks, and a cinematic trailblazer, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Haust, by Hjálmar.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by professor of political sciences Ólafur Þ. Harðarson.This week's show is all about the political earthquake following Saturday's election, the female majority that wasn't, what the parties might be thinking now, and what these "equalisation seats" are all about.Today's closing song is Engin mistök by Dr. Gunni & E…

Alex Elliott is joined for an Alþingi election special ahead of polling this Saturday by Jóhanna Vigdís Hjaltadóttir, who is central to RÚV TV's election coverage, and by Heimir Már Pétursson, who performs an equally vital role in the election coverage at Stöð 2.Today's closing song is Take A Chance On Me, by ABBA.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Adam Switala, a Polish-Icelandic musician who composes, researches, and teaches, at the University of Iceland and elsewhere.Highlights this week include a volcano reawakened, how the immigrant community relates to the election, the likelihood of relaxed covid rules, and much more.Today's closing song is Ástrós by…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the writer, marketer, mum, and climate crisis fighter Natalie Ouellette.Highlights this week include ridding September of plastic, looking forward to the election, and reacting to the dropping coronavirus infection rate.Today's closing song is Roses by Nik Kershaw.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the RÚV broadcast journalist Valgeir Örn Ragnarsson.Highlights this week include the football association at the centre of a scandal, the most complex election in years, the latest on covid, and more.Today's closing song is Lætur mig, performed by GDRN and Flóni, with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the Fréttablaðið journalist Fanndís Birna Logadóttir.Highlights this week include vaccinating children as schools return from the summer break, reacting to the Afghanistan crisis, caring for the elderly, and more.Today's closing song is Flýg upp by Aron Can.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Jordi Cortes Espasa, one of the dedicated counsellors for the New in Iceland service.Highlights this week include passing the covid peak, electing a new government, making bus stops better, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Polaris, by Damon Albarn.

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the RÚV broadcast journalist Alexander Kristjánsson.Highlights this week include the great covid balancing act and how it is affecting hospitals, politics, and the travel industry; new weather records and their likely link to climate change, the importance of 5G, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Sunday Dri…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the television and radio presenter Lára Ómarsdótir, who is a former RÚV journalist and current PR for Aztiq.Highlights this week include how to deal with the next stage of the pandemic response, developments in the country's biggest murder investigation, the summer holiday season, and a cat with a remarkable hobb…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV's head of news, Rakel Þorbergsdóttir.Highlights this week include a nasty accident involving dozens of children at play, even more unusual behaviour from the volcano, restoring trust in women's cancer screening, and plenty more.Today's closing song is Ólgusjór, by Lights on the Highway.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by neurosurgical and orthopaedics nurse Holly Gums. The programme was produced by Lydía Grétarsdóttir.Highlights this week include the end of COVID restrictions, challenges for the healthcare system, keeping volcano visitors safe, and more.Today's closing song is Lífsgleði, by Moses Hightower.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV Polski's Beata Wawiernia. The programme was produced by Lydía Grétarsdóttir.Highlights this week include sacrificing a road, welcoming more tourist dollars, preventing the Delta variant, being philosophical about the cold summer, and more.Today's closing song is Dog Days, by Tom Hannay.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by the presenter and journalist Anna Marsibil Clausen. The programme was produced by Úlfhildur Eysteinsdóttir.Highlights this week include an the end of a government, the end of a hiking trail to a volcano, the rolling back of COVID restrictions, and more.Today's closing song is Here They Come, by Tómas Welding.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by Þóra Arnórsdóttir, the managing editor of the Kveikur investigative current affairs programme. This programme was produced by Lydía Grétarsdóttir.Highlights this week include an apology to the media, a discussion about laziness, the success of failed wall construction, and more.Today's closing song is Zitti i Buo…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by RÚV broadcast journalist Birta Björnsdóttir. The programme was produced by Lydía Grétarsdóttir.Highlights this week include Russia and the USA meeting in Reykjavík, the #MeToo movement, Eurovision mania, and plenty more.Today's closing song is 10 Years, by Daði og Gagnamagnið.…

Alex Elliott is joined this week by York Underwood, show manager at The Secret Cellar and host of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast Book Club streamed live from Iceland around the world. The programme was produced by Georg Magnússon.Highlights this week include relaxing COVID rules, a new #MeToo movement, a sad case of lacking trauma care, and plenty m…