The Reykjavik Grapevine's Podcast
The Reykjavík Grapevine is a free alternative magazine published and based in Reykjavík, Iceland, since June of 2003. The magazine covers practical information on traveling and leisure for travelers, along with publications on music, arts, politics, nightlife and Icelandic culture in general.
Episodes
47 episodes
RVK Futurecast #10: Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson
What is the future of Iceland's tech, economic and entrepreneurial sectors? What role does Iceland have to play in global development? Join host Bala Kamallakharan, founder of Startup Iceland, as he explores answers to these questions with some...
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28:24
RVK Futurecast #9: Ari Jónsson, NASA Scientist
Today on FutureCast we are chatting with Ari Jónsson. Ari is a NASA Ames Center Research Scientist and Stanford Alumni. He is currently the CEO of AWAREGO and Rector of Reykjavik University, a role he has held since 2007, and he will soon be mo...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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29:24
RVK Futurecast #8: Composting
Jarðgerðarfélagið (the Composting Company) was founded by Julia Brenner and Björk Brynjarsdóttir. They work with circular solutions in bokashi composting for municipalities, companies and individuals. While studying entrepreneurship in Denmar...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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30:17
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #7: Protect Trans Kids
Trans children have been made a hot subject of discussion lately, especially in the UK and the US, where numerous state legislatures are trying to ban crucial health care for these young people. But what happens when a trans kid gets support? T...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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13:40
RVK Futurecast #7: Tool Library
In the 7th Episode of FutureCast the host Bala Kamallakharan is speaking to Anna Worthington De Matos, the Founder and CEO of the Munasafn RVK Tool Library. A not for profit project that aims in extending the life of tools and things through th...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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35:05
RVK Futurecast #6: Kathryn Gunnarsson the CEO of Gecko
Kathryn Gunnarsson is the founder and CEO of Gecko, a Talent agency focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields in Iceland. There has been a great demand for experts in this field and a number of expatriates have m...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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28:15
RVK Futurecast #5: Thor Sigfusson, Iceland Ocean Cluster
The host, Bala Kamallakharan talks to Thor Sigfusson, the founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster. Thor is a visionary, and one of the pioneers in the 100% utilisation of fish – or zero waste – in Iceland. They talk about the circular economy, fo...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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26:45
RVK Futurecast #4: David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop
The 4th episode of #FutureCast is a conversation with David Gunnarsson, the CEO of Dohop. David and Bala Kamallakharan, the host of FutureCast, have known each other for over a decade and Bala has been following the Dohop journey f...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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27:31
RVK Futurecast #3: A New Cloud-Native Massive Multiplayer
Kjartan has been part of the gaming industry in Iceland for as long as I can remember. He spoke in the first ever Startup Iceland in 2012 about CCP Games. Kjartan and 6 other co-founders, veteran developers from Iceland and Finland came togethe...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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26:24
RVK Futurecast #2: Hjalmar Gislason, the Co-Founder and CEO of Grid
In this episode we speak to Hjalmar Gislason, the Co-Founder and CEO of Grid. We talk about what Hjalli and his team are building with Grid, what inspired him to take on this massive project. Hjalli shares his journey of being a 5 time founder ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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32:18
RVK Futurecast #1: Kevin Laws, CEO of Angel List
Conversation about how to build the future starting from Iceland. Startup Iceland started as a way to get all founders in Iceland to meet one another and to learn from each other and to learn from other founders and influencers from other start...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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29:08
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #6: What the H*ck Is A Trans Lesbian?
We're back at last! In this episode, Andie Sophia and her wife Ada talk about being a trans lesbian, or "transbian" (to some). They talk about media representation, stereotypes, triumphs, and much more!
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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22:29
COVID-Cast #18: Kári Stefánsson And The Fake Nurse
Valur Grettisson and Poppy Askham go over the today's Icelandic news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. deCODEGenetics published the latest findings from their analysis of COVID-19 screening data today. In other news, a woman was arrested for im...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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14:20
COVID-Cast #17
There was a breakthrough today when the government announced that they are going to ease the restriction because of the COVID-19. Also, the numbers of infected haven’t been this low for more than a month.
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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21:03
COVID-Cast #15: Drop In New Cases, Cancelled Cruises And Threats Against Health Officials
The numbers of new COVID-19 cases have dropped significantly in Iceland today, but the situation is worsening in the country’s hospitals. The prospects of the tourism sector are also deteriorating as 26 cruises have now cancelled their trips to...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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24:12
COVID-Cast #14: Eleven In Intensive Care, Two More Deaths And The Status Of PPE Supplies
Valur Grettisson and Poppy Askham go over Iceland’s latest COVID-19 news including travel advice, an outbreak of the virus in a Westfjords nursing home and discussions about PPE supplies in Iceland. As we start the week during which Iceland’s o...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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18:16
COVID-Cast #12: Infection Slowing Down, Four-Month Old Child Diagnosed & The Situation In The U.S.
In this episode of COVID-Cast, Valur Grettisson and Sam O’Donnell discuss the current number of patients in Iceland, a four-month-old boy who got infected with the virus, and also dive into the current situation in the United States, where Sam ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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18:29
COVID-Cast #11: Iceland breaks 1000 COVID-19 cases and ban dividends if company get bridge loans
Valur Grettisson and Poppy Askham go over Iceland’s latest COVID-19 news and Poppy talks about the current situation in her home country, the UK. The rise in Iceland’s number of confirmed cases is apparently slowing. This might change,...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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17:11
COVID-Cast #10: Virus Slowing, Blue Lagoon Lay-Offs & Testing Swabs Found
Valur Grettisson and Hannah Jane Cohen go through the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland. Currently, the numbers of patients are up but the virus is spreading slower in Iceland than in other parts of Europe. Also on the roster: ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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17:58
COVID-Cast #9: 800 With The Virus And Cocaine Shortage
Icelanders are now close to 1,000 individuals with COVID-19, and the government is preparing for a back up hospital. Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at the Reykjavík Grapevine and Sveinbjörn Pálsson, our art director, go through the news and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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36:17
COVID-Cast #8: First Icelandic Death, Spike In Transmission & Almost 10,000 In Quarantine
In this episode, we discuss the recent spike in COVID-19 transmissions. Iceland is currently headed towards higher numbers than initial predictions told. We also recently experienced the first death of an Icelander from COVID-19. As well, we ta...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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23:16
COVID-Cast #7: 20 Person Gathering Ban, Travel Restrictions & Parliament Infections
The start of a new week in Iceland comes with a whole host of new measures in the fight against COVID-19. Travel restrictions, a new 20 person gathering ban and the closure of swimming pools, sports centres, libraries and entertainment venues h...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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21:44
Covid-Cast #6: First Covid-19 death confirmed and more than 400 with the virus
About 400 people have the Covid-19 virus in Iceland now, the first Covid-19-related death has been confirmed, and a crew on a trawler has the virus. Also, Iceland have agreed to participate in the EU travel ban. This information is not in the C...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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21:44
COVID-Cast #5: Numbers Spike & The Controversial Debate About Quarantining Tourists
Valur Grettisson and Hannah Jane Cohen of The Reykjavík Grapevine give you the updates on the status of COVID-19 in Iceland. More are getting sick while tests are running out. As well, Icelanders returning from abroad are being quarantined, whi...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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21:44
COVID-Cast #4: EU Ban, Tourist Death, Social Distancing & More
Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief, and Hannah Jane Cohen, listings director and culture editor at the Reykjavík Grapevine, discuss the later developments of COVID-19 in Iceland. On the roster for this episode: One tourist died in Iceland yester...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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27:48
