On this podcast, we talk about the 20th edition of the G! Festival. We'll hear some of the artists who will perform in Gota next week, and hear about the amenities and atmosphere you can expect at the three-day celebration of music. After that, we'll hang out in a hotel lobby like we're Duke Fame (that's a deep cut). We're also still in fundraising mode. You can help us pay for another season of podcasts by heading over to our Gofundme page and showing us a little love.

On this podcast, we talk about the 20th edition of the G! Festival. We'll hear some of the artists who will perform in Gota next week, and hear about the amenities and atmosphere you can expect at the three-day celebration of music. After that, we'll hang out in a hotel lobby like we're Duke Fame (that's a deep cut). We're also still in fundraising mode. You can help us pay for another season of podcasts by <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/faroe-islands-podcast-remain-in-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heading over to our Gofundme page</a> and showing us a little love.

EP 369: G! Festival 2023 Preview

On this episode, we visit an old salt silo on Suduroy that has been converted to a performing arts center. We'll hear our impressions of the place back in 2010, when it was abandoned and in pretty rough shape. Then we'll see how it's been transformed into what it is today. There will be music. There will be food. There will be a bit of vertigo as we ascend a small spiral staircase. What more could you want? Also, we're still in fundraising mode. If you can help us head back to the Faroes to record more episodes of this show, head on over to our gofundme page and show us some love.

On this episode, we visit an old salt silo on Suduroy that has been converted to a performing arts center. We'll hear our impressions of the place back in 2010, when it was abandoned and in pretty rough shape. Then we'll see how it's been transformed into what it is today. There will be music. There will be food. There will be a bit of vertigo as we ascend a small spiral staircase. What more could you want? Also, we're still in fundraising mode. If you can help us head back to the Faroes to record more episodes of this show, <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/faroe-islands-podcast-remain-in-light" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">head on over to our gofundme page and show us some love</a>.

EP 368: Salt

On this episode, we talk to Glenn Larson who heads up Faroe Music Export (FMX). We talk about the music scene in the Faroe Islands, the challenges of promoting music from a remote country, and how this Norwegian ended up living in the Faroe Islands. Also, we stand in a big parking lot where we can see both the future and the past of the Faroe Islands at the same time. At the top of the show, we announce our fundraising campaign for the year. We're heading back to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast, and we could use a little help. If you can help, here's the link to our gofundme page.

On this episode, we talk to Glenn Larson who heads up Faroe Music Export (FMX). We talk about the music scene in the Faroe Islands, the challenges of promoting music from a remote country, and how this Norwegian ended up living in the Faroe Islands. Also, we stand in a big parking lot where we can see both the future and the past of the Faroe Islands at the same time. At the top of the show, we announce our fundraising campaign for the year. We're heading back to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast, and we could use a little help. If you can help, <a href="https://gofund.me/fb14d241" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's the link to our gofundme page</a>.

EP 367: FMX

On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Iuliia from Russia. She's a professional volleyball player, an coach, and a... lawyer? That's right, she can spike whatever you set, then help you sue the other team because they were cheating. (Not absolutely sure that's the type of law she practices, but we can dream.) We'll talk sport, law, and what it takes to learn a language while also trying to play a team sport.

On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Iuliia from Russia. She's a professional volleyball player, an coach, and a... lawyer? That's right, she can spike whatever you set, then help you sue the other team because they were cheating. (Not absolutely sure that's the type of law she practices, but we can dream.) We'll talk sport, law, and what it takes to learn a language while also trying to play a team sport.

Home and Away 28: Iuliia from Russia

On this episode, we finish up our conversation with Gudmund Helmsdal. He's the Faroese filmmaker whose short film "Brother Troll" has racked up awards at festivals around the world. He's also worked on "Peter Pan and Wendy" and the last James Bond film, both of which were partially shot in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk abotu the future of filmmaking in the Faroe Islands, and about plans for his first feature film. Then we go to a church and listen to music from our good friend Stanley Samuelsen,

On this episode, we finish up our conversation with Gudmund Helmsdal. He's the Faroese filmmaker whose short film "Brother Troll" has racked up awards at festivals around the world. He's also worked on "Peter Pan and Wendy" and the last James Bond film, both of which were partially shot in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk abotu the future of filmmaking in the Faroe Islands, and about plans for his first feature film. Then we go to a church and listen to music from our good friend Stanley Samuelsen,

EP 366: Faroese Film's Future

On this episode, we talk to filmmaker Gudmund Helmsdal about his short film, Brother Troll, which has been hoovering up awards at film festivals around the world for more than a year. We'll talk about his journey to becoming a filmmaker, which started in the Faroe Islands and took him to Denmark and Austrailia before returning him to his home. Then we'll sit on a bench in Torshavn and think about change.

On this episode, we talk to filmmaker Gudmund Helmsdal about his short film, Brother Troll, which has been hoovering up awards at film festivals around the world for more than a year. We'll talk about his journey to becoming a filmmaker, which started in the Faroe Islands and took him to Denmark and Austrailia before returning him to his home. Then we'll sit on a bench in Torshavn and think about change.

EP 365: Brother Troll and Film in the Faroes

On this special episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to an Icelandic and a Faroese comedian about an upcoming (now in the past) comedy show in Torshavn, and the gowth of comedy in both the Faroe Islands and Iceland. As always, if you'd like to hear the full episode with including the musical breaks, you can stream it from the FM1 website.

On this special episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to an Icelandic and a Faroese comedian about an upcoming (now in the past) comedy show in Torshavn, and the gowth of comedy in both the Faroe Islands and Iceland. As always, if you'd like to hear the full episode with including the musical breaks, you can <a href="https://www.midlar.fo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stream it from the FM1 website.</a>

Home and Away 27: Nordic Comedy with David and Eggert

On this episode, we talk with the head of Visit Faroe Islands about the tourism industry in the Faroe Islands and how its holding up during the weird few years we've all lived through. We also talk about fun things to do when you're visiting in the winter. We also talk about the (almost) announcement of a new Atlantic Airways flight to New York, and we (almost) stand in the snow in one of the most touristed spots in the Faroes.  Note: The story about the Atlantic Airways story could change at any moment. If there are updates, we will post them in the show notes here, and we'll also do a special podcast when the official announcement comes out.

On this episode, we talk with the head of Visit Faroe Islands about the tourism industry in the Faroe Islands and how its holding up during the weird few years we've all lived through. We also talk about fun things to do when you're visiting in the winter. We also talk about the (almost) announcement of a new Atlantic Airways flight to New York, and we (almost) stand in the snow in one of the most touristed spots in the Faroes.  Note: The story about the Atlantic Airways story could change at any moment. If there are updates, we will post them in the show notes here, and we'll also do a special podcast when the official announcement comes out.

EP 364: The State of Tourism 2022-2023

This week, Stella starts a new series of episodes where the talks to mixed couples about how they met, why they married, and why they chose to make their lives in the Faroe Islands.  The first couple is Nelia and Jan Erik Niclasen. Jan Erik is from the Faroe Islands and Nelia is from the island of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean. They talk to Stella about how they met, why they decided to live in the Faroes, their time living in Denmark, and why they came back. If you'd like to hear the full, unedited version of this show, and hear more from the Home and Away archives, you can visit the FM1 website.

This week, Stella starts a new series of episodes where the talks to mixed couples about how they met, why they married, and why they chose to make their lives in the Faroe Islands.  The first couple is Nelia and Jan Erik Niclasen. Jan Erik is from the Faroe Islands and Nelia is from the island of Saint Vincent in the Caribbean. They talk to Stella about how they met, why they decided to live in the Faroes, their time living in Denmark, and why they came back. If you'd like to hear the full, unedited version of this show, and hear more from the Home and Away archives, you can <a href="http://midlar.fo/#menuitem2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">visit the FM1 website</a>.

Home and Away 26: Nelia and Jan Erik

On this episode, we talk to Sveinur Trondurson about the results of the recent Faroese election. We'll get super-nerdy on the new coalition, the challlenges ahead for the new government, and we pour one out for Self Rule Party, which was one of the original political parties in the Faroe Islands, but was shut out in this most recent election. Then we'll visit a candidate forum at a university and think about small-scale politics.

On this episode, we talk to Sveinur Trondurson about the results of the recent Faroese election. We'll get super-nerdy on the new coalition, the challlenges ahead for the new government, and we pour one out for Self Rule Party, which was one of the original political parties in the Faroe Islands, but was shut out in this most recent election. Then we'll visit a candidate forum at a university and think about small-scale politics.

EP 363: Elections, The Aftermath

News, music, politics, and culture from the Faroe Islands.

I will kill you and all of your children. I will eat their hearts with fava beans.

I consider Matthew Workman a friend. He kept telling me about this Faroe Island podcast and I don’t think it ever really unlocked in my brain what it was. I started listening on a whim the other night. I can’t stop. An intimate look at a society that like unlike my in expected ways but similar in the unexpected. This is a must listen series. Also… the production value is SO GOOD.

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This week, we talk to American journalist and masters student Miranda Metheny about her research on how the Faroese are portrayed in international media, and how the Faroese present themselves to the rest of the world. The results may surprise you. Then we'll watch as the Norrona, the massive ferry that connects the Faroes with Iceland and Dermark, glides out of the harbor.

This week, we talk to American journalist and masters student Miranda Metheny about her research on how the Faroese are portrayed in international media, and how the Faroese present themselves to the rest of the world. The results may surprise you. Then we'll watch as the Norrona, the massive ferry that connects the Faroes with Iceland and Dermark, glides out of the harbor.

EP 234: Americans In Cars

Johannes Patursson

This week, we talk to Johannes Patursson. He lives in the historic village of Kirkjubour in a home his family has occupied for 17 generations. We'll find out how his family came to live in the ancient house, what it's like to live in a house that's also part museum, and the hopes he has for his children.

This week, we talk to Johannes Patursson. He lives in the historic village of Kirkjubour in a home his family has occupied for 17 generations. We'll find out how his family came to live in the ancient house, what it's like to live in a house that's also part museum, and the hopes he has for his children.

EP 177: Johannes Patursson and Kirkjubour

This week, we talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands to learn about the state of tourism in the Faroes today. Not long ago, many questioned why people would want to visit the Faroes at all. Now many are asking, "how much is too much?" Gudrid Hojgaard talks about the opportunities and challenges of this new tourism landscape. We'll also congratulate the U21 Handball team on their recent successes and visit one of the most touristed villages in the Faroes. If you're interested in visiting the Faroe Islands, check out Visit Faroe Islands' website, and if you're interested in booking a tour, visit Greengate Incoming, 62N, and Atlantic Airways. 

This week, we talk to the head of Visit Faroe Islands to learn about the state of tourism in the Faroes today. Not long ago, many questioned why people would want to visit the Faroes at all. Now many are asking, "how much is too much?" Gudrid Hojgaard talks about the opportunities and challenges of this new tourism landscape. We'll also congratulate the U21 Handball team on their recent successes and visit one of the most touristed villages in the Faroes. If you're interested in visiting the Faroe Islands, check out <a href="http://visitfaroeislands.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Faroe Islands</a>' website, and if you're interested in booking a tour, visit <a href="http://greengate.fo/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greengate Incoming</a>, <a href="http://www.62n.fo/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">62N</a>, and <a href="https://www.atlantic.fo/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atlantic Airways</a>.

EP 272: The State of Tourism 2016-2017

This week, a debate between Hans Hermansen and Pete Bethune on the contentious subject of Faroese whaling. The debate is hosted by our own Heri Simonsen and was aired live on Ras 2. It is our hope that forums like this will help interested listeners on both sides of the issue to better understand what people on the other side of the divide think.

This week, a debate between Hans Hermansen and Pete Bethune on the contentious subject of Faroese whaling. The debate is hosted by our own Heri Simonsen and was aired live on Ras 2. It is our hope that forums like this will help interested listeners on both sides of the issue to better understand what people on the other side of the divide think.

EP 227: The Great (Whaling) Debate

This special live edition of the podcast includes a retelling of the origin story of the show with Matthew Workman, Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and Tollak Hansen. Also, a special musical performance by Guðrið Hansdóttir.

This special live edition of the podcast includes a retelling of the origin story of the show with Matthew Workman, Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and Tollak Hansen. Also, a special musical performance by Guðrið Hansdóttir.

Podcast 300!

On this week's show, we talk about what it's like to be an immigrant in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk to David Im, who's from Korea, but has lived all over the world. He'll tell us why he decided to make the Faroes his home, and what adjustments a foreigner has to make when living in a small society.   Then we'll walk alone late at night.

On this week's show, we talk about what it's like to be an immigrant in the Faroe Islands. We'll talk to David Im, who's from Korea, but has lived all over the world. He'll tell us why he decided to make the Faroes his home, and what adjustments a foreigner has to make when living in a small society. Then we'll walk alone late at night.

EP 251: The Immigrant Experience, Part 1

On this episode, we return to the HOYMA festival and talk to Benjamin about his music and forming Son of Fortune. We also hear music from TOS, Elinborg and, of course Son of Fortune. Then we dance late into the night. If you want to see a great gallery of images taken during the festival, you can  find that right here.

On this episode, we return to the HOYMA festival and talk to Benjamin about his music and forming Son of Fortune. We also hear music from TOS, Elinborg and, of course Son of Fortune. Then we dance late into the night. If you want to see a great gallery of images taken during the festival, you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/piperformancephotography/photos/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1531365796946496" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> find that right here</a>.

EP 291: HOYMA, Part 2

This week, we arrive in the Faroes to record material for a new season of the podcast. we'll narrate our journey into the city and even stumble upon the subjects for an upcoming podcast. If you've never heard what jet lag sounds like, this is it.

This week, we arrive in the Faroes to record material for a new season of the podcast. we'll narrate our journey into the city and even stumble upon the subjects for an upcoming podcast. If you've never heard what jet lag sounds like, this is it.

EP 250: Driving from Vagar to Torshavn

This week, part two of our conversation with our Faroese economist. Then we'll go far away, but not get isolated.

This week, part two of our conversation with our Faroese economist. Then we'll go far away, but not get isolated.

EP 98: Economics 201

This week, we visit what some call the second-largest Faroese settlement, but it's not in the Faroe Islands. Instead, we're heading to a rather bland looking concrete housing complex that scores of Faroese students call home.  What's it like living in this little slice of the Faroes hidden in Denmark? We'll ask someone who lives there. Also, we've been nominated for a Podcast Award. Please head to the Podcast Awards website and vote for us in the "Travel" category (it's way at the bottom of the page).

This week, we visit what some call the second-largest Faroese settlement, but it's not in the Faroe Islands. Instead, we're heading to a rather bland looking concrete housing complex that scores of Faroese students call home.  What's it like living in this little slice of the Faroes hidden in Denmark? We'll ask someone who lives there. Also, we've been nominated for a Podcast Award. Please head to the<a href="http://www.podcastawards.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Podcast Awards website</a> and vote for us in the "Travel" category (it's way at the bottom of the page).

EP 241: Ghetto Foroyar

Andrias Høgenni

This week, we talk to Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni about his love of storytelling and the lives of Faroese people in Denmark. Then we stand near a giant hole in the ground and contemplate what it might mean.

This week, we talk to Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni about his love of storytelling and the lives of Faroese people in Denmark. Then we stand near a giant hole in the ground and contemplate what it might mean.

EP 319: Andrias Høgenni, Part 1

This week, we travel to an island many Faroese people have neverbeen to: Stora Dimun. The small island is home to two families,lots of sheep, a few horses and cows, and a lot of jaw-droppingscenery. We'll take a helicopter out to the island and then take a hikethat's not for the faint of heart. Also, bacon and waffles.

This week, we travel to an island many Faroese people have never been to: Stora Dimun. The small island is home to two families, lots of sheep, a few horses and cows, and a lot of jaw-dropping scenery. We'll take a helicopter out to the island and then take a hike that's not for the faint of heart. Also, bacon and waffles.

Stora Dimun, Part 1

On this podcast, we think about the effects of tourism on the Faroe Islands and ponder the question of how much is too much, and how to be part of the solution rather than the problem if you visit the Faroes. Then we drive down a narrow road and mix up Saksun and Skansin. For information about hiking in the Faroes you can  check out some tips from Visit Faroe Islands, and perhaps book a guide at Hiking.fo.

On this podcast, we think about the effects of tourism on the Faroe Islands and ponder the question of how much is too much, and how to be part of the solution rather than the problem if you visit the Faroes. Then we drive down a narrow road and mix up Saksun and Skansin. For information about hiking in the Faroes you can <a href="https://www.visitfaroeislands.com/see-do/hiking/guide-safe-hiking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> check out some tips from Visit Faroe Islands</a>, and perhaps <a href="https://hiking.fo/?_l=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book a guide at Hiking.fo</a>.

EP 306: Overtourism? 

This week, we get two Faroese perspectives on last week's total socal eclipse in the Faroe Islands. It was a moment when the whole country stopped for just a minute.   Also, time is running out to sign up for this summer's Nordic Obsession Tour. Head over to the Nordic Obsession website and reserve your spot by April 4th.

This week, we get two Faroese perspectives on last week's total socal eclipse in the Faroe Islands. It was a moment when the whole country stopped for just a minute. Also, time is running out to sign up for this summer's Nordic Obsession Tour. Head over to the <a href="http://www.nordicobsession.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nordic Obsession website</a> and reserve your spot by April 4th.

EP 244: Eclipse Recap, Part 1

This week, we talk to Siri Rannvá Hjelm Jacobsen about her novel set in the Faroe Islands. Much of the book is drawn from her own experience of growing up in Denmark but being half-Faroese. Then we'll check out the newest traffic light in the Faroes and contemplate a day when you won't be able to count all the traffic lights in the Faroes on a single hand.

This week, we talk to Siri Rannvá Hjelm Jacobsen about her novel set in the Faroe Islands. Much of the book is drawn from her own experience of growing up in Denmark but being half-Faroese. Then we'll check out the newest traffic light in the Faroes and contemplate a day when you won't be able to count all the traffic lights in the Faroes on a single hand.

EP 301: Longing For A Home That Isn't Yours

On this special edition of the Faroe Islands Podcast, we discuss the controversial topic of whaling. We speak with an American researcher who is studying whaling in the Faroes, and a Faroese doctor who says whale meat is not safe to eat.

On this special edition of the Faroe Islands Podcast, we discuss the controversial topic of whaling. We speak with an American researcher who is studying whaling in the Faroes, and a Faroese doctor who says whale meat is not safe to eat.

EP 28: The Whaling Edition

This bonus podcast contains an excerpt from a lecture given at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington DC. Daniel Pink, author of "When: The Secrets of Perfect Timing" spoke on the best time of day to do certain things and the body's natural rhythms. During the presentation, he hit upon a series of activities that have numerous beneficial effects that may be of interest if you pay attention to the Faroe Islands. This is a short snippet of a longer lecture that is well worth your time to listen to. You can  hear the whole presentation here.

This bonus podcast contains an excerpt from a lecture given at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington DC. Daniel Pink, author of "When: The Secrets of Perfect Timing" spoke on the best time of day to do certain things and the body's natural rhythms. During the presentation, he hit upon a series of activities that have numerous beneficial effects that may be of interest if you pay attention to the Faroe Islands. This is a short snippet of a longer lecture that is well worth your time to listen to. You can <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/daniel-h-pink-reveals-the-secrets-of-perfect-timing.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hear the whole presentation here</a>.

Bonus Podcast: Accidental Faroese Secret to Happiness? 

On this episode, a Faroese man talks to a German woman about Volleyball in the United States, we listen to our shortest interview ever, and then take a walk through a mysterious forest that's not really all that mysterious once you figure things out. Also, the time has come to sign up for the 2020 Closed for Maintenance campaign. The response to the 2019 campaign was overwhelming, so spots will go fast. To learn more, go to the signup page at Visit Faroe Islands and help make the Faroes a better place for tourists and residents alike. 

On this episode, a Faroese man talks to a German woman about Volleyball in the United States, we listen to our shortest interview ever, and then take a walk through a mysterious forest that's not really all that mysterious once you figure things out. Also, the time has come to sign up for the 2020 Closed for Maintenance campaign. The response to the 2019 campaign was overwhelming, so spots will go fast. To learn more, <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/closed/sign-up/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go to the signup page at Visit Faroe Islands</a> and help make the Faroes a better place for tourists and residents alike.

EP 316: Volleyball, Baffling Trees, and Volunteer Signups

This week, another in our series on the immigrant experience in the Faroe Islands. We talk to Kinga Eysturland, who was raised in Poland, speaks perfect American English, and is married to a Russian who is a Faroese citizen who is obsessed with Uruguay. We'll talk about the joys and struggles of being a foreigner in close-knit society structured mainly around families. Then we'll go to a living room in Gota and hear the beautiful and haunting voice of Eivor. As a reminder, this is the last week to sign up for this year's Nordic Obsession Tour. To learn more, visit the Nordic Obsession Website.

This week, another in our series on the immigrant experience in the Faroe Islands. We talk to Kinga Eysturland, who was raised in Poland, speaks perfect American English, and is married to a Russian who is a Faroese citizen who is obsessed with Uruguay. We'll talk about the joys and struggles of being a foreigner in close-knit society structured mainly around families. Then we'll go to a living room in Gota and hear the beautiful and haunting voice of Eivor. As a reminder, this is the last week to sign up for this year's Nordic Obsession Tour. To learn more, visit the <a href="http://www.nordicobsession.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nordic Obsession Website</a>.

EP 260: Immigrant Experience, Kinga

This week, we talk to Alistair Carmichael. He's the British MP representing Shetland and Orkney. We'll talk about about the shared history between Shetland, Orkey, and the Faroes. Then we'll say hello to some little lambs.

This week, we talk to Alistair Carmichael. He's the British MP representing Shetland and Orkney. We'll talk about about the shared history between Shetland, Orkey, and the Faroes. Then we'll say hello to some little lambs.

EP 94: Keeping Up With The Shetlands

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