Podcast #12: The Fear of God Podcast

In episode 12, we discuss the state of religion on the Faroes with Arni Zachariassen, a theology student studying at Aberdeen University.

You can listen on iTunes or download the file directly here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/faroepodcast/Podcast_12.mp3

Arni's website is Dialogos (in Faroese). You can subscribe to his podcast here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=304087882

Hogni Live

Last month we introduced you to Faroese musician Hogni. Last week he was in the Faroe Islands and performed on Radio 2.

You can see his performance here:
http://www.portal.fo/?page=kykmyndir&km=534

Happy Flag Day!

To all those celebrating on the Faroes today, we offer you our fond wishes. We'll have some pictures taken during the holiday party soon.

Photo credit: Arne List.

Podcast #11: Back to Portland

This week we travel to Portland for the monthly meeting of the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and speak to Rakul Ketels about growing up on the Faroe Islands.

The podcast is available on iTunes and by direct download here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/faroepodcast/podcast_11.mp3

National Costume

Rakul Ketels & Torgerd Vaillancourt wearing Faroese national costume at Portland State University.

Portland's Faroese community... all four of them.Your fearless podcast host, along with Allen Boggs, who was probably the first person ever to listen to an episode of this podcast.

Podcast #10, Unfinished Business

In this week's podcast, part 2 of our interview with Stephen Metcalf. You can read his New York Time's story on the Faroes here:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/travel/tmagazine/03well.faroes.t.html?pagewanted=1

As always, you can listen in all the usual places, or download the podcast directly here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/faroepodcast/Podcast_10.mp3


More news links:
BBC Story on new coach of Faroe Islands National Football Team:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7985564.stm

April Fools, Faroe Style

A new history of the Faroe Islands:
http://roskur.blogspot.com/2009/04/brief-history-of-flight-in-faroes.html