The Faroe Islands Podcast: February 2013

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Podcast 164: Island Games Preview

This week, we talk to Jon Beard about the Island Games, which will be held in Bermuda this July.

Then we check in briefly from the Nordic Cool Festival at the Kennedy Center, we'll hear up to three seconds of Eivor's performance, and get a preview of future shows.

As always, you can listen on our media player, on iTunes, and on Stitcher, or you can download the show directly here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_164.mp3

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Podcast 163: Nordic Cool Preview

On this week's show, we preview the Nordic Cool festival. The festival will be staged at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC starting later this month, and many Faroese artists will be participating. We'll talk to Guðrið Højgaard of Visit Faroe Islands about how the tourism board will be using the event to help spread the word about the Faroes to travel writers and bloggers.

Then we head out to the tiny village of Norðtoftir (pictured above, in its entirety) and try to figure out what, if anything, is going on in this tiny village that's home to (maybe?) six people.

As always, you can listen on our media player above, on iTunes, or you can download the show directly here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_163.mp3

We can also be heard on the No Agenda stream and on Stitcher Smart Radio.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Podcast 162: Everyday I Write The Book

This week, we talk to James Proctor. He wrote the Bradt Guide to the Faroe Islands, the only travel guide dedicated to the Faroes. He was in the Faroes last summer working on the third edition of the guide, and he took a break from his work to talk to us.

After that, we visit the village of Kaldbak and get lost in time and space for a few moments.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player above, or you can download the show directly here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_162.mp3

We can also be heard on the No Agenda live feed and on Stitcher Smart Radio.

And if you're looking for the third edition of the Faroe Islands guide, it will be available here in May.

Past guests & shows

Episode 8:

In this special edition of the podcast, we travel to Portland, Oregon to talk with the leader of Faroese metal band Tyr. We also ask some people in line what they know about the Faroes, and take a drive to the bottom of the ocean.

Guest: Heri Joensen

Episode 7:

In this mini-podcast, we hear the remainder of Jenny's interview, get an update on a Danish reality program, and get a preview of next week's special podcast.

Guest: Jennifer Henke

Episode 6:

In episode six, we speak with an American woman who splits her time between San Francisco and the Faroes. We also meet a Faroese musician who won the right to play at South by Southwest in Austin. And we take a stroll among the trees (what few there are) in Torshavn.

Guests: Jennifer Henke and Høgni Lisberg

Episode 5:

In this episode, we hear about the Faroese music scene, learn about a pivotal moment in Faroese history, and listen to the Law Thing.

Guests: Jón Tyril and Hans Andrias Sølvará

Episode 4:

In episode four, we get a lesson in the history of Faroese politics, learn about a TV series being shot in the Faroes, and take a trip to the airport.

Guest: Hans Andrias Sølvará

Episode 3:

In this episode, we learn about the upcoming G! Festival, talk to the woman responsible for attracting tourists to the Faroe Islands, and stand in the center of Torshavn.

Guest: Elin Brimheim Heinesen

Episode 2:

In the second edition of the podcast, we debunk some common myths about the Faroe Islands, take a walk through the mall, and try once more to pronounce the word "Torshavn."

Guest: Michael Paul Reveal

Episode 1:

In this first edition of the Faroe Islands Podcast, we hear a little news about the Faroes, get some background on the islands, and hear a field recording taken in Torshavn. That, and the host mispronounces some Faroese words.

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