Podcast 196: Faroe Islands Whale Watch

This week, we talk to the people behind Faroe Islands Whale Watch. They spent the summer observing marine mammals in Faroese waters. We talk to them about their observations, and whether there is some other agenda behind their project.

Then we check in on four sperm whales that got stranded in Faroese waters. Two have died, but two others are still alive, but not completely out of danger yet. Related: here's the disgusting video that has gone viral around the world. It's a sperm whale blowing up in the Faroe Islands.

You can listen to this week's show on our media player at the top of the page, on iTunes, and on Stitcher Smart Radio. Or you can download the show directly here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_196.mp3

Podcast 195: Sheep to the Shear

This week, we walk out onto a hillside and watch people shearing sheep. Really that's about it, but there's still something fun and beautiful about it. There are still communities where the families go up into the hills, drive them into pens, then shear them my hand. We stumbled upon this scene while taking the scenic route somewhere else, and we just had to pull over and check it out. in addition to our audio podcast, we've got a video above that captures some of the scene that afternoon.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player at the top of the page, and on Stitcher Smart Radio.

You can also download our show directly here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_195.mp3

Also, as a bonus this week, we've got a short story about the Portland Timbers produced by the host of this podcast, Matthew Workman. You can hear more stuff like it on the Portland Radio Project at www.prp.fm.

Podcast 194: Sjurdur Skaale and the EU

Photo Credit: Jogvan A Dul

On this week's show, we continue our conversation with Sjurdur Skaale. He's perhaps the most famous comedian in the Faroe Islands and now represents the Faroes in the Danish Parliament.

We'll talk about how Danes view the Faroese, and Skaale will make an argument in favor of Faroese membership in the EU.

Then we'll take a tour of Torshavn with the CEO of Atlantic Airways.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player at the top of the page, on Stitcher Smart Radio, or on the No Agenda Live Stream. You can also download the show directly here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_194.mp3