Podcast 205: Faroese Atlas

This week, we talk to our good friend Birgir Kruse about the thrills and challenges of putting together a world atlas in Faroese, It's all about language and identity and far more complicated than I would have imagined before putting this show together.

Then we visit a tiny village on Sandoy (pictured above) and try to interview a rooster.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on the media player at the top of the blog, or on Stitcher Smart Radio.
You can also download the show directly here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_205.mp3

We've still got some open spots on our tour to the Faroes this summer. Learn the details and reserve your spot by going to the Nordic Obsession website.

Podcast 204: Faroese Cooking

This week, we talk to Faroese chef Gutti Winther about cooking with locally sourced ingredients on the Faroe Islands. We'll also ask why he returned to the Faroes after working in some of the top kitchens in Copenhagen. You can watch an episode of his Faroese TV show here. (Even if you don't know Faroese, it's quite fun to watch.)

Then we'll travel south to Porkeri and find out why homes on this street (pictured above) are slightly larger than the average Faroese home.

We'll also find out what American hair metal band has been invited to play at this year's Summer Festival in Klaksvik.

And don't forget, we still have some slots available for our tour of the Faroe Islands this summer. It leaves from Copenhagen on July 8th, and we're limiting registration to just 8 people. To learn more, go to the Nordic Obsession website.

As always, you can listen to our show on iTunes, on the media player at the top of this page, and on Stitcher Smart Radio. You can also directly download the show here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_204.mp3

And back by popular demand, here's a media player that will have out show even after we post the new one.

Podcast 203: Brits, Tunnels, and Wind

This week, our good friend Heri Simonsen talks to an Englishman who runs a British school in China. He's in the Faroes to visit friends and recruit students for the coming school year.

Also we'll hear about plans to build two long sub-sea tunnels, and we'll walk to the water (pictured above) and contemplate a treacherous journey to church.

As always, you can listen on iTunes, on our media player at the top of the page, or on Stitcher Smart Radio. Yon can also download the show directly here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_203.mp3

You can also listen on our new media player at the bottom of this post.

And as a reminder, we're still taking reservations for our ultimate tour of the Faroe Islands. You can get more information at Nordic Obsession Tours. The deadline to sign up is April 4th, or whenever we hit our maximum capacity (8).

Podcast 202: Faroese Anti-Whaling, Part 2

This week, part two of our conversation with Runi Nielsen. He's a Faroese conservationist and a vocal opponent of whaling in the Faroe Islands. Last week, Nielsen gave his specific reasons why he thinks Faroese whaling should stop, This week, Nielsen talks about the effect outside groups are having on the debate over whaling in the Faroes (spoiler alert: they're undermining their own cause). We also talk about what it's like to be a Faroese person trying to convince his countrymen to abandon a centuries-old practice.

Then we head out to a soggy football pitch and watch a 2nd division team practice.

As always, you can listen on our media player, on iTunes, or on Stitcher Smart Radio. You can also download the show directly here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/faroepodcast/Podcast_202.mp3

Also, we've still got slots for our exclusive tour of the Faroe Islands this summer Registration ends on April 4th. Learn more at Nordic Obsession Tours.

Finally, we're experimenting with other media players, so here's this week's show in a new player. let us know what you think...