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The Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.

Today we are joined by Páll Óskar and Benni Hemm Hemm two veterans of the Icelandic music scene, who just released an album together called "Alveg" and were featured on the cover of The Reykjavík Grapevine this September. In this two hour long interview with discuss an array of topics, amongst them how their collaboration works, the connection that live music provides for both performers and audiences, their musical influences, creative processes and lyrical inspirations along with activism, politics, protests, identity and class. 

Hosted by: Jón Trausti Sigurðarson & Bart Cameron

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The Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.

Today we are joined by Bergur Þórsson and Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson, half of the people responsible for the second annual State of the Art music festival, that takes place October 7-12 2025. Bergur has worked as Björk’s musical director for the past 7 years, while Magnús Jóhann has played and performed with every other songwriter in Iceland during the past decade. The festival these two are organizing fuses together classical and contemporary music in innovative and interesting ways, such as piano concerts in garages, baroque music at dance clubs and more.

Hosted by: Jón Trausti Sigurðarson & Bart Cameron

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The Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.

Today we are joined by Roberto Luigi Pagani, Iceland's newest citizen. We discuss his plight of obtaining the citizenship, his work at the university of Iceland, which includes a lengthy talk about the various types of medieval Icelandic manuscripts and his love for rounding up sheep.

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The Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of downtown Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand." Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.

Today we are joined by Elías Þórsson, who interviewed Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir for The Reykjavík Grapevine (us). The interview will be published on Friday, September 12. We discuss the interview, Icelandic politics in general with emphasis on tourism, immigration, right-wing talking points, policy ideas etc.,  and the challenges ahead for Iceland's Prime Minister.

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The Reykjavík Grapevine has been published out of down town Reykjavík for more than 20 years, with its offices for most of that time next door to the "World Famous Hot Dog Stand". Every day, people drop-in to our office for various reasons. Sometimes we they tell us interesting stuff that we want to share with you, so we interview them, for your pleasure. There is no theme.

Today we are joined by Ryan Keeping, a Canadian from Halifax, who recently ran across Canada. He is in Iceland to attempt to beat the standing record of over 16 days for running the entire ring road around Iceland, a whopping 1390 kilometers. 

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This is the Reykjavik Grapevine’s Daily News, a daily MICRO podcast with the key stories from Iceland. 

We are brought to you by Grapevine Store where you can buy the Icelandic products you should have bought while you were here, including Icelandic candy, wool products, and handmade souvenirs like carved wood birds, including the Arctic Tern, or Kria, which just left Iceland for the year. 

Today is Monday, August 18, 2025. These are the top news stories.  

On Saturday, August 16, the highest temperature of this century in Iceland was recorded. Egilsstadir airport documented a temperature of 29.8 degrees. This was higher than the predicted 27 degrees. Separately, Reykjavik experienced unusual weather, with a thunderstorm on Friday, during which our editor’s son had a near miss with a lightning strike near the University of Iceland.

Nationally owned energy company Landsvirkjun has been fined 1.4 billion ISK for abusing violations of the competition law between 2017 and 2021. The fine, issues by the Icelandic Competition Authority, is based on business practices that present new and smaller competitors form gaining a foothold in the electricity marker. Landsvirkjun has stated they intend to appeal the decision.

Professor emeritus of Icelandic Grammar Eirikur Rognvaldsson has written a strong argument against the Icelandic National Broadcasting Corporation for running an advertisement in English. The professor has argued that such an advertisement undermines the very existence of the service by using a language other than Icelandic.

Strætó has announced improved bus service in the capital area. From August 17 onwards, transit company Strætó bs. will improve its services with more frequent trips and shorter wait times.

On major bus routes, no more than 10 minutes should pass between buses during rush hour. Additionally, the proportion of residents living within a 400-metre radius of a bus stop jumps from 18 percent to 50 percent. The changes are a first step towards a new route network, to be implemented in 2031 when Borgarlínan bus rapid transit system is set to roll through Reykjavík streets. 

In a conversation with RÚV, Strætó bs. CEO Jóhannes Svavar Rúnarsson stated that preparations have been underway for at least six months, citing the increased number of employees and vehicles as key factors. See more here.

Finally, Icelandic film When The Light Breaks has been nominated for a Nordic Council Film Prize. The film, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, won best movie of the year at the 2025 Edda awards, and, according to the Nordic Council, explores “the fragility of life and how everything can change in an instant.” More on that here.

Today’s news from Iceland were read to you by Jón Trausti Sigurðarson and Bart Cameron

For more news, and for in-depth writing and reporting from Iceland, please log in to our website at Grapevine.is, or pick up our paper, which is a real thing, distributed everywhere in Iceland. .  

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What is the future of Iceland's tech, economic and entrepreneurial sectors? What role does Iceland have to play in global development? Join host Bala Kamallakharan, founder of Startup Iceland, as he explores answers to these questions with some of the brightest minds working in Iceland today.

Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson is a software developer and a parliamentarian. He was the member of the parliament who presented the bill to make Iceland join the European Space Agency so any Icelander can become an astronaut. We talk about the unique opportunities Iceland has in relation to space.

Futurecast is also available as a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/jpEmoQcIavM

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Today on FutureCast we are chatting with Ari Jónsson. Ari is a NASA Ames Center Research Scientist and Stanford Alumni. He is currently the CEO of AWAREGO and Rector of Reykjavik University, a role he has held since 2007, and he will soon be moving on to become CEO of the institute. Ari is on the board of Iceland Venture Studio and is also an investor. Through his work over the years he has been a good friend, mentor and co-conspirator in building the startup community in Iceland. We will be speaking to him about Space, the opportunities that Iceland offers and his time at NASA.

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Trans children have been made a hot subject of discussion lately, especially in the UK and the US, where numerous state legislatures are trying to ban crucial health care for these young people. But what happens when a trans kid gets support? To explore that, news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine speaks with Marselín Guðmundsdóttir, who came out as trans while still in her teens.