On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Cory Wiggins about growing up in Barbados, his new life in the Faroe Islands, and maybe, just maybe, getting some people to play cricket.

On this episode, we talk about how the war in Ukraine is affecting the Faroese economy and people. We'll also get what may be our final COVID update, talk about Faroese bootlegging, and congratulate a bunch of people who won a bunch of prizes.

You can find the Danish website with the COVID entry requirements here. 

Wanna see the artist's rendering of the new apartment block in Runavik? Of course you do. Here they are.

On this episode, we talk to Jens L Thomsen about a sound art installation he created for the new subsea tunnel connecting Streymoy and Eysturoy. Then we drive down into the tunnel to have a listen.

If you find yourself in the Faroes and want to listen to this piece, tune your radio to 97.0. (There are no signs near the tunnel that tell you how to tune it.

On this episode, we pay a visit to... well... kind of the G! Festival, but not really. The 2021 festival was cancelled one week before the music was to start, but on what what would have been the third night of the festival, some music happened on the field that would have held the festival, and that was enough reason for us to show up. We'll hear a little music, talk to some old friends and some new ones, and hope for a better year to come.

UPDATE: Moments after we recorded this show, the festival announced their first acts for the 2022 event. You can see who they are here.

On this edition of Home and Away, Stella talks to Matildu Sivertsen about her time living in Norway and Dubai. Also... why so many cats?

On this episode, it's part two of our conversation with Teitur. We talk about the changes in the Faroe Islands over the past decade both in how it's perceived by foreigners and the Faroese themselves.

Then we step outside and contemplate the year to come.

This week, we talk to Teitur about getting knighted, the nature of fame in a country where fame doesn't matter, and why he considers his entire career "career suicide."

Then we listen to a little bit of a stunning song from Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and get a little misty about Christmas.

To hear the whole song from Elin, follow this link.

UPDATE: On this podcast, we talk about the LGBTQ rights bill that passed the Faroe Islands Law Thing. A LOT has happened since we recorded the narration track. This article will help get you up to speed.

This week, Stella talks to Juliana Arias Agudelo, who grew up in Colombia, but is now in the Faroes. She'll talk about having children in the Faroes, and why this Christmas will be extra-special for her.

On this podcast we have an uncomfortable conversation about the events on September 12. On that day, more than 1,400 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were killed on a beach in Eysturoy.

We'll gather facts to help you understand exactly what happened, and then talk to our friend Runi Nielsen about what it all means, and what changes might be in store in the future. Then we end with a special message for a specific set of our first-time listeners.

In the podcast, we promise links to a lot of older podcasts. So... here you go.

This is our conversation with Runi Nielsen in 2014 about his anti-whaling activism.

And here's part 2 of that conversation.

In 2009, we did our first episode on Faroese whaling. We spoke to a researcher who studies whaling in small countries, and a Faroese public health doctor who advised certain people not to eat whale meat. You can find it here. 

In 2015, we documented a hunt as it happened.

We also spoke to Pete Bethune about why he changed his strategy to end Faroese whaling.

And here's part 2 of that conversation.

This week, Stella talks to Manjiao Li Ryggstein who grew up in rural China before meeting and marrying a Faroese man. It's a fun story. Also we'll get a COVID update and hear some audio from the Faroe Islands-Denmark match.

UPDATE: When we posted this podcast, the Faroe Islands was the only team to score on Denmark during this round of World Cup qualifying. About 5 minutes after we posted it, Scotland beat Denmark 2-0. So now it would be more accurate to say the Faroe Islands was the FIRST team to score against Denmark in this round of World Cup qualifying.