On this podcast, we talk to Elin Brimheim Heinesen about being in the Faroe Islands during lockdown. We'll also get the latest COVID-19 numbers from the Faroes, hear a song from Elin , listen to a Coronavirus-themed opera , and learn about " Remote Tourism ," where you control the actions of a tour guide over the internet using a remote control. Really. Stay safe, everyone. For more up-to-date information about the Coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, please visit the official government website ....
Apr 15, 2020•47 min
On this special episode, Stella Zachariassen talks to people from around the world about the current worldwide pandemic and how they're dealing with life in lockdown. We'll also have an update on the current infection numbers in the Faroe Islands. For more current information on the virus in the Faroe Islands, visit KVF's English language site , and the Faroese government's information page .
Mar 31, 2020•41 min
On this week's show, part two of our conversation with Gunnar Holm Lintermann, who performs under the name Saint Kodiak. He'll talk about his return to music, and how his wife reacted when he told her he was going to quit his job. Then he'll perform his song, "Manifesto." We'll also briefly check in on the COVID-19 situation in the Faroe Islands, including hearing some music from the national singalong last week. Podcasts aren't really the best way to get breaking news, so for more up do date in...
Mar 28, 2020•26 min
On this podcast, we'll do a brief update on COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands, talk to Saint Kodiak about his return to music, and take a bus tour of Sandoy. For more current information on the coronavirus in the Faroe Islands, visit the official government portal in English , KVF's English site , and Local.fo .
Mar 20, 2020•27 min
On this episode, Stella talks to Xiaomei from China. Xiaomei runs a (the?) Chinese restaurant in the Faroe Islands. Xiaomei describes the similarities between her small farming village in China and her current home in the Faroe Islands. She also offers some advice for other foreigners who might settle in the Faroes.
Feb 12, 2020•33 min
This week, we continue our conversation with Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni, We talk to Andrias about his experience at the film festival in Cannes, France, and how he learned he had won an award. Then we stand on top of a quiet mountain.
Feb 05, 2020•31 min
This week, we talk to Faroese filmmaker Andrias Høgenni about his love of storytelling and the lives of Faroese people in Denmark. Then we stand near a giant hole in the ground and contemplate what it might mean.
Jan 22, 2020•38 min
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Marlene Christiansen from Ivory Coast. Marlene will talk about learning Faroese, the foods she misses from Africa, and her dreams for the future in the Faroe Islands.
Jan 09, 2020•46 min
On this episode, we revisit our 2011 interview with Stanley Samuelsen. He'll tell us about his childhood memories of Christmas in the Faroe Islands, and play one of his favorite Christmas songs. And on behalf of everyone at the podcast, we hope you're having a happy holiday season surrounded by people you love. Merry Christmas.
Dec 24, 2019•14 min
On this episode of Home and Away, Stella talks to Cinthia Gonzalez Parada from Chile. Cinthia talks about her life in the Faroes, adjusting to the cold, and even sings a little opera. This show appears in the Faroe Islands Podcast feed courtesy of FM1.
Dec 23, 2019•37 min
On this bonus edition of the podcast, we do just one thing: listen to the waves crash over pebbles on a beach on Sandoy. When the water passes through the pebbles on the beach, it makes a cool and soothing sound. So we looped 30 minutes of that audio into this one podcast you can listen to when you need to sleep. Or even when you don't want to sleep. We're not here to tell you what to do. So enjoy the sounds, and if you're an ASMR-type, you're welcome.
Dec 22, 2019•34 min
On this show, we talk to a Serbian athlete about the years she spent playing volleyball in the Faroe Islands. Then we sit on a beach and listen as the water drains out through the pebbles. It's quite soothing. Also, we say happy birthday to Sirkus Foroyar. That's the Torshavn pub that has drastically altered the cultural landscape in the Faroes. It turned 10 this month.
Dec 20, 2019•20 min
On this second episode of Home and Away, Stella Zachariassen talks to Gina Thomsen, who moved to the Faroes from Peru ten years ago. We'll learn about how she's coping with the cold, learning Faroese, and why she was hesitant to marry a man she didn't think she could take in a fight. This program originally aired on FM1 in the Faroe Islands. The original program had music from Peru included. That music has been edited out due to copyright issues.
Dec 05, 2019•36 min
On this holiday edition of the podcast, we have some fun. We sit in front of the TV with two of our best friends in the Faroes, Miranda Metheny and Uni Johannesen, and play Gekkur. Gekkur is a cross between bingo and the lottery. But to win you have to watch this TV show and call in if you have the winning numbers and there are wheels to be spun and letters to chose and prizes to select and... there are a lot of rules. We'll do our best to explain this Faroese phenomenon. Failing that, we'll jus...
Nov 30, 2019•20 min
In partnership with FM 1, we're pleased to present this episode of Home and Away. In this series, Stella Zachariassen talks to people who have immigrated to the Faroe Islands. On this first episode, Stella talks to Ved Nagersheth of Mauritius about vegetables, languages, and what it's like to raise children in a different culture. This is the first of 8 Home and Away episodes we'll be sharing in the next four months.
Nov 19, 2019•45 min
On this episode, a Faroese man talks to a German woman about Volleyball in the United States, we listen to our shortest interview ever, and then take a walk through a mysterious forest that's not really all that mysterious once you figure things out. Also, the time has come to sign up for the 2020 Closed for Maintenance campaign. The response to the 2019 campaign was overwhelming, so spots will go fast. To learn more, go to the signup page at Visit Faroe Islands and help make the Faroes a better...
Nov 12, 2019•49 min
On this episode, we talk to singer/songwriter Dan Olsen about his journey from the Faroes to Australia, and then London. We'll also hear a sample of Dan's first single from his most recent EP. If you'd like to hear the full track of "Still Be Gone," you can listen here . Then we go back to the "haunted tunnels" north of Klaksvik. Also, at the end of the show, I say that this is Episode 314 of the podcast. That's not true, it's actually Episode 315. The management regrets the error....
Oct 31, 2019•38 min
This week, we catch up with Darius Lewis, he's the American footballer (we Americans would call him a soccer player) who was signed by KI Klaksvik this year. We spoke to him in January, right before he left for the Faroe Islands. Now that he's had a few months of living in the country and playing for KI, we thought we'd check in and see how life up north is treating this native of Florida. Then we stand under the 6th traffic light in the Faroes. If you want to see the news story about Darius, yo...
Sep 18, 2019•30 min
At long last, it's the podcast of our live show at the G! Festival. On this special show, we talk to filmmaker Andreas Hogenni about his film "No Ill Will" and social media. Then we hear music from Elin Brimheim Heinesen, and we end by contemplating the temporary nature of joy. Special thanks to the G! Festival, Sissal Kampmann, and Suni Joensen for helping make this wonderful night a reality. If you'd like to see a photo album from the show, you can find it here . During the show, we make refer...
Aug 07, 2019•43 min
No, this isn't our live show, we're working on getting that to you soon. Instead, we've got audio and interviews from a recent football (soccer) match in the Faroe Islands. HB Torshavn is currently in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, which is a competition where teams from across Europe compete. They played Linfield FC from Northern Ireland last week, and we've got a match report. HB lost the return leg of the match 0-1 and have been eliminated from the Europa League. KI Klaksvi...
Jul 31, 2019•14 min
This week, we listen to a new show from our friend Tom Ordeman. His show, The Bruck Podcast takes its inspiration from a Radio Orkney program, but touches on all manner of subjects. This one talks about Ordeman's long relationship with Orkney, and seeing as this is a show fueled by a long infatuation with an obscure set of small islands in the North Atlantic, it seems like something listeners of the Faroe Islands Podcast might dig. If you want to hear more, you can go to their web page , or subs...
Jul 05, 2019•28 min
On this episode, we announce our live show at the G! Festival, get an update on our fundraising campaign, and talk to a quartet of German groundhoppers. Then we'll sit on some big stairs in Torshavn. If you'd like to donate to our gofundme campaign, you can find the link here .
Jun 21, 2019•18 min
On this bonus podcast, we update you on the status of our fundraising, congratulate the Faroese National Team, and then hear some new music from Saint Kodiak. Saint Kodiak won a singing competition in 2003 and recorded an album for Universal Music. He quit the music business after that, but after a hike in the mountains, he knew he had to return to music. He's released a new album and we're sharing one track on this podcast. If you'd like to hear more, you can find him on Spotify . You can also ...
Jun 09, 2019•8 min
On this episode, we march in a parade, listen to music from KATA and Teitur and Kanska, take in the new concessions, and marvel at how clean the beach is. Then we go to a shack and sing until the early morning hours. We also unveil out newest fundraising campaign. We're headed back to the Faroes to record more episodes of the podcast and we need a little help from you. If you like the show and have the ability to help, please head over to our gofundme page and show us some love....
Jun 03, 2019•29 min
This week, we talk to Levi Hanssen of Visit Faroe Islands about why many of the most popular tourist destinations in the country were closed this last weekend. Then we visit a village that is certainly not one of the Faroes' most popular tourist destinations. If you're interested in signing up for next year's Closed For Maintenance weekend, follow the instructions here ....
May 03, 2019•33 min
On this episode, we sample what was new at the 2018 G! Festival. We'll attend an art opening at a sleek new building, hear some new music from an up-and-coming Faroese band, and soak up the sun. (Really!)
Apr 24, 2019•19 min
This week, we attend the International Day festivities in Klaksvik and talk to a woman who grew up in Pakistan but now calls the Faroe Islands home. Then we take in a Champion's League match in Toftir.
Mar 20, 2019•17 min
On this episode, we take in the sounds of Elin Brimheim Heinesen's 60th birthday party. We'll hear songs sung by Elin, her daughter Helena, and everybody in the crowd. We'll also hear some chain dancing and offer a gigantic "takk" to a woman who was instrumental in getting this podcast off the ground in the early days. If you'd like to purchase Elin's latest album, you can find at the Tutl store , and on iTunes . To see a photo album of that wonderful night, here's a great one on Facebook ....
Feb 21, 2019•27 min
On this podcast, we think about the effects of tourism on the Faroe Islands and ponder the question of how much is too much, and how to be part of the solution rather than the problem if you visit the Faroes. Then we drive down a narrow road and mix up Saksun and Skansin. For information about hiking in the Faroes you can check out some tips from Visit Faroe Islands , and perhaps book a guide at Hiking.fo ....
Jan 30, 2019•30 min
This bonus podcast contains an excerpt from a lecture given at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington DC. Daniel Pink, author of "When: The Secrets of Perfect Timing" spoke on the best time of day to do certain things and the body's natural rhythms. During the presentation, he hit upon a series of activities that have numerous beneficial effects that may be of interest if you pay attention to the Faroe Islands. This is a short snippet of a longer lecture that is well worth your time to liste...
Jan 18, 2019•7 min
